The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-01
Comprehend FaisehOods about the Con-
ditiou of che South Letter from sm
Alabama Eieci0r.


To the Editor of the Press.
In the "Maine Democrat" of the 22d inst. L
find the following: "The Grant electors in
Alabama have declined to serve, and have TAX
en- the stump for Seymour. A Radical paper
in Montgomery has ceased publication for
want of support"
Being one of the electors referred to
claim to know that the above is false as to
them. Our Republican paper in Montgomery,
known as the State Sentinel, has been sus-
pended and has given place to the Alabama
State Journal(a copy of which l send you)
which is all that could be desired in true Re-
publican paper In keeping with the above is
their expressions of horror at the disfraneh Sc
ment of Rebels, while in Alabama and other
Southern States, Il am almost sorry to say)
every Rebel is as free to. vote at all elections,
and as early and often as any Copperhead of
Maine. N > one is denied the right of suffrage
in Alabama.
Negro riots are another cause of great con-
Germ, exercising the imagination of Democrat
ic editors, as the result of Radical rule, while
in every instance cited in Northern or Southern
Rebel papers-perhaps 1 should say Demo-
cratic papers but the terms are nearly synon-
ymous-the facts are shown to be smilar to
those of the Camilla massacre in Georgia, the
sufferers in all cases being negroes and loyal
whites.
Some two weeks ago the Democratic papers
of this State had a heavy item on one Mr..
Tiff, "carpet-bagger," who was admitted as
member of Congress from Georgia in the
last moments of the last session and who drew
some $4,000 from the treasury as pay This
Mr. Tiff, in conversation with me in travel
ling from Atlanta to Washington, announced
himself as Democratic Representative elect
from his State, and an old citizen of Georgia.
He thought he might be denied admission,
because of political disabilities. He drew
pay only from the time of his election.
The more especial horror of the Copperhead
papers is the carpet-bagger and the new State
governments South. do not hesitate to say
that nearly every man in the South, who has
become resident since the war; now enjoy
ing official position of profit and trust or WELD
ing political influence, has invested money in
the country and made it his permanent home.
and in Alabama at least, the most of the Of
ficers of the State in all the branches of its
government, are alternative born or old resi-
dents of the South.
Now if these good people North, who are
concerned for their Southern brethren, the ma
tive Rebels Of the South, will keep their own
"earpet-baggers' at home, such as Col Mann
owner of the "Tmes," rebel paper of Mobile
(edited by John Forsyth Revenue Assessor,
from a Northern State and other mischief
makers, appointees of johnson, who are fat
tering their Rebel friends with the belief that
they are now to regain their lost cause by the
election of Seymour and Blair, instead of tell
ing the truth to those people by admitting the
fact that Grants hosts are again marshalling in
the field, ard will put down rebellion by the
ballot as successfully as before by the bullet,
if they will only tell the truth, say, we shall
in the South as well as North at once have a
foretaste of that peace we are about to conquer.
l do not refer TO lalsehoods of the Democrat
ic press, because of fear, if not exposed, we
shall suffer much by them; but rather to give
an idea or two to your readers who may be I'M
acquainted with the facts, as to what is true
in the South IN these particulars.
Very truly, A. e. BUCK.