National Republican., 1876-11-04
TIE FcURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
OF VIRGINIA.

The wild and incendiary articles OF the
lnder and Appeal and other Democratic
papers in that district, which have been
embodied in cartoons by Mast in Hdrper's
Weekly, have called the attention of the
whole country to the scene in that locality.
The district has steadily had Republican
majority of nearly seven thousand, and that
party is as solid as it ever was; yet the Dem
ocratic candidate and leaders assert their
ability to carry the district. That would
be regarded as mere brag but for the expe-l
rience in Petersburg in late municipal
election, when an Overwhelming Republi-,
can majority was overcome "by ways that
were dark" and 'tricks' that were not In
vain. 1t is confidently believed that fraud
and intimidation are the instrumentalities
relied on to accomplish the feat of carrying
the district for the Democrats. Fortunately,
however, for the country, the Democracy
have an unwise leader in VIM. E. Hinton,
their Congressional candidate, and his blus-
ter, unwlse. threatening and incendiary
speeches have secured perfect harmony
among the Republicans, and secured for
them the aid and sympathy of not only the
Republican party of the whole country,
but the law officers of the Government,
both of which are pledged to see that the,
voters of that district are secured their
rights. 1t is fortunate circumstance that
the Democracy made such foolish nomi-
nation if they intended to storm this.
stronghold by fraud, &c, &c. Their leader
has given them away'-"etthe cat out OF
the bag" and brought his constituents and
the community into disgrace, afforded the
Republicans just ground for seeking the
outside aid they have received, and just
cause for obtaining the active cooperation
of all the legal instrumentalities to secure,
fair election under the Federal laws. 1f
it be inofeDsiYe to any Democrats in the
Fourth district to be watched on registra-
ton and election days; to have hundreds
of United States deputy marshGls, with
power to arrest without process; to have
United States soldiers stationed in Peters;
burg to keep the peace, which has been and
is threatened by the unwise and incendiary
speeches Of the Democratic candidate, they
have cnly to blame their leader, VIM. E.
Hinton. He has brought his people into
disgrace throughout the country, driven
emigranis from wasting lands. alarmed those
already located, and, in a word, brought to
the people alarm, unrest and fear unneces-
sarily and wrongfully. 1t may as well be
understood now that the fight in the Fourth
district of Virginia is the country's fight,
and that all who engage in fraud or intimi-
dation in that locality will be brought to
punishment, from the remote judges Of
election up to the candidate himself, if they
or he shall dare to engage in overt acts of
violation of State or Federal law. Nothing
short of thorough and active punishment
to the fullest extent Of the law will satisfy
the country if the large majority in that
district shall be overcome by fraud, either.
at the ballot-box or by the Illegal allure
ments of bad men, influencing their fellows
by bribes of any nature whatsoever. Gen
tlemep, take care -. 5-G o. p ..r..- .