The New York herald., 1867-07-18
Negro Candidate. ia the Field.

from tho chsraw IS. C.) Advertiser, July l0l
We informed by colorod freeman mot freedmsnl
freeman tnot eedman who has always enjoyed ss the
privileges Of white man. is candidate for Congress IN
appointments which he has been met by crowds Of
freedmen, to whom he has made electoneertng
sceeche 10 these ne s s0e S n
that region the radicals are butcherng all the old
secessions,a, mon, women and children and arxses
that the must be done here and that now Is the
do IT. Thege other native born, natural era
tors OF African descent who also address these meet-
One OF these by the name Of Prince. brickiayer by
trade is also in the field as candidate FOR the convsn
some one, or more has been supplying the negroes
with until almost every ono can show fcdeTai
musket or rife, with ammunition IN abundance These
not merely sporting guns but are muskets ana
rnes rghuly belonging to the United States arsenas
Represensasisn In the Alabama State Cen.
vcutIOn.
from the Montgomery Sentinel, July 1871
arce tho question Of State Constitutional Convention
virtually settled in Aabama aud q the OF
rally presented 70 tho public mind We presume Gene
raj Pope IN his order for an election Of delegates 70 the
Constitutional Convention will require that every county
Of the xtytvo the State have at saat one delegate
and shat the hsndred delegates be allotted appor
rssurss Acting upon this supposed rule the following
win BE- sbout Che delegation from the several counties or
'ni iSs.uss, I; Barbour, 2; Beb Baldwin, I; gsne
1; Butler q Bount /; Bullock q Chambers. :; CLARK
san. 1a'nH:e eoase s'e cossrs l. Couscuh 6oo.a q
Covington, I; Crenshaw, Dallas 4 Dale. !; DsKsib
Elmoro, Fayst.s !; Emnklip. !; . Greene ?; Hale
rsuce Lee, Lowndss, 81 Landerdale, 2; Limestone
l. Montgomery, s; Marengo, 8; Marion, Monroe, \;
+ PIKE. Z: Perry, !; Pickens, o. Randolph Il Russell
Sumter 2; Shelby, /: 81. Clair, Tsliadsg. 2 Tus-
ngton /; winston. Total number OF delegates, 100
There twenty counties that will have majority %
colored votes, vz:-Mobile Barbour Chambers psias
Picksus Sumter Montgomery, Wilcox Russell, Tussa-
ioosa Emore Talladega Watson and Limestone, wsich
| will be entitled to forty y-eght delegates
Negroes and the Bonnie Blue FLAG.
Tho colored procession the Fourth, at Coiumbus
marched to the tune Of the Bonnie Blue Flag. where
upon the Ind dryy remarks that the Sonthesn negrs
1 can't belp being white man to save ms ise.
! Murders of United States Soldiers.
| From the Mobile Times. July 1al
On the 1st inst. a soldier belonging 10 the Fiftt
United States cavalry, was murdered in Warren count,
Miss by black man, under circumstances OF mos
The particulars Of the AFFAIR show that this murder
unprovoked as u was was no doubt the resu, & Of rai
states regulars aud replace them by some sort Of State
militia on the pattern Of Brownow's hired assassina
Several other soldiers In Mississippi, Tennessee sns
Virginia have been murdered by blacks. melted 10 the
deed by the vile white scum which floats on the surface
The cause OF the hatred OF those mean whites and tn,
consequent ourages OF the blacks on the soldiers OF th
regular army, are TO DO found In very simple fact
| some More Unt0rtunntes.
The emigrant steamer Red Gauntlet cleared from Mo
bile the 18th inst for Brazil with large number o.
passengers
Negro Companies Organized Ia Mobile.
| From the Mobile Times July 13
Several days since learned that the bscks, fofme
regularly into military companies, were drilling on tb
ouskrts Of the city, but paid attention TO It, no
dreaming that In defiance OF General Popes order
such thing would be tolerated by the commanding ON
Of the post Yesterday the report again reached
that the negroes drilling at Holly's Garden, an
determined TO for ourselves In regard 70 th
| truth OF the statement
On arriving at that place found from three 10 fou
| hundred negroes, men, women and children, on th
ground A company, numbering from nhy TO sixt
men, paradins over tho ground 10 tho inspiring
| notes Of martial music The commanding ofncer
| mounted . white charger, worthy Of Don Quixote
rugged out In complete federal uniform, even
spaulettes and with drawn sabre, which he nourishe
considerably, directing the movements OF bis mon
who marched and went through various military eve
lutlons with great precision, showing that they wer
not recruits and had seen agood deal Of practice, " no
| fighting.
| and all had side arms
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