Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-17

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Some waaka ago Woasked for q
/ Convention Of the Democratic and
Conservative masses. Recently the
patriotic editor Of the Iuka Gazstte
sounded bugle call 10 the same end,
and we notice that several Of the
state papers are taking up the echo.
A convention Is what e needed
In the State ct once, even though en-
election may not be held for q
tWeIve-mOnth to come. There is
division and discord among those
who are willing 10 act against .
enemy. All true men are
opposed to the domination Of the
Radical party, but there is bickeF-
ing aud strife the calling Of hard
Rames among friends; valuable
time FILTERED away on h~Air-splil-
ting generates some Wings afraid
10 strike out what course 70 pursue
because they are In o minority /;
some conservatives doubtful Wheth.
or the Democrats consider them
friends or enemies, and the Demo-
Gratis themselves crying for help,
and not knowing exactly how to
get It. Like . badly deciplined ar.
my, there is plenty Of pluck aud pa.
triolsm, but there is no leader, no
campaign marked out, no tactics
agreed upon by which 20 rally these
mighty hosts Of lGRdlUheT.
Meanwhile, the Radicals are
thoroughly drilled and disciplined,
and ready either 70 remain In
quarters, or 60 into the fight.
Why the lnexpediency Off State
Convention right now, or next
month? The crops are nearly
made all this 10 needed TO hold a
meeting In each county, appoint one
or two delegates to a State Conven.
ton, and then 9 great Anti Radical,
Constitutional Party may be crea'
ted In few hours.
We suppose there would be but
two questions to ripple the 'Calm Of
the Conventions proceedings. In
the adoption Ola platform for the
people TO fight on, q name would
have to be selected, and q dispose
ton be made Of the amendments Il
the Constitution.
As to the name, almost anything
would do II It rallied all partieI
against the radicals. Democratic
would please the greatest number
while the Democratic. COnserva
tive" would be an agreeable com
promise to which few would object
Different States have adopted va
riOus names, but they all mean Lhl
same thing-Opposition to the De
structiOnists.
/, AS to the amendments, the Con
ventiOn could either, like the Ten
nessee Democracy, take the buI
+, squarely by the hornes, aud dc
nOunce the amendments as usurpa
tions ofpower; or like the DGmOC
, racy Of Georgia, they could quietl.
agree to submit TO their preselI
workings or like the Democracy O
Louisiana, they might boldly &c
| cept the full issues Of the amend
a ments as inevitable facts, and re
ceive all races upon the platform q
their principles, and into the priv
G leges OF party triumph or, like tn
Minnesota Democracy, they Nigh
in the language OF an old tacticiaI
> "skip around the amendments alto
:. gether," or lastly, like the DEMO-
q racy of Alabama, they might acceI
the amendments for the time beini
j. but with the expressed resolve I
vote them down when the rightfl
owners OF the Government are agai
In power.
That there Is necessity for r.
organization, through the action
u Wing Democratic Conservati1
Convention, look at the platform
of the Democracy OF the diferel
+ States-but more especially, oil
= serve the workings of matters !
Mississippi. Here Is a call for
- Wing Conventional Is really
Radical ruse, but 1t will dcceiy
/ some true men perhaps, and Ii show
the Devil is sort Of privilege
character now In State politics 10 i
9 using monks clo'hing. Again
several influential organs are advC
eating the revival Of the old Viii
party. Then, the action Of a HAND
& full Ufmcn at Canton last year Ia
convinced many with the belle
that HE Democratic party las II
. existence as N organized party !
the State. Again, one Or two JouI
nails Grc urging the necessity Of
c White Nau's Party, with the intel
c ton Of driving all C~onscrvauv
Z negroes from the fold, which sci
= them to .cralching their heads.
Y Let able men from all parties !
sent to this COnvention-let
9 adopt u common name and pla
- form-publish them with an AZ
:. dress-then The people can wor
undersiandingly together and eve
u though the elections be remot
q when they do come, they r SUI
to 90 with justice and tue intereI
: of MISUNDERSTANDING indie.
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y SALT - ITs EFFECT on I'll
. BLooD.-Dr. Stevens, q FrenC
= physician and surgeon, saw
: butcher killing a pig. He obser.
{ ed that he stirred the blood of ii
!. animal, and added q handful
" common salt to it while stirrin.
e. which Immediately made it erin
a son, and on stirring being discol
y. tinued, the blood remained aui
:. The change Of the color Of Il
J blood awakened his curiosity. II
y butcher could give no explanatiC