New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-16
PROTESTS FROM THE CHIsOLMs
IN OPPOSING MR. LAMAR THEY RECALL THE Gel
BKATED MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI

IN OPPOSING MR.. LAMAR THEY RECALL THE CrIR.
BkATED MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON Jan. Is Especial THE nonlina-
tion OF Mr. Lamar will come up in the Senate
probably tomorrow Republican Senators still
continue to receive protests against the coniirma.
tlon OF Mr. Lamar from their constituents One OF
the most significant WAS received by Senator Quay.
OF Pennsylvsnis, yesterday 1t is from Mn E
D. NJ. Chisolm, the murder Of whose husband.
daughter and son 1t Dekalb, Miss, on April 20.
1901 Is still fresh in the public mind. Another
etter Is from her son, s. Clay Chisolm, now q
resident OF Philadelphia. Mrs. Chisolm saws:
"nen gathered out Of the soil of the state OF Mis-.
s"Sippi tho slaughtered bodies Of my beloved IT was
w on 'n0 uiounta'nslde OF cemetery Of your state
Inv to,nd @ .emetery Clinton County Pennsylvania
,not & iSuna grave Where eide by side they sleep
win the Tree air above them, and where the aaos
furnished can DO seen 1t times to float without lear
whose teachings had most largely contributed 10 tbo
crimes resulting from loyal of the south asserting
their rights As freemen Is not fit person TO sit in
Judgment on tho criminals Who have for so many
years been his pupils. God giving me strength ex-
pect In the future to attempt of on. .,
the leaders of that mob which gave fullest
to political hatred In the murder Of my husband my
daughter and my SON They burned the Court House,
consuming the indictments already secured. | think
an appeal before Mr. Lamar would hardly convict tho
men who have 50 long voted for his advancement.
havo a cOuntry-outlawed murdered, abandoned their
prosecutors, with record OF treason behind thom
that man Of your we'll known Republican p1ncip
will cast vote In favor of this confirmation. VIII
you not strengthen others 7
Mr.. Chisolm's letter is follows:
Is Senatorial courtesy TO the confirmation
by Republican senate OF Lamar, whose teachings
have caused the murder Of so many Republicans Ia
Mississippi His deceitful words, uttered In hs
eulogy OF CHARLES SUMNER had not cooled before he
was In Mississippi inciting the Ku-Kux campaign Of
1875 In a speech delivered at scooba, Kcmper Coun.
ty Miss during that campaign he openly invited tho
murder Of my father. naturallv followed liule
later. havo written my brother 10 take You q copy
Of Home Rule in Mississippi and beg of you
refer at least TO that part OF the work mentioning
Lamar do beg of you to dc what you can to pre-
vent this man from reaching Q seat on the supreme
bench, over the blood Of those who murdered
for the very principles you ably uphold IL GER
tainly cannot be bad politics to defeat him. All tho
Republican party has lost has been through IT'S
called peace policy Give us protection TO life and
ballot as well as home INDUSTRIES and tb" party
can be made stronger than ever The success OF tho
marty in 1888 nav depend the activity of southern
Repnbcans The confirmation OF their chief enemy
cannot add much to tn r enthusiasm Pardon me for
troubling you but prcsuming how you feel on southern
methods naturally turn 10 you.