Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-15
[From the Wilmington Daily Journal
he,Election--Judge Merrimon--His

Duty.
The indications now are that Caldwell
has received small nominal majority il
the State.
We say nominal majority" for tn
reason that we do not believe that he ha
received an actual majority of the lega
votes cast
We are still of the opinion that it vii
be necessary to have the official return:
before ANYTHING definite can be ascertain
ed. Under all circumstances, and count
ing all the fraudulent votes cast, the vote
is an exceedingly close one. -" -
We do not By any means; however, ad-
NIT that all the votes cast legalvotes
Far from it. We are informed that in
Brunswick county, at one precinct, there
were eighty votes cast that were not reg
istered.
At one precinct in this county, we learn
that one if not two negro military compa-
MES marched with arms to the polls.
We are informed, also, that in this conn
ty men were registered on the day ol
election.
We are informed, also, that others were
registered after sundown before the elec-
ton, in plain violation Of the letter Of the
law.
at other places the votes cast exceeded
the number Of voting population, as shown
by the las census. Nor are these all the
evidences of fraud.
In addition to fraud, intimidation was
freely rcsorted tc. After Greeley election
witnesses will neither fear nor hesitate to
make iull disclosursof the force and in
timdaton practised upon them.
In view, therefore, of all the facts, we
demand that Judge Merrimon shall con
test the election OF Governor Caldwell be-
fore the next Legislature. =.
We do not say tins from any ebulltlon
Of feeling, consequent upon defeat and dis
appointment, but we demand it as duty
IN Judge Merrimon to the Conservative
Il ,yle OF North Carolina and Of the United
States.
From the Legislature oi North Carolina
we can and will obtain justice. II fraudu-
lent votes have been cast, and OF this no
reasonable man can entertain doubt, the
patient, honest and Intelligent investiga-
lion tnat the Legislature will give the
matter will enable the world TO see The
truth, and the whole truth.
This is all we ask. > Ii we have been fair
" beaten-if majority OF the legal votes
cast, week ago to-day, were cast against
the Conservative ticket, we tb not asl;
that Judge Merrimon he declared Govern
or'of North Carolina
We do demand, however. il he was ic-
gally elected, that We Shall not be cheated
out of Cur victory
We repeat that we do not speak from
mere temper, or soreness, or passion; su1
from set led determination to have the
matter judicially determined.
The constitution Of tue State makes II
the duty Of the Legislature to decide al
cases of contested elections for Governor
and other officers on the State ticket, un-
der such rules and regulations as 1t may
prescribe.
We now, therefore, formally. demand o
Judge Merrimon and the other candidate;
ON our State ticket. to contest formally tn
election of their Radical opponents, so tha
the Legislature may fake the proper step
in, The premises.
We demand this in the name Of the Con
servative people Of North Carolina, and @
the United States, end we call upon tn
press of the State to unite with as in tn
demand, and. also to Unite with us in call
ing upon our friends in all parts Of tn
State to gather up and put upon recor
the evidences of, fraud that now every
where abound
We intend that this thing shalLba site
to the bottom.
GREELEY's MISSION The mission
Horace Greeley is to blot out the name
rebel from the :books.of tine land" Thu
spoieSenatorlsrrumbull to a Norther
constituency !; few days since, and tt
sentiment met with fervid response trol
the hearts Of those who support Mr.. Gre
lev for the Presidency. It's because tt
people of the South believe that the mi
SION of Greeley, is peace" that they gi'
him their earnest support and when
leading and conspicuous leader Of. tt
liberal Republicans, ano supporter
Greeley, gives public expression to su!
sentiments as wehave Just quoted, t
Southern people take new courage IN Il
conflict which lies.befdre them We ha,
suffered under the government Of hate f
more than seven years-we now give o1
support to man who comes to us Wi
words ofconciliation andpeace-who as
us TO clasp hands with the North over Il
bloody chasn, made by the war, and |
sthe name of rebel be forever blott'
fron the books of theland Chronicle
Sentinel
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