National Republican., 1877-11-14
The BaIIot.Bo. SiOIcn.

Last night the store. house Of DR.. HAuGHEY
was entered and the halot.box aud rgistia.
ton books which had been left in there over
night were stolen and no doubt destroyed.
This will cause this beat to be thrown out.
The number of votes polcd Tor the State ticket
was 277. For sheriff WELSH received 20I
votes and GULLY "a. II was one Oi the most
bra2Cn- faced acts on recUrd.-heHiper Mss
Hera'd, ia honen,ber.
In order 10 keep the run of history and
the eternal fitness of things" the reader
should bear in mind that Kemper County,
Miss is the scene OF the CHIs0LM massacre
last spring, and that this same GULLY, who
wants to he sheriff, was the leader OF the
mob which committed this massacre that
was one Of the tirst breaches OF LAMARs
guarantees OF course GULLY's excuse for
these barbnrous murders was "an old family
icud," his justification Of his brigandage WIS
that his brother had been killed on u
former occasion, aud for that reason he
wishes TO be excused, and claims that lie
should he justified for massacreing in cold
blood, before the eyes of their parents u
lovely maiden of eighteen and brave boy
OF fourteen who attempted to shield and
defend their father from u violent death.
Several other innocent parties were also
slain. Now, what are we to think of the
moral sentiment of community that will
not only suffer such horrible crimes to be
perpetrated in its midst, but that will upon
the first opportunity thereafter nominate
and vote for the ringloader OF such muir
dcrous mob for the chief peace officer OF the
countyp Here We sec the people who affect
to mould and control public opinion in the
vicinity-who pretend to be par crce'iencc
the class, and the only class, tit to govern,
the regular Democratic party, In fact
shielding and defending and seeking to
honor with an important Office the man
OF all others who deilcs the law and who
deserves punishment for the commission of
n capital crime. They seek to place him
where can protect hims!lf They would
place him where he can punish his enemies.
They would select him to draw their Jurors,
to arrest and safely detuin criminals to ,N-
ecutc the sentences OF the court upon those
convicted Of capital offences. And, finally,
they would even steal ballot-bo and d, =
stroy its contents in order that he might lie
counted into this position uulawiully
All this is done in the me OF Democracy
and placation. II these Vaccinations and
crimes succeed. what chance is there of the
punishment OF the actors in the Chisolnl
tragedy? We shall be told, no doubt, that
all the parties have been regularly indicted,
tried, and acquitted. We sha he solemnly
assured that these trials have been held in
pursuance OF the guarantees given by
Southern gentlemen to the President that
law ,hOuld he observed aud order main
tanned. lut we shall not he told that this
far zeal election ~ OfGCIIY, the chief cul-
prit, to the position Of sheriff was condi-
tiOn prerequisite to the administration of
justice ~ upon himself and his IcIow-bris-
ands. Senator LAMAE can 90 to the lrrsi-
played, and claim that the forms Of law
have been complied with, and it the accused
were acq qLittcd by II jury 0f their peers, ask
what more he cin d.. H. can claim that
he has fulfilled his promise lie may ad-
nit, even, that the sheriff was an inter.
eSted party and naturally sought Self-prO-
lection through tho administration or NAL
| administration OF his O.liCc; but, ior all
this, that lie was duly returned rs elec.rl
by the proper officers anl regularly IN.
stalled into Office under all the forms Of