Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-08

amendment 10 section 1l3: Aud pro-
vided, that the Board of Supervisors
Of Warren county may be permitted to
levy a tax, which, added Ia the State
tax shall not exceed twenty five dollars
on the thousand.
Mr.. COwan arose aud said that this
was an attempt to continue the robbery
and oppression of the tax payers Of
Warren county which had heretofore
been pracliced by the Radical party.
He remembered the time when the car
pet. baggers lowered around the city Of
VicksLurg and waited for the United
States Government, under the authori-
" of the Reconstruction Laws, to bay.
onet the people into submission, and
tie them, hand aud foot, in order that
they might plumber them aud suck
their substance; like the cOwardly
Mexican lancers who held aloof from
the battle, and plundered the dead and
dying, when the fight was over; like
, c%arrion crows sailing around the strick.
Ell body of som noble animal, seeking
an opportunity to pluck out his eyes,
aud tear his flesh, like q pack Of jlck.
ale waiting for The strength OF a wound.
ed lion to become exhausted that they
may safely approach and lap up his
blood, like q pack Of sneaking wolves
who howl around Ia the distance, when
the battle is raging between contend.
ing armies, with the intent 10 steal In
under the shadows Of night aud fAsten
their teeth upon the PROSTATE bodies OF
: the dead aud dying heroes. lie re.
me bered the time when o Sheriff OF
Warren county, appointed by General
Ord, a military commander under the
infamous reconstruction acts, massed
together TIE ignorant negroes, and had
them sworn 10 "Union Leagues" for the
purpose Of pe%rpetuaIing his power,
and plundering aud depressing our
: people. He remembered also when
that same Sheriff vas brick-battled by
: an outraged aud indignant people
while riding at the head Of o drunken
, negro mob. lie remembered that this
! same Sheriff had said on one
occasion that he would take the word
: Of a miserable, ignorant, drunken ne
gro, in preferences TO the oath of any
Southern white man. lie remembered
that this same Sheriff had debauched
the negro churches IN Vicksburg and
converted the Courthouse of The coun'
~ into A negro bawdy house.
Senator Allen i%nlerrup,ing said, hi
did not think that il was proper for one
Senator 20 dcnouncc another on the
floor of the Senate In such terms, and
submitted that Senator Cowsn WAS on
i Of order). Senator COwan di.Claimet
any intention OF r. 4 cling upon Sena
i tor Pratt (lcpubiican from Madison
county, aud said that he had mention
ed no ScultOr'+ name, that he WA
Il speaking uf a lOrmer ShcritTOt Warrel
= county. lie said show me a carpet
Dagger who held flee ani got rich II
those dnIk day. ut oppression, Outrag
ii and robbery Of the people, aud (turn
re ing and pointing his finger at Senate
FurIOng) | will show you n thief; | wi
~ show you II p,rjurer--l will show so
a mau who hA- been guilty VI em6ei
II, element aud bribery.
Lieutenant. Governor Simsa.ked Nj
CT Cuwan iC he intended 10 ref Co upo
II Senator on this floor, 10 whic
question nc reply was made.
!. Gov. SIN, then said that the Senate
could not proceed If he reflected upo
IN any Senator upon this floor.
,r Mr.. Allen made the point OF ordt
nj that Mr.. Cowan's time was out.
M Ii was moved aud seconded that To
tins be extended.
Mr.. Reynolds objected.
The President decided that Senate
A. Cowan could 20 on five minutes longe
Mr.. COwan said that he could nj
hc forget these carpet bagsers who ha
4. plundercd aud oppressed him aud b
people. lie knew there were tho'
who were wi ling TO bow down an
III worship the golden calf, who we
,y willing TO speak OF these miserable ere
=, lures a. "Our honored Senators" al
M Representative and make friends, ass
m ciales aud boou companions Otthem, bI
hs he thanked God that his parents ha
ia. taught him Ia his childhood TO dGte
,r. thieVery aud perjury no suppose
n. however, that this was q matter OF tas
n. and was determined by the manner
,ra winch q ulhu was Ehistus puN uO W
he proud of one thing, these thieves migl
IF by bribery aud fraud, get official pos
70. tions, even get into a Democratic Lee
Ss islature, but they could not purcha
social position 10 Vicksburg aud Wa
rem county. The noble ladies of b
county could not be induced TO ass
ciate with, or aver speak to, sach ere
lures. They could not forget I
wrongs they had suffered ct their han
aud never would forget them. He {
ate luded 10 the troubles in Vicksburg
q 1874, and the manner in which the pc
red pie arose 10 their might and hurl
The these scoundrels from power. lie ca
I'll, that then aud there the dragon
ed. teeth" we're sown that brought forth
crop of armed men who swept Raj
IN. caIism In Mississippi from power q
redeemed the whole South from
IN. Atlantic on the east, 10 the RiV
y. Grande on the west and that he v
TY. prouder Of the part that he had tax
of In that struggle than OF any act OF
for Life.
Iuts (This speech created considera'
Rn- excitement aud during the time OF