New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-29
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION
WINS OF TnH CoiORED EX-SENATOR REvLIS-RE-
PUBtICANS DEBATED THROUGH ThEIE OWN
COEGUPT

yuws or TnE CofORED EX-SENATOR REVhlS-RE-
PuD,ICA>s DEBATED THOUGH ThEIE owns
CORRUPTION.
foo. Tho VIcss,,pg Hern,d
HOLLY SPRINGS. Nov. o. 1879.
10 His Ereeteaey u D. GRANT, President Of the V"''ed
Nj DEAR SIR: In view of the results of the
recent elcc our state, have determined i0 wrc
YOU letter canyassing the situation anu giving you my
yI,ws thereon. will premise by sayins tht am no
politician. though having been honoied by seat m the
nted States Senate. never have sought political pre-
Iollnen do ask it now, but am engaged IN my cal
Ing nsryj. anI feeling an earnest dslre Tor the
welfare OF all the PEG lie. irrespective Of race or color
have deemed il advisable To submit 10 You, Tor CONSIDER
alton, a lew thoughts III regard 10 tnc pOlcal Stun
iOu in tins State. Since reconstruction. The MASSES OF
my people been II were, ensliyoi IN mnd by uu
prinripied adyeitners, VINO, caring nolnne ioi sh
country, were willing To stoop 10 anything no matter
how Infamous. 10 secure power 60 themselves ana per
petuate it, Ny people naturally Republicans, nut a.
iney grow olGer in freedom 50 do they In wis ION.
great portion OF them have learned that they were DrnS
used az mere tools, and in the late election not being
rJ nv casting their ba lots against these unprn-
ciped adycuurers 60 overthrow them Ny people nave
told by these scEeiners wen mon were ptCcu upon
the ticket VINO VIGOROUSLY corrupt ana dishonest
that they must vote for them that tine salvation OF hc
party depenoed upon It; that the man VINO scratched
cKet not Republican. THIS II only ono OF In1
many these malignant denag0gne5 nave ucViSed
20 pcrpeato the intellectual bondage of my people: ~
defeat this policy ~ INC ae eItctl9h, men, an
race or party utilization, united aud voted together
against men known 10 DO incompetent and dishonest
/ cannot recognize. nor do the masses OF my people
read recognize the majority OF The ocas VINO nave
been III power for the past Two years as hcpuDncahs
We do not believe that Republicansm means corruption
theft, and embeLzement. rneso three oienses nave
~
eis; To them must be attributed the defeat OF the X
publican party the State II defeat there was but !,
with lights before LOOK upon II a. an uprising
of the people. whole people, to crusn out cOrrhp
rings aud from power Tho bitterness ana maze ere
ated by the late civil has. in my opinion been OBJ
liberated in this STAGE except perhaps III some Iocaes
and would have since been entirely c1iCtn were IL
not unprmcplcd men who would keep awe the
bitterness of tho past and incuIoto hatied
b tween the in order tb1t they may
agcrandZe themselves by Office and its cln0lu-
nents 10 my people. the effect OF when j. 10 de
trade them / give you my opinion tiat bad our State
administration adhered 10 Republican principles, ana
stood by the platform upon wmch II was tlcctcu the
to-day would have becn on the highway OF pros
perCy. II the State administration mad advanced
Dat liDr measures appointed only honest and oOinpc-
to Office. ana sought to restore confluence De
tween the DOodshed would nave Dceh uhhioWn,
peace would have prevailed Federal interference been
nnthought of and harmony friendship anu mutual con
ndncc would have taken the place OF the baiOncL In
concusion et me say 10 you and tIrOugh you To the
srt az Republican party OF the North that deemed II
my duty. behalf " my people that plc'eni tnrse
fict- in order that they and the whtc people inner
former owners) should sunor misrepresentation
which certain demagOgues seem desIrons OF cnoouiaS-
ing. Respectfully, IL. H. hE'Ei'