, 1874-09-24
THE BUHDEfg OF, THE SOUTH,

io{,tcd In n n}rnr, a,,,1 Htirrnr o,,nnn1 In t]1s
proa,,ont =, I'm 11,,toa s,otou l., ,r.wor IN co,-
t,,, o,,rooy main Il, fin Nov yora g;nc, bv I'm
1r,n A,oraufor whito gonvro.ar,a,,-at-1 1art,o
fr, Tim, stato o,,on,,r III, irsccr;tv NJ lifs to
von,h,icons mn, Tin f1ancor n, o1nrosntuc eoutf-
monta ,ova, In tho f,ovcrnme,t Tim n,,peat not
only comp]oto,y ROUTES tho uenvatlona, clareos
of Mr. WbIto. h,t It tl,rowB a flood Of light
ynon the no1i,fcJ aituotion III Alabama,
and lnc1denta1v dIsc1oscu tho rensons for
tin dlncontent Of the wlito peoplo of
tbot Slate ap1 Tia grounds for their
nrotovt hcn,rHt tho oxis.,nr condition of
thncs, It ia hit fow aays svo that NO eayo
tbo suhstoncc of su1nr at,tlrcss from tho white
noop]s Of Claiborne County, A[lss,. appealing for
tin rcmoya} of tbolr iutolorabto burdens. Tho
two appca]s arc almost identical In tho facts
which uro presented. 1oayinr out the rofuta-
tiou of A1r. Whites storfcs Of murder, and blood
a1,oa anil noruccnton n, noproca in lint vicinity
which aro shown to bo false. We como to tho
moro general and Important facts os tho appeal,
which disclose sufficient cause for the
i unsettled condition of Southern aociety
Ie4t1uCHY 1TQM OLUEE &DAIEEh Nnu (0EAlEtqH
sllows TINT the condition ct Dallas County in
which Selma ia locatet may be tal,cr Us q fair
Banpo of a tho other districts in Which Garrett
bag influence is suprome. These facts aro
simply tlatnnng, mud that they hayo not led to
tho most turbulcut disorders and general
anarchy is D proof Of the patience aud law
abiding diBposision OF tile people,
Prior to tho Wnr, tho annual county ex-
napsca werc $4,000; now they exceed
s49.U00. Prior TO tho War, the pron-
! ertr. exclusive OF slayes. Wan worth
| thrce times aH much as It is now. Tho taxes
| hayo auadrup}ed, and hare not been houostly
applicd, Tho present Tux Collector fs unlor MI
| indictment for perjury mud ombozzloment Of
! county funds, found br a Grand Jury. tha mn
iority of whom were Republicans, aud vet ho has
fust bcon rouomiua,ctl for tha eatno o0ico bv n
majority of tho Republican Convention, Tho
nom,uco Of that Convention for Judge Of tho
Criminal Court ia d negro who Las noycr prac.
t3cea law, ncyor has had caso, and il under
indictment for larceny. Tho County So-
licitor, a white Republican, has been convicted
of bribery md corruption, and is now uuder ia-
dctncnt for now trial. The nominee for
Coroner, d Dorro, was convicted Of larcouy q
Tow days ago by tho Republican Mayor Of tho
oity. Tho present inc{znbont Of tho Circuit
Court. d lifelong Kopublican md honest man.
has boon dofoated by an icuorant and eorrunt
negro, How thcso lisgracoful results ,yero &c.
cured tley show bY documentary eyidcnce of a
charactor which ought to 10 conclusive to tho
President, as tho document Is comp from pron1inout
! Republicans themselves. Their united toati-
mony allows TINT this Convention WAS never
regularly organized ct all, but was only q mob
which got together for the purpose Of continu-
lug each other in otllco and numerous agreo.
1neuts Of tue most corrupt description between
candidates a1o printed, showing degree Of
fra1d and dishonesty which would not bo tol-
Grated single day in q Northern State,
As to tho charges OF intimidation i,nmo-
tltately preceding elections, the sisners ot
tho appeal mako u complete and crush.
lug roply. Tho3 alow that in the e;ght
counties adjoining Dalas the white population
ia 50,399, and th, btack 1855, ,7G0 The vote in
1870 1aH II, 1928 Democratic, aud s5,271 Ropub-
1lcau: in 1872 it was 1880 Democratic and
95,631 nopublican. Tho largo vote Of the ne
eroos IN proportion to their populatlon clearly
ettough Ahows that, II there WAS my intmida.
tion, 1t waB not successful, aud tho remarkable
lisproportion Of tho white to tho black popula.
tou ioined to tho fnct TINT tim wl,o}o binck mn.
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