, 1876-12-29

1E3As, LOUISIANA, AND MISSISSIPPI.
10 the EMfor gr The Tribune,
DETROIT, Mc!., Dec. o1.-IIercwIth Isend
you letter just received from Capt. j, c,
Wheeler, one Of the bcs. soldiers and most r..
liable men that Michigan sent to the War. A.
ter the War, Capt. Wheeler n,urri ID and settled
IN Tennessee. lilo has recently visited oycrv
Congressional District lit Texas, Louisiana.
slatsIsssppi, md Alabama, aud his lcttpr gives
such candid statement Of tho facts NJ to TIM
politlcal iccling in those States that feel It q
'luty tn let the loyal :,cop!c u tho Northwest
through your papcr-snow just what lc saws,
here Is tac letter. WILLIAM 4. GAvErr.
:. Mon1Lr, Ala, Dec. Il, 1s7o-.ny D.ar Carat !:
IT. i!as been tr1posslhlc for INC to allswcr your
week. hut owing to tic business In hand haro
not found any tine for writing to any one. AZ
lar as 1''attcrs pertaining to tic late clcction aro
tGtcerned; t; t,ey scctn :" havo srtlct down to
be STATED ut Washington, but the Democratic
Taf'et: here at the S0;tl are trying t., work i'm
feeling Ior tnaslgnarting Titdcu,-also at New
n"fk. M THY suy Il that Is tlosc, Of course
tfoI6ic VIII tnstle, nnl mist NECESSARILY fall On
nc Nor.ilert' States, which they arc In favor o.
ahey would rathcr ser var thai tn have Ilavcs
PRESIDENT, hut Ao not wnnt It III tho South. it
t1ast @ PC Pc confined co.., TO Nrtl!csn territory; then
through tic States OF Texas, J.ouisiuna. Ma
:sissippt,% % u,nl Alabama. TIE parties who seem
snclt least powder during the last war, aud who
ailothcr war rs,inc.
was III sotnc of the '.b,,l1dozc.l parishes In
sa.c lstaa W nara anu T. SltH In Mt.*sspr TIC rca
tlettion Will never b. known. 1t can't bo
written crGl, where tho wttNcsscs can |,o fonnd
w',o dare risk tl'e!r l,s. IN making known whit
nIsc tns t f,r ho ,,s NnrtIisr rsopic arc not to
O. o. Southern oltEagcs, They are 70 different
North, tl,at u ioubtless l,oks impossible and
;si!aslssippi, and Aiaba'''a i'avr eorne to oo
farcc 50 far IS tree expression ot opinion
at the ballot box Is ru.ccrned 70
% show ynn olse instance IN Mississippi:
n @ The aeSsso pIs.rct ta There leF wo co2SS; s
VOTERS registered, of which number there wcro
1:sW tsajoritv Republicans on u ialr election,
Ile Democratic cat!dllato was ''clectcd" By
sowns 5 W Votes ssas IL eseess saa.sa ct ~f5o tic
rfgistsas!oM book, all managed by Democratic
election officers. Tae Democrats only claim =
maori.iy IN Mississippi Of about oo but thu
RRaS, *gss o 0ssaa a q e Su s h eyss sat05 G :
showing t!late tipy were actually asiuucd to
claim the majority thcy got through fraud autt
us At'Eh uh5LuH Eat5G Ill LOUISIANA, Ilf4t
porta Ut which were true, IL but orc Of thc many
similar circumstances which happen on account
ot elections fl tho Southern States.
They Charge fraud on the part oi H.
puhltcaus, hut the question naturally arises,
How mttei. fraud is necessary to curry
these States by II snail majority for tho Repu,j-
itts,ns, when Il, previous elections It has been
demonstrated that with II far election, whero
Intimidation Is mt useti, the states urc Rcpub-
llc;tn BY majosities running frum t0,0)0 to
tDooof tbs faet Il, these Southern Rebels de-
tesHned ~ obtain possession Of the Southern
statcs ul al llAxarsla. aud knew 1t could ouly b
dune BY tnttnitatiug tllt tolo.cl voters. This
they l,ayc tlo1o must c!fectuuly,- y,-autl the col
Ord voters ara tonp1st to vote the Democratic
ticket or bc kl.-kluxe.t or killed. Tho lsoturn-
lug l}oarl OF Louisiana dill right, aud acted NJ
cosding to the law uf tho State under which
thug wcrc appuluted, whcn they declared tho
result Of the clc.tipn In favur Of tho Rrpub-
llca1.s.
50 htsong ts the feeling agat.Its Northern .uou
who have settled in tho Southern Suites. they
VIII t!nd 1t Necessary tn seek protection from
other 1osalftlcs tu Ease any Disturbance; should
eensuo from th* Inauguration OF Gov. Hayes.
lsut We aFe all rounting upon the good stnsa Of
the North, and hoy,t 10 trouble will result,
must cluac. Givc my regards to your {a,1-
lly, ana let me hear from you. With great re-
gard, remain sincerely yo'trs,
JANr3 r. NurFTrr