New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-23
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The election now in progress IN the fertile
but desolated State that gave its Chief to the
Rebellion TO which its arstocacy were prompt
in committing it, will long be memorable for
the desperate efforts and daring devices of that
aristocracy, despite its broken fortunes, to win
by violence and terror that triumph which it
could not hope by fair means TO achieve.
We have before us The Daily CLARION of the
18th inst. II is issued at Jackson, the capital
and is the State organ of the aristocatic De-
mocracy. Every intelligent person IN the Uni
ted States knows that the distinguishing tenet,
the animatng purpose, OF that party is set
forth in the assertion. "Thls is White
MANS Government" wherein political power
should he denied To ringers" The Demo-
cratic party exists by virtue of this dogma, and
has no other bond of conference. 1t embOdies
men of all sorts of convictions, notions, prcju-
dces, regarding Tariffs, Banks, Railroads. inn
proving Rivers and HarbOrs, &c, &C., but all
are eager and hearty in their opposition to
"nigger equality" In fact, the party has pro-
longed its existence by negro-hate, in spite of
its general disloyaty, and is strong to-day 10y
virtue of the prejudice OF race, and of nothing
else
But Mississippi has registered majority of
ColOred voters; and they are all inclined TO
vote. How, then, can she be carried for
party which regards majority of her voters
as no better than brutcsP
In two ways: l. BY Terrorism; Q. BY Fraud.
Make her Blacks, or third of them, realize
that they will be starved to death if they vote
the Republican ticket, and many of them will
Il O. L. L.,
a preposterous story that S. b. Steers, Re-
publican, had discharged Frank Blake, negro,
for being a Democrat, thus improves" the
ridiculous falsehOOd
1--WE are not Informed whether this originated with
Mr. Steers himself, his newly imported faetotun, the
prejudice against Blake among the negroes who were
employed with him. but the fact tef stands out prom
inent relief that freedman who bears the character OF
trustworthy man, has been discharged by his employer
the freedman asserts aud believes solely political
grounds Here is precedent for you. DISTINGUISHED. in
suited Whites Here Is an issue, which, II you refuse 10
accept, you towards, and deserve every oblOquy
which Radlcalism has In store for you
of a Northern man, hardly dOmiciled In your State,
can discharge his employees because they will not JOIN the
ne White people Of Mississippi ,eH not SHRINK from ne
issue Mdnhcod, prudence, aud honesty demand
that you should refuse 10 furnish employment aud food 10
The men rho eohspiring against you"
The prescription thus commanded will prob
ably deprive the Republicans of 10000 voters,
half of whom may even be carried over to the
adversary, making a difference against us of
1900. For whatever may be needed beyond this
number, Fraud must be resorted to. SO we
have very long address from the Demo
Z" cratic Executive Committee to the Freedmen
" of Mississippi" backed by legal opinion
from Judge William Yorger, denouncing the
Loyal Leagues as conspiracies within the pur-
view of the statute which subjects every one
conspring against the freedom of elections to
Acknowledgement and two years in the State
prison. Thus every negro is told that the ter
rors of the law are upon him if he votes and
works for the Republican ticket, while, on the
other hand, he is wooed as follows:
Freedmen Of Mississippi your former owners and
masters have no auAEIel With you. Tia charge of