Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-12
Is,-rrSs, i-srErSs Co. sc. Sept3O1s7s

both the flesh and the spirit wiling ~ the J
some time. ! have been wanting to give |
YOU a description Of aiair> down II, re-. tor |
thirgs have changed considerably >iuce |
last wrote II Won. You see | ava back on 4
nay uid stamping ground" | wish the /
curiaia Copld be Withdrawn and YOU people |
~ The North could look IA here and re |
,hinss jn>t a. they are. Il Is a very dil- |
3cuit matter Tor me 10 attempt TO describe /
Affairs iu their :rue light. To- uo words Il 4
he English language could ITO justice TO |
the subject. t
The TWO PARTIES.
In the first place, the Republican, party |
is made up mostly OF nsgrues. The Dem |
ocraiic party is the cid rebel while party |
~ the Sonth who brought on the war and |
nave crested all the disturbance since. |
The negroes have 4 clean majority IN the |
State OF over 5000. and, il let alone. /
niniy-niue out ofoue every hundred will !
vote the Republican tick"i. The Demo-
Gratis are determined 10 overcome this ma /
ioTty by Killing what they cat and keep 4
ny the others from the polls Oh ele"ti"n
DAY. They have Organizations all over the
state. numbering several Thousand IN each ,
county. Whenever the Republicans at .
;embs 10 hold political meeting these
prMoCRAIIC CIIBs
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;iuc j. 10 be equally divided between tie
mo pagti,s. This works very well utdii
% Il, publican attemp- to speak. Then they .
commence yelling aud CYrsing completely /
drowning In voice 80 no one car hrar (
What hc has 10 say. They Use language .
which would shame the d.. The Gov .
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avoid trouble. The next day the Demo
l., III 90, III and Toll ,a..e..i,1 ~
tac whole town; an armed moi 81 over a .
hIudrcd men attacked the hotel where .
some Of the Republican speakers 81 the .
dAy hcfb-e were stopping and threatened /
20 shoot them they escaped through The .
back door and came 10 unc camp for pro- .
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The sheriff and mo-; OF the county OIL f,
Grers took ryiuge In ott camp 10 save I
l,ir lives. / had no authority To Inter-
lt.ic. except 10 protect all that came t. me.
Tie mob next went tor the negroes; u.oI
pi th,m bid mp or took "a the woods. bat
thry captured several. and VI "a ftTu.Nrr>
al ,H..r beads. made them promise and
take oath 10 vote the Democratic ticket. .
THIS = the way the ucETue, are joining
lie u a:nocratic standard. Th- mob -ur.ed
up ana down through the streets and al
leys OF chat Old town. yelling. cur~Iug aud
firing r,Vulycrs nearly AL might. They
acted Ike ii.ud- iucarnatc. worse than
Millions devils. This same state OF aGAii>
exists all over South Carolina. There =
hardly place in the state where a Re
( publican VIII be pIsmittcd - make a
speech. not even the Governor. The he
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