Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-06-13
only for crant---The Negro States


Only for crant---The Negro States.
The Washington National Republ,ca" says there
are 4,S79l l07 negroes in the United States, and
9TH It ir the States Of North Carolina. Mississippi
and Louisiana they are the dominant race, and
that they are quite close to the whites in Florida
Alabama and aeoreia, - Sc that those
States may be counted sure for Grant and Wilson,
in November" The logical conclusion is. that III
all the rsin sinng Ststes there are majority OF
white people,i it may be regarded as son'e,rh"' /.
doubtful 1t must be rather hhmiliatinp 10 Re-
publicans to see it admitted that the only States
Grant rs sure to.carry those where the negroes
preponderate. Baltimore .Jouno'
The above is an admission of the desperate con-
dition to which the leaders OF the Radical party !
have reduced the once powerful and influential Re-
publican organization, made too by one of its own !
organs.
When the war closed the Radical party claimed
. great majority OF the white voters of the Re- |
public. This that party never had But it !
managed by the use of the army and by the pas
sage Of unusual laws to obstruct the free use OF
the ballot, to the election of their candl-
dates in most OF the States, and to hold large ma
ioritss in both houses OF Congress. ..s
The natural inference then was that .his party
would have no trouble to carry every State after
it added the votes OF seven hundred thousand ne
groes to its ranks, thousands OF whom they
made vote numerous times at the same election,
and sometimes repeat at the same poll.
Having their willing allies at their disposal,
and q man at the head Of the government who
was ready to advance and back up any Of the
monstrous propositions which the Radical Sena-
tors saw proper to propose these unscrupulous
politicians went into all kind Of excesses and
every wild speculation through which money
~ be ma ie Trading in bonds, hand grants and
railroad operations, received their favorable con-
sidsrston, and they, from being comparatively poor
men become mionairs.
The Carpet-bag Governors OF the Southern
States seeing the terrible robbery that was going
on at Washington, commenced or continued sys-
tenn Of fraud and pecul ,tion that was never known
before. They too appealed to the corrupt too, Of
the Senators in the White House and were sus-
tanned IN their villany, some OF them were even
appointed 70 Office after they had been proved
Criminals before tho laws of their own States
laws Of their own creation
These unbushing acts OF the Radical leaders
aided and abetted BY Grant, 80 disyusted the peo.
pie that the Radical party to-day is in the MINOR
ity In the States OF the Union notwithstanding i,
added several hundred negro votes to ,ts ranks b,
fDuA and Unfair legislation and disfrsnchised the
voters Of i've or SIX millions OF white people.
The corruption Of the Radical leaders with
Grant at their head, has destroyed the usefuines.
Of one of the greatest Organizations that ever ex
listed. - / = = - - E-sL
They made 1t an engine Of OPPRESSION of rob
eery sads psrdsr-they used the whole OF the
Army aud part Of the Navy.
The suffering and the sorrow which the harden
cd s,oundrels who were sent to do this work O
the Radical leaders, has caused, can never b.
atonsd for.
Bot thetburdens OF the act OF these had Rad
cal leaders do not fall on the South alone. The,
have hcaped tsxss aud trouble upon the peop,
OF the North as we'll
And it is owing to the acts Of the Radical leaders
wao are still at the head of the Radical party
reAfy to rob the people still further, through
their control OF the negro votes. that the whit.
people OF Delaware have been forced to combn,
thslr votes and been succsssful in defeating tn
Radical plot'ers, notwithstanding they boaste
they nad added Eve thousand black voters to thei
ranks within the State.
The election Of the Radical Sheriff and Lev,
Court Commissioners would enable the Radica
party 70 AZ the iqry boxes in each OF the countie
with negroes. They are utterly unit for sucl
positions, and our people are fully aware Of thi
notable and significant fact.