Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17
FEE WEEKLY HERALD.
D SEPT. l6, . 1870.


Ahls BehtleMah - JusS az WIS
time taking special and particular
pains to give himself something
Of a newspaper nOtoFiety and as
his very laudable effort so far has
failed to enlist the sympathies Of
any good Samaritan in his behalf,
we have decided to prefer Our
humble services. We believe this
military hero and champion Radi'
cal is a Swiss, q sturdy shrub,
plucked from the mountain fast
nessnes and sHblimely grand
scenery of that plucky little Re.
public, and transplanted to the
cereal producing limits of Illinois,
from whence, actuated by q pro-
found and all-engrossing love for
. the "0onion," he drifted with the
Federal army, being one Of those
who sung In the most musical and
sonorious manner possible, ave
are coming, Father Abraham
three hundred thousand more"
The "fortunes of war;" without
giving much promotion as ian
officer in the army" brought him
to Vicksburg. Soon after the sur.
render of which city, actuated by
a desire for increase of rank, an
intense love Of the imam and
BROTHER" or patriotic, self-abne-
eating love of the Union, we are
unable to say which, possibly a
combination of all, he enlisted a
regiment of negro heavy artillery,
known on the muster rolls, we
believe, as the "Fifth U. S. Heavy
Artillery, Colored." The people
of this sorely oppressed city have
good cause to know General Leib
SCeu, but we do not think any
know WeH Of him. He was harsh,
dictatorial, self-laudatory, conccit-
ed, fond Of power and the exercise
of it; thought, and, we believe,
often expressed the opinion, that
there was no truth or honesty in
any Of the Southern people, save
his pets, the negroes, for whom be
entertained the most unbounded
love.
The war ended and General
Leib's negro regiment was disband.
ed. Where, when or how he became
General the author of this sketch
of the life Of this celebrated per.
sonagc is unable to say. Suffice
it he bears IL and his other blush.
ing honors as become him.
Illinois again opened her arms
to receive her wandering adopted
son. Journalism, in the city Of
Chicago, engrossed his talents
for a considerable period, during
which he assiduously endeavored
to satisfy the public that the PEG
pie of the South (of course except
ing the angelic negroes) were {
vile set Of cut.throat rebels, XII
Klux a~ssassins, midnight robbers
traitors to the greatest govern
ment the sun ever shone upon
and altogether devoid of ''loilty.'
This was highly entertaining ant
diverting to his numerous reader
and productive Of vast and delight
full good to us outside barbarians
But genius cannot be trammeled
No pent up Chicago, with its in
teresting scan mag and its highl.
seasoned divorce suits could pos
sibly contain the valiant Genera
who had been where the ''colore'
troops fought nobly," and so til
rack received his pen and the "a.
way coach his immaculate person
and he hied him away to the Sun
ny South the Gland of cinamo,
seed and cotton blossom"
He came in the interest of thG
"South sea bubble" the introdu'
ton of labor into the South. Pre-
filing by the lessons of the VIC
and remembering through whi
influence he secured rank in Ii
army, he armed himself with lie
ters, not Of credit but Of recon
mendation and one fair morn
ing burst like a vision Of the aurOl
borealis upon the view of thoi
people with whom he had won
much renown while commando
the negro brigade. OF course |
was received with outstretchC
arms, every door was thrown OPP