The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-10
DESPERACE PLOT OF THE
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
IN MISSISSIPPI.
A Returning Board Scheme with.
out a Returning BOARD 10
Prevent the Vote from
Being Counted.
a .sTerritOriaI Condition Aimed
AT.

We subjoin an extract of letter adj
dressed by leading Republican of this
State to another member of that party
revealing desperate scheme Of mischief,
and the game meditated to recover lost
power, even to the extent of depriving
the State of her vote in the Presidential
election, and of remanding her to a
territorial condition" 1t confirms the
impression we had previously formed,
that the Radical leaders in this State, dis
appointed and madened by their loss of
power, were prepared for any game OF
treason, strategem and spoils, which
would crafty their motive OF revenge
against the people for Overlooking their
rule, or would hold out remote prospect
of establishing their authority;and that
hence they had aided and abetted
Senator Boutwell, in his plan of placing
the State under martial law. pile ON
the agony, said the schemers. "Make
confession worse confounded. Set mis-
chief afoot and let her 10 her worse.
The game will work beautifully into the
hands of the Washington conspirators.
The State will lose her vote in the
Presidential election. She will be
dragged down from the pedestal of an
Independent commonwealth and became
territorial in dependency. But so
much the better. 1t will be the max
ing of the Republican leaders, who
will flourish and prosper as the State
suffers and goes down"
But let us not detain the reader
from the document to which we have
referred. 1t speaks for itself, and com
ment is unnecessary:
MISSISSIPPI Nov. 1876.
DEAR COLoNEL-Permit me to call your
attention to a suggested course of action.
Bv intimidation. fraud ard murder a real
Republican majority of 10000 has been
changed to an apparent Democratic MAORI
~ of 10000 in this State. The Tilden cleo
tors will meet next month, and cast the vote,
and select one of their number to carry it
to Washington. The suggestion is that the
Republican electors do likewise. Besides
giving the certificate of the vote of Missis-
sippi for Hay es, they should compile re
cord of the means BY which the State was
rtvolutionized, and by which a majority of
5000 was wiped out in your district. This
should be so full of facts, that it would arm
the Republicans in Congress for game
fight any complication which may arise
out of it. My impression is, it would give
the President of the Senate chance
TO REFUSE TO COUNT MISSISSIPPI,
and it would be the entering wedge for tip
ping over the revolutionary State Govern
ments. perhaps by remanding the State to q
territorial condition. There is nothing to
lose. There is this to gain. Whenever we
commence offensive operations, | expect to
see the cid time Republican majorites of
this State. Acting in the defensive we will
lose more of our colored adherents.
II this suggestion meets the appreciation
of the Republican leaders. is acted upon,
and wins. IL | believe il will, they come to
the front i'll this State and become of right.
the leaders. Please think of il in all its
bearings. aud believe your own judgment
will support tie flea with many arguments
not thought of by me. Hayes il all right
Yithput such action, but Mississippi is not,
and will stand no chance of getting right,
until the revolution is reviewed by the new
Congress which is Republican by from six
to ten, giving them, the Democrats, the
bulldozed Congressman from this State,
which they ought not to have. In haste.
Yours truly.