New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-30
TnGE CHISOLMrS CHARACTER.
ERRONEOUS STATEMENTS CORREClED-HGs TESTT-
MoNY IN THE FEDERAL INDICrMEN IS-HIS POL
ITICs AND ANTFCFDENTS.

ERRONEOUS STATEMENTS CORREC1ED-HIs TE'TT-
moNY IN THE FEDERAL INDICrMENIs-HIs POL
TICS AND ANTECEDENTs.
To the EdttOr OF The Tribune.
SIR In the letter of your staff correspond
emit written in relation to the massacre OF Judge ChsOm
and his son and daughter several inaccuracies
which should be corrected, they a wrong i'm
preston about Judge Chisom's character
First: Your correspondent states that Kempcr County
had large negro major ty only necessary for
Chsom and his clique" to tell the negroes whom 10
nominate and they elected The facts that the
registration books Kcmper County for the five years
show white majority time less than two hundred
Hence white votes and not coOred controlled the offices
OF the county.
Second Your 'pondent states that at the time
judge Chisom became Republican Sheriff of the county
he had not the credit to buy saddle horse, etc. while
the facts are that anterior to the lie OF the
leading citizens and property IN the County, and
held the office OF Judge the hands of his white
feow-ctizens prior to reconsu auction. He also filled
other important positions of trust and confidence Ii
MOI until Judge CnIsom became Republican that these
men discovered that he unworthy OF public conf
dence nor until very lately that he has been charged
with having grown rich by expressing his feowcztns
To Use his own dying Words 1t because " he stood
by the flag of his country and dared 10 be Republican
that he fOuly and cruelty murdered and charged
with all manner OF crimes Ills onCltl record IN kemper
County is without blemisi a. Is also ms private character
Tbiyd Your correspondent states (Of course on IN
formatlOnl that. in addition 10 Judge Crsolms other
shor comngs which his ncghbOrs hated him. he had
gone To Jackson aud got about 40 50 of his fellow
cifzens indicted the Federal Court. Tie belief that
Tudge Chisom responsible Tor these indictments
NAV explain the auImus the men VINO murdered MIN,
but is nevertheless that Judge Chison neither
instituted instgatel the Investigations that
led to the indictment OF the parties IN KEN
ner County referred To. Judge CnisOin, with
many other witnesses, including several Democrats,
were subpenaed from kemper County 10 give testimony
before the United states Grand Jury IN reltl0n 10
alleged violations OF United states law III kemper
County. They brought as witnesses under the
conuusOy process OF the court and, as well kuoWn,
so far as jude ChisOlm was concerned, very much
against ms wish aud inclination Judge Chsolm was 100
good citizen Cyade the process OF the court, ana too
irutlfu witness pciure himself IN order 10 escape
u.r.oual peril at hands OF wrOngdOels, but every
member OF the Grand jury which was One-nalf Demo
cratic can testify that Judge CisOln gave MS testimony
orr in kindness than anger, ana thdt II was MS per-
soual wish indictments should De iOunu growing
out of injuries himsef deprivation Oi his individual
Tlguts as a citizen. 10 IL 'asy 10 SIC how your core
snondeut making rapid invest CATION AMI necessarily
being compelled take the stat m nts oil Judge ems
aims enemies ia eXteauatIOn OF th ir CRIME. should nave
fallen into errors sucn those above noted His ac
conn was comulimented by the white-ine VickS6aQ
Herald A. the flilest tnat could be wrlttun.
ne more the trun is made In appear however, the
more viii the wOrlhness of Judge CnlsOlm and his
hproc family aud tue bas and Dlcker VIII he
sen The deep damnauOn OF his taking OH II was the
same spirit that ctuced Christ and the crime ltscll Is
handy more horrible than the pubic sentiment that eX
tcnualcs and ustites H. JUSTICE.
Jackson Hiss, June s. 1871