Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-08-10
Our Washington Letter

Inc truth OF the OCd, Old dog
ma "when thieves fall out, hon
est men get their rights" was
never more fully exemplified
than in the recent events that
have been developed since Mr..
Bristow's withdrawal from the
Cabinet. The compulsory res
ignations and outright dismiss
sal of such men as Yaryan,
Bluford, Wilson and Pratt has
opened their mouths concern
ing Republicanism, and has dis
closed such a mass Of fragrant
dishonesty and downright cor
ruption as is almost incredible,
and the end is not yet.
There was a lively time in the
House yesterday. The COM
mittee on the Judiciary had u
unanimously signed a report
completely generating Mr..
Knott from blame III Withhold
ing the Caldwell dispatch in the
Blaine investigation, and here
the matter would have ended.
But Mr.. Knots attention had
been called to an editorial in
the Philadelphia North -Amerj-
can, in which it was said, in al
luding to a letter recently writ
ten to Mrs. Gen. Sherman by
Josiah Caldwell, that that let
ter showed that Mr.. Knott had
UNANIMOUSLY withheld the Cald-
well dispatch, and by that means
Knott and his friends had sue
ceeded in preventing Mr.. Blaine
from receiving the Cincinnati
nomination, but it had covered
Knott himself all over with in
fanny. Mr.. Knott said that af-
ter reading that article, he
deemed it a duty to make a
plain statement Of facts. This
he did, and it set some Of the
Blaine men ld,especially Frye
and Hale, and such a torrent Of
invective and abuse has seldom
been heard in a deliborative as
sembly. Knott, however, stood
by the position he had assumed,
and repeated his assertions.
The Republican signers Of the
report withdrew their names,
and it was sent back to the
committee.
The Republican Campaign
Managers are determined to
bring about a reign of terror in
the South during the coming
campaign. The Chambers,
Chamberlains, Kelloggs, and
Spencers have determined that
there shall be no peace there
this fall, and are now laying
their plans to promote riot,
bIoodshed and disorder in at
least four or five States, if not
all over the South. They are
doing it for two purposes; first,
because it will have a damaging
effect upon public opinion in
the North and West, but more
especially in the East; second,
because it will afford a preteXt
for employing the Military;
and third, because it may be
the means of throwing out the
votes of several of the South
ern States, and thereby decid-
ing the election in their favor.
1t is evidence before more than
one investigating Committee of
Congress, that the agents of
these men have planned murder
and assassination in previous
campaigns, and it is certain that
what they have done they will
attempt to do again in many of
the Southern States. Secret
political associations and leagues
of the colored men are organ
lied. These are harangued ev-
cry night by the emissaries of
the desperate men who are en-
deavoring to retain their hold
on power, and incite to kill their
white fellow-citizens. The re-
sponsibility for the crime and
lawlessness thus perpetrated is
invariably thrown upon the
Southern white men, and the
Northern press is filled with
narrowing details Of outrage
and insecurity Of life and prop
erty in the Southern States.
There is a we'll grounded ap-
prehension in democratic cir
Giles in Washington that the
Republican party South, acting
under instructions from Cham
der and his campaign commit
tee, will this year exceed in
crime and lawlessness anything