Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-04
A SOUTHERN PROTEST.
a Mississippi Republican on Mr.. sher
mans Investigation

Mississippi Republican on Mr.. sher-
mans Investigation
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald says that a Mississippi
Republican, and very stanch one, writes
him concerning Senator Sherman's new
Southern Investigating Committee a letter
which is as follows;
Senator sherman. see, got new commit
tee to investigate Mississippi. We Southern
Republicans understand what that means
The Republicans once swapped of Missssippi
for Ohio, TO the bitter cost of the Mississippi
Republicans. and Mr.. sherman. of Ohio is
quite capable of playing them the same trick
again. In 1873 Governor Ames asked for
troops to maintain order in MississipDf
There was to be an important election in Ohio
that fall, and Ames was informed that the
sentiment In ONO against military interfer-
ence in the Southern States was so strong that
the administration did not dare to risk the
loss OF ONO by sending troops to Mississippi.
Thus, in 1915, our Northern NeDubliean
friends traded us OF for Ohio.
That winter. however, when Ohio was safe
the Boutwell, committee was sent to Mississip-
pi to investigate. 1t was shown by evidence
before that committee that Henry Gadberrv.
Frank Dixon. Henry ii. Dixon and one Wbad-
ley took one Taylor and hung him on a trees
that they then sent to town for a magistrate,
who formed these same four men and others
into Coroner's jury, which brought in YER
dict that Taylor came to his death by hanging
at the hands of persons to the jury unknown.
Before Senator Sherman takes his new COM
mittee to Mississippi, Republicans IN that
state would like him to tell them why he an
pointed a brother of Frank Dixon above
mentioned as charged before the Bout
well committee with murder. to a clerk
ship in the Treasury, and how it came about
that Frank Dixon himself was appointed by
the administration OF which Mr. Sherman was
important a part, first to a place in the
Pension Office and next to place in the pos
tai service.
N,ra x,aare ao,o fon, Con f,,s n o,r~4- -.
Ographers, Sergeant-at-A Arms and other at
tendants under Mr.. Boutwell, were sent to
Mississippi, at heaven knows how much ex-
pense, and collected and printed over 1000
pages of testimony at still greater cost. What
good did it all do us Mississippi Republicans2
Before this Boutwell, committee came the
same Matthews, who is the object of Mr.. Sher-
mans present inquiry. and swOre that he was
then in danger and that his life had been re-
peatedly threatened. After nine years he is
at last killed, and Immediately Mr. Sherman
wants to hold national inquest upon him.
Mr.. BoutwelPs committee was sent to Mis-
sissipp in 1876 just before the opening of the
Presidential campaign Of that year. It's
labOrs may have been useful in carrying Ohio
that fall. But i can certify that it did no
good TO the poor harried Mississippi Republi-
cans. Mr.. sherman now gets up another
Mississippi investigation, also in a Presiden-
tlal year. Is his purpose again to help carry
Ohio? As a Mississippi Republican | wish
Mr.. sherman would take his committee to
some other State, anywhere else almost.
The appearance Of Chalmers as an admins
tration Republican has compelled the respect
able Republicans Of Mississippi to form coal
ition with the respectable Democrats This
union of the better elements of both sides
will, am satisfied, work Mississippi out all
right, if only time is allowed and Mr.. Sher-
man and other Northern Republicans will
keep their hands Off.
The writer of this letter is well known
to your correspondent aad is a determined
and consistent Republican. Perhaps Mr..
Sherman will make the explanations
which it suggests to him Perhaps he
will content himself with the retort that
Ohio has got to be carried. whether it
helps the poor Mississippi Republicans
or not.