Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-19

anxious % Inquire alter Tie fel.
i0w sin ambush who 90 honest
b. signs his fun name 70 a witty
criticism Of you for allowing
yourself TO contend against aJus-
iicen God g. Justice, and Truth,
though Justice be not God, and
Il s human 70 err. Because Of
this anxiety TO learn Of aSnOoks,"
again ihlrude my powerful
poh,' though ''all opposition IL
annihilated," at the risk Of doing
"i~Bjustice' to your many sensible
readers. ''SDoOksS will certainly
appreciate my motive, for, OF Ell
the good actions recorded by the
Angel OF Mercy, that Of inQuiring
after the sick and afflicted surely
stands weightIest. Permit me to
extend the poor man my hearty
sympathies in this hour Of his sor-
est aiiiiction.and to hope-against
hOpe-that his digestive organs
may fully recover their wanted
vigor, and u long and happy life
may be his.
Although l knew nothing Of
the science Of pathognomy, /
may be allowed some knowl-
edge Of pathology, and out
Of my great desire for his
future welfare, be allowed to
suggest to him the Indelicacy,
to say the least, of again attempt.
ing the role 0fgormandizer 10 the
extent of "%cofTee, :toast, a piece
of sausage, and the contents Of the
HERALD" Of the 9Th INST. Coffee
he should have known is an opiaie,
and he evidently did not 60 20
sleep over that "interminable long
letter." Poor Snooks, l pity you,
l withdraw my editorial out Of
my regard for your good sense
in advising the editor Of the HER
AID to go to church regularly 10
learn the transitory character Of
all terrestrial affairs. Hoping that
you may not only speedily have
your desire in seeing the lend Of
Justice but that 'justice may be
done you though the heavens fall"
and praying that Justice may be
"dOne," make my bow to you,
my dear SnoOks.
cannot close this letter even
at the expense Of being "brief,"
without replying TO your query /:
"Why does not the same right at
tach to the Indian, who has been
free all the time p Why is It the
North has not forced this right Of
suffrage upon these native owners
of the soil 2" will tell you why.
The Indian t0OuldRt have IT, tits
cfraizGtiOn, aud civilization is
repuisiUe 10 the Indian. The
negro in America asks, seeks,
fights and prGys for Il. He UiW
have il, because he iRhGles these
civiliZing influences with as much
gratitude to God. as for the free
air OF Heaven which he breathcs
In common with all mankind.
| really cannot comprehend
what you mean when you say
"But such men forget that there
are different grades Of oppression,
and that we simply desire to bar.
tor that which We have for one
less CALLING"
"As the twig Is bent the tree
is inclined :" so, In replying 10
your defense OF st. Stephens
Academy, allow me TO remind you
that l said "When l saw too,
how your streets were alive with
the toll, the energy, the 0nimos Of
freedom, / knet0 that the crisis
was passed the Union was whole"
l did not mean to charge the peO-
pie Of being dIsloyal, nor suspect
their prOmptings. Ionly charged
st. Stephens Academy and its pa
irons Of keeping the corpse Of
tho dead COnfederacy above
ground aud uncovered, after hav.
ing arrayed It for the tomb, en-
balmed with the hopes, the aspira-
tons Of a century Of brave men
and good women, that the rising
generation OF boys and girls
might see how fair It was, how
lovely, and how loved, not Nth
the intent 10 rear another, but
that such must be the natural re-.
suit. The impressions of youth
are strongest, most enduring, aud
we grow to manhood on them,
How far that | tile candle thuWs rs rays
30 shines a good action in anaughty world
and so with the opposite of good
actions.
Who, at the time, ever for a
moment thought that the simple
declaration Of a constitutional
right Of secession on the part
of the States, would result, within
the following forty years, in war
-and-"Eternal vigilance is the
price Of liberty great wisdom,
love, aud charity the price We pay
for peace. True, so long as the
serpent remains In the garden, we
cannot expect TO have peace, per
feet peace. And yet why not
Certainly God is the Creator of
all. Could the serpent have pow.
err without God gave it to him p
Then ha ran haka awaxr that 49,