Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-25

SVAlAO AOlu Otuet buQ puIel lAuuog
fully lmbued with correct princi-
pies; we don't know your wants,
but we will find them out, aud we
will sxpend ten dollars, when men
Of your election would spend one.
Let us rule over you. Andy
johnson once said, "The only
right of Southern traitors (that is
the people Of the South was to be
hanged in this world, and damned
In the next" This was a wicked
and blasphemous expression.
Party blindness applauded it, aud
he was elected for it Vice Presi-
dent, and By accident became the
President, The claim of party to
rule over, and spend the money of
the people Is on level with
Andys sentence, which | saw
printed in large letters in front Of
the Patent office, and heard com
mcnted on with rapture by DEMO,
once a bricklayer in this vicinity
and tgurant in the humbug
log cabin and hard cider cam
paigE.
When Andy spoke, the war was
raging. There was much appre-
hension felt as to the result. There
was this poor excuse for Andy,
assuming him to have been more
sober when he uttered this senti.
ment than he is said to have been
on the 4th Of March, 1865. But
this aside, who constitute the mi
nority in Mississippi? Ii some
counties and districts, the so.
called minority, (by strict party
rule excluded from even thinking
about public affairs, constituted
the majority in wealth, business,
and intelligence, if not in actual
numbers, l have not canvassed
the vote. l hope some one will
examine the returns and give fair
estimates.
1t may be said that the execu-
tive, with the Senate, will respect
the rights. Oh yes! What reason.
able hope is there? | can de.
fend myself; protect my own
rights. II is unsafe to delegate
this to any Ole. But the Gov,
ernor comes into Office fresh from
an excited contest. Ditto Of the
Senate. They have friends to
reward and enemies to punish.
There is one Office for every ten
friends. What show is there for
the men in the minority. Their
county, their district may know
and appreciate their worth; they
would be elected by the people in
spite Of party asperity. The peo-
pie have done these things more
than once. Right prevails before
the people. But when the case
comes before one man, however
pure he may be in ~. i-I--:t. .
party pressure IS brought to beal
on him, compelling him to dc
wrong. The true line of promo
ton is departed from, the mar
entitled by patriotic service is sac
riiced, and degraded, because he
did not serve the successful can
didate. Such things have hap
pened to the regret fright think
ing men. Such things would
never happen before the people.
But admit that the Governor
desires to bring to his support
men who did not support him.
Generally they are men of the
wait on Providence order; men
who eXclaim when the Lord is
near, Good Lord" and when the
Devil is at hand, "Good Mr.,
Devil"
These men have the best chance
Of promotion. fail to appreCi,
ate their peculiar fitness to CON
duct State affairs, to sit in the
Council, or on the seat Of judg-
ment They advocate measure,
not because they think 1t right
but because such measure is q
chalice with poisoned contents ia
be put to the lips Of late enemies
Such men are new converts. They
are 50 straight that like the In.
dians tree, they bend over a little.
Plant tools Of the Executive and
of party, are made Of such men
without effort. They naturally
grow to be such tools, They ar,
afraid 10 stand up for the right
II they do so in fit of dcspera
tion, the effort is spasmodic. A
little guiding of the eye, and pull
ing Of the party rem and bit in
the mouth, soon subdues them
THE o., obeys the rein and Bit
and is said to know his owner,
But are such appointments Il
maic,concessionst opublic opinion
and in due Difference to the rights
OF minorities, or to any expression
OF honest, enlightened patriotism:
/ think not in a single case. II
is possible it may he so. The
chance that it is unjust, equal to
that of one ticket drawing the
great prize in the Havana lottery,
Thu Governor wants more friends.
Those who elected him, have
done all he counted Oh, and will
Of course adhere 10 the principles
il they be honest. To gain new