Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Lncklcss Inventor Consigned to the
Depths OF oblivion.
Carlisie's Ringing and Matchless Plat.
form on the Tariff Question.
The American Guy Fawkcs Day There
Is Blood on the Moon,
Thanksgiving Day The ehost of Mur.
dcrcd Sambc Rises.
Ry Mall and rclcrraph.

Ry Mall and Telegraph.
| Washington, November %. What
has become of the excellent gentleman
named Lincoln, to whom Jesse ID.
Bright, solmtor from Indiana. in
| 1851 gave q letter addressed TO one
| Jefferson Davis, president of the
southern contcderhcy2n Mr.. Bright,
IN this kindly conceived letter, called
Mr. Davis attention to the fact that
Mr Lincoln. n citizen of
Texas, could furnish MIR. Davis
recently patented ilre-arm which
might he most useful to the then pug
nacious Mr.. Davis Ry some mishap
the letter TO Lincoln fell into the
hands of federal authority. II was
read In the senate and Jesse ID. nrlrht.
was expelled from that ilhstiious
body. | don't suppose that anyhody
has dared, since 1851. to corrrspona
with this Mr. Lincoln. The good rov-
eminent still employs Those body lice
OF despotisms demonstrated ",iptec-
tivcs,n and nobody would dare
TO send a letter through tho
mails addressed to Mr.. Lincoln.
The writer would be hunted down,
and Mr.. Lincoln must live apart nom
the busy world | was told that |
would he arrested and "star-routcdn If
| wrote TO 5, II. Russell after he wns
consigned TO prison. OF all towards
he Is hascst, and of all lends most
Infamous, who would abandon "A friend
whose honor IL unimpeached, aud vet
was unfortunate enough 10 become the
victim OF malice gIldcd by federal
gold, and made reslstlcss by all the
concurrent forces of remorseltss ma
Lightly and dcspotism
But was only ourlous To know
whether tue patent arms-vendcr who
used Ia live at Henderson, Tex, when
ne woke up one morning made III.
nous by his agency IN the expulsion
OF Bright nom the senate, still lives.
cARLIsIE's IErrER.
This candidate for the spenkership,
In letter just published, says.
In my opinion retreat from our
present position on tariff reform would
be disastrous, five shall ilud our
selves unable 10 go forward we can MT
least stand still and hold the ground
already won, which IL far safer
and more honorable than To 20
backward. The election of MIR. Ram
dali or any other gentleman enter
tanning hia Views. would be very
properly regarded hy the country
rs nm abandonment of the contest, and.
rs you say, IL would drive away from
us thousands OF earnest men who care
more for principles than spolls, MY
own position on this subject has been
deliberately taken and viii be consis-
tently maintained. | do not wish 10
succeed In this or any other contest by
concealing any real sentiments or pur-
poses concerning any public question:
TX II not further true thnt II RAN
dalPs do-nothing policy be adopt
cd they who would have
negroes slain by the myriad,
In order that the race question may ue
made the sole issue In the presidential
would more readily accom-
pllsh their purpnsc2 Silence this tariff
and dispose of the currency
question and there IN left only the
bloody shirt. Flauntit In the negroes
faces for n year, and the South would
be uninhabitable and exaggerations
and censeless misrepresentation OF
these Republican newspapers would
put aperiod 10 immigration, Property
values would be nnnlhilntcd,
and poverty supplant the
wealth and growing prosperity OF the
southern states. IL would be u meas
Irelcss practical and industrial rs well
" social calamity. Unfortunate IA
.bis would be The apprehension Of u
final conflict Of races would make the
reading worl' dread the coming Of
November, The ffll day OF that
month IL y memorable Ms Guy
tawkcs day H. English annals. lIncl
year i,H recurrence liz celebrated by
)ontires and illuniuntions, and torches
ire borne about the streets Of English
titles by patriotic multi.udes.
tlauDt the bloody shirt; cxaspcrate
hese kind and placablc and harmless
negroes; induce the belief that they
re To be re-enslayed: tell them that
hey are 10 be put TO death every day
md hour; drag out the four corpses
rom shallow graves ut Dauvllle;
lwell upon the charms Of delicious
eliza Plnkston; tell OF the Tcwksbury
aiincry; brighten and cxasperate
hem; drive down great wedges OF lies
between the races aud between parties
In the South solely by
aud when the inevitable
nd comes next November, we, too,
yill have, instead Of Guy F'awkes,
Gorbarn-Mahonc day, the deadlIest
Uu HOfL uhtHHuDit anu bItcksnL
whose story IL told In MI the annals OF
Ime. Hell never spewed up ghast-
er demons than they will be
ecmed who, 10 win the protraction
power march beneath the banner Of
10 bloody shirt.
MR. cAHLfsLE's POLICY
'ould thwart the purposes of these de-
lonlacal party leaders, who would
rst impoverisb and finally utterly
ISOLATE the South.
THASRsGIyING.
Bands Of music AMI long lines OF
pliday sDldicry move along the ave-
ne almost beneath my windows.
bnrch bells and chimes make the air
sonant OF gladDess. The great thor
Ighfare Is throDged by vast multi
Ides. Politicians rivalries and am-
tons for the moment are forgotion.
I'd while cold winds come down
ON the North, the sun shines
,rgeousIy, and the country's