National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-10
Il Confession or FEIR.
Mr.. Chalmers Alarm for the shoe-strIng
District.
To The Editor of The National Republican;

To he Editor Of The National Republican,:
SIR: The Senate in executive session, act.
ing on the adverse report of the Census Com
mttcc, rejected on the 9th instant by strict
party vote the nomination Of Hon. John X.
Lynch for suporvisOrship of the Third district
of Mississippi.
The notice of this rejection in your issue Of
the 7th instant states very correctly that
Lynch is the woll.known colorcd man who
preceded Chalmers rs tho Representative IN
Congress from the Shoc-String district of Mis-.
sissippi and that though n number Of Sena-
tors who had served in the House with Lynch
culogiZed his conduct there, defended his
character, and asserted his ability and gem
eral qualifications, the Democratic Senators
determined to put down every Republican in.
fuence in the South aud alleging that he
would be likely to use his supervisorship to
promote his election to Congress, without eX-
ccpton voted to reject the nomination.
The allegation that Lynch would use the
office to promote his election to Congress em-
anated from General Chalmers, tho present
member from the Shoe.String district of Mis-
sissippi, who, by means peculiar to the Missis.
sippi Democracy. secured his first election (2) to
Congress In 1876. aud whose seat Lynch con-
tested, furnishing such indisputable proofs of
his election and tile violence and other Illegal
means employed by and for Chalmers, that
any other but Democratic lIouso-composed
in part of members whose consciousness Of
their own guilt prevented their daring to as
sert the dignity Of the United States House of
Representatives by just award, aud who
reciprocally sacrificed tho Republican contest
ants, who, though legally elected were
counted ont to tho animOstics of each other,
and who have established detcstable con-
federacy among themselves upon the ruins of
tho laws and liberty of this country--would
have recognized Lynch rs the lcgtlly-electcd
member from the Sixth district of Mississippi,
aud awarded him his scat as SUCH
The political career of John K. Lynch is ono
which bears tho closest inspection, and to
which tho Republicans of Mississippi and the
colorch people especially point with pride.
As an instance, l will refer to it, that when
Lynch, having been elected to Congress, took
leave of tho Mississippi State Legislature,
over which he had so ably presided as Speaker,
tho Democratic rs well as the Republican
members of that body expressed their sense
of appreciation of his merits by unani-
nous vote Of thanks, rendered him for the emi.
nently able, Just and impartial manner with
which he had discharged his duties us Speaker,
and the courteous and considerate conduct ho
had always exercised His course in Congress,
where he served two terms, until the new
tangled Democratic arithmetical science count
ed Chalmers in and Lynch out, strengthened his
political position among his constituents to
the highest possible degree, and compelled
tho respect of his political opponents, who
could not but admire his just, fair and honor
able course as legislator who never pre-
sutheu upon h's sya.ion vi Poiin''''" p''Ju
| dice 10 bias his actions.
Ihero Is not stronger man than Lynch
pohtlca'ly spe"hinE, III t'lo s oHVc'o'i'Is US,
| for the Mississippi Republicans to know that
the Democrats, though aware of his strength,
recognize his honesty and purity OF mind
sulhciChtly 10 ihuorso MN lor the very pace
lOr Whlcl he was IJecVou "n 'nc pvn ll9'"ut :
oaa ar'c PdF'ycoN through u'heral NhaI'noiS
eu0rls' ,,,.,, e,.,. e..,-... .,
Almost all m'SSiss'pPl 9tato 6cnHto'S "nu
othclais, anu leaulhS cltlHons OF the ouoe'
SrlhR u'sVr'St, thouEh opppICu ~ HS "o1 po',t-
lcally, cheerlully ihuorse MN lur 'hc Cc"sus
SupeiV'sorsnlp ana ChalllelS was "sNeu ny
letter from ieaaihB lhhIShIial pelnocr"ls uhu
| Chalmers men 10 40 al ho Gouau 10 sycuro
| Lynchs continuation: lns'e"u ol eon !'"s
with the request oi ms constituents nc Y
nores ana shuDs them Dy using every po'sioII
endeavor TO defeat the ~ measure tney desired
nun 10 "ccoi"P',Sn' ihoy hh1" L1 uon wv
wen 10 even tnlhN tnNI nc wHu'u ''SHp ~ o'i,
ploy the paltiy patronage OIL tue once lo au'
vance his aspirations Tor the seat III congress
now occupied Oy Cha'mers, oue the latlo'
gentleman, tnonSa accordlng 10 DSihoGrht'S
returns elected by nearly hooo votes dreaus th'
| coming c"inPaiSh, DecuI!sc as P'ai" W "e Soon
rs the devlIs loot IN Mlilohs faradis? LOST
is tho handwriting on the wali Tor GemeraI
Chalmcrs, that Ihe eleG'iol, o' tno hePi"ilG"n "a
standard.bearcr irom the shoe'strlng district
this f'!ll is certain.
By disregardlhS the Wishes oil ms consntu-
ents, by opposing Lynch's conhrmation' by
imputing to the democrats VINO lndoised
Lynch Tor the position impure motives, ana
by showing the Whi'o leHther' the Hane Cock
OF Coahom', as Chalmers admirers DUBBED MIN
IN 1870, insults ms CONSTITUENTS nru Iooses ms
hold on the BOURBON element VINO look up TO
courageous men only Dnt conscience makes
but towards OF Us W. anu acThs ON thH,
principle ChaimerS n,,'scS tnNt Lyhch woalu
be llkGlY 10 use tie 0,h'o ol supervisor 10 l0F'
ther ms erection 10 Congress ooo
1t Chalmera was elected ny "oJV votes, why
need he entertain iear5 OF LyGchs success in
the NohErSSsioha' race hut Vio ieau't Ht the
po,iS '"'S ''.l' u. t"o ''A,u "'Sa''s'P' "'SIlC'
VIII prove inc iact that inc voters OF us over
String do not ask Democratic Confederate
Brgadier'Heheral 10 represent theh III Con-
gress, so long as lree' la'T' nutf"mmellod
election ana aJnsI count eau Oe mao;
But the INJUSTICE uohe TO nn lhTlViIHa' Is
i I~ n