The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-17
Lamar as an Inoiter of Murder.

WASHINGTON Special Philadelphia Press.
Nearly every Republican Senator since the
opening of Con eress has been deluged with let
ters from his constituents protesting in vigorous
terms against Lamar's confirmation Both OF
the Pennsyl ylvania Senator's have been the recipi-
ents of hundreds of such letters from every coun-
ty in the State as well from other States. TAX
ing the strongest sort of ground against aiir ma
tive action. Among Senator Quay's letters have
been two which are now given to the press. and
certain to attract considerable attention.
One of these is from Mrs. f. S. M. Chsolm, ths
murder of whose husband, daughter and son, al
De Kalb, Miso, on April 20. 1877, is still fresh
in the public mind; ard the other is from her
son. Fl. Clay Chsolm, now a resident of Phila-
delphia- Mrs Chisolm says:
when 1 gathered out of the soil of the State
of Mississippi the slaughtered bodies of my be-
loved, it the mountain side of q eeme.
terry of your State Cedar Hill Cemetery, Gin.
ton county. Pennsylvanial they found grave,
where side by side they sleep. with the free air
above Them and where the flags furnished eau
be at times to float without fear of insult.
/ would respectfully suggest that man whose
teachings had most largely contributed TO thu
crimes resulting from loyal men of the South
asserting their rights free men is not fiji
person to sit in Judgment on the criminals
who have for SO many years been
expect in the future 10 attempt a reindctment
of some OF the leaders of that mob which gave
fullest expression to political hatred IN the muir
der of my husband my daughter and my SON.
They burned the court house, consuming the in.
dictments already secured think an appeal
before Mr.. Lamar would hardly convict the men
who have SO long voted for his advancement
The Southern men who are loyal feel that they
hardly have . country-outlawed murdered,
abandoned; their prosecutors, with record OF
treason behind them, elevated to places of truss
and power. have no idea that a man of your
weli-known Republican principles Will cast
~ate in favor of this confirmation. VIII you noa
Strengthen othersP
Mr.. Chisolm's letter is follows:
lis senatorial courtesy to secure the conir-
nation by Republican Senate of Lamar. whose
teachings have caused the murder of SO many
Republicans 10 Mississippi His deceitfnl words
uttered In his eulogy of Charles Sumner had
not cooled before he was in Mississippi melting
the Ku-klux campaign of 1875 In speech deiiy-
cred at Scooba. Kemper county. Mississippi, dur
OF my father. Il naturally followed little later
have written my brother to take you a copy Of
Home Rule in Mississippi, and beg OF you to
refer at least to that part OF the work mention
ing Lamar. / beg of you to do what you can
to prevent this man from reaching a seat on
the Supreme Bench, the blood of those
principles pin you So SO ably uphold Il
certainly cannot be bad politics to defeat him
Ali the Republican party has lost has been
through its so-called peace policy. Give
protection to life and ballots well as to home
industries, and the party can be made stronReI
than ever. The success OF the party IN 1883
may uEpsIu On tue dcsAslty Oh SoutAcFh ltcpuo-
licans. The confirmation oe their chief enemy
cannot add much to their enthusiasm. Pardon
me for troubling you. but presuming how You
feel on Southern methods, / naturally turn to
you"
The following il an extract from Home
Rule ia Mississippi" tJames NJ. Wells. 1879.
pages I11-l2. referred to in Mr. Chsholm's let
ter:
"a few weeks preceding the election the
great and gifted Lamar delivered an address
at Aberdeen which the Vicksburg Herald
leading Democratic paper. commented upon as
follows:
an eloquent speech. A better Democratic speech We
do not to listen to. and IN manly and ringiua
he declared that the contest involved tho eu-