The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-08-10
North Carolina.

The magnitude of the Democratic and
Conservative victory in North Carolina
is increased, when the obstacles the
auti Grant party had to overcome in the
contest are taken into account. The
Grantites had ample means to put tho
State in their column They had all
the money needed. The United States
Treasury was open to them, They had
all the offices at their disposal. They
controlled the Judiciary. They COM
manded the United States Marshal.
fhey could use the army in any way that
looked to their advantage. All the
office holders were for the Grantside Of
the fight. All the negroes voted that
ticket. All the thieves, plunderers,
scalawags, carpetbaggers, all who had
beeu paid, or expected to be, aided the
GRANTEES, aud swelled their vote in the
several counties. The Court fund did
efficient service. This reached fully
S200,000,. The Marshal appointed
thousands of deputies, who were loca-
ted in all parts of the State, to put
illegal votes in the boxes, aud keep
out legal ones. Grant men mauipula-
ted the polling books ut their pleasure.
The Registration books were il the
hands Of persons who mutilated them
iu such manner as to give the Radi-
Gals, a decided advantage. In one
county the books were lost, and the
voting was douc from sheets prepared
by the opposition, and wholly 10 their
interest. ln many cases negroes were
registered ia two counties, and allowed
TO vote in both. Negroes are SO much
alike as to be little kDowa by the whites,
and when known assumed so many aliases
that it was impossible to prevent re-
peating, but the principal difficulty arose
from Ignorance as to nge, and the kna-
wish acts Of men hired by the Grant
party to use this class OF voters in
dishonest manner.
In oppositian to all these agencies aud
influences, the Democratic and Conser-
yatiyc masses OF North Carolina inter-
posed one means Of defense. The ballot
0ox.
With this weapon Of freemen they
encountered the money power and pat
ronage Of corrupt aud unscrupulous
Federal administration, aud inaugurated
the great Constitutional revolution Of
1872. The importance of the struggle
aud victory 10 North Carolina cannot be
oSerrated at this time. 1t breaks the
supposed inyincibiliIy of the Grant
column, andsshows the people how 10
remove the clrains by which they are
bound. IT puts heart and vim and force
into the real friends Of the Union, from
Maine to Texas, from sea to sea. 1t
consolidates the. union began at Cincin-
natiaud consummated at Baltimore, and
promises full aud glorious victory to
the efforts OF men who have "joined
hands over the bloody chasm," aud
dedicated their labors to the patriotic
work of making the counlry once more
great, glorious and free" The Lex
ington Of 1872 is to be found in North
Carolina, aud now for the Yorktown.
To the Democrats and Conservatives Of
North Carolina who have won this
battle, TOO much praise cannot be
awarded. They de6ed power; they
withstood temptation; they respected
the law; they allowed all men to vote
who had legal right to approach the
polls, aud thus the victory is clean
one, heralding the mighty revolution
which is sweeping over the country
Philadelphia Age.