Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-06-03

ner of defending the national admin
istration in the course you have taken
in Mississippi affairs, and his fair ex-
posure of corruption in tho State. Col
onel Wells is called q Democrat by
the wreckers because he beat Howe
for congress, and had temeflty to speak
the truth Concerning fairs here. He
was the regular republican nominee
for congress. Howe was the issue of
a bogus and boiling convention The
dem0craey had no candidate, they pre-
ferred Wells to Howe and voted for
him, and so he received the support of
both parties, and hence his large ma
jority. He is a true republican and
staunch supporter of the national adj
ministration, as l am sure his course
In congress will prove, and this / re-
gard as good test of true republi-
can. As a theory in government |
would say, we will generally find good
people enough to uphold good gov
eminent, or to resist bad one. 1t is
easy to enforce good government, be-
cause we will have a willing people,
but it will be difficult to enforce bad
government, because we will have an
unwilling people. A constitution and
laws are of little value on paper unless
they find Judgement in the hearts of
the people. We have good constitu-
ton, but our legislation has been un-
wise, and has given US much trouble.
And this is the point to we which have
come: In the light of the experience
of other southern States, our party
has rushed heedlessily into shameful
defeat. We should have known as
we'll before as since the election, that
the democrats were INSCRIPTIONS in
contest, and would have resorted to
every stratagem. and therefore we
warned our friends of the Importance
of abundant caution.
FUTURE ACTION. i
Now, for the future, what is the
course? We want to carry this State
next year in the Presidential election.
We cannot do it as we now stand. We
| must have honest men in the front;
those who have scuttled the Ship of
State must take back seats. We have
men in whose promises the people can
rely, men who will give character and
moral support to the party, otherwise
the white people viii be against us.
and the colored people will never again
rally to us; we will be again defeated,
and the architects of our ruin will
leave the State like rats leave sinking.
ship. believe we can carry the State
next year by proper management and
an honest course. Thousands are
against us now who fear to trust the
Democracy. and will go with US under
favorable auspices, and if our State
administration had pursued the proper
course for the last two years the DEM
cocrats could never have beaten US.
know the people of the State, having
resided among them for the last thirty
three years. The government appoint
ees here, we think, are good men and
ruerepublicans. We need no changes
made for political purposes and NO
I troops. Leave the Management of these
matters here to your real friends. am
sure that affairs here have been mis-
represented to you by designing men
for their selfish ends. think L can
take fair and impartial view of the
! situation, having no aspirations FOL
place or position, but have the temeri-
ty to speak the plain, unvarnished truth
in these matters. This letter, though
of some length, has given but bare
outline of the character and coDduct
of a few wOuld-be leaders who have
j wrought our sad defeat; but should
| they chose to deny anything l have
said of them | will not only prove it
! but strike them at other points that
are equally salient.
Your obedient servant,
G. Il. HARRIS.