Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-05-28
THE I'LL.

contemplated Dy the mississippi
House Of Representatives. Il is
a law to carry out the plan Of the
trainers Of the Constitution who
designed 70 support at the ex-
pense of the people a host Of par
tisan papers, which, under other
circumstances, would never have
known an existence. In other
words, the people are required to
support and To enrich an army Of
political paupers, who, not being
of Us, are neither entitled to sym.
patty or aid from us. The whole
scheme is one which should have
aroused the just Indignation Of
every voter. There was evidence
of some little modesty on the part
of those engaged in the creation
o.. the Constitution when this
feature of it was prepared. The
Constitution simply empowers the
Legislature at its first session I'M.
der the Constitution to designate
by law certain ioyol or papers,
in each Circuit Court District, as
shall publish all legal and official
Advertising, Ii is a privilege con.
fcrred upon the Legislature, and
not q duty required. The Consti.
tuition does not order that such
action shall be had. 1t simply
says if the Legislature desires it
is free 50 to do, The Legislature
is lObhied nigh unto death by a
horde ofhalf furnished Journalistic
paintings, who have managed by
hook or by crook to have a
copy or two Of the LOYAL Lin
colnitc,' the Lovely Loyalist,"
the Negligent Negro the
Starving Scallawag,' or the
Craving Carpet aggcrs' printed.
And with their sheets under their
arms, without a hatful Of type, no
other press than their necessities,
no office save the one for which
they 50 pertinaciously beg, and no
more subscription list than the
Court Journal of the King Of Da.
honey, they, forsooth, claim a
monopoly of legal printing for
their loyal organs. Under other
administrations than that Of cor.
rupt Radical such seedy syco.
plants, would be ridiculed and
laughed out ofthe State ; but, stu.
ated as We are, this army Of latter
donations present a most serious
subject for contemplation. For
the maintenance of these shlrtless
scayengers, this House resolution
requires that there shall be given to
them all the public printing and
the advertising within the Circuit
Court District in which the pa
per is published, including all
County, Chancery, and Probate
Court printing, also all Commits.
sioners, Administrators. Execu.
tive sales, notices and legal blanks,
and all legal advertising and such
official printing as shall be reQuir.
ed by law, or which any officer or
other person may be authorized by
law to have done. Thus it is that
a hardship, a wrong and an out.
rage is perpetrated. People are
required to publish legal notices
in a paper which has no circula
ton and which is not read, and
the object for which publication
is made, is defeated. The
design Of publication is to give
extensive notice of the intention
declared in the publication. This
is not secured by publication in
these designated loyal papers. 1t
is hence u fraud, 4 robbery, as
much a robbery as ifthe man who
pays for this Improbable publlca-
ton should be met upon the high.
way and with pistol at his head
be compelled to disgorge this
sum. With the same propriety
why does not the Legislature en-.
act that people shall buy their
groceries, provisions. DC, from
certain designated loyal groccrs.
In fact why are not certain shift.
less Adventures given a monopo.
~ Of all commercial pursuits in
the State? Why are not the
Radical law shysters on account
Of their loyalty designated to do
all the legal practice in the State