Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-06-26
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON CITY, ID. G.,
| Juno q 1850


Tho topic of most interest here
just now is tho election, which took
placcon Monday last, resulting in
the complete success of tho negro
radical ticket, by about 5000 major
ity. The number of voters register
cd was over 10000, the total num-
bor Of votes cast was about $4,000,
every radical vote being pollcd,
clearly showing that tho election
went by default. The parties here
are divided in this way; on the side
of tho democracy arc those citizens
who own property and with the
other old residents have q pcrma-
ncnt interest in the growth, pros
pcrity and welfare Of! tho city; on
the side of the radicals arc tho car
pct baggcrs, who camo hero during
and since tho war, tho government
clerks and employees, whose states
arc SO thoroughly radical that their
votes arc not required, and hence
they vote hero and in many cases
at homo too, and last, though not
least, tho negroes who live in this
city, their paradise, aided by tho
1000 who arc imported from tho
adjacent country for voting pur-
poses. Many whito citizens stayed
from tho polls, not caring to stand
for hours in limo sandwiched bo
tween negro field hands, waiting
their turn to voto Othersrcmancd
at homo, not caring to come in col
lision with this scu1iis ana their
worse whito allies, who had openly
threatened bvibloncogto all who did
not svoto tho radical ticket. Tho
polls wcrS taken possession OF by
The negroes, and decent people who
vcntured to vote were driven away.
The most glarins. ana nnblushipg
fradds wore openly porpetraate.d'
Houses wcrcy entered and the in
mates driven out simply because
they were politically obnoxious.
Among other outrages, such respect
cd, citizens of Washington as on,
Governor Anderson, late, ,Aqdlter OF.
tho Post Office Department, and
Columbus Alexander, ESD, and
others, were -lefusedl-the right OF
voting, by tho negro poll officers,
upon ~ mere technical objection.
Mon were shot, stabbed, beaten with
clubs and injured by tho missiles
thrown by these dcmoniacal blacks.
The city during the night was turnN
cd into perfect pandcmonlum.
Tho authorities and police aiding
and abetting these ontrages. | h,vo
given but d faint idea OF tho terri
Bic condition of affairs that exist in
tho Capitol ofsthc Nation, tfildcr
the rulo of radiealism' negrocs.l
The people of the Northwest can
form some estimate of what they
may expect Wien the negro will be
allowed TO vote incsaliathe States OF
tho Union, and what is the condi-i
ton of the citizen il, the Soulh at
present. ,,t.rt.... ..-,.u.,s, s.,i
! j nhycv vhuIlSiHlc3 7ltiui ft'9''Ni : ~.
reference TO Nh. Motlcy's sinstruc-
tions. iHe7earriedaBone with linn
when he saileulb but ~ Epeciai nncs-
scngcr was dispatehed after him,
With instructions for the successor
of Mr. Rcvcrdy johnson, Those
instructions are of the most pacific
character, in fact, Mr. Motley is IN
tstructed 10 waiSc the Alabama
Claims and to do anything. wherc-
by peace can be preserved between
tho United States andGrcat Britain.
Now mark tho coming of tho radi-
eAlschcme. Whilo these instructions
were being privately prepared for
Mr.. Motley, the radical journals
Thoroughbred the oeantry'EwVrc and
arc yet. advocating var with Eng
land Thc Object OF this is PLAIN
enough, il is to enlist tie fePiani
I orranization on The side. Of tbs. rad;
icals. IN excellent dodge and weui
! wortsly the fertile yankee bFasa.
that directs and rules tho radical
rAfty The interests Of Now Eng
! land arc not TO be subseryed by war,
and since when, has the puritan
buld honor Jngc,s highly than
/ money. Theirs isthe section inost ID
\ BE- injured by -~sr,'aBsl- -fsoffe kngw
iettf .thi iholselses ths t6ll5S
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