New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-05-30

ians of that State, was in this city few
days ago, and in @ brief conVersation
threw considerable light upon the con-
dition of public affairs in that State.
In regard to the determination of the
white Republicans of Kemper county, he
expressed regrets at the necessity which
inspired The act, but thought the result
would show the propriety of the same
from political standpoint.
With regard to Governor Stone, he
said ''The Governor is elear-headed,
warm-hearted man, judicious and prudent.
He would like that such things should
not occur; but, having occurred, he knows
it would be madness to interfere. He and
his people believe in the rights of the
States With them the State is superior
tofthe nation, and, correspondingly the
individual to the State.
"Sentimentalists abroad, poking their
noses into the business of our people,
may excite a great deal of talk against us,
but it will in the end do them more
harm than it will us. The almost unanl-
nous sentiment of the people of Missis-
sippi is that the matter should rest Just
where it does. Any attempt to prosecute
those concerned in the shooting Of old
man Chisholm will simply grouse the
people to further acts o. retripution.
When the talk was made of arresting the
DeKalb people Judge Singleton was the
first to send over word that they should
receive his gratuitous services in the case;
and he said, further, that any lawyer who
did not volunteer his services under the
circumstances would not be entitled to
patronage hereafter. 1t was Singleton
who defeated Chisholm for Congress, and
he is an honorable, high toned Christian
| gentleman. Some of the Northern papers
call upon Senator Lamar to interfere
against his friends in DeKalb. Mr.. La
mar knows too well that he can do nothing
of the kind.
| "Much as the people love Lamar for his
devotion to their interests, and respect him
for his eloquence and patriotism, an active
interference against his friends, and in
sympathy with the renegades of Kemper
county, would sorely tempt them to serve
him the same way. He knows this, and
like wise man keeps his mouth shut. He
knows in what latitude to make his pop.
Inlay speeches, and when it is prudent to
hold his tongue. don't mean by this.
continued the Mississippian, "that Mr..
Lamar is considered untrue to their inter
ests by the people of my State Far from
it. They know that he advised and con
sented to the organization of our politics
on the basis that gave US success-succesi
to him as we'll, for without that policy ht
would never have been chosen q member
of the Senate. But Lamar has way o.
talking when he gets to Washington, that
perplexes his best friends if they do no
understand him thoroughly and propcrl.
appreciate his great skill as a diplomats
and power as an orator.
"Senator Lamar knows, and Governo
Stone knows, and Congressman Singletoi
! knows, that to arrest and try and convic
and punish the citizens who shot CHS
holm and his family at DeKalb, ,oout
parabise the Democracy of Mississippi
Every patriot loould lose his courage, q
great successes eohich haUe been dchieved
the past three gears aoould be allo,oed to sli
from their nerveless grasp, and again q
horde Of negro barbaridnS, aoith their Scalc
,odg leaders, loould s,oeep across Tie Sta
like the IocastS Of Egypt.
Il "Governor Nichols in your State know
the same thing. For the past nine yeai
Of military and Radical rule no man hi
ever been punished for killing Repul
lican in your State. OF course this wf
:, more on account of the cowardice an
4 pusillanimity of your officers than an,
thing else. Whatever the cause, hoy
|. ever, this non-action has admitted of b,
one Interpretation. It has been an az
mission of timidity and guilt which h'
justified our people in adopting more an
more vigorous measures to assert an
maintain their rights, until nerve hi
e! finally triumphed over numbers. Cove
nor Nichols was unwise in permittir
himself to make any concessions to III
Weigh and the Radical emissaries
IS the bogus President; but perhaps tn,
IS helped to hasten contamination whiC
was inevitable. Governor Nichols is no
% now that he stands unquestioned and III
/ disputed at the head of the State, goin
l- to punish his friends for standing true
e him and adopting the only means
e which fidelity could be made available
l. The braveI men who carried thei
y States for reform and good governmei
took all the chances. They LITERAL
took life and liberty in their hands. The
ran the risk of arrest, Indictment, tril
and imprisonment, They had Mound
vile always before their eyes. Perpetul
watch had to be kept on United Stat
marshals and district attorneys. Thu
in the face of obstacles such as no peop
ever faced in their struggle for liberty, W
were successful in the end. Nov, no
would it look for your Governor or oui
+ to punish their friends for their fidelity
t They might be privately cautioned fc
their imprudence, but good fait