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

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AND PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Our distinguished Representative
treated ct length Of the Constitutions
question involved, Of the practice Of tht
Government, Of SubSidies, Of the mecca
Sity for The road, Of the position Of tb'
two parties in regard to the measure
and Of the Southern and Central Pa
clic opposition, but our space is so linn.
tied that We q only select one OF two
Of the best arguments used.
In reference 10 the position Of the
two parties, the speaker said;
This is no party measure. Ii 10 q
great national measure. There were
eight Democrats and i've Republicans
on the Committee which reported this
bill. The Democratic were equally di.
Vided, four against four, and the re-
ports show that every Northern DEM
ocrAt was against the bill, while every
Southern Democrat was for the bill.
II 10 evident, therefore, that we are in-
debted to Northern Republicans and
not 10 Northern Democrats for its IA.
vorable report; and il 10 10 be re-.
marked that Eastern Republican, we're
against US, while the Western Republi-
cans were for ne.
there is . significance in this vote
which the student Of politics will not
fail 10 consid .r. Mr.. Calhoun, as far
back as lS45, . id the Mississippi river
was q great IL. d sea, and that its wa.
ters washed 40 empire. Since then
that empire Oas gro W rapidly In pow.
or, and to-day the six cen States which
are washed by the NlssiSsippi and its
tributaries cop'ain q m joFiiy of the
electoral votes Of 'his CNien, aud their
are natural A.s,e4. From the
great Northwest CANT ,bo boldest and
best soldiers OF the r .eral army.
They won the first vistor' against the
and they are the 6 / now to ex.
tend 9 helping hand 10 4 fallen foe.
This ia Q lesson we shall lot soon for.
get, and the Republicans Eho show this
will learn tina, the hearts of
men who we're brave In battle and firm
under oppression, yield 10 kindness
what they deny to hate. Political par
les are now undergoing a change. The
currency question has separated politi-
friends and brought foes together.
The tariG question and the income tax
will divide US. still further. Upon
.hese questions the West and the South
have principally united. The South is
he producer Of . gold. bearing staple,
md might have united with the hard.
money men Of the East IL we had not
'ympAthized with the suffering West
md now when the question Of our ma.
erial development comes up we shall
watch with deep anxiety the East and
he West 10 see which shall sympathize
most with rs, We look fret 10 our
brethren. We point them
10; the fact that when the South wac
represented here by Republicans the
party stood ready to help
her. Southern claims were freely paid
by Q Republican Congress to the extent
Of 800 100000.
By q Republican Congress the Texas
md Pacific Railroad was chartered and
land grant given q survey of the
Mississippi river preparatory 10 an APP
,ropriation for Ievees was made; q
evee bill passed the lower House OF q
Republican Congress, and funds were
for agricultural colleges In
he South. 1t now remains to be seen
whether q Democratic South shall re-
,eive less from q Democratic Congress
han q Republican South received from
/ Republican Congress. In answer TO
ny friend from Wisconsin, Mr.. Bragg
who appealed 10 me in such compli.
nentary language, I agree very largely
With him on the question Of war claims.
I ask nothing for war claims. But we
lsk q just distribution OF the public
Iunds for public improvements.
If our Democratic friends refuse this
% US because they fear they may be de.
Ieated for reelection, | say to them
hey must remember that we, too, have
constituents to please. If We ally our
Ielves with q party which Ia afraid to
10 justice 10 our constituents they may
cave US OF home aud select other Rep.
'esentAtives, who may make other al
iances with men who are not afraid to
10 justice 10 their friends. To the Re.
1ublicans | cay, you have made fatal
mistakes In your treatment OF the
south, In our reconstruction measures.
Bot for these measures and the spirit
which prompted them your party might
lave found a broad and enduring basis
n Southern society.
The policy Of dlstrust, hate, and op.
preston cVmented the Southern whites
opposition. The continuance of this
while 1t will not unite the North
nsures the continuance Of solid South.
The next President, II elected by the
whether he comes from the
East or the West, must possess two es'
lential requisites. He must have been
oval 10 the Union during the war Of
secession 10 satisfy the North, and he
must favor the material development
" the South now 10 satisfy us. Let
hose who aspire to this position take
But 10 return to the Texas Pacific
Railway. The bill presented by the
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