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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-20
S,zesof Countries

Palestineis one-fourth the size of New
York.
Greece is about the size of Vermont.
Hindoostan is more than hundred
times as large as Palestine.
The great desert of Africa has nearly
the present dimensions of the United
States.
The English Channel is nearly as
large as Lake Superior.
The Mediterranean, if placed across
North America, would make sea naviga-
ton from San Diego to Baltimore.
The Caspian Sea would stretch from
New York to Rochester.
Great Britain is twothirds the size OF
japan, one-twelfth the size OF China and
one twenty-6ith of the United States.
Great Britain aud Ireland are about
as large as New Mexico, but not as large
as Iowa and Nebraska. They are less
than New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Madagascar is as large as New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts, Vermont Connec-
ticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina, all
put together.
Gulf of Mexico is about ten times the
size of Lake Superior, and about as large
as the Sea Of Kamschatks, Bay OF Bengal
China Sea, 0kotsks or Japan Sea. Lake
Ontario would 90 in either Of them more
than fifty times.
The following bodies Of water arc
nearly equal in size: German Ocean,
Black Sea, Yellow Sea. Hudson Bay is
rather larger. the Baltic. Adriatic, Per
sian Gulf aud Euxine Sea, about half as
large, and somewhat larger than Lake
Superior.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-20
Shakespeare ON the Third Term.
From the Nav York World.1

An ingenious correspondent reminds
us there is very high authority for the be-
lief that it will be useless to struggle
against the re. election OF PresdentGrant.
His argument is simple: Mr. Grant is,
or was, tanner; and "a tanner" says
Shakespeare, will last you nine year "
We will have had the tanner for eight
years on the 4th of March, 1877, and il
be then enters on his ninth year, we must
have him for four years longer. We have
turned this argument over in our mind
very carefully, and we cannot say that
we see any flaw in it, except that the
authority quoted by our correspondent
makes at least an implied exception in
the case of tanner who is rotten
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-20

his wife came into his path again like a
guardian angel, and all around her was
light. There was beautiful romance in
the long severed, now united oDes, in
that railroad waiting room, and the
bright little boy belonging to both was
there as an intercessor for each. The
train went on without Karl. There was
but one path left for him, and that was
path of happiness with his wife and
child. And Karl and Katherine will not
return TO the banks OF the Rhine. She
went in that direction. and her path is
not theirs evermore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-20
Mag tic women.

Jun1us Henri brOWri IN the Oalaxy.l
In the intellectual, as in the physical,
world, there are atural as well as artifc
ial magnets-these produced by those
Most women are the artificial, gaining
by culture, ada ptation, training, inha-
tion, imitation, portion of what few
women-the natural magnates-have by
inheritance. Magnetism may be com
municated by contact, either material or
social, and it often is, without intention
or violation. Unless there be organic
opposition, a really magnetic woman may
i'm part something of her power to her
inlimates, easily, when their sympathy is
so complete and active as to beget hom-
ogeneity Human magnets IN moves in
circles, returning in added force to its
point of emanation while youth and vigor
last. Fitness dwells in this. for a circle
in the form of grace, the sym Dol OF con-
tinuity; and magnetism is compulsion
fairly cloaked as the continuity OF grace.
Man catches not little of his mag
netism, when not inherent, from his fem
mime associates. he is nodded, refined,
rounded by them through the influence
OF that pervading property. He is rarely
amiable or interested who is unaecustom-
ed to the society of women. She can
convert clownishness into complaisance;
selfshness into benevolence, so serenely
and skilfully that he hardly knows he
has been translated. Her magnetism
daily performs miracles, which, from
their commonness, get no credit. Halt
the success Of man with man he owes to
the lessons which woman has taught him,
and, by strange perversion of justice,
by malignant violation of gratitude,
most of his success with woman likewise.
That she should give into his hands the
weapons he turns against her, and in
struct him in their effective use, reveals
.ho ,a.o,ar, ~ bar dactinv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-20
KAlLYOAD TimI TABLES.

MEMPHIS AND LoUDlvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-20
FishinE for 1uany.
From the Temple Bari

7 IUUI IW0 ANIHFIV III
Early one morning my old boatman
rushed in to say that if cared to see
pesca del toHno, or funny fishers. for
which Elba is famous, | must not lose q
moment, as the boats we're just pushing
Of Away We 6ew to the port, and We
rowed to the entrance Of the hsrhor
The nets in which the hsh we're taken
are allowed 70 remain under water for =
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-20
MARBLE WORKS
M0NU MENTAL
MARBLE WORKS.

ITALIAN. AMERICAN AND TALADEGA
/ marble at very los prices, as folo~s;
Headston es 2 feet, with cke and foot
tone. tered-.......... ;.........;. ... . OO
70 stone. ....... II OO
deadstone 3 feet, with socket aud foot
stone, ttered .............. 10 U
and all other sizes in proportion. Italian
and American m lrble box tombs Daneled all
round, and full siZ sl50 Also Italian mar
Bile spire monument 7 fest hign and lettered.
800 hese rates are lower than marble was
ever bid at 10 Memphis before. Designs sent
TO the county free of charge. ElmWOOd curb
SsS THIS MAYDwELL 80 Union st
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-03-04
3ebates &aSitel.
Die Marter.

Soslei& mad Der 0ertasuns bss 3as
Ties %be8annen bic MObapfs ibre 0orber
reituneen fir ras bepOrfebenpe Gsf. 8ier
Yfdble purpen Dor Der &atbsbitte aaf,
seri@tet unp 5aufen pom &eisbol3 i'm
Walpe ae1ammelt. Gtpas pom ben IT,
teren entfernt tpurpen nod pier ancere
Yfable aufSepaarSt an bic iene 0efanSes
nen sebunren rpercsn 1oQten, reren Cob
3rpar auf lpdtere Belt fefseieBt mar, bic
aber 3eusen Der S@mersen ibrer Drdesr
fem iUaten. UNI 70 l@On I'M VOraus 3u
leicen. Die Susenp psS Dcrfss tesann
fi@ iest Dor Der Sitte su lammeln. UNI
ii1 an Ter Normarter au sr8bBeu,
bic tbnsn ale ibr befonperes Vsrs
snisen erIautt mar, um ne eaeur@ idon
in Der Grauamfett Su dben. Die
Re cauerte man9mal 70 LANCE bis lelbit
bic &rieser earan 1beil nabmen, no iie
pann nidt na1liss, bis Der lsp pem
S6ladtopfer Grlsidtsruns bra6ts. Der
@olf unp patsr eaval wurren berpprses
bolt unp an swsi Der pfdble ssbanrsn.
Der ldreienee 6aufe bspeSte ii9 UNI ie
berum unp belaitiste Re nit Wsrfsn unp
taulsnp anpsrsn i&arfinnissn @silsn sss
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1874-03-04

, ~Sa er mar elm 4risssb;lp Gs tbut
mir 70 rpobL went, id ieinen Namm in
einem lebbaften Ansrife ausrufen bore,
es bilft wunberbar. cbsletd CT tppt unp
ntdt mebr 1T. Sa, Der mar Elm
" H." fubr pierre In sinem traurisen
Gone fort. .eS sibt ieBt fe i'm en- iolden
Mann in Der san;en prOpinS font Mir
BEN piele i9uftisen Wobawfs balp cine
eecttpn lernen, an pieite oenfen
oaten."
De- flbne Spipn III tsi ben 6uro>
nens 8riesern 2" fraste Der 9dufer.
~Sa unp i'd permutbs, Du bif Der
8otl@after, ben i1 errpartsu lOQte? Der
3dufer nidte nit Gem Sopfe, unp Der
@ncere fubr fort ~Sie fnp an Der an
Der Seite pes Stromes, laet uns seben."
llnp inpem er feline Glinte auf bic Sduls
ter mari sins Der Spion nit i&neqen
Saritten zen 5iSel binab. Mls ie f4
Dem Glu6e ndbsrtep. trat Der 9iufer Dem
Siser iur Seite, belt ibm ben ssrbrp1es
men 3peis Dor unp iprad:
Der fibne SpiOn mari einc Spur
auf ras Baiier, Der 5urpne fanp fe fern
FueabwirtS."
Der Spion l9auete zen 3wsis einsn
Musenblif an, wibrenp Der 2dufer ii9
ndber erfldrte, Damn uber, bali aufsebradt
dber BEN in ieinen Worten entbaltenen
Iapel, antrpprtete er:
u@ut! 9ber pdre nt1t pieier 3reis
geps1en, 10 wirpet Du uns ni@t sefuns
Den baben, Du battef bic Gdbrte psrIps
rem.
sd sins ibsr pislslbe CUR Nadbeit,"
ipra4 Der 6urone, rni&t melt pom bier.
Mufwirts ppsr abpdrts am 8lu1e Mir
be Ger 5urUne ie balp %Sefunpen baben."
rDeit senus. ii&erlt&," ipra@ Der
SpiOn, ,donit warpst Du iosIei& bteber
ssfommen ltin, pbne unten an ben Glub
3u 9eratben, Sisbe, ia 1T zines BON
pes S1neQfuBeS 3ei1en an Der Glide bort.
Gr folate serapen 0ess Ter Gdbrte UNI
n,a1te Is nod peutli1er fur DID pur@
pieie S&ramme."
~S&ls9t" erwieeerte Der 9dufer
l&nea, .WObapt bat elm i&arfss &use!"
~Na@t uno Gag baben mir abwe&ielnp
Da@s ssbalten auf iepeu SdseL Der ben
Yfap lberi@auet, pa mir auf BEN Bot
l1after parteten, ben mad pts S@neufus
ess @Ortsn Mtaifari uns isncsn uirps."
~5urons," lprua pierre, nu@pem sr
cine Belt lang l@wei8eno pOranseSanSen
mar. ~baf Da bic 0~efanssnen seieben 2"
So, pom, Dalp aus, fab i@ ben
S&war3vod umberseben."
.Gut pann ,psreen fs tieielben nod
ni@t t1pten tpoIen, unb mir fSnnen nod
;eitiS senus bort anlanssn."
Der Snpiarn i&attslte ben 7opf unD
ipra@:
.6eute Berutbuns, riorsen bic Warter;
Der fabne SpiUn weib, wie IS Sebt."
Damn" iaste Ter Spion ernif, wie sr
nit I1nsQsrem S1ritte pOrunmari&ir!e,
~banu, 9urone, perptn beim Tans
! f& einise u nselabeneG afe elm
Inben."
Gie eilten nun IN Der StiQe Sorar,, biz
fe bas 0erfed srrei@ten. Us mar iebr
gut ~ausSeudblt. Sn einem aussepsbns
ten Didi&t mar Elm YlaS aussebausn,
bort lasen bic 4rieser in 0ruppen uu,s
Der auf ibren Dsdtn binsefredt. Muss
rufe Der Greupe besrlbten Den Spion unp
Die sanSe S1aar periammelte fi9 sur
Bsratbuns. Der sdufer ertldrte ibnsn
ben Ibatbefane u. tbeilie ibnsn ben BE-
febl rss 6duphinss nit in rpenissn Mus
ssnbliden ruur pann bic S9aar iaon auf
tbrer Murl&linie. Grfubrene Spipne
pureen purausseianpt bic Elm ~sufduisss
3uiammsntrefen NIT ben MObuwls psrs
bitten ioaten.
The New York herald., 1874-10-10
yTUsEMENrs.
WAttLraAuG1Ks,,ss, trau1s,s, ~, Manager Mr. LESTER WALLACE
EvERY EyINING DURING THE WEEK,

WAILACK'S.
w Proprietor and Manager. Mr.. LESTER WALLACK
EvEKY EvINING DURING THE WEEK.
Also
SATURDAY MATINEE.
THE NEW COMEDY
BY H. j. BYRON, Esq. entitled
PART Kris FOR LIFE
in which the following artists wil appear
:. MR.. n. j. MONTAGUE,
Mr. j. b. POLK, Mr.. j, W. CARROLL,
Mr.. q y. BROWNE bIr. W. J. LEONARD.
=. Miss JEFFKEYs LEWIS Nine PoNIsJ
in PRfPAkLTION
Lcster Watinck's ana Mr. Picrrepont EDWARDS adap-
'auoh from Octave FeuilIets groat drama ,
ur HOMANCE OF A POOR YOUNG MAN.
~ nis ne pav will be produced with the greatest care
anu completeness, an d will introduce
:. MIR. H. j. MONT CUE
n MS second impersonaton before the New York pub
Miss ADA DYAS
VIII make ber hrst appearance Waiiack's Theatre,
The cast will also Iic indie =
MI JOHN GILBERT Mr. J. b. POLK.
Mr.. j. w. CARROLL. Mr. HOLLAND.
MT u bkOWNt, Miss EFFlE GERMON.
Miss lone BURKE Nine PONISI
Mrs JOHN SETON.
Mr.. DION BOUCICAUET
In his
NEW IRISH DRAMA
which Is now In active preparotion.
The New York herald., 1874-10-10

rTO LBAsE--.5 wfsr fORTY- STREET NEAR
\ Fifth avenue. tour story high sfoop brown stone
House. ODcn du ring the oAv or aoOy at I'll BROADWAY
The New York herald., 1874-10-10

GREATLY REDUCED PRtGg-Ag sxrexsryR
- Aotk ~ harbic and Marbleixci Msnteis ana An
9th.f msroie work Marble turning for tue ,ysdS Al
AbAsrN - East Eighteenth street. near fniri nv
Y GRsAtLY REDUCED PRIcsS
~ An extensive stocN Ol slate aud Mart,ts u.,.ot.
wash Trays aud state work Of every &c .crption ''
- - fhNhHfS sLAss CyuPAyf
The New York herald., 1874-10-10

(SOLOSSEUM BROADWAY AND s5TH STREET
~ TWO ExHIBfTIUk DAILY
Afternoon at 2;Sv o'clock Evening ut 1880 O'Clock.
MIGHT. with STORM nlFEc,s Over twenty -dve fret
class artists. Popular prices ot admission.
Matinces Monday, Tuesday, Wedn siay Thursday and
FRIDAY. Admission, Soc Children 26c.
Every evening and Saturday MANNER Admission
75c Children, 40c.
The New York herald., 1874-10-10
. '7----.-----
m1sCEi.s.A \ EOUx.

nPLosA oF ~ eRIr VIENNA Expo rios. Isxs.-
- -! fAterson'. American Powders and Ipxenwea
i,f Inage-tion and sn diseases of the so1,a Pow.
"srs ~ per b9t inzenses ~ Al che mists de Dota
/ kAat Roor@ T1s. GRAVEL. AND All uYu Ea
~ s'nds o. Old sns eaky sevlA usae Vjsh1 ressSvo1
snn wMrsnrd NsI on or sidfss JVHkbvN 7Hirty.
fourth street snd Ninth svsrus '""S
The New York herald., 1874-10-10

a ana sentie6p car obtain te full value IN CA sh fo
OAAto on Clothing Carpets. &C., Ac Lndics acnded Il
By Mrs kosenthal In and out OF the city.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-02-28
PERSONAL.

During tho Mardi-G ras festivities
(which by the way were the grand
est witnessed here within our recol-
lections,) We had among US, with
other notables from other States,
Secretary of State, ]. Hill, Super
intendent of Public Education,
Cardoza, Lieutenant Governor A.
K. Davis, and United States
Senator B. K. Bruce, all Of Missis-
sippi We had the pleasure OF
frequent intercourse.o with these
dignitaries during their brief stay,
and q more genial and clever set OF
gentlemen, it has been seldom our
good fortune to meet.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-02-28
TIL LEGISLATURE

Since January 9Th, 1874, the two
Houses of our Legislature have
been in session, and if the lcgisla-
tion of this body has not measured
MP to the standard of the expecta-
ton ofits friends the results largely
due to the doubtful status attributed
to the Louisiana Government by
its enemies and the consequent in
difference to and abuse of the Leg
islature by the opposition press.
We say this much in e1tenpatiop Of
the lack of that dignity and order
which should characterize the DELHI
erations of the Assembly. But even
with this allowance, We fail to find
any palliation for the extraordinary
scenes enacted in the House Of Re-
preseutatizes on Wednesday last,
and caption our friends against the
repetition Of such conduct, assuring
them that the eyes Of the people OF
the State and the nation are upon
them and they viii not continue to
tolerate in. their representatives,
%s" .R% .
conduct 80 reprehenable.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-02-28
Republican Sub.E1ecutiyc Committee
Called Meeting.

Governor Pinchback, chairman, has
called a special meeting of the sub-ex-
ecutive committee of the State Central
Committee of the Republican Party,
to be held at No. IS Dryades street,
to-day, Saturday 28th inst, at 6
o'clock in the evening. We Under
stand that business of importance will
be presented for consideration. The
following named gentlemen compose
the subcommittee
P. B. S. Pinchback, chairman; J..
Henri Burch, Fl. G. Dibble, G. W.
Lowell, W. B. Barrett, James Il.
Ingraham, P. Creagh, J. L. Herwig,
J. P. Murphy, G. F. Ladd, William
Weeks, s. B. Packard and John Ray.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-02-28
ANNUAL REPORT OF STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUB
LIC EDCCAI7OM

Through the courtesy OF the
Chief Clerk of the House OF Repre-
sentatives, we have been furnished
with a copy Of the Annual Report
of the State Superintendent OF Pub
lie Education for 1873, which makes
a aattering exhibit Of the work done
during the past year, notwithstand-
ing the many embarrassments aris-
ing ont of the disordered condition
of things, and the general uncer-
tainty as to the disposition OF the
Louiaiana case by Congress.
Although prepared for the reve-
]aHon by that officer and his eoad-
iutors Of partial mis-appropriations
Of school funds and other irregular
tiles during 1871 and 1872, we by
no means anticipated the enormous
frauds which are exposed in this
document under the head Of "Cus-
todians of tie School Funds" and
we join heartily with the superin-
tendent in his determination to
purge his department OF unworthy
men who have been diverting the
most sacred fund-the fund for the
education of the children of the
State.
In this issue we can only copy
the following significant paragraph
which we commend to the careful
perusal of our readers:
.tUp to the present time, every eheortAo
punish Offenders has resulted only In
Designating crimes and criminals, and
tnis will continue to be the case so long as
f1,e nnblic fails to denounce all crimes and
thnse who commit them. 1t will not avail
mnoh "a suppressing robbery and defalca-
tions to CRY, ststop thief" when murders,
aaaassinations, and massacres are applaud
ed. Intelligent and honest administrators
and administrations are. not secured by
shouting. .svenal, ignorant black men,
and carpet-baggers, when venai, ignorant
White men mot carpet-baggers). are as
found. No, oil venality and
crime. in whites as well as blacks, in
a s we'll as low places, must meet with
censure aud opprobrium at all times and
An places, in order to be made odious,
to enable the authorities to arrest,
convict, and punish the guilty"
We shall return to this subject
in q future issue.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-02-28

people which will only tend in the
end to aggravate the ills they pre-
tend to cure, and we propose to
apply the same measures of re-
trenchment to our friends that we
do to our political opponents.
Crediting the sincerity of the State
Administration in it's efforts to re-
ieve the State from present 6nsn-
cial distress, we shall give the same
our earnest support
Third-As a special journal for
the colored people, and while re-
cognizing the peculiar demands Of
the race, growing out of it's embar-
RAISING surroundings, we shall, in
behalf Of our people, representing
as we know we will, not only the
impulses of their hearts, but the
mature judgment of their minds
cultivate sedulously, as a prime ne
cesaity to both races, feelings OF
amity between the colored people
and our white fellow-citizens. With
q common home and interest, with
no necessary antaggonisms, and we
should need no outside interven-
ton to induce us to live together in
peace.
Relying upon the good sense Of
both races, we believe that our
efforts, in this direction, will be
CROWNED WITH SUCCESS.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-02-28

Monasteries and converts in Rome
are being turned to new purposes this
season. Some of the kitchens belong
ing to the monks of the former con-
vents of the Carmina, consisting of fifty
large apartments, have been trans
formed into soup-kitchens for the
needy. Victor Emanuel contributes
largely to theix support,
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-02-28

November next, which shall be reg
ular and competent to elect q Sem
ator, who may va,idly claim a seat,
as the represention Of a legally con-
stituted General Assembly.
This theory, incongrous and con-
Trajectory, is mainly significant,
when presented bya grave Senator,
as indicating the serious difficulties
involved in the solution of this po-
litical question. Still another mode
of adjustment is offered by Senator
Carpenter and sustained by Senators
Edmonds, Ferry, Stewart, and other
Republicans, in which they propose
by a new election, to be held in
May or November next, under the
authority Of the Federal Govern
ment, to remit to the people of Lou
isiana the question, both Of the
election of State officers and q Cen
eral Assembly.
It may be added that the Presi-
dent, at one time, favored this as the
best solution of the Louisiana Lou
isiana case, and Governor Pinch
back present in Washington, and
acquainted with all these facts, e1-
pressed q willingness to yield any
personal interest that he might
have, growing out of his immediate
Senatorial recognition il, in the
judgment Of the President aud the
great party leaders, a new election
should be found expedient
Subsequently the President and
some Of the political leaders re-
viewed and reconsidered their action
and Gov. Pinchback, in common
with them, and in response to the
wishes and judgment of his people,
stands firmly for the recognition Of
the State Government, not only as
an accomplished fact, but as sub
stantially and really representing
the will Of the majority Of the voters
of the State.
Whether by direct action on the
Senatorial question, or by MONACO
ton, in our judgment, the present
State Government will stand, and
the probabilities of a new election,
even if On adequate vote could be
secured in the two Houses on the
abstract question, is small, mas
much as the diversity of opinions
as to the mode in which the pro-
posed election shall he held, is so
great, that not more than a frag-
ment Of it's full strength could be
secured for any one measure. There
fore, it becomes the duty Of all good
citizens to bury their party jeal-
ousies and make the present State
Administration q SUCCESS and q
blessing to our people.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-02-28
THE NEW MISSISSIPPI SEN
ATOR.

Blanch Kelso Bruce was born in
Prince Edward County, Virginia,
March LIST, 1841-moved to Mar
shall county, Mississippi, in 1851,
and to Missouri in 1854. He is of
mixed blood-his father being white
aud his mother colored. He was a
slave until liberated in 1866. He
had the advantages of a m
school education, obtained at Ober-
lin, Ohio. He returned to Missis-
sippl in 1869, and held successfully
several Offices of profit and trust.
In this year he was appointed Reg
istrar of voters in Tallahatchie Co.,
Mississippi, and took an active part
in the political canvass. In 1870,
he was elected Sergeant-at-Arms Of
the State Senate. In 1871, he was
appointed Assessor of Boliver coun-
ty, and in the latter part of the
same year was elected Sheriff and
Tax Collector~of said county, and
also, a member of the Board of
Levee Commissioners of the county.
In 1872, he was reelected to each
of these Offices, in which he served,
until the people, through the Cen
eral Assembly, as an expression of
appreciation of his capacity and
fidelity. elected him on the 9Th Of
February, 1874, United States Sen
ator from Mississippi for the term
beginning March 4th, 1875.
Senator Bruce is of fine address,
easy and graceful in his carriage,
thoughtful and matured in hia in
~tellect, and a man Of sterling and
acknowledged integrity:
Mississippi has honored- herself
in honoring him, and in the good
faith manifested by the white Re-
pnblicans in his election no less
than his own worth, there is the
best guarantee that the citizens of
the State will find in him q compe-
tent and faithful public servant.
All honor to Governor Ames and
the white Republicans of Missis-
sippi who, by the election Of Blanch
Kelso Bruce to the United States
Senate, have shown not only an
appreciation Of progress and merit
in an honorable colored citizen, but
have recognized their obligations
to the race that has built up the
Republican party in the South.