The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-07
GEORGIA.
THE ELECTION.

The Augusta Chronicle DE- Sentinel had
the following trumpet-call, in italics and
small capitals, at the head of its editorial
column during the election:
Let every man in the State, white and
| black, who, is opposed to the infamous
designs of the Padicals-tO place the inteli-
gence, virtue, and responsibility of the South
under the domination of scalawags, traitors,
Yankee emissaries, and negroes-be sure not
to vote either for or against a Convention
Remember that every ballot cast which has
Endorsed upon it Against Conventiou,' is
II ballot in aid of the Radical scheme. Let
Conservatives keep away from the polls, and
! induce as many as possible of their friends
and laborers to remain quietly at home, ex-
cept in those districts where the whites have
majorities and are running Conservative
candidates. In those districts no Endorsement
whatever should be placed on the ballot
Vote simply for delegates, and say nothing
about Convention"
The same paper, in its account of the pol
ling, says:
. A few white scalawags were seen to APP
preach the polls during the day, most of
them throwing furtive glances to the right
and left to see if their presence In the ebony
crowd WAS noticed. We are informed that
not ii few pale faces sought admission to the
polls through the back door to avoid the
observation of those who they were ashamed
should see them commit themselves to the
negro programme. During all the day
crowds of negroes came into the city from
the Carolina side of the river. Indeed, this
flight of black-birds began on Monday after
noon, and was continued up to a late hour
that night. These will all vote though they
live in South Carolina. The scores of ne
groes who registered twice and thrice, and
the more numerous class of nOn-residents
who registered here in the Summer, will all
find representatives in the darkies from Car
DINA At this time we are not advised
whether any respectable whites went to the
polls. We hope, in our local columns, to
give more of the particulars of this days
grand farce and Georgia's great shame.
LATER RETURNs-THE ELECTION ALL ONE
WAY.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. There were 263
votes pnlled in Richmond to-day. Dalton,
Waitfeld County, has polled 1,10S votes,
900 for the Convention. hurry County has
polled majority of 700 for the Convention.
Rome has polled vote of !, 425 votes, the
Convention being little ahead. 1t is ru-
mored that Chattanooga and Barton Coun-
ties are against the Convention. Marietta
has $50 votes polled up to this evening
Very few whites voted. Amercus has total
vote or lOlS, all lot tue COHVeUIlOn. mo
whites voted. Albany has total vote of
1853, all for the Convention. Only three.
whites voted The election at Macon is pro-
crossing slowly. The total vote is l,699.
Only 4 whites voted. At Milledgevillee Is
votes were poiled for the Convention. No
whites voted. At Athens votes were poll
ed to-day for the Convention. One white
voted.
LATER-1O P. M.-The Conservative pa
pers denounce Gen. Pope's extension of the
time of voting as illegal and contrary to
law. Lagrange has polled 1904 votes, all
for the Convention. Only twelve whites vo-
ted.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Nov. 1.-The election ex-
citment has died out. Seventeen votes
were cast to-day. The total city vote is
800; County, 1915. Bryan County has
for the Convention 335 and 20 against it.
Chatham County, so far as heard from, has
a total vote polled of e,7O4; Efingham has
22S; Thomas County, 700; Lowndes has $40,
and Prince County, 1853.