Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-30

much that was desirable. Many
harsh measures have been enacted.
Many grievous burdens have been
placed upon the people; and
many Ubiquitous schemes have
been c~onsummated.
Taxation has been vastly in.
creased, which by its inequality Of
distribution mainly throws the
burden upon owners Of property.
The people impoverished, strug.
Cling to secure their subsistence
by hard labor, and to re-establish
the material prosperity of their
beloved State, will realize that
they have been unjustly taxed to
feed and enrich hungry and grasp
ing spoilsmen and TO support q
proiigate and extravagant Admin
istration.
A costly school system has been
legislated into existence, looking
mainly TO the white property.own.
ers Of the State for support, while
by the provisions Of the law the
whites are virtually excluded from
participation in its benefits.
In this and other measures Of
the Radical party, its leaders have
aimed to compel Social Equality
between the races regardless Of
natural distinctions and the time
honored uSages Of society which
are based upon them.
Appropriation after appropria-
ton has been made in rapid sue
cession, for the purpose of reward.
ing political favoriteS and Of ad-
vancing party interests-to the
utter disregard Of the rights and
wishes Of the people.
A bill was passed forcing con-
tributions, chiefly from widows
and orphans to establish Repub.
lican newspapers. This measure
was defeated by the veto Of the
Governor, who, in this case, re.
VOTED from the ubiquitous ruling
of his own party. 1t is needless
to say that as the undersigned op.
posed the scheme in its progress,
they firmly sustained the action Of
the Executive.
Claiming to be Representatives
of the people, a Radical Legisla.
ture has postponed an election Of
county officers. Justly fearful
of the verdict of an Cypress.
ed and outraged and people-they
have withheld from them the
ballot, resolved to retain theil
tenure.of.ofice for their retainers
and partisans IN defiance Of the
acknowledged principle underly-
ing free government, that to the
people alone belongs the right to
select their own agents.
For these and other reasons We
arraign the party in power before
the tribunal of public opinion, as
having wilfully and pe~rsistently
trampled upon private rights
and as having by q systematic
policy of injustice and oppression
forfeited all claim to the respect
and confidence Of the people.
Conscious Of having done oul
duty we will return to our homes
in calm assurance that our motives
will be rightly construed and oul
services properly appreciated BY
those whom we have endeavoret
to serve. Protesting ourselves a
times ready to do and dare all thai
true men may in your behalf-w'
trust that you too will recognize
the fact that a great responsibility
rests upon you to aid and sustain
us in our efforts to advance the
common interest, and to shield
our State from the fate marked
out for her in the examples Of oul
sister Southern States.
We wish to call your attention
especially to the fact that during
the present year, elections vii
probably be held in various coun
ties TO gil vacancies in the Legis'
lature. To the voters Of those
counties We would urge the impor.
lance o. sending % represent