The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-10-18


at his post at the capital. He has been
absent from here since tho last OF August,
engaged in canvnssing North Alabama,
he having been renominated for Governor
by the convention held in this city about
two monts ago.
TO sum up the reported outrsgos that
have been so industriously circulated
north, principally by the celebrated letter
writer, Charles Hays. After q thorough
invest CATION, the two murders, Billings
and Ivey, appear to be the only stock In
trade. Proofs and atidaviss of respec,a-
bic and responsible citizens of both politi-
cal parties have shown all other reports |
of outra es to be base lies, manufactured |
for political purposes, doubtless utder
special instructions. AS to lawlessness
snG intimidation, let me tell you bow
matters are IN this Montgomery county
confess was never more astonished in
my life to find that, in place where re-
| ports alleged crime and intimidation prsc-
/ ticcd on the poor negroes by ku-klux
Democrats, the negroes and white Re-
publicsns were the real ku-klux and
intimidators. The Republicans have n
! majority of 1900 in this county. and have
a split In their party, with two tickets in
the heS. The luminosity existing be-
tween these two factions is far greater
than that between tho Republican and
Democratic party. The Democrats have
no ticket out for county offices, as they
could not elect it, even with 3 spill, in the
Republican ranks They therefore hold
aloof and let the negroes and their white
allies fight it out. And now the scenes
that almost daily occur between these
Radical factions arc 60 perfectly ridicu-
lous and lawless. that it IL necessary to be
seen to DO believed. / will give two or
three instances of the many of their
doings.
The two factions have their meetings in
the different beats IN the county, nearly
every night; and TO show strength is
what they conceive is necessary to win
the negroe. Their tactics, therefore, are
to break up each o,he-s meetings, and in
the face of law, enforcement acts, or what
else, they go resoiutely to work. At MI.
Morish, a few days ago. while one faction
was holding quiet meeting, large
number Of the opposing faction suddenly
appeared AMI charged them and after a
considerable fight, the attacking party
drove them of and became masters Of the
field.
Still later, about ten days ago, the same
faction tried the same game on tae other,
at Wilson's station, in this county. They
made the attack while one Of the speakers
was on the stand speaking. They cursed
and insulted tho speaker in every concsiv-
able way, and finally pulled down tho
stand from under him, when u general
melee ensued, resulting in one negro be-
ing instantly killed, and black eyos,
smashed noses, &c and scattering gen.
orally. Last night meeting was an
nounced to take place at Old Elan, about
fvo miles from the city, by one Of the
wings. Shortly after the speaking COM
menced they were interrupted as usual
a general fight commenced, a number of
pistols fred negroes here all go armed),
knives, bludgeons, &c were freely used.
No very serious damage is reported this
morning.
Knots Of negroes eau be seen all over
the city-some cursing because their side
was whipped out; others Boosting what a
neat job they made of 1t. Both of these
factions of the Republican party are CON-
posed of nine-tenths negroes and one.tenth
white men (ofiice-seekers). The large ma
jority of the negroes are ignorant, SUPER
stitious, full of prejudice, and predisposed
to idleness and lAwlessness. The city 10
crowded with hundreds OF them out Of
employment, but kept in town by the cam
didstes until after the election, when they
are sent sdrift to care for themselves.
The white people, all of whom, except
the otfice.seekers, are Democrats, have
notb'ng to do with the disgusting political
squabble for county Offices. They never
go about their meetings, but conduct
themselves in quiet manner, attend |
ing to different av)cs;ions. There
has been at least one hundred |
clear violations of the enforcement acts |
committed by the negroes and their white
allies, in this county; but, Of course, it is
not in the Radical tactics to let the world |
know about 1t, and ,hs Democrats, who |
compose the respectable portion of the
population, loos upon the disgusting
scenes with such contempt that they will |
have nothing to do with them, not even |
to prosecute. In fact, their sympathy is
with the deluded negro; but the influence
OF the scalawag aud carpet-bagger is 30
great that the white man is powerless to
do them any good, by instruction or sd-
vice.
NO fair man, however prejudiced he
may have boen against the South, can
come among its people and see for him.
self, without being convinced that a
mighty wrong has been hesped upon
them and further declare that no honest
Northern man can come hore and affiliate
with tho Republican party.
ihe Republican party in the South and
the Republican North, in all essen ,ial
prinOinlaa ara A.. ill.,. - |