Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-25
WANTS To BE DECENT,

The editor Of the Jackson Pilot,
We believe to he inately an honest
man, who has leased himself for a
consideration, to q loathsome polit-
ical combination. There is no
doubt, to our mind, that he is nau.
seated beyond measure, but the
task has been undertaken and he
has decided to make the fight on
that line, if in doing so, he is com.
PEELED to vOmit up the heels Of his
boots. We can see him, in lima.
gination, standing in the midst Of
the fraud and rotton corruption OF
his party which surrounds him,
with thumband finger upon his nose
spasmodically casing for breath,
yet heroically determined to 10 or
die. We pity the tortures to which
such minds are subjected, and can
therefore fully appreciate the situ.
alton which induced him t. write
as lie did on the 18th inst, when
he called upon the Republicans of
Mississippi Ito take lesson from
the ruin Of Republicanism in Ten,
nessec and the disgrace of Repub.
licanism In Louisiana" We can
fully appreciate the dainty nausea
which disturbed his sensitive
stomach, as he drank in from his
position Of observation, the broad
and disgusting schemes ofplundcr,
fraud and corruption to which the
party (which the eXigcncics of
times have thrown him into--is
addicted, and with what wofully
wry face he earnestly counscls its
members as he does, not 10 be.
come affected with the political
distemper which takes the form of
4 lobby: How like Il reproving,
yet a pleading political angel, he
warns his party Of corrupt morals
and vicious principles, that "men
o. evil regulations are hang
Ing around the Legislature
like vu!tures," to win, iorsooth,
the Radical members away
from the path of rectitudc and
honesty. How like a patriarch
Of old he implores his coadjutors
-gulphing down meanwhile the
rebelliOus contents Of a dis
gusted stumach--to be honest for
the party's sake. Yet he knows
while he doos it no is whistlins
gainst the wind, 1t strikes us he
has gone into this party with the
conception that it is better to be
"king among dogs than dog
among kings" lie is evidently
surfeited already with the exhibit
ton Of vice, deception, fraud, cor,
rupticn, and dishonesty to which
his dog subjects are addicted, and
would much prefer quiet rcpose in
q decent kennel with honesty and
purity for patrons and occasional
companions. Yet he clings to the
semblance Of power to which he
feels he has succeeded; and after
having read this homily begins to
plead for forgiveness, and pitifully
whiGes.
I'VE Shall say no more on this
subject now; are quite aware of
the clamor that will he raised
about what we have said, but, be
that as it may, are determined to
be lust as explicit rs may be nee
essary to the execution Of our
purpose to save the Republican
party from the disgrace and ruin
that have been brought on it in
other States by adventurous sharp.
ers."
Al, the way Of the trausgres.
sor is indeed hard! And there
is ..oNc harder than for the in.
ate pure and refined gentleman
for political promotion and pros
pcct.vc pccuaiary profit, to sci
hi.Dsc.. to q di,gustingly impur,
md cormptpolitical organization,
before the magnatcs OF which he
is always compelled to appear
upon beudcd knee, humility upor
his brow, words Of Aattery ant
laudation upon his tongue, and his
| hat in hand,
Company +. Fifteenth Mississip
Pi, intend unfurling their old has
10 the breeze on the Both OF July.