The Van Buren press., 1872-01-16
NO,i.3e.
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The efforts OF the carpet bag pofiti.
clans to excite feelings Of hatred and dis-
trust on the part of the negroes sgsiust
the whites FOR political effect. fsd their
legitimate result in such oatragrs 10 have
been perpet.a'ed by the ,lacks in Chicos.
Arkansas. md in the Sea Islands of
South Csrolina.
1t is for tho mu'ud interest II the
white and black population of the South
that good feeling shoul.I ls' maintained
between the races The planters need
the labors Of the freedmen; the freedmen
lock to their late masters for employ
ment and assistance II lrft to them.
selves, the two classes would i've IN hAr
movy and quiet, for their interests are
identical, aud the more friendly and cor.
dial the relations existing between snsr,
the better for all
But there is . class of unpriWcipled
white adventurers who since the var have
proved the grcstest curse Of the Ss,,sth
en- States, w!io, for the purpose of tas
duencing negro votes and gaining powss
for themselves, have industriOiisly labot.
II to inAnme the minds Of the ignorant
freedmen with bitter prcjudicss assiuss
their late masters. teaching them tiist
they were in danger of being reducsd W
slavery again unless they tOli0wed The
advice Of their self-eonstituiet lsaders;
and who in every way have endssversd
10 nurture q spirit of hatre,i bet tween tie
races. The ignorant blacks, dattercd b.
the attentions paid them BY these Dc.
signing knaves, who are careful on ~
occasions to assert that it 10 in co0se.
qaence of their efforts and those of tscis
friends that slavery hiss been abolished,
readily fall into the snare, and unite witA
heir IL, poenlical teachers 10 hostility
against those who nieh b. their hest
friends And now In the y ,uthsrn Slstse
where the carpet baggels predo,ninsas.
the least ruInoraf AN injury done by .
white man 10 one Of the negro rscr 10
sufficient to incite demonstrations VI mob
violence from a class who. once aroused
are needless Of Consequences IN tAsis
blind and unreasoning rage. as sas
| When some case of wholesala snunles
aud rspine sufficient g. excite the stteu.
tion OF the whole world shall have ~.
CURED, the fearful effects of these PERM
cious teachings will be apprsciatsd BY
every one --.H J. Sus. - ~
The above from the Nv York SSs, Q
Republican paper, is very true Of oil sss.
tions Of the Southern States, and nose
truly applicable to the condition Of Il.
fairs in this vicinity Although she ns.
gro latters himself free, hs no less, nov.
falls into line al the I" crack Of the who. z
of his "eV master, ~ readily ~ hs ~
nndersthe regime Of bic old masecs. 7 4
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MENr. - The Apportionmeur' @bm 5k6S
passed by the House Hxes the number Of
members Of Congress At 263. Add
ghereio the Senators for the 81 Statss,
and the number of Presidential Electovs
for 1872 will be 357, . maj,Sit, Of which
10 l79. aHa fs1ss 4 ia} mpA
At the election for members OF Shs
present House. several States gave ~
yregate majoritics for the Democratic
candidates ~ follows: Alabama, Dsla.
ware, Georgia, kentucky. Msrylsud,
Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire. NV
York. North Carolina. Oregon. Palnsyl.
vania, Tennessee. Texas, Virginia, and
West Virginia According 10 the new
Apportionment these States will give l76
electoral votes, or 4@css than ! tnajori.
". '..'' ~ ' 3-iN Nt
Ofthe States above named, all except
New Hampshire and Penns ylvania -
absolutely sure 10 vote against Gvaut
These two States give thirty. two electo.
raj votes. making, when taken from the
anti-Grant columns. deficiency 0f thiyty
six opposition votes H-lFln"o q pAH haa
But the following States. which gave
majorities last year to the Republican
candidates for Congress. nre almost Ger.
tain to vote against Grant. viz: sH9sas
Atkansas -. 81 Louisiana 4. 80
California 30 Nebraska . ..lo
Connecticut .6 ,r8f sup
Indians - ~ a. sta7i. ..n i, ~
This view Of tho case would give ihs
anti. Grant candidate for President lSs
votes. or six more than are necessary TO
elect him. aG alt.ygDr sao "a
viii those Grant Republicans who are
already shouting over his triumph in ihe
coming contest lay down their truml'ets
and take up their pencils and 80 over
these figures? They will instruct, even