The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-01
GEORGIA.

Intense Excitement as Election Day Draws
Near-AIuch Help Expected from Seym0ur's
Tour--.sinsuIur Proclamation from Governor
BuliOcIl--A New Way to Triplicnte Negro
Votes.
ATLANTA, Oct. 90, 1863.
AS the day for the Presidential election approaches
the excitement intensifes None other than poll
tical conversation is thought Of at the present Tine
The very women have taken to politics, ignoring
social topics. the fashions, &C. In country like
this, where every voter is politician, readily
be imagined what the situation has become. Both
parties have their tickets printed and ready for dis
tributon among the voters 1t Ia generally conceded
that the democrats viii carry this State by decided
majority thus casting her nine electoral votes for
Seymour and Blair In estimating what the vote Of
each candidate Will be the radical organ in Augusta
places Georgia conspicuously in the democratic
column. On the other hand the wishy-washy radi-
cal concern here declares that nothing but violence
towards the negroes viii prevent Georgia from
voing for Grant, and prepares for defeat In advance
by asserting that the democrats Of the .'black betr
engaged in the work OF intimdatng the darkies.
This 10 deliberate falsebood as well az nonsense.
Any person not on the spot would imagine from the
loud bawng OF the radical press here, that the ne
groes OF the South were set of political angels that
never committed any outrages, prevented the whites
colored democrats from doing as they pleased and
tried 10 get up disturbances between the two races
Now, the TACT is that there are considerably moro
tolerance and ate mptS at violence on the part OF the
negroes than on the part OF the whites The black
man who supports the democrats votes demo-
cratic ticket does 80 at the risk Of his life. That
there is likely TO be serious disturbances in the
negro districts Of this State election day is am
afraid, too rue but the prospects are that they win
he caused by radical negroes attempting to prevent
Inen OF their own color from voting for Seymour and
Blair, or by endeavoring to inhict personal injury
upon those who nave so voted. The whites win GER
tany protect the conservative darkies at all haz-
ards; so II bloodshcd makes tomorrow week memo
rable in Georgia the radicals will be responsible
1t s not intended to affirm that no white men win
try 10 prevent negroes from voting for Grant and
Colfax. Some, no doubt win. but they win meet
neither with sympathy nor support from their COM
munitle5
Mr. Seymours campaign has done more to inspire
the democracy Of Georgia with hope than anything
that has occurred since the elections OF the present
month depressed aui rendered them almost despair
Ing. Personally the whites OF the South do not care
'plnch Of snuff" for their candidate. Had Mr..
Chase Mr.. Pendleton, or even General Grant himself
been the democratic nominee he would have been
Enthusiastically supported. The only man for whom
they feel warm personal friendship Is General Han
cock, whose noble msgnanimity While In command
OF the Fifth Military District viii never be forgotten.
AS the representative Of principles they espouse,
however, Mr. Seymour il acceptable TO them. His
canvass. 1t is believed. will do q wonderful amount
OF good, and hopes are beginning TO be entertained
that Pennsylvania and Indiana VIII be carried by
him. Whether this hope will be verified next week
alone can decide. One thing, however, IL certain
nobod; Will bet on his election.
Governor Bullock has issued more proclamations
federate generals combined issued during the war.
The worst OF the thing IL that he orders all OF his
manlfestoes to be published in every newspaper IN
the State, 40 that the unfortunate whites ara CON-
PEELED TO pa enormous advertising bill ~ nm
necessary three-fourfhs OF the proclamations are
nonsenscai The lat inniction OF the Kind 70 say
the best very singular. Ar. Bullock orders the Super
inteIdents OF election 10 open three ballot boxes at
eacL county site In the State There s no law giving
HIN The slightest ground on which TO base his aiI-
thority for this order. IL If nothing less than
usurped power and bears upon its face the appear
ancc OF deliberate attempt to uiplic1te each
nerros vote. With three boxes at each county site
there vii be but little difficulty for the negroes 10
at every Que, unless the most energetic vigilance
" exercised It's notorious fact that nothing
difficult than 10 distinguish the features OF negro
from those or another. The expression or conntcn-
ance which Tel 4 one man face from another, how
close the resemblance, il lacking In the darky:
20 the challeugers will lind n hard work 10 tel whe.
ther Pompey has voted once before not. II the
election obey Mr. Bullocks order the elcc.
ton In tins si,-ie Will become mere farce for the
moment the backs commence voting three times the
whites likely to follow suit, aud the will
show that in a population OF 1,i00,e00 inhabitants
something liz 10000 votes are cast. The whites
fast losing all the patience they possessed
and TINS last movement OF the poor creature Woo has
lost his wits at his sudden elevation TO power not
calculated 10 restrain that exhibition Of feeling
which must show Itself sooner or later.