The Southern herald., 1886-08-07
Letter frOm Capt. BramIett.
WoODvLLE, Miss. Aug. 2, 1886.

to you and the editor of WoodviIle
Republican, in which my name is
used to such an extent as to de-
mand notice from me. This letter
was written by a friend Of Col.
Stockdale, and endeavors to show
that he should not be assailed by
reason of his past affiliations with
the republican party, if such be the
fact, because others did the same
and their sins have been forgiven.
And in this effort, in regard to my
self, Mr.. Talbert says that in July,
1875, at the republican convention
of Amite county, con motion Of A.
Parker, D. G. Bramlett was declar-
ed to be the choice of the party foT
district attorney. During that same
year Mr.. Bramlett held position
with the rank of captain on the staff
of one of Ames' brigadier gener-
ais" Now, Mr.. Editor, the facts
about the above matters are simply
as follows: In 1871 / was can
didate for district attorney, opposed
by Col. J. B. Deason, who was
elected. There was no nomination
for the office by any party that year,
but | was known and run as the
democratic candidate ,and Col .Dea-
son as the republican candidate.
In 1875 I supposed, as in 1871, that
no nominations would be made for
that Office, and in that event in
tended to run as democratic can
didate, believing that if the repub-
licans made no nomination there
would be a chance for my election,
as the office was regarded as non
political. And at the Amite coun-
ty republican convention above
named was endorsed for or de-
clared its choice for district attor-
ney as o democrat, it being dis
tinctly stated that I was democrat
and nothing else. I will say that
l had no knowledge or intimation
that my name was going to be
brought before that convention, and
learned afterwards that twas done
at the request of a colored client of
mine, man of some prominence
at the time. The republicans mado
o nomination for the office in 1875,
after which I deemed it useless to
make the race. This is all about
the first statement, and the second
amounts to this: In 1875 one or
more militia companies were Or
ganized in Amite county, composed
of white democrats. The object
of this organization was, primarily,
to forestall similar action on the
part Of the republicans, and also
to have a legally organized military
in the county, so that no excuse or
justification could be had for u.
8. soldiers to be sent among us.
Some of the most prominent DEM
ocrats in. the county belonged to
this militia organization. Col. c.
P. Nelson was captain of the Lib
erty company ,and Col. Moses Jack
son, if my memory serves me, held
an Office similar to mine, and all of
US / presume went through some
semblance of service. The organ
ization certainly did no harm, nor
any great amount of good other
than the accomplishment of or aid
ing the purposes of its formation.
About this however, the militia
and its connections, l presume, Mr..
Editor, that you and many others
are as fully advised as myself, and
it is possible l have from lapse of
time and non-Consideration of the
subject for years past, made some
mistake as to parties who werO
connected with it. And should
this be SO, I ask you to correct it,
as doubtless you will be able to do
from memory and by consulting
the files of the Herald of that date.
And | trust, Mr.. Editor, that you
and your readers will pardon my
thrusting myself before you, as I
am not candidate for Congress or
any other Office, and my record can
not at this time be matter of any
concern to the people of this dis
trict, but it is only in justice to-
myself that this statement is made.
And would add, in conclusion,
that it is plain from the tone Of this
letter that l accord sincerity of pur-
pose to Mr.. Talbert, though it may
be believed by some that he is
seeking diversion in favor Of his
friend. Be that as it may, the psO-
pie are the parties chiefly concern
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