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JACKSON, November 2, 1876.
PEACE.
The feeling ali along has been that election.
day here would be very quiet Or ery.bloody.
The condition Of things was such that II
there was any disturbance at all 1t would De
fearful.
Up 10 this writing there has not been the
least trouble, and rs tho negroes are ieavtng
town rapidly, aud as the whites are 70 Joily
good humor, there is diminished chanee ior
row.
ID has been as quiet an election as ever
attended. When every man knew tnas every
white man was artaed. and that single per.
sonal difficulty might fire the mine and lead
"a fhe Slaughter of hundred, there was
GREAT circumspeciion of conduct and ex-
6uisise care to avoid treading upon other
peoples toes.
Then every precaution was taken to secure
peace. There was large force OF special
policemen and deputy sheriffs on the ground.
selected from both parties, and every saloon
is closed from - last night until tomorrow
morning. The peace officers have orders 10
arrest every disorderly and drunken man
and put him in the common Jail until the
polls are closed and the votes counted.
In addition, the worthy citizens OF Jack
son-those more interested in the peace and
prosperity of the city than any one else can
possibly behave been on the ground the en-
tire day, going from polling.piace to. polling.
place, and using all their Influence in the
preservation Of peace.
Above all, the Federal soldiers as the par
racks were under orders to rush into tne Guy
the very moment there was an 'outDreak' anu
preserve the pace. They pave oeeu pre-
pared, and at the signal Wouio nave notnins
to do but "fall in."
Yet with all the precaution, fear and
anxiety hung over the city like pail last
night. From here and from Edwards, Boil
too. and Clinton, on the Vieksburg road,
many women and children were sent into
VicEsburg for safety. Matters had been ar.
ranged in that usually tumultuous city until
Il was regarded So one of the places least
liable TO o row.
I believe that the probabilities of row
hera were thought to be greater than at any
other point in the State. 1t Is q sort OF head
quarters for the Republicans. Many are here
whose lives have been threatened in other
parts of the State, who, of course, are 10 no
genial humor. The colored people have
been told to come into town and vote, re-
aardless of consequences. The Whites were
armed and determined, and upon survey o;
the whole field, thought jackson 10 more
danger from an outbreak than any other
place in the State. Therefore I remained
here. not to take part in the expected riot
ho, RI iun world
HISTORY of it in my feeble way. rejoice eX'
cesdipgly that I have no bloody chapter to
write Tonight. So far the dispatches have
revealed but one fracas in the State that oc
CURED this morning, nelr Port Gibson.
Only two men were killed-One white ana
one black which is remarkably light casu
alt, list for that quarter.
AT THE POLLS.
All day long have been at one or thu
other OF The three votiDg-placeS of the city
and suburbs.
Every business. house in the city was closed
from early morning until night, giving tht
city Sunday appearance. This was done
that every white man might give his undi
yided attention to securing the election o.
the Democratic ticket, upon the success OIL
which they believe that their very salvation
depends.
never before saw such determination to
carry an election, the whole body of the
while people being moved by common i'm
pulse. The wealthy citizens have given
literally of their means to secure votes, With
out nice scruples as to how the votes were
obtained. Every white man resolved him
sell into committee TO secure the vote OF at
least one colored man.
The result is Astonishing. would not
Ill klnt np,tn
conld have been got to vote the Democratic
ticket as have seen do it here to-day.
No force, or violence, or intimidation was
employed. watched for this closely, and
had the assistance Of another party, but we
jointly and severaly failed to discover any
thing like force or violence, or anything that
could be properly called intimidation.
WHY so MANY CoLoRED MEN VOTED THE DEMO
CRATIC TICKET.
More voted with the whites here than
ever before-yes, more than twice as many
as at any other election. They were chiefly
irfaenced in this by the non.interference of
the Government. Because the Government
did no. step in at the request of Governor
Ames they have got the notion that it has
"gone back on tbelp," as they call it; and
now, being without its support, they must
cultivate friendly relations in politics with
the whites. They know that they cannot
maintain contest with them without Go.
Vernment support, and as they have been de-
priVed of that support the LeXt best thing
is to accept the inevitable. This was the
chief influence operating among them here,
and the great cause of such an unusual num-
Der voting the Democratic ticket.
Another influence was the well-knoWn
fact that the whites are ia arms; that they in.
tend no longer to live under negro rule if
they have 10 fight to get out. The negroes
do not want fight. They know what that
means. So many voted with the whites as
matter of coEciliation, preterring to see Dem
ocrats elected than to have rev, in which
they would be the chief sufferers.
Half the servants at the hotel where stop
voted the Democratic ticket. to the great
establishment and qualification of the propri.
etor, who counted only upon three. This
morning the proprietor said to one of his
clerks: "Have you talked to so and so (men-
tioning four) among the dinipg.room boys?'
"No, sir"; replied Mr.. Phillips, ''it is not
bit of use. They will vote the Radical
ticket If you should argue with them
week."
Yet these very four, as happen to know,
voted the straight Democratic ticket. They
did it because they conceive that the Repub'
lican party here is "gone up" and they
don't want to stand out in apparent antago'
nism to the whites.
CURIOUS INDUCEMENTS.
/ witnessed many strange scenes at the
polls, aud around about among the crowd.
This sort of thing was repeated often by
men who were supplied with money for
the purpose. A man would select his
darky and operate on him in this wise