Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-09

unjustly and unwarrantably indig-
nant because we hold up to pub.
lie scOrn the recent amalgamation
Of those two journals.
Have we no cause for express.
ing our detestatiOn of such 8 pro-
cedure, and for calling upon the
people Of Mississippi to put their
stamp of condemnation upon 4
paper which while pretending to
be their friend and the protector
of their rights and interests, has
stepped fairly and squarely into
the arms OF their mortal (polit.
ieal foes.
The Times started as a Dent
campaign sheet, upon a plausible
platform which too many Of US
were deceived into supporting,
even in the face of our openly ex.
pressed better judgment.
While pursuing this commend,
able line Of policy-commendable
so long as it was believed pure
it received the patronage and sup
port of our people.
But the Dent move failed igno.
miniously, and because Of two
reasons; first, that the mass Of the
people (not niggers we're not in
sympathy with any policy that
bowed them to Radicalism. even
in the least they preferred further
suffering to dishonOr, The other
reason was, that the military pow.
er was used against the whites, and
in favor Of the black party.
1t being stro!. .gly urged that the
people demanded the policy Of the
Dent party and that to oppose
that policy was to oppose their
wishes, the HERALD and other
journals, reluctantly acquie seed in
what they were thus almost com.
PEELED to believe, against their
own opinions, was the peoples
sentiment. But the denouemen
came, and the vote showed un
questiOnably that the people 0,
the State did not sustain the Dem
party, and that they were not il
sympathy with it, Then compare
the course of the two journals d
this city; that Of the Times, anC
of the HERALD!
The HERALD at once assumed thC
status which suited the opinions
temper, character and purpose
of this paper; itannounced it itselfa
squarely upon the Democrat,
platform; ready to adopt an!
measures for the good of the party
and for its purity, strength, ant
progress, EOrit is eminently par
ty OF progress, The stand this
paper then took met the wishes
of the people, for we received en-
couragement aud support on eve
; ry hand from the people of thu
State and even from our poll
tical enemies, who expressed
admiration for our truth ant
, boldness. Pardon our egotism il
; thus writing, but the occasion
seems to demand it.
Well, we eprOspered and are con
: tinuing to prosper, for which "
thank the people Of this. our b.
= loved State.
!, The Times saw the people fall
, ing away from them, aud that p'
, per soon showed 4 visible lear
l ing TO their late enemies, the Rad
0 cal party. They saw clearly-fo
: the managers Of that journal al
f. not idiots, whatever they ma
be-that their only hope for Iii
4 was with Radicalism, and gradua
o ly, but surely, their journalist
:, barque drilled to Radical shore
All this time remember the
showed "A bold front to the pcopl
aud scorncd with seemingly Writ
Gus indignation our charges, TIN
they were dcserting the people
cause and seeking the shelter oftl
~ Alcorn Mansion and the "paI
II of the Radicals. Finally com,
u the struggle for public printir
for the State and for district
% The Times and Republican We
contestants for both. They fiji
10 that neither can succeed for Il
e. first, and, to be brief, that as Il
al rivalry for the district printing W
le 4 dangerous one, and which ey
y got it, the other must die, starvt