, 1876-11-15

the reply was, "No doubt Hill will have It
offered s to him. but he would rather 20 to tho
And tho conversation went on, ",Who do you
sunpnsc will be the most influential man In tho
South Wit; tho Administration"
al.anar.n
"Who nrxtfh
uDon't yuu bolicyc both Of these men Will
hare place in The Cabinet they want ~" 81,
NYcs; but, whether they do or not, they'll
shape thines nt this end OF tho lsno:'
ayes; nn.l Ws.teraor, u kcntucky, WILL have
ayes; he'll bc iostmnstor-ueneral" :.
"1,ut, say, II TIldcn Eivcs two places in tho
Cabinet to Southern men. we ought " 20 eatls.
way, Ho'al give tho Administration welght IND
dignity that nObody clse can"
Among other funny. not to say at,aurl th(nEa.
], Heard man declare to-day tlot Ben Hll
would regard tho Democratic victory ne an in
dcrsonyillc spccclll Qrussexau'inea this wit
ness littlc, flint c BtooI his ground fnantul1y
and declared TINT Ben would elulm that very
thing III his next speerh. -..,
claiming Connecticut by IN increased majority,
too sa sooa" | ho e1slalinel; III declare lovc e.
oryb3dy lGye ,a Tho Ya1xse., xsDce iS'' the mig
do not bc!!ova that Ti'tlen y elected. l
met one here from another State whons
know wrll. He Is q man Of some prom!nenGc.
possibly ect him into trouble. Soma months
ago / told hin TINT l thought Democratic
SUCCESS not Improbable. uc laughed Mt me,
saying TINT The North, after spending 80 much
ae{ Wo%la nv never p turn the over to te
Southcsnurs. He sail he unve hfsnsclf M roil-
ca1n on that subject md ho Ind Witnessed tho
War. and was acqt.aintcti with thu material
hf1+.A &t,nh1
~nee Teoy to lin tss " Tea @ was elcctc
he would mt beliove It. "Those dispatches
arc lcs," said lie with vim; "they always
have jaet that sort down hera after an election.
truts III They. These dispasshcs ara lies. won't
III Then hc reflected moment, md said VIII,
married. seriousness; "Iou dan't really think
Tlhea + eccte Do yn,'sr. yG,'," toa .ad @ H. nn h"i
s1ll not bc1icveit. But II 1t Is 80, then "o' wo,
wo to my raee!H
He smoke with '!csD dread earn, earnsstaess; n;,; ~ ~
ssn 1enos 1ssss ssnt ny'Gb. 81. " @ ist3a' isase s my
al viii not stop III tho North; will leave
America. A black man will havc no show ID
America With Demoyr1tfc pfcsdent: Aud a, ~
Situation. They will bc ground Into the Garth.
twill hc WORSE than slaVury."
told 1,m that Tildcn was pledged to uphold
tho constitutional Af1eluHlenLGt HHltn were ~
leaat intended to guarantee tho blacks thelr
NWltn Democratic Administration, llo re-
piled, "these amendments will no: be worth u
i]E. The South au,scr1hes to therl ono day to
violate them the next. Tic slIfte people here
do not intend VIC sbnli have any rights e1ceDt
to work Iu tho eotton-aeids. They will grind US
as they did In slavery, those Of us who can't
, get AWAY. As for myself, l leavn whcnovc: =
!, Democrat Is elcctcd President. would 20 IL
: I had to crawl:n =,
"Suppose Titdcn should want to protect us"
he continued with warmth, The could not 10
It, ThnsU southerners will run over him rougfI
thod. Thcy will routrol htru or kilt him Tlat
Is their style; r,l!e r,liil, TB South lii power
at Washington means the shotgun and the
ptstul for everybody who does not agree with
the South and her way Of doing thsugs.n
Another black MIN sald this to mo: III don't
know what tho whitB people will do with us
now, hut weve rot to liyo hure together. Thu
poor darty llas nnwhcrc to go.''
Another ono salL tl,at We were all In boat
together, aud II people gut to cutting up, mud
sunk the boat, why, we'd ala get wet.
To SUN up, tlIc Democrats nre in the finest
humor Imaginable, and think Il new career of
prosperity is open to the country; tho white
Republicans arc fl despair; thu Intelligent uc-
Rroes scs nothing but the blnckuess 0f darkncss
ahead, and tic negroes who are not intelligent
arc not, apparently, giving themselves ,nnrli
concern. but tho trntfs Is, worry few Of tlu
blacks tclieyc that Tildvn is clcetrd.