Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-22

The press hss s!'o SHOWN thiF' aEu 'le
| LeRisIAture now IN session las request
ed him 10 vote in a certain way on tue
financial question. The Senator be-
lleves be /, right, AID thst bis people
are wrong AID It is but a. little as we
eau 90 for one VITO has done so much
for bis State aud tie Whole South, TO
give s,me tvw Of bic reasons for bis
.c-ur.e. At til. time we will remark
tkat We do uof believe lie is locking
toys ard to tie Nice.Presidency or any
otter Office within tie gilt Cfkis party,
IL b. sc,io' prove, lat ae is lot, for II
il conceded GU a.. ..Al&s that /! q Dem
ocrai is 10 Ue tie Ltx' President be
will be from the IVES.
The following il tie SUBSTANCE Ci an
interview recently had with the sena'
tor Ly tie correspondent ofthe Clarion.
Ii would have appeared in the HERALD
sooner, but for tie u9u'usl pressure Oh
our columns:
He spoke very tgeeIt. IS te always
dots, OF the great questions upon which
he differs frtm the NJ r.ty OF bis con-
st:tueu;s. He grants freely the absolute
right of the Legislature OF his State TO
instruct him as TO their wishes in re.
spect 10 the important Issues which
come before the Senate. He spoke IN
most complimentary terms OF tie pres.
ent Legislature-many members OF
which be knows 10 be gentlemen OF
education, talent and character; men
who would honor aud adorn auy sta.
ton in life. He was sorry TO have TO
| differ with the people of his State gu
the Silver Bill-and saddeued that
many Of them tLought proper TO mis-
Interpret his motives, He had never
harb0red a thought but for the honor
Of his State, o entertained an ambi'
ton distinct from her welfare. Bat
when the Matthews Resolution cam
up, what course other tLau the one lie
pursued, was left open TO bin.: lie
had always he'd, be said, that absolute
honesty OF purpose aud cindor Q: ex
preston were indis eussDle virtues in
a pubic oticia'. lie could MT r!se IL
his place aud give ut'e:anca and sup
port 10 q policy which lie bel v"d IL
bis heart would bring distress Upon
his people. He had made P,litiCa
Economy, and especially that branch
Of 1t relating TO finances, q study tol
more than q quarter Of a century auC
had, of late, studied particularly IN
authors who took view If the douhl,
standard different from his own. Blu
with every inve Aigs'ion be was Ia
more deeply fixed in Ills cOnvic Jns.
The great elements Of strength, con
tinued Mr.. Lamar, which make q pee
pie prosperous aud happy, had oppose
the South. Deeming our section read.
always, since the war, to embark
every reckless scheme Of Reputation
these elements In the North, to.wi
Capital, the pulpit, and the press, ha
/. antagonized our section. Capital vs.
always timid, aud the South shout
concillate il. We need building vi
and most Of all, capital was required I
do It. We must stimulate great tntel
prises in our long.desolate border
To this end, we must ask the Govern
ment to indorse the bonds necessary I
prosecute the work but how Coul
these bonds find q market when 1t
, known that they are to be paid in d.
preciated coin, worth but ninety cen
10 the dollar? Government bonds,
said, had already deprecated in Ii
marls Of Europe since the discusslo
! of the Silver Bill.
He was mortified that his friends
home should impugn his motives.
certain election 10 the Nice.PresidenC
would be but q trihing compensate
for dishonoriug himself in his ow'
and in the estimation Of his State an
section. II personal ambition had II
huenced his action, he would haV
adopted the silver policy, for howev'
much New York may count in a N
tional Convention, no man could cvl
!, hope 10 secure a nomination who d.
not carry the full strength Of his Sta
and section. My constituents, he adj,
} ed, ought not 10 wish that | should
about like q pot-house politician, see
, lug only the popular eide of gre
questions. But, he continued, in a loI
Of sadness, while no man ls more Sc
sitive 10 the good opinion oChis frien.
= than myself, | am moi cast down by Il
D harsh judgment Of those who wrol
= me. While in the zenith Of my tai
and popularity, | did not suffer mys'
TO become unduly elated, knowing th
s the fortunes of a public man are vari
e BILE aud auctuating hence, while und
the censure OF my State, and on |
under side OF the wheel, | am not d
= jected-trusting to that time which 81
all things even aud indicates the coul
o Of those who act from high aud honC
able motives.
,e Nj. Lamar plainly feels NORTH
that the press aud people Of MississiF
d do not stand by and sustain him.
they hal done so, he thinks be could
worth millions 10 the South at Il
time. lie has received letters fri
r many OF the best men in the country
notably, Mr.. Adams, Of Ma,sachuse
who say that his speech has dc
a. morn for the S1nth than ANYTHING q