The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-13

A.r,g,: auy one will agree that these
.,.;., presen, strong prima facie case
., the Republicans. We pu. the ques.
g8s,o,,l whom i. may concern, does it
Y, likely that parishes thus populated
oall return Democratic majority OF
l.,;Iy 1000?
T. .bov hos :be colored people OF the
9th are prone to vote, whea they get a
ara.al chance, et quote an extract
ION the ia.. letter Q. II. V. R. to the Gin.
.,,,a,i Commercial .Ton South Carolina.
g.r.y th.. laornluS rsn, over 10 Hamburg
.aa lh4iA ,uspteJa ial! the Thites would al
.aap 20 set w sp.nu '1f oi row eitne. mo-
-.r ~: ssauiae Uae, aud iEns iishtrn ihe plh -
A.. Ia, pJl!, ami hriHs bn1a! large psmucnuc
- '@s5I S.t., 5yer rit!y. Wat NfiHgc spectacle
nv WEat CJmmsu:IHy on OIr system OI gov
tr4u.nt, rs sdnIni,isr-l in this eouhir!
The pailins place Vas AZ Old bFiek AguE, aDout
IA ,TII!f, from where III. 'dSii aud inISIcTe oc.
-i,rgi last summer. tJ.lrtItd Ifuupd !! were ave
N ~ hundrei nssrScS regular plantation hands,
and ~ l.n1riai ihll prprAliy not One IN four
7,uLI ,,iI hi, urkps Ii vas about the m0si dis
ali cJl.,ct;Jn ul rJ,eri ever siF. 4 few who
4li rad Hc'c Distributing tickets IL the rest.
rae Voting EiS V s.0S thar nIin! must necetariIy
at uslfy sDl aaIiJui hours, bat they seemed
sslly IIiJti Of IByIAiaS else iuf an Opportunity
pIi ia i!cES' gd!r4 ih'! ihilE represents
rrriJsI 10 them
aAbyat one tlllre and half distant TefC ihe
t.!tl, vita lfis siieGrd, keeping kesn Wn.ch
"a ID. crJEi tJ' ~ uin knew what minute
s.Iuaf!l tsrErtl 4 ~ 10 and while nan might
,lbs liae. ladr,.l, the very air felt ~ though
..st r.Flrf Ia Il, auI eSery oody looked anA-
-, AL 3IaFiaci,
'.GsspI aiiy white men were around, exclusive
:. ,4s tI,drTs About Une dOEIn IL Of thsIn, with
eti f,Jgrcfs iNinSiHg 10 their persons, were I'm.
.,..I,siy At the pJillnE plIoes, keeping Z eluSe
uaa II they .lld, TO challenge any ueFrsit ne
e. u aIsa Iiteinpt TO vote. did NOT see u
m so ga AIMED or white man who was not.
n -fs ui election Weic nearly all black, and
rp, 4p II 4 slaAll building, erOWded on ali sides
ri .sl,, al,, Of whites and blacks, principally
.gu lih3u.hi 10 myself that would not Ike
.rI-l .!sy Of that election. In case Oi 4 light
MaT7i4ii not even get out 10 nun.
s..la aN 40 attempt upon the part Of tue whites
= -uGss disturbance Or prevent any negro iTom
Ia; Iae blacks were having every opportunity
sU4 .nry. only il was = Hills embarrassing 10
- zIaT sa.tc men stInding around Win Bfelt
gUTr1 bgsGlei ar0und them.
IL 'tOl1red Democratic Cub over there that
'.',4as have expended 80 much time 10 prllaF-
=, - tie 01A,I0n, did not Ian out we'll. They
!. r5sl the iIFISns Republican ticket but SIX
"Is, @. record an instance Of the devotlon Of
s, lRk, 10 tie purity. They were SoieiItnI that
C-f;.inE would happen delaTing them from Not,
:, thII AlnlftdS Ol them slept upon the ground
t5sa! ;5s Federal quarters all night, and heavy
1: alaS.
"a Tlis over there will stand about seven hnn-
~! Eapabau TO one hun tired and Twenty-Five
yr=1TiIis, 4 no Illegal votipg Is done
"A. piis,I cf quietly, and no attempt was made
:1's. Ta'es 10 hinder the machinery Of the elec;
- Bot G' The presence Of soldiers there could
~ ~ 10 tIir election In the Hamburg Dis
u IhsSutso oI feeling among the whites PLAIN
f4!lIe1 that The! would have yoted t9e en-
p, gG o3pGlllIo1, or the,mOst Of II, iOE; HamP-
AH! one can see that the above is a
il.a matter Of fact recital Of what the
Giie' actually witnessed. We quote it
'ela.- it shows better than any argu-
active can offer that the natural vote
g ihs colorel man in the South is with
lie Republican party "A we'll expect
iotsiguer to vote the Know Nothing
-'Set a' the colorel man to vote the
DtnOcra:ic ticket. He is not likely to
io'0eHCep; under pressure OF some kind.
Neneel not here discu" the desirability
81 one.,ided voting-'color line" voting,
"its chlei-iI ia simply with the facts
hat We have now to do. The facts tend
. show that isi,a very unnatural and
G'picious circumstance for the Demo.
.'ln to get anything like 1000 mljority
Z population divided into 4G,s49
.a.o'el and 1921 white
Ibis and all other points embraced in
A'loai'iana election will be thoroughly
a7s''iga;ed. No one need fear tha,
,.''!ce will not 30 done. The eyes OF the
'so!e eountr! are upon the result Ia
-'ai'ia1a, We may rest assured thai
'r''! tact and every question Of law vii
~Ffooed to the bottom. We repeat tha
'a9's $40 desire only fair and square
''S''ion have nothing to fear. As Ger
'r''' veil .ay.,
Noala Sorthy the office Of President
-'!d be willing to hold it II counted
. NP'aced there by any fraud. Either
''i'! eau aaotd to be disappointed II
= i'alt, butthe country can not atforC
ave The result tainted by the suspicion
se;ii o. false returns