The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-05-29

past and the present will be transmitted + :
the futuren
We invite the attention of our readers t !
the following interesting and valuable con-
munieation from friend, who has studie
the subject and has made no mistake in Ii.
calculations. The facts set forth will /,
gratifying to every loyal reader
For the Standard.
MEssRs. W. W. HOLDEN d SoN-Deer Sirs
Amongst the many things of interest in the U
s. census of 1860, the one more particularly SC
at the present time to the South, is the relati'
strength of the white and colored vote, viii,
permit me to give you in as condensed form
possible, giving the statistics of our own Stai
vote for the past and an estimate OF tine propo.
lions of that vote for the future:
White population of Is Southern States
.colored population of Is Southern
States in 1860, 1901 9. |
White males over 20 years of age, 1,924,3 81
Or about "a per centum Of entire white l.
cOlonredd males over 20 years of age, s4,Os,
Or about 221s per centum Of entire col
ored population.
Showing the per centum of white
adults to be in the South "a, and Of
colored 2219 per centum OF the en-
tire population.
The vote Of these fifteen Q5) States +
in 1860, was 1,9ss,2e
Or CT per centum of all white males
over 20 years of age.
The same per centum of cOlored males
over 20 years of age, would give
colored vote of 1901
Showing white majority of 6so,al
Or about as many again white votes as
colored votes.
In North Carolina the population in
1860 was
Whites, $780, !
Colored, 1926
White males over 90 143, A. 8
Colored 6 &C 20 IA
Showing the per centum in orth-Carolina
white males over 20 to be about % instead of z /
per centum of cOlored males over 20 to be 201.'
instead of 22a per centum as in the entire South.
The vote OF North-Carolinain 1860, was A, 69l /,
or about SO per centum of the population over /
! years OF age, thus showing that in 1860, ther |
was 6715 of white males who did not choose t,
exercise the right of elective franchise or 81 pe
| centum less number of votes cast than the
average of the entire Southern States.
The increase Of population in North. Carolina
per annum, or more fully white 1.41; free colored
LOG; Slaves LAY; the same increase having been;
continued since, should give us the following
population in 1867:
Whites, 692, HI
| Colorcd, 39S Ill:
But on account of the war, and the exodus Of
the colored population, we cannot safely estimate!
our increase to be over one half of what it was in
/ the decade from 1850 to 1860, thus giving US a
permanent population of
Whites, &C., O3O
| Colored, 379S17
Or total population of 1,o4o, SAT
Which approximates very nearly to what we
| really have.
| Counting this to be our present population and
allowing the same per cent of white and colored
adults as in 1860, we should now have a voting
| population of
Whites, 1852, 0se
| Colored, 1882
Or about as many again white voters as there
| is colorcd.
In the Gubernatorial election of 1865, the fol-
lowing vote was polled:
Worth, $3.50
Holden 25,S09
Making total of 5SS3s
| Or 3s1 per cent of the white males over 20
| years OF age
If same per cent holds good as to colored
voters, they would poll $3.50 votes. Now, al.
this vote, and taking Holden's vote as basis of
| the Republican strength, and WORMS as Secesh
strength, and certainly majority of the now dis
franchised, voted for the latter, the vote of the
State would be as follows:
Republicans, 1912
! Secesh, 1896
Majority in favor of Republicans of SIG
From the increasing interest taken by colored
I men, there WILL in the writer's opinion, be fully,
II not over, 90 per cent of colored males over 20
! years OF age, who will exercise the right of this
newly bestowed gift, and of these 80 per cent will
/ vote with their friends, the Republicans, who
i, gave them this right of elective franchise thus
| giving them the State by 81, 055, or majority
nearly as large as the total number of votes cast
| for Gov. Worth in 1865, and with proper effort
this can be more than realized, as have pur-
pOseiy ignored the fact patent to every one
that the white vote cast for Holden will be great
ly increased.
As the Yankee said, after gaping his first half
hour fixedly at Niagara, What's to hinder?,
. NOUS VERRONS.
Pitt County, N. c., May 20, 1867.
Meeting in Fayetteyille-Dr. Thomas.
We publish to-day the proceedings of a
Republican meeting recently held in Fayette-
vile, which was addressed among Others by
DIR. Alfred Thomas. Dr. Thomas has spoken
in Wilmington and Fayetteville, and has
been invited to address the people at Car
image and other points.
We learn that DR.. Thomas is we'll received,
and is performing good service to the Repub-
lican cause. He comes to this State highly
accredited by our Republican friends in
Washington City. We hope to see DR.. T. in