Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

eas nss Radical BOF RsPub-
a il my 81 g phases, forms,
asstaza WsaFe rigidly Dem
mss. We have Witnessed too
corruption wherever that
has been in power to recom-
nentit 10 us. In lis State and Ma
a0nal Legislation, it has beenspo-
lfhcsl machine for the working out
0f every species Of outage and
wrong. We do not ihink i can
ever become pure and hen &c must
OF necessity, become so obnoxious
nat the honorable, pure, and just
win put thsir seal Of condemn
ton upOn it. The people Of
America, in every section,
prsponderate in favor OF law, or.
Der, and honesty. II is q mista-
Sen idea to suppose that because a
corrupt party is retained in pow.
e., the people are equally corrupt.
There is thar principle Of " fight.
ing the Devil with fire. that often
induces the purest Of men TO lend
themselves to schemes which they
hOS 70 be outrageous; there is
. feeling sometimes which dictates
that working in evil may eventu.
ate in good. This has been the
principle which has caused many
men, good and pure, at the North,
70 associate themselves with this
otheFN ise obnoxious party. They
were led 70 believe that the people
OF the South we're disloyal and
lawiess, and that they owed 1t to
their love Of the country to SO
legislate that this feeling would
either be crushed out, or this law.
deiying element be rendered pow.
erleSS to do the country any fur.
TIER injury. They knew that in
working out these designs, much
Of cruelty and wrong would be
done 70 many innocent and good
men Of the South; yet they held
that the end justified the means.
This was, and 10 o mistaken con.
viction,ot which they will ere
long be satisfied. But in
the meantime all the plans
Of the more designing Of the party
VIII be accomplished. The lead
ers Of the Radical party are labor.
ing cautiously, yet industriOusly,
for a Capitalization Of power
They are slowly but surely knock
Ing away the bulwArks Of SELF
government. They are splendidly
situated Cor the accomplishment
Of their schemes. A large portion
Of the sO-Called Republic lie voice.
less and pOwerless. For this sec.
ton heyhave appointed the worst
and most embittered men as Rep
rssentatives. These men hate, and
are hated by, the people Of the
districts they profess to represent.
The people, Of whom they claim
70 belong, are denied q hearing
only through these embittered
partiSans, and IS a consequence
they are never correctly reported.
The other section is led TO believe
that these violations Of the Con-
stitution and Of law on the part
Of the dominant party are neCessa.
~ to crush out . spirit Of rebel
lien and disloyalty in the South,
ExsggeratiOn and untruthful state.
ments Of outrage and crime are
spread broadcast over the North,
as being Of daily occurrence at
the South. All the bitterness and
prejudice engendsFed by the late
war is famed and kept alive by
these designing creatures. And
so emblttered In fact is kept the
Northern mind that they have moi
yet appreciated the fact that it ia
but q blind put up by the Radi.
cal party behind which to work
their UBIQUITOUS schemes.
The party has sheared the
President Of much Of the power
entrusted to him by our wise
foFefathers Is q necessary cheel
upon Congress for the preseTva
ton Of the liberties Of the people
The Supreme Court, the great ar
bitter Of I'll these matters has beer
e~mascnlated and its remaining
functions transferred to blinded
and bigoted political par tisans.-
The public mind has been lee
gradually away from the true pur
pes Of the party, and has beer
ama@ad with various bauble sen.
saaoA& With the public mint
Connzn1A nFaOaeunied unOn 9TH,