The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-12-02

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The feofle naturally rcyoitol
pr.iust this Wholesale robbery by
Use government OF aliens and rene.
Elet3 and The result il toeh In a
Euih oi about lorty members IN The
~lesliathrs and The control II ma.
Jfiiy d tho county offices, including
boards Of Supervisors, IN spite Of
The all powerful agencies which OH
clal patronage wichlcd BY eorrup.
ton could exert.
But the persistent aud unscrupu.
lous spoilsmcn ha e commenced a
record Of more fearful crime than
even the public robbery by which
their career previous to the late elcc.
ton had becs characterized. Here.
ioforo, they have been arrnigncd tor
cheating the people OF their money.
In TIE future they are to be mraigned
for the more heinious crimoof cheat.
ing tbctn Of their votes, ofdcpriyiug
them ot their unquestionable choice,
as expressed through the ballot box.
This objectionable rascality with
which they have ~iuaugurated their
new career, will figure prominently
m the issues Of the canvass to come.
OF this crime, numerous examples
are coming 10 light, and none are
more conspicuous than the cases OF
Newton aud Copiah counties.
In Newton they have presumed
10 declare their clansmen elected to
4. oil &c though their conservative OPP
pononts, received upwards of six
hundred majority Of the legal voters
OF the county, in an election held
under the direction of Inspectors OF
their own choice. The pretoxt for
thus attempting to set aside the will
OF the electors, Is indeed frivolous.
By an arrangement of the Inspcc.
tors, it was agreed that the registra-
ton cath should be administered to
the white voters by a white member,
and to the colorcd voters by a per.
o OF their race. This latter per.
SOL happened to be the second mem.
b0 ofthe Board, and on this absurd
ground, II is the purpose Of the Rad
ical spoilsmen to throw ont the on.
tlro white votes, and thus to give
the election to the Radical candi.
dates though they were in M actual
minority Of :lx hundred.
tits not assumed that any person
voted that was notduly sworn.
st 1t lie not alleged that any person
who voted did not possess the quail,
fications prescribed by law,
1t issimply assumed that the white
voters were sworn by the first, or
third, member nf the Board Of Rey.
istrars, and TINT, therefore, they are
not entitled to have their votes
counted; and that, the carpet bag,
gers and sealawags who were not
elected are to be installed into the
Offices nf the county in contempt Of
the will Of the people because OF an
agreement among the Registrars
that they were sworn by the second
member.
And thus it is proposed that the
Radical managers shall take adj
vantage Of their own wrong, set
aside the volce Of the legal voters,
and deprive them OF the right to be
served by individuals of their own
choice.
In the case Of Ccriah il is alleged
that At two of the boxes a number
Of votcs-none Of which are charged
q to have beef, Illegal were deposited
before the managers of.election sub
scribed the oath prescribed for them
The law Was OF Radical creation
i. sand its executors were Of RadicaI
appointment. Ifthey failed to per.
form their duty it is INDUSTRIOUS thai
/. 1.-THE entire innocent people OF til,
county shall be made to4sutfer b,
dcprisal Q tsheir constitutional right
ofchoice.