Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-12-01

Genl. Chalmers was beaten for
Congress over 5000 votes ii the last
election, Be did not carry a county
ia his district yet it has been deeid-
ed to contest the election in that
district.
The General, however, is not con-
tent with the doubtfal honors Of snch
a contest to make him "solil" he
has written letter to the Globe
Democrat accompanied by a draft Of
a bill winch he wishes Congress to
pass.
We should not waste time or space
upon the utterances of this man so
far as our own people are concerned.
He is estimated by his former friends
and political associates at his present
proper value But certain features
of his letter have been seized upon
by northern journals who make them
text upon which to read homilies
to Southern Democrats. As for the
writer he scored bis point with the
notoriety the publication of his let
ter Will bring albeit some crumbs
may ia from the masters table into
his pitiful hands.
To the Editor Of the Globe-D Democrat:
SARDIs, Miss, Nov 8, 1888.
Articld Is of the Constitution of the
United States provides:
Section /. The right Of citizens of
The United Sites TO vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United
STATES or by any State on account OF
race, color or previous condition Of
servitude.
See. 2. Tho Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appro-
pirate legislation.
Secession and notification have been
revered by Democrats are rightfu
remedies for the preservation Of the
rights of States.
On the otner hand, Republicans
abhor secession and Modification as
the political dynamite Of anarchists
who would assassinate the nation.
To preserve slavery secession was at
tempted after the election Of the first
| President of the Republican party.
After bloody war secession was de-
feated, slavery was abolished and the
emancipatpd slave eniranchised by the
ffteanth amendment to the Constitu
ton Of the United States, which for q
few years was enforced
Bat notification OF this amendment
was accomplished, and the Democratic
party made triumphant in 1876 in the
States which had attempted secession
and i'll 1884 was made triumphant in
the United States by the counting in
of Cleveland as President through
electoral votes obtained by the null
ficntion Of the fifteenth amendment,
and there was danger of this being &C
complished again. Men in the South.
who are ever ready to fight over what
they believe to be their rights, were
astonished when the government was
50 quietly turned over TO Cleveland on
such title, and there were mca III the
North who this time began to thing
about resistance if such another usur-
patton of power was attempted. A
nation which has had once civil war is
liablx to have another, and all good
men we're relieved when Harrison was
elected and this danger avcrted. With
a full knowledge that they had no
chance for fair election III the South
The Republicans made their fight in the
North alone. After fearful struge lie
they were successful but the country
should never again be subjected to
such terrible ordeal Before the cleo
tion of Cleveland the suppression of
negro suffrage had been advocated by
Democratic leaders in the South, who
were careful TINT their utterances
should not lie pnhlishedto the world;
bnt the successful seating of him ne
President by fraudulent electoral votes
Inspired them with boldness, and many
Democratic leaders openly vowed it,
with dare devil inquiry: "What are
Won going to do about it?" Some lea
IDEAS in the North were beginning to
talk about another wac ii this was re.
deated, and good men were growing
uneasy lest the Issue shoud be aglin
presented whether it was best to sub
nit again to the Inauguration of a
President elected by fraud or have
another war
If Cleveland had carried Now York
New Jersey and Connecticut, and been
counted in by electoral votes Of States
where the colored vote was in MAORI
ty and confessedly suppressed it would
have been q severe strain upon the con.
servatism of the Republican people to
submit to it, and there would have
been imminent danger of another civil
war. The election o. Harrison avelted
this and it should now be the aim, as
it is the duty, of every true patriot to
provide against its possible recurrence?
From the foregoing portion of the
letter it is evident that Chalmers and
men of his class will stick at nothing
to override the whites of the South
and it is well for the Southern people
to remember that they have traitors
to their race and its civilization at
ways in their midst. Their influence
at home counts for little at present
but they give handle to the most
ultra Northern journals and politici-
ans which the latter are not slow to
use
Chalmers proceeds to show that
Congress has power to make rules
and regulations for the election of