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book entitled, "Three Decades Of Fed
eral Legislation, 1855-1885." Cover
ing as it does the eventful work Of
Congress for the past thirty years, and
giving an inside view Of federal legis.
lation during this period, the most i'm
portant in American history, its issue
has been awaited by the American peO-
pie with great interest.
No periodin our history is so full of
interest as the times of which Mr.. Cox
writes. The revolt from English rule
and the establishment of our national
government was one Of the grandest
epochs in history. In that period
were determined the issues Of national
independence in this epoch Of even
greater magnitude, the issue Of ma
tional existence.
Both periods alike witnessed the
most terrible conflicts Of armies, Of
bloodshed, and of suffering; in both
periods was shown the exercise Of the
highest and most brilliant statesman
ship; and in both periods the Federal
Legislature was witness to events
scarcely less exciting and decisive than
occurred on hundreds Of battle fields.
The exciting period Of secession,
the departure of Senator'S and
Representatives from Congress, the
proclamation Of war, the Call for
troops, the great uprising of the peo-
pie of all sections, North and South,
against each other, the act of Enamel
patton, the s%anguinary battles Of and
the close of the war, the return of
peace, the assassination Of President
Lincoln, the election of Grant, the
Electoral Commission and seating of
Hayes, the election, Inauguration and
assassination Of Garfield, the recon
struction of the discovered and dis
cordant States to their true relation to
the Federal Government, the resump-
ton Of specie payment, the gradual re-
ductiUn of the National debt and
National taxation, and the won
derful development of the Ma
tons Resources find in Mr.. Cox an
impartial historian especially fitted for
the great work he has undertaken.
Being himself a prominent actor in
nearly all the legislation Of this long
period, and possessing that personal
and absolute knowledge which come
from actual participation, the anthem
ITCHY of his statements will not be
questioned.
The book will be printed in royal
octave, containing thirty-six steel
engraved portraits of distinguished
men North and South who figured In
Congress during the past thirty years,
and will be completed in one volume
of seven hundred pages.
The following account taken from
pages 539 and 534 Ct Mr.. Cox's book
will be read with feeling Of n~earness,
and give Mississippians an idea of the
fairness and fullness with which the
author deals with our State history:
OVERTHROW OF THE MISSISSIPPI RADI-
GALS.
In 1875 the Democrats made a de-
termined effort to regain power. Their
convention, which met in Jackson on
the Sd Of August, and Of which Nj.
Lamar was the leading and courageous
spirit, adopted an extremely liberal
platform. The Republican platform
was a repetition of the well-known
principles of that party. The canvass
was attended with much disorder and
bloodshed. Governor Ames applied to
president Grant for troops to quell the
domestic violence" His application
was refused. President Grant tele-
graphed to the Encouragement that
the public was tired of the annual
autumnal outbreaks In the South.
Failing to obtain this military aid,
Governor AmeS undertook to organize
a militia to aid the sheriffs in the
preservation ofpeace while the election
was pending. This proceeding brought
forth an earnest protest from the
Democratic State committee, in which
the governor was charged with en-
deavoring to incite a war Of races.
The election resulted in an over
whelming Democratic victory. The
Democratic candidate for treasurer re-
ceived 1886 votes, against 66,155 for
the Republican candidate. OF the six
members Of Congress to which the
State was entitled, FIVE Democrats were
elected including Mr.. Lamar IN fha