The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-06

] TREMENDOUSLY LETTER FRoal.CAssipS III
kCLaY-HE Alta KB I. T1IEs GRANT CON-
sspIRAToRs r-HE DECLARES FOR STATE
SOVEREIGNTY, AMNESTY, AND REFoRM-
He DENoUNCEs CORRUPTION, DEsPot-
ISM, AND IMPERIALISM.
JEFFERSON CRY, January 27.--The follow
ing magnificent letter was received from tne
distinguished statesman Hon. Cassils M.
CLAW too late to be read at the late Liberal
Republican Convention held In Jefferson
CITY. Tt will be read with interest by the
: whole country:
MADISON COUNTY, kY., january ~, 1877.
Dear Sir,-Your favor of the 18th instant
is received. I regret that it will not be III
my power to hc present ut the mass mcetlhs
of Liberal Republicans at Jefferson City on
the 9th Of this month.
In 1861 was consulted by leading Repub-
licans, anticipating the overthrow OF the re-
bellion. about the doctrine which some years
afterwards was developed and known as
{. territorializing the States" and later, IN
: letter published in the Louisville journal, !
nrotcsted against the same scheme. L held
that the States were indestrlctible, and that
when rebellion was put down the States sur.
viycd in all their original sovereignty anG
equality in the Union. The Constitution was
based upon the vital integrity of the states,
and their unhappy overthrow was not neces'
sarv to the suppression OF the reDellloh OF to
the liberation of the slaves, or to any leSlt!'
mate purpose for which the war was Waged'
The sad experience, by which eleven years
of proscriptive rule on the part OF the Cram
party leave the North and South IN hostlhty,
and the subugltcd States in anarchy, proves
that my fears of such policy were not Ill
founded. No man has made more sacrlnces
for the liberation Of the blacks than 1. IL so,
then T have right to be CONSIDERED u laltIi,il
adviser Withregard to theirfuture. Llncoln's
emancipation proclamation, and the battles
of Antietam and Gettysburg, by which the
mower of the South was crushed, made the
restoration of slavery impossible, and sucll
,yos fine thought and avowal of the Whole
South. tt was the DISTINGUISHING OF the lead-
inc minds of the South and the fatal attempt
to subject the Saxon racc-thc majority III
n,1mbers-to the minority of the African Tree,
mon which bred that foulest cXclcscence OF
slavery the kukluN klans.
T remember no instance in all history Where
tho spryile race has been successfully SET 10
, rifle over the former masters; nor GO L DC
Iinye that now such attempt will bear any
other fruits than disc0rd and ruin to one OF
Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts,
whose sincere "aboltionism no one Will
question. was for immediate and universal
amnesty. He held truly that to conciilate
thc masses of the South you must win over
fine Goodwill and allegiance Of the leading
minds: that in republics, as in nature, tile
head moves the tall
The Grant policy rcvcIses all THIS. tic
seems bent. not on restoring to health ana
normal action the wounded South, but on
destroying it.
IF tic Democrats arc wise and Just, the
Iilacks of the South will vote with the South,
not because they are Democrats or Republl'
cans, hut because they arc southerners. NO
man is more Unioni$t than l, yet cannot
fail TO see that there arc New England i'll.
tercsts, Western interests, and Southern IN
terests--all Of which are and must be ever
distinct-and yet all, The Constitution being
in tact. are compatible with national unity.
As q southern man III this sense, nave ae-
voted nv life to the overthrow of slavery
because it was unjust to the black, ana a
cause of weakness to the white.
Slavery being dead, resist with the same
carncstncss that | did its existence the at.
tempt of the Grant conspirators to suhlugate
the South, and TO make Us provincial Tor all
time TO more than Roman imperialism.
denounce tie attempt to weaken lis by q
studied policy of arrayinS the blacks against
the whites. | denclncc the design OF barDa-
riziu~ us by the corrupt and irresponsible
rule Of men from the North, who have no
common interest in our affairs, who divide
or pcople and waste our substance.
| I dcnounce the attempt to reverse the natlt'
ral order of things by subjectin@, by const.
t1tional changes and ingcniously-contriyed
laws, the intelligence and property OF the
South to ignorance and paupcrism.
I dcnounce the cnmity of the Grant ruleto
the jndependcnce of Cuba Because they know
that Cuba must in interest finally Sravitate
towards and belong to the South.
denouncc the union of the powers OF the
executive, judicial, and Legislative depart
ments in the military head OF the nation.
I denollnce the ncpotlsm, tavoI1tlsm, ano
corruption and prescription OF the Grant al
ministIation.
I dcnounce the scheme Of subjectinS men
and measures to the sole end OF reelcctln.
military chicitain.
And last, and above all, / protest against
the unconstitutional and deSpotic interference
with the right Of peaceable assemblaSes the
people at the ballot-boX by the frequent and
! alarming Use of the cartridgc-boN.
The denomination and reelection OF Grant
is to consolidate ali these usllrpations and
abuses, and open up highway to the over
throw of all our liberties.
We want new men, with new sentiments
of goodwill, brotherhood, and national
unity. We want men who accept the stu
: alton, turn their backs upon rebellion ant
: secession, and look to the Union only fol
G safety and happiness. The S2,500,0CO,C COO
g worth Of slave property is not lost, but re
f mains a productive power, as ever, in the
: freedmen, stimulated by higher incentives t
!. action and economy. Our political strength
E is increased by the addition of two-tifths tt
our representative numbers of all the liber
r ated slaves, giving us ut once seventeen more
S members of the House Of Representatives
Y Our vast and fertile lands and great world
S wide staples remain. With heart and 10y
| atty great future in the Union lies be
+ fore us.
We want n man whose antecedents prove
S him loyal to the Union and faithful de
c fender of the rights Of all-white and black
l We want rot a candidate, who like Gran
5 voted for Douglas in 1860, and who like FISH
: voted for Hoffman in 1868, with renegade
C Democrats surrounding him and debating
a partisan policy, but one who, conserving al
L the fruits of the war, will gather around hin
e whatever is worth in Republicanism ant
e whatever is manly and patriotic i'll the De
mocrucy-buid!ng up anew the scattered
n fragments OF our nationality, not upon fea
+ and prescription, but the solid lnudpan 0
+ brotherhood and inseparable interests.
t 1t is conceded by all that such man cal
s be found in our ranks. Let 4 national con
| II 4, L.,