Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-24
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great luluIb UGlOEG W. uuig uuiOItuuhtG"
y, its fate has been TO come In for
more hard knocks from complicated
difficulties and untoWard events, than
caresses from the fair gales of prospect.
ty. Whoever are acquainted with the
citizens Of that place, aud know their
kindly and hospllable character, cannot
but regret that II has had 90 much 10
endure, aud ardently wish that some
stroke Of good fortune may arrive that
shall put il fairly or the way to q happy
and permanent success. One good
thing, at least, Vlcksburg possesses,
and that is q newspaper, the HERALD,
that stands up pluckily for Its inter-
ests, aud is ready 10 take the offensive
or defensive in It's behalf on all occa.
sions. II the citizens of Vicksburg do
not highly appreciate that faithful aud
indefatigable champion Of their beau
tiful city, as the stern aud uncompro.
missing advocate Of It's welfare,
they are doing their own in
terests injustice, for encouragement
to their champion and defender Is q
duty they cannot neglect without dam
age 10 those interests. The proposed
transcontinental railroad Is just such
an opportunity for improving com-
merce and awakening energy as Vicks-
burg stands in need of, and the HER
AID stands up stoutly and battles ear
nestly in behalf Of its claims 10 be the
eastern terminus. While we have had
to oppose some of the positions Of the
HERALD, we are By no means unaware
of the rights OF Vicksburg to obtain
all the advantages that can be secured
from that road, as long 90 no injustice
is done elsewhere. The difference be.
tween the people OF Memphis and the
position Of the HERALD appears to be
that while the people Of Memphis be.
lieve full Justice can be done both 10
Memphis and Vlcksburg by making
each Of them q terminus of the pro.
posed railway 10 San Diego, the HER
AID appears to believe that II justice
be done to the claims of Memphis, in
justice must be done TO those Of Vlcks.
burg. AZ against VickSburg, the su-
periority of the advantages of Mem.
phis as q terminus for the road are 80
indi .putable that a respectable portion
of the Mississippi press itself has
frankly acknowledged them.
But why should there be rivalry ?
Why should Vicksburg and Memphis
be 10 contention when 1t is easy 10
make each Of them a terminus, as is
provided for In the Johnston bill. To
Houses bill we declare uncompromis-
lug hostility, because 1t frauduleutly,
surreplitiously, nd BY a mean subter-
fuge, excludes Memphis from being q
terminus, thus not only deny lug justice
TO lie claims, but fOrbidding any oppOr-
lunily to make those claims available.
When the Vicksburg HERALD supports
that iujuslice, it Is dong no good 10 its
owl cause, for the Vick,burg claims
are strong enough on their own
grounds, aud to take a false position lie
10 weaken heir t0rce. The HERALD
nj stakes US when il says the Appeal
acknowledges that Houses bill "pro.
vides for u commission that shall select
a terminus at some point on the east
bank OF the Mississippi river south OF
Cairo :" aud Ihtn cUnstrues thut &C
acknowledgement as eQuivalent'to its own
erroneous assertion that " the bill itsell
provides that the commission may Sc
iect any suitable point south Of Cairo
The two words We have put in italics
show just where the disingenousnesG
of the HERALD toward Memphis shows
itself. The bill does appoint a COM
mission, but II ties the commlssion's
hands as far as Memphis ia concerned
By providing that the railroad shall be
constructed three degrees south Of the
latitude on which Memphis Is situated.
Memphis Appeal.
We feel grateful for the handsome
compliment paid our journal, but We
still think the Appeal Is looking
through Memphis %spectaCles at the
terminus question. It is well known
that the advocates Of this road tC
the Pacific in all sections of the country
agreed months ago thatthe decision OIL
the terminus question must be left Il
the future. If terminal branches
could be secured for New Orleans
Vicksburg and Memphis, so mucl
the better; bu! If the friends
of the road should ind tina
this could not be done, then We though
there was no point more firmly settled
than that this terminus question should
be adjudicated in the future by SOM
lair means Of arbitration. No faireI
mode could be agreed upon than BY
commission of competent Engineers
aud the Appeal never attacked thir
mode but a few months ago it raised
howl for the Sap Bill, aud declared
that Memphis would support no bill
that did not definitely name MemphI
, as the Eastern terminus. The Sal
Bill satisfies the Appeal because Il doe
name Memphis as the Eastern terni
. nus. II this course was not q SquAr
. breakdown from the tsCit agreement o