The Greenville times., 1876-12-09

~A enc 1NeW IOPI
Times:
Friars Point, Miss, Nov, 1876
l have Just seen that your column
have been opened to an attack d,
me bya correspondent from Wash
ington signed ~. r." and I asl
that you will extend me the sam,
courtesy for briefreply. Admit
myou please, that his figures show
ing the relative strength in this dis
trict are correct, and that Grant,
majority over Greeley was sbou,
H'Wovotes in 1872 and we will onl,
zee the same revulsion Of opinion n
the south that We see In the north.
where Hayes receives about 6oo
coo less majority in 1875 thar
Grant did In 1872. The one resuI,
IS not more strange than the other
unless you insist on the very incon.
''stent position for a Republican to
assume, that the negro is incom.
pe'cns to understand a political ar.
gument, and is unnoved by thee
Pos"re OF official corruption.
aonr correspondent ncgIects 70
,'a.e that In this same district. n
last years election, when the imbo.
s''l'y OF Ames disrupted his party
,ne Republican majority was re.
naced from 10000 down to 1000. as
you will SEQ by a comparison =, =,
votes ., Tor State Treasurer; and This
1l"e' starting with 1000 agains,
me- me- ! have beaten Mr. Lynch
"'o"s ;, e',' f'ooo votes being a gain Of
,ooo' or only 1000 more than Tho ~
gain Of last year. Your cores.
th.. ~. s IL Is impossible
.''"' 'n's could have been fairly
aone. and selects my district A. .
striking example Of the intin,d.'
.,o .,ons, !, fraud and illegality of cleo.
lon In tho South. Now when w.,
rons'aer n that | not only had all tho
= DsnocraisOf the district thorough.
y ~. aroused o. and working for mo
Out when pearly all the lcadin, ina,
1'spuDlicans and Hayes men-the
=, men =, IN Office, sheriffs, Clerks. and md
'eading merchants--mcn who IL
past times exercised unbonnaoa
sway over the colored votes--sucS
s1 %en Is Captain Manning, the
sheriff, Waddell, Perkins, Irving
v"en and Nesbitt, Of Tunica.
- harrington, Cochrane. Brodie
mos'ham, Walters and Stafford 81
oeshoma; Florey, of Bolivar.
sudge Stafford and Foster Of wosh.
'nston; Judge Jefrords. Of Iss..
queana; y, General Fri,zgerald. of
warren Walter kearn, late pr;.
sa'c Secretary Of Amos, in .rei,sr.
som nn~A.s - -'VSuNt-
.on, oaptaing Key a Federal,
soldier Griffin, Mayor of Na,chez
: os'er' chancery Clerk OF Adams
ma Noble, Sheriff of Wilkinson
were. were my friends and supporters.
y, "n,le sll: Governor Alcorn my person.
:, ~, friend, voted against me. bn,
y alanot work, and when you add
. 'hls a long list of prominen.
,o,o'ed . men like Wood, sheriff Of
Adams; !. Davenport and Wooley, or
" Lem Moore, Fields.
'na Houston, (late President ~
! - supervisors, J ofIssaqucna.
: = webster and Snadd. { Chan
: 'ery clerk Of Washington Muir. I;
~, !, , County Treasuer,) Glass. ,
, ,u.s'e'on, and Ben. Taylor, of /,
,ol'var; Wade Arms,ead, and DR.,
''o"n, OF C0ahoma: Unntor rI.,,
my Perkins, Supervisors, and |,
,ar'ef, Chancery Clerk of Tunle.
na . most Of lesser lights, too M. !.
'cro''s to mention, who supported :
'.e anu wl'cnyou are informed that !, /,
" lynch went only to the coupty
:, principal towns. while | went :
orass bands, PROFESSIONS. and . :
ecues to every precinct. | think = =
I'll agree with me thar. !, : :