National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-21
SHARP SHOOTING,
LJnCh's Lawyer Talks TO Chalmers About
the ShOe-Sfrfns District.

The following extracts from a letter
addressed TO Chalmers. the alleged Congressman
from the famous Shoe-String District in Nissis-
sippi, by the lawyer of Lynch, the Republican
contestant, are spicy and instructive:
You do me injustice in sttFibuting TO me any
Statement that the Supreme Court would make d
corrupt and partisan decision" / merely de-
cilned as counsel for Mr.. Lynch TO aecede 10 your
Proposition 70 submit test case" involving your
claims to seat in Congress to that tribunal for the
judges of which that court Is composed had
already committed themselves in advance to de
eide the case in your favor, to-wir; Mr.
and the third Mr.. ChiefJustice Chalmers,
Is your own brother; and l am now en-
a5led to add that besides being thus your near
btGOd relative, he also was at that time already
!Uly committed TO decide the case in your favor
IL an article entitled The Effects of Negro Suf-
mage which has since appeared IN the March
number OF the North AD3ericdn RsrielC. In that
article he makes attempt, not to Justify OF
excuse but rather 10 psiate and apologize for the
iI1Hdulent aud outrageous means by which him
SelI and yourself, and many other politicians Of
your party in this State have usIrped and are en-
HeaE0rlng to continue 10 usIrp the principal Offices
ol the State. remarked in my letter declining to
SUBJECT your test case 10 this tribunal that oil
HlIee on the judges and that besides their own
pScuhaT situations with reference 10 frauds aud
E"itnce In elections might render their decision
.aotiiu they make one, of Ettle weight. either
'atoIlty OF persuasion in the final trial uf yOuT
cause III the American House of Representatives.
. 10 hold Office through the choice Of g free people
hs government like oJIrS, Is indeed high honor:
i !. 10 sneak into Office through back door aud
nav us pay and exercise It's power, with hands
tvituled by fraud and stained 10y the blood of op-
pG>iiig InaloritleS X diShOnor IN the estimation
u an parties except that OF the leadeTs of The
southern Democracy. 70 be sucI a slave 10 the
sI or office aS 10 accept it in this way VIII nap-
rGaIy ariYe the incumbent To seek 20 have his
ti1sls TO Office decided by u tribunal presided over
- member Of his own family, holding commits
5 'y The same unEOjy tenure rather than TO
1latt ~ decided by tribunal whose hands are
IAN In the one case his claims would be decided
~ sympathetic tribunal in obedience 10 tie
iIdsG a fellow feeling makes Us wondroHS KIND;
- me other case ne would be consigned &c megicd
pniiYlOn and contempt
IA reference TO your assertion that periHrcd vii
1I'SsseS nave been examined on beha:! OF NJ.
T =. IC you doubtless refer only 10 Mr. Cooper the
TSot1S sehoolIGasteT Of GTeenviie, who was ar
iieu solely il Is believed, to in:imidalc other
,t-lI.TTsseS ana prevent them from telling what
- - anew IN respect 20 this election contest And
,i'lEt You are not in condition ij;sl now TO
Citei your ili-natUred remarks abeII! the wit
DIV ,>es OPPOSED to You Of any great importance.
~, eAlsIience as lawyer enables me to say that
suiiy OF great crimes apt 10 talk ;ha. way
~ the witnesses against them however truth
'' sum witnesses may he