Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-11-02
Our Washington Letter.

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: About a year since Mr.. Bris-
tow appointed Mr.. R. a. Clark
an Agent of the Internal
Revenue service, and sent him
to the Pacific coast to break up
the Whisky Rings in that re-
gion, and he has been doing
.yeoman service in that behalf.
Some time since the President
desired that he should be or
dered back. Upon yesterday
he reported at the Treasury and
was at once summarily dismissed
by order of the President, who
alleges that Mr.. Clark was con-
cerned in conspiracy to ruin
him and elevate Bristow to the
Presidency. Washburnc, chief
of the secret service, was also
removed on the ground that he
knew of the conspiracy and
failed to inform the President.
Washburn says no such con-
spiracy ever existed. and that
either Grants credibility has
been imposed upon or else Grant
saw it as men sometimes see
snakes after pouring too fIe-
quent libations on the shrine Of
their idol.
A telegram from Charleston
says that the President of the
Cham Der of Commerce has IL
nited with the Methodist, Cath
Olic and Episcopal Bishops, the.
leading Presbyterian, Lutheran,
and Jewish ministers,
and all the Presidents of the
Banks in Charleston,
III an address to the country in
W hich it is set forth that the
charges against the loyalty of
the people of South Carolina
are not true; there is no state
of insurrection against the
State government; thatthe white
people are not hostile to the
and that there is no
awful cause or occasion what
ever for the Federal govern
ncnt to interfere for the pro-
ection Of the State govern
nent; that the recent race riots
we're not instigated by the
white citizens; that the few Ii
lie clubs in the State were not
organizations for purposes of |
murder and intimidation, and
that the action and expressions
If Governor Chamberlain arise
rom purely partisan and selfish
motives. There is cumulative
evidence that if Indiana had |
elected the Republican ticket,
Is was confidently expected by |
he Republican managers here,
md if Ohio had responded to
he call for large majority with
| vote to inspire confidence, no
roops would have been sent to
south Carolina. The panic that
ollOWed these elections was the |
'eal cause of the outrage which |
S now witnessed, and for which |
some of the conspirators en-
gagged in getting it up are like
y to. be called to account when
Congress meets
Three different motives and
have operated to
)ring about this military de-
to carry a State e.
ection, an experiment which if
attempted in Europe to-day
would cost the monarch his
lead. But we are living under
Republican form Of govern
nent, while things are done
much better than in the old
world whose kings are only the
ubjects Of the people. The
irst of the three motives | al
ude to is Grants resentment at
he exposures made by the
asst House of Representatives
# the corruptions of his adj
ninistration, and the fear Of
,thers to follow. Superadded
o this he has the prospect of a
ife command in the army by
reating two military districts,
ne for himself and one for
sherman, in the event Of Hayes
The second is, Cham
lerlaln ana his crew VINO be-
Ieve that "there are five years
nore of good stealing still left
n South Carolina" are 10th to
i've up their plumber and sur
ender the places by which they
ave been enabled to grow rich,
While the people are ground
own with taxation and debt.
And thirdly, Patterson and the
.ang Of thieves by whom he is
urrounded know that if the
tate once passes out of the
ands Of the carpet-baggers,
nd good government is, re-
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