New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-11
SPIRIT or THE PRESS.

Prom The Mobile Tribune Feb.
The election farce commences this morning
and continues days The duty OF people PLAIN
and has been clearly demonstrated Ii Is 10 keep away
from the polls and not to vote No one except those who
practced should 20 near the polls huncent nstrucuons
have already been gwen tne negroes, tney nnUn Sh
against the interests Of their white ompoyer ana there
fore expect nothing further from them Every one OF
them should he turned of at once, and learn that
great number have told their negro employees Bee TO
IT, white men OF Mobile that you do not your
pioyment negro who seeking destroy your pros
perty "a merchant and peace and happiness as man.
You can easily ascertain whether lac the polls
not and II he goes, ship him at There will DC but
polls opened in The city at the central guard
the West ward Hotel IL will not be difficult 10 find out
negroes who anxious to have the employment Of
white men.
This day will witness the beginning OF the oomical
tragedy OF putting to death the commonwealth OF Ala.
baa by driving gangs OF negroes 20 the polls TO insert
slips OF paper into what are called baliot-boxee
he wy tho thing is arranged with the Judges utterly
incapable OF counting but way, It seems TO out
sder rather waste OF time aud labor TO employ the
whole negro population 10 do IN four days what one or
NO stout bucks at every poll might do within half
hOur-that is IL they DE furnished with shOyels and
scverai wheelbarro of We suggest 10 the
Intelligent managers the farce adopt that very plan
Instead OF having the tickets put In one at time lot
them be shoyeed In II win save time aud DC just as
But whether the shoyenng plan be adopted or NOT ny
the white party. The white people OF Alabama do not
mean to any influence TO deter the black nanhoods
by nnp they do not mean to use any threats
to keep negroes voting the public money into the
upon the south to suck her blood and pick her bones
oy they intend make the vote little important
10 the person that deposits II than the Rump Con
Qress AT Washington with all its pretended love for the
negro thought proper TO do. Every negro who this
day puts piece Of paper in box puts In his resigna-
ton Of the employ he gets from white Voting
under such rule as that viii make the voter use more
discretion than he would otherwise be capable OF exer
csing.
gers OF the fraud Keeping lists at the polls to-day OF the
negroes that go up and resign their employment We
hope fellow ctizens-the white men OF Mobile
fully alive 20 the Importance OF the OCCASION
From The Mobile Tribune Feb
Some Of the negroes probably aware by this time
mai the white men of this city are dead
they say they will not have IN their employ any one who
Enemy I'm order that they may be fully apprised of the
fact that what has been said and told them IL meant we
heen in GOOD employment for number Of months went
TO the polls and voted for the ratification Of the Internal
afterward his employer was notified of the
fact. and IN q brief time the negro o, r.. re-
into his Office paid him up to date and ordered MN TO
leave his premises and appear there again Having
told them of the circumstance and IL they went the
polls to vote he would treat them In the same way
charged two yesterday for the same cause lie
and that all their reasonable rights and privileges were
for Ills bantng which asdestined TO bring ruin degra
daton and untold upon this people ana tat they
went there aud he would no longer keep them They
went and were discharged The negroes may as well
realize this at They viii not be given employ msnt
bv white men against whom they working, and 1t
viii be better for them to turn n dear ear
10 the miserable cowardly hounds hko Grnin,
Hurter Horter and Others, and behave themselves
quietly The name Of every negro who has voted has
been taken and his employer notified OF the TACT IL
they want 10 keep friendly terms with the white men
OF is city and their comfortable places they had
better take warning by the fate OF the above mentioned
The negro cotton samplers had especially better bear this
in mind They cannot vote without being KNOWN and
they i'm thus acting expect nothing else than dis
charge from employment.
From The Mobile Register Feb T.
The most important election ever held III Alabama and
more neatly aec ting the welfare aud happiness VI both