New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-05-23

oarpet-baggers in the State, with MANY of he
| citizens at first cold, depressed, and almos
desperately Indifferent under the overshadow
ing power of brute force, it did look, at on,
time, as if nothing short of miracle coult
rescue the county of Wilcox from the gras,
| OF her leech-like destroyers. But the feat ha
been accomplished. Overcoming the mountain
| OF difficulties by which they were surrounded
the gallant Democracy of our sister count,
have overthrown their adversaries and Sc
cured almost exclusive control of their count,
| government
mark, the "negro majority" is confessedly
LARGE" yet she feat has been accomplished
Let those who know the faithful devotion
OF negro majorities" to the principles and
leaders the party that enabled them to begin
and upon whom they depend forever, secure
to them an enjoyment of the rights to ''free.
dom and the pursuit of happiness" to which
| they as well as all others born Stree and
equal" are entitled, account for the "accom.
plishment Of this feat" so exulted over, in
any manner but by the exercise of violence
intimidation, or fraud, if they can.
Nor are they satisfied with past "accom-
plishments." Emboldened and encouraged
by success, of which the above is but an in
stance, the Democracy propose by the same
rio!ent means to continue accomplishing this
feat of wrestling from "large negro MAORI.
ties" their right to self-government and the
| choice of their local officers, as witness the
following from the Mayengo Journal:
Il
called upon to contend and from whom we
| shall meet opposition, will be the negro vote,
srhch as conceded by all to be Radical, and if not
properly controlled and managed will be dan
gerous in the coming election, simply from
the fact that they have the strength to elect
any ticket, man, or set of men on whom they
may unite.
',The negro vote is what we should look
to, and in order to control it, it will be the
better, in our judgment, to postpone the attack
until short time before the election, and
then go to ,cork an earnest, resolved to carry
the day.
Sin the next election we shall have to
combat, not only the influence and strength
of the Radical party in our immediate county
and State, but the strength and influence of
the Federal Government will be brought to
bear against us.'
Let us hope the last three lines of this ex-
tract may come true to the extent of at least
securing to us a full, fair, uninfluenced vote
and an honest count. Can it be possible
that Congress will adjourn without providing
some means of protection from this "attack''
which this proscriptive and violent minority
propose to Ego to work in earnest" to carry
| to success?
Gentlemen are very earnest and constant
in their advocacy of Universal Amnesty, but
how few are the brave, true men raising their
voices as constantly for universal protection
That's the universally we want.
Give us protection, education, and fair
vote. We only want what the great Lincoln
said our fathers meant the Constitution to Sc.
cure to us, equal chance for ALL"
No rebel is either disqualified or hindered
from casting his vote, from exercising his full
numerical proportion of influence in selecting
our Lawmakers, making our laws, and NAM
ing the officers who are to enforce them, and
nearly all may hold office.
Give us an "equal chance" Surely atten-
ton enough has been bestowed upon remov.
ing hindrances to their complete and free po.
litical action. Is it not our turn now? Surely
protection from midnight burnings, whippngs
and assassinations ought to be secured before
| any further attention be given to removing
their only remaining alleged grievance, the
| disability of some of the more prominent rebels
| to hold office.
Surely justice ought to precede magnanimi
ty. Let us hope that before Congress ad
journs the operation of the Ku-Klux act
under which we have at least method o.
protection, may be further extended, and We
have some assurance of an opportunity t.
safely and freely exercise our rights of self
government. Let this be done and our con
fessedly "large negro majorities," timit
though many be from life long subsection tt
the white race and enforced ignorance, vii
rally round their leaders, redeem this Stat.
from its present corrupt and incompetent
Democratic administration, purify our Legis
lature, secure the reelection of our pluck,
and esteemed Senator Spencer, and roll III
for Grant and the cause of equality and hu
man rights majority of not less thap tel
thousand. A RADICAL.