Litchfield enquirer., 1877-02-08

thea re of these deeds Npgr Ies in swarms go voting from poll topoll in the country, and then enter the city and vote at seve- 'rala pacincts there Negroes do this all CT the state on smaller scale, and they frequently cross from county to county to vote; Vhiie the voting or attempts to vote, of hOyA under twentyone is notori- ons. Until 1874 their managers also proved themselves adopts in stufing ballot-boxes, or in manipulating returns: such frauds being easily detected by keeping lists of how many negroes and how many whites voted, the voting hav- ] ing been on the color line. The meetings of betting republicans are frequently packed by regulars. their orators missed, resolutions voted down, and their oppo- site, carried
 The negroes moreover are as intolerant kof opposition as the whites. They kexpel al from the church, Aostracise,k and If they can, mob and kill all of their own, though not of the white race, who would turn democrats, and they have done 80 ever since the war The women are worse than themen, refusing to talk to or mar. " renegade. and aiding in mobbing him. They treat bolting republicans in the some way. But in some counties the bolters at times, happening to out. number the regulars, have proceeded to reverse the game, and intimidate the reg t1lars into conformity. Charleston Goun- ty for many years has had two repubi- can factions waging relentless war on each other, the division originating in the ri- valry of two noted white leaders. When a negro does turn democrat he surpasses the most rabid fire eater in violence, and ron every occasion delights to banter, in- -snlty or bully republican negroes, if white men are near to protect him.
 On national questions the negroes; as is we'll known, implicitly follow the dicta- tation of Mortimer republicans; but in home matters they are more independent. For three or four years they have dis played great dissatisfaction with their white leaders. "Our votes keep the party Tn power, :. they cay sssand we ought to have the pfices. In consequence. many white leaders have been discarded, and those who yet remain prominent have had to use money and official patronage freely to retain their influence. Out of sabonta one hundred and twenty five repub- l1cans in the two legislative houses last session, about one hundred and ten were .colored. Ispeak from memory, but am
 
 1 The negroes have been accused of be- ing easily led by demagogues; but they really rule the demagogues, not the dem agogues them. Let the politicians do anything which is distasteful, and oppo- nents spring up in every quarter. They areimpatienteoft tresspasses and domicil- iary visits to degree only exceeded by the English races, and often resist search warrants. They also resist arrests, and have to be vigorously clubbed. One thing, thongh, must be mentioned. Their fear of being re-enslaved. offers a means by which dexterous pollticicians can often impose on them. If you can prove to their satisfaction that any measure will tend to give the whites any advantage over them, itsis instsntfy rqaashed and its opposite forthwith carried s,ens. con. The intense love th9 iH9Rro has acquired for liberty was conspicuously manifested in the re- cent canvass, when it became apparent that the whites were going to carry tho election on the Mississippi Plan, and, as the negroes thought, rob them of liberty.
 As to the negro's capacity for govern ment, must say frankly that he is no more fit for 1t than crowd of Irish roughs picked up prom1scuously in the streets Of Northern city. NA H.
 A SOUTH CARo1IN1AN.