Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-26
TIE WEEKLY HERALD.
AN ATTEmPT 70 SELL TssR
PEOPLE.

strength and turn you over to
your political enemies. The
scheme hes all been OOnCOcted,
and e now being very cautiously
presented. Certain leading men,
known to DO unAlterably hostile to
the name Of Democracy, have
been approached In different ways
and induced to Join In this unhOly
alliance. And it's through them
that the scheme In all its iniquity
is being presented to you. 1t is
hoped that out Of the respect and
regard that you entertain for
these men, you will the more read.
ly listen to the arguments and
persuasions which they intend to
present to you. There is at the
present moment but one class of
people, or rather only those of
one political bias, who are ap.
preached, and these are the men
who, when that party had an ex-
istence, were Wings. There Is no
effort made to revive this party.
1t is known that it cannot, now,
if ever, be revived, but the effort
is to operate upon the enmity of
this party to the old Democratic
party, and thus consolidate it.
The leaders, or rather the plotters,
in this scheme, know that no po-
litical party which has only local
existence can long exist, or be able
to accomplish much good, and
since there is no National Wing
party, no effort is made by them to
revive the old Wing party. But
in lieu thereof they propose to
concentrate the old members Of
this party under the banner of
Radicalism to make common war
upon Democracy, the defender Of
the outraged liberties Of the peo-
pie.
The subject is approached with
exceeding cautiOusness. These
schemers are well aware that If
the plain and brunt proposition is
made to come directly over to the
Radical party, the proposition
will be met with scorn and indig-
nation; and they therefore pro-
pose to organize an Alcorn party.
Is not the idea simply ridiculous
Where Is the National Alcorn
party, or even the State Alcorn
party2 And how can 1t be Gre
ated and sustained The very
projectors of II know the declara
ton to be nonsensical and puerile,
but they hope TO blind the public
and lead them away from the true
object. To give color to their
designs they addressed n letter to
Governor Alcorn pledging their
fealty, and humbly praying His
ExceIlency to issue 0 Royal edict
setting forth the terms upon which
he would be graciouSIy inclined
TO receive and accept the prof
fered service Of this collort
Of old and Disconnected Wings.
He did issue this manifesto and
init he declared that he would re-
ceiye them alone "as members Of.
the great Republican party of the
state anil Nation" He was hon
est and bold in his proposition
because he felt himself in q posi-
lion to dictate his own terms.
These are then his only terms aud
vet we find men who laud and
praise him and earnestly urge the
old Wings to sever the connec'
ton with the Democracy and
come over to Alcorn, which by
Alcorn's otcn cypress command Is
to become members Of The Radical
party. Yet in the lace OF 'hls
plain and emphatic declaration
these men endeayer to gloss it
over and evade the true and le.
gitimate proposition, and call
loud and lon upon the old Wings,
by the memory of the glorious
contests in which they were once
engaged, to cut loose from the
Democracy and come over to the
support of Governor Alcorn,
which is in itself nothing more
than going over to the Radical
party "body, boots and breeches."
There are strong efforts being
made by the leading members Of
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