Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

The Vicksburg HERALD is veering
around notably and sensibly. It 10 not
as Hayesy q Hayes Democrat &c It was.
We expect its zeal for Mr., MuldrOW's
policy and the policy Of the other
Hayes Democrats 10 "lst the thing
alOne,R will 80 abate, that Il will yet
withdrew its slander0us illusions to
the Democrats when 10 excnse Mr..
Hayes for his participation In the
fraud, 1t said any Democrat 10 obtain
the Presidency, would have done the
same. There may be some Democrats
who would have done as Hayes did,
but It 10 slanderous to cay any Demo-
crat would have done it.-[Merldian
Mercury.
flour contemporary means by saying
the HERALD "is not as Hayesy q Hayes
Democrat as II was" that we are be.
coming more in favor Of antagonizIng
the South to the North, be is mistaken.
We have never approved the fraud by
which the States of Louisiana and
Florida were stolen for Mr.. Hayes, but
we do most fully approve the steps the
President has taken toward 9 true and
lasting reconciliation of the North and
South. 1t is q matter Of policy or It is
not a matter of policy, to denounce the
President for accepting the Presidency
through the decision Of the Electoral
Commission. We think 1t highly i'm
polite 10 do so. We repeat what we
said sometime since. We believe there
are very few Democratic leaders In
deed who would not accept the PreSi-
dency Of this great country, If they
could get 1t by a decision Of CongreSS.
Our Bourbon friend sesms to forget
that Of last, Me-. Hayes iS Presiden! DO.
cause Congress declared him duly
elected. Congress devised the
Electoral Commission, and there
was nothing left for it but to
abide the decision Of the umpire itself
selected. The Mercury may believe
that there are Democrats 90 pure and
sanity that they would decline the
Presidency II offered them by Congress
we do not. We think Mr.. Tilden
would accept It aud say thank YOU"
too, II he could get It on any teTms,
Mr.. Samuel Randall was elected
Speaker of the House Of Represents
tives by the Democrats, the highest po-
sillon any Democrat now holds, and
we believe Samuel would DO "willin''
to accept the Presidency aud not look
the gift horse" in the mouth, also. Ia
fact we can't call to mind a single lead
ing Democrat who would require any
very large amount Of %persuading TO In
duce him to accept the Presidency.
The people Of the North wanted Mr.
Hayes for President. There 10 nc
doubt Of this. They and they alone
are responsible for the great fraud
The South voted for the President, bu.
all with any credit for sound Judgment
must acEnOWl ledge that she could take
no step toward installing q Presi'
dent by force. She could do moth
ing but just what she did dc
CO. operate with her party friendI
in the North. Neither can the South
take any stock In the present at
tempt to unseat NJ. Hayes. Tho besI
the South can do IL 10 attend 10 heI
own affairs, and cooperate with any
section of the Union that will treat bel
justly aud kindly. If the North II
moved to undo the great fraud, very
good the South should interpose NJ
obstacle. But until II is clearly showI
that a majority of the Northern peO
pie want Mr.. Hayes removed the SOutl
should certainly remain passive. Mr.
Hayes has made hundreds Of euemie
by trying to treat the South justly, ant
this section OF the Union can vel
sflord a campaign of mastery insctivi
ty. Tho South eau we'll afford to b.
friendly with a man who is an enem,
of South haters.