The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-25

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We published, yesterday, an item
from the Vicksburg Times, showing
by what means the rebel Democracy
of Mississippi were seeking to dragon
the negroes into a support of their
ticket in the election now being held
J In that State We have more raey
articles from their papers, showing
the peculiar methods taken to secure
the votes of their . colored brethren.
10 the North we have daily evidence
of removal Of the well-known Dem
ocratic prejudice against the mig
gers, as seen in the strong movement
in favor of the nomination of the life
long Abolitionist and advocate of
negro suffrage, SALMON p. CHASE,
as their candidate for the Presi-
dency, and the proposition of the
New York World and other pa
pers to leave the question of negro
suffrage out of the Platform alto
gether. But in Mississippi we have
the Democratic union of the races in
I Its purity. We ask cur negro loving
Democracy of Indiana to read and
ponder the foliowiDg
Prom the Port Gibson tNfiss.) Standard
The Colored Democratic Club of
Port Gibson. assisted by their white !.
friends, will give a grand barbecue at I
Port Gibson, on Saturday, June IL. /
bu,- 4 he 2
and the white citizens of the county, I
az well IS Cut friends il Jefferson and |
Copiah. white and colored, are re- /
spectfully invited to attend. There /
will be speaking during the day. Din /
ner will be served at o o'clock.
A programme will be published in I
the next issue of the Standard.
GEO. RUSSELL,
President of Colored Dem tic Club.
JOSEPH DILLON, Secretary.
The Gotored Democratic Club,
assisted by their white friends"
mingling together at the same table
in fraternal union at good, old fash
toned barbecuel Surely, :" the day of
Jubilo has come"
The article we published from the
Vicksburg Times indicated the means
resorted to by business prescription,
whereby the negroes were TO be driven
into support of the Democratic
(Rebel) party. We give below one of
their heart-rending appeals, taken
from the Canton, Mississippi, Mail:
TO THE OOLORED VOTERS.
Rememberl The white people are
not going to cut loose from you unless
you cut loose from them.
Remember! The white people will
not forget the black men who stand
by them now.
Remember! The white people are
now holding out the hand Of friend
ship to you, and if you are not friends /
to them, you must never expect pat
ronage or employment at the hands
of the white people against whom
you vote.
Remember That ifyou wish.to vote /
the Democratic ticket, you will be /
protected in your right to vote it from !
the Loyal League mobs by the law !
abiding citizens.
We learn something further of the /
Democratic (Rebe) method of carry
ing on the canvass in the home of
JEFF DAVIS, by the account which
we take from the Central Democratic
(Rebel) organ, the jackson Miss
Clarion The Democrats in Mr.. /
DAvIs's State have a great man, and
he IS negro, a Royal Democratic
negro" known to fame as ELTON
MITCHELL. This Royal Democratic
negro is stumping the State against
the Radical candidates. The Clarion
calls attention to the speeches made
at Terry, which give color to the |
Southern Democracy, as follows:
We were treated to a great speech /
by Rev. r. Boyd, man of color, or /
as he was delighted 70 call himself, /
an African, without one drop of 1
white blood in his veins. Mr.. Boyd's /
speech was the speech of the day. /
Ifliterate, rude Of speech, and coal I
black, Boyd spoke right home to the /
hearts of the people. The best COM
mentary | can make on his speech is /
to tell a simple truth. He is a field 4
hand. Te get him fairly u, the a0ork, /
1t todS necessary to raise sam Of /
money to pay for substitute, and de
fray has erpeaseS. This sum was readily /
made up by a few white men, as
sistiDg the colored men, who were |
proud to send their brother to tell |
their brothers in other parts of the
State the same stubborn truths that
ha fo1I fboro ~, Farr- 70 dow