, 1870-02-19
wbut IL tho tsFospecRJ

We 111e II Tor Xra4tcn that the Radical pstty
t.moy,DE M Hn sns dsifs1easeaep, Of Teosn nod
that By Asolcal votes that amendment viii nm
donb.tdly be carried. In view Of that probability,
tnow what Will be the prospect IN Alss,u,l
Great difference Of opinion ex,sts as to the
pnnbex OF persons now dlsfkA1cnsed IN thls
@ oc1ale Is hla.hersf.se abo % Us aesifcd 10 a,fe a.
i.npsesa!on upon those who we're weak enough 10
tead and ctet1Is bis ssaett1oas has found II ealJ
cluoed rom The ballos.boz, nhc, II they could
vote, would trample this Radical psrty into tue
dust" apd 10 forth. Tn the other hsud. Radical
ptslr9 to the 1esrn OF tee,r folio rem, have ne
q1enly represented mat tho number Of persons
etranc hilcd was noi leas tnan 80 no.
estimate OF The yo.e CT The StRte, which dldeted
scarcely 40 from inc vote act0aHy cast for Pfest.
asnt, and the to,al vote coTesponded with OUT
ceDfek u maOrtr qr1'e Au1pr3ftnE to tho3a Who
sfe rot Awate with wn1t accuracy political Results
can tc judged from st1ttl,tcal and other iafogna-
ton. AZ tne sane time Nc Prepared, but did not
sons excluded from suffrage, both Tnlte and
black. which We have tluce reT1sed.
The total vote Of this state in ls5a. when most
exciting canyAas cansed q very tull vote, WAS
leasls SID tho white population, sccor1.ng 10
the census ef that JeaF, Numbered ,o6' a5a, aod
vo1ers 10 the white population was taen about.1
10 *-10+ In The san tlec:lo.. Tennessee, vita
.h'tc population o. sAms. poed vote Of lta-
rne total population OF the two S:asea VAS A7out
TIC same. ard the cololrf people ID Tennessee
,ns ~ 7e ~ a9
ees than Missouri ~ remo,a alA The adoption OF
the ncz constitution cAnsed Thousands upon t1o1-
on 10 q ons Ct IL T. apa
ntre lever rtfnfned TO II. On the other h4.d,
Ausonr1 nzA ghined siIce 1863 much moro largely
e1n sas I'd Esro1 "a al he
population Of thus State ts to daT iatRer than that
OF Tcnnetste: tuf It's old whfts ropuiat!on-1f
residents b*fuse the Nar-ls ur4uestoato'y mach
In 1sss, sne;c veze poued IN this STATE 14a, ~
voles, or Which $, Sal wefe Ra1!caL In Tennessee
lnere we're pofleo s3,06s votes, Of whoa h6,ss'
we've hadlcal. 1t II quite plain iron these dZurcs
'hAta \ vsry much larger thafe Of the Old wn!!e
popuxtton soted II th,a 6saia than 10 Tennessee,
| OF ,he vote in tnas S-ste Was cas1 By co:ored
men Lei N DOW auPpo.c that up 70 1868, when
the .Gnt2Eauon 70 hts s;ats became la5Ee. ID.
| had gait Cd aLu lost anSut equally. The actaal
yotp Ia this State, In lsGs ahen Immigrants later
ssS 90 so ets as so.s .ee n3,
about - esa ios co!oEed Esl. sne rot. wcn.6 hsse
,eeu l6a;GA But Msy August wcen The pat.
.eTes of ii .oqs 3sse ID taess
polled in that state ooly .sas rote~, and If we
! suppose tn1. ,he POPULATION q sa:s s:a:e ~
OF Tgnntsser II xnu.d stul spp ar tha: l!sue rolt
| than 5000 Whi-e pt1ols were exctnded fro1
| Eaaiazo n this S.a.s Z: The lsat eiectoH- Tnt
itppRfaiion Zines 1865 has do1o:ie61 put tni
S.ate lal ahead Of Tennessee in population. Il
appeared 1t the 1ass election that fulY ~,
se9 ICES re.e 1a1sa % nc Ag2FsSa;s ~ u
rtpre.tnunE, Of eourse, population Of near!
1sAneM
1884, nAnatlJ ! 10 e+.1n, viii ssSe = voting pspa
'As1oo Of just -. ooo 0ttaese iallr 50 900. how
ever, vii not vote. for lack Of residence. hay1nt
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