Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-13

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Of negroes in all of, them who have become
convinced OF the corrupt and dang
character Of Radical rdle in the South, and \
that the leaders of the party with which
they have heretofore acted care nothing for
them except to use them as voting ma
chimes to keep themselves in office. Aud
they know too that Grant has upheld and
protected the carpet-bag and scalawag usur-
pers in their populations upon the Southern
State government. These dissatisfied negroes
may not all vote the Democratic ticket, but
they are most likely not to vote fer Grant
To this extent the negro vote for Grant in
1872 will be decreased. Now while this is true
as to the negro vote, the white Democratic
vote will be largely increased In the South
ern States. In 1865, the Democrats polled
about $4,000 votes in wbst the Radicals
term the "Rebel States" including Missouri
and West Virgins, in which the "Rebels"
were DISTINGUISHED, and excluding Mississip-
pi, Texas and Virginia, which were not al
lowed to vote, and Florida, whose vote was
cast by the Legislature Of that State. In
1872 these States can poll about 100000
votes for the Democratic candidate, and
perhaps even larger number. Tennessee
alone will give the Democratic candidate
100000 more votes than she did in 1868,
and If her full Democratic strength could
be polled, she would give the Democratic
candidate at least 175, 900 votes.
We think we have shown that the Re
pubtcan's premises as to the negro vote are
wholly untenable, and that the increase Of
the white Democratic vote Of the South, in
Guiding the States that were not allowed to
vote in 1868, viii be from eight to ten fold
greater than the negro Radical vote Of the
same section. The increase Of the white
Radical vote Of the South, If there be any
increase at all, will be so small as TO have
no perceptiblc effect on the result. Now as
to a more general survey. The New York
World of the sth inst, the day before the
appearance of the st. Louis Republicans ar
ticle, contains the following:
"The Democratic party has not been de-
| clining In strength since the mlsmanaged
| election Of 1868. On the contrary, 1t has
made great and inspiring gains. In the
Fortv-first Congress, elected in 1865, the
Democrats had only seventy-eight members
of the House; whereas in the Forty-second
| Congress, elected in 1870, and now just met
in its first regular session, the Democrat:
| have 1OT members, or thereabouts; a gaiI
Of nearly fly per cent. The returns o
the Congressional elections last year show
that the Democratic party Of the United
States has a clear majority Of the popula
vote. We have taken pains to go over anC
collata the statistics Of last years Con
rressional elections, and no person who un
dertakes the same labor can reach result
materially different from the following
Total Democratic vote for Congressman 2,741 ,s6
Total Republican vote. 2I6o5,Si
Democratic popular majority. 6,4s
"The Republicans, who have solong bee
in power IN most of the State governments
have geuyrnandered the Congressional dis
tr;cis, so that the number OF Democrat
Congressmen falls short Of our fair proper
ton as measured by the Democratic popula
vote. If the Democratic party were fairl
represented in proportion to its voters VII
actuallv came to the polls last year, "
should have clear majority Of the prese1
Congress. But even judged by the Dum
berO our Congressman, we are nearly nit
per cent. stronger than We were in The Cor
eress elected in 1868. We had a cies
majority OF the popular vote last year an
, aimee the recent removal OF GisfranchisC
ment in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee
and Missouri, we NAV cOurt upon larg
increase in our popular majority"
Now the account stands thus:
Democratic vote in 1S5s................. 1853, 6
, 1sTG................s, 74l s.
Radi6si vote in 1855 1888
: " iSIO.....'......-.'''... <,o''''
| Decrease. .......''.''' .'.''''''''''''' 80
y Here is a Democratic gain Of nearly 100
a 600 in the popular vote, and Radical To-
= of nearly 5000. But for the gerryman
{ ering Of the Congressional districts, or rat 1t
{ OF the Northern States, by the Radical Le
isIatures Of those States, which rendeTe
!. Democratic success IN the greater porto
OF the districts utterly hopeless, and theF
= fore no incentive to call ont the strength
| the party, there would have been a m1'
! larger increase than this table shows. In
= Presidential election, with ell the sins Of u
!. Grant administration on the he'd Of Il
y Radical party, the full strength Of Il
J: Democratic party, and ali who b
! lieve that a republican government
: worth preserving, will he thrown for IL
9 candidate supported By the Democrat
e party. With such a showing as this,
e respectfully suggest whether it is not
: evidence of haste, not 20 say bad judgmer
e to throw up the sponge thus early, and
4 vite somebody fraction of the Hadic
; party, say-to take the fight of our hand
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