Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-16
Correspondence Washington star


MONTGOMERY, ALA, Nov. Il, 1870.
Editor Star:-We have had an exciting can
vass, and, contrary to our hopes and predic
tons, have lost the State. As the matter now
stands it is probable the Democracy will have a
majority Of one on joint ballot, which will lose
us the U. S. Senatorship in Gen. Warmers place
Colonel Lindsays majority for Governor will
probably reach tive thousand, and II astonishe
the democracy, for the reason that they never
would have nominated him had they supposed
he could have been elected. He was put up
finish him for the future. Now he Is master of
the democratic situation, and win make his
party feel his power.
The loss OF Alabama to the republicans lie a
serious one; and now, that our party prestige is
gone, 1t will be difficult to reclaim the State ia
the future. But there was no propriety or ne
cetsity for this loss, for the republicans, if
united and unintimidated, have clear majority
of at least ten thousand. The State was los.
through the very worst Of
BAD MANAGEMENT,
no effort having been made to harmonic con-
iictiHg interests. either on the part Of our lead.
ers or OF the administra ton.
There Is no denying the fact, that, compared
TO the past two years. the state Of Alabama ha,
more quiet, as general thing, than had been
anticipated.
TWO YEARS AGO,
according to the report OF the Legislature, over
one thousand murders had been perpetrated
without the arrest or punishment Of a single
offender. But Senator Warner and Governor
Smith both denied the truth Of the statements,
and the Governor refused to call out the militia
to protect the people, asserting that the civil
power was suficfent TO maintain the law. He
published statements, over his own signature,
denouncing Senator Spencer for certain
speeches in the Senate, Charging the commission
Of these outrages. To show how a "fellow feel.
ing makes Us wondrous kind" both the Cover
protestatiOns, and in face and eyes Of the fact
that the State was in moro peaceable condition
than at any time since the close Of the war,
called for troops to protect them. Additional
troops were at once despatched BY order OF the
President to Alabama, to assist In maintaining
the peace and the laws, which both Of these gen
tlemen repeatedly asserted were intact and un-
publican party to bear, for it was the very acme
Of inconsistency.
arose from the contest for L. s. Senator. Gen.
Warner naturally desired Q reelection, aud
brought the power Of the administration to his
aid by causing the removal from ONCE Of many
leading republicans, without further reason
he thought could benefit him more. Here was
his great mistake, and the President was be-
trayed into making these changes, ostensibly to
help the Reelection of Gen. Warner, but prsc-
tically to declare that if Gen. Warner could not
oe elected, then no other republican should. By
this means we have lost q republican Senator,
whoever he might be, and chosen democrat.
the best; but had he reflected, he must have
seen that the removal of unimpeachable repub-
iicans from ONCE, upon mere caprice, would
distract the party, needing as IT did, every effort
had no right to place the President in this LOST
uon, or to adopt course calculated to destroy
the republican party in Alabama. We are not
a party for single mans benent, but for the
whole country, and it is not pleasant to contem-
plate the fact that we are ruined for the graft
hcation OF any one mans ambition i'm the United
m he aafp
is only necessary to refer to the
VOTE IN MOBILE COUNTY.
This county is entitled TO i've representatives
ID The legislature, and five republicans were
duly nominated in convention as candidates
These nominees received over four thousand
votes each, but were ell defeated by the democ-
running under the auspices Of the Noble Sost
master, and drawing of about two hundred
votes, nSt sufficient to defeat the regular republican
ncmtnees; The republican candidates on tue
State ticket carried the county, but the repuSli-
can regular nominees for the legislature were
oeaten by the boilers, and hence the loss Of our
Assembly and L. S. Senator.
The same game of rule or ruin was played in
Baldwin and Madison counties, and OF course
the result was identical. And SO we have been
utterly destroyed through individual ambition,
and the mistakes incident to making a politicai
State campaign subservient to
A SEAT IN THE SENATE,
as between Tom, Dick and Harry, all equally
deserving and all entitled to fair show from
their party, without discrimination from the
national administration.
Gov. Smith, the republican nominee, did no.
possess the necessary confidence Of the colored
voters, nor yet OF the mountain Union men. in
consequence of his indisposition or neglect 10
MAINTAIN the laws and repress violence. From
this cause again we have labored under great
disadvantages, and hence our serious and al
most irTeparable loss.
Gen. Warner and Gov. Smith no doubt see
and appreciate their errors and mistakes, aud
THE HORSE HAS BEEN STOLEN,
and, as usual, heavy locks are now placed upop
the stable door, At Eutaw, in Green county
both Of these gentlemen were recently assaulted
and their assassination attempted by the very
men whom they have We'd with each other ia
declaring were the most peaceable people on
the earth-men whom General Warner CHARGED
IN the Senate were OF changed heart, obedient
10 the laws, and loyal TO the government. IL,
opinions, however, have now undergone a rail-
cal mefamorphose, but il comes too late-we
have lost the State.
The quarrel between Senators Warner and
Spencer in itself had nothing to do with the
case, for both supported the republican ticket
with unmistakeable zeal; but the onslaught
made by Senator Warner upon Senator Spen-
GERS friends, in using their removal from o.
nee, was great draw back to party unity. The
loss OF the Legislature IL due only TO the boiling
candidates, and the defeat Of Governor Smith is
his own fault. Had ne protected the Unilni..s
and enforced the laws, he would not have been
assaulted at Eutaw or defeated at the polls.
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