The New York herald., 1874-08-18

the traditions OF the regular army" ana enters
upon long criticism OF the position taken by the
HERALD. declaring that
Whatever he may be in Massachusetts, in Mis-,
the carpet-baggers He leads the phaianx, and
will be the first man 10 go down when the phalahX
Il %ners does a0es ss is
his home The HERALD knows as well
as we DO that mis- home Is IN Massachusetts, and
that lie Is only citizen Of this State by Il conVe
pIent fiction; made Governor by the same power
that sustans all the carpetbaggers by purposely
misleading the ignorance ana exciting the fears
and hatreds OF the negroes. Had he been the vlr,
tnous and upright soldier would he have sgnea
despotic measure which opens the noodgates OF
corruption and places the whole property oil the
State in the power OF q lew men allowing them 70
fix the taxes at their pleasure, became laT anu
now stands Law by virtue OF his signature.
or his career as a Senator the Inder says:-
Was not hs record as Senator such as would
bring blush OF shame TO any but one connected
by family and friendship with Butierf Did re not
record his name in every vote against the honor
and honesty and manlness OF the Senate. and
sssaay ssase N IL soaa ess S az i
knew that he had no reputation here TO lose. 40
read the newspapers. ever voted for him or ever
would vote ior him save his carpet toagger Iriends
and he wei knew tnat he could cover nun,
sell with the scorn and contempt OF every
man able to read, from Maine to Texas. without
diminishing in the least his strength In Mississippi
for any once. That he was not attacked by the
HERALD for his course In the Senate was simply
because the HERALD aid not care enough about
hun to note that course, and because he had not
strength o: brain enough 70 raise him into prom
inence. The HERALD does foul injustice
TO the regular army by saying that tnts man rep
resents, its s.traditions.n lie represents nothing
but the spirit OF greed and punder, and the mlser-
able. sneaktng army OF carpet-oaggers
or Ames' course in telegraphing the President
for troops to carry the late election the I'sdeS
says
How has Il turned out The election passed OF
quietly full vote and no more than iull vote
was polled Not drop of blood was spilled. Not
a negro was kept back from the baiot-o0X. Every
man who wanted to vote and was entitled to vote
did So and voted for the party OF corruption II he
chose. The result plainly demonstrated that all
the whites cared ior was stralgh forward honesty
ana this tHey were de termlned to have. Governor
Anes would not have been panic stricken had he
not feared that he and his carpet-baggers had
pushed the patience o. the people too lar, and that
in the tumut OF rec0il he himself would have
been in danger. He begins to see that
the patience OF the people OF Mississippi Is giving
way and he breads the result, Tor he knows that
when the negro Is redeemed the carpet-baGger's 's
occupation will be gone and emigration a Deces-
question, II any man Of honor would consent 10 be
Governor OF any State under the circumstances OF
Ames' governorship ? You could not get an honor
able Southern II an thus To rule over the state OF
New York, TO become the object OF UNIVERSAL scorn
and contempt anu detestation: not even '0r the
sake OF revenge to pour In upon New YORK the
deso alton anu ruin and corruption wnlch New
York has done her part in pouring In upon
every Southern State. Put yourself IN our pace
mering Of an idea OF what ''the SITUATION Is"
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