Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-05
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Friday Morning, November 5, -. 1875
Our County Election.

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Our County Election. -
The battle is over and again our gallant
county is handed over to Radical misrule,
but it is evident that our redemption is
near at hand. One more trial, with such
earnestness ofpurpose, and victory is ours.
All praise to the gallant Democracy of
Charles county! Outnumbered by the
banded Ignorance and corruption of Radi-
calism, backed up by the whole power of
the Federal Government, the money of the
Custom House at Baltimore, and the
Treasury at Washington lavishly expend-
ed amongst us, yet we have reduced their
majority from 20S of last year down to 45
on the State ticket-a clear gain of 1855!
This is well. Another such effort and sue
cess will crown our eforts
1t is useless to look back at errors to
complain of them, but it is our duty to
examine them for the purpose of profting.
In this light then we may say that it is
our belief, that if we had had a committee
to revise carefully the registration lists in
each district, cause to be erased all impro-
per names and to have had all of our voters
registered, we would have carried the
county this time. As it was, there was no
Organization for this purpose. Let us look
to it this does not happen again, and to
that end we hope our present County Cen
trail Committee will retain its organization
permanently. But of this more at another
time. We can only say that from our own
observation there were more than enough
negroes improperly registered, who if they
had been stricken off, would have changed
the majority. We must look to this and
other things in time. As it is we claim
that we have gained substantial victory
and we have this consolation, that we have
scared our opponents badly. Too much
praise cannot be given to our gallant
standard bearers, Edelen, John II. Nit
chell, and the old wheel-horse, John w.
Mitchell, who by their indefatigable labors
lit up the fires of Democracy throughout
the length and breadth of the county.
Everywhere their eloquent voices were
heard day after day appealing to the peo-
pie to rally to the support of the principles
of constitutional liberty. Not one word
was said for self, but all was said for the
cause. All hail to them for their gallantry !.
If they did not win success they did more
they deserved it. 1t is not in the power
of mortals to command it, but they may
deserve it. This our gallant nominees one
and all did, and in the name of the united
Democracy of Charles county we thank
them, not only for their gallantry, but for
the heightened, dignifed manner in which
the canvass was carried on. The contrast
on the part of the opposition served to
make this the more marked. There the
canvass was one of scurrility and misre-
presentation. The most unblushing
effrontery was manifested by some of the
Radical orators in their speeches, if their
rambling, disjointed jargon may be so far
dignifed. We listened to them on several
occasions completely dumb founded, that
any man could utter such unmitigated
ISLANDERS and Justification. Some Of them
continually preached the old story of en-
slavement to the negroes-they were told
that the Democrats would have reduced
them into slavery long ago, if it had not
have been for the Government at Washing
ton, and if we did succeed in the election
of President their children would be
taken from them and themselves again
made slaves Of In addition to the day,
or public meetings, secret midnight
gatherings, in remote places were held, and
what was there said or done is but little
known. But it has leaked out that at
more than one of these latter meetings one
orator at least told the negroes that if they
would vote solid this time and their party
carried the State, Judge Brent would be
removed from his office, and a certain
other gentleman put on the Bench, who
would only send them to Jail for ten days
in cases where they were now sent to the
Penitentiary. They were told also that if
Mr.. Digges were elected States Attorney
he would deal more leniently with them
than MrMitchell. These are but instan-
ces of the many false representations which
have come to our ears. Thus the mass
of the negroes were made to believe that
we were their enemies and the more in
telligent among them, who wished to vote
with US, were deferred by the animosities
of the rest of their race. We think there
fore that in view of all the facts and cir
cumstances connected with the county
campaign, we are fully justified in saying
that substantially we have gained victory.
So we say, "Once more to the breech, dear
friends, once more" and victory is ours.
The State Election.
Wehave the happiness to-day Of record
ing the success of our whole State ticket.
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