, 1880-10-29
MISSISSIPPI.
Tho Right Of Free speech Denied in
the HttocsStrlnG DiHtrict-11Dsv tie Nu-

Tho Right Of Free Speech Denied in
the HttocsStrlnG DiAtrict-I1usy tile Nus
torIuus Frauds Are 10 He Repeated.
Mr.. j. Il. Lynch, tile co!0retl Republican
candidate for Congress III tho Sixth District
Of Mississippi! has addressed the following
letter 10 the e.litor Of tile Vicksburg Herald:
PoIsr G,lssoN, Oct. II, lsso;-Etlifor. rlelss-
ps pe,s,ocratie a; paper, SCI, Ssllesins % rs 10 that
yon nre IN favor OF free spcecl, ~ full vote.
i free ballot, aru fair count" write tn IN
form yull 0t my unsuccessful eil0rt to hold
meeting IN Claiborne County. 1ndde MI nl-
pulntnient some tinIe agU to attlress tic citi-
zcl,s Ut Claihorne County ut Port Gibson. OH
Saturday, Oct 10, and to my very, grent
surprise, for reasons which. are known
tt!o nIt who know r., ,.Ayt!tlng ,,a, aboat
loo coi0retI inrli came 10 town to hear
1,c. Tho Delnocrats subsequently npn0inted
the same tlnU md place for n grand demo-
crntte. demonstration: The Dcmocrnt!c meet
Republican meeting WIS to ie held ut tile
Coiirt-llouse ten. Chalmers. tsell. Lowry,
Senator Cown1l, md one ur Two ottietS West
present to address tho Democrats, md / WIS
marching through thu principal streets Of the
tuw!l several hours 'lt tue vain attempt to get
tl.e coloreu inen to jotn tllcIr procession aud
lnarG! with thGlh to tltsr speaking grounds,
rrpairel to tio rlaso where tl,elr meeting
was to l,e hclH. then Invited thu lscplill-
Ilcans to 81 to tho C0urt-lloi,se, wlIero ! cx-
peutcd to address t,enl, and In q very short
tlne tho Court-llG!!ss WIS f9l' between
being present. Tho nlcetlng was called to
Ortler, md wns Introduced ns tbs speaker Of
thu occnsl1Is. but 1s soon rs the first woru fell
from NY lips tliese De1ilocrntss mounted tho
ehnIrs, benches, and tables, anu begall to staml,
tclr feet, clap, their llantls, and yell 70 the
very top Of tlielr voices, 50 tlnt It was utterly
Impossible fur mo tu l,c llelr.!. After yainly;
attempting for about ,alf nh hour TO proceed
Ta w sayd y 3 nvlsS va s 9Gllcas ~ snsse o
lnrm t0. their names without hcnrtnE the
spccch they came to- hear, as ct,,ld not find
/ n peace 0liieer il tho county who could or
would protect the IsclAbl!cal!stn IN thetrrlR',ttn
the ShuriN was oil tho streets durlnK. tho carly
part Of tlla day, yet wtlen tho !nt,rn!atior
eatne to me tl.at my meeting would bo inter:
foreA with niMl perhaps br0kcn W:
SsW Of 5 1yrs !i lFSyst any5''as ~, o q '"| n'
takel, quito Iii mil was conli'!eta to Ills bed.
Gnu It be possible, str. Editor, th7s ~, ,,!a
fSse tnv 81 issk Y wssk Galf|56s n|5sre ~ couts ns
that they. cn,l'tot afford to tolerat9 ftee
aiu!! his supporters in Claiborne Co,ai,ty
!oak oak unon me as suGh .in,,onao,,x Q poTv1iI rivni
lint tiley aro afraid either 10 meet M ne 5 On
the stump or allow mo to t'e heard ~ he ~
Ift' ThIs certainly i .nst bs tlie eas:, lor was
waited Oh by q conluitteo sof lea.tnG nel''o. ~
County Executive Committee, who desired
10 kitiw i wnul,l agreu t9 hAve I'VE ~ meet IT
laie between (ioil. Chalmers md myself:
tolI te,n tt @ not t!e sishtsst ob5ee
tho tic understanding that they would walt on
e Chalmers ~ aa asvor fS% ofhsf q ,E Elssdsss .Ss
Q! c,asnrx as 1 afrnnEc,,o,ts nc % and infor Inc M oi
the result. They failel to return, but my
iniurn.ntlon Il that they did real " try tu
inako tho arrangement. but Wlta,oNt SUCCESS.
Thu .ielcrmiMatl0n evidently wns TINT
should not bo allowed to .llake o speech
either tll juint debate Or otherwise, What
viii tile honest supporters Ut tien. Chalmers
think, Of tl1olr candidate, w!io NOT on!,
ess ssS1SMssss Viii 5 @ 's s s!,
| by refusing to meet ule ln joint debate, bu