The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-08-21

VOL. XII.---NO. 81.


honest among them frankly admit that the
only question is as to how large the major
fty against them will be. s4 +.
What has been written of this State can
be applied to every Southern State. Even
In South Carolina the democrats boast they
will carry the State by ten thousand if the
Legislature does not take the election from
the people. This has already been done
in Alabama and Florida, and / should not
be surprised if the Legislatures Of all of the
Southern States except this enact laws
looking to the same end. JThereis nothing
in the political line so plainly event as the
utter panic of the radical leaders at the ex-
tensive assertions of their negro allies. If
we take the county of Chatham, in this
State, as an example, this detection win
become all the more apparent There, at
the electienforA Governor, no negro could
vote the democratic ticket unless escorted
to the polls by white men, all armed and
ready to protect the conservative darkey
at the risk ftheir own lives. To-day there
are several colored democratic clubs IN Sa-
vannah which meet openly without fear,
transact business, admit new members and
express their political sentiments unreser
vedly and plainly. At every meeting their
numbers are increased, and now three out
of every four negroes who apply for work
produce their badges and certificates, az
proof positive that they intend to ssvote wild
dar white friends" -, 49,. -. s
1t is this entente coadiule, this good feeling,
this disposition to support each other, now
exhibited by the two races that has caused
the radical panic, and it is this also, L be-
lieve, that has produced the recent letter
OF Governor Yarmouth, of louisiana l.
state here, on my own responsibility, that
/ have reason to believe it is part Of the
radical plan, Of campaign to manufacture
just such stories of arebel atroeitiesp for
the purpose of inaaming the Northern
mind against the people Of the South
Certain circumstances have transpired here,
which influence this opinion, and / predict.
in advance, that before six weeks have pass
ed there viii be reports from every South
ern State of outrages on "original Union
men, nine-tenths of whom, by the way, are
the bitterest opponents of the radical pol
icy. Of course can offer no opinion as
to- the truth or falsity of Governor War
mouths letter; but it is certain that prom
inent democrats in Northern Louisiana
challenge him to mention fifteen murders
committed in that part of the State during
the past month, instead of the one hundred
and fifty he refers to. 1T TX 81 nod
The Kentucky election has not caused
ripple in the political waters That the
State would go democratic was certain, and
an unusually heavy majority was anticipa-
ted. The great anxiety is for the Maine
election, which takes place next month";
No one here expects the democrats to car
ry the State, but all are hoping that they
will either. reduce the republican majority
of last year or hold their own.
NEGROES ARMTNt AND DRILLING.
The Memphis Ledger of the LIST instant
makes this statement:
eve understand that the negro leaguers
are drilling at several points on the out
Of the city are kept busiiy at WORK b,athem
making repairs. The employees ofour office
counted twelve this morning with guns for
repair at the establishment opposite. What
is the meaning Of this unusual stir and
preparations Do they all intend to quit
farming and working, and hunt for a liveli-
hood @sAsas%ks ssse
We have seen it stated that the negroes
in other portions of the State are adopting
a similar course. This is one of the legiti-
mate results of Radical teaching. They
have been to believe that the Southern peo-
pie, among whom they propose to live, as
their enemies, and that they should arm
themselves, and organize companies and
drill, that they may resist the encroachments
of these enemies. Why is it that no ef-
forts are made by the civil authorities to
put stop to this movement on the part Of
the negroes, and to show them the criminal
folly of such course p NasaciIle Union,
August 4th. = IL aoilnstla aai lss.sllss x.