The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-11

Republican 76.1S6. S2,175l 1862 66. 659
Democratic 3S,O97 47,2Ss 442S6 96,9O6
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Totals .... ia. 2S3 100 463 II 94S. l63. 565
Maiorities s8,OS9' 34ss7 2os76 1924
Now, it is not necessary to deny the
accuracy Of these figures to show that
they do not warrant the bloody shirt
theory of fraud and intimidation. We
answer, and will prove that until Novem-
Der, 1878, there never had been anything
approximating full vote in this State
since the war. The Senator assumes
that there must have been fraud and in
tlmidatlon i'll consequence of the large in
crease Of the vote of 1875 over that of
the previous years Immediately succeed
ing the war The total vote of 1873 was
l63, 800. If the Senator had consulted
the census reports instead Of listening to
the Munchausen stories of disappointed
office-holders he would have discovered
that 163, 800 votes is All exceedingly
moderate poll for this State According
to the census of 1870, the population of
Mississippi was as follows:
White OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 392 500.
Didck' ...... .'---.,..........-.. 44f,201.
Total.......................... S27,097.
Increase since 1870, say,----....--. $4,000.
OIdhu Iotal. .-....,.-.......--. S17,O97.
! 1t is usual to estimate one voter in
every five of the gross population. Ac-
cording to this data the State ought to
have voting population of 175, 900 (in
round numbers), whereas at the late
election, according to Senator Morton's
figures, the whole vote was but 1863. 565.
1t will thus be seen how the plausi-
bic theory Of the Senator is scattered
INTO thin air by facts and fgures-the |
logical results Of which no cunning sopb- |
Istry can overturn. The error of Mr.
Mortons calculation is in the assumntion
that III the elections of 1869, -, and'73. !
the Democrats polled their full vote.
though it is we'll known here IN Missis-
slppl as any fact can be, that in all those
elections, tens Of thousands of white yo-
terS stald away from the polls. In 1869
brother-ln-law Dent was the candidate
tor Governor against Alcorn, (the Re-
publican nominee) and for reasons not
necessary here to discuss. immense num.
bers of whites did not register. Ia 1872.
the deep-seated disgust which existed
among Democrats in all parts of the
Union was upon them in conse-
Iuence of the nomination of Greeley =,
and the result was the same as in 1850
And IN 1873, when the choice was he. -,
ween Ames and Alcorn doth Republi-
'ans,) the dlsinclination among Demo
rats and Conservatives to decide between i.
hem, again operated to keep large num- :
'ers from voting.
these are undeniable truths which we ,
re stating not for the purpose of arguing {
ne wisdom or the unwisdom of the policy =,
I aostentlon which was adopted by large q
numbers of white voters, but to show tho
allacy of the Indiana Senator's theory y
hat the result of 1870, was produced bv :"
'aud and violence. !"
The negroes who voted with the whites
The late election for change ofadminis.
'a'lon' did 1t enthusiastically. They We're -
'sured that in all things, they would be e. e.
eaIed FAIRLY and Justly and that there ~
ouid be no discrimination on acoopnt of
ice, color or previous condition ~ "a
legislation. They had expe. y. -
ehced the hypocrisy of their carpet-bag -
Ildes, as well as the bitterness and on W
esslon ofcarpet-bag rule, and thousands
them, as the result has shown ..went to -
polls and voted the Democratic.Con ~
'vatIye ticket. The whites themselves -
re aroused as they had never been he. =
e hey felt that. the time had come
eh they must stop the downward ca DE-,
4 OF the State TO confscation. bank ind
''cy anu remediless ruin under the rnlo Jos
corruption and ignorance-tbat tho, mil
st arouse themselves TO a determined zlar
lggle to save it from the horrors &c ooIg
rchy and barbarism-or MAKE mn hoo,
II minds to abandon their homes Will
l'tefiy lost to them and theirs forever
neF the influence of this conv;c,;o,, &
Inc determination and enthusiasm 80 stea,
shteous cause, they carried the cleo impt
i0f reform by sweeping majority wi
IS an insult to the intelligence Of The Pc
s,'can people for Senator Morton to an
'ue the hgures quoted above, to mako p,
,issinn; VII against the voters of Texa