, 1873-08-31

nv VI, nppo!ntcos. Lot ihom rny wother ri l,ayo h
ut any tmo conniyol nt Or Compounded With
wrong, and lot them give proofa. Wnot,
entered IN t1ufV ne Gnvor,nr
wbtto tho poop1o Of tl,o Stnto wora oattnnrod
from mo, t waH compelled to nut INV Uoyor1-
n,e,t IN MOTION md lad nccocssnrjly 10 npp,int
maty mon to olllce who folt wore an'lt. 1 ap-
Pore SSGa ho a ess sn voc 1' inc eq
secret service tnnI and gayo mo powor 10 re-
move inoumhupts from p!lico. kout H,Ios MI
the track, and tho nowur to rcnovo aavcl
tho State from rluntlcr. / opposed Gen. Amos.
40 to tho Senate. lIo pledged himself tint l,o
wonld nat bo candidate. iut when cano to Jacls-
son ho stntcd to mo tho tnct that my Legislature
wns infested with thieves. md gavo mo tho
/ viii gvo tic nntno Of ono lle designated as \
cone,,n,,nako rogue who was then membor Of
tic MiBsiaHippi 3otiate. To-day lie IL your nomi-
moo for Auditor Of Public, Accounts. no othor
oilicor waB ovcrri,1lon by tho Convention md
Gibbs nominated. Gibbs Ind n1alo al effort to
rob tho State By approving fraudulent account
of 900. AmcB Enyo mo tic names OF many
''Tnoao mon intend to plumber tho State, and,
when thoy should find me in tho way, would
mnlo var on MO by misrepresentation at Waa!l.
lngton.". Ho stated that would Mood friond
ut Washington who know theso men, and
could save ny aovernmont from tho conso-
Cd, and soon agrcol to support A,nea for tho
Senate. lie said ho had no tastot for political
lfe 11o desired Endorsement. Tint }Io might bonE-
/ ngresd to to io wlat could to aiyalse lin. Mo
! was elected, and his croden!als reforol to tho
Judiciary Committee Of tho scnato Com
mstoo. AL tho lawyors OF marked
Cd, agreoing that Amcs WAS not a citzon
Of Mississippi not onttlod to h1a seat, but 1nelor
the 1nanipulationB Of the purity ho was admitted.
It was soon discovered that his chances OF pro-
motion III tho army was without hopo. and ho be-
gan to look to tho question Of u position aa Sou
htor frpm MiHBisHippi Amos knew well that bis
hope Of continuance in tho Senate, living out OF
tho State, could not bo realized, while tho people
became as they shoi'sd be, frsonda when tho
| contontcd people, thoy would deserve 10 DO
| represented In Congress by mon Of their own
State, mon whose interests woro identified with
| tho pooplo OF tho State. Anos WIS not, nor did
le intolld to bo, Of tlis Glass; hfississippI, ns
p]aco Of residence had no attractions for Anlcs.
! 4 uuasi state of war must bo kept up or Amos
| cuud not horo to DO continued In place. lie
eaw what my purpose was to mako peace bo-
tho whitcB that tho Government might not 10
controllcl by tic colorod or white pooplo, hut by
ali the people Of mississippi. Aines said it
succeeded ho was lost lilo paid n ,yiet to tho
colorod man Of Missisyippi, ono that Won nil
| Irnow nni1 nm .yhosn wnrI van will iii tnko
| ahnuld what etato In 1onin1 rnme tn mn with
tlo iurellieenco TINT Auca through an
| infcrv;nw Viii him nronosoa 10 mako
| ,ror IN A1corn :. TINT h1rnrn waa sealiuo tn m.
iorro t1,o nrno n thn T,ennhlicnn ,,nrtv tsaou1d
In spurceoJ in f1o;n1 tlia. Amee naid to tho col.
ored gontloman 9Yor1 md i will driven from
nccossinn of lin ,yh;ton to lilo 1o,1b]icau nnrty
i. fntaj to you md mo-" tiont protcnl to
nuoio the ,,yocso words. Int nrosont t]lo
iiea. A,nea propoacd tint ho (Amcg] SHOULD
man Ito col coloroa clement Dy ills M thoy c could
control the oteea md ostracige tic natiyo whito
Tenublicaue. Tic proposition went further. It
Tas tlat tic last isvlsetare. as fsr ~ pGssib!e,
oppopunity reaoon ] ] sona % be- passed. d. BY tie
Lcrisiaturo iudoreing him md cenBuring mo.
This. ho said would Break uo down in Wnyl,ing-
| ton, destroy nv iuilucnco, md enable Lin to
control tho Federal patronage. This MIN, con-
to nominated and elected Governor. He cal,
tho Northern and colored men, to the exclusion
OF tic natives for ali tilno to como. All Southern
thinkilig would bo tl.,,s crushed. Tho person to
whom thia discourno was nude carno to mo. 1Ie
wrote a rony. which renI. He roproi,,cea in
tllnt reply Anes' proposition. Tho reply was 10
tho effect TINT he wisIlod poaco established be-
tween tive tho ri. racos o. in SIaspsipp; TINT Amos
and alepoEa internal % tseonaio,'s % tl,ut II isani ]
q war of rnces. lIo believed was u friend OF
his race, mud that Le should continue to suppor!
1ne in tho ntIost to couaummato tho lasting
brotherhood botwecn tho racos. The adyiceB
lavo Of tho truth OF tlliB disclosure rosts OH the
confidence have in tho truth OF my friend. !,
supplement Of that reply to Ames was given i'll.
to my hands for tho mail today.
My countryman Ames il loro, 4 candidate fol
Governor. Following. out hia purpose, should
THIS means tho destruction Of all our hopca
The purpose of Anes mud his followers is to rol
tho people. When was Governor, WAS ap
proached with proposition to pny tho Unior
lauk bonds, 4 corrupt Governor cou1d layt
nlnlo largo sum. I waA told TINT
bill could 10 passed by tho Legis
lature. rcplied that if n lap
parsed, / should inako MI effort to transfer til,
corrupt rno,nhors Of the Legislature to tho pon
tontiary. hnye boon in tic past a bond-paycE
mn not now. Tho war ntrlppoa tho South O
it's property in slayos. For mysolf, tbanl
God tho institution found its grave. It woult
DO unjust to you, colored mon, to tux you
muscle aud sweat to pay tho debt contracted
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