Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-11-02
Cen, RIOwhard's Farewell.


Gen. Blow hard's Farewell.
THE GENERAL. IS DowN.HEARTED-ALEX.
M'GREGoR AND TOM KNowLAND THEIR
GREAT LACK CF INFLUENCE-TRICKY
ToN BEDFoRD--A FoUHDATIoN FOR
CoXTEsTISG THE ELECTION, ETC.
Editor OF tue Herald:
DEAR SIR-I write 10 you once more
to tell you Of some OF my troubles, but
more in sorrow than In anger. con-
fess | am vexeJ, humiliated and dis
gusled. Il was all well enough for the
President 10 have said never be down.
hearted but how the - (no, | giW
no! swear but how, | would like to
know, am to keep my spirits up when
things are going on as they are at pres
eni. Just ook at our ticket as 1t 10
now! There Is but little left Of its
once magnificent proportions, save Its
head and tail. Cowan, Buck, Good
rum and Folkes-all that would lend
rcspCctability TO the tickel-have all
gone back to the Democrats, and In
stead Alex. MCGregor and Tom Know.
land. With heartfelt anguish | may
we'll exclaim, "Oh! what fall
was there my countrymen. just think
what tremendous Influence Tom and
Alex. will bring to the party. If Alex.
Is not myth, as some suppose, and is
duly registered, he will be able TO add
one more vote to our support. Tom,
In little experiment he made recently
for Member Of the Board Of Supervis.
ors, received just four votes. Two Of
his supporters, ! learn, since the elec.
lioa have died. and one has left the
county. But il Tom gets 10 the polls
there IL one more vote certain for us,
and that Is all. Talk about a man not
being d0wu.heartsd under such cir
Cumstances. Why d, but WiH be
calm. But that Is much easier said
than done. How can II be expected oi
our party 10 prosper when our mem.
bers have deserted US until we have
not enough left to fill our ticket.
And there is Tom Bedford, am
afraid, who Ia playing us false. an
inclined 10 the belief that he joined oul
party, and had his name placed on oul
ticket as q candidate for Sheriff with
out the least intention OF running thr
race through, but that II is all tricl
of the Democrats. They put him Their
10 work secretly for Flanagan, and thu
prevent his defeat. In plain words,
suspect Tom OF being traitor to ou
party.
In addition to all this, when We &c
up large and enthusiastic meeting
OF the cOlored voters, and think we ar,
about TO play-well no matter what
we find that nine'tenths Of the Assem-
blage are Democratic, present to wit
ness and enjoy our dying agonies.
The only way TO account for thi
state of affairs is, the entire roting pop
, uldtion has been bribed in some wa
! or another to vote the Democrsti
ticket.
l admit | do not altogether approx
our action in making the direct charg
against the Board of Registrars of re
ceiving bribes to appoint Judges an
A Clerks to hold the election, and to stU!
I the ballot.boxes, for the people oil 50
Q "whal use would there be in takin
' nut a great number Of Democratic tick
Q cts and putting back the same numbe
3 of the same Eind?" A glance at th
names oil the gentlemen appointe
+ would at once prove TO any fair-mind
. ed man that there Is no truth in th
charge. But for purposes that will al
!. pear In the future, we intend 10 persis
n in Il.
\ II we could have believed there wa
q any need Of the Democrats praclicin
! fraud 10 insure the election of thei
Z ticket, IRE should have felt some hop
9 of success ourselves, and would nc
have offered a grstuitous insult 10
| large portion of the voters Of th
o county. But we do.not mean any harr
/. BY it. We are only laying the Pounds
n ton for big talk about cOntesting th
u. election when It is over. We know ou
). party is doomed, and when the vote
Y counted lie history may be briefly wrl
/ ten thus: Like diseased shrub it pal
}. TALLY buddeu, put forth q few sickl
q blooms, withered and died. Yet 20
q may readily conclude from the patheti
a appeal we make to the colored men az
a pointed as Judges of the election, "a
r guard well the bsllot-boxes and pr
y vent them being stuffed By the whiI
. gentlemen associated with them," tht
+ we intend at least to die very hard.
4 l understand the people say l am
} brilliant man, and they like me yer
4 much, but that get things too badl
= mixed to lead q political campaign to
q successful issue. Therefore you ma
a say 10 your readers, that in the futuI
they will fail 10 receive my valusbl
A services in conducting their canvasse
o | will either retire to private life, CT 6
a TO tome place where my great abilitlC
. will be better appreciated than they al
i. here. Yours, truly,
"a GEN. LYCURGUS BLOWHARD.
T. A LITTLE BOY was asked the othC
"a Al. Il