Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-24
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course the party intends to follow.
they propose 10 continue the 6ghI
against the South. We are told that
The Emission" of the Radical party il
not ended, aud that II will not end until
unity and peace shall be established In
all parts OF the country. This shaft ID
aimed at the South, aud it is tits that
will forever prevent the party from
gaining any strength in the South,
Tnis resolution ia 81 assertion that
peace aud unity do not reign In the
Southern part OF "lhe country" aud
that It Is the mission OF the Republi.
al party to hammer away at the
South. The great business OF the Re-
publican party islo attend 10 the AhAirs
OF the Southern States b. a dictatOFlal
interference In them. Il is bard 10
imagine v hat will become Of the party,
as WI are quite sute it will not be al
owed to carry out TIL, mission Ten
thousand soldiers Stationed in a South
ern State could not Cause 1t 10 60 Re.
publican with this insulting feature.
The Southern States know how TO
manage their affairs JUS! as well as
do the Northern States, aud II left
alone they will do so. lu proof OF this
fact they point 10 the glorious achieve.
ments since the Democratic party gain
ed the a~scendsnCy. In their whole his.
tory there never was a time when the
State Governments were administered
better than they are now Look at
Mississippi, Arkansas, South Carolina,
Alabama and Louisiana Row, aud re.
feet on the condition Of these States a
few years ago. The Southern States
are doing 90 we'll that they might we'll
be spared this guardianship that was
recently tried 90 disSstrously.
The Pennsylvania Republicans Of
course felt 1t their duty to express
themselves as being very hostile to
claims. 1t never occurred to
them to say that all just claims should
be paid, whether they come from the
or the South, aud no unjust ones
from any section should be paid. II a
claim is Southern, that is enough for
these patriOts-they love the whole
country so well that they are opposed
10 doing u particular portion OF i,
.ustlce. They seem to be under the i'm
preston that claims should be coasid-
sred according TO latitude. Southern
altitude is death 10 them. OF course
his conservative, National policy will
induce many Southern men 10 believe
The Republican party is under the con-
tro! of the old leaders, who are still
Inspired by prejudice aud hatred Of the
South.
In regard 10 free trade the resolutions
IRE Outspoken, and no doubt very sat
sfactory to Pennsylvania Republicans.
The resolutions on this subject mean
hat the Pennsylvania Republicans are
n favor of the Government forcing
1
of the Union 10 pay the Penn
Iylvania Republicans o for their ar
.icles OF manufacture than they are
in the markets of the world.
They want their labor protected" by
the labor Of the West and South.
This would be fine for them but rather
foul for the great agricultural interests
Of the Union. II remains TO be seen
what effect their action will have on
Western Republicans. 1t would be no
more unreasonable for farmers 10 de-
mand protection" for their produce,
than II is for the manufacturers TO de.
maud it. Let US have free trade, free
agriculture, and free States.