The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-28
-, ,onr.el,e. in Their Places.

Hon. HaitmAn nyos
wb,tlIp,, saturday evening OCTOBER o
On, Yourselves in Their Places
Attorney General Tnit's very able a.
3,,.. IN New York on WEDNESDAY n'sN'
I'D many telling points in IL $40 mere mere
= a'o ~. ot them. Speaking Of The South
C,yolip, dsuAtiOD, be summed ii all up
,.,r U..%s ,s,..Iy by the following remark :
@T5. T Eillins Of white man lin South
c..ali.,I ~ .tem, to create a. great a SEN
.,,i,n there a. here and yet it "ha'
s.r., been known that any man in any
1i,b.,. State. Ia, ever been convicted
., held responsible to' the murder OF a
Dsg'o. III.
,.i. We see the White Liners all in
,,.u,.i9n .AroGGhou, an entire county
a n, South over the killing Of one
,si,. nae, but whrn hall 5 dozen me-
,,oe. .,s nas,c'ed in cold blood, as at
g.abarit!,sma.ser, as T0ots woald
..r Aoi 10 consequence At the South
. .r,,s man know. who has ever 'rav'
..jin ,ha, section. negro is never ex'
.,...D, a, insplt The pSssiTe-
re-, Of the negro under allcircnmstanceS
.! personal arrogl;ion over him is al
y.r' l..aneI. II he breaks over this
,.roa and shows the spi'i, Of human
xipg under prov0cl,ion, the next thing
,,o,sach him hi. pIlc" with q club, u
y..,oI or a bowie knife. Thi'is POLITICAL
,re.!!sd killing = negro in self defense"
Tse stFec, of.a.. kind 0! self defense
!, relied on to intinidste the negro at the
,,rs. He is not only threatened with
starvation by the refusal Of employment
/! he vote. the Republican ticket, but he
knows ,ha; he is liable a, any time to be
Involved in personal alteration in res
pee, to hi. polite. that Will cost him his
lie. In thi. way the State Of Mississippi
VA. completely ter:orirsi and OTeraWed
a, the last election. To .uch an extent
we're the colored roiers inundated that
in Ya1oo county where there Was =
known Republican majority Of 1000
ro!e., the result showed 4,0i Democratic
to,e., and only : Republican votes. The
Democratic paper published in that
s,or,y publicly proclaimed before the
election came of that I'VE must carry
,a. a.sIec,ion-peaceAbIy il We can, torcibly
I've must The White Liners knew
uaM such language meant and the
aegroe. we're very emphatically impress
+! With it. meaning. They therefore
surrendered a; discretion.
Tie programme has been to carry
SagiA Carolina by the same policy OF
rssfll intimidation. 1t was presumed
isnAe Government would not send any
rnp into the State to keep the peace,
80! ,b.; therefore it would be easy to
AZ! cut the Mississippi programme.
Tie cglo'el people have been more
81 les. s;ampeded. The work
81 iliinidl,ing them has been go.
ls oa ior weeks. Whether they
I'll ryain confidence enough TO
tin to come to the polls and vote their
"aduenu il questionable. They may
!tal the after consequences Of doing 80.
TsI! ksov how prone white men are
nsaast the cost OF 4 vote. Those who
AIrs had much to do with politics are
I'I'e Q! the fact that considerable per
.salys 0! men are Influenced by their
'sAa it voting. Many persons promise
iaei' votes to persons for fear Of their
..!Uill and vet vote against them at the
P..l. 1t is for this reason that candi.
tlss are so prOverbialIy mistaken
" 70 their strength. The ballot has
Sssr called the towards refuge" This.
i p0t tue, but even II it were true
's'ptOPer answer wOuldbe that the bal.
lot is the only true expression Of the
preferences Of A community. The riua
'oes system vas manly way OF voting
only in form. As matter OF fact it
ceesced many ! man. vote.
Fear being motive that thu. tells upon
tie votes OF white men, why need We be
'0'Psised ifit tells upon the eolOred votes
Of tie South. To vote for Hiyes and
Wheeler ata poll whe:e the very air i, full
a''As threats and scoWls OF the old dom.
'siai element would not be considered
lasaTia0Ie undertaking in any country.
H'lt VIA; Gov. Chamberlain says in this
a''ning' paper rslaIiyeto the terrorism
Ia; b" existed in South Carolina, and
Len say how many white men would vote
lie R:Publieaa ticket under the same
afsuastaaoss, Rsad it and say also
'ss'Aes the Government! Of the United
s'''e' 'houId stand b! and see such an
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