Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05
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Correspondence Of the Herald

~HAASDfbANSbSt VI kAt 4AGEhln
Mr.. EDIToR-I have been an a.ten.
tive reader of the HERALD ever since II
was first Issued, and don't know when
its perusal has given me more pleasure
than Of late. / like your stand" on
the Lamar and Snmner eulogy ques.
tion; also your views in reference 10
the restriction OF ignorant suffrage, and
your opinion Of the National import.
ance OF the construction of the levees
OF the Mississippi river. When we re.
member how great good to agricultur-
al interests was effected by the
artificial foundations of the river
Nile, long ago, what mus. be our
conception Of the result 10 DO ac-
complished by protecting from over.
flow the great and marVelously fer
tile Valley of the Mississippi! And
why not build these levees in such
manner that this valley, as old Egypt,
could be slightly inundated whenever
the growing crops demanded a show
er? Is such scheme impracticable to
money, time and genius? Ahl could
the mummies of Egypt arouse from
their long, long slumber, would they
not point lethargic Americans TO their
great pyramids and exclaim, "IYhere
there's a wiH there's ,eay," and an.
defdtigd6!e labor conquers all thingS?"
With such levees builI, aud our politi-
cal and moral atmosphere purified, the
South might yet become the garden.
spot Of the world. Nature has gener.
ously done her part; will man do his 7
also like your cordial indorse-
ment Of President Hayes's policy, and
the idea you so often strive 10 impress
that II Is the duty Of the whole Nation
to recognize him as President. For
what are all the ills consequent upon
the Electoral fraud" compared to
those Of civil warI All, let the broken
hearts, the ruined fortunes, the blighted
hopes, the extensive grave-yards, and
the great tide Of Generalization sweep
ing over the country for the last
twelve years, answer. Surely no man
will ever again attempt to taint an
electoral Commission" with fraud
after the avalanche of scorn and con
tempt that has been poured upon tn {
chief actors head in our late, sad Ma.
lional drama. But who may bring
our dead 10 life again? Who bind up
the Nations broken hearts? Who re.
build ruined fortunes? Who restore
our former high standard of National
honor and integrity? Echo answers
who?
But there is another feature of your
paper which l especially like; this ID
an occasional letter from "Cherry
Grove" written by some sensible and
candid woman, and the charming
verses occasionally given us by your
Vicksburg poetess "Madge." What
woman can help either respecting the
one or loving the other with almost her
whole hearth The brief sketch OF Gov.
Stones life is worth more than q "dia.
mond PIN" to any young man who
will read it carefully, while the extract
from the "Methodist' in reference to
ladies' dress far surpasses in value 10
them that Of "love ofa bonnet" Sure
ly no woman could read the last named
article without being impressed with It's
good sound sense, its rationale. We can
forgive you for copying those terrible
woman stories from the Detroit Free
Press If you will continue to give US
such valuable reading matter as we
have cited. GAIL things considered" /"
we could not spend our time very hap
PLY without the Vicksburg HERALD ;
and as once had dear homo near the
limits Of your city, which ! cannot even
now behold without q tide Of sweet
memories rolling over my soul, l
naturally feel interested in the paper
and all the news II contains In refer.
ence TO that loved spot. Should this
scrawl find place in your columns,
you may hear again from KATE.
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