New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-03

and BLAIR. The pressure brought 10 Dear upon
them was almost irresistible On the one hand they
were feasted and fiattercd, the other they were
turned out of employment whipped. and murdered
The persistent adherence to this course OF iiattey
aud intimidation could not but have its effect. But
the development of the Rebel plans was little pre-
mature The expulsion of the colored men from the
Legislature and their exclusion from the luTy-box
has demonstrated to the intelligent among them the
hOowness of the professions of those who so hypo.
critically claim 10 be the negroes best friends
Very few Of the coored voters of the State VIII cast
their votes for Seymour. The strategy of the De
mocracy il now to prevent them from voting or 70
manipulate the ballot boxes that their votes shall
not be counted. They will drive the negroes from the
polls or will destroy change their votes This VIII
not be difficult of accomplishment No registration
law has yet been passed and VIII not DE al ms ses
little election precincts, located at obscure cross
roads affords the most etiectua facilities for fraud,
and the officers who VII snpernfend tne e,e tbe
selves very much to prevent the stuing OF ballot
boxes the intimidation of voters If far election
conld be held without fraud violence. there
would DO little doubt that the State would be carried
for Grant but fair election is not to be hoped for.
The Northern counties are firmly and zealously Tor
Grant and the Union and ,S TIER faT h
rights of the cOlored man, although there are but
few negroes in those counties and the preIudice,
against them Is even stronger than IN Middle anu
Southern Georgia. There are thousands of white
men, startled at the prospect of another war IN case
of Seymour's election, who long for the election Oh
Grant and tho OF permanent peace, put 80
powerful is the social and business persecution
brought to bear upon oil who dare 10 ayow
their preference for the Republican candidates that
their votes will 90 TO Seymour, unless continuation
of victories in the remaining State elections at the
North should give them sufficient backbone to rebel
against the tyranny OF the Democratic aemaeog"eSti
More victories might render these men neutral III
they did not muster courage to take the pain INTO
which their inclinations and convictions lead them
The Republican victories III Maine and vermont nave
encouraged our friends and done much TO discourage
the enmles OF the Union, but the murders ana out
RACES, which constitute the favorte olectloneerlng
arguments of the iatter stu continue uhcneeS ,
lawlessness continues. the Democracy have not
yielded all hopes of victory III Georgia me cohoi
ton of the canvass then 49, i'll brief this: with far
election Georgia will vote for Grant; with all the
facilities for fraud now in the hands OF the Demo
Gratis land can Judge whether they are likely 10
use them or mott, Georgia will vote for Seymour.
Notwithstanding the sanguine expectations OF our
friends am constrained to believe that her Vote
will be cast for Seymour II II Is decided that she u
in the Union and entitled TO vote at tie PRESIDENTIAL
election.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
request, signed by members Of both parties mas
been in circulation requesting Mr. Stephens To de-
liver an address upon the condition OF the country NJ
such time and place shall be convenience for HIM.
Gov. Bullock united IN the request believing that
Mr. Stephens could make such an address as would
conduce to the restoration of harmony IL is not
difficult TO foreell that either Slr Stephens VIII
refuse the request or, IN complying WIN u; WI,
make a speech full of musty and old-faahioned
dogmas about State rights which will do very little
toward the restoration Of harmony. He Is sort of
pure benevolent and amiable character. But though
a very eminent he Is very useless, potician' ana
il would puzzle any man TO point out one single
practical benefit and useful measure he has origin
ated He opposed secession. II II true. and thereby
deserves some credit; but when the mob into whom
had entered tho legion OF devils which came out OF
Toomhs rushed down the precipcc OF secession,
instead of standing aside. when his efforts 10 stop
them were unsuccessful he placed himself In the
current and accepted the ohee OF NlSerIhs.oeni OF
ence of that abortion were "a warlike as the
most violent. full of hope which he ought to have
known to have been most fallacous and of prognos-
tications which stamped him a false prophet or a
wful deluder Of the people. Either political acumen
or political honesty were wanting In MN. Ihat Ne
took part in movement which he had denounced rs
unwise and doomed To failure, was one great mistake
of his life. " lie went with his state was uiser-
able for Mr stephens for he but arccent con-
vert To State Rights doctrines and not very sincere
one if the maxim be true that no man ever changes
his opinions after he IA forty years OF age Another
great mistake that he did not at the close Of the
war exert himself TO still the storm and persuade the
people to acquiesce in the terms OF the c0nqueror
That he did not do is perhaps attributable TO the
influence exerted over him by Ioombs-for nearly
forty years they have been pair OF political Sainese
Withstand although there was an apparent disrup-
ton between them 1T the commencement OF the war
vet finally the strong, bad man compelled the weak
good one TO 90 the way he would have him; instead
Of exerting his INFLUENCE fol goo9i ~ he might have
done with most powerful effect. be has busted him:
writing a heavy and unreadabs book, with nttering
lugubrious forebodngs of the future fearful fate OF
tho country, which he might nave done much 10 pre-
vent and entertaining an occasional fawning syco-
phant in the shape Of a correspondent OF some
Northern newspaper. Truly, not much can he ex-
pected of statesman who is firm only in the wrong
and falers when he should be firm in the right.
THE REIGN OF VIOLENCE
continues in many portions OF the state Inc ex-
led members Of the Legislature many Of them are
afraid TO go home. and one of them the Representa-
tive from Jesferson county. who ventured home was
visited by Kn- Klux gang. who searched his house
tween two beds. The Republican candidates for
Eector and Member OF Congress in the lid District
were turned ont of tho tavern at Americus whittier
they had gone in the course OF their canvass. and
were Obliged to leave the town at light and foot,
TO escape mob. A few days after at Camilla, in
the same district Republican meeting. peacoaby
assembled was assaulted by the Ku-klux, several
were killed and many wounded. but II should at
tempt TO enumerate all the outIagcs which are con-
tinually being made public, ! should occupy too
this immediate neighborho0d far snrpass in number
those which become public. In the mean time Gov
Bullock can only fire proclamations a, the wrong n
GERS to whom they are addressed, regard any more
than the Comet did the Popes bull. Nothing will
put stop to tins bloody iaTessn mes DIT show Of
submit to these wrongs is wonderful. heard of but
one instance in which negro has attempted to re-
Glasscock County, but he showed fight, and having
a double barTeled shot gun, fired upon them pepper
ing them considerably aud they fled, pursued by the
THE NORTHERN PRESS.
The encouraging tone universally adopted by tho
Republican Press Of tbs MOTH has reoiced the hearts
seemed almost impossible to make the Northern press
and people understand the situation here. Southern
men travelling North bavei complained that when
they have given the most moderate and truthful
accounts of the trials to which all loyal men are
subject here their representations have been received
with an appearance of incredulity which seemed to
say such things cannot be, and the Press with
exceptions has been accustomed since the close
of the war, to speak disparagingly and even con-
temptuously Of the Southern Union men. Its tone
CALLED them TO the qnick 1t was hard, after having
fought the good fight against treason and Sc
cession after having kept the faith through long