Nebraska advertiser., 1876-10-19
THE SOUTH.
Violence and Intimidation in Missis-
sippi.
Democrats Arming
A Determination to Override the
Majority by Force.

A late letter from Natchez to the
Inter Ocean says;
The intimidation policy, which last
fall carried this state for rebel Democ-
racy, is being resOrted to again, and,
Ii possible, in more intense and vim
dictive form. The spirit of 1861 is
flourishing in Mississippi to-day, and
the Democracy is a walking arsenal,
ready at all times to break up Repub-
lican meetings and murder Repub-
licans in the interest of reform"
In this city and county the cam
paigns and elections have heretofore
been conducted peaceably. There has
been no military organizations either
party, but to-day the Democrats have
two military mpanies-one cavalry
and the other infantry-wi total
mem bership Of about 800, armed with
the most improved.
CARBINES, REvOLvERS, AND REMING-
TON RIFLES.
The Democrats do not hesitate to
boast on the streets that they have 2O,-
600 rounds of ammunition, and are
prepared for any emergency. They
say when the trouble does come they
will go for the leaders of the Republi-
can party and kill them first. There
is not Republican military organi-
cation in the county, and very few of
the Republicans own as much as
shotgun, and there is no disposition
on the part of Republicans to breed
disturbance. They have been orderly
and well behaved in the past. and
intend to continue SO. Should
trouble arise the
DEMOCRATIC KUKLUX.
will be the cause of it. They visit
Republican meetings and do not hesl-
tate to give the lie to Republican
speakers when they utter sentiments
that do not accord with the opinions
of the Democracy.
White Republicans cannot walk the
streets without being jeered at and in
suited by the White League loafers,
who are found on every street corner
armed with revolvers, prepared to
TAKE THE LIFE OF A REPUBLICAN.
should he attempt to resent any of the
insults offered. The more indiscreet
members Of the armed Democracy
openly assert that they are
in favor of carrying this county if
they have TO kill every white and
colIored Republican to accomplish it.
If there Is no trouble in this county
it will be owing to the forbearance of
the Republicans. for the Democrats
are anxious to have a disturbance,
and will commence the work of
slaughter on any imaginary provoca-
ton. A knock-down on the street
between two men of different politi-
cal principles is enough to call the
WHITE LEAGUE TO ARMS.
The lives of all the leading colored
and white Republicans have been
threatened, and on Monday night.
one of the Democratic cayalrymen
stated, in the presence of q dozen 9TH
er Democrats, to Mr.. Hardy, the Col
lector Of Customs for this District,
and editor of the NeU South. the Re-
publican paper, that should trouble
come he Hardy would be first to die,
the White League gentleman said,
Hardy, my aim is an unerring one,
and
WHEN MY RIFLE CRACKS YOU SHALL
RECEIVE THE BALL"
Mr.. Hardy has been editing the Re-
publican paper here for nearly two
years, auu MIS- conuuct has DeenuneX-
ceptionable. l have never heard a
Democrat any thing derogatOry to his
character, otherwise than that he is a
Republican, and for that reason that
IL L. = IL
life threatened. Such, Mr.. Editor, is
the course being pursued by the Dem
ocracy in Adams County and this
county is paradise compared
with the adjoining counties of
Wilkinson, Claiborne, and Jeffer-
son. In neither of those counties are
the Republicans allowed to hold meet
ings, and many Republicans have
been forced TO leave, and are to-day
refugees driven from their homes sep
arated from their wives and children,
for no other reason than because they
are Republicans.
FREE SPEECH AND A FREE BALLOT
is not granted to Republicans in this
State to-day. In this Congressional |
District the Republicans have a ma
jority, in fair election, of fully Is
600. The Democrats have nominated !
the rebel Brigadier General Chalmers,
who took an active part in the Fort |
Pillow massacre. The Republicans
have nominated the Hon. John r. |
Lynch, a colored man who has served |
the Sixth District in the FOrty-third |
and Forty-fourth Congress, and not
with standing the immense Rehubli-
can majority in the district there Is
no certainty of Lynch's election. We
depend upon the the loyal vote the
of the North to save the
government from the hands of traitors.
The South Is pOwerless to aid South
ern Republicans.