Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04
THE BATTLE OF THE GINS
AND OUTSs''

AAA4 BATTLE " AAAk AaNa
AND OUTS"
The storm is brewing the omin-
Gus clouds, black as ink, are gath
ering DER head, and will burst
when in full volumn, showering
discomfort and disafection in the
midst of the w~rangling office seek
ing Radical horde, and it will re-
quire a bold heart, a strong arm,
clear head and steady nerve to
withstand the effect. The com
m~unication which we publish in
another column from one of the
most prominent ofthe party clearly
indicates the feeling already filling
the breast Of the thinking men Of
the Radical party. Governor Al
corn must, in the order Of things,
make many mistakes in his ap.
pointments; many other disagreed
BILE things he must do in further.
ance Of a mistaken political policy.
The very power which was given
him by which to cement the party
indissolubly will prove a dividing
wedge. In the history of no State
is there such excess OF executive
patronage, confded as in this.
More disaifection will grow out of
this distribution Of office in the
gift Of Governor Alcorn than con.
verts will be made BY its use. We
Of the county of Warren will wit.
ness soon some Of its effects here.
First we have the removal Of
Dr.. Gilman, from the office Of
Country Treasurer, and the ap.
pointmcnt of the Honorable Thos.
W. Stringer to the same position.
The one has as much claim upon
the party 20 the other, yet Strin.
ger, who has been rewarded for his
services by election to the State
Senate, is made County Treasurer,
and DR.. Gilman is shelved. MOI
a single convert is made to the
party here, yet enemies, active and
energetic have, in all probability,
been created. DR.. Gilman and his
friends will certainly not quietly
submit to this order ofthings. Jeal
ousies and chickering's must OF ne.
cessity grow out Of ii, which will
eventuate in weakening the party
more or less.
Again, we have the appointment
of Mr.. Hill, as Chancellor over
Mr.. osgood, and other applicants
for the position in this Chancery
District. Governor Alcorn has
confined himself to his party, yet
in this appointment he has made
enemies for himself and his al.
ministration. 1t was bad political
policy to select Mr.. Hill, a stran.
ger to the State, who had for q
short time only held q position in
the extreme northern portion OF
it, and make him o Judge here
and thus crush the official nose Of
the many other political Radical
a~spirants for the same position.
Mr.. Hill certainly could have been
provided for elsewhere. Yet in
his appointment a feud has been
created in the party which it will
be exceedingly difficult to quiet.
Next, we have the removal of
Col. Furlong, Sheriff Of the coun.
wand the appointment Of Mr.. Jno.
b. Raymond, 1t is notorious that
Mr.. Raymond, at one time in the
history Of the Deat campaign, went
heart and soul with that movement,
while Col. Furlong remained
true to the original faith. We
have, in ourself, nothing to say Of
Mr.. Raymond, as We believe him
to be every way capable of exer'
cising the duties Of the Office
Nor have We any opinion to ex
press of Col, Furloug, other than
that he has made as good and rs
pure All officer as could have
been selected from the Radical
party, But it makes another fight
in the party Of which we Of the
Democratic party are simply de.
lighted spectators and it weakens
and enlcebles in every conceivable
manner the Radical party.
Another impolitic move was
forcing Capt. Fisher TO retire from
the editorial management Of the