, 1876-11-20

t.e411 1ate caucussea. stmc Of the members
ior tho pcrfdy Of this gentleman to his party,
tho state would harc undoubtedly CONC 1ie-
publican In October.
CHALMERS.
now 4 "FoRr PILLOW uzno" WAS zIxcTEn
IN MISSISSIPPI.
sa1'es RedpatA IN Ktto 1ork Timex.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 15.-Tho Northern
people hare 10 long refused TO listen to the
tragedies Of Southern loyal llfo that even when
the fate Of the nation for generations hangs
trembling in ths ba]anee-.hn beam Of tho
electoral scales suspended across dcrrlngcr-
these statements still mar seem to many rcad-
cFs the utscranccs rather Of hntc than Of knowl-
edge. But no man who values his character
will venture ut this crisis 10 make any strong
statement that statistics and sworn eridcnce
VIII not ann1y sustain.
;, tct me take oiie Congressional District OF tho
duIf status 10 illustrate and enforce and DEM
onstrate tile truth Of tt,rse opcuIur Jccjarn-
ts9n:; I selcct tho Sixth Congressional District
Of Mississippi.
Mssissipp!, when the negroes arc protected, :;
ID n stronger Republican State, In proportion to
It's population, than Massachusetts, or Illinois.
1t never gave us lcss than majority Of over
2o,00o until the shotgun policy was Inaugurnted
In 1875. Since then It has gone Democratic by
from 1000 10 10000 minority. II ta not worth
the trouble to find out what tho precise major.
1ty te, bccduec Democratic majority in Mi*si.-
sippi can be made to order as easily as 4 pair of
shoes can be made to or1er In Massachusetts.
1tT
vhon cor A,,,, ~. 49,. -. -, -, ,..
islaturo secured, tho Democrats made new ap-
poFtionnlcnt Of the State. The bottom ]an.'s
Of tho Mississippi River, which bound the State
on the west, by their more than Egyptian ferttl-
ity Of soil, are tho best cotton lands in tho
country. and therefore they hare an ovorwhclm.
Ing majority Of negro laborcrs. By putting
ntv nm Of tlcsc river cnun,fc, }nto onv f.on.
grcseional District as part Of It. the supremacy
Of tho Democracy would se1f-evidently
be endangered, They nut them. thcre-
iofc.-al OF thcH.-lnto one Con-
grcssonal District. 1t Is tho most
Iia,grant Illustration Of tho iniqultcs Of "gcry-
States mi, furnIsh. This distr,ct fn1iows H.
tortuous course Of the Mtssissjppi River. It
5slns % # iton tae northern to TIC southern BOUT
y ILL.,, ienEtn. u nenoefa.s M 'o,a nc. as Gooa 1oKc,
@ r ~ ~, ~ n1 ~ ~ ufnlu uen
thnro IL r.,thf"r ill., r. nxn,rttn,- vhr ,5 I'LL
snake in nature, or an Alcxandrinc limo in
poetry IN so'lle p!nGcs II Is Only tWclTe miles
Mlue. ~ WIZ Hlenueu 70 Elsc II up 10 tho
fnw that Senator Houtwcll's report Wa8 not
popular1y accepted ut the North, that "tha
statc," to nsc their own pllrasc, "wou]a not
Democratic delegation to Congrcss, The teie
graph tells us they hayn succeeded; that Hr.
Lynch has been defeated, nnu Gen. Chalmers
A'o WILL ~'o>Se!' ~.
Tim ushoe-atrfnr- !, or !. y,htnzcor' n,.+,,ct
49, .a -. '.%" ."
cot,ntIcs--TunEca. coahon,a, Bolivar. WnshInr-
ton, 1ssaqucna, Warren, Claiborne, jefferson.
Adams, and Wilkinson:
white population of..... ], e3l
Ah,.r. u,,or.tx =, ..........-.. . soo
o'ac1 na!u'ssy u ;.''.... ou
:" "''%o po'"'A'''" " ~.
b1ack mafnrttv nf. 4 81a
ro,tx,r conotv hns hiack nonnl.tlon ~ 7s1a
/ whitc nnmniatfnn nf ref ~ ! n1fs,
49,
black majority or. .........-...... 1000
Washington County has black population
9ft Whte oopuj:tjon e. f9s 19s
.-'
back majority OF. o1........'............1u,s sil
1tsaq9ena County has a black population Of. @, li8
white population oi....... ''''.''''.'.... 741
,b,,.. ...,..,,,. .o-
oaek ma,ofhf o.: L.. ......;.:'.:" oao:,
warren Comfy Una black population Of, .1e. Aa5
"n''e POPULATION o'''''''''''' ''''''''.. f,NI
4 h1,ct m,sor,tr of -....,...- IN nI5
r,.tnS @s.-.. ~. H..i .,,.';..;. ~ 30
witt m nonnintfnn % of ~ 3Wts
black majority of.:'. o,Go0
Jetssson Coenty has olsex popalatioh OF 5 VIZ
- r 80
4 black majority of..................... 7,4l8
Adams County has a hlsck population of.. IA, e87