Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
CONDOLENCES OF EVENTS.

The shareholders declared war
without q reasonable excuse or a
justifiable provOcation, Napoleon
did the same.
The object of the stakeholder s
was to rescue their peculiar in
stitution" from apprehended over
throw, and to perpetuate its exist
ence. Napoleon's object was to
strengthen his tottering Empire,
and perpetuate his family dynasty.
The failure in the one case was as
complete and disastrous as in the
other. The shareholders darling
"institution" was overthrOwn !;
Napoleon's Empire has been de
stroyed.
The rebels in our country eX-
pected to make the enemy's terri
tory the scene OF the wars blood
shed and dcsolation. Napoleon
expected the same. Both were
sadly and terribly disappointed,
the war in each case having
been pushed into and confined to
the territory Of the beginner OF
the war.
To complete the analogy, both
the leaders of the two unfOr
tunate powers were captured, the
one at the head Of his army-the
other in the act of running away
in his wife's gown. 1t remains to
be seen, however, whether the
Prussians will let Off their distin-
guished captive as lightly as we
did ours.
"There is a divinity that shapes
our ends, rough hew them as we
will" The war that was inaugu
rated in this country to save slave
ry proved to be the means, in the
hands of Providence, of its de
struction and the establishment oI
universal liberty throughout the
nation. The war inaugurated in
Europe to save and perpctuate the
iniquitous French Empire has
proved, in the hands OF Proyi
dcncc, the means of the Empire,
! overthrow, and the establishment
ola free Republic in its stead
Verify, "man proposes, but Goo
disposcs. ~ Chicago Journal.
Now it would be decidedly toe
great a compliment to the author
Of the above to say that he is
| mistaken both in his premises anC
, his deductions, therefore, We
shall, on this occasion, borrow
language from the HonoraOiI
Horace Greeley, and say that th'
"Knave lies, wilfully and mali
, ciously lies"
There is no kind OF similarity
whatever between the two wars
and there is no coincidence 0
events" either "strange" or other
wise.
. The shareholders" never de
clared war" with or "without
; reasonable excuse or iustifabl
provocation.' They simply de
Tended themselves against a war
which was never "declared" ol
: either side, but which was inau
: gurated by the North when it sen
its armies on TO Southern soil ant
a made the first fight at Bethel.
The "object OF the shareholders
D was not "to rescue their peculia
C institution" but it was to becom
: separated from an aggressive, inter
= mcddling, dishonest and untruth
ful people, who were not satislie,
S to attend to their own legitmat
+ affairs, but must be continually
!, thrusting their blue noses, puri
!, tanical cant and peculating finger
a into affairs which in no way con
cerncd them.
S "The rebels in our country eN
=, pected to make the cnemy's terri
# tory the scene Of the wars blood
II shed AMI desolation.' They eS
g pected to do nothing of the kinC
II The policy of the Confederat
IS Government was always averse t
c il, and only twice during the Who'll
- war was the "encmy's territor
e invaded" and that was toward
" the close. Opportunity was o.
" ten recurring but it was reprobate
s at the South since we simply dt
= sired to "be let alone"
The analogy is' not ICON
s plete," because the Southern Chit
:! was not captured 'in the act (
IS running away in his wife's gown,
Y, General Wilson, whose comman
s. captured President Davis, hi
i" time and again made public d
Is NAL of this atrocious SANDER of
n great good, pure and brave ma
le Ona who uudnr tho aau of N