The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-26
girllll,Dim Disla1'rh.
srrrEsDAY.. q. SEPTEMBER p, 1870.
TIE Situation.

The Situation.
rrhe election In November ts 70 determine s rnl
-, x,.sa.her the republic Of Che United States
= - exist any ionger-whcther the, centen-
"a, vear q also to DO last Of its existence.
Not that there IS any present danger OF 8
disso,ution Of the Union, or It's separation
snto Hts component parts; nor that che peo-
nile are likely to know next year that their
liberties are all gone. On the contrary, the
Union win be stronger than ever II the
event which we are contemplating as posi-
BILE shall take place. Itwill be stronger even
than the Rassian empire, and be bound to-
gether by bands OF steel--steei bayonets,
whilst our northern brethren viii possibly
rejoice over the result as sincerely and bois-
terously as they did over the surrender at
Appomattox Courthouse. The republic Will
indeed be gone, but the name will remain
and the people 1.-The dominant section;
whose blind hatred Of those Of the other
section will have resulted in the substitu-
tion OF the shadow for the substance, will
probably glory in their work-that Is, IL
that work shall be done. ,,e,s rstase-.
!. The elections ain Indiana and Ohio take
place two weeks from to-day. The indica-
ticns are unmistakable that il the voice OF
the people Of Indiana shall not be smoth-
erred by force or by fraud, the Democratic
candidate for Governor win be elected.
His election would insure the, election Of
Mr.. T1LpES, unless the southern States be
oyerawed in November. It would in fact
be the election OF Mr.. TILDEN, in case the
South is left free to vote as she desires TO
vote. go So.
Will the Administration allow Indiana to-
cast her vote for Mr. WnLIAAs--BLUE JEANS
WILLIAxs--the Democratic candidate for
Goyernor9 Or will it by fraud and force
compel the nominal election Of General
HARRISON, the Republican candidate? There
seems to be but little reason for doubling
that the Republicans have determined not
TO surrender the Government into the
hands of the Democrats If they can possibly
help it. But it is plain to everybody who
is familiar with the teachings Of history and
with human nature that they are not going
to seize the Government in such manner
as to offend the northern people. twill be
done, If done at all, under some specious
pretext or other. Oft would not do to send
troops to Indiana, and carry that State by
force. Therefore fraud Will be resorted to
there. Thousands OF negroes are to be i'm
ported into that State, where there are no
registration laws, and paid for voting the
Republican ticket. New York ballot-box
suffers and Philadelphia repeaters are to
supplement the work Of the negroes. That
1T is absolutely necessary for the Republi-
cans to do something in order to save In
diana the following letter would seem clearly
to indicate. 1t was addressed to Colonel
ISGERsoLL, and is supposed to have fallen
out OF his pocket whilst he was addressing
a Republican meeting in Cleveland, Ohio,
!. last week. There is no reason that we know
OF to doubt its genuineness. ,sIt is as fol-
lows: - h.,5% &S:'.l 3'"
ssbs HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL,
CHICAGO, September IA, 1876.
Colonel r. G. IngersoH:
Dear Sir,-From all I can learn from In
diana the chances to-day are decidedly
against us. / deem 1t OF the utmost i'm
portance that you devote to them ut least
thirteen speeches, one for each district. II
we gain Indiana our labor is virtually end
ed. The Democracy Will conclude that de-
feat in November is inevitable. fear that
you are inclined to appropriate too much
time to Ohio. I see by the Peoria Tran
script that you are to speak at Indianapolis
on Monday next. You are also advertised
in Ohio for the same day. Please telegraph
me If you have an appointment at Indian
apolis on Monday. II so, 1 will meet you
there. Respectfully yours,
A. G. BABCoCK.
II all their appliances fail-n money,
fraudulent voters, and the bloody shirt, fail
to defeat BLUE JEANS WILLIAMS, then what ?
Then the South Is to be carried by force, il
possible. The South is to be the instrument
used by the Republicans in Selling the Gov
eminent Martial law is to be declared, so
it was telegraphed from Washington last
week. Whereupon the New York Herald
: said:! $500 IT, - f$
~ aOf course the report which comes from
Z Washington, that the Administration thinks
of declaring martial law in the southern
States, lis nonsense, We, are not living in
Mexico, and the Congress Of 1875 did not
pass tue force bill. To attempt to- inter-
iere, with Federal arms and martial law, in
!. the southern elections would be for the Re-
publicans to give up the struggle. They
would excite storm Of alarm and indigna-
ton in the North which would sweep the
) northernsStates against them" 60
The Herald does not want to believe the
story. i tries to brighten GRANT. But
will it succeed? II anything is PLAIN, it is
that the Republican organization, with old
& zAcK CHANDLER at its head, has determined
to seize the Government. Let us all, North
and South, keep a strict watch upon our
rulers, and il possible prevent them from
perpetuating their power and from putting
an end to free government on this conti-
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