The Greenville times., 1875-11-06
.REENvILLE TINES,
IT Is FINISHED.

u Is Win more Ffuiouhu fVtt-
ing than ever before animated US,
that we announce the finality OF
the plunderers rule In Mississippi.
We hare at last paid the full PEN
atty, and hard and weary one
Il has been, exactesl of US by our
eonquerors. And once again take
our place among free people.
When we look back over the his
tory of our lives during the past
ten years, at the iron rule of the
bAsest and most contemplate OF
tyrants, aud consider the mental
torture aud oppression we have
undergone. the sutIerings and an
guish Of the war even are diminish
cd In comparison. But we will not
consider that side OF the scene we
win rejoice In the bright ssnd hap
py prospects pertaining 10 our
freedom and future career.
In all the State, no county has
more occasion for rejoicing. no
county has achieved more, or had
more to work against, than Wash
ington.
We accomplished our rcdemp-
tion BY honest hard work no in
timidation, no lost ballot boxes. -
Registration In this county stood
$500 colorrd, and 1000 white voters.
by this our friends abroad may
jucgc Of our achievement. We
bad thought in summing up the
election returns 10 mention the
merits Of individuals in this fight
for home rule, for good local gov
crnment; but on the night and
morning succeeding the election,
In our extreme anxiety to learn
the result, we Travelled near 100
miles from precinct to precinct NV
And We find THAT NOT ONE
PLANTER, OR MERCHANT
FAILED TO. ATTEND TIE
POLLS and do his whole duty /!
II was this spirit, this,rcsolution
TO win which has enlisted all the
energies Of our people during the
past month, that has achieved this
signal victory.
There Is one man of us whom
whom We mention as having serv-
cd his country more cilectually
than any otlwr, the mention will
meet a response III the heart Of
every one who contributed his
ability and capacity to tho com
mon course. We alludo to Gen.
>. w. FERGUSON. Through tLc
courageous front that he present
81 70 tho minions Of power, from
his position on the Board Of Reg
lstration, hc secured us honest,
. capable aud impartial inspectors
Of election. This afforded us the
means Of victory.
We have remarked that there
was no Intimidation practiccd on
election day; nor was there by
amy ofthc peoples ticket men. But
at Mound precinct, intimidation
was applied both 10 voters and
inspectors. by w. ii. Harris pres
cnt member OF the Legislature =
In this connection wo dcnounce
this person Us an inocndiary
scoundrol, whom the citizens OF
tllat> end Of the county should get
rid of. He has poisoned tho la,o-
rers Of that entire section: his In.
hdonce has already led them to
the verge Of riot; and although
we do not suppose tho result Of
tho election wills be 9st on his
cowartlly heart. vet still he is spre
TO nroye a nuisance 60 lone os +,
lives IN The comfy.
Let n Ia ono ~ our oh,as a,,,o.
"a onvince tha r.sgn,,,ad na.ss,.as =,
how thcv have haen decs,ysJ =,
this class Of pnhllc enen,las sha,s
fhem that tha aloct,o, ~ s,,a,, .
man a. Colonel perev n tha r.ac-
islature cuarantecs 10 them so..n
ritv In their rights. and n hotta,
nssS'... - ."sea's' :" oo''-
.., ~ : s'sy ~ aase now y. "rep'esen-
.'o "uo'e ".o'o ne "''u repu.