The Jasper weekly courier., 1875-12-03
RENELS' RECOLIECTIONS On
MISSISSIPPI VI MATTEiS.

PRESIDENT GRANT sOME UNPALATABLF
TRUTHS AEorT TnE SITUATION.
Ex- Senator Rcvel,. the wcll-known
colorcd lecturer aud preacher aud poll
iician of VI i,,issippi. addresses Presi-
dent Grant from Holly Springs ~ fol-
lows: In view OF the results of the
recent election in our state. | have de-
tcrulined TO write you letter canvass
ing the situniion and giving you my
views thereon. | will premise by say
ing that ! am no politician, though hay
ing h.cu houorcd by seal in the United
states Senate. never have sought
political prcicrIueni. nor do ask itnow.
but am engaged ia my calling the nIin-
istrN aud. feeling an earnest desire for
the welfare of al ihc people. iTrespcc-
live of rsrc or co.or h.vc doomed il
advisable to submit ip YOU few
thoughts ia rcgir, 10 lie political -itiia-
ton in this state. since recohstruction.
the masses of NY people have been, ~
it were. ci~ayod Ia mind by unprinci-
pied advcss;nrcT>. ubo. caring noihin"
Tor cuHnirt. were willing la -ioop To
any ihing. uo matter how Infamous. To-
secure pou rr To- themselves and pcrpei-
uate II. Nh people are naturally rcpub-
licssns aud aluaNs viii he. bnl ~ they
grow odrT IA ircauin 80 Il" ihry in
lwi~dom. y great portion Oi iiicin lave
learned ,l,at they were bein. used ~
inicrc iouis and. - in tie late election.
not being able io correct the existing
evil among themselves. they determined.
10y casting their ballot, against these
lunpriucipicd advrntsrrrs to overthrow
them. and NOW lh,t they have succeed
ed ia defeating these
UNFEI>clpt ID ADNENTTRERs.
they are organizing for 4 republican VIC
tory ia lo-6: thaf We Will be- successful
there can not hc - doubt. There are
many good white republicans in the
state Who will unite iih u. and who
lave aided a. m establishing ourselves
la> q people. la almost every instsnce
these incn who have aided u, have
hecu ciicd down by ihc so-cal,cd re
publican officials im power ia the state.
Ny pcnpir have h-cu told hy these
srhcElcrs ~ hen niCn were placci upon
the ticket Who Mrrc nolnriou-iy currUp,
ami dishonest, ihat ihcN mu~t vote Tor
th' ~: that the salvation OF tx party
ldcnCLlcd nnnn - 'L-- - ~ hO
scratched ticket was not republicans.
l. is uitA enc IA tie sny mc.n-
'ilcsc un,iinciplSa dcmago rnes have
devised - pcrictuaic the intellectual
bondage ct my people 10 defeat thi, /
pniIcy. nt ihc l.ir tirsiiOn. men. irrr-
l-l.crtitr uf race. c','1r ar party aisila-
ltusi. united add voted together against
men know To he iUconpricnt and dis (,
honest. ] can u-t rcco.nilc. nor de- the
ur.~.c- of ~, lcnpc who read. rccog
lnIy, the uiaioriiy "f the officials whO
have been 10 power ior the past Two
wears ~ republicans We do not be-
iicNc lhat rcpuhii,anism mean, currup-
ton. ihefI aud rthcyylcmvni. These
three offences hHv' been prevalent
amongst "A great portion Of our office
h"idcr-, Ia theme must hc attributed the
defeat of The republican party in tie
state. il defeat there was. bat !. with an
the lights before me. look upon il "a an
uprising Of The people 10
cHIsH or cnEEtrT RINGS
audi men FROM power. Mississippi !, a.
much republican tu-daV ~ il ever was,
lanh in November. 1870. We will roll up
la rOusing majority Tor the republican
candidate Tor president. whnryer he
may bc. The great MASSES of the white
people have abandoned ilicir hostility
10 the general government and rcpub-
Ilican principles. aud i,-dav accept ~
fact that All men ARE horn tree aud equal
aud | believe arc ready to guarantee io
my people every right and pii, iicgc
Guaranteed t) an American citizen. The
bitterness aud hate created 10y the late
civil strife has. in nay opinion, been
lohlitcraicd in this state except perhaps
in some localities aud would have been
entirely oblilcratcd were il not for some
unprincipled men who should keep
alive the bitterness of the past aud in
lculcaic hatred between The races in
order that they may aggiandile them
selves by Office aud It's cmolumcnts To
control my people. the effect of which
lis 10 degrade ihcn. A. an evidence
that party lines in This state have been
loblitcraied. men were supported with
out regard to their political affiliations.
their birth or their color bv those who
heretofore have acted with the demo
cratic party. by this course giving Al
evidence vi their sincerity that they
have abandoned the political issues of
the past aud were ouly dcsirous -! in
augurating nn honest state government
aud restoring mutual confidence he
tween the races. give YOU my opin-
ion that 1ad our state administration
ADHERED TO EErIHLICAS PRINCIPLES,
and stood by the platform upon which
il was elected. the state to-day would
have been on the highway OF prosperity
Peace would have prevailed within her
borders. aud The republican party would
~. - Il 81.