Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-02

m q dogma peculiarly Radical, is
beginning 70 work out It's peculiar
results According 10 the Wash
ingtOn correspondent Of the Bal
timOre Gazette, a disturbing ele-
ment has been introduced into the
social relations Of the country
by Radical legislation. Mechan-
les, and agricultural and other
lGborers Of the Caucasian race,
have been time and again warned
that the extension and enforce
ment Of social and political equal.
ity to all races must inevitably
lead, not only to their detriment
peeuniarily, but to their social
degradation. The policy Of Con-
gress has been to force the lowest
type Of humanity into every nook
and corner Of industrial pursuits,
besides introducing it into the
very highest political positions
The Radical party, through the
potential authority Of the Govern
ment, and in some cases carried
into effect by the musket, have
compelled the admission of negroes
into all the workshops, printing
offices and outside public works
belonging to the United States
If the negro race is fit to thus
mingle with the Caucasian, can it
be for a moment contended that
the Monaghan is to be prescribed?
Ten years ago the Chinese
problem would have been solved
without difficulty. Or, rather,
under the then status of things, no
such problem could have been
presented for solution. The me-
chanics and workingmen Of the
North, by their votes, connived at
and encouraged the breaking
4, down of all distinctions between
trace and COLOR" The s~enseless,
but sounding %generalities of Sum
= ner and such like, approved by the
popular. voice of this country,
, reached foreign shores, and the
.. only wonder Is that we have moi
o at this moment ahundred millions
=, ofthe unmixed and mixed races,
races of Asia and Africa in our
/ midst. Perfect equality in every
respect has been offered by law I!
1t cannot be too plainly stated
that the working men of the ma.
ton have lost the power, through
( their laches, of redressing the
D particular grievances now alleged
as incident to the Chinese irrup-
ton. They surrendered every
, particle of power when they sue.
cumbed to the mandate Of the
/ Government to admit all "without
} regard to race or color" into their
combinations. Their pOs0er lay
in the respect and esteem Of en-
lightened society at large. It nigh.
possibly be regained, but only b.
retracing their steps to the ver!
q beginning ofthe mischief.
ri 1t is said that the present "dis
turbing element" among the Ia
g boring classes Is the offspring q
1t positive law. II is also the legil
ID innate result of the principles, as
,e whole of the Radical faction. "
lie the rotetn press Of the rotte
r Radical party pretended to COZ
It, dole with their duped sufferer
whom they have brought to the
OF present pass. They know the
at can afford no remedy, A subtle
be fuge is therefore interpose,
be There are Radical news papers
" which it is suggested that stil
gent laws should be passed /
lie Congress, rendering void cOntraC
10 for labor with Chinese or 9th,
a. emigrants. It Is known Of all me
10 that no such contract can |
b. enforced specifically in any part
e. the country, from the nOrtheI
" confines of Alaska to the reefs
t. Florida. Such new enactmen
be would be altogether nugator
II. Again, resistance to the law
~ openly advised, and the forcib
a. election Of the Monaghan broth
OF insinuated. The Republican,
On Washington City, speaking of ii
he shoemakers of Massachusett
lie boasts that "they are already {