Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-03
Great Rejoicing over the Result.

Yesterday was the day set apart for the
election OF seven Aldermen for the new
city Of Edgefeld.
As our readers have already been APP
prised, the citizens proper had meeting
some time since and placed ticket in the
field, comprising some of the very best men
in Edgefeld, and TO which no one could
object, save few carpet-baggers, who were
anxious to legislste for their own benefit,
and vote themselves salaries.
Accordingly these few soreheads met in
secret cOnclsve, calling around them all
the negroes they could control, suggested
ticket, and promised the darkies that they
would elect them policemen provided that
one of their number, "a .carpet-bsgger)
should be chosen Mayor at salary Of
$1,000, another of the ring, Recorder
receiving for his services the sum Of
s., 500 per annum. The combination
worked charmingly, and night after night
these meetings were held at negro church,
noses were counted, and victorious result
was expected. An appeal was made to
Commissioner Sheridan for few more GER
tiicates, and rumor says, but how true it
is, we cannot say, that he turned over
about fifty of these precious papers to the
faithful. A committee was appointed on
printing, and tickets bearing the radical
mark, and so fixed up as to prevent couL-
terfeiting, were prepared, and at their lat
meeting on Friday night distributed eau
tious!y around the family circle of blacks.
The great day Of battle arrived, and the
confident aspirsnts of the "black and tan"
persuasion were up with the lark, and
busy in preparation for the approaching
struggle.
Sheridan had his favorite steed hitched
up, and after swallowing hasty breakfast,
was soon at the front, surveying the entire
field. Whittier or not, his pockets were
filed with certificates, deponent sayeth
not, but as one Of the incidents of the day,
we may just add that he travelled briskly
through the highways and by-ways, con-
versed in whispers with the happy family
composing the ring, aud his smiling face
denoted that all was working WE'LL.
Shortly after his arrival upon the ground,
company OF United States cavalry rode
up to the polls, and bivouacked near by.
These troops had no doubt been summoned
to the place by the RAIDS, who believed that
their presence would prevent, as has here
tofore been the case, the citizens from at
tending the polls. But this attempt at
carrying the election at the point OF the
bayonet proved a failure for once Alto
gether it was very weak invention of the
enemy, for as We afterwards learned, the
soldiers were all on the right side Of the
question, and in their general conversation
handled the carpet-bag variety show with
out gloves.
While the excitement ran high along
the entire line of the opposition party, the
friends Of the citizens ticket we're also on
the alert, and from the time the polls
opened to the close, worked manfully.
Up to noon the contest ragged fercely, and
neither side had the advantage, but AFTER
that hour the anti.annexationists massed
their batteries, moved CALAMITY forward,
crushel the center, and then, with but
little trouble, put to route both wings, and
at o'clock in the evening were masters Of
the field.
Such a days work on the part Of those
having the interest of Edgefield at heart,
was never before equalled, and the Citi-
zens, one and all, are entitled to the great
est credit for the manner in which they
hayed Radicalism on this occasion.
Below we give the result Of the election