The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-08-15
Political Notes.

Political Notes.
CIVIL RICnTs IN MIssIssIpPI.-Th
following is the substance of the speech
made by Davenport, the colored Chancery
Court Clerk in Vicksburg, which excited
50 much Indignation among the white peO-
pie Of that city. Referring to the clope-
ment Of white girl of Port Gibson with
negro member Of the Legislature, he
said:
The time was not far distant when the
Port Gibson affair could be repeated daily
it would DO nothing to see large numbers
follow the example of that young lady.
He would go further and say that there
we're thousands of Southern women, many
here in Vicksburg, Of the most respecta-
bic families, who would do so to day were
they not afraid. But these things would
change, barriers would be broken down,
for the white women now see that the nc
gro is the coming man and that they have
control of the city aud State Governments.
If he were not married man he could
get the daughter Of one Of the best fami.
lies in Vicksburg, and were he in the mat
rimonial market, he would buckle on n
pair of revolvers and meet the woman's
brothers or fathers who would dare TO in
terfere with his love affairs, or rather at
tempt to prevent daughters and sisters
from their choice in the selection of good
husband (whom they were anxious to have)
among the colorcd men.
Political VIEWS AT THE CAPITOL
The CIVIL RIGHTs BILL ENDANGERED
BY THE RECENT ELEcrIoNs.-A special
despatch to the New York World, dated
Washington, August says Tho friends
ofthe Civil Rightsbill, white US we'll as black,
are very apprehensiye, since the elections
of the'pAst week, for the success Of that
measure. Tho intense opposition to that
measure demonstrated by the sweeping
conservative victories in Tennessee and
North Carolinri is taken by the defenders
Of the civil rights scheme as only slight
illustration of the further opposition il will
have throughout the country, particularly
South aud West The black politicians
will insist upon pressing the subject, and
some Of their leaders will insist that it
would be better TO let the Radical party be
defeated than submit to throw overheard
q principle that has been SO ardently
Rugged by the colored voters aud so CON
tinually promised TO them BY the white
Radical stump orators as reward for
negro influence and support at the polls
The result Of the election in North Car
olina was a sweeping Democratic victory.
The majority is estimated at anywhere
from ten to twenty thousand, and the Dem
ocrats elect seven out of eight Congress
men. Two years ago the Republicans
carried the State at the August election
by two thousand, returning four Congress
men and in the succeeding November
they gave Grant twenty-five thousand ma.
jority over Greeley. The western coun-
ties saved the State for the Republicans
in 1872, but now even they seem to have
been revolutionized. The county cleo
lions in Tennessee Indicate heavy Demo-
cratic gains in all parts Of the State, many
Of the Republicans going over to the oppo.
sition on account of the issue being made
on the Civil Rights bill.
The riot at Somervile, Tennessee, ended
on Friday night, and force of three hun
dred militia sent thither from Memphis
returned on Saturday morning The riot
began with an election quarrel, in which
Cash Warren, prominent colored politi.
clan, after swapping pistol at young
man named Hendon, was shot dead by the
latter Then followed the killing of Oscar
Burton and of Albert and Paul Reeves,
who were trying to arrest Burton. Judge
j. G. Reeves was also dangerously wound
ed. A colored man, named Williamson,
who is reported to have said that " il the
Civil Rights bill was not passed, he would
ride in blood up TO his bridle-bits, was ar
rested in neighboring town on Saturday
night, but escaped. 4ls zoe , f !
The negroes Of Alabama are beginning
to assert themselves. The Radical Con-
gressional Convention has been in session
at Selma, Ala, three days. One hundred
and eighty ballots have been taken, and
no nomination yet, Two negroes and
one white man, an ex-Federal General,
are candidates for the nomination. The
negroes want one of their set nominated.
In Missouri, after the LIST day of JAN
uary, 1876, every person, in order to
become voter must be able to read and
write. This regulation would work well in
every Southern State. II already exists
IN Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
There is trouble among the Radicals in
Florida over the nomination of a represen-