Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-27
The Mi>sis3lp.,i Campaign, and Grants
Policy.

| The Conservative victories in Mir,
g,!iiA ami Tr"Hc>"rc, Seem to have
alarmed t;rncr;! Gr":t end his 2,!vi
N>rs, "S t. ti!r future prospects: Of Re
r"biicar>ia in tlc South, and the
Whole Influence Of t!:c Gnrcrnmcn,
has been lhrownin hahnIf Ct extreme
';&dica'ism. Judge Lewis Dcnt, TIE
f"na!d"tc CT ;I" moderate Ncpuhli-
c:ln>>, has been r2rudiatc:l Ivy the .,d-
min:.tratinn, and General .tmca the
nAii't"ry Governor of NisSi::,ioni IS
carrying Out thc Radical rro%r:,m.nc
by disllS>in;s the friends ci' Jud,.c
tc"t from cAicc. Judge Dc.i
in q letter to Gcmcral GRAFT
POINTS out the Inconsistency OF the
con:sc adopted with the avowcd pol
| ic..' Of tho administrations. in the
following extract from his letter, Ac
says:
"is it reasonable 10 suppose that.a
people having the free choice Of their
representatives. would elect from their
rulers q class nf politicians whose a.e-
src~Sivc and hostile conduct hitherto
has rendered them peculiar obnoxious
and a:sagrce"bir? This is charrc
made by the people of mississippi
against tha Radicals, or 'bitter-cn-
dcrs" rs they arc called. This charge
is not malc bccausa tEcy fought
against the South and secession, .or
many Of that class fought on that
side Of the South. II is not made be-
cause thcT arc Of Northern birth and
education, for many men Of Northern
birtb and education anG Of the North
crn army are with us in antason:Sn,
to This ohno%ions party. 1t is not be-
cause they arc Republicans. for their
antagonists were among the first in
the South TO organize on tho Rcnub-
lican platform and to advocate the,
CIVIL and political equality Of Ill men
were sent rs delegates to Chicago,
and for their consistency and constan
cy were rewarded by you with OH.
ces OF trust and honor. But this
charge is made, rs l have said before.
because tho rroscriptivc antcccdcnt>
and aggressive policy OF these rolli-
ciars toward tie people Of Mississippi
have made them the Objects Of pccu
| liar :;4horrencc. That policy consists
hot only in tho continual advocacy oil
prescription, but in preaching TO the
freedmen, in time Of profound peace,
such revolutionary doctrines rs excite
md direct against the white men of
The South and their families q most
dangerous auimosity, indeed, as, with
ac"ntinuation Of the sanc fuel, would
Inevitably lead to black mans par
! ty and = war Of races. Neither arc
such doctrines preached with an hon
ct desire to amcI:oratc the condition
!, 81 Tic freedmen O" promote the ends
OF peace or strengthen the Rcpubl-
can party i'll the South, but solely to
a'i"natc from the planter the time
honorcd confidence and affection Of
this race, i'll ortic.' that the new pplit-
.cat clement under the banner Of Re
pub!icani":n might be entirely con
trollcd and subordinatcd to their own
purpose OF power and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
and to this class Of men whom Won
foiled in their attempt to, force upon
the people of Mississippi. the odious
constitution rejected at the ballot box,
you now give the hand Of friendship
and support, and spurn from you the
other class, who accepting the invita-
ton Of the Republican party in good
faith, came ill mass in Virginia and
Tennessee. as they will come in Mis-
sissippi and Texas, to stand upon its
platform and advocate its principles"