The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-01

the colOied people tells yOn that am I
be censured and Ames praised, because
n voted against aud he for this glaring II
Q suit To- the intelligence Of tho colored pee
:, pie Of the nation. Ames, in his capacIt
;, as Military Governor, when he was q lay
' mate himself, manifested hatred to III
whites OF the State. When l becam
Governor the colored man was not per
|, mitted 10 ride In the frat class railroat
I fcars. Why did Ames not enforce you
! ] civil rights? He had power to do so bu
! did not. When i became Governor yol
: were riding In the cars like other people
and without aid either Of the Legislature
. or the bayonet. You entered on th(
privilege with the consent and apprOba
tion OF the white people OF the State
Again, colored men, you arc told Ian
|, seeking TO break up the Republican party
!, and turn you over TO the Democrats
This Is false. seek to maintain the
control Of the Government for the good
Of the people. The effort to create dis
trust against me Is made by thieves, who
are seeking to rob yOu. They speak Of a
private letter which they tell you have
written to Mr.. Mygatt, Of Vicksburg, in
which l indicate desire for the dismem.
berment Of the Republican party. They
say they can not publish the letter because
II Is private, yet tell you what they de.
clare to be Its contents, They tell you that
which Is false. You know me. Many Of
you know Mr.. Mygatt. Does any one
think would write anything to Mygalt
that was not willing the country should
see? know that Mygatt would show a
letter wrote him marked private, with
the knowledge that he would be more
eager TO show Il. He has shown 1t. Now
lot him publish 1t; desire that he shall
do so and that you all read what have
written. Should any other letters ofmine
be in the possession Of these thieves, let
them publish such as tho public is inter.
ested In, seeing have 10 secrets with
them. Many Of them arc my appolntees,
lei them say whether have at any time
conniyed nj or compounded with wrong,
GSd Iottnum give proofs. When On.
tered on duty as Governor, while the peo.
pie oi the State were cstranged from me,
| was compelled TO put my government in
motion and had necessarily to appoint
many men TO Office who felt were unfit, l
appointed some good men and many bad
ones; but before appointing, the Hegisla-
ture voted me secret service fund, and
gave me power 10 remove incunbents
from Office. | kept spies on the track,
and my power to remove saved tue State
from piunder. opposed Gen. Ames. 1t
being found thatAmGs could not be elected
to the Senate but for me, asked him, and
be denied that he desired to go TO the Sen.
ate, and pledged himself not to be can
didate; but when l came 10 Jackson, he
stated to me the lact that my Legislature
was infested with thieves, and gave me
The names ol many that hc held to
be ot this class. will give
the name OF one hc designated as
a cOnsumate rogue, WAS then a member
Of the Mississippi Senate, to-day is your
candidate for Auditor Of Public accounts,
no other than w, Ii. Gibbs. Musgrow,
who is au honest and competent officer,
was OVer.ridden by the Convention and
Gibbs nominated. Gibbs had made an
effort 10 rob the State by approving q
fraudulent account Of 10000. Ames
gave me the names Oi many Others, who,
he said were no better.E lie said these
men intended to plunderthe State and
when they found inc in tue way, would
make war on me by Misrepresentation Of
Washington. He stated that would
need q friend at Washington who knew
these men, and who could save my gov
eminent from the consequences Of their
representations was alarmed and soon
agreed to support him for the Senate. He
said he had no taste for political lie,
and desired an endorsement that he
might be appointed Brigadier General Id
the regular army. / agreed TO dOsWhat l
could to advance him. he was elected,
and his credentials were referred 10 the
Judiciary Committee OF the Senate, All
the lawyers OF marked distinction In tho
Committee reported that Ames was not q
OlIiaon of bfts5l5oipPi, nad d-wOs not anti4lad
to q seat; but under the mRnipulations OF
his party he was admitted. He soon dis.
covered that his chances for promotion in
the army were without hope, and began
to look 10 the question Of his position as
Senator from Mississippi Ames knew
well that his hope Of continuance in the
Senate, while, living out OF the State,
could not be realized! Should the colored
and white people become, % they should
be, friends when the State should once
find repoSe, with contented people,
they would desire to he represented in
Congress by men Of their own State
Imen whose interests RreFideptiied with
| the people Of the State Atnes was not
now, nor did he intend 10 be, OF this class.
Mississippi, IS o place Of resldence had
no attractions fol. ,Ames. A quasi state
of war must be kept up or Ames could
not hope 10 maintain his place. He saw
that my purpose was to make peace be-
tween the races-to bring into the Re
publican party the whites, that the gov.
eminent might be controlled by colOred
and white people ezby all the people oI
Mississippi. Ames said II / succeeded he
was lost. He paid q visit to the State
Soon after he had come d distinguished
coloEed man Of Mississippi, one that you
all know, and one whose word you will
all take, should what ! state be denied
came 70 me with the intelligence that
Ames sought an interview with him. HI
proposed % make dT6f, on Alcorn; thai
Alcorn. .Wos seeking e. enlarge the area O.
the Republican purity. Should he succeed
In doing this, Ames said 10 the coloret
gentlemen, you and / will be driven from
the State. We are both carpet baggerl
and an accession Of the whites TO the Re
publican party Is fatal TO you and me.
do not pretend to quote the precise word
but represent the idea. Ames proposed
that be, AmeS, should represent tht
northern element and the ,cOlored mar
the colored element. By this they coulC
control the offices and ostracise the native
while the Republicans ptOposition wen
further. 1t was that the last Legislature
as far as possible, be made up or Ames
friends, and at the first opportunity, a res
olution should be passed BY the Legisla
ture endorsing and upholding him ant
censuring me. This, he b said, woulc
break me down IN Washington, destroy