New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-09-11
Misslssippi Politics.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. S, Il

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 5, 1873.
T. "a. Ei.,orf i ~ S,so Satioaai Era and cst,sea
DEAR SIRs: As your columns are not
always tecming with "Personnels" and
learned discussions on the relative (de-)
portion Of the State, may presume sufficient
10 contribute the following from eastern
Mississippi. We are at present on the eve
of the most exciting political contest which
has ever been wagcd within the Old BAYOU
state" one which for intensity Of bitter
ness. ohstinacv Of the factions, and import
aure oC is results, from the present aspect
Of the political horizon, promises to be I'M
uaraneled in the history of this State. As is
usual in such contests, on the one side are
arravcd in solid phalanx the friends ofhuman
progress, equal rights and political equality :;
IN the other are marshaled the vet formid.
able hosts of Democracy, those abject de-
voices at the shrine Of prejudice malcon-
tent, from the Republican ranks, whose
acme Of ambition is political preferment and
another class, who bat-likc can neither be
designated as Republicans, Liberals, or Dem
"grats, but are more nearly allied to the
vulture, for they hang on the skirts of the
party whose star is temporarily in the ascend
ancy; now they are iluttering around in des-
pair, predicting dreadful future, uttering
Wild and discordant yels of chagrin, not
knowing whether to light on Ames or AL
corn.
On The 9Th ult. the State convention met
al Jackson, and before the termination of
their labors nominated ticket, which for
the political as well rs moral strength, and
the personal worth and ability Of each MEM
her, can fayorably compare with any of the
reconstructed States. In its nature il is
superlatiyely Republican, having been select
ed regardless Of race, color, or previous con-
dition, and with an eye single to personal
merit, political integrity, and official expe-
Renee.
Yet the above-alluded to political vultures
are tapping their wings, and cawing out their
dismal hOwls in virtuous indignation, yio-
lently asseverating that the colored men are
trying to monopolize all the offices, and pre-
dieting our speedy downfall Let us briefly
review the facts in the premises. There are
seven State officers. We have only claimed
three, as power, when we think that we
might have demanded five as right, and our
white brothers would still have been repre-
sented in proportion to their numbers. There
are seycnty-three counties in the State, of
which thirty-three are Democratic, with a
corresponding majority Of $4,000 voters;
three doubtful and twenty-seven Republican,
containing majority Of $4,000, and we can
safely calculate upon three thousand whites
throughout the State, which will swell our
numbers to majority Of 30, COO. Therefore,
if the malcontents, under the lead of Senator
Alcorn, should bolt and carry 90 900 with
them, we would still have balance of
5000 eligible voters in the State, while the
Democrats highest estimate is only G., 900.
You can easily perceive from the above
hastily compiled statistics that the white
element of the Republican party comprises
only one tenth, when they have a representa-
ton of four seventies on the State ticket, and
have hitherto held six out of the seven State
Offices yet they charge us with trying to
break up the party.
If it will kill the party to recognize the
chief plank in the Philadelphia platform
political equality-then / say that the
sooner we initiate our brothers of Ohio, and
let the local elections go by the board, the
better it would be for all parties concerned
would ask our Republican friends if Massa-
chusetts, the birthplace of Sumner, has re-
cognized her colored citizens as impartially
as we have our white friends? Has New
York, in a single instance, recognized her
10000 cOlored voters? Echo answers no :
though she has a Douglass in their midst
Has the old Keystone State ever remembered
the debt Of grattude she owes to those faith
iul sons Of Ham with whose aid she achieved
the great victory of 1872. might go on and
enumerate each Of the Republican States,
and would receive the same answer in each
instance where the colored men are in the
minority.
Tho sheriffs and chancery clerks Offices
are the only ones in the counties that paw
yet out of twenty-sev en- Republican counties
We have only six sherifs and only one chan.
Gerry clerk. Still We are negroizing" the
State. There is Lowndes county, with
1900 colored and 800 white voters, who
have but one colored officer, constable in
the county, exclusive Of the representa- lives.
However, they have aroused from their
lethargic stupor, and are endeavoring to
shake off their political incubus of ambitious
sdventurers. by electing as sheriff that firm
old veteran the Hon. Robert Gleed, who has
been appropriately called the "Toussaint''
ofeastern Mississippi. We watch with inter.
est the elimination Of the attempt. Missis-
sippians are commencing to properly inter
pref the hitherto mythical sentence-polti-
cal equality-and are endeavoring to practi-
cally demonstrate its efficacy. The day is
not far distant when public patronage will be
equally distributed throughout Mississippi
and equality" no longer shadowy feeting
phantom, ever present, yet never realized
To this end invite the aid of all who des sire
peace and harmony in the Republican ranks
and who are DESTROYS Of marching under its
banner, upon which shall be emblazoned in
glowing letters the magic words, Liberty
Equality, and Fraternity" DAISY.
krAs,s A.