Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-25
ALABAMA.
Decline and Fail OF the Radical Party
I'm that Stnte.

Decline and Fall OF the Radical Party
I'm that statc.
A correspondent of the New York
World, writing from Montgomery
says:
There Is very little left of the Re-
publican party i'm this State. / have
never before witnessed SO complete u
a revoluti on in sentiment, and SC
terrible a downfall to n party. Some
OF the most prominent Republicans
members of the recent Legislature
have left the party in disgust; some
OF them have formally left the party
and are stumping the State for Sey-
mour and Blair. The negroes in hun
dreds through the State have left the
Republican party and Joined the
Dem0cratic standard. Heretofore, in
the cities of the South the carpet-bag-
gers in secret council Union Leagues)
have kept the negroes thoroughly or
ganized in hostile attitude to the
Democracy, and every act of recon-
ciliation, and every attempt topublic
meetings to awaken them to their
condition, has availed but little, SO
effectively were they indoctrinated
with Radical sentiment. In the
country it has ever been different, as
the negroes on the plantations were
not so accessible to the vile teachers
of radicalism.
But at the ouset of the campaign
We determined by constant energy to
lift the veil from the eyes of the col
ored men. Public meetings were held
in Mobile, Montgomery, Selma and
other places throughout the State,
efforts made to induce the negroes to
attend. Frequently we would only
have dozen or so colOred men for an
audience. Yet we labored on zeal
ously and determinedly, and now i
can announce that we have most eff
fectually preached this wall which
the Radical party had created; the
white colored Republicans are flock
ing to the side of Seymour and Blair
in tremendous force. The Republi-
can party is split i'm twain, they are
thoroughly demoralized and DISCUS
ted, and all that is left of them now
Is ever anon OH the sight of a carpet
Dagger, with umbrella i'm hand, and
down cast features, he inquiries at the
post-office fOrletters, anXiOusly await
ing remittance to take him forever
from the State and the scene of his
woes,
We are in the midst of our cam
paign now, thoroughly equipped, and
find feeble foe to contend WITH
Our Legislature, after being defeated
in their efforts to cast the electoral
vote, neglected to make any provis.
ion for registration. They were ig-
norant enough i'm legislative matters
to think that, by&djourning until
the lst of November next, they could
then, by two third vote, annal the
Governar,,s .At.,-nu nut-they must re-
@G'thheeiEr 1mae e6 tes,I9Ws &hich.g9y.
come n law in one day, nor two, SC
they can not effect their end I'm this
way. Let them proceed as they may
we propose to follow the laws Of Ala
bama, and i'm conformity to them
proceed, at the proper time, to elect
our President. The code of Alabama
was adopted by our recent Legisla
ture, and in conformity to its require
ments we will register and vote al
the coming election. If Governor
Smith sees proper to adopt the advice
of his Attorney General, and decide
that an election must not be helt
with all respect and consideration fol
his individual views, we propose
through the Chairman of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee, to ap
point judges of election Throughout
the State, and in a quiet, orderly
way, deposit our votes.
We are determined that the effort.
of the Republicans (who know that's
fair vote will be their defcat) Il
avoid an election shall not prevent III
from exercising our constitutions
right to vote. The bogus constitution
prescribes an infamous oath, and al
though their neglect TO provide fo
the registration of voters annul pro
perly the necessity of that oath, still
we are willing to swallow it. W.
can and will do so; and then thei
constitutional requirement Will b'
complied with. We Democrats of Ala
bama, are determined to do nothing
which is not constitutional-which i
not every way right and proper. W.
are n law abiding, conservative peo
pie, but we do not intend that th'
Radical party, now that they hav'
tumbled to pieces by their own rot
} tenness, and now that they are whip
ped, shall resort to fraud, chicanerl
and villany to avoid a fair and jus
contest for the Presidency. We hav'
! Mt this time n majority for Seymou
and Blair of $4,000. How mucl
greater our majority will prove IN
November next / know. not, on ac
count of the unexpected and unpre
cedented additions to our party
. Radicalism has had its short live'
day in Alabama, and, as / Predicts
, long ago in one of my letters, was s
, full of fraud, chicanery and villany a
, to fall to pieces by its own weight
: Our electors have all been appointed
and will take the field Immediately
Even though we have o weak foe I
} contend against, yet we preach on
cause far and wide, for upon its sue
, cesss depends the veal or woe of Ala
/: bama.
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