Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

Gen. BIOwhRFd ON the Situation.
Editor oi the Herald
Dear Sir AS l said In my last letter,
| will be elected. There is nn' the
least doubt about Il. Everything is
going right, though 10 an ordinary
mind Il would seem 10 be ell tproRg.
But know what / am about. Il Is
true am receiving but very little aid
from ny friends and partisans. The
fact Is have the whole buldea { the
canvass upon my shoulders. None Of
the rest oil my friends have announced
themselves as candidates for Office, ex.
cept, perhaps, few for the minor ones.
They seem TO rely upon me alone to
conduct the canvass TO successful
issue. Their confidence in my ability
Is not misplaced. | tciU succeed. But
at the same time | would like a little
"s sid and comfort" in the matter, The
fact is, feel that | am rather badly
treated by my friends. Will you be-
ieve me when say they have not con-
tributed funds to carry on the contest,
sufficient to pay onc-half Of my own
pricatc expenses?
Now this Is rather hard Vi Oh me, as
| confidently expected to make a
good thing" out Of the party during
this terrible conflict. | must confess
that appearances do not look very
cheering. | have been unceasing in
my efforts TO get up little excitement
aud enthusiasm amongst my party, but
the d-n mig, beg pardon, the colored
voterP, appear TO be lost to all sense Of
honor and duty. You are aware the
success Of my party depends wholly
upon them, and while am making
frantic efforts TO inspire them with the
importance of laying aside everything
else aud going with heart aud soul into
the fight, they remain quietly in the
fields gathering their crops aud pre-.
pairing them for market, to enable
them 10 pay their honest debts, aud
don't appear 10 care q "cuss" IL the
country goes to the devil. Even when
| talk to them in my most eloquent
and convincing style, the numb.skullS
reply, In the came old way, "they
are happy aud prosperous un.
der Democratic rule" aud many
of them have the insolence
to say to my face, "They don't
exactly understand the princi.
piles oil my party that they do not see
how they are to be bentiled by the
change; that they are fully satisfied
they cannot improve their condition BY
eiecting me and my pArtisans 10 office,
and the effort TO do so might involve
them in trouble aud make matters much
worse for themselves and everybody
else. All this, you see, is annoying
and provoking, II not disheartening,
aud In addition tU all this foolery, the
news is coming In from the country to
the effect that all the negroes who take
any interest at all in the election, are
forming Democratic clubs, and intend
to cote the ticket nominated by the
Democratic Primary Election.
Now | am sitting for the conlounded
fools, and il they dou't vote as want
them, | will hatch a large amount Of
devilment for their benefit. But
say they shall vote for me and
my party, If they cannot be
induced 10 do so by reason and persua.
sion, why, then, damn 'em, | will bull.
doze them into doing 1t. | do not
think It possible for US to be beaten,
unless we are counted out 6y fraudu.
lent Returning Boards. But If by Gc.
cideat a large majority Of the voters
vote against US and elect uur opponents,
even then We will not submit. What
the devil do we care for the wishes of
the people? 1t is the offices we want,
and the offices tve i0iH have. | don't
care what the people say about 1t. We
will teach the Democratic party great
many things they do not know, before
we get through with this election,
Mark that. Respectfully,
GEN. LYCURGUs BLOwHIRO.
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