Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-25
.rv.aazETTE 6ylRGINIA ADVERTISED


Washington Capital, gives, as everybody IN the
South knows, a. correct statement OF what is
ueapt by utimidatug negro voters 10 that Sec
ton of ccuutry:
The New York Nation, as it seems to me, is
no, ouiy what it claims to be--au impartial and
ipdepcndeut papcr-,ut it is edited with mark
ed ability But it sees Southern society through
Northern lens. Because certain things are
done at the North it assumes that the same
things are done at the South.
For instance, it assumes, or allows its CORES
poulcuts 10 assume, that Northern capitalists
put ballots iu the hands of their employees aud
say, Vote this, or [ will discharge you. ="
Then it couclu les that the Southern land
owner does the same thing with the plantation
laborers. 1t is all right SO far as the Northern
capitalist is concerned, but when it comes to
Southern land owner it becomes "lntlmsda-
ton" violates the fifteenth amendment, aud Is
an attempt to clrcumvent reconstruction and
outragcs the civil rights OF the man and
brother.
That Northern capitalists in the manulactur-
iug, mining and other districts do ex rcse this
sort OF "ruild intimidation over their employ.
es every one knows 10 be true. And the n
ton allows corr, spondcnt 10 plumber 5S4,
pag, $50, to Justify it, That correspondent
makes fair argumeot in defense of his idea,
that no man isunder obligation to give employ
meut TO those who vote against his interest.
He writes from Philadelphia, under date of
August ~, (initiaIs j. 5 | must do him the
Justice to say be writes as il he thought what
is sauce TOR the goose ought to be Sauce tor the
gaDdcr.'
Another correspondent Of The Nation, writ.
ing from Beaufort, South Carolina, under date
I7th August, aud signing himself Informed .
10 the same number, states, as stubborn TACT,
that the people of the South say to the negro
laborers, vote the democratic ticket, or we will
discharge you.
Informed" must be very poorly informed if
he rlcaos to apply that remark to the general
relation ex sting between the employer and EN-.
poyce 10 the South. No such thing is true.
That the Southern land owners would acE on
that idea, they dared, and justify themselves
as y. S. justi6 s Northern capitalists who do
the same thug, | will uot take it on myself to
deny tut that they do act on the idea, as 10
formed" alleges, is not true. They do not, be-
cause they dare not.
4 we'll known rule Of demand and supply
here comes In. The demand for labor in the
S,uth, and especially in Mississippi, is very
far 10 excess of the supply. This is manifest
ed n our almost united efforts to secure immi-
grants Ii We had supcrabundance OF labor.
80 that we could discharge it for light and triV-
oous causes, we should hardly be sending
gents all over the world to brlug us a fresh
supply.
No; on this poiot, if ou no other, the negro
stands on the vantage ground. 1t his employer
chooses to discharge him because he does not
vote as he is told, all he has to do is to walk
over to the next plantation, and the owner OF
it will not only take him in, but send his wagon
and team to move him and his family. The
"culored brother" understands this perfectly
weand he snaps his finger in the face threats
to discharge him if be does not vote the Dem
ocratic or any other ticket
have heard this sort of Donsense talked OF
among our people. But never knew Of but
one man who tried to put it into practical opera
ton. He had eight voters of the colored per-
Sua>ion on his place. Though great trials and
ribulatlons he succeeded 10 converting three OF
them to he true democratic lalth. The other
five .mained stiff uccked aud cebellious. So
on the morning OF the election ne concluded to
play the mild intimidation dodge on them.
lie called them all up. handed them democratic
tckcts and said, "Votc these tickets or don't
come back to my place any more. They went
to the polls, and the whole eight voted the re-
publican ticket. Five because they wanted to,
and the other three because they had been told
by democrats that every man should vote as he
pleased, aud they ddu't like that sort of talk.
Then the whole eight took the gentleman at
hI> word, and not Que of them went back. 1t
was cotton picking time and 10 about week
this "nill intimdator" may have beon seen
rushing trantcaI!y around trying to engage
hands to pck out his cotton.
The bloody shirt people must get up some
better device for scar rlng negroes han this. Inc
deception is so h!msy that the most stupid At
rscan eau sec through 1t by moonlight.
am am zcd that so able and thoughtful a
journal as he Nation should open its columns
to the discussion Of point SO utterly destitute
OF even plausibility."
Mr. BoUrwELL's New REB BELLIoN.-Sena-
tor Boutwell, is not usually counted among Am
evlcau humorists, but he seems to have :streak
Of fau" in him which breaks out whenever be
TOUCHES the Scu hern question. % Thursday
evening. in the course of bis speech here, be
vcnturcd on what seems to US the most prodg
ious joke of the season. He egravely attempted
that We arc in danger, rot of siogle new re
behou, but of succession of rebel;lons Hav
lng drawn fancy sketch of that fearful wllt
toWl, the Southern young man, whom he rep
resented as prauclug about 90 war steed ant
hriug uH uamltcd,rtvolverS, he asked Now
what have J. u 70 expect from these men ex
cept that they will attempt from time to thu
10 take possession of the government by forceY
II Is reported that his remarks were greeted
with laughter, and we do not woudcr at that
1t Is certainly either a very serious or an eX
,remely funny assertion to make, that we ar
living under the danger of constant attempt
by the horrible Southern young man to TAX
possession Of the government by force, of see
Ing him prance into Washington almost anJ
moruiSs on his war steed, galloping up th'
Treasury steps and watering himself and hi
horse from Secretary Morrill's ice pitcher. A
American securities did not fall yesterday "
must take leave to consider this On" of Ir
BJutWel's campaign jokes. ~. y Herald.