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the President, and as soon as the whitesIounu "
out they Just gave US the very devil

1870
Feb 25-Governor npeached for irving Ieeoy
20 onnose the Wnite Lea9uers, and hnaiiy ufNeu
from office. as Governor Holden, OF North Oaro'in'
had been n spite o 81 5aS earisS Ia and wilkinson
County. Miss, sixteen blacks killed ~ snree uS ~
May 26-six negroes nurde ere a. y hanSed by mob
which liberated q white man charged with pu1Sihi99:
'"; % over from Georga, aud uudcr cover OF writ
from Justice OF the Peace attack eoored military
company with artillery. some are hIeu' so % vS
cane ana al midnight the rest surrender. AL a. III;
all The prisoners who are called leaders are Iu r
loose and shot down by the chivary az they run
from six to ten being killed and others wounded No
r, pc Sy T1s Se,s Orleans Republican says there Is
complete rel IN of terror In East Felelana ana Lus.
Eaton Rouge Five negroes nave u.s. Deer rave
dered on suspicion. john Fair ana Ms slstef nav
been killed for a like reason. MI Holmes, ID tptlstt
preacher who was not suspected was naii-nanh'
July The President in message, after mention,
ing eutrages in Mississippi says Of nno
cent for opinions sak or on account o. 3ocn
nccnryence 70 regnire recapitulaton or testimony
All are familiar with the horrible ue' hnu ~ ~
wonder that so many jusaiy ana apoioSi1o iO'
september 24-Republican meeting broken up az
Aberdeen Miss; four negroes A'iieu "n" ''''i"'
October The Enenton, S. Z, massacre seareny
less arocious than that al hanourH' Noo''' pun
October 1.-THE United States Di'triot-Attorpey Tor
Texas reports a few OF the numerous political crimes
OF that state and says that there nave been from
nine to fifteen Republicans murdered IN "har'o"
County alone.
After the election Of 1876 masses of evidence
were taken proving enormous list of crimes COM
mitted against the black and white Republicans
during the campaign, but these were so widely
published at the time that need not do more imam
cali attention to them Probably General Grant
did what he could under our system OF govern
ment but in so many other cases. his efforts were
substantially futile.
Iadhere to the adage the proof of the pudding
is in the eating" believe General Grant can win
battles because he did. do not believe be can en-
force purity in the Civil Service because he did not
do NOT believe he can maintain order in the South.
because he did not. | do not believe he can protect
the negroes. because he did not. And do not be-
lieve he can help the Republican party, because he
lost fourteen Republican States. Let those who
want monarchy take the first step toward it If they
choose bur let no man do under the pretext that
General Grant can do any Of the things just men
TONED Except win battleSl, for the record shows
the falsty of such pretences by overwhelming EVIL
dence and with absolute certainty.
CmsFIELD JOHNSON.
East Amor0 Jan. %, 1879.
VIEWS OF AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLlCAN
DANGERS THAT THREATEN THE COUNTRY - Nd
MINDS SHERMAN OR BLAINE THE MOST AVAIL
ABLE CANDIDATE.
70 fhe Edif0r or Ihe IFlOhhE
SIR: | am an Independent Republican, who
never held an office higher than iuryman aud wn0 mas
voted the regular ticket from Fremont In 1856 down to
| 1872. when voted for Mr.. Greeley In 1876 voted
for Mr. Hayes, and last November vot,d Tor Mr. Cor
nell At that time debated whether TO "scratch" or
not but decided Ifor that occasonl to be stawart, IN
order TO strengthen the lesson TO the Bourbon Democ
RAGS.
without doubt my Is that Of considerable body
| Neu.- York VII IN arr
Renubeaps but VINO regard country above party They
know they hold the balance OF power not only IN the
State but Also just now in the Unoni and they mean
TO keep the Republican party true 70 the higbeh
practicable aims. And they Will let II be beaten once In
while when necessary Tor It's purlhcauoh ana Tor TIC
welfare OF the country.
There are four dangers or owls, more or less imm
pent now threatening our country. 1.-The ascendency
OF those In the Republican party who oppose, or who
are Indifferent TO- Civil Service Reform. and In favor OF
machine politics" 2rhe ascendency OF the Bourbon
Democracy. 3-"Cesarsm" dor lack OF better word.
A.-The Greenback or any other madness when may
overthrow resumption.
We must exact OF the Republican party that 70 shall
face all OF these dangers iuelgently ana resoutey
While It docs this u Will eonque-if II alters II will fall
by the wayside. II must foster civil Service Reform
Ncrush the Bourbonsm Of Democracy. oppose the ten
dency OF Imperialism (which admit Is not possible. but
strong enough to threaten trouble aud bloodshcdj and
maintain resumption.
Nominate General Grant and the Republican party
gives notice that It nbandOns CIVIL Service Reform, and
sees no danger IA politics or 10 the tendency 10
muerialism And yet over 10000 told Mr.. Cornell
on November 90 get out OF the way with his machine
and there were several thousand who ee-ted Il
a. heartily who. like myself, just for that moment
thought they immediate dangerin Bourbonism
But there has been change. and that tie Demo-
has suackcs upOp IL rampant BOURBON
element the Republican party NAV safely attend 10 IA
hghrst dutes-Cyil Service Reform aud the safety OF
resum pon and IN doing So not only st7engi hen SELF
bnt all the eff ctualy plant It's heels upon BOur-
| bouiam ana C8sarlsm
should General Cant be nominated. and the Drmoc-
racy nominate Senator Bdyar or NJ. CarksOn y. Potter
BbOut whose lutttry, loyitv OF aohY no one 81 any
party could question: have % say u all serious
ness could not nov determine now should vote II
In the Of the canvass should conclude that tho
| Democratic nominee would be as cay IN The hands or
! the Bourbous, | would vote for Grant. Bat
| n otherwise, aud II became plan TO ne
| that the Camerons. Shepherds ana Babcocks would
| be exalted by Grants election, | would vote for
| such Senator Bayard or Mr. Potter. for once
and lesson To my party that II Is weak when u does
nor strive to do very Aud the question for the
Republican managers 20 answer IL: " Are there not
State who VIII DO likcWlseT nelIrFc mere are lheJ
would think BITTER Go let tue Dem Gratis have the Gov
eminent for four lcars II thereby he Republican party
could be brought back 10 clean, Yrnus and vigorous
life. We should nip C@sarsm In the bud, and show our
machine politicians that Clyl Service Reform must
established. Then, IN 1854 the regeueraed and re-
| uulted Republican party would carry all before H.
| hope the Republican party viii nominate
Senator Edm1nds; ne d.. IS the Sble't sia'e aS1
Senator COnkiing woud do. himself great honor
and win gratitude from section OF his party that IL
would be wise conciate II he would give EdmuDds
hearty support. However do not expect that and I
regret his prospect In not better Next EImunds
prefer John Sherman and regret that his prospect
MOI better II can neither OF these would ac-
cept heartily Senator Blaine. put him lower than Ed
munds or sherman In ability and devotion to Civil SER
vice Reform but not IN plnck ana sagaey and bis CON