Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-05


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maaasn q che peyiaence Of
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Huaable andof e0urse. sninent
81 Iseiumata paasa Ons 70
which als tribe 81 political saints
have directed heir attention, has
bsca ~ .ale 81 army and navy
eaieiahipa This little transac-
ton vzs peculiarly convenient.
4 relieved quite often the press
lng wants Of one Of the faithful
impecaniously afflicted. It came
= soothing balm to dispel per
sonsl lnconvenlsnces, and 10 sup
ply him with the grOsser needs Of
humanity that his great heart and
genius might be unhampered, and
directed solely to devising
schemes to advance the wealth ;
increase the prosperity; extend.
the power and intensity the hap.
piness Of the delighted dwellers
Ii this the greatest government
the sun ever shOne upon" It
fsll LIKE the soft and fructifying
dew upon the famishing flower.
Il invigOrated and warmed and
made I'll cosy, neat and cOntented
IN the household Of Radicalism.
II fed the hungry; clothed the
naked, and supplied with ready
cash the strapped" Radical po-
liiical asdgOling. Besides, it was
q magniacently convenient thing
in closely contested elections. 1t
raised q neat little sum to be
thrown In, you know, just to
akeep tue thing going. And, OF
course, a vast amount Of it was
thrown In" Oh yes, no doubt
about that. But at last, oh! hOr-
rOr Of horrors, a genius Of the
Radical persuasion conceived the
idea Of advertising for purchasers
Tor one Of these cadetships, and
with that view put q card in the
paper. The fellow evidently
could not have been for a great
while q member OF the Radical
party, and it Is equally evident
that he had, by his own, innate
corruption, sIOughed OF from
some honest political body, the
Democratic, in oil probability,
and some lingering recOlIectiOns
of the honesty and fairness which
controlled that body still cling to
him. He remembered how con-
tracts and proposals we're adver-
tised, that 40 one could take sd
vantage Of the Government, and
in an evil hour Tor Radicalism, he
conceived the idea Of advertising
for purchasers for cadetships to
Annapolis and West Point. It
was as If q bomb shell had
been thrown into and exploded
in the midst. Of the Radical
camp. CONSERVATION was depicted
upon every countenance. The
great add all-prCvailing cry at
once became, "Oh, Lord! what
can We do to be saved ?" There
was consultation and interviewing
in hot haste; there were protes.
tations Of the greatest humility
and contriiion there was tender
OF bribes; there was cajolery
and coaxing. But, alas! some
revelations must necessarily be
broaght 10 the sarface-an exam.
pie must DO made. Then there
was lamontation,. crashing Of
teeth, aud cries Of anguish in the
Radical camp. The goose which
had laid the golden egg had been
ripped asunder by Che unfortunate
advertisement IN the papers. The
The man Who proposed to invoke
the all-powerful aid of printers
ink must NECESSARILY go ''scott
free. since not having succeeded
in selling the cadetshIps he had
committed no onence; he had
sipplY shown I Willingness to do.
~ s sHatW : hiss
siBa lbere were others less for
rat 49, ~