New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-11

the races inhabi;ing commences to-day and CONTINUES
in violation of the laws OF Alabama and in derogaon Of
the rights OF us citizens Whatever therefore may be ts
Tesuts peiS % rs Gert IN hnet ~,
dicial tribunal OF the United States. But, ID the
interests involved the election and most especially
10 the c0lored people. These latter to-day 10 make
choice their friends and they are 10 choose between
handful of white Radicals the great majority of them
strangers and all OF them without stake in this com
muniy, character anywhere Every colored man who
votes the election for the thing called Constitution,
makes bis record as an enemy Of his white
matter whether he does this with his eyes OPEN
the ignorant tool OF the carpetbag adventures and
scamps who have come among to make dissenson
between whites and blacks, the effect will be the
same-The white men OF the South will have nothing
10 do with him. whether friend. adviser, EN-
ployer AFTER he has east this vote he must look to Grf
n Granger Horton and the rest OF this tribe Of Yankee
spectators and renegades for aid and comfort and every
negro ought to know by this time that he is as likely to
blood out Of urnip as either employment help OF
any kind out Of them. These after their votes
for their own benefit, and they well know that in asking
the negroes to vote for them they are setting trap for
their injury and ruin Our advice TO the coored people
Is TO keep out of this election They perfectly
free TO vote or not they choose and restraint
used TO prevent them from exercising the right The
white men who Will be at the polls TO challenge voters for
to do no act to Interfere with perfect freedom Of election
or disturbance disorder They will be there
election is fairly conducted. All persons who are op
posed TO this Constitution are appealed to to do oil IN
pie their rights and privileges, whether IN voting or
not voting, and to explain 20 them how impoc i ia on
catspaws Of small lot Of white men, who have no stake
or responsibility in this community
From The Mobile Register, Feb s
The election yesterday passed of very quietly, there
being no disturbance Of any kind throughout the city
tho former charged with beng drunk and the latter
with LARCENY. The streets, despite the rain which fell
strange negroes evidently expressly imported for the oc
caslon by the carpet-baggerS. Many Of them
names not being on the lists, they were not a.
lowed to vote but were directed to go on ana get cert
xvhte thn. md ma
with them and were allowed to vote We have been re
ably Informed that In many instances the negroes from
other counties were furnished with certificates without
Judges OF Election filled out the certificates themselves
be a great scarcity Of paper in Mobile after
the election The Judges Of Election. open defiance of
the law in the case permitted these impGrea negroes
called officers for this county. when they only sup
called Constitution. great many Of the city negroes
showed their good sense by keeping away from the
polls. The chaleneers OF the Democratic party
and were even driven away from the polls scalawag
iousy conspicuous IN the movement. denying them the
haTs a. POST commaadcr who is not disposed to wink at
rascality The whites kept away from the polls and
they got an opportunity voted for themselves After
the election we WI publish c3npcte -, o. 'ne p"
fsecond Article
The rst days election farce = over The noticeable
feature OF 10 Is that the or the cOOrtd voters were
utter strangers. White stationed at the polls report
without exception, that they did not sec hai dozen
cOOred that they ever laid eyes on before, ana
these white selected with reference 20 their ac
quanance with the negro population. The plain infer
that the city did not vote, at least IN this
city. At the Guardhouse numerous negroes
offered to vote who came from other Coun
ties They were Immediately sent up stairs
TO private Office OF johnson Dead FalD and came down
with ticket Endorsed right Many others had no reg
stered give. These too, sent up to John
son. iwho crened them aud sent them back with clean
records when the polls first opened Hurter, the
chief Registrar ordered ont OF the Inspectors room the
clerks appointed by the Constitutional Club to keep
tally OF tho voers denied TO the representatives
OF the Club the right 60 challenge voters Both OF these
outrages speedily corrected by instructions from
Col. Hudson, commanding the post Although the Con-
servatves have in the Inspection Boards their
clerks doing their duty TO prevent double voting by
taking the name OF every voter. The following table
shows the number OF registered voters for the city and
county at the first and last registrations