Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-29
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Mississippi is probably the most
loyal. That is If Radicalism is
loyalty, and it appears that it is
50 regarded. Talk about condi-
tons precedent to admission.
there is no conditions. so para.
mount as indubitable evidence Of
Radical proclivities in politics.
1t is the genuine "open Sc same
which will ifanything can, burst
wide ajar the great portal by which
entrance is had to the sisterhood
of States. Mississippi is fore.
most in this list. There can lie
no doubling her position. Sac is
to Radical expectation and adj
mirers, like Cezar's wife. "above
reproach." She has immortalized
herself. She stands to-day the
peer of them ali. She is fully
habilitated. She is in full ar.
mour. There is, or should be
no question at which QQerulous
Congressmcn can cayil or COM
plain in her conduct. If she has
not "trod the mark" ii is
more than useless for any other
State to attempt it There is no
expressed, tacit, or implied de-
mand Of the dominant party to
which she has not strictly adhered.
She has not faltercd in the path
which has been marked out for
her. But with unCaltering steps
she has marched hrayoly forward.
She has searched diligently the
written mandates Of her masters !:
she has tortured language into
every conceivable shape; she has
burr0wed beneath the surface,
that she might arrive at Tie IN.
tcntion OF the great and all.pow.
erful ruler, q Radical Colgre !;
and in every instance she has On
deavored to obey, The nth and
18th amendments were ratified
almos: without objection he.
ing raised. Not satisfied with
rat;tying III eocA House separate.
IS, q concurrent resolution was
prepared and it passed without cf.
fort. In fact, if il had been
thought necessary these amend
ments could have been ratified eve.
ry fifteen minutes Of the day and
night,for the next six months, and
possibly much longer Can there
be doubt that Mississippi is loyal 2
Radicalism and loyalty are syuon-
ymous terms in the national coun-
ellis of the day. Mississippi cs.
tablished her loyalty in the recent
election by polling a Radical ma.
jority of nearly forty thousand,
Almost her entire Lcglsla.
trWe is Radical, and q large
proportion of it is negro and
carpet bagger. This Legislature
proved itselrthe willing instrument
otthe dominant party, 1t weighed
and measured every act upon Rad.
ical scales. The good Of the State,
rraternal feeling and internal quiet,
were questions which never once
disturbed the cQuanimity Of the
Solons lately assembled in Jack,
son. The great lever which seem
cd TO be constantly lifting anti
swaying this body seemed to be,
"Will Gen. Grant and Congress
be satisfied with this act or this
move - Al the slightest intima.
ton that such action would not
prove satisfactory, like a fright
ened wolf surprised devouring
his prey, they fed leaving tic
carcass behind. Congress cannot.
dare not complain There isuotli.
ing to which the Buffers, ,Binghams
and Boutwells can object.
Then the election Of Uni,Cd
States Senators was another brit.
liant act. This Legislature led If
in its selection of United State,
Senators, with a Radical reclaimed
Rebel General. lie was followed
by full lledged Yankee General
full clothed in the harness Of hi
: profession. Possibly an inhabi
: tant of the State and possibly not
: AT all events he is a Yankee Gen
eral and Radical. Can Rad!ca
! Congress object; Beyond pcrad
t venture it cannot lie was sue
cceded by a negro. A Radical ne
J gro. A Radical carpet-bag negro
!. What q happy combination. Tn