National Republican., 1880-03-19
Mississippi.
ABERDEEN, Miss, March IL, 1880.


SIR: Since my last letter. dated at Oko,oun,
| have been fortunate enough to gather tew
additional points in reference to political
affairs in Mississippi, and approaching your in
structions to correspondents to be brief, | will
cndcavor to comply as near us possible.
Perhaps it is necessary to state, In the out
set, that have given very close attention to
Mississippi politics In order that might asccr
tain, if possible, why it was that so great
unaumity of sentiment should prevail
throughout the State in favor of General
Grant mud l fnd that ii Is attributable to
several causes: In the first place tho timid
policy inaugurated by tho present Admnistra-
ton tho anxiety manifested as to tho final
result of that policy, the gradual removals of
the old tried aud trusted leaders from official
positions, aud their places filled with Demo.
cratic bulldozers and men of doubtful political
character, and finally the abandonment of the
Republicans and turning them over to the
tender mercy of the Democratic party. While
all this was transpiring at home, they saw the
cowardly surrender of thl States of South
Carolina and Louisiana TO Democratic control;
| Republican Governors dCpOsed, State L0gisla.
| lures usurpcd, aud Republican organizations
| throughout the southern States disbanding,
notwithstanding tho fact the National Admin.
istration was still Republican,; yet no soothing
| counsel WAS waited bnGk 10 calm tho fears and
doubts that prevailed; no implied regrets ox'
pressed for the base betrayal of the mon who
had rislied their all in the effort to uphold aud
| iniuse Republican principles in the South, but
with a brazen Indifference they were given to
understand that hope defcreth hope; that the
sceptre was about to depart from Judah; that
| it was the fixed aud unaltcrbe policy of the
Administration to Conciliato the Southern
| Democrats ut whatever cost or sacrifice. These
| inevitable facts constantly staring tho RCpub-
lcans of Mississippi in the face, Is it to be
| to fl,,,f
Grant rs their hopo and mainstay for the iu'
turc? In him they have faith, aud, feeling
| the injustice done them, and tho tardineSs OF
| tho Administration to right the great wrong,
permitted; no amount Of fnely-spun sophstry
or seductive appeals can ever inYoiglo them
| into the ranks of rival cnndidates The old
| Roman lcgons were never moro cOmpaCtly OF
solidly knitted together than are tho Republi'
cans OF Mississippi to-day in favor of the illus
trious hero, statesman and citizen, General
| Grant.
There is another plausible reason assigned
| for this popular outburst in favor of Genera
Grant. 1t is pretty generally believed in diff
| ferent sections of the State that the Fedora
power Is being used TO further the interests o
u member of the Cabinet as Il Presidential
candidate by an arrangement which points to
the removal of all Federal officials not in nc
cord with his cause, and who are known to be
favorably inclined to eithor Grant OF Blaine
The old trusted leaders, embracing the in
telligence and worth of the party, such Il,
Hon Henry r. Pcuso, General George c. Nc
Kce, Colonel A. p. Shattuck, Captain !. l.
Lake, Hon. Greene c. Chandler, Hon, John
II. Lynch, Captain j. w. Lee aud many Others
OF equal note have all been left standing on
the outposts of obscnrity, with not sufficient
influence Mt Washington to control the ap
pOintment of q iourth.cass postmaster Tho
Republicans are not Indifferent to these
things, and they will eagerly watch tho op
portune moment TO put quietus on all sual
arrangements and prescriptions.
The circular sent out by the Southern l!e
publican Committee at Washington docs moi
meet with approval among the Republicans o
this State. They see in the suggestions Hd
yahced Trojan horse stuffed with Treasury
notes, and they do not propose to be caught
mapping this time, Not 10 instruct is the
very thing tho opponents Of General Grant
havo been working for, knowing that it Is
| IN utter impossibiity 10 instruct for anybody
else; and their last hope is that tho state con
venton will not instruct, that they may
manipulata the delegates TO suit their own
personal ends. The motives which prompted
the committee to Issue its circular may have
been proper and right rs viewed from thciI
standpoint ut Washington, but its recon-
meudHJiOns are seen in u different light hero
and the committee must not feel aggricved !
their advice is not sanctioned by the STATE
convention. General Grant is tho choice n
ninety.nine out of every hundred Republican,
IN Mississippi, and not to instruct for him
would exhibit wanton disregard OF tht
wishes of the party. Ii, by some Unforeseen
circumstances General Grant should not bt
nominated, there would DO ample timo Il
consult rs to the merits and ayaiabily Of can
didatcs.
Perhaps It will not be amiss to mention tina
Representative MuIdrows constituents are il
Il quandary over the tsh question: Muldrow
to secure reelection to Congress- ha(
10000 shad deposited in tho Bigbee rive
over two years ago, and notified his con
stituents along tho river counties that th9s
; shad were put there for their benefit, and II
two years the river would swarm with sha,
sufficient to feed them the year around with
out having to pay out dime for meat, Tin
two years have passed, but no shad Ecc
ton day is rolling around too and still ~
; shad Shad or no shad the Republicans o
this district say they are going to nominate
and send u Republican to Congress 10 roplac
the shud distributor Tho district moods to b
represented By Intelligence and worth, and /
Is generally conceded among Republicans tina
Colonel A. F. Shattuck, Of Chickasaw county
will be selected. No better selection could b
made, MS no is omiuently qualified for tn
position, AYoNDALE.