New-York tribune., 1872-09-28
, ALABAM a. YUAu
REFORM PROSPECTS,.

-,,,,, NM cppct,L CoRRRsPONpENT or lBTRlBUHRl
| UryrsyuIE, Ala, Sept. 5i0.-ln the soutberh
and central pert cf tie STATE the lolliciaps OF H P
tics uereed IN BrDg me that ihe eonieSI ~ hn'p
WAS 20 be decided 10y the northern coue7 Iheio 'Dp
Gid was "A largo reserve vote wh,eb had noVer pecn
t ont since tho war, and 10 secure hs vote "as ''o
olicctvo d. lat Of the campaign. therefore caho nero
to learn if possible whether Gree'ey UT "'ah' 10
| likely 60 got these struggling Noufs' "io'" t'o
contests OF previous years bad NOT neeh "'o'o'''p
enough TO bring them out of their Houb,ah 'a"''S "
coycs' ON election day. Their number IL eSuha'eu ~
60 doo d t, arc SAM 10 le chiefly small farmers who
1.-Two m tbe i'd rough county south Of tho tennessee
RIVER who're tbe great waves OF the Aegany range oe
away in ripplc5 OF low mountain spurs ana ioVAy.
wooded hills which nearly across AaOap' anu ''o
Lost I'm the yast plain Of the BiA5S'ph fhhoJ' po'
these the nonyoug claes has consisted "
- f,, loptors who believing the country 10 DO hope
Iessly In the grip of what they deemed yrnhioll cen
tazed Government saw good in going through WIN
the farce Of voting, year after year. TO no purpose lily
Radicals think they got some portion Oh 'houurn''
mountain IOte The Liberals claim that IL VIII al w '"'
Greeley and they arc confident that Grant eannol pos
siby receive greater yoto than the CaIpctDag 'aiuF
date for Governor got two years ago. unless Ve ny
fraud From the inquiries have made IN hyo counties
N tis norton OF tho State feel assured ihht the
GRANTEES have 10 reason 10 hope to do more nero ina
poll their ful vote OF 1870 and II Il doubIm II
they can do Gs much ~ Una" many y"
abandoned Them and joined tao Liberals, and cannot
bcor M inglo recruit thcy have gained, except few
eroul friends of Their candidate for Governor Judg6
Lewis Thee will for him from nciEhbory regard
but viii at the limo vote for Greeley ana brown.
These votes Lewis gwen out oI motives" "i p'Iooh'
liking will be- ocset IN tho southern part 0I beS'a'e
whore tic Liberal candidate, COL Herndon, lives ana
where Le "a more uOpuar than Lcw!s Is here IN the hol W
AtAHlwA CERTAIN TOR GREELEY AND BROWN
After look ing over Tho whole ground and Visltmf t
southern central and northern sections oI lhe 91"'e'
conclude that Alabama s certain ior Groc'5 Dy h''o
ty ranging from 5000 10 10000, except III TWO cohnseh
ccs namely that fbc Liberals neglect to make lhoi-
oryi orLizliinn and canvass Of every county, pre-
n,ruy lists Of al their voters and getting them al %
the ,,ls: OF the Grant practice sysiemauc hnd
extensive frauds y organizing bands OF negro repeat
ora trust there will be no danger tInt our iII'hu7
will throw away the victory that appea9o
,yitiip their grasp by lack OF effort SIM
Tboye o,s,rvcd I'm several places q datornoss in be
gIullE ' I'm - - ic fnc ,yof, rT,ctiycly that makes
mo LITTLE auprehensyc Few ui mo active I"It"lt ltnH
appcar 10 be acquainted with the methods employed IN
All close stat. iu the North 60 grt ou iu Notc ana 80
,,rl oo,inst fraul- They used % depend in the Oh
tme up3u barbecucs and puIc meetings, nu upon the
r,r,,l Efforts ol candidates. and they SELDOM n ever
pS,i5 ,S I,roI g. il1iic,, In every precinct aud made
accurate lists of voters before the election IT TINS ls
not done now, however, the few thous3nd mag my
which the Liberals unqucstionably have IN t!e o.dW
may not appear upon lhe ie.url. i ~ 'i IN m U 5 @
without such thorough organization because 'He No
groos never fail 10 vote.
THE NEGEoIs SURE TO VOTE At LEAST ONCE
There is a sort OF mysterious free-masonry among
| them By which every man, however Ignorant knows
yhou election day comes. and supplied with ticket
before he leaves home Tie effectiveness OF this sngu
lar and secret way the blacks have OF passing around the
orders Of the carTetbICgers from man to man ana from
ulantaton To plantation is frequently illustrated az
special elections held without any canvass or excite
menL For instance, there such an election in iLis
count, lately for school superintendent The whites
cccd candidate and supposed thcr, would be no op-
sitiou To him. the Radicals made DO L..I -i'.eA ail
said nothing about the matter, nui Wien s.., non p
came every negro in the county turned oui Nt4 ucA
printed Only TWO days before AND tie Wul'es i-rt "a
erals oueh; not 10 lose day in completing tEt r 50
thorough organization It Is possible 10 make ln eyer
ti,r ~ ,,I in the c'nfrv ,in,ts iu tie morn
@ and e9 eart for the county iown. aud ,lat fhev
do ol Vol, again when they g,t tsie IAtle j. A-est
iur that ;his species OF fraud Nil be eAies'ey ~
OUTRAGEOUS ELECTION LAWS.
The election law Alabama devised by the ear
pctbaccrs expressly to facilitate this kind Of repeating
The law permits voer to vote at any precinct IN he
] county in which he Ivcs. rule the negroes all
dock into the county election day, AID nothing
but the greatest vigilance prevent any VINO are dis-
poscd To peat from voting at their home pFeclnct rt
aud in town aterward ana at many polls beside a.
/ they can ind time TO visit In order that honest
| people may be deprived az much possible OF
! the usual safeguards against election frauds
/ Tie law contains provision OF unpar-
il crime to challenge or in any way question: the Igh
TO vote OF any person The law proecs iRe crh. m ] IN
hh fra al upon tie ballOtDOX, DF huJectlnE 10 4e"'y
line and imprisonment me hohest tlt.A " 10 ~
laws with which the rnscaly c!rpei-lste teIS n',U %
flied tie statuelUOk, Of tie southern states s sahus
whuuta parallel. H.rc are the words OF the law, as
found lu section - oi Election Act Of sj8 page 2C
| of the Volume of Statutes: ..
. @ n IN m % ~ sl5 a. ssg ...- voter oeras 10
@ o "a safe slsi b.. al owed TODD qae,-
90 e. U
1, oir- b. . IL t4 ty Of a MI cu eaD1r aud coByic-
lion be @ ai 1e Pay tle same shall be IN
Beside making il a crime to endeavor 10 secure an
honest election mi. atrocious law fails provide any
| penalty for illegal voting. man may VOC d1IeA
lines and there law In TIE state 10 punish ul foI
tunatev the Suupemenal Enforcement act passed last
uue by Congress, FOR the ayOwed purpose OF aiding the
election or Grant, provides punishment for iauducAt
voting and permits one supervisor Of tac LIBERAL party
10 sid Jeside a Grant at every roll and serllnlze
every vote casb The Liberals intend to have the la"
regrocs 10 understand that tn two men whom They viii
see al the polls with the inspectors are United states
officers, and are tlSe TO take Loe OF ever! liuluet
vote and punish the man who oilers h Tie! JecNe tAey
can secure q fair el cou The Admins it 1 men here,
and in ID! Tho southern states have ,-t ,' i NaIt
tAe Enforcement act cared into effect Ii j. iAe Liberals
| everywhere who are peuiol lLe N4,"il judges ~
! appoint tue supervisors under IT, PROVISIONS
/ sHREwD wIEErUILNG
senator Spencer is doing ms best carry ont his share
o the uaraain be made with the Pe,.la., By which De
agreed 10 give tie vote Of Alabama 60 Dt In rssru
for the privilege of controlling all d FeIe. PATRONAGE
ot the state Spencer gets the credit here ot being
very shrcwd politician. People believe Lin 20 oe cor
rnp, and uu,crupu0us, but they admit Lis talents as
political trickstcr. He hasb,olue control OF the negro
vote In connection 18th the Grant Ring in the Senate,
he devised last Spring an ingenious panot nominating
STATE ticket compose Of native white men o. some re-
spectabty. without single carpetbagceror OF negro upon
II l., this hoped the party could Dc gwen
a air OF dtCcucy IL had never possessed anC tus Sc are
| "A arse white vote. With considerable .IUuDe spencer
fouud men enough ~ the class be wanted 20 M mp ms
ticket. The next task was 10 make convention OF Ic
and
na-cers were reasoned into adopting the pIn the
mn one which promised success hut the srOes