Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-25

The returns from the last two States
are not quite exact, but the above table
is very approximate. 1t will be seen
by this that the black power is becom-
ing fearful one in the hands of fanati-
cal politicians. This, however, is but
the first cloud that precedes the hurri-
cane. Georgia has her election to-day,
and has registered majority of only
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
six whites. The Florida election of
forty-six black delegates to a State
Convention will give thirty-six blacks.
Nine-tenths of the delegates to the Mis-
vember, will be radicals.
g In the States of Alabama, Virginia
and Louisiana, as we have shown, the
blacks carry over one fourth of all the
representatives at the State Conventions,
while one hundred and seventy-nine
white Radicals 81 nearly two. thirds of
the whole number of delegates hound
on the barbarians. Four millions of ne
groes, in all, now assail the stability of
the Government. They are armed with
the vote-the weapon that Congress, by
unwise legislation, has put into their
hands. This vote will give them such
power as will yet make the nation reel.
In common with ignorance, wherever
found in the worlds history, the negro
will seek division of property for he
has as yet no idea how property is ac-
quired. New and fanciful ideas of his
rights will find place in brain, already
gone mad in too rapid an elevation
Let his ignorance force e measure to the
surface. despite the common sense of
the country in opposition, and what can
prevent its becoming law2 That
these are no idle speculations the
late election returns too we'll show.
Strange anomaly! We were never
willing that the Southern white should
legislate for the North, but are willing
that the late Southern slave, represent
ing the most concentrated element of
barbaric ignorance on the whole West
ern Continent, should shape our future.
There are two courses to choose-Eu-
ropean civilization and African barbar-
ism. The radicals have apparently
chosen the latter, and by their action
they now absolutely force the white
civilized element of the South to appeal
to that first law of nature, self-preserva-
ton. How well the whole South ap-
preciates this is best shown by the nu-
merous extracts which we are constantly
publishing from the conservative South
ern papers, which calmly calculate the
force of the coming black invasion.
They see the approach of war of caste
in which, after an exhaustive and ter
rife struggle, the black will disappear
and the white be left nothing but rem
nant of its present number.
Says the Richmond Wig of October
26, speaking of the la e election -
Against these things we made what
resistance we could, and made it in the
spirit of men who are contending for
life, for liberty, for property and what
ever else is valuable"
The L1ymeAdurg Eirginian says: "Let
it be developed, at once what negro suf-
frage means. The farther the revolu-
tion goes the more violent will be the
recoil. The North will not believe until
they see; and they will see when the
Southern elections are finished" This
is undoubtedly true, and the disgust
which already gives evidence of its
presence in the North will be in short
time irresistible. Negroes will, under
the radical programme, soon take their
seats in Congress and shape the laws.
Negroes, by voting for any measure in
mass, Immediately draw distinction
in race that forces the whites, for their
own protection, to also band as unit
This is the point of revolution to which
We are rapidly marching. 1t is shown
automatically by the elections, and
indicates a war of caste, unless it is
wisely checked by the North. The
North, then, to the rescue! We saved
the nationality once from the attack of
the master, but we have to save it now
from the more dreaded attack of the
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