National Republican., 1878-10-28
CONSTITUENCIES AND REPRESENTA-
TISES.

The scum and cut-throats of the large
cities North and West are permitted un-
molested TO send such Representatives TO
Congress as SAMMIEs Cox and RANDALL.
The said scum and cut-throats are Demo-
cratic allies and nowhere have Republicans
conspired together for the purpose of pre-
venting their enjoying the elective franchise.
The lowest Of SAM CoX's constituents are as
free to cast their ballots for the candidates
of their choice as are the best citizens of the
Republic.
The colored race of the South are the
natural allies Of the Republican party,
which knocked of their shackles and elc-
vatcd them TO citizenship. As citizens of
the United States they are entitled to elect
their Representatives, to Congress. That
they to-day have not majority of the Rep
resentatiyes in Congress from the cotton
States is because their voice has been sti1ed
and they have been overawed by the same
INSCRIPTIONS element which held our
powerful armies in check for four years,
and came near disintegrating the Union.
The question is this: viii the people of the
North stand idly by and see the voice of the
Republican party in the South stiiled their
Congressional candidates defeated by fraud
aud force? or will they arise in their might
aud see to it that ali the Republican con-
tcstants from the South are seated in the
For;y-sixth Congress, especially those from
districts which, under free elections, have
been wont to return their candidates by
overwhelming majorities? We shall see.
| CONVICTED BS THEIR OWN RECORD.
| The more reckless and uutruthful OF the
Democratic journals throughout the coun-
try have been declaring that the Red Shirts
Of South Carolina who were at White Oak
and Sumter are not the militia, but that the
militia are composed of the armed blacks.
This has been asserted aud reasserted with
positiveness, and might have been accepted
as truth where the real facts are not known.
We give below an order published in the
Kingstree paper, which shows that the
Red Shirts" who broke up the Republican
meetings at White Oak and Sumter were
the genuine "S. c. V. T." which interpreted
means South Carolina Volunteer Troops, and
| tNNt tntS nuNe uceu tHree TIMES Nltnlu
" the past two weeks ut this busy season
rallied with full ranks a. Sumter and
" Manning" for which service they are pro,
foundly thanked. Here follows the ordel
recognizing the valuable services of thes,
State troops in besieging and disperins
Republican meetings:
HEADQUARTERS SECOND REGIMENT.
FIFTH BRIGADE CAVALRY, S. q. V. T.,
FULTON, S, c., Sept. 25, 1873.
Special Order No. 7.
|. The colonel commanding desires to return
his thanks to the officers and soldiers of tn,
Second regiment for their prompt response 4
the various calls that have recently been mad,
upon them. Three times within the past TIVE
weeks at this busy season have they assem-
bled at short notice, with full ranks, at Sumte
and Manning. Thus showing their patriotism
, and devotion to their country.
II. The colonel returns his thanks and tn
thanks of the officers and soldiers Of the SeConC
l regiment to Captain Ancrum and the gallan
, old Kershaw troops for their presence and as
sistanCe at Sumter on the 2lst And also l.
tho three companies Of cavalry from Williams
burg, commanded respectively by Captain
GiIland aud Fitch aud Lieutenant Robbins
Q who 50 kindly participated with them at Man
ung on the 23d. By command colonel,
BROWN MANNING.
A. NJ. BRASsFoRD
= Lieutenant and Acting Adjutant.
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