The New York herald., 1878-12-18
the country precincts of fraction over two thou


from Charieston.- 9'os
From Orangeburg. observation-disclosures. l3lo
From Clarendon. .......................... III
Total T. 300
Now, if the whole of oConnor's city majority were
substracted. with his majority from the other two
counties he would stin lead Mackey with majority
to elect him fairly and squarely.
But the popular verdict has been rendered. and
most decisively 80 as to silence the murpurinSs OF
the querulous. All classes have cheeifully &C
auiesced in the result and the only notes of dssat
isfaction and disappointment have proceeded from
the defeated excandidate, his favortes and friends
From this quarter alone emanate all the mendscious
letters and Statements from willing and perjured wit
nesses with which the Northern press now stesms.
There is yet to be found decent respectable cocred
who has complained OF being denied his consti-
tutional privilege who would sincerely seek to
have the result of the election reversed.
ARE ALL coLoRED MEN REPUBLICANS?
The republican leaders assume that in every dis
trict in the South where the negro population pre-
ponderates the white. such district must E %
ecessits be radical 1t is upon this theory that they
be their right and duty to interfere IN the
elections the South But such Is not the case. 1t
is begging of the question The Southern States
having prcpondsrance of colored voters are not
necessarily republican, for whenever their connec-
ton has been severed ana they have been separ,tea
from the influence of their unprncipled leaders. they
have gravated to and fallen in with the democracy
The secret spring OF all this agitation and strife TO
gain national control and to accomplish this States
must be slandered. home rule overturned and entire
communities given to ruthless waste and plum
der It is bad rule that will not work both ways.
If the ballot put into the hands Of the negro by ma
tionsl enactment is good to maintain republican
ascendency i'll Congress- 1t should be equally as
notent and available to law and order and the
protection of property in the States 1t was clear to
the most casual observer that party resting upon
auch foundations tho radical in this State could
not stand. 1t inherently wrong and corrupt.
1t had outlawed itself aud been placed outside the pale
of deeency Trace the issue to its foundations upon
which we succeeded and will be found to have been
the issue between civilization upon the one hand
and barbarsm upon the other
is surprising that so few at the North understand
the true condition OF affairs ut the South. II they did
there would be less OF yitupsration expressed and
more OF sympathy manifested. ~ the atrocities
which were committed in south Carolina under radi
cal supremacy had been perpetrated IN any of the
civilized States OF Europe IT would have evoked, u
such extreme measures were necessary, the armed
Intervention Of the commanding Powers The crimes
of the Commune in Paris were more bloody in char
acter but not Infamous than the ourages which
were visited upon the people OF this State. II
impossible to patch up treaty with the former rllng
power ia this State our only safety in its aunih
iatioi and the people in Their power and did It,
A CHARLESTONLiG.
STATEMENT OF c. G. WHITE DEMOCRAT
In a printed paper before us Captain c. c. White
democrat. svesrs as follows, especially concerning
an occurrence at Palmetto Engine House poll ward
Three. Charleston
Tie U,ed States Of ArerIca, State Of South Carolina
Personally appeared Captain G. c. White, member
Of the Board of Commissioners Of Election for Char
lesion county who aeposeth and n ,s soar whs %
Elections, visiting the various Precincts IN
company with an associate enan member OF the ne
took pains to notice the conduct OF the election
Peace and good order prevailed throughout the
city early in the morning surrounded by large
bodies Of black men, who, BY previously occupying
access to the polls in such precincts deprived many
white men of the opportunity OF voting at the pre-
cincts in which they lived, and forced them to cast
their ballots ut other polls Several Of these gangs OF
black went from poll to another throughout
the day. evidently for the purpose Of repeating, as
complaints made to the Commissioners
that the were repeating S a Of ana Ssr
ing. f. w. M. Mackey republican candidate
for Congress, charged two of the members
to have the the Managers Of Election arrested if they
refused any colored mans vote; while deponent
knows that If any vote was refused nrespectye oi
went with my associate to the Palmetto Engine
House poll, Ward 3, where everything was processing
quietly until German citizen. TO whom the oath had
been administered, offered to vote, when republican
Supervisor Freeman rudey and violently objected to
whereupon examination of the poll list was made
and his name was not entered thereon; besides,
number OF citizens present vOuched that ne was an
honest voter Supervisor Freeman still persistng in
his objection. few into passion. placed his hand over
| the aperture OF the ballot box and vowed that he
should deposit his ballot In spite Of the rulings
Of and in defiance OF the managers. Inc Iraends OK
the voter withdrew him from the Spot: whsreupo4 , @
! dragged him some distance from the poll into the
middle OF the street. A mslfe ensued. in which one
the supervisor from being hurt. The supervisor was
seemingly intoxicated and be sDandoned his pqst sSon
sworn oa to before m. this alst day Of November.
ls7s--A. G. MAaRArH. Jr.. Notary Public;
Personally appeared Colonel Charles w Montgom.
cry, also member OF the Board OF Commissioners OF
Elections for Charleston county, who deposeth
and saith THAT Ne was in company with
and. having read over the foregoing affidavit,
corrQborates all the statements therein con-
tanned; and. in addition remembers that Cap,
to quiet the republican Supervisor Freeman saying
to him at the same time that he was c sTcseaips bis
sworn to before me this 2lst day of November.
1S7s.-A. G. MAGRATH. Jr., Notary Public.
STATEMENT OF ]. NJ FREEMAN (REpUBLIcANl.
The following is the version of the event and
Of the course pursued this poll by the republican
United States Supervisor. Freeman. above named:-
CHARLESTON s. c., Nov. q, 1873.
As United States Supervisor at the Palmetto Engine
House, ward Three. city of Charleston. submit the
following report OF the election held at that precinct
on Tuesday. the 5th day of November. 1878
Twas present at the opening OF the poll. having
rived there at halfpast five A. Nj. Az soon a. the poll
was opened stated to the managers Messrs A. J;
White, @. W. Siegnous, Jr., and j. W. Smyser. all
democrats that Mr.. p. w. Galiard, who present
with me. would net my clerk for the purpose of
keeping my poll list, and. though ut hrst they OBJ
iected, they finally concluded to allow him to re-
nan He had not acted in that capacity for moro than
half an hour, when Captain James Armstrong and
other denoc ats came In objected to his remain
ing there, whereupon Nr. A. j. White. Chairman OF
the Board of Managers, ordered him to leave IN
structed him not 10 from where he was sitting
a the table keeping my poll list unless ordered by
| me. Mr.. White then ordered Thomas W. Carvie, u
deputy State constable to arrest Gailliard aud to
carry him out. which Carvle did. After the removal
OF my clerk continued the keeping OF the poll list
myself and excepting the fact that the managers re-
fused about fifty colored men. who were willing to
take the requisite OATH the right to vote becase they
could not tell exactly in what year they were born.
the election proceeded without any serious Interrupt
ton until about halfpast three r. NJ. At that hour
| German came up to vote. challenged him on the
ground that he had already voted in the morning and
warned him II he voted would order his arrest for
illegal voting Nevertheless he took the oath and
| voted; whcreupon ordered Deputy Marshals A. W.
| Green and J. +. Byrns to arrest him. The deputy
marshals, who were standing outside of the railing
erected to keep the crowd from the ballot box, at
tempted to come within the ratings where the voter
standing for the purpose of taking him into Gus
tody. They were. however forcibly prevented from
doing by the deputy State consables and the demo-
cratic raliers under the instruction OF the managers
Against this protested. and Mr.. A j. White, chair
man Of the Board Of Managers, said to that II I