The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-02
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN THE
SOUTH!
The Democrats for Negro Suffrage |
Political Equality or NIggeFs and
white Men.
rFrom tne Cnarleston News, AUG. Is. ]

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We are glad to see from our ex
changes in the various Southern
States that the freedmen are at las
awake to the folly OF trusting the pack
Of shiftless and unprineipled adven.
turers who have heretofore been then
party leaders. Colored Democratic
clubs arc being formed in all portions
of the country, addresses from lead
ing colored Democrats are scattered
abroad, and the negro is at last find
ing out that his best friend is The
white man with whom he has beer
brought up, and with whose interests
he must in the future be identified.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
In Charleston. though little has
been done publicly, the colored Dem
ocratic clubs are In fiourishing con-
dition. The Ward No. club at one
time numbered atout five hundred
members, but many of these have now
Joined the club of the ward in which
they live. In wards Nos. B and 4
there are also colored clubs, and in a
short time there will be one in each
ward OF the city At least one thou
sand colored Democrats may now be
counted on. They are respectable
men, and have Joined the Democratic
party from a conviction that Radical
ism is the only road to ruin. Alto
getner, the movement shows encour-
agirg elements of strength and prose
perity.
r. Throughout the State the change Of
sentiment among the freedmen is even
more decided, as the statements pub
lished from time to time In our col
umns will have shown. There is
hardly district in the State that does
not boast one or more Democratic
clubs. and the disaffected members of
the Union leagues are daily coming
over.
NORTH CAROLINA. -nl6 a4e
Burton McNeal, highly respect
able colored ma n, of Salisbury. N. O.,
il out in a card severing his connec.
tior with the Radical party, declaring
~ " for Seymour and Blair and
advisi his friends to do likewise"
n negroes of Hopewell, Meek
lenuurg County, N. c., have formed
Democratic club. A large number
have lined it, and they have officers
Of their own.
The Tarboro' IN. Co. .Sontherner
states that Sandy Long, of Halifax
men, aud recently appointed magis
trates in their respective counties by
the man who writes himself Cover
nor have thrown the appointment.
back in his face with disgust.
A Radical having lectured a VIII
mington negro, on account of his hav-
ing allied himself to the Democratic
party the African returned answer:
Under your teaching we have
alienated from us the mass of the
white people, North as we'll as South;
you have got the offices and emolu-
ments, while we have done the work
and stand out in tho cold. For one,
l am done with you" vo#a
GEORGIA. ..+
AT large Democratic meeting at
Harlan Ca, on the 9Th, which was
addressed by several noted Southern
speakers, large number of colored
Democrats were present, proudly dis
playing On their apparel Seymour and
Blair badges.
ALABAMA.
On the 9th instant. meeting of
cOlored people was held in Mobile for
the purpose of organ ziug Democrat
ic Club. The Register says:
The meeting was called to order by
Colonel O. A. II. Dimon, who, In q
brief and patriotic address, expl aimed
the object of the assemblage, ard ex-
pressed to them his views in regard to
their social and political status. An
interchange of sentiment led to the
conclusion that the colored people
have at last found out who their true
friends are.
There was held recently at Demop-
oils, Ala, Seymour and Blair rati-
tlcati0n meeting attended almost ex-
clusively by negroes, and addressed
by four white men and the following
black speakers; Jim Westbrook, Jack
Lee, Reuben Ryan, Sandy Cameron.
VIM Roberts, and julie Armstrong.
Joseph E. Williams, a Tennessee
eoiored o-ator, is stumping Alabama
for the Democracy. s.
LOUISIANA.
Louisiana papers state that the col
ored Democracy are alive and at
work throughout the State. The
Alexandra (Rapides) Democrat says;
" Ii is NJ pse any longer Disgusting
the fact patent to all that the colored
Democracy of Rapides is now fixed
institution, alive, wide-awake, in real
dead earnest, aud with local habta-
ton and name. Not content with
the Lamothe barbecue, they got up
ball-a rousin1 ball-on Saturday
night. We must candidly admit thal
this element of the Democratic party
OF Rapldes is far ahead of any new
organization we ever witnessed before
in our parish.
A meeting of the Democratic color
ed men of Algiers was held on the
9TH inst. Thomas p Sherburne,
Chairman of the Committee on Freed
mems Clubs, called the meeting to
order. He stated the object of the
meeting was to organize a Democratic
Colored Club, ana be was happy to
see so many of the colored citizens
present. 1t proved tba; If the color
ed man was allowed to act in accord
anee with the dictates of his mind he
would do what was right. Toe W l
lngness OF the colored man to join the
Democratic party, proved that Demo
erale doctrines were more generous
than those of the Radical plunderers.
After few brief remarks, Mr.. Sher-
burne took his seat, amid cheers from
the eolored men, The meeting or
ganized by appointing the following
colored men as their officers Riley
Allen. President: William Sherburne,
first Vice President; Joe. Griffin
second NIce-President, The New
Or cans Crescent says:
The officers chosen are the lead
ing cOlOred men of the place and
will, in short time, bring In a host
of their friends to the support of Sew
mour and Blair. This club bids fair
to be one of the largest In the State !"