Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-10
From the Brandon Repub lean
Patriotic Letter from q Distin-
guAahed wing.

H9@ - 4
Letter from q Bistin.
guished wing.
We take pleasure in laying before
our readers the ~subjoiued letter
from Col. W. Il. Walter, Of Holly
Springs, TO Gen. Lowry of this
place. The fact that Col. Walter
was a lifelong Whig-.the candi-
date OF that party for Governor in
1854 gentleman Of acknowledged
ability, and whose private charac-
ter was ever above ~reprOach, his
utterances on the question OF old
Line Wings selling out to the Rad
icals will have great influence upon
his old party friends, and will be re-
garded as "words fifty spoken in
due season: :"
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Aug. %, 70.
DEAR GENERAL :-Please say to
MI. Frantz, OF the Republican, that
am obliged to him for saying that
| would not be at the proposed
Wing Convention of this State.
Through life l have been an old
Lise Wing Ofthe "straightest sect"
1t was a grand old party, compos-
ed of men, characterized by cntelli-
gence, honesty, and a love Of the
constitution of their country. | do
not see how one of its number can
Join the Radical party--a party
which habitually violates the letter
and spirit of the constitution, and
holds 1t in derision and contempt;
a Marty that has shown the utmost
dishonesty and profligacy in the adj
miaistration of the Government q
party that has courted and caressed
the most ignorant and degraded
potion Of the native Southern pop
ulation, and q party that has mani.
tested au ingoble cruelty unequal
led In the annals OF h%islory-in at
tempting TO place q gallant aud no.
Bile, but vanquished race, under the
government of their former slaves.
My intellect and principles must
both fail before l can join such a
party. Nor will l join q. party,
which owes its existence to the
suggestions of these Radicals Has
1t not often occurred to you, my
: good friend, that the old Wing
leaders are not calling for a reor-
g~auization of the Wing party !
Neither Fillmore, or Ewing, OF
ShGkey, or any of our old and no.
BILE leaders ask for this. II is The
only the Wing, Cho hollis office al
helands Of The Radicals, or rhC
is Strongly suspected Of dDiiiatiON
iCin them, ichO seeks IL. lie SCENT
+ ashamed Of his company, and l.
wiling to take a step backward, IT
in 60 doing, he can hold to The
loavss and fishes and get the OLD
Wing to come TO him. We will not
The ground he would occupy is toe
near the stencil of the Radical CAM
for IS.
Gratitude also characterized The
old Wing party in an eminent de-
gree. Ii never forgot a favor OF
; forSok a friend. We cannot, a.
. Mississippi Wings, desert the only
national party which is fighting &c
restore the constitution in its pu
rity'even to relieve ourselves from
the 0tortions, aud tyranny Of our
STATE Government. Our gratitude
| is stronger than our sense of suffer
ing, md we will stand by the De
mOcncy of the nation. Not only
, shouh gratitude prompt this poll
cy. but we should recognize in !
our sJrest guarantee Of safety
; Overthrow the Radical party of Iht
I nation, and immediate relief will
= come tc our suffering State. lie
S US fight the foe with our combine,
| forces, aud when the victory crown
@ our effort, we can at Once defeat
detached division.
CONFESS too, that l have still al
my old pride of association. Wer
| to joil the Radicals, or a part!
i Createdat their bidding, l could no
look in he face one Of the thousand
who vAted for me as their Viii.
IS candidAe for Governor in 1859 on
l. ofthe thousands, who stood by III
side on many a field Ofbattle, wheT
balls few thickest and blood lUwe
f%reest; or one OF the millions Of m
' own race in the South, who is bal
thing for the Constitution and law
Il of his country. / would feel that
r had desecrated the memory OF Ii
e gallant Harry Of the West who's
l. white pune ever flOated in our val
in seeking q leader in Cuitee or b
creature,
70 Truly your friend,
=. II. w. WALTER.