Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-15

be announces, 0raculaFiy, 'thst good faith
Onthe partOf Southern gentlemen oann1s
be oxpeetadP Impartial history wilt de-
tQrmine which side has observed faith best
ID ne settIement OF eur unfortunate DIN.
eulies' do not desire 70 answer ortmi.
nation, but gentlemen must remember that
there are two sides 10 every question. We
surrendered our aFms 70 the Federal sol.
dieFs under The agreement made between
commanding Generals on the battlefield
that We shpuld be permitted 10 return 70
our allegiance aa cltIssns Of the Union.
But Republican politicians violated the
solemn treaty made under Gag of truce
upon the battle.h Id. Our President was
imPrts0nsd with manaeles upon bic limbs,
and be would have been tried for treason
had not Chtef-Justioe Chase intlmated the
opinion that the fourteenth amendment TO
tue Constitution was q statu DRY pardon
a. to the death penalty tor the alleged
treas n OF parti ;ipatiug In the so called
rebellion. Tue gentleman In his claim Of
mercy points us TO tue statute on treason
signed BY George Washington, aud there.
BY shows that be, like those who framed
the fourteenth amendment, did not under.
stand lie full legal effect, and that their
clemenCy ex eeded their intention.
our lOvea chisltAin, who though over.
come by numbers conquered he enemies
BY the grandeur OF bis character, Robert
h. Lee would have been seized and sub.
mitted TO the same indignit ca II politicians
ciuld have wreaked their vengeance upon
him But when the order was given TOR
hls u. rest, thank Godl Gen. Grant, wit
I Q chiVaIrous instincts OF q soldier, inter.
pose aud 80 d "No; not while he holds
my paTO.e."
Our property was taken from us; We
were dlsfrancnised 10 many instances aua
an lgn0 ant race enlranchlsed and out
over us Thieves aud robbers were seat
among US like the lOcusts, lice, and fTOgs
upon Egypt, and while U political voice
wac stuffed, while We we're tied hand and
foot, they proved upon U very VItals.
Sir, the captive tied t. the Indian stake.
while the bowling red devils dance around
and prepare tagOts or his body, would
prefer Instant death TO lingering torture
But those who devise such punishment I'M.
derStand tbat death would be q reIIet to
the victim and they refuse 70 grant It. The
gentleman from Ohio Mr.. Garfield need
not. therefore, have 6eSitaIed with such
mock OIbearance about referring TO the
mercy extended 10 C0niederates. History
wall decide whether the terms imposed
upon AL unarhed and defenseless people
we e the dictttes OF vengean Q or 0I mer.
cy.
Win deep pathOs he told us ''lhers we've
sore aGu bleeding hearts over the terrible
mAssaCrps Of hamburgh aud E%llontOn,r
but that there II 10 much Ot political pas
siDn" and 80 much ID nUb dy unuld
IalhOm about these riots, that hna Iy IL
was Concluded not altogether win my
con ent) 10 let them drup" I'd when
the getlleman, In the mex breH h, in.
formed IT, that 20 one Of the muIderers OF
haDhurgh were punished, he did mot
mean H. agilale u ain ''Lnis afflicted
Americ u people" tired and wea,y to
the bone aud heart Of political onten.
tiOn,' Tor the gentleuau from OHIO is An
honUi aUle N H." Il the wide range Of
h . broad mental vision, when he COUIem-
plated the question Of 'u"IathumaIle 30.
iIticAl pAssIUns,' be saw other scenes Ot
riot AID bl, Odshed aud other evidences Of
ung bvernablv passion In other sections VI
the nd. And II hiA time had not been 90
limited, he would have told us Of the re.
ligI0us prosecutions VI the early days OF
the Republic. H. would have told US, also,
Of toe Mormon riot, when their irst
Prophet, Joe Smith, was murdered aud
ME followers dispersed. He would have
pictured in the language Of his powerful
eluquence tue terrible Known thing riots,
when men we're murdered, converts
burned. and women aud children driven
hOuseless upon the Geld charities OF an un.
pity Ing %pOpulaCe. He would have told US
Of hotel rios, where co Ored walters as.
saulted southern gentlemen In Northern
cities. And, rising above this, be would
have described the fierce storms OF pOliti
cal passion that swept over the North
against the fugitive.slave law, aud told us
OF the riots all over the land which made
this law = dead letter on the statuLe.bOOk.
And rising still higher he would have told
us how this political anlmOsi y pc ietraIed
the Courts Of justice and the legislative
halls-hOW q distinguished Republican
Judge had set the law at defiance, and
how state Legislatures had openly NULL.
hed the acts OF Congress, and that no man
was ever punished for 1t. Blu. the gentle.
man did not have time. he did not In.
tend to do any Injustice 10 the south. II
time bad permitted, be would have told US
that all these things had occurred In tue
North, and be would have published IL In
the same speech that these statements
might go out together with the reiereuce
70 Southern outrages. 10 s0Uthe and com.
fort the "tired and weary bone and heart
OF this aGiiC,ed American people,"
Upon his second ground | am disposed
TO agree 10 q great measure With the gen.
tleniAn. Mr. Hayes has shown himself to
be an honest, upright, and lAlr-mlnded
man; and while no ls entitled 70 no special
credit for doing bis duty, except Ils re.
markable contrast With the cOunSels OF bis
party leaders and the acts OF his ~predeces.
sor, l should regret 10 see any movement
In tue south that seems 10 be an act off IN.
gratltude. coward him, and IL we're Gov.
ernOr Of Louisiana, | sh0uld not hesitate
10 pardon Anderson, Wells, and the whole
baton OF Returning Board criminals as { ct
as they were convicted. 10 convince
them, that the truth OF history might be
vind'cated, 10 one thing, but thelE punish.
ment would be another. | nave no desire
10 see these men punished, great 40 | be.
lieve their crime 10 have been; first, be-.
cause 1t would be used as an argument to
revive sectional luminosity and preVert
reconciliation, and second, because | do
not believe In Singing out tools and dupes
to suffer for crimes which intellect and
power have sanctioned, VI not inspired.
But while We accord to Mr.. Hayes iull
credit, while we admit that be has ex.
tended to US both hands bearing the olive.
branch OF peace. and while we pledge our.
selves to stand by him aud his policy as
long as be has the m~anliness TO stand by
himself, how has 1t been With his
partyi With but u few exceptions,
so tew that they can be counted
on the fingers OF a mans hand, he has
been denounced by the great majority OF
HE party leaders OF q traitor. They
commenced to d%enOunce I i'm from the in-
augurati0n OF his policy They desecrat.
ed the sabbath Of the %natios, they dis1rac.
ed the Fourth OF July By permitting tue