River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-01-13
The COiOred senator Revels of the Sit
unIiOn in I.Ouisinna.

| Letter to the Pre-. ident, Published in he
Vicksburg Herald, Dec. 20
My DEAR SIR: In view Of the results
of the recent election in our State, have
determined to write you letter canvass.
ing the situation and giving you my views
thereon. | will premise by saying that
am no politician, though having been
honored by a scat in the United states
Senate. | never have sought political
prcferment, nor do ask it now, but am
engaged in my calling (the ministry and,
feeling an earnest desire for the We fare
Of all the people, irrespective Of race or
color, have deemed it advisable 20 sub.
init 20 you, for consideration. few
thoughts in regard to the political situa.
ton il this State. Since reconstruc.
tion, the masses Of my people have
been, as it were, enSaved in mind by I'M
p incipled adventures, who, caring
nothing for the country, were willing TO
stoop to any thing, no matter how in.
famous, TO secure power to themselves
and perpetuate it. Ny people are natur-
ally Republicans, but as they grow older
in freedom so do they in wisdom. 4
great portion Of them have learned that
they were being used as mere tools. and.
as IN the late election, not being able to
correct the existing evil among them
selves, they determined, by casting their
ballots against these unprincipled adven.
turers TO overthrow them. NY people
have been told by these schemcrs, when
men were placed upon the ticket who
were VIGOROUSLY corru pit and dishonest,
haf hat 90 f. knt 81,
salvation Of the party depended upon IL;
that the man who scratched ticket was
not a republican. This is only one Of the
many means these malignant dcmagogueS
have devised TO perpetuate the intellectual
bondage OF my people TO defeat this
policy at the late ele ,tion, men, irrespcc.
tive Of the race OF party atlilntion,
united and voted together against men
known to be incompetent and dishon, ST..
cannot recognize, nor do the masse,
Of my people who read recognize, the
majority Of the officials who have been in
power for he past two years as Rcpubli
cans. We do not believe that Repuhli
caniSm means corruption, theft and en-.
bezzlement. TAeSe three oflenses have
been prevalent among a great portion OF
our off 'ehodcr,; TO them must be attri
buted the defeat Of the Republican party
n ,he State, if defeat there was, but /,
with all the lights before me, look upon
it as an uprising Of the people, the whole
people, 60 crush out corrupt rings and
men from power. The bitterness aud
hate created by the late civil strife. has.
IN my opinion, been oblteratcd in this
state, except, perhaps, IN some localities.
and would long since been entirely ef
faced were IL not for some unprincipled
men VINO would keep alive the butter.
ne $ OF the past aud inculcate n hatred
between the races, in order that they
may aggrandlzc themselves By office and
IT'S emolumonts to control my people the
effect Of which Is 70 degrade them. give
you my opinion that. had our State al
miniStrat'on adhered to Republican prin
ciplcS and stood by the platform upon
which Il was elected. the State TO-DAY
would have been on the highway of pros
pcritv. II the State administration had
advanced patriotic measures, appointed
only honest and competent men to oils
ami sought 90 restore confidence between
the races, bloodShcd would have been an.
known, peace would have prevailed, fed
cral interference been nthought OF, and
harmony, friendship and nutual conf.
dencc would have taken the place OF the
bayouet. In conclusion, let me say 10
you, aud through YOU 70 the great Re.
publican party Of the North that I
deemed it my du'y, in behalf Of my PEG.
pie, that prcs,tt .hcse facts. in order
that they and the white people lthcr
former owners) should sot fer misrep.
reservations which certliu dcmagogucs
seem DESTROYS Of encouraging.
Respectfully, II. K. REvrLs.