The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-07-11
The Republican Party in the
South.


South.
If the following figures may be
relied upon as showing the compare.
tive number of white and colored vo.
tiers in the States named below, there
is fair showing for the success of the
Republican party in the Southern
Statesi
The Republican party is now organ
lied in every State in the Union, and
will hereafter contest each of them,
with a fair show of success, except
Kentucky, Maryland and, perhaps,
Texas.
Virginia will be speedily recon-
structed. Of that fact there is no longer
doubt. And, the two wings of the
Republican party having united, we
have a reasonable certainty of carrying
the State, at least on the general tick
ct; and we shall elect at least five
members of Congress. The old Wings
of that State are all arraying them
selves on the Republican side. They
never subscribed to the Calhoun doc.
trine of State Rights they never
were Secessionists. The total vote of
the State is about 200,OO0-whites
115, 900 ! eolOred 85, 900. The straight
Republicans, the old Wings, and a
large majority of the colored voters,
being now united, will poll from 1861
600 TO 10000 votes; the united Cop
perheads and rebels will poll from co.
600 to 95,000-giving US a majority Of
from 10000 to 10000. If the appor-
tiOnment clause of the Constitution be
properly amended by the convention
soon to assemble, we shall, in all prob
ability, carry both branches of the Leg
islature, and thus secure two Radical
United State Senators.
In North Carolina, the result is per-
haps not so certain, owing to the fact
that our organization is not so perfect.
However, a great many of the old
Wings, all the original Union men,
and the great mass Ofthe cOlored voters
will be with us. The total vote of
North Carolina will be about 10000
whites, 5000; colored 65, 900. We
shall, without doubt, elect three or
four members of Congress, and may
possibly carry the State both on the
general and legislative tickets.
South Carolina is about as sure for
us as Massachusetts,. The total vote
of the State will be about 10000
whites, $4,000; colored, $4,000. Our
will be from $4,000 to 40
900. We shall elect the State ticket,
the entire delegation in Congress, and
a majority in both branches Of the
When that delegation
appears in Congress, South Carolina
and Massachusetts, will have no diff
Guilty in compromising all differences.
Georgia will poll a vote of about
180, 0,00O-whites, 100000; colored,
$4,000. The result in Georgia is un-
certain, but we shall elect a portion of
the Congressional delegation, at least,
and we may carry the State.
The aggregate vote of Florida will
be about $4,000, nearly equally divid-
ed between the blacks and whites
Owing to the heavy emigration from
the North to that State, during the
last three years, the Republican ma
iority will not be less than 5000. Of
course we shall elect a Representative
and two Senators in Congress.
In Alabama our chances are about
the same as in Georgia. In that State
the total vote will reach about 155,-
]OO-white, $4,000; colored, $4,000. |
In Louisiana the Democracy have
little or no show. The total vote will
reach I10,OOO-white, ST.
300; colored, $4,000. The Republi- |
an majority will not be less than 15.-
300 on the State ticket and we shall |
elect at least three members of Con-
yress and both the Senators.
We shall carry Mississippi by not
ess than 10000, including the entire
delegations in both houses of Con-
yress. The total vote of Mississippi
will reach 135,000-whites, $4,000 !;
.olOred, $4,000.
In Arkansas our chanceS are good,
hOugh we cannot count upon that
State with certainty. The total vote
will be, say, 7O,OOO-whites, $4,000;
10000.
AS for Texas, the probabilities are
gainst her recognizing under the re-
law; but if she does the
hances are in favor of the Democratic
c ticket-whites, negroes and all 9TH
rs, being too ignorant and uncivilized
0 vote anything else. The entire vote
f Texas will be about 80,00O-whites, !
0,00O; colOred 10000.
These figures are based upon such
acts and statistics as justify the belief
hat they are nearly correct. It is not !
that the Republican strength
7ilI be greater than our estimate.
A Boston wit, defining the differ