Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-25

The following is published to-day al
the most complete answer that can b.
made to the allegations Of Bloody.Shir
Morton, and should be read in the sen
ate In response to any speech he make
in regard to Mississippi:
HOLLY SPRINGS, November G, 1876.
| To His Excelleney, L. s. Grant, President o
| the United States:
| MY DEAR SIR-In view Of the re ssults
OF the recent election in our State, ]
have determined to write you a Letter
canvassing the situation and giving YOU
my views thereon. L will premise by
saying that am no politician, though
having been honored by a seat in the
United Stat 8 senate. l never have
sought political preferment, nor do ask
II now but am engaged in my calling
Cthe ministry, and feeling an earnest
desire tor the welfare of all the people,
irrespective of race or color, I have
deemed 1t advisable to submit TO you, for
consideration, a few thoughts in regard
to the political situation in this State.
Since reconstruction, the masses of
my people have been, as it were, en-
slsved In mind by unprincipled adven-
turers, VINO, caring nothing for the
country, were willing to stoop to any
thlng, no matter how Infamous, to secure
power to themselves and perpetuats if.
MY people are naturally Republicans,
but as they grow older in freedom so do
tney IN wisdom. A great portion of
them nave learned that they were being
used as mere tools, and, as in the late
election, not being able to correct the
existing evil among themselves, they
nofnrnOfrnd hxy
against these unprincipled adven.
turers to overthrow them. My people
have been told by these schemers when
men were placed upon the ticket who
were notoriously corrupt and dishonest,
that they must vote for them; that the
salvation of the party depended upon
it; that the man who scratched a ticket
was not Republican. This is ONLY one
OF the many means these malignant
demagogues nave devised to perpetuate
the intellectual bondage of my people.
To defeat this policy, at the late election.
men, irrespective OF race or party aftili.
alton, united and voted together against
men known to be incompetent and dis.
honest. cannot recognize, nor do the
masses Of my people who read, recognize
the majority of the officials who have |
been in power for the past two wears "a |
We do not believe that |
means corruption, theft |
and embezzlement. These three offs5sAs-
have been prevalent among q great oor- |
ton Of our oftice-hOldeIs; to them must |
be attributed the defeat OF the Rspubli- |
can party in the State, if defeat there
was, but [, with all the lights befora me. |
look upon it as an uprising of the peo.
pie, the whole people, to crush out cor.
rupt rings and men from power. The
bitterness and hate created by the late
civil strife has, in my opinion, been oh.
liberated in this State except, per-
haps, in some localities, and would
have long since teen entirely effaced
were 1t not for some unprincipled men
who would keep alive the bitterness of
me past, and inculcate hatred between
he races in order that they may aggrau.
LIE themselves by office and its emolu.
nents to control my people, the effect
IL which is to degrade them, / give
you my opinion that had our State ad-
ninistratiOn adhered to Republican
principles, and stood by the platform
lpon which 1t was elected, the State to-
lay would have been on the highway OF
prosperity. II the State administration
lad advanced patriotic measures, sp-
'ointed only honest and competent men
o office, and sought to restore conf
ence between theraees, bloodshed would
ave been unknown, peace would have
revailed, Federal Interference been un.
hought of, and harmony, friendship
nd mutual confidence would have taken
ne place OF the bayonet. In conclu.
lon, let me say to you, and through you
D the great Republican party Of the
orth, that deemed it my duty, in bs-
alf OF my people, that l present these
scts IN order that they and the white
eople (their former ownersl should not
lner Misrepresentation which certain
emag0gues seem desirous OF encourage !
lg. respectfully, II. R. REvELs.