The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-15
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CLAREsBuRo, Nov. 19, 1878.
Editors in,ellGOnceE.
The result Of the late elections Is en-
couraging TO every man who desires tllt
prosperity OF the country. 1t shows tina
the people are in favor OF honest money
and are not to be led astray by the delu
siye theroies the National Greenback par
ty. But the late elections develope anoth
er thing thatis not so encouraging; thai
is, they have shown that there Is but little
political honesty in the Democratic party
OF the Southern States.
President Hayes by his humane policy
granted all the South coulda ask. He with.
ldrew the soldiers from the Southern States,
and the Democratic leaders with Wade
Hampton at their head promised that the
rights OF all the citizens of the South,
should be respected and protected. The
result OF the recent elections in these
Southern States, showed conclusiyely,
that these pledges were not kept. In South
Carolina, system Of terrorism prevailed,
Republican meetings were broken up,
and Republican speakers insulted. On
the election day
BALLOT BOXES WERE STUFFED.
Frauds and intimidation reigned in many
parts OF the States. Negroes remained at
home, fearing danger II they went to the
polls and voted theirsentiments. By fraud
and "bull.doZing" the Democrats have
been enabled to bring up almost solid
South, where it Is known that large por-
ton OF the South is Republican. South
Carolina and Louisiana with .preponder-
ating negro vote belonging to them will
always vote Republican when the voter is
left at liberty to go to the pollsand cast his
ballot as he may choose There are also
portions Of Alabama and Mississippi in
which the Republican element largely pre-
dominates, and would always predomin-
ate were the voters not restrained by in
limitation.
During the administration OF President
Grant the pretext for the many acts OF
violence which were committed upon the
white and black Republicans OF the South
was: "Ihe government keeps soldiers sta
toned among the people depriying them
OF their liberties, and thus goads them
until they commit lawless acts which they
never would have committed were the
people left unrestrained in the exercise OF
their rights"
But for one and a half years the people
OF the South have been left to control
their own affairs in their own way, and
we have seen the result. 1t is true that
these Southern Democrats will permit the
negroes to go to the polls and vote peacea-
bly-always, provided they vote the DEM
ocratic ticket, but should the negro mani
fest any desire to vote the Republican
ticket, he must be driven from the polls.
A negro can exercise all his rights rs q cit
izen in the South, provided he does not
presume to exercise any right OF which
the white man disapproves. In short the
negro can do as he chooses, If he chooses
to vote tho Democratic ticket and submit
to the direction OF the whites in every
iothermattor ofimportance. But should the
aforesaid negro have sufficient pluck to
say his soul belongs to himself, he must
be crushed out, even il it require band
OF red shirt gentry to do it, and they de-
priye him OF life in so doing. The whole
thing in the Southern States just amounts
to this, unless the Federal Goyerement
interieres to change the state Of affairs:
The negroes can live peacefully In the
South II they will submit tamely to occupy
n secondary position, and in all things
place themselves under the direction and
control especially tho political control, ,of the
white man.
Nov this state OF affairs should not be
permitted to exist. The government ofthe
United States has emancpatcd the slaves
and given them all the rights OF citizen
ship, and made them equal before the law
with the whites, and II Is the duty ot the
government to see that they are protected
in the exercises OF these rights.
1 do not disapproye of the
PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN POLICY.
/ think it was proper to give these South
crn States trial, and would even have
this trial extended 10 another election,
and then, II any intimidation be attempted,
enforce tho rights OF the Republicans in
the South by the strong arm OF military
power.
Hereafter when an important election
comes up in any OF the Gulf States the
Republicans OF the North should send a
sufficient number OF able canvassers to
instruct the negroes in regard to their
rights and privileges. Let men Of ability
and reputation be sent among them, not
mere political adventures, and then should
any attempt be made to interfere with
these speakers, let the Government take
The matter in hand and see that oil who
attempt to interfere with the. rights oil
others be held amenable to the law.
Our Southern friends have manifested
great repugnancc TO any display OF the
bloody shirt, bnt Notwithstanding they