The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-05-14
Presidential Electors.
For Member of Congress,
ARepresentative Man.


In the recent election in Georgia,
the Ku Klux Democracy, run Gen.
Gordon for Governor. Gordon was
one of the most desperate officers in
the late Democratic war, for the de-
struction of the Government.
Being violent pro-slavery Bah
list Preacher, at the opening Of the
war, he carried into the field q spirit
of religious zeal and fanaticism, akin
to that of Cromwell or Stonewall
jackson, in small way, which ren>
dcred him one Of the most vindic-
tive and untiring enemies Of the gov
ernmeut, for whose overthrow he
faced death in a thousand forms, and
came out of the service covered with
wounds that will forever mark him
as an object of especial regard with
modern Democracy.
He it was who on that ever men,
orablc May morning, in the bloody
Wilderness, led the charge that drove
our men out Of the Just then captur-
ed earthworks, but not until Han.
cock had secured as prisoners john
sons entire division numbering $500
men. For his services for his
wounds; for the many hated Yankees
that he had been instrumental in
sending to their long homes, no WAS
at the close ofthe war marked out as
an object of affectionate regard, and
ran for the Office of Governor and
came .fearfnlly near being elected.
In this State, as well as in Tenn
essee, last year, the patriciau, aristo-
cratic Democracy, We'd with the Re-
publicans for the Negro vote, and in
many districts succeeded in carrying
it.
The following from the correspon-
dence of Pendletons organ the Gin
cinnati Enquirer tells the story.
"The great Black Belt of Georges,
that portion of the State lying in the
southwest portion of the State, and
not of the Ocmulgee, where the in
telligent planters reside, in which
there was negro majority in almost
every county Of from 400 to 3 600;
and in some cases, whore the black
vote registered was about seven to
one as compared to white, the unex-
pected result is presented Of Demo-
cratic naGjorit,cs IN nearly erery coun-
ty, thus demonstrating beyond all
doubt, that whenever the Southern
white man condescends to make the ef-
fort, the carpetbag Yankee stands no
chance in competing for the negro Uote.
Take as an instance the 11th Con-
gressional District. In that district
the registered vote shows an aggrc-
gate negro majority of nearly 5000
votes, and yet Nelson Tiff, the Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress, is
elected by at least 2 500 majority,
and Gen. Gordon, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, received
even still larger majority. The
Democratic speakers went among
them and explained the issues to
them in such way as caused the
Loyal Leagues to melt like snow be.
fore the rising sun. made several
speeches to them, ana whenever /
began to talk to them about taxes
on cotton and tobacco, and syrup,
and explained that all these things
came from their friends, and if they
continued to stick to them they
would have TO be still further taxed
to pay the United States bonds, and
IL they voted for this Constitution
the would vote to give the man white
all tho land, and hcnceforth, and for
ever, they would shake their heads
and fall an easy prey to the Demo
cratic party"