Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-29
THE WEEKLY HERALD


~ AheFGAoi W lue DultHA DtAkGa
Senate, will create quite an ex-
element in Radical circles at the
North, In it they must see that
having sownth wind they are
now beginning to reap the whirl
wind. It is but the commence
ment Of the end. The ambition
Of the negro is as great as that Of
any race, and he is more persist.
ent and less scrupulOUs in attain
ing his purposes. The election
Of Revels to o seat and q voice in
the highest Legislative Depart
ment in the land, will fill the mind
of every member of his race with
similar aspirations. They know
their strength now, and it will
not be long before as a united
race they will essay to wage a
political warfare with the people
with which they are living. The
result will be unless it is checked in
some way that they will claim and
hold every, office State and Federal,
which they as a race can control
This will result in turning over
the management of many of the
Southern States entirely to this
people. They have q taste now
Of the spirit Of power, and have
measured their strength and will
not willingly surrender what they
have, but will rather strive
for more. The election of this
man to the United States Senate,
will test the motives of those
who originated and forced through
the horrible system Of reconstruc.
ton. If the motives were those Of
love ant, regard for the negro,
there can be no h~esitancy in al.
hitting him to his seat. If such
was not the motive then every ct-
fort will be made to keep him out,
There is no room in his case fol
~contesting his seat upon the
ground OF lllegality, or informali
ty in the manner Of holding the
election, since it was held in join
convention Of the two Houses
the law in every particular hcins
strictly complied with, and iron
The members Of the Convention
numbering one hundred an'
twenty two, he received eight,
one. Upon that there cal
he no room for doubt o.
ground upon which to contest
An effort, however, may be mad
10 Dust him in an endcavor t
show that he has not been a cit
zen of the United States for min
years, as the law regulating til
election Of United States Senator
declares to be imperative.
may be urged that negroes onl
became citizens of the Unite
States by virtue Of the provision
of the fourteenth amendmen.
which has not been in eXistenc
nine years. Free negroes Twin
at the North were in maay State
recognized as citizens for man
years past, and exercised all til
rights and privileges of citizen
enjoying the rights Of sudrag
or this number the Senator ele0
is one. lie was born in Mort
Carolina in 1922 of free parent
In 1874 he removed to lndi0r
and was there educated. In Is.
he went to Ohio, and in a cole!
there completed his theologic
studies and entered the ministI
Of the African Methodist Epi
copal Church there. Durir
his residence in Ohio, he exc
cised the right Of suffrage, fl
many years without %oppositio
consequently he has been a citiz'
Of the United States for mo
than nine years, and therefore Il
cause of objection cannot
urged against him. If he is N
with opposition it must Of nee
sity be in consequence ofhis RAJ
And then comes the solution
the whole question. 1t is NJ
submitted to the people oil
United States, not of the Sou
Are you willing to accept I
Situation in good faith p I.
is the fruit of your policy, I.
man and many more of his ri
are just as much entitled TO tn
seats in the National Legislatu