Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

ne great body Of the people OF
The North have become heartily
tired Of the business of reeOnstFuc-
ton, and earnestly desire 10 see
an end Of it. The majority Of the
Republicans are looked upon as
even having become impatient Of
any further delay, and are inclined
to rebuke the leaders therefor
The Buffalo Courier, 4 staunch
white mans paper, says that it
was hoped and expected that the
last session Of Congress would
heal the last alleged disability of
the Southern States, and that
every member Of the Union should
be remanded to its legitimate fed
eral relations. For a time it seem.
ed as if Congress was about to re-
spond to the general demand Of
the country, and was inclined to
address itself vigorously to the
work of restoration. Virginia
and Mississippi and Texas were
duly manipulated into a seeming
federal communion, but still Geor-
gia, which had been in n condition
Of suspended political animation
for two years, remained a bone of
contention, and Republican lead.
ers could not agree upon the
terms upon which their disgrace
full q%uarrels among themselves
should be settled.
, Month after month of inexpli-
cable delay upon the part of Con-
;. Tgress so far intensified the indig-
nation of the better portion of the
Republican party, that at last the
| managers took alarm, and, as q
: matter of expediency, disposed Of
: the case, after a fashion, upon the
: very heel Of the session. A gen.
e eral expression of relief was a
once ELECTED, and a large proper
ton of the Republican presses
9 peCially at the North-straight
: sway INDUCED in selfgratulation
There really seemed to be a pros
pect that, at last, the politica
agony was substantially over, ant
that all our State government
|, were once more to be remanded t
/ the control and management o
their respective peoples. For
! short time after the %adjournmen'
! of Congress all went well, appar
c emily. The people of Georgia
and Of Texas, were left unmolest
1 ed, and the preliminaries of the fal
: elections were being harmoniousl,
! settled. Gradually, however, tn,
old virus of Radical usurpatiol
began to work anew, and, to-day
it Isl evident that it is upon tn
Republican programme to SUP
press the elections this fall in tire
States, or at least to attempt it.
f In Georgia, the election was +
have taken place on the 9Th day @
November, according to the Cor
h stitution. With great difficult,
- and at the solicitation of Attorne
General Ackerman, who made
pilgrimage home for that purpos
it was finally agreed upon thi
is the election should be held on tn
= day.
o. Subsequently, the unscrupulol
at Radicals Of the Bullock strip
taking counsel Of the managers
IS, Washington, concluded that it vi
Of best to hold the election in reser'
N to await the elections in the 9th,
u States, and the e-assembling
l Congress. Accordingly the ele
IN ton was postponed by an act
lie the Legislature to the goth, q
y and 22d Of December, and, if n
l. cessary TO prevent q Democrat
majority in Congress, it will
. still further postponed to Mover
or Der, 1872.
u In Mississippi a still great
outrage is contemplated, by d
is claring that the individuals, eleC
cd in November last, shall hold
representatives during the fort
second Congress upon the cert
n cate Of General Ames. In this WI
er 1t is proposed to secure five Rae
Gals in the next Congress.
at In Texas, the legislature chos,
p under military dictation has d
signedly omitted to enact the n
.. cessary laws authorizing an ele
ton. and has adiourned. No rp