Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-26
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New / ork from i visit 10 w aSniHTiOn, ahti I'D
IN at,rview With + porter for the New York
Herald lives his views on S0utheru affairs as
;ol,Hs:
II SAYS that in both Louisiana and South
Carolina the negro vote is So large that no
doubt of the result can be entertained If the
whites do not eudravor to hinder free exer-
else OF suffrage; aud if proper precautions are
taken there is reason 10 believe that voters Will
not be ;mpaded 10 the performance OF their
duty. L. Floria aud North Carolioa, too, the
Governor thinks there is still talr chance for
me republicans to succeed, and it is possible
that these States will be gained for the psrty
that Wins the ear lest advantages 10 the cam
p4igu. At the present moment the people are
w.veTing, and they are very accessible to that
influence which the prestige Of early success Is
calculated 10 give. The October elections will
greatly tend TO decide what ticket these States
will indorsc. and it is probable that many other
States, such as New jersey will BE- gained Ia
the same wy 1t is generally admitted ;hat in
Presidential elections the weight OF the larger
and more populous States example acts upon
the smaller ones, and The vote 10 Ohio will be
apt to exert a very strong iofuence in this
campaign. ln reference to the probability OF
auy disturbance occurring 10 Louisiana during
the electioa Governor kellogg said that he did
not apprehend any provided the chanc2s OF
Hayes and Wheeler seemed very favorable, as
the whites would hesitate 10 such case to at
tempt auy Outrage or to cocrce their colored
peighbors in the disposition OF th2lr votes.
But if lilden seemed likely to WHO there was
reason to believe that aD effort would be
made iD some parishes to paiu democratic
majority at any cost, and some OF the white
.,nl- p,,,.fi
,hu, might further their ln erosls II they ielt
that thcy could gaio immunity from pun
I>mcnt, az tley no dou3t would if the pa
tuua democratic ticket succeeded La STATE
where there is majority of 5000 or 10000
rcgroys outside of a good mauy hard working
rcpubIican whites very little doubt might be
entertained Of that party's success, did there
not ,xist so perfect an organization among the
whites and so fixed deterniaateu to keep the
negro out OF office, and, if possible, to deprive
him Of his suffragaD privileges. The extremes
10 which this feeling OF race anlmoslty could
b. carried had more than ooce been demOn-
stGaed, and although Of late any outward mau.
licstation of it had been suppressed, there was
little doubt that it existed Intensely and per-
haps as widely spread as ever. Whether there
would be any such public exhibition OF this
feeling in the coming election as there had been
10 The past or not was somIthlDg which the
future alone could determine; but the success
Of The republican ticket III other States IL Oc
luicr would 60 far to make the election peace
able lu Louisiana The statement frequently
heard uowadays that the coiorcd vote IN the
South is likely to be largely democratic was
ridcuIcd hv the Governor. He thought such
an ll.a prcpos,erous. H. said that if allowed
to vo:c al all the negroes will certainly not vote
for The party which has not nominated for
State or local office single member Of their
race. aud which has always declined 10 recog-
nZ" their r!ght to use their own Judgment at
the ballot box.
Sea-. OF Tie candidates put forward for office
It mon who have perslstcutly Opposed the
negro, who have voted against the fourteenth
c,u>ti.unuDal amcudmcut and WHO are we'll
snovu as leading white ners. 1t Is not likely
tiat any husl!nys eloqucuce Is solng to be an
al qu,te apology for the massacre and Tor all
tic outfagcs perpctrated 10 the State. The
orgr2es now as 10 the past, arc devoted to
he republican party, aud they cannot DC
cajo j very readily luto giving over their
allegiance to it. Io States like Mississippi and
Texas. where there is So much terrorism WELD.
ii y the white democrats, aud where the COL
oted people are prevented voting If they sem
iuiispo,cd to ac; ip political accord With the
whites, some people fancy that large mass II
II" negroes vote the democratic ticket. bu; II
;hcy do /! is moro through fear than lnclln%-
tou. 10 short, there is every reason to mark
district with large negro population as es,
>cata,ly republican, and he result viii gener-
aiy 90 TO prove the correctness OF such cal
cuIatloo
The Governor then went on to say that the
n,I s,p,, road mon IN State
ti>kc;. aud of these the candidate Tor Governor
vas d.ub less the BEST The campaign would
u'dllb be spirited, aud n strong effort would
b N &c TO elect bin. But ouly little atten.
uon wa- paid to the State contest IN comparl-
>on with that given to the national issue. On
That q ! the attention of the Southern States
"!> TX j, aud they were wiling to sacrifice To-
ca lutcres:s so long as they could galn some
'aius 'or iha national party. ln tact, 10 such
S!ae> as LjuiSlna and South Carohna they
'o'k 10 the democratic administration II 1t
>h1ult gct into power to override the State
iyrrnm ut and un!Iifv the etfec, of success
IL r>pub ican State ticket. The South was
gathering all its energies to bear upon this
cAupaign. \ great effort would be made at
lais critical moment to regain power, anu the
>oeuttcrD democracy hoped that, with the aid
Of that of the North, they would be able to Sc
cArs first democratic administration, and then'
with their large representation 10 both houses
!hey would succeed 10 getting the upper hano
IL the nation. The Governor said there is 90
Jew rebellion to be appreheuded; there need
'e 10 anxiety entertained about the South S
ever seeediog aud forming distinct con.
Saeraey. The dream of separate rule had
Dssa di>slpated, and in the em bers of rebellion
' "aica went OUT 2sr the tread of the Uuloo
aIiules the des( Establishing distiuc, gov
s!!n1cot and 4 forming distinct people Dad
4I>>3vti. The South does not want to break
~" ~ Uolon now. 1t aspires to control the whol.
" IL aud with democratic administration this
: not as impossible as it might seem. La the
'''th there are many States like New York,
~ u NAch the republicans and democrats art
-Ny divided, ,aud from these there is frequent
2arepubllcan as we'll as democratic Senator
,sn alhe South, however, the Senators are gene
".y ,aay OF the same political complexion, and have