Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-26

XVI and Marie Aa1oine.a 81 iasi.
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1isna 81 eldshlaade bu
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holical actsn HsFod himself
Ifs harked. BIZ. President. tAat
\ v Is plead f5r protection s.
Che aaIau ss raCe who aoH send
their de- 81 81 the aeaso eos
ernment p Ne 81 flat which fhis|
Congress alone can secure ~
them. And hers - Az fur
Their That TIE people 81 ko1h|
owe 70 tlGe eoleled aeDl
obII9atioa. which Il no 2asr
matter to halfIE. When the Fa
eral armies we're tllinncd 81 death
aud disaster, and somBer clouab
oveFhung the length and breadth
of the Repuhlic, and The very cir
was pregnant with the rum0fs Of
foreign inteFference--in those
dark dkyslOf defeat whoss meIno-
RIGS even vet haunt us a. AM early
dream; from what source did our.
natiOn, IN is seeming death throe
gain additional and neW-found
poWersg Il was the sable sons 0f.
the South that valiantlv rushed 20
the rescue, end but for their intre-
pidity and ardent daring many q.
Northern Preside would miss TO-
day paterhal counsels Or q broth
eFss love. ilaA Rai ln
Again, / regret this delay On
other grounds, The taunt Is ffe-
quently flung at US that a Nemesis
more terrible than the Greek per-
sonation Of The anger Of the gods
waits her hour Of direfnl retfibd.
ton. We are told that az NO die.
tant day q great uprisingiof the
American people win demand that
these reconstruction acts Of Con
gFess be und0ne and bl0tted f0rev-
or from the annals Of legialat z
enactment I inquiries cir, u this
delay In afiording projection 70
the loyaiists Of the State Of Geor-
gia does not lend an unc0mfoftA.
Die signiAcancy 70 this BOOSTING
sneer with which we 80 olten
meeti Delay Il peFiloua AZ best,
for II b 80 true, IN legislation q
IN physic, that the longer We pro
C~tastlnate 10 apply the proper rem
edies the more chronic beeomea
the malady We seek b heal;
a'Tho lana wanu auoh
A. dare with Fieor execute TIE laws.
Her naiared msmbeEa must be iannfd an
hes 1 bsS s~urroou thAt Coz plsy spasss
Ths part corrupted tlIl ne ganarraI
And 81 i1s body perish; he saas'a msrsih
Uhso - bad u cruel 70 the socdla
Mr.. President, I favor Che mo
ton to strike out 50 much Of thI
bill under debate as tends i
abridge the term Of the exlstinl
Legislature. Let me, then, q
briefly Is possible, review the bis
tory Of the cass which 20 urgentll
claims our prompt action.
In the month Of November
1887, an election Was held, b. ID
authority uf the VeeopstFuctlei
policy Of. this Congress, in u
State Of Georgia Ils object We
70 settle By the ballot * heE whol
people, white and cOlorsd, Whethi
L was e~xpedient 10 summon 8 col
Vention, which should frame acol
stitutIOn for civil gOvernmsnt !
: that State. A certain class o. Il
. population decliBed 70 sake an
I part In the election. The vote cai
ut that election represented 5000
white and $1,000 cOl0Fed citixeE
: Of the State. e Was q majority
, TOO, Of the registered vote, and !
consequence Q convention va
called. Anumbero OF the delegats
who formed that convention Wei
7 cOlored. BY lee authority q Col
. stituton was framed, Just A
Q equitable IN all Is provision
; Race, color, or former conditi0
9 Of servitude found no barrier j
: any Of its ample attachments, a.
Il extended TO those lately !
. armed rebellion m the privilege
9 Of lls requirements. This c0nBs
b tuition was submitted to the poop
!. ofthe State for ratification. Evei
9 effort which human ingenuii
= could call into r~equisition 70 defeI
its adoption was resorted 70, N
Il loyal population Of the State vi
victorious, and, n0tMi thsthudlH
the determination Of some e d
+ feat the constitution, that san
J. class sought under its pEpylsiol
o to procure the nominations for I
/ the offices within the gift of h
Il people; q number were ldeclarl
III .lnoAod 80 ona,wtu n~fHnara ~