The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-12-21
186s-shan the Negroes Elect the Eezt
President.

From tie Kew York W5rld Nev. 2l1
IF negroes are admitted to suffrage IN the
Southern States the Ssate Governments viii
be as completely Gndei their control as lt
they formed the Population. Acting E1sh
the Republican party, they Wlll IN every
State form It's majority they can dietate al
It's measures and ali its nominations. 1Eey
can determine in every instance VINO shall be
Governor and what laws shall be passed by
the Legislature Nor IS this all They can
not only govern those ten States, but can
control every Fedegal election and cUfurfi
the country. the States which they viii
control hold the balance between the two
great parties, and can turn the scale IN favor
OF Whichever the negroes prefer Supp0sine
a Presidential election To be held now, and
taking the result Of the last State elections
as aseribefipn Of the strength of parties, the
contest would be very close The following
are the Democrats States and the number
of- their electoral votcs
Connecticut ...........6 New Jersev....... 7
California. ia..........-. New u ork.........t33
Kentucky y...............S GhIc. ..............21
Maryland .....-...-...,f Pennsylvania .....2s
.............ll3
The number Of electoral votes counted in
the last Presidential election was 22I OF
these l13 is 4 majority of five; SO that sur-
posing only the same States tosvote IS IN
dent Nithout further gains We shall doubt
less gain Maine, Illinois, Indiana5 and some
other Northern States and our popular vote
ineladina those who vote witn Us IL the
Southern States. VIII make rs majority Of
all the aduls male inhabitants white and
. black And Jet it might happess that, after
gaining the States named, we should lose
the election by the complete control exerted
by the negroes over the reconstructed States
nzEfF
u electoral. votes, ard # they arcall brought
under the control Of the negroes, they may
turn the scale and elect the President
With Maine, Indiana and Illinois voting
with the Democrats, we should be beaten by
a majority Of two. IF, besides those States,
we can gam Oregon, we shall have majority
in spite of the negro vote
This survey viii ezplain. why the Repub
licans are so stiff and obstinate IN adhering
70 their negro suffrage reconstruction scheme
There is no possibility Of their carrying the
Presidential election if they abandon t. IF
they give up that they are the same as
beaten already even If they keep cut the
excluded States and prevent them from re
infOFcing the Democratic party. The Re
publieans have lost so much that a mere
policy of exclusion cannot save them. They
must reorganize those States under negro
control, or their party IS undOne. 1t Is for
that they turn q deaf ear to all moderate
counsels, TO all proffers of compromise, and
refuse to give up their reconstruction scheme
notwithstanding its condemnation Will there
fore be called to decide whether the Southern
negroes shall govern the country The
Democratic party must gain enough TO over
balance the Republican gain In the South,
witch can easily be done as soon as the
people co1se to see that the real issue is
whether the White or the black race shall
rule the country