New-York tribune., 1872-08-02
ORDERLY CHARACTER OF THE ELECTION

| ORDERLY CHARACTER OF THE ELECTION.
GOOD BEHAVIOR OF THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
| ADMINISTRATION CALUMNIEs - PREDoMI-.
NANCE OF LIBERAL SENTIMENT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUSEI
RALEIGH Aug IA more quiet and orderly elec-
tion than that in Raleigh to-day never took place
The polls were opened at sunrise, and at that time
hundreds of negroes had already gathered about
the voting places and crowded up TO the
boxes. each eager TO be the first to de
post his ballot. THE city of Raleigh
is divided into three precincts, the principal one
being at the Courthouse where two sets of boxes
were provided. The colored men, after they had de-
posted their ballots, remained in the square about
the Courthouse as though determined 10 see II out
and know the result of the election before gong home
but although the streets near where the voting
took place were filed all day with negroes they
were quiet and orderly, and or heard of no
disturbance of any kind anywhere in the city. One
cause of the universal quiet and good order prevail
| ing in Raleigh as elsewhere, is the rigid enforce
ment of the State law prohibiting the sale
| of liquor after o'clock on the night before the
election and before o'clock on the morning of the
day after This plan is not farce, as it generally
| is in New-York and there has been drunkenness
| here during the day. The form of the ballot used
here precuded entirely the idea of secret
| ballot and prevented the few negroes
who desired from voting the Liberal ticket. The
law provides that the back of the tickets shall con
tain no device. This provision was made TO pre-
vent the inspectors of election or Others from know
ING how any person voted but the law has been con-
strued to prohibit any printed Endorsement on
| the hack of the ticket, and 10 IL was
necessary for the inspectors TO open every
ticket 10 ascertain into which box to put II. This
| or,i,e,v defeated the intention of the law. The
ooloed en in every city and town in the State who
| DESIRED IN vote the Liberal ticket were prevented
,hronob fear of their fellows and the construction
referred 70 made IL impossible for them TO cast Sc
| cret vote. --. u. =, c.-.-.--. II,
| same ouiet and good order that has prevailed IN
Raleigh This is the more credita bic TO the Liberals
| from the fact that the Administrati ON party had
| done so much TO provoke them. Many Oi their
| sharp and dishonest practices have already been
| referred TO in letters and dispatches 20 fHE
| TRIBUNE from this State. They caused negroes
TO register under different names at more than one
polling place; they imported negroes from South
Carolina and Virginia; they published cards Off
cially signed by United States officials warning Lib
erals not to challenge negroes who attempted TO vote
illegally; they melted the negroes to attack thoseof
their number who dared TO think for themselves and
vote for the Liberal candidates, and they have Sian
dered the people most outrageously, saying that
they were all disloyal and bent on. re-
viying the Rebellion, reorganizing the Kn-kluA.
100 different places In the State to-day. No quiet,
orderly, law-abdng, forbearing people were ever 80
cruelty misrepresented as have the people of North
SaSn' rhsy ssD ars surss osed Rebels d Ka
travelling through the State, have yet to see
the first United States flag bearing the name of
flags may not be seen II the Liberals hate the
Union IN much ar they are accused Of doing thoy
have strange way Of sbewipait.