, 1876-11-16

How THE STATE WAS cAnnfED ron TrLDEN-
LETTER PROM GEN. K1l.pATKICK.
RALEIGH, y. c., Nov. 9-7o TIE Editor Of The
Nt,o York Times: North Carolina llas gonc
overwhelmingly Democratic" ! suppose this
statement ia almost "A familiar to yo,t HOW as II
has beculne to me within tllc rast Two tlays. /
admit that this State Is mot to he colntrd us III
favor Of tho Republican nominees, but believe
that the Democratic candidates fsny not ulti-
mntely havo that large majority Of the votes
which Is now claimed for them by tfelr support
ers. Counties III the northwest, northeast, a1nl
south arc get to be heard fron anl their returns
will, 1t is hoped. greatly diminish, to aaivau-
taGe of our opponents. Yet | 8llall not he sur
priscd II tho najority claimed be Increased H.
stead OF diminished. ! chi, scs no reason why
It should not b. multiplied fvcfoll, II the clce-
tiuns were conducted In tho counties wllosu r.
turns are not yet In, as they were In lhc ott,cr
parts OF tho Etatt. What | saw on Tuesday
last n1u what lmyn heard slncc, hurrify lnt.;
ul know the recital Of tho faets must appalt
every truv American citizen. fraud, t.sarlsery.
anl intimidation are tho tncans BY which this
State hns lMrn carried against the Republican
party, al"l thrse Instruments Wcru used hy !nri,
Of r,.sulutu will, who arc mt tstnuberctl by
particle of conscicnvr. Tue Republicans nf
North Car,'!ua havc never been well organized.
else ! might not now hare sstcta Il story ot
shame to detail. They hare not many
lenders who, in Intelligence. foresight, ard
rcsolutc will raa sa'!npara With thu men wllo
arc at the head of tha penloracy. Thry wcro
opponents 10 that, whI.e the lattcr weru l,repar-
iIie. Ti.c result i known. Wiru tl''cy went 10
tho polls gu clrs.io!. 'aay thy found thoss
wsrc well urnsed md determined tu resist every
ru,leaynr /" r1pcl 1hurn. Ever, in Thoroughly
Republican counties waa this plan ol se!kiny
tho pulls carried into effect by The Democrats.
ion, tic 7,cpablisaasc coali % DO nothlny A' Tha
hypncrssy of thu Tillenitcs was such that 1t
allost kurpasses be'icf; aud It IL cortaia tt,at,
Il my violent attcu,rt 70 lt4oisa then, ta.l
sos1sa s na waa 'S 1pa'fn ap,s . n""y s e fRfss Rys
iiAye q fa,r election, anu would protect
cyery, citizen IN hia right to vote. 1he
lscpublleas.s accepted their assurances, ior
copu with such horollghty-urganizcd ha1sls anu
thcy dll not ut first Rr!strats t!'e lypocrlsy u
their opponents. Well, tho lsctcls-,for 4i1rt!
tAoy arc i'll splslt-krpt guard over tl4e polls.
cyur Republican approached tl.e ballot boxos,
challenged alltl harasscd fliln with gsfstIs'.la
III this way tllry consumed tlIne, null In eSeFy
precinct sp far heard from. when t!,e sun went
Iuwn 1t wns found that numbers VI Republicans
I,ad been challenged alhl tAlksl "ut ~ tte1r
votes Az Tor themselves, the TIltlcn asll Vatru
,ne,. voted curly in orIcr To have time to Arnsa
thclr opponents: a,tl t!,e Indications are that
tluy also ruteu often.
Let n.e here stato fnct which Indicates tho
pcrpe;rutton of Shameless fra1lt4 by tho suc-
cysstul r,urty In this State. On t!le very night
U: thu clectIutt. w1l,tn two honrs utter tbs polls
lad l,ce,, closc., apparently utsica rrports werc
received at lta!e!gl that ecrtAtn rcnuse Dcuo..
sratic districts l,a given rlllc1l aud Va,lcc, nIl
thu utllers Oh their tickets, large n,ajmt.
ttcs. and ulso stating ths figures u thosv mn.
jorliles. Honest repGrts could not have rearheA
hero from thosu districts n much css tllne thur,
two days. Tt-lay thu reports Of TUESDAY night
hayc bccn verified 10 hv dispatches from thu
districts in question. Now, what do thsao
fnetA indtcAtc-,laS, rEuv.-cxcepk THAT tho
Democratic committed Of each county WAS Ill