Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05

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we're and are satisfied Of this fact
upon our own conviction.
Negro suffrage was never sus'
tanned by the Radical party
any love for the negro,
or from any sense Of duty. 1t
originated from two-fOld cause.
Greatest of these causes was a
miserable, cowardly hatred of the
South aud people by q class Of
men who had' never been in the
army, but who, to create pOliti'
cal capital at the North, became
''twelith hour yaporers !" men who
proposed to perform pOdigies of
valor after theenemy hadbeen con.
quered, captured and was bound
men who had skulked behind
civil position and "bumb proofs
Of various kinds until the enemy
was manacled, and then with
reckless hardihoOd and unparal.
leled bravery, jumped with both
heels Into his face and punished
him in the soverest manner
These were the men who origi.
mated negro suffrage, and it was
originated because it was thought
to be an engine Of torture for the
South and her people, and never
through any love for the negro,
II the war against the South was
waged solely and alone, and was
originated to free the negro from
slavery, then was negro suffrage
originated through love and re-
--.a ,EosL - nssfv. II. '.-,~..s'
Unioh soldiers will admit that
they fought solely 10 free the ne,
gro slave? Another reason why
negro suffrage secured supporters
from among the more respectable
and decent portion Of the Radical
party, was, that In the negro as a
voter it was thought there was an
element Of strength to the Radi.
cal party, whose corruption it
was plain 10 be seen was rapidly
killing it among decent white
men, as II will ere long kill ii with
all classes. But their valiant
Radical Congressmen, pounding
and belab6ring in the most heroic
style the bound South, never i'm
agined thai this thing oil negro
suffrage could ever become q two
edged sword, aud while cutting
and slashing the South would
leave q cash here and there in.
the North. To General Ames
is delegated the delicate and
unpleasant duty Of taking
home to Radicalism the first
national fruit Of their planting.
General Ames is sufficiently
shrewd to know that Il is exceed
ingly unpalatable to the North
orn mind aud he consequently
winCes and llinches in anticipa-
lion Of the castigation which he
s sure to receive for bringing
hese unwelcome tiiings.
"Justice' asks what has become
If the charge that General Ames
'rostiiuted his high position
o secure his own election. In
lnwer we.say'it stands unrctuted
The records Of the late canvass
md election establish it beyond q
loubt But Justice" seems to
hinl that il General Ames had
lreated a Legislature which he
could control, and that il he was
70 the election Of ReyeIs
yhy did he not prevent it. In
he creation of that Legislature
seneral Ames looked alone 10 Sc
luring his own election and when
ie had that secured ho was salts
led, but he learned too late that
le had made a Legislature which
'ould not be controlled by him
ave 50 far as he had # pledged
0 him.
Oar correspondent says Gen
lral Amos is q good representa-.
i've Of she Redhbllcan party in
.his State We agree fully with
1ln. Th Radical pnrsy here in
liq main iAcasa esad q luss ench
men e Gen Aipea Men mho are !