, 1876-09-06
THE SOUTH
I
CALLS POR PROTECTION AGAINST DDMoCKAT1
uHPnRMEftA.

CAILa PoR PROTECTION AGAINST DEMOCRATIC
NEFoHME11s.
Gpecfot Dtspatca 10 Tas 7ftonnt
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 5.-At the confer
once held here yesterday With Secretary Cam
cron, II was decided to instruct Gen. Augur to
30 dlsposo Of the troops In South Carolina mud
other States In tho South that political meetings
vii. be protected from interruption by armed
mobs, like Butler'a bandits. Senator Patterson,
Of South carolIna, soys today that tho only
way TO get tho Union vote out is to hold large
mecttngs at central points, for the Republicans
would not dare risk their lives by at
talk to tho negroes. Tho plan adopted
by tho armed bands Of Wlite-Ltners TO
attend In large numbers all Republican meet
ings aud interrupt them by demanding and en-
forcing division Of time in speaking has, In
many esases, 80 frightened the negroes that they
fear to attond the meetings, and may not haye
confidence enough to 20 I'd tho polls and vote
APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE
to the authorities here that the military forces
Of the United States should bu distributed in
Florida as follows: Ono company at Narengu,
In Jackson County; one company at Tal]ahas-
sec. in Sion County; one company at efvcaas,
Ia Suwannee County; ono company at Sander
Eon, In Duval County; md ono company
at Gainesville, In Alacllua County. These
polnss are in the great coloscd belt. 1t is claim
cd that tho stationing Of troops there would
give protection aud feeling Of security III the
counties, which are tAe chief colorcd counties.
Moreover, tho points named are strategic oues
from the railroads, and their several functions
could ho held In case Of necessity, and which
would atln,lt of the circulation Of furccs at my
point ut moments warning in case Of an OUT
break. Tho fvc points named arc the chief
CENTRES or THE DESPERATE CLASS,
1t Is alsu suggested that there should he one
company at &c. Augustine, one a. Ta'npoa, and
one nt Key West, to give feeling 1T security
and confidence III Eust and South Florida,
Application has been t1adc from Florida to
to recognize the following ticket IS the regular
Republican ticket for tint ntate: For Cover
nor, N. l.. stearns; fur Lieutenant Governor,
Davld Montgomery; for Congress, First Dis
Dlsby, Jr. Tho Committee has been requested
10 issite proclamation recognizing this ticket
aud urging Ill Republicans to give It thclr sup
port 1t Is claimed TINT II saclI proclamation Il
will bc without any following among tho oilIce.
holders aad tho people.
Webster, Clerk OF the District Court OF Rcd
sociatcd Press chroniclcs this morning, was an
intltnatu friend OF Twitchtll, wtlo recently
barrly escaped similar fatc, and who Is now
seeking recovery from llts w0sntls III Vermont
"TIe adylce of the New oricans Ue'aociat,
country to ut With Goodness aud discretion,
leave tho pH,r negroes alone, and gu for the
as oMe 'esis III. 1s'ss H. to oa4h ss 1a'fX spSbesa
parlsh In which the leading. wl'tc
officials have buen shot since the campaign
opened. LAYER, Tax,Col'cctor Of Carol Par,
Kins, Deputy TaI- Collector Of Ver,niiion Paf.
tsh, killed. Iloth these acts are called tlls re-
suit Ut private fe4ds. TIC Assoctatcd rresa
agent at alo,lroc, who u ellltor Of tho Willie
League organ of tho tlistFst tais,s,iy ,,y attempts
Dlekgraycs. Tho Sheriff of the parish writes
tl,at ip applied to tho rIao clubs fol q posse to
follow ttlo assassin. They replied. "lVo arn
Home Guards Wc are nol shertil's officers" )"
| a>Iis: "unless We layo help here soon, VIC
must Ill turn peulocrats to save our lSea anu
| our tatnilics.n
United States harshnl 8. +, Packard, Of
Louislana, statcs Ia his letter of resignation to
the President that, being tho candidate for Gov
urnor Of that state. hu apprelcHds that person
ii motives would be Inscribed to any oillclal ~
tfoa he might be required TO take during the
campaign. -,
6ptetal Dtspasea 10 7as IHauat.
| NEW UALEAh8r bGPt, o.-AHc eA4csIoA@e VI
Senators Breaux and Weber aud Representative
eauer, Who were delegates TO the Seventh Jt-
llcial District Republican Convention, illus
trates some Of the tlisagreeahle features Of At-
tending such Convention in the rural dtstricta
OK this etate. The Conyontton was held last
Saturday 1t He'd River Landing, Oh the MlesEs-
sinpt Avcr, P9zish Of Potato Confee. When
the business OF tho Convention bad been com-
pleted, some coloted women Of tho placo ap'
preached eenatos Rseaux and Informed him that
they had overheard 4eonvessatton among mum.
hcs ot Democrats kh0 were pEesent To tho e6ect