The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-10-19

Rcdicld, Southern correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Commercial, writes as
follows to that paper;
We are told that it is always proba
bic that improbable things will happen
Certain it is that hear whlsperlngs IN
the South, aud not SO very soft, either,
to the effect that the next Darty to dis
turb politics and distribute patronage
will arise in the North, and have Tor
It's corner stone the llslroncIliscmch'
Of the blacks! Wade Hampton, the
king white man Of South Carolina,
says that it will require the united cl
fort Of the South to maintain negro
suffrage in the future! lie predicts
that Il powerful party will arise in the
North demanding the disIraachlsement
Of the negroes, because their entran'
chIsemcnt is giving such political pow
cr to the South that she will soon o
troll the National Government. lie
thinks this will be the next great bat
tie, and tina. the Southern white men
must defend black suffrage with all
their might, for if it is lost, the South
will cut no figure at all IN the National
Government, having but about eighty
five electoral votes
Behold what great power negro sui
frage has given the South! 1t has IN
creased their representation so largely
that, with the aid Of New York, Con
necticut and California. for instance,
they can control legislation, elect the
President. and administer the Govern.
ment machine as they may see fit. The
rest of the United States can whistle,
The solid South and the three States
named will he the Government in all
that the term implies.
The North will not relish this, In
deed, there are signs that they do not
relish the prospect now, and hence the
very great effort to hold New York to
the Republican party, The iar.seeIng
men in the South, or those who are es
tccmcd as far seeing, declare that no.
thing can prevent the South from hay
ing n controlling vote in the Govern
mcnt but the dis!ranchiscmcnt OF the
blacks. And they argue that this will
he the next great question which will
agilatc the country. the North contend
Ing for black Acknowledgement, in or.
der to keep the South from running
the Government,
1t is plain. very plain, that the blacks
will be made subservient to the whites
in every Southern State, and that so
far from enabling the orth to hold
the Government, this cnfrancllisement
is having precisely the opposite effect,
giving the South so large a number Of
congressman and electoral votes that
this section will virtually hereafter be
the ruling power at Washington.
Look at Georgia. The white popu.
lation of that State is but little in cx-
cess Of double the population Of Gin
"cinnati, yet Georgia has nine Demo.
cratic Congressman, two Democratic
Senators and eleven Democratic cleo
votes. A population but little
above twice that Of Cincinnati has all
.hese, and throws them in n solid lump
n the interests ofthe solid South. So
ar as the blacks of that State arc con.
they have no more voice in the
National Government than so many
lack stumps. The very fact that ev-
nv Senator and member OF Congress
rom Georgia is a Democrat-and not
,nly u Democrat, but a Southern Dem
'crat, and not only a Southern Demo
rat, but a Gcorgia-born Democrat
8 evidence that the blacks Of that
are without voice at Washing
on. For all practicable purposes you
lad as well give every black stump in
Georgia a vote rs every negro. The
whites find it as easy to control one as
he other, and consequently are per-
ectly well satisfied with negro suffrage,
IS il gives them nine Congressman and
eleven electoral votes, which they
in a solid chunk. In fact, they
ire beginning to love negro suffrage,
'or it will as surely give the South con
,rol of the National Government as the
years roll around.
Look at South Carolina. The white
population of that State is now almost
precisely the same as Cincinnati. Yet
his white minority will surely control
he blacks hereafter, and throw the
seven electoral votes with the solid
They will yet have all the
congressman and both Senators. 1t is
,ut a question of time. The wealth, in
diligence, property and moral force of
State will as surely control it as the
Jun shines when this agency ls without
opposition, except from the negroes-a
ace that have never been able to stand
nut against the whites in any particu.
ar for any length of time.
Disfranchise the blacks and reduce
he representation down to the white
population, and South Carolina would
ave two Congressman instead of five,
nd four electoral votes instead of
even. And Georgia would have five
congressman instead Of nine, and sew.
n electoral votes instead Of eleven.
nd Alabama would have four Con.
instead of eight, and six
.ectoral votes instead Of ten.
The South might be ''solid' then
ithout the least fear that they could
yer control the Government or have
voice in its affairs amounting to die.
tion.
The South sees this now, and they
ould not give NJ negro suffrage If
lev could. They will cling to it as