Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-22
.u,,useemLY TEMPER.

The Hon, L. @. c. Lamar, of Mis-
sissippi, who has had some reputation
hitherto as fair-minded man, has
gone to New Orleans, and expresses
himself in dispatch to Gen. Walthall,
at Grenada, Miss, as follows:
Kellogg, Packard, Wells and An
derson stand condemned as infamous,
and nothing but mistrust and discred-
| it attaches to what they say or do,
and what they touch they contami-
nate. These men have been cncour-
aged and maintained in q course of
conduct contrary TO the Constitution
and the laws, and dangerous to the
liberties of the people. The order to
the army to concentrate in New Or
leans is stage toward the overturn
of constitutional liberty and the es-
tablishment Of military dcspotism.
If this policy succeed, no presidential
election hereafter will be made ex-
cept under the direction OF the army
1t appears from the above that Mr..
Lamar has gone to New Orleans not
in the interest Of peace, but in favor
of The policy Of the Chicago Times,
namely to "clcan OUT the officials
in authority. Mr.. Lamar's language
does not become him. 1t was an un-
seemly act for him to go to New
Orleans at all, but, having gone, 1t
was his duty above all things to have
assumed modest and humble tone,
to have comported himself with quiet
ness, and to have made as few sug-
gestions as possible. Mr.. Lamar has
been elected to the United States
Senate by legislature elected by the
most unblushing fraud and the most
outrageous terrorism upon the Mis-
sissippi plan, the proofs of which
were furnished in overwhelming pro-
fusion and before the Oxford Grand
Jury. That damning evidence, al
though it was suppressed, has never
been denied. He holds his position
by virtual fraud, and represents the
minority of the people Of Mississippi.
Probably $1,000 voters have been dis
franchised. He may urge, like Mr..
Watterson, that majority Of these
are plantation hands and laborers,
but they are none the less citizens,
and just as much entitled to vote as
Mr.. Lamar or Mr.. Watterson. 1t was
bad enough to try the Mississippi
plan in that state for the benefit of
Mr.. Lamar; to apply itnow in Louis
lana for the benefit Of Mr.. Tilden is
still worse. Mr.. Lamar's temper is
unworthy of man who has had some
reputation hitherto for frankness and
moderation"
The above from the Chicago 1rib.
unc, discloses the impudence of the
prince of devils, OH the part of Luci-
US Quintius Curtis Lamar. We
know Lamar has been spoken of by
many as moderate southern man.
We could never see it. His modcra-
ton is but the cunning dalliance of
Satan employed solely for the purpose
of more easily ensnaring the victim.
In the opening Of the last session Of
Congress he tickled the country by
speech before the democratic caucus,
promising the highest civil service
and went Immediately out to prac-
tice directly against his preaching.
He simply lied when he talked civil
service, and now this man who claims
a seat in the United States Senate by
the greatest fraud ;who was rebel in
arms for four years against the gov
ernment, INDUCES in bemcaning and
cursing good men, just as a dishonor-
ed angel in the dominions of Satan
curses the angels of light.