Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-03
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noticed an article in the Sun
day mornings Times and Repub
lican, under the heading Of "Tht
Wants Of the South" / do no.
think any intelligent mind will foI
a moment controvert the PROPOSE
ton in that article as to what the
wants Of the South are. Immi
grafton surely is the one thinl
greatly needed and it may be ia
ken for granted that We need ar
increase of population, our cities
and towns built up, our vacant
lands cultivated, railroads built and
manufactures established. The
article above alluded to speaks oil
the great increase Of population in
the North West how it has been
transformed from q wilderness to
a great empire; how Missouri has
in one year received one hundred
thousand new settlers within her
borders. And then very correctly
says that we have here the raw
material for an empire; that we
have the soil, the climate, the pro.
auctions and the location" Yes
we have all these things; equal if
not superior to any other part of
the globe. The article then asks
the very pertinent question, "Why
do they not Gomez" All. sure
enough. Why? Does the article
give the true reasons in its an.
swer? | think not. 1t lays it at
the door OF Democracy, ostracism,
&c. 1t was always understood by
me that ostraci,m belong to the
powers that be; TO be- ostracised
literally means to he ''bauished by
the popaiar voice. socially, ban
ished from society politically,
banished from office. II the writer
ofthe article meant the social ban
lshment, then there should he no
complaint. Water seeks its level
50 will every gentleman and lady
find theirs. Water and oil won't
mix. While it is true the large
class Of people who have come to
this State have not been made
much of, or very cordially treated,
there was Il good reason why they
should not be. They were not
worthy; and when they were, they
have always been well treated
The kind that have been called
carpct-baggers deserved that name.
They came here with a box Of pa
per collars, and perhaps with one
clean shirt, not 70 work, without
capital, without credit, without
responsibility, and with no other
purpose than to get Office; and uy
the help of the bayOnct and as
~siStauvc Of 4 few men Of the South.
whose ambition was greater
than their principles, they have
succeeded in filling all the Offices
from the Governor down, by i'm
posing upon an uncducated race of
people. They "Ccarpct.b bag and
scalIawag)' are now 50 robL ing
the people by taxation aud other
wise as to make it perfectly fearful
TO contemplate; and while this
shall continue to he the case no
immigration can be looked for--at
least such as are desirable, and
may God save Us from any more
vampircs--we have enough of
them. Unless the taxes are made
more to!crablc, emigration will be.
the order Of the day, instead
Of immigration. Just think Of it.
where formerly ten thousand dol
lars was only demanded, now Que
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