The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-25

registered Republican, voters, not one Repub-
lican ballot was cast at the last election they
have not been adle to explain what has become
of the Republican majorities in Morehouse and
in g bloody Baton Rouge; !" they have not been
able to bring to life, or to explain away the
murders of Pinkston, Dinkyrave, Meyers,
Moore, Logwood, and the hundred other I'M
fortunate men who fell victims TO their thirst
for the success of "Iilden and Reform" Hav-
ing failed in Louisiana, perhaps they will next
turn their attention to Mississippi. Ii they
do their first duty should be to tell the pub
lie by what means they earned the much
talRed-of Sixth Congressional District in that
State.
Although there has been great deal writ
ten abodt this district, all the startling facts
regarding it are not generally known. It was
established after the Democrats came into
power with the understanding that lit was to
contain all the heavy black counties, and that
so relieved OF the Republican vote, all the
other districts in the State could be carried by
the Democrats. In accordance with this plan,
the Sixth District was made Of the counties of
Coahoma, Adams Bolivar, Wilkinson, Tunica.
Washington, Issaquena, Warren, Claiborne
and Jefferson, every one Of which contains an
overwhelming black Republican majority.
For instance, in Warren county the negroes
outnumbar the whites seven to one. Again
men. women and children The black popu-
lation is 6, 140, or nearly ten to one In the en-
tire district there are 100 500 blacks and 80 $50
whites, and about 100 Republicans to thirty
Democrats but at the election held on the 7th
of November last the Democrats carried tire
district by majority OF 1000! II there was
no intimidation, no violence, no riot, no tn.
multi. no fraud-.what became Of the Repub-
lican votes Turning to Georgia, very much
@bn hn pIoI Ty, hot
State, according to q census made under the
supervision and by the direction of the Demo
Gratis themselves, there are 10000 colored
voters. Yet, at the last election, only A, 600
of them cast their votes. What became OF
the remaining 10000? If there was no in
timidation no violence, no fraud, how were
these votes suppressed? If it were not for
these negro votes Georgia would have only
five, instead of nine congressman, as at pres
emit. The extra four are apportioned to the
State in order that these 10000 black men
may be properly represented in the National
Legislature. Yet they have absolutely no
representation either in the Senate or the
House of Representatives, for every man In
the Georgia delegation is a Democrat and
with one exception they were all rebels to
the core! !" The same condition of things ex-
lists in Mississippi. In that State the white
population is net 80 great as the entire popu-
lation Of the city Of Brooklyn, and still the
white people OF Mississippi are to be repre-
scented in the next Congress by six Democratic
members Of tho lower house and two United
States Senators. These are plain facts, which
cannot be denied Or disputed, and sooner or
later the American people will be called upon
to decide whether or not such state of things
should be allowed to exist in what has been
called the freest country in the world. Before
making decision, they should remember that
100 years ago their forefathers went to war be-
cause they were taxed without representation.