, 1879-06-14

In the future as Ia the past, e1cepttng that tho
Go,000 majority should b. fqcFeaaed. DARf.
CffAI4M ER's STHATERHT.
4 gentleman In this utt, who spent somo
ttale .u the South during the exciting times Of
1915, gives sons facts relating 10 the election Of
ten. Chalmers to the Congress Of the 0nted
Btatea ID that year which hare never been pub
l!ehed. The dtstrFet from which hc was elected
bad been filled for two terms by John K. Lynch.
who Is represented ~ haug colorcd n,an Of
| high character. great cabab!lisy, and honesty:
II MAS inhabited almost exclusively Of colored
dlsirictcd Mississippi, a long strip Of territory
! lying, nlonE the river being low, swampY, anil
comparatively worthless t'a: set apast Tor
sR bstrs Fl. m s sas abon 100 as:
long br three Or four miles vide. Lyneh. wss
elected By thc a1moat Unanimous vosc Of the
| rooulatton.. In 1876 Chalmers happened to
live in TINT d,strfct., IL concluded he
about dcrsing plan byl which ho might over.
come Lynch's enormous majority und elect
himself. The task dttl not seem to be prnH,Ia-
cause. and BY the employment of tactics show.
1 Ing how we'll he kncw thu negro cl,nractcr aud
the circumstances III which they we're plaecd, be
succeed IN carrying bis point He visited Jack. e.
Governor and other officials Of bis potlcal asp'-
rat!ons. Tie ide4 Of his attcmptlng to carry ti!s
district agafnst Lynch WAS thought too absurd
10 recalvs moments consideration, Chalmers
can set help will show ;yol1 thnt can 60 tnto
the district and beat l+yt'clt." l!o 'Ens asked
| what assistance ne required. He replied
si,as nc 9 wsnted @ Three p!eces " art'lIerT nna
the like OF which was probably never employed
before, was readily iuruished ti'e doughty Con
erai. and nc started out with MS spcochss In hls
POCKET for most extrao5elnary tour. n'a plan
OF proccdnrro r was ~ folioTs; on approaching
q emall Vnla9e: re wonia .nnltmoor Que Of nls
pleGes ahti oieehafRo q INTO we cans: Inc 10.
ni1ar roar Of the artillery saluted me ears @ 81
apprehension. The second oiecs was d'schargcd,
ala then tllc thiru' ~ tnis time alI tue negroes
tn the country around within hearlng Of the ter
f,pia eehoes Of tho cannon were thorouEh!y
aroused at tile strange occurrence, anu those IN
learn what It oll meant. There all VA eouimo-
| uoiis e1clLetue1t, anu uncertainty. 1Ae Womcn
Ea.ncieo thclf young ones ana stnftod
,sso e 9 .n,.rt ,.s ~. .l,s,1s
On. HayInE succeedcI by tn.a n,aans ii col.
leetnE the pcople, the Geuerat ortlcrud tl,e
baud to plny. aud marched into town with his
af.M!e5y ioi!oWinE n,nl. tiere ao naltea ailu "a"
iireiy ucarcf,,l IL % tn1d IL ftem ti'at hc wnnted
10 b. elected to Congress, liz desired to in.
form them that he was a butler friend of tile
oaaSt nas aLs onl5 patty O. pi!pt'plesi anu "
tnid them lint ho pro,@sel % to ta,k M to li,rm on
some day in Tic tutttrc. md he desired 10 have
them all come out a1ul listen. lie told them he
walten them TO 20 immeu1ately TO Work anu
o,xn m ,a H. "nen ~ ,usa ue ~
aneak. ha eY,cctri them ia mcet
lin little distance away aud escort hitn intu
| the village. Having completed ttcae arranrc-
!MeHts. He tHen ploeceaeu 20 A4otleT si''aesf
,i" heoan %o 1 anoeSs'',nsE,r tnsr nn ,rco IN n
Yayably greeted b; large audlepces. Tic
negroes says our informant, scanned to he i'm
bued with the ilen tllAt II they did not do ~
Out Ia wlcG tlcy Would ali bc cxtertntnatcI.
The rcsult Of this campaign was tsut Chalmers
earrcd Tic district by over q, ,tO0 majority. This
was the way In which Chalmers gained bis elec-
. ...-
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATOR.
.ptcta3 D!,pa,ca to 1as Tr,aunz
Bos7oa, siass., june 13.-The lion. Henry ".
Ns.,. ua.a.,,,.a l., -. ,.,o.,s,..,- ~ 49,. 49,, ~.
No" Iaalps",te' !, ~ VI. 'u'e9sls" so'uaf' sasu ne
owcu MS nomination 10 tue steaatassness u h's
fr'cnds. ne Ind rcekoned npon entering the
linn. liza vas onnusaa hy nil N. ,al,roo1 mn,
w.. -. tE - -,. 49, IL nN,'. 49,
without cxpendinE dollar hlr. Blair dlsclutm.
bcng clAsscd as q great mun, but does 10y d
rlalm to eo.ne degree Ut stalwartism. Hc op,
posed, he says, the surrender, of the TO
publican state Governments In South
Carolina md Louisiana, nnu believes that
Ind the President stood by Cows. Chamberlain
anl Packard, etroug Republican purity WoAd
have arisen Ia nearly every Southern State, Will
lenders included among the Confederate Dem
pcrntB. But, while lIe btloyeB tho FrcsldentfE
course mistaken one, and IN violation Of l,ls