, 1876-10-03
OF Whtte-Lcagucrs, there would bo no "connct
Of races.n 1t is only bccatsc tho negro acckst to
INSERT Ills Independence that, lie Ii ma.!c tie
po!it8 lA Atot-gun.

f'ollits hla Ahotgun.
".
70 Eet 'a'f feacS o. VIAL IA passing IN inc
fnintl oi tle Southern Democrat to-day, Is not
an easy task by my means. lie is rettccnt,
81 scarcely ever . ensas'ng In p9lltleal alseua.ion;
a. ..Ns .s'..ns '"a. ~ "'sE nsca"'u eos',teu
thcrc WAS a sort ol Masonic understanding
among all Of tlcm as to tic best course to be
pursued to assure tie triumph nj the Dcmp-
monv rrrrnc. ,ros ois ovi,,sn, ,nd ,hoso n ,a,,. ~
"'nuy heetoes *ns WIZ us,asn1, "'la theso too!s
serve ae go-bctwcens Tor tie furtlicEnncc Of their
dcsigns. Throughout Georgia, Alabama, Mise
or;i rkonsos ticyo /. ire. of nnf,,tr.t s,s.,,s'
.inr tna,, tirrc i. l., tt,e .nr ,ity ~ rhtnn""
And vet, Tjl.jcn and iiendrjeks pv,es anil Is,,s
are as th!ck "a teicrraph Mica % '" ri.
mr.. 1,einr Northcrn man. fearc1l tn hrnscl,
;I,c .uist If N",nnni nniitsa .t H. boae,',
iiou sjlt1l1ii arouse nutf fnytM,r mr.. Nrycrthc.
icss, was ANNOYED. 80 bcthougj,t nc tf Tint
ucop]cs. a;l to tic jictrcw t,,rt,rI. Tnoro Il
tot " scttie,Scnt or nrtr,.,mrh"o,, IN t1c
s"ti s tas as not ~ norton IfI ~ is son,nerso so
committed to lie hnnds OF Tic onnnre,e,,t liz IIc.
Moses to ,o nn teII ita ncoui. wI,at IN ,,,,' IN
lila Sinv thc IJehrcv has hrcn "'' n ,mc,t,,m' ri
news, Lnttcr|y, bo docs not carry ,na,,y mes.
saEcs from tiiu Lord; anu vi, ic los Isl
1tiHV fT1rfr1tn. NfAn hrAl. nnt1
teu{tyo ,,er1ory, dlyu)go no con,,dcnccs,
but tic story Of onu {talInp Miss.sinnf
Iicbrew merchant Is tho story of Mi of tIs,n:
We knew these tcop,c, we oru dcncn,lcnt uuun
tnCNt ioI 'l!a 'Hunts u IlaoG. NHsnnE ehcEn W.
tcrcsts, Tho Southern pconIc arc ,lisco,,tcntrd.
unhnppy. Like the Jews they look forward 10
tic day when they s'lall be restored to thc!r
own luiaa y Walem tney na'e nss!l Iespoea "
mi ,,mi,onnv thrr" ran In ~, no',.., nn.a tGn
race1onlsrt viii 70 on till one Or the other IS
.cxternlnate'1. Which shall It hc1 Do not asls
ue. we arc foSnl 10 tho Government, NM
nSs9 wv III ''.i' ~ 'Ie @ H, nut
ncnt..,,crnrc vi,I r., M, I, i {,n,,s Min.
self surrounded by tlIc SANG Idle nn cncrvating
influences lie cn]oyuil bef0rc tile War. He was
born 80, and We are not prepared to Judge him.
As fur tt,u black race, II they were treated
honestly md trt alone, they would give no ol,c
any trouble; they arr quiet, Industrious, don1es+
tic In their. la6i,s, si,perstt!ursly religious,
@ s o%aaa ccr " 10 t at t. PDpSssss OF
bpy" huss fir upl i ifsc opnostunItcs for youS
tho Republican ticket in Novcn,bcr7
No. no. Tho Southern politicians arc
s % s e tsy reason s ts The and
tho Fr,leral Government dominate to-tay;
SHOULD We fatl III securing the ELECTION OF Tiflcn
to tllts ond tho Southern politician and planter
will bend every euosgy. The negro will not bG
allowed to vote, even though Ills death be
necessary.
W.
at Montgomery found the people, irres pee
tive OF race. sullchIyillc. The AGRICULTURAL out
look was lad, l,ar,, tincs already began to make
themselves fclt, at'' the only promise Of better
day was tho extremely falnc!ous one Of change
'nrnt. To thon,, the election Of Ti]dcn seemed
10 nagur . moro PROSPEROUS er', an" what tiine
they coalu spare IRON ofood3he over Their
present misfortuncs they gave to feeding
the hope TINT another Administration would
Erocs @ partook of Tic general letlsavgy and d.
sii sail to IN Intelligent barbcr: "IIow uro the
colored people @ gotnE to vote @ Ills ycarl" ' WV
II r. ri 5esa: in the towns Thy w!l1 u,9stly
the Whites viii let many OF them vote for Hayes
in the couutry.''
"WhyI'
"oh, well, the white people nil believe tic
business better; tLut Congress viii pay Tor tbs
l,cgrocs and property mold aud DESTROYED by tic
War; ~
q Dut you don't believe that, do you1''
m, % a}most nos re- rcat,y M to bclIovc anythins.S Inc S'''
At Selma the negroes were inoro enthusiastic.
Crowds Of them h9uE around tho stores, depvt,
public wells, and ln,tghetl md chAttcd nbout
politics, They lad a iarCr HAYES aud Wheeler
im!c, and a hanusomc United States llac with q
uarty stroalncr. q How arc t!c white folks ro-
lng 10 vote hero this fnll," asked.
HOh dey is all for Tlld,n, al,' much good I'M
do 'cn,, too!''
uW]fl thcy lct vou co1orct] peonlo votcr.
"Lct usi Dcy mini slotc,i1,s enough In
Alabalnn to keep US from lie francla!sc. Over in
MfssjssnnI IN wlIrrn dew slJntey,tn The rntor,ai
folks. h;lt not herc.n
Through mississippi, howcyer. n different
fcetlnr was observable. 4 hrirbt mntattn Inv
hraitcinnn on tlr train asi'1 liz Ind IcurI II
twcnty-fyo nreroes beIn,. Killed ft,r nol,tjca,
reasoas bctwccn Meridian Md JarJkson siuru
Tho raInpnirn bcrnt,, WNo. ihn nrrr,rH will noL
Tho White League is thoroughly or
gallixc4t and viii control tho polls
n n M, t1S precincts whero thcfs fs
n1nc. IN car a,A1 ~ tnnsar ~ neerons bcing