American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-23
New York SUM-

New York SUM-
GoLDRsBoRo, n. c., Sept. 13.
1 send you a copy of a letter from
John Deewese, now of Cleveland, o.,
to the voters of North
which has just been pub
lished in the Raleigh News. De
weese was one of the carpet bag
gers who helped to misgJvern this
State sitter tho war had closed, and
he was twice elected 10 Congress
from the Raleigh district by tho aid
Of the negro vote. He left the State
some years ago, and processes to
have repented of his misdeedr
while acting with the Republican
party. At any rate, whether he IL
sincere in his repentance or not, he
has made an open confession, which
10 good for has soul, but exceedingly
bad for his former associates, who
have represented Grants Admins
tration here, aud are now the lead
ers of the Hayes aud Wheeler party
Of North Carolina.
There is hardly . prominent Re
publican in the State, from the ex
Confedera ate Settle, who is the can
dldate of that party for Governor,
down to the rural district managers,
who was not q member of the Ring
which Deweese exposes, aud the
main facts that he recounts are well
known to the plundered taxpayers.
In 1879, whom Grant was running
for re election, not less than $315,
600, taken from the United States
Treasury, ostensibly for the purpose
Of suppressing Illicit distilling, was
spent by United States officials III
this State for political purposes. 1t
ID . Singular fact that. 80 far as lie
there has not been one
revenue collector appointed by
Grant in North Carolina who has
not proved Q defaulter. and the
stealiDgs of these de.
amount to over half a mil
ion dollars.
Below are the most interesting
portions of the ~x1dress of Deweese.
The James 81. Harris mentioned in
t is the leading colOred politician
n the State, and the chief manager
If the Republican party here. Hol
len 10 the impeached and disgraced
Governor who desired to see Grant
made Emf error, and to have his son
Fred succeed him on the throne:
DEwEESR's ADDRESS.
70 the Voters IF North Carolina:
When I left your State six years
,go, it was with a determination to
never again mingle in politics; but.
n q quiet way, vote for and sup
,ort the men aud party 1 thought
we're hest for my c0untry's welfare.
had also determined that SO far as
my of the matters connected with
solitics IN your State were to be of
! sealed nature. 20 tar as 1 am con-
,erned, to let the dead past bury its
no tear over it's grave
,ut unfortunately, perhaps, for
'ome OF the parties concerned, they
they would shift their
inns on to my shoulders. Now, /
rave enough Of my own to bear,
md propose, in . few statements,
o PUT the sin where it properly
,el0ugs.
In the first place I was, as you
III know, an officer in the regular
Irmy Of the United States, stationed
lmong you from the close OF the
var until 1 resigned to take the
Of Register in Bank
uptcy, which / held until 1858,
vhen l was elected to Congress.
When the Constitutional Conven-
ion in 1868 was in session, Messrs. |
,outter & Co., bankers Of New
FORK city, were DESTROYS Of getting |
hat assemblage of corrupt and
doubtful representation to endorse |
u, 0OO, goo Of old State bonds. or re-
Hedge the faith Of the State to their
,ayment. Twas then inexperienced
u ell kinds of legislation, but had
mite an extensive acquaintance
it'll the members Of that body.
me of them, Gen. Joseph @. Alb
oft, late q Senator IN Congress, on
what Messrs. Soutter s. Co.
told me that they would
ay some considerable money to
ct the Convention to pass u law
s-endoFsing the bonds; that if
'Ould Aeo q Mr.. Porter, then in
,aleigh, and make q bargain with
i'm for some definite sum, he Cab
0tD would put the bill through
10 Convention, and that We would
wide the money received from
outer & Co. i did az he sa2
ested. Mr.. Porter agreed to give
|, 200. Gen. Estes, then a partner,
r in some way connected with Alb
OFT, represented Abbott; the bill 4
rs passed, and the money paid by
raft on New York and caslied at
le Raleigh National Bank. The
oney was divided in Ahh3tt's
nom. he and Estes taking " 500,
nd / getting the other o., 500. or
lis sum, ! gave $500 to a Major
ice. from Pitt county $3.50 to
smes II. Harris, and kept the re-
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