Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-06

complications that are fast gather
ing about the once proud form Of
the Webber, the recent action of
several members Of the Board Of
Aldermen, has a very unpleasant
significance and cOmpels them
perhaps, to the support Of man
who, if the charges are proven,
Is unworthy Of trust or belief, and
whose downfall they should be
prepared to share, as being his
eudOrers and thereby virtually
accOmplices.
We allude to this:
On Wednesday, a paper was
hastily written and circulated sub
stantially to this effect, viz: 1--WE
The undersigned, have full faith
and confidence in the honesty and
integrity of Gen. J. c. Webber,
and disbelieve the charges against
him made in the Vicksburg Her
ald," signed, we believe, by the
following members of the Board
Of Aldermen, Muller, Kuhn, Frank,
Kellar, (cOl.) and Taylor, (col. }
This endorsement was forwarded
Or to be forwarded to Governor
AlcorD, it having been learned
that a petition for Webber's re.
moval having already been sent to
the Governor, and that there were
other aspirants for the Office of
Mayor. Alderman Kuhn ac-
knowledged to US the existence
and signing of such paper as we
refer 10 and he stated that he
signed it thoughtlessly without
giving the matter serious consid-
SEatiQn and not so much to en-
doFse the moral character of Web
Der as to counteract the machina-
tons Of aspirants to the Office Of
Mayor.
When It is considered that the
charges made publicly against
Webber are now undergoing judi
cial investigation this attempt
upon the part OF the Board of AL
derInen to whiteusash the charac-
ter Of Webber by parties having
not the slightest proof that the
charges are false, is certainly al
most unprecedented and hardly a
fair and just course to pursue to-
wards their constituents, the cit
izens Of Vicksburg, 10 whom both
they and Webber are responsible
and that they should thus attempt
to shield q criminal official (if he
eproVen such by public and
official endorsement of the charac.
ter indicated shows them to be
either as Mr.. Kuhn confessed him
self to be, very thoughless, or
very unscrupulous.
With this statement we shall
leave the matter with the public.
THE New ORLEANS Rlor OF
1S06.-The truth about some
things is coming out. Here for
instance is correspondent repub-
Lean Chicago Tribune who gives a
glimpse Of how Louisiana has been
vlctilnizcd:
Michael Hahn, once Of Mis-
souri,, Is an old LOuisianian ;
plausible, willy and greedy Of gain.
be and Fish got up the New Or
leans riot Of 1866 as q political
movement, calling q convention Of
nobodies-not a parish outside of
New Orleans being represented in
ito violently change the Con-
esitntion Of the State. This high
handed outrage on popular gov
eminent led TO a fight, as was ex-
esed; the few usurplng dele
were attacked, and this led
y Congressional action, to grand
stamping tour Of the North in the
rear Of Andrew johnson, and the
Ting waa then sustained against
tie people. To assist this de-
onstrntion 3 correspondent of a
powerful Northern paper was kept
Il she pay Of this gang, and We
sold our sympathies for 5 series Of
IsehOods. The result is what
- see-LOuisianal Twelve mil
lions OF dollars have been voted
- railways, the corporat0rs there
~ I,sing named by tie Ring and
- maFains voted above the true
es ~ ihe road have been diatEi-
bnfsd among che Ring.
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