, 1877-02-02

because The ccnsus-takefs were patl ty lee Of
'lSc cents for every name recorded Instead OF iy
A. ,saalaIy, 10 entl tfc M cganty ~ has always,
although 1,nO negroes certainly, and m I'M
known number above that, were induced BY
money Of fear OF starvation ID re-
ftaln from voting, tho totai number
carried tho county By the astounding and tell
tale majority Of :h2a'l Similarly startling In
most Of the counties we're tho changes as eom-
pared with tho cCnsuA OF past elections. Every
b. %n sssshng ss sse y s ssks e ;nss f ss
" Why, the negroes nt my precinct repeated
an! voted their minors or, tremendous scale;
ior their total voto was almost a. high as ever
ne'ofe e ~ we Kept aTny y
us; Why, ] carried ono negro to the polls my.
eclf, and saw him put IN his ballot all right, AM!
~ TIVE brothers sta!d at home all day ior told
them 4 thoy voted against us / would turn
The ballots were undoubtedly counted fairly
at the polls. Through Gov. C1tau,ncrinln's IN
luencc, one Democrat anl two Republicans had
been appointcd managers at every pEccinct.
aggregate tie returns ior cael, county, was sim.
they made some changes Of tho precinct returns;
for instance: the names Of so'ac candidates OF
cas party aa been ,'nsspet on INC tlekst hy
runnlnR for csrtain ofllces bad ~ mistake re-
ceiycd votes for other Offices. The prcstnct-
managers returned the votes hs east, but tho
ssd Ga@ 20 ts Toa ~. T tho cry
S ncsas votes. % TSs % returns WV we're as swItsl
amid tao most Intense c1eitomcnt. They wcro
exceedingly close, but at last y became appar-
ent snas, accoe.lng 70 INC PtesInst.fetsifAs lck.
ahn
But presently Il was sseertalncd that tho rc,
turns OF tho Board OF County Eansasacrs would
put tue result 10 doubt, anN tnat, 4 the Bat,l. .
well oox & were rGseived. T, tue Kepubl,can tiesee
ior tho Board o. 6tatc Canvnssefs. composed o.
tue Secretary Of State, Attorney-u cneral, state
Treasurer, etc. has power to uecidc when there
arc variations IN tno fcturns, as well as 70 dc-
the Republicans contested Edgeaol1 and
bafnHcl-tho latter oceanso tne democrats
ha1 caff1cd tue county tlfouRa tho
exclusion o. the yotes at the poll, ~ often re-
fcrrcd 70 by the County Cangassets-ns well as
The whites had had great distrust Of tho State
Doard from the start, for II had been corrupt
body always, and y p!escnt L. not above sus*
Riclo. ueslucs tilc laet q az lts mcmbers Doing
Republicans, md half OF them candidates Tor
rc.Glection.
When the Board met, Democratic counsel hF..
pcaFed lcloro IT, and although tho above -naf,ca
powers were undoubtedly conferred on It BY tho
for eight years, lie Boards authority under thg
law to hear contests wa. objected to. The conslt-
tutlonality ot tho laws constituting 1t
wcre objected to, tho right Of tho nicm"
Iers to SIT was objected TO-, nnt,
In abort, everything wns objected to on eon-
temptible qlibbles Though 1t mist DC owned
that the man who drew up our ELECTION laws
night might nave mads tnel,s % sieasorI FINALLY . Inc
nrena @ Eo,,rta Fla chicfnJnstca I "a i. j. Mosus.
Sr.. fs,her NJ thn worll.fnmo,Is robher- {ioyern.
Or who preceded Chamberlain, aud who WIS
one Of ths corrupt paIr whom C,ainoorIaln rc-
,o sre 70 sa ea % csacra ef ami
'es e. sor 'hS ,ns ut%a W. abs
have in South Carolina ali tho transactions 10
sonmon in Lou! bousIanam7iyal ooyen19r. M and
d'stats. The Democrats arc aroused 10 lie iast
degree, an1 with difficulty ca. be hold IN BY tho,r
leaders, who arc, of coui.e, diplomats. in tho
meanwhile, there ia almost 1 reIgn Of anarchy;
whites afe shooting aud Beating; tic papcrs aro w
filled with rcports Of crimes nnd ntYfayv, Tho
races here arc 20 worked up that anything may
cause q bloody conflict; tho Whites c6uid pfoba.
them ike dogs; bui-the torch! Tho negroes
would tlre Charlcs,on' in a thousand piascs il
driven TO bay; tho whites know this and re-
strain thu young men; tho ncerocs know It too,
Il Chamberlain }o Installed, ho viii nnluubt.
viii have it, Lower itouso D.mocratls or Rc-
publican by few votes only III the Democrats
In tic latter case Will slt), With bis ali good
government IS possible; but IL IL improbable,
for the Democrats uro now in tho mood to rulo
Or ruin, n1,d nrc likely TO rctu4o 10 have at,y-
thtns to do With government u Republicans.
Tho cho,o,tsr of npcrn 1rct,,atton I. vcrv
n-.s.,,,.. ~ .s "na,s.aS. "es'" 5'4%''A A. ''''
caEelu''5 ana1y@eu'
Tho negroes undoubtedly have KcnlQs for
Intriguing. They understand alt tho arts Of tho
lobby. They arc quick with points Of order
tack on riders, hurry Jobs through under the
previous question, etc. They UNDERSTAND well
candidates for nolninat!ons. Klnga arc well
known In their politics. They have gcrEyman-
pnve tn1 %% %1!l,es %% VI two i&ptcsentatises M % ~ tacy
i,nvn rcfiast1 IN n,ss lnws t,royilino ior rcris
trnttpn, VA tho Constitution dfrccta: mn, unticr
fhIa snfcu,nrd Icyery yotcr hefir allowed