New-York tribune., 1872-07-22
VO,~ XXXII.... NO 9,765.
SOUTHERN POLITICS.
THE NORTH CAROLINA CANVASS.


TIVE TICKET. -,
IFRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE THbUNhl
GREENSBORO. N. c., July 1S.-l stopped
only one day az Raleigh to attend the great mass meet
ing called To ratify the nomination Of Greeley anu
Brown at Baltimore and TO gather few facts from con
versation with prominent Liberal Republican ana Oon
scrvative politicians who I knew would CON
creratc there, and pushed ON TO tnS p"Oo
where the contest Is as Hu"" ~
interesting as its is more doubtful As o'ncr o
respondents have before informed THE TRIBUNE INC
rcst Of the August election is entirely Dependent o
the vote Of the counties west Of Raleigh East OF inc
Capital the ooored in most of the counties Is very
large and az everywhere else almost sohdy III lVor "
Grant and the Grant-Rcpubican state Ticket "est vi
Raleigh the negroes relatively less numerous ana
, noltcs OF many Of the white doubtful Green's
horo though on the border of this debataoe
ground is 10 the Of one OF the harues iouEn'
contests of the campaign, aud is therefore, one o 'no
points 10 which the greatest efforts OF Doth parties ao
st present directed Beng also at the junction OF tne
DanvDe and North Carolina Railroads, 1t Is iayoraoy
situated for bringing crowd together from the ado-
ing counties and FOR this reason was chosen as the sc"c
Of Secretary Bouwe's first and most important enor'
m the state as we'll fitting place for Senator ilpon
ana ex-senator Doolttle TO follow up the WoIS WHICH
they so well began in Raleigh yesterday
THE SITUATION IN SETTLES DISTRICT
re,d Greensboro in fever Iof excitement II is the
most important in the Vh Congress District Inc
candidates for Congress here are j. NJ Leach the pres
ont ,nc1nber Conservative and Thomas Settle Ferha-
,cpt Chairman of the Philadelphia Convention, Grant
Republican Gen. Leach is very popular man. ana
one Of The most effective campaign speakers IN the
STATE lie was elected in this district in 1870 by ma
toty Of 1885 votes. Judge Settle has the supp0iI M the
Administration at Washington, which feels 81
unusual interest in his success. as u wouid
he considered particularly humiating 70 have
The man who brought into the state ihe
rrcstice which the Philadelphia Convention gave him
defeated in district which is admitted ON both sides TO
be as close as this Gen. Leach has several tmnES 10
contend against which he did not have two years ago
I'm the first place. three cOunues-Surrey Stanley ana
R,ndoph-two Of which gave large Conservative ma
irties two wears ago have been detached Om his dis
trict and added TO the With. This was done 10y the
Conservative Legislature in redistricting the state 1t
being supposed that district left would still have
small Conservative majority
ADMINISTRATION wEAPONs-MOSEY AND REVENUE
oTFICFRs.
Then he has to fight against the use Of money by the
Federal officials Of the district The Conservatives are
fc IN condition to rais9 G6fe than lnst e""aG2 "
r,y M NECESSARY expenses of the campaign without de-
voting any to the expenses Of speakers from abroad
On TO the support of private canyassers whose "orA
n so effective III country Ike ths' hoh'S
used on the side Of the Administrator
,sr,ciauy II there should be dsposi-
op on their part to use it corupy Is also much more
effective than an equal amount used by the Conserya
t.yes could be. II is admitted all hands that what
ever vices the coloTed may have, adisposiuon TO
sell their votes is not OF Them On the other hand
it.a deuorable fact that there are in the South many
of the poorer white voters who more susceptible 10
the corruping uses Of money and especially is this true
ifbev can be convinced that the Administration likely
10 succeed in the contest. But the Administration mas
still more effective weapon than money 10 use against
Merrimon and against Gen Leach in this district 1t
the threat Of prosecution for alleged ofenses against the
Revenue or against the KuKux law. Their modHS
opadi in the revenue cases very similar TO that pur
sued 10y COL Howe and his secret service spies IN New
York A revenue officer a wagon load Of tobacco
passing along the streets OF Greensboro, and SEXES
without informing the what the charges against
hun are The case is delayed by the revenue officers 10y
the DstlctAoruey. and in the Federal courts until at
length the owner is informed that If he votes for Cud
well or stays home, his case Will be settled without
further trouble have heard from several trustworthy
sources to-day, that promises Of this kind have been
made % several men il the western part OF the State
OUTRAGEOUS ABUSE OF The KU-KLUX LAW
AZ To the KuKux prosecutions. more than 1900 ar
rests were made under the Ku-KluX law ye.r ago.
These are all pending in the Federal Court al
Raleigh but with two exceptions, attempt has
been made 20 bring any Of them 10 trial. although the
accused persons have demanded trial every session
of the Court But the indictments are held over the
heads OF these men, the most OF whom are as innocent OF
any ofeuse against the kuNux law as the same num-
Der OF respectable NeW-Euglaud farmers. 10 does
not require positive threat the part
Of the Administration 10 keep these men
away from the polls. only necessary that il shall be
hnted that the desires the votes Of these
particular men, and IN many cases it has them Con-
slider for moment the condition OF one OF these men,
He lives far away from town. in rude cabin, III the
midst OF few planted 10 cotton and corn lie is
innocent only any OF violence, but even OF the
knowledge OF It, But DC has been suspected indicted,
taken down TO Eao ,l. and held in heavy ba Tor trial
He comes home, and months pass away, the poor man
being required 40 every term o. the Court 10 go TO
Raleigh, paying hi, own expenses and those OF his
witnesses, 10 appear for trial. Election time APP
proachcs. and 10 is whispered about that it VIII
be better the accused II he votes the Administration
ticket than il De Tor the Conservative candidate
His wife and children hang about him; they fear all
manner Of caamcs If be refuses 10 vote the Inter
nal Revenue officers direct they tell him that IL makes
no difference 10 them II he is taken from them, whether
one man is Governor another and the result is
other Grant Republican vote This is no imaginary or
solitary case. but which related to me this
week 10y gentleman who had personal knowledge Of
the circumstance
LARGE NON-yOTING POPULATION.
The this district and Of the state will fan
sidetably below what The Of shows the
voting population Last year the total vote cast was
larger than $50 and yet less than 3 900
who above the age OF u years remained away from
the polls. great portion OF this nOn-yoting population
viii Lot be aroused this wear, although Judge MerrimOn
the Conservative candidate for the GOvemorship, is
resident Of the part OF the State, where the
Of these Indifferent people 10 be found and is
making effective there. II in five of
these could be brought 70 the polls the success OF
the Conservative ticket by at least 10000 majority would
be assured Nobody who has not visited the mountain
regions Of North Carolina can, am assured, under
stand tue peculiar state Of things that exists there
The people inhabt l told, Of the finest
grazing countries the cOntinent-liye comparative
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