Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-20
The MILITIA TO BR ORGAN
lied.
Clarton. of Arknnsns. q carnet

ton Of the hypOcrItical wrson
Governor Brownlow, of Tennes-
see, made the most effective use Of
this engine of Radical outrag
possibly, of any Governor in the
South. In point Of atrocities and
outrage he vastly improved upon
the model submitted him by
Brownlow, and since his expert
ment there seems to be n frantic
spirit Of emulation actuating the
Radical Governors of the South
ern States. Each strives to out
do the other. They seem to be
impressed with the idea that he
who causes the greatest number
Of old gray haired decrepid men
to be hung, the greatest number
of babes to be Drained, the great
est number of women to he raw
ished; the greatest number of
houses to be burned; the greatest
amount Of property TO be stolen
stands ahead and most honored
in the ranks of that ignoblc and
God hated party. Clayton did
out.do Brownlow by "a scratch, ="
as the billiardists say. Holden of
North Carolina endcavored to out
do Clayton, and the accumulation
of his atrocities shows that on the
"home stretch" he was "ncck and
neck" with his competitor. Scott
of South Carolina was the next to
enter the lists. The result Of his
experiment has not yet been fully
established. AS a "stealist" Scott
is without an equal; we therefore
presume that the achievements OF
Clayton and Holden are in immi.
nent danger of being surpassed
Bullock, the Brute Of Georgia, is
also arming for the fray, He
itches all over to exhibit hi:
undQpbtcd fitness for this
disgusting amusement, The
grand, gloomy and,peculiar' ope
ration of these peace day MARTA
heroes has sent the chivalric bloOt
of Misslssippi's war loving Gov
ernor coursing wildly through hi
veins and he too it seems, is strip
ping for q campaign. This, will
him, will be no "siXty day" ex
pertinent. "War to the knife an,
knife to the hilt' We presume vii
be his motto. We learn from til
Pilot that the following appoint
ments have already been mad
preparatory to Il full and com
pletc organization of the "Gran
Army on the innocence, virtu
and property OF the State: Majo
General, + Stafford, Of Hind
county; Brigadier Generals, Fir'
Congressional District, Milton /
Alcorn, of Coahoma county; Sec
ond District, r. W. Flournoy, G
Pontotoc county; Third District
Joseph T. Smith, of LowndC
county; Fourth District, +. A
Peyton Of Kinds county; Fift
District, +. J. CASTILLO, of Adam
county; Adjutant, General, NJ. /
Hewson; Quartermaster Genera
+. NJ. Head, of Adams county.
jolly, good natured, fat, happy
go.lucky Stafford, Of the Pile
must feel himself strangely out q
his sphere in the position which ha
been assigned him. A good seleC
ton is that of Mr.. NJ. B. Hewsol
as Adjutant General; but the ide
Of making that oleaginous old pei
jurer, f. J. CASTILLO, a Brigade
General, is disgusting in the eS
treme. Who will ever forget tn
record which this villain made bC
fore the Reconstruction Commit
tee. If Governor Alcorn desire
fit tools to carry out the plans ii
itiated by Clayton, Brownlov
Holden and Scott, he could nc
possibly have found one bette
suited for such purposes. OF
CASTILLO is the filthiest wretch
the State, possessing neither d,
cency, honesty or truth in hi
composition.
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