The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-08-17
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iHb bIbOVD DnihIsE
Tue President waves II over EonIsIu,n,
N,ssisAippi ana souih Carolina. nud DE.
noub''s me People Of Those States, IIe
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NAY Initiate" ior d Success Of ibr
Party.
The following message was received by
the senate from the president on the
lst:
70 the senate Of the United states
IN response 10 n resolution Of the sem
ate, July twentieth, calling upon the
president to communicate to the senate
il, in his opinion, not incompatible with
the public Interest, any information in
regard TO the slaughter Of American cit
ilou, ut Hamburg, South Carolina.
have to submit he following enclosures"
Here follows Il number Of papers rcla-
tive to the Hamburg massacrc The
president says: These enclosures en-
brace all the information in my posses
sion touching the late di,Gacciul and
brutal slaughter Of unOllcnding men ut
the town Of Hamburg South Carolina,
Ny letter to governor Chamberlain con
tains all the comments | wish to make
on the subject. As ~alIusiOn is made in
the letter 10 the condition Of other states,
and particularly to Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi, ! have aided to these enclosures
the letter and testimony in regard to the
Iawlcss condition Of portion Of the pee
pie Of the latter state, In regard to
Louisiana affairs, murders and massa.
Crcs Of innocent men for opinions .akc,
or on account Of color, have been Of too
recent date, and Of too frequent occur.
renee, to require rccapitulation or test.
mony here. All are familiar with their
horrible details, the only wonder being
that 50 many justify them or apologize
for them, But recently a committee of
the senate Of the United States visited
the state Of Mississippi to 10 take tcsti-
mony Of frauds and violence in elections.
Their report has not yet been made pub
lie, but ! await its forthcoming with n
feeling OF confidence that it will sustain
all that ! have stated in relation to fraud
and violence in the state Of Mississippi.
L. :. GRANT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 81, 1876,
The following is the presidents letter
10 ''oVcrIIor Chamberlain, referred to
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all Enclosures enumerated therein, giving
an account Of the late barbarolS massa.
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