The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-10
DESPERATE PLOT OF THE
REPUBLICAN LEADE RS
IN MISSISSIPPI.
A Returning Board Scheme W n.
out a Returning Beard I1
Prevent the Vote from
Being Counted.
A .sTerriforial Condition" Aimed
At.

We subjoin an extract of letter adj
dressed by a 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 deprivlng
the State of her vote in the Presidential
election, and of demanding her to
"terrtorial 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 overthowing their
rule, or would hold out remote prospect
of re-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 do 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-Permi it me to call yOul
attention to a suggested course OF action
By intimidation. fraud ard murder req
Republican majority of 10000 has beer
changed to an apparent Democratic ma ori-
tors will meet next month, and cast the vote
and select one of their number to carry i
to Washington. The suggestion is that TIT
Republican electors do likewise. Besides
giving-the certificate Of the vote of Mssis
sippi for Hayes, they should compile re
cord of the means by which the State wa
. revolutionized, and by which majority o
| Ia 1.otr int
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 giv'
J 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 Stateto
territorial condition. There is nothing t.
lose. There is this to gain. Whenever w
commence offensive operations, expect t.
see the old time Republican majorities o
this State. Acting in the defensive we will
lose more of our colored adherents.
If this suggestion meets the appreciation
of the Republican leaders, is acted upon
and wins. as believe il will, they come t
the front in this State and become of RICH,
, the leaders. Please think of it in all it
= bearings, and believe your own judgmen
will support the idea with many argument
not thought of by me. Hayes is all RICH
without such action, but Mississippi is not
l and will stand no chance of getting right
until the revolution is reviewed by the ney
Congress which is Republican by from 81,
to ten, giving them, the Democrats, tn
bulldozed Congressman from this State
which they ought not to have. In haste