, 1876-09-27
MORE SOUTHERN QUTRAGE9.

VIGIL IN tA6 6ouLn, RnQ Gonfeuefnk0 oIecs
tioneeripg progresses brislly. A ARepublican
meeting ut Okibahall, Miss, on the Esd inst,
was broken up by tho Democrats, and four
negroes were killed and soVornl wounded
At another place, on the sano day, during
discussion hotwcen District-Attornsy Wal
TON (Rspublicau) and MANNING (Demoorat),
nominees for Congress-, tho Democratic
interrupted tho discussion by shooting fvo
negroes. Authentic news from South Caro-
lima has reached Washington that q brother
Of Con. BUTLER, the leader Of the Hamburg
massacre, Is ut tho head Of 1arge and we'll
armed mob Of Democrats, patrolling the
State for the purpose of breaking up Repub-
1ican meetings, md TINT this brutal mob Ia
shooting negroas at s'gh... It was only n
few dnya ago that this mob stopped q train,
took off cotorad members OF tho Legislature,
and sbot them.
These and other outragcs of a similar chnr-
acter, constantly occurring in The Southern
States, tell only too surely tho story OF tho
intimidation that is now practiced to prevent
tho negro from voting md TO overcome the
Republican minority in States that aro ns
strongly Republican aa Illinois or Iowa.
| What il to DO tho programme on election
day2 Mr.. II. ". GAnx, q prominent lawyer,
and ono OF tho lending .rildonitcs Of South
Carolina, in speech delivered at Aikon tho
other day, developed tho plan Of tho White
Leaguers and other TupEx organizations in
tho following words, which wo print with
tho responsive comment of the mob:
And now lot no tell you what to 10 on election
day. Go in masses, arnscd pnd try and fotcc th6
negroes to vote our ticket. II they don't do II,
shoot them down and cut Oh their ears, and war.
rant you this wilt teach them lrason; and even
II We ara not elected. wo will 40 to Columbia In
force, nnl II not allowed to tako our seata We
will surround tho statc-IIoure and tear It down,
! and show tlom VIC will rnle. What AaY yon. n,cnt
! can't VIC 10 1t! Loud cries Of "Yes, l-n It,
| ycs"
Tho circular Of Judge TAFT WINS issued
mono too soon. In Wow Of the unimpeach-
able testimony which Inns been presented
that the Southern Republicans will be dis
franchised on election day, It is tue duty Of the
Administration to enforce tho instructions OF
TINT order without fear or favor, and ia
mako such preparations In tho South aa
shall insure every tnan In his right to vote, il
1t takes every soldier in tho army to do 1t,
tr1,a action NJ the Wh;to.I I,inera. Ti,den;tea
on1 H., K,,r Ia .,;rtuo,,7 rohnl,,on aoo;,a,
w. ,'o . 4A> " ',ss,s .;.,'1 ~ ~ e..:,.
'Ae oosoF"'nou'' ""'s', sno"1" ~ eat'1l'"t''s
put down, no matter "Aat 1ofee Hay oo re-
qnired. The Administration should mako IL
known, In clear aid unmiatakabla terms, tia
tho laws shall be respected and obeyol Il
the South as they aro In tho North.
Even tho Chiragn Tipes, organ ot the Con
'cuefates aa WIN '''e e.tee.'uA y. ~ 'stt1.'
call neither e~A'lo" "oe o.eest tao m'ase .. Wa
Fepntao'e eas'''ess ho'"'aa'ea ~ ."s peae
esa.I 90. nu', ~ .a..,.' w" ~ saua ~ua"s
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p,cscnt.a r.; mrn vhs naoct 80 il Tri5tmsts
Il ia IN Insult e tho intelligence ot every Nun fl
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