Year: 1877

Letter No. 2 from General Blow
hard.


HE WANTS THINGS MADE LIVELY.


Editor OF the Herald:


DEAR SIR-I suppose you and your
readers are very anxious to hear how
myself and party are getting along,
therefore I send this 10 assure you we
are all right. We are success, sure.
The combining Of all the old parties
into one new one, was brilliant idea.
assure you 1t takes with everybody.
In fact 1t is the most taking party in
existence. All the negroes are regis.
tering and joining our party. I iDW
| be elected this time, sure, so will all the
candidates OF our party. Please tell
all the boys who want office to an
nouncs themselves at once. l don't
care what Office they give me, so there
is plenty of money to be made out OF II.
But we must have our candidates before
the people Immediately (unless we In
tend 10 run on the sly, and that would
not look so very independent after ALI,
and make told fght for our rights.
Say 10 the people not to be afraid, we
are ON the right track and we are
bound to win. The negroes will all
20 for US sure. We have the wool
pulled over their eyes, and they will
come up as one man and vote our
ticket. All we have to do to insure
success, "a to persevere in the good
cause as We have begun, and victory is
sure to perch upon our standard. But
as somebody, | don't know who, has
said, "eternal vigilance is the price Of
| Liberty" 1t behooves US ITO be up aud
doing" 1t has been whispered about
recently that a great many hard.headed
negroes intend to vote the Democratic
ticket. The reason they give for do.
ing so, that the State 10 largely DEM
ocratic /; that since the Democrats have
been in power they have had no trouble
that every thing moves smoothly aud
| Justly the rights Of the negro are re-
spected as much as those Of the white
man that if the white man have the
poper to make laws to favor the white
race to the oppression of the negro,
they do not exhibit any inclination 10
do so, and many of them assert posi-
lively they have enjoyed more libert y
and pros sperity in the last two years
under Democratic rule than they did
during a.l the previous years of their
freedom. Now this will not do. They
must have better sense beaten into their
heads. Il will not do 10 let them vote
the Democratic ticket. What do they
know about liberty and prosperity ? 1t
strikes me the liberty TO vote for q


White gentleman Is sufficient 10 crafty
the ambition OF the most exactiug ne.
gro in the land.


There are plenty Of good, honest
white men in our party, who are will
ing TO take upon themselves the bur-
den Of making and administering the


laws, without depressing the poor, ig-
norant negroes with so much labor aud


responsibility. All that the white men
Of our party require of the negro is to


vote for and elect them to all the oi-


fees in the county, and they will insure


the laws shall be administered to the


entire satisfaction OF themselves,


Now, Mr.. Editor, | assure you this
determination of the negroes TO vote


with the Democratic party, is a very


serious matter, and must not be per.


mittel. The Democrats must aud shall
be beaten In the coming election. II
they are suffered to 20 on as they have


the last two yearp, making just
and equitable laws, and seeing
them faithfully executed, reducing
the taxes, ETC., the great State OF
Mississippi will soon sink into insig-
niicAnce, and If remembered at all as


one Of the States of the Union, II will
be only as q kind of hum.drum con-
cern, where the negroes live In peace
aud harmony; where everybody labors
to make an honest living, aud do make
enough to support themselves COM


fortably. If not 10 luxury, and whore
they are ignorant Of everything but
what Is taught them by reading, expe-
rience and common sense. Il is said,


"If ignorance is blias, lis i3.ly to be
wise,' but this doctrine does not suit


me aud my party. We had rather be
a lively, kicking jack-ass, able to make
q noise in the world, than an honest


and notfsnsive sheep.


want you to go TO work at once,


and stir up your party to q sense OF
every man doing his whole duty. You
will please state to the party, that II


will be necessary to expend q consid-
cradle amount OF money to secure


success, therefore, 1t will be expected


of every partisan, to make large con-
trlbutions of money to carry ou the
canvass. You may say that l, as the


head Of the party, will receive and re-
ceipt for all moneys contributed, and


will put 1t where it will do most good.
GEN. LYCURGUS BLOWHARU.