The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-10

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THE MISSISSIPPI REPORT -REvOLU.
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A gtreasonable purpose has been dis
tinctly indicated In the schemes Of the
Republican party during the past two Or
three years. Under President Grants
Administration the leaders Of that party
have been 4steadily transforming our
free system Of governments into rapa-
fcfous oligarchy composed OF Office
holders. This greedy aristocracy has
become tremendous power which
drains the substance Of the people, and
threateQs ytov thwart any effort they may
make toorGanize . reform administra-
tim a ~ Yi4AslH visse-ila B1r s4dsef4 -fa4aff
A few days. ago Western psper sug-
gestsd that, under the twenty, second
lrule, the Senate would object to the
counting Of the electoral votes OF several
OF the Southern States, and that Grant
would then be declared Provisional
President, OF, possibly. Dictator. II the
siscttoAsshsll prove 70 be close ono
and the result shall turn upon the votes
Of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama,
it 10 not improbable that Grant and the
INSCRIPTIONS and corrupt men who
surround him may attempt this wicked
and reckless scheme. There Is little
doubt that 1t vas their purpose IN the
assembling Of the present Congress In
1874 to apply the iron-clad oath to tho
members, through that means rule out
tho Southern Democrats, and thus re-
tain the control Of the House. But the
tempest which swept through the East
and West In the elections Of that year
deferred them from their reasonable
purpose. The people in their own Sec
tion spoke out so hercely against their
extravaganza, corruption and lawiess-
ness, that they dared not venture to
carry out . treason 30 palpable.
However, the leaders Of the Republi-
can party, baffied In 1874, have not
given up their purpose; they do not
propose to surrender the power they
have 30 much abused II they can possi-
bly, hold on to 1t. There is no species OF
fraud to which they will not resort; there
Is no wickedness they will not perpetrate
there is no measure of violence they
will not attempt, to retain control OF the
rich Offices and the vast power that has
been theirs for 30 many years. We
have recently had several indications
of their purpose to hold possession OF
the government despite the will OF the
people. The most significant OF
these, the most audacious and unblush-
ing, is Senator Boutwell's report on
Mississippi affairs. In that report,
signed by majority Of the Mississippi
Investigating Committee, 1t is actually
proposed, II troubles, which their own
tools have provoked confinne m re-
mand the Southern States to terrific
rial condition, land, through system OF
public education and kindred means oi
improvement, change the ideas OF the
/ inhabitants and reconstruct the govern
ment on a republican basis" The feel
ing Of indignation at the insolence ol
this proposition yields to astonishmen'
at its audacity and at the daring scheme
of treason which it shows the leaders
OF the Republican party entertain.
We understand very clearly what
this report means; we know tha'
Mr.. Boutwell, and his committeeman
under the fimsey cloak Of a sugges
ton, have in this report declared
the scheme by which their party pro-
pose. II it should seem practicable
to retain possession OF the Govern
ment in the event OF the election o.
Tilden by anything short OF an over
whelming popular denomination. The
suggestion Of the report is an easy and
pleasant way OF feeling the popular
pulse on such scheme and o
familiarizing the public mind witt
the idea OF the subjugation o.
the Southern States. This Is tht
objective point, and now the plar
of thoroughly educating the Northern
mind into the f1rm conviction that tn
Southern people are still rebels at hear
} and brutal murderers Of Union men ant
negroes, through vast and audactou'
scheme Of lying, will 60 on. In this In
famous scheme Of public education tn
President has become professor him
self. He never misses an opportunit!
to cfye the falsehoods OF the Inter
] Ocean, Ha,per's Weekly, and the carpet
bag pimps, his official sanction, and u
. teach the loyal and tender hearts o
the Northern and Western people tina
We Of South Carolina, Louisiana ant
Mississippi, are ruffians and murderer
; His recent letter to Gov. Chamberlain
and recent message to Congress Of
the Hamburg ahAir were mode
bloody shirt lectures, and no
!. less infamous in spirit than hi
famous message on Louisian
affairs in January, 1875. A thousan'
politicians are on the stump repeatin
the lies to which the. Presiden
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