Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12

aaaeH 1870
HIS
fEsEN1 ~
Inss IS vt 3 less % m
ahat possible excuse The
Hsts - Tor misrspreseuting
asn The matter Of ealing oui
- Militia TIE HERALD has no
a5avs; Il never Intentionally
mlarepEesents, and doubts TeFy
mneh II It Is even mistaken IN tue
obstruction put upon The Satnr'
day morning. leader Of the Times.
The Times has alphabetically de-
cared ilself 90 AlcOrn journal;
declared n determination to sup.
port be roliey aAd his admins
fioR; the policy and admins
ration OF Governor Alcorn will
IL Radical TO this the Times is
pledged. The policy Of the Rad.
ical party, where IL has been
clothed with such power, as in
the case Of Arkansas, has been to
put into the field the Militia, arm
Cd and equipped as the Law di.
reefs. That has been the policy
and the action Of the Radical par.
~ where It has been empowered
80 to do. Now what is the inten.
ton Of the Radical party in this
State with reference 10 this very
important matter? General AL.
corn is the head Of the party ;
when We learn what be deems ed
visable, VIC will know the plAas Of
bis party. There q no man in
The State higher in the confidence
Of General AlcOrn, than DIR. W.
"a, Compton, OF the Holly
springs Star, and declarations of
d. Compton may be considered
q clear representations of the
plans entertained by General Al.
corn. In fact, in an article tc
which We are now about to refer,
DF. Compton says Of General AL.
Germs ideas about calling out the
Militia, that he CDR. COmptOn)
aspeaks by the card.n In Other
words, be knows exactly whar
"N.M"#".|M #. H|NE .-#.E n. .-..
General AleorR's views are, and hC
Published them upon this subjeeI
ia bis paper the "Star." In thai
article-beeause here and there
over The State IlawIess men havt
committed crimes for which they
slIOnld bearrested endpahished-
he hrcateiis that Goyefnor AL.
corn, If these crimes are contin-
ued. will call out the militia. II
is true he deplOres such action
bIlt a Tie same time be says ina
hc knows Governor AleOrn vii
d0itl The Times, already pIedget
q the support Of Alcomt bis Rad
ical party, his Radical measures
and ali in the dark, repGblisheI
this article, comments upon It.
also regrets somewhat that such
harsh measures should ever be
come necessary, but at the SAM
time warns the people in half pa
thelic, half threatening manner
HHHHN.L...#H "L "".r..
what they may anticipate. DR.
Compton is the mouthpiece O
Gen. Alcorn, and DIR. Compton
declares what Gen. Alcorn vii
dor The Times, pledged to Gen
Alcorn, republishes these semi
official declarations Of Gen. AL
corn, docs not denounce them
does not declare that no such ne
cessity will ever occur but is evi
IDENTITY impressed with the idei
that II things continue as they ar
now, that the militia must for til,
preservation Of peace and gooC
order BE- called out.
The necessity for any such &C
ton we deny. We claim tina
nothing which has occurred Il
the State within the past tire
years will warrant any such &C
ton. We claim, and feel full.
confident Of being able to clearl!
establish, that there is less Grim.
portiOnably in Mississippi tina
any other portion of the UniOE
The civil law and civil officers ar
amply sufficient and powerful t
make al arrests Of criminals
And even II they we're not
would be far better that here an