The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-08-15

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go,r,iioG were called Kansas Boricr-Ruf
ffns in 1856; but things have CHANGED
since the conversion Of Mostly, Wise, and
Boss Tweed to the Grant Dynasty. and
sc can only explain by stating that Grants
carpet bag officials brought in the returns
from the border counties. And that our
readers may more fully comprehend the
energy, AMI loyalty thrown into the North
car"liha canvass for which this powder
was burned, NC copy the following facts
North Carolina Adm 10 i.srntionu
frauds in the Election.
i:aI. sh ~. - ds'pIlc to the New york sun
The Liberal losses in the central and
southern counties Of the State are fully ac-
counted for,-in fact, more than accounted
ior,-hy the col"nizcd negro vote Thus
they show a gain Of 3GG in Hanover County,
and 1t is known that more than 500 .Soutl,
Carolina negroes were brought into vii
miu"toa alone, and all voted there under
the auspices of the Third Auditor Of the
Treasury Allan rutherford, who acted ~
poll-holicr.
Onslow County, where they figure out
gam Of 400, lies On the coast, between
New Hanover and Cnrtcrct Counties.
rhis county was ais" filled with imported
negros, brought from the islands on the
South Carolina coast expressly to vote the
Grant ticket. Hundreds of them were
colonized along New Inlet and at Swans
boro, and all voted according TO order. 1t
is estimated that more than 800 fraudulent
votes were pollcd in that county.
In Carterct County, the same despicabIe
gar.l was played. The city Of Beaufort was
oEcrrun with strange negroes for three
weeks before the election. They all re-
gistcrcd and all votcl, though challenged
by scores. Aud now the Republicans
chucklc over an apparent gain of 2l6 in
that county. Take oil the 100 or 500 frau
dulcut negro votes, and their gain becomes
heavy loss.
In this county, Wake, the same shame
ful fraud was proctised. Virginia negroes
were brought here in drovcs, and voted ut
the various precincts in this city. Hun
drcds of them were challenged, and the
proofs Of their non residence offered to the
poll holders, but those highly moral officials
ceiye any proofs Of the disqualification of
the challenged parties until AFTER the cleo
ton. Thus these VIGOROUSLY fraudulent
votes were all received and counted But,
despite this outrage, in this county the
popular aversion to Grant and carpct-bag
rule was so earnest, that the Liberals
overcamc all obstacles, and made gain of
So on the Democratic majority Of 1870.
But for this Illegal voting, the gain would
have been over 500.
The North Carolina Election.
From the Chicago Tribune.
The balance of the testimony from North
ment scarcely entered into the recent cam
Paisn at all, and it was so considered by
all parties in the State. The Democratic
State Convention met on May |, and made
its nominations before the Cincinnati Con
vcntlon had been held ut oil, while the
call from the Liberal State Committee ap-
peared only a short time prior to the cleo
ton. The Liberal cause gained great
strength, however, during the canvass, and,
had it not been for local personal interests
involved, the rcsrlt would have been over
whclmIngly in favor of the Conservative
ticket. As an instance of this, it is stated
that General II. VI. Henry, of Buncombe
County, who is an ardent supporter of Mr.
Greeley, and has been making strong
speeches in his behalf, voted for Caldwell
and the State ticket. The cause of these
anomalous positions is thus stated bv
prominent North Carolina gentlemen, now
in New York:
"Thc main cause was the nroposcI
amendments to the State Constitution,
which were really tie prominent point of
difference between the political parties of
the State. In order that this NAV be
more fully understood, it may be proper to
explain that the present Constitution was
framed in 1865 by Republican Legisla-
ture, under the Reconstruction act, ratified
by Congress, and aftcrward adopted by
the people. The Legislature must adopt
by two-thir1s vote, proposed amendments
and then submit them to the people; and,
having been ratified, they must be return
cd to the Legislature, when three-ffths
vote is necessary. A Democratic Legisla-
tnre sought TO make the changes referred
to in the Constitution of tho Republican
Convention, and these amendments were
ruoted on at the last election. The Ger
man element was committed against the
proposed constitutional changes, and vo-
ted the Republican ticket; and vet the
Germans arc as a body in favor of Gree
ley and Brown. There was no alternative
between the straight Republican ticket
against the amendments, and the straight
Democratic ticket for the amendments:
and, a. there was not a single Liberal Re-
publican name on the Democratic ticket.
1t could not be expected that a large de
lection in its behalf could be shown at the
recent election
The same gentlemen further state that
tie Germans all follow Carl Schurz; that
the Irish are solidly Democratic, and that
the Quaker element, which comprises -
per cent of the vote IL five counties, will
be gietn for Greeley; and that the success
of the Grant party, if it is success, is
due, in addition to the above causes, to
the intimidation IF the negroes, the pro-
mise of a noiie prosequi of indictments for
violation OF the Revenue and enforcement
acts, US we'll as open bribery in several of
the Congressional districts.
IT may not be known to our readers that
Joe Forrest, an old aud shrewd politician of
Chicago, is now the political editor of the