, 1873-09-01


rob the atate by approving n fraudulent account
Of e20,oo0. Amos gavo MO tho natncs Of mat,y
otmorB Ping who, lo sold, woro. no botter. He said.
"IloHo mon intond to plnndor tho Stnto., and,
maRn wcn ey ahoa a me in tho WY oua
ington." 11o stated that would mood friond
at- Washington WHO knew thoHo men, and
could Hnve my Government from tito conHo-
quonces Of thoir representations. was alarm
gu, nnd soon ngrcod to support Amos for tho
sonato. IIo Bnfd hc t,a:l no taste for political
life 1Io desircd Endorsement TINT ho might bo al,-
pointed Drigadei. .Gouoral it, tho Regular Army.
agreed To do what could to advance him. lIo
Judiciary Committee Of tho sonnto Com.
distinction in lilo Committee report
cd. pgroeing that Amos was not . citizon
of Mihaisslppi not onttlot to hls sent bnt under
the nauipnlatonH Of tho party lie was admitted.
It wan Soon discovered that llis chances 9! pro-
motion in tho army was without hopo. md ho be-
gan to look to tho question Of q position as Son
ator from MivslsHippi. Amcs know yell that l,is
tho State, could not 10 realized, while tho pooplo
booamc Us they should be friends ; whom tho
State should find repoao with a pcaceable and
contonted people, thoy would dosorvo to be
represented In CongreHB by men OF tlieir own
gtato, mon whoae interests worc idoptincd with
tho pooplo Of tho 8tato. Ames WAS not, nor did
ho intond to be, Of this claBB. mississippi. rs
place Of residence, Ind no attractions for Ames.
ao aaas ST. stnte Of m must no ko up or A9
saw what my purposo waH to mako peace be-
tween tho races, bring into the Republicans, party
tho whites, that tho Government might not 10
controlled by tho colored or white people. Int by
s ss ss s s' ess ad ds ys ss 70 t m
6tato. Soon nftor l.e had come q distinguished
colorod man Of Mlssssippi, one TINT you all
know, and one whose word you will oil take
tho intelligence TINT Amos through m
interview, with him proposed to make
war on Aleorn TINT Aloorn was seeking to GU
large the area Of the Republican party. Sshould
ho succeed In doing thia," Amos said to the col
the State. Wo ere both carpot-baggers, and an
accession of tho whisos to tho Republican party
is fatal to you and me-" 1 don't protond to
auoto tho precise words, but prosent the
ss Mss that o aS e. oaop sond
man the colorod oloment. By this thoy could
control tho Offices and oBraoHe tho nativo white
Republicans. Tho proposition went further. It
was that tho Inst Legislature. us far III possible,
opportunity resolution should DO passed by the
Legislature indorsng him and consuming me.
This, lie Baid, would break me down III Washing
toll destroy my iutluonco, mud onab!o him to
control thu Federal patronage This man, con,
tinued Amos, has come to N1fHRiHslppi III 1878
10 be nominated and elected Governor. Ho cnn
then put the State permanently In the hands Of
tho Northorn and colorcd mon, to tho exclusion
OF the nltves for NIL timo to COMO. ALI aouthern
s.hn1, ts ,;aco.'raa s eau naIo csna ~ nnn IL
wrote reply, which read. He reproduced in
that reply Ames' proposition. Tho reply was to
tho effect TINT he wished peace established be-
teon the races @aa a Mss1pp that 4ms1 ns
pnd uteuul "5a asensions that Il oa,t saut
a @ war Of races, lie believed was @ . frienI f Of
o no ~ ,n a oa,t ,Tat o ~
nu m u" %nora ~ 4 uousunatD @ & snoa,aslnf
iann - ~ tt1 4s i;e,sra sot ~ ~ H.
r ol eG Ibn h !; M tis % ~ w rgn;n fro o1 'S
sappaemonL o. IL .nas H. ropy 70 Amos "a8 gwen ILL.,
~ NJ cnm,,.rvman M n Sn,oa ~ hcro n can,dota for
0S at ~ @ hS,e nsa a1,,n1d nD1
In ho c,oaon war gf racoa M hor;na +, H. stnt"
TSia nenna tbc oN lestrncton Sf iii onr hones.
ria n.rnnso of Smes and lis fo}iowcrs All i 10 rol,
tho Wbn " Maa sas "a mn,
,ronpci'nJ VIII, nroros;f;on ~ ray tio 1frian
RaI ho,'i w." cpr,,nt Govot195r 5 cnd 1ho avn
nlado iargo sum. I waa told TINT a
n"asod niou,1 1ea ana m o4Tort 10 tronsfo, ~ te
passou. san ~ ~ ~ 4n pa, .o
tont;ary "' hovo ham, ny IN tSa nnst Hond orovcr
TaIn III no,r MA wnr atr,npo5 liz saI,t;' ~
~ od up,s tn ~ fomna ;ta y wnmi1
ho ,,niunt to vn,,. colorod man to tax yu,tr
,nn.nia an owoot ~ 9o~ +hn .,,t cont nd
forty vears aro by vomr mastors and ly tham re-
nmd;aie5 sIo,i },,c hond.hn1dor In ncrmiti ticl N
rot,,rn vnn onca ,nnye to s,ararv2 Ehali vou IN
uo,r ho ta4od ~ rnt,,r ,,o n,mnoy r;t
}ntardnt wI;rl, hrm1rht vnur fath,r slnvo to
M;au;ua;pn; NJ nv c"r,'t rymon ihia ,n,,at nnt
Ec Vot tha do,'rnr Ia i,cforo 1,a What r,nnr.
antee hayo YOU that tlloso bonds are not
who vI Jr INV bca'fa 7 vonr ticxot Whot
;,,toro.t 1no IN J." sf;u0a;'s,,; otGa- +h,, - 10.