Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-12

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q world. 80 does it take all sorts Ell
people % make 60 Army All
hum. You know oil about ihla
There were good and irhe msH
ON both sides. True, because they
we're ready . lay down their lives
for what they believed ; vital pfIn-
.ciple Ofour governments. The idea
for which Jon fought, when put %
the test-nnequal peFhaps-'b0 t none
tie less q tesL went down before
the idea for which I claim that ]
fought | did not eight asolely" for
"thc freedom OF tue negro" / add
ed to that the perpetuity Of our
Union. Because you for a prinei-
pie, for princlple's sake, notwith-
standing YOU weEe proven In the
wrong BY the result OF the contest.
Every honest man must honor you.
Honor YOU, because, that which
would prompt You 10 fight Onoe, for
what you believed right would
prompt you TO fight again for that
principle which proved yours
wrong, for such a nature would re-
coil from lighting what was proven
wrong.
These foolish vaporings Of q
brainless sot-braiuless or soullcss
Of eleventh hour v~aporcrs" in the
South. Now who, though they
may have been with You into the
army, were particular 10 keep
their uniforms clean, their
swords stainless, except by tho
blood OF comrades in affairs
Of honor have some how had
so great q control over the &C.
tons of the Southern people,
that the government, seeing
that they were still controlling tho
affairs OF the South, was bound in
honor, By fhe Constitution and the
ldtCs, to protect the loyaly disposed
subjects and its own interests
against these influences at work In
the schools, la the churches, aud In
the forum to keep alive q love and
reverence for the lost cause and It's
heroes. The Government would
have been false 10 it's trust had u
not proven itself competent TO dc
This.
The gratitude the slave felt fol
his freedom would naturalll
prompt hin TO vote with the iniln
ences which were the means, undo.
the direction OF Providence, which
worked oct his freedom. Tn
| great trouble Is, the former master
t does not comprehend the difference
between easlGUed intellect and IRE
='tellect. They DO not justly mp
prcciatc the good sense Of the no
gro. This il very natural. M on
IL surprised at Il. But the wOrlI
T will wonder at their stupidity il
: continuingin their present eslimatI
/. cr the Intelligence aud character o.
, The negro. free and a cit'Eea.
/ NEGRO suffrage was never sns
? ainel by the Radical party througI
r any love for the negro True
You never wrote . greater trutl
. But when YOU say, or from al
sense OF duty YOU make q sweep
!. ing rbargc-one you woJld not liz
4 me- to make against your party
III would not he guilty Of sayin
% that :he " lost cause was nevC
, sn.taincd from any sense Of dntI
The record Of the Republican part
will prOpc that negro suffrage wa
aud ia to-day, sustained on Tn
ground that, the negro being n mai
+" endowed by his Creator with &c
tain iualienablc rights, anon
which. are life, liberty aud the pu'
[ suit of happiness, be Is entitled
n n mans chance. What eprOgres
J.. let me ask, would the negro mal
q in the race OF life, with the laws (
n his country branding him forevC
rs unworthy the pufSRi o! happ
mess? All, Sir the reason eIe'
II enth hour vaporers liud Il 20 har
II to dcfcud their party is, that the
l.. endeayor while defending their pa.
- ty once to defend themselves Uric
# So they strike between, aud try
a catch The b,ctZc in all their sails
osce. and from all points ct q
compass. They. therefore, alwal
n. TAIL. and their efforts are not w0
i. thy Of recognition.
Of BAT nc (Ame.) learned too LAT
that be had made a LcgislatW
, that Cou,i not he controlled /
him save so TAR rs he had 1t pledge
a., to him. Aud yet this isa "liad
I, cal" northumberland q negro
~ the United States Senate. | a
clad YOU give the Legislature Il
credit Of possessing a little ind
pcndencc. Though, ii the mel
a .bers could be brought to pted
themselves to u bad mHn In a b.
ne cause once may they not yield
temptation u second time!
/ am glad YOU give the Legisl
he lure credit Of possessing u little !
nd dependence. The influences set
i'd foot by General AmeS 'to secu
ad his own election" have, after Q
it resulted in the selection Of a Leg
~. latnre of sufficient character 10
lat Independently and command
spcct from the HERALD. 1t Ia re
~ too bad that they could
ps, have had au Ames influence OF Il
,rc sort in some Of the other stat
Jm North Il, we'll as South.
hts They could have We'll afforded
m send 4 few more such men tot
lid United states Senate.
nj Allow me to correct you. Id
IN not say "Goneral Ames is a 80
res representative of theRepublican
TO ~ in this State as You will see
Ien aglance at my letter as very fail
On published in your journal. | 50
lhr L. AnuuvttNan IN EmMn