Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-08-25
NO. 20.
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The question has frequently .een
asked IA. "is n rs,ssllac an ss-sws a
white CA Democraiic fegislaiura al,
the November ulectiony and onr nc.
ply has Invariably tfcn, ayes. !. il the
white voters OF Mississippi viii bait
do their whole duty" Tlns il our de-
liboraie conviction, amer a careful
examination of iLe rtrcnglh and
s'sIaaia of the opposing lorc0s.
tits we'll known that great dixGi-
fection exists in the llndsrni vwnk-v-
SONS "a the aniost Influential sslsr.a =
leaders of that party are even now
ready TO bolt, and pnsss with the
whites to rescue the state from the
ruin that awaits IL. This lisancciion
i not confined to-oue Iocality, bat !.
cropping out In lifiernt tpOrtivns OF
the State, aud II the party Idss,lors.
win but encourage these negroes ~
throw OF the CALLING chains which,
have 80 long bound them 10 the car
Of relehtIers de4potlsni, thay wiz
cast their votes with the whitcA, and
In favor Of go,r government.
We will here repeat, ia. subslalilce,
what we have before ssidI that the
white voters cf Mississippi have the
most solemn aud important duty 10
perform that ever engaged tho at.
tention of any people. The dcstiHY,s,
of their State Il suspended hpon -
thread that they GAn neither slrangthl
en- or sovcr To accomplish the first,
II may be necessary for them 90 make
temporary sarTafieo Of personal inter.
esis; to effect the latter, they will be-
called upon 10 sacrifice the dearest
rights and privileges OF Southeru
irecmon. Which shall il be! This
Is the all-important question, aud one
that every free born Misshsipplan
should ask his oonsconco, before 90
ing 10 the polls.
Every Southern, and most of the
Western States, are looking hopeful
~ forward "a the day of our dcliv.
cranee. Shall We disappoint thcmY
listen to the yoicc Of Missouri, and
~ you listen, resolve In your heart
OF hearts to send back shont Of vie
tory. Speaking of the coming elcc-
ton, and the cheering prospect be.
fore ~, the N. Louis Republican, !
saysi taf
The canvass in Mississippi derives
more than usual intoresI from tho
determined attempt the Democrats
are making 10 carry the State, and
the encouraging prospects they have
of doing IL. Ever since the war
Mississippi has been regarded a.
hopelcsaly under the control of ear.
pet baggcrs and negroes, because the
latter constitute a majority Of the
population, and have been complete.
~ subject 10 the orders af the form
err. But the Aberdeen Examiner
asserts that the apparent numerical
superiority Of blaeks over the whites
is not founded on fact; that thcfccn.
sus OF 1870 is grossly Inaccurate, and
that the only ground Tor believing
the negroes are In majority IA the
persistent refusal of whites To regis
ter and vote. Ii declares that there
is a majority Of white voters in tho
State, and thai under the hatisrt feet
ing that will mark the next election,
this fact will be shown. In addition
10 this, great change has como
over the State; the power of the
pet-baggcr is gone the Amos
government Is detested by the he
groes themselves; and so many 10
cal Radical leaders, black and white,
have been convicted of one kind of
felony and another, that large pro
portion of the blacks are disgastedl
with the party and ready % vote
with the Democrats. IL IN certain
that the Democrats are very hope
futof suene~@, and that thu Repabit~
cans at prosept show very littlo
spirit in the canvass.