The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-08-17


Dear Jsarr1l The fortunes 81 my
hlulosi Cossaek 81 having brought me
here and inside me a uomadio resident
Il his tie .Gulf CITY. au little iu
cliucd through iho columns q yoar
valuable paper, y impari q little news
70 tae citizens q your portion q the
Switzerland q America dear Old
southern Vermont doing 90 on the
principle 70 ap,ly expressed IL the "A
age, one half The world 30 not know
bow The other half live Bat before
doing No. I wish 70 state, IN al sinceri
~. that AT 10Y statements are based Up
on facts, that ! am fully prepared 70
substauhate, and also that tic profess
ion have chosen, iorbi,ls me IN honor
10 be a partiEan ia the matter upon
which an to write, viz the political
situation aud late troubles in this vi
entity. Being as / am, entirely unin-
teresicd, / shall give you a plain, Gun
vanished tale
There are in this section two parties,
or elements, thai are continually Of var
SO FAR as words and sentiments can
90; aud, ] regret to say, that recently
the elements have, under an unusually
strong excitement, rcsorted 70 meas
urcs that have been more severe than
Il has been my fortune to witness since
the close Of the war
The clements are, the Democratic
aud the Republican parties here. The
first is composed Of the men who, during
the wpr, "wore the grey" with a few
renegade Northern men, who, it seems
to me, have no higher principle than to
"put money in their purse" and who
were in blue during the war. The lat
ter party lthe Republicans, being men
who fought for, and still remain stead
fast TO the principles taught them at
the North, in childhood, called here
Carpet Baggers" the few Union men
South called BY the pleasant name Of
"scalawags, and the colored popIla-
ton, most Of whom are rabid Republi-
cans, they deemingthat that party gave
/ them the priceless boon Of liberty-but
such liberty
During the campaign and at the re-
cent election on the 30 of August, the
candidates Mr. Mann, Democratic
and Col. Buck, Republican Ga Carpet
Dagger were using every endeavor
each to secure bis election as member
Of Congress from this the 5th Congress
sional District Of Alabama, and q
course the feeling among their constit
uents was intense. AT the 7th ware
polls in this city there was disturb
ance caused by a collision h,sttysen t th,
threatened serious consequences; in
fact so serious that the Mayor, Sheriff
aud Z s. Marshall, called upon the Of,
fccr in command Of the u. s. troops
stationed here TO assist them in main.
tanning peace aud good order In tht
interval Of time between the first dis
turbauce and the arrival Of the troops
upon the ground there were many
shots exchanged between the parties
white man rebel firing the first
Then Gro company No s, an intensely
! Democratic and turbulent organization
brought from their engine hoaso d
swivel or small field piece, loaded t.
+ the mnzzle with spikes, and pointed il
into the crowd q colorod people, with
threats % discharge it AZ them, when
they ran away from the polls 1t is es.
tiiaated THAT Col Buck lost at least six
hundred votes by this riotous act; as
tie fire company had not been called
! upon, nor was there, gith the help Of
the police upon tie ground, any neces-
sity for their interference This state
meut | maze upon the authority Of the
Mayor, Chief q Police, and tho u S.
Marshall None d the whites were,
however, arrested, but ii looking over
tbs books 1t the police headquarters, /
Saw the name Of eight c6lorcd men who
were arrested for rioious conduct,
aud carrying concealed weapons
/ Upon The arrival Of the troops order
was restored
The kilograms Of the 81 inst seemed
to Indicate that Manu-. the Democratic
candidate, Mss elected, and meeting
was held ~ .hat party - honor Of their
victory, which passed OF quietly, no
irpuble at all occurring But on the
morning q the 9th thugs changed,
aud The result ol the election proved 70
lie IL favor d tie Republican candi-
date Col Buck. Upon this bis con
sll,uents decided 70 hold meeting,
have speeches aud torch.Hght pro-
csssions but the defeated party could
not stand the idea o. niger ratihea-
iiou meeting. and courses loud and
deep were made during The day that
such a thing should not happen. The
meeting was. however, called 10 order
At O'Clock, y ~, and 81 was quiet on
the part d The persons opposed to
/ learlng tho snaahlng. as hnan Az lha