The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-03-07
E2le ESecoas<irucsiOn elections.

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E2le ESecoas<iru csfOn elections.
After a good deal Of dallying the Sen
ate have at last passed the. bill authori-
zing the ratification of the negro suprv-
macy Constitutions by a majority of the
votes cast. The bill had previously passed
the House so that it now goes to the Presi-
dent. 1t will be vetoed, of course. and
then be passed by the required two-thirds.
flcnceforth the policy Of the Southern
people in relation to the reconstruction
will differ from that which has, hereto
fore, been pursued. The policy of alb
sten:ion, reinforced by active ezertion,
on the part Of the whites, to keep the ne
groes from the polls, as in the case of
Alabama, must now be abandoned. The
only hope Of defeating the carpet-bae
Constitutions now, is by a direct vote.
Taking the example OF Alabama as a
guide, this can be accomplished in almost
all of the Southern States. In Virginia
and North Carolina, Arkansas and Texas,
the whites are in a majority on the regis
try and this majority will be increased
when the lists are revised. In those
States, unlessthere shall be a large de-
fiction from the white vote, which is
scarcely probable, the Constitutions will
certainly be defeated. In Mississippi our
friends are confident of their ability to
achieve success at the polls. In South
Carolina and Louisiana the work will be
difficult but it can be done and must
be done. a revision of the lists ought
to increase the white vote in this State
by twenty thousand. and diminish the
negro vote by at least tenthousand, which
changes would make the disparity insig-
nllicant and almost immaterial. But,
even fthe numerical relations of the two
classes of voters should not be materially
altered. it is still possible to defeat the
Constitutions. Work-zpalous, enercet-
lc, unremittlng work is necessary but By
such work the object can be accomplished.
There is work for Individuals, work for
clubs and work for committees. In this
State there will, probably, be no such
shameless s~windlinG tolerated as was
practiced in Alabama, and the chaleng-
ing committees will be able to keep ont
the black men in the buckram who figure
on the registry, and who were to be vo-
ted early and often, by convenient proxy,
on election day. Moreover, the negroes
arc rapidly discovering that the carpet
bag adventures are not able to provide
them with food sclothing and lodging, and
many OF them will be unwilling to vote
in opposition to their white friends and t
neighbors, for the sake Of gratifying these
charlatans. It is time now for every
white man to apply himself pcrsistcntly
and res'Iute'y to the work, and ifthis be
done we have no fear for the result.-N.
q. Crescent. ]
The people are already taking vcted
IN the Presidential question, and thsR
'egard Pendleton and Grant as cood& t
nominated by the respectice pAHes. .
Here is a vote taken on the stearE T. f
lited States, from Louisville to Ciucin- G
lati, a few days since: O
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Cincinnati EnQuirer. tt
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The New York Sun Radical) edited
y Mr.. Dana' formerly of the New York
and the Chicago Republican, =
avs:
"Ihe Presidential prospects of the 81
Ion. Georgell. Pendleron seem to be 10 &c
nproying(Wlsconsin has chosen dele o o
ates fqa m, and Iowa will soon do the w ",
me.)Hnnesota, Illinois, Missoulq
lic5ABBKn and Ohio may all be coy6 C..
n1AS his supporters" le
Ehe Sxa~ not, then, heard from of
'ent~p' Which has also instructed for l.;
m.-N. o. Bee.