Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-21

on TIKI TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD. IN re,
PLY TO Mr.. HERBERT, OF ALABAMA.
Mr.. Chalmers-Mr. Speaker, on yes.
terday, while | was absent attending ia
duties In n Of the Departments, The
gentleman from Alabama Mr.. Her
bert saw ft 10 adminialer something
Of a rebuke to me for my speech on the
Texas Pacific Railway. He intimated
that did not represent the sentiment
Of The South, aud that be was their
true representative. Sir, | believe | am
somewhat older than that gentleman,
and have therefore had more time 10
study the character and sentiment OF
our people. And If we are TO Judge
from the positions Of honor and trust,
civil aud military, that we have 81 ed
10 the past, | can claim 10 possess at
least as much Of the confidence aud
trust Of the Southern people as the
gentleman from Alabama, aud TO have
as much right to speak their sentiments
as be. hope ] may be permitted, with
out egotlsm, to say that the portion OF
my speech which he assails has been
republished and Endorsed by the press
Of the South, from Virginia to Texas.
| will say, further, that l have received
private letters Of indorRement from all
parts of the South, aud some OF the
warmest have been from the gentle
mans own District in Alabama. II be
seeks national fame at the ex.
pense OF u section, let him answer
that to his own constituents. Time will
tell which of US has represented best
the interests and the sentiments OF our
people.
l have loved the Democratic party
from my youth up, and what | said 10
Northern Democrats was more In sor-
row than In anger but, cir, | believed
wha. said, and l usually say what |
believe.
When a Southern man remembers
The gross inequality Of Government aid
In the past, and when he sees that inc.
quality about TO be re enacted when
be sees q reduction Of the tariff struck
down in the Democratic House; when
be sees q Democratic Senator from
New York opposing a subsidy TO a
Brazilian steamship line for New Or
leans after millions have been eIpend.
ed for New York when he sees the
Northern Pacific bill, granting a sub.
sldy In lands equal 10 fifty millions ia
money, passed by Northern Democrat
10 Senators without q dissenting voice,
while they refuse wen 10 fix a time to
consider the Texas Pacific; and when
he sees Democrats in this House oppos-
ing the Texas Pacific and yet ready 10
vote q subsidy 10 the Northern Pacific,
be begins TO ask himself why be has
suffered so long aud endured so much
for the Democratic party?
II is true that Northern Democrats
have suffered many things for US, and
| honor them for 1t but, sir, VIC have
endured tenfold more for them.
There never was a day nor an hour
when all of our prosecutions would not
have Instantly ceased, II WI had joined
the Republican party. But we loved
the name, we loved the hallOWed asso-
Citations, we loved the ancient glory Of
the Democratic party, and We have ell
dured for 1t pains, penalties, and prlva.
lions as great as those which st. Paul
suffered for the Christian religion.
We resisted every temptation and
chung 10 the Northern Democracy.
They have indeed helped US, bat we
have helped them as much. We lifted
them up from being q despised minor
ity into . majority In this House and
In the Union. And l warned them in
my Texas Pacific speech and l now
warn them again not to drive uS from
them by refusing to do justice to ouI
section. We love the party, but We
cannot afford TO be starved to death BY
1t. We love the Constitution, but WI
cannot afford TO see 1t made q COLDER
girdle 10 support The North and