New-York tribune., 1879-10-16

sell must fan unless they could establish tne uo'.ne
of the supremacy OF the States that slavery was 'e
normal condition Of all whom there was negro oioou,
and that il should be extended over newy "oq""'"
territory upoa which slave had ever trod'
~ sam "a southern leaders perceived that the Norh
rn oansc nce would revolt at such monstrous propos
tons they about the destruction of the unoh anu
manned tine formation OF Confederate Government
No concessions. no luton saving conventions no SER
mons from wbey-f preachers OF the NORTH Oo'n-
inc their naked viany with old odd ends. ston iorth
of HOLY Writ could satisfy the south they made war
ana ON the l2tn of April, 1851, they commence" 'he
bombardment OF Fort Sumter
Won know the rest pass over the horrors or that
war; four years and of bloody death' FIVE
hundred million Of treasure wasted Five hundred
thousand American citizens We're has'ened 10 'hei'
graves Who broke up this peaceful, happy. pehiEu
government AMI draped the land IN mournngt MOI
the NORTH surely. Well; Lee surrendered at Appomat-
tox in April 1865; the rebel armies dispersed;
Jefferson Davis was y fugitive, and then prisoner
about To tried for he e. and President Lincoln was
murdered The Nation had had enough of war, and al
reGcioei the rhrG~e Let Us have peace" The south
was vanQushed pros'ratc and exhausted ready TO ao
cent any terms which the victorious North might im-
pose.
PRESENT AsCENDANCY OF THE SOUTH.
Suppose thai some prophet had then said TO the
North on tie 4th OF March. 1879 these whom you
now call PROSTATE rebels will dominate both houses
OF Congress IN your Capitol at Washington; the eleven
Confederate states will have that day. In the Senate
and House. nnety-three Representatives. Oi these'
eighty five will NJ OF those who were soldiers in the
re.l arm e. and three who held high Office in the
rebel sia;e- ON that dsy twenty rebels VIII SIT in
your Senate who fought TO destroy the Union, with
three more " no held high office in the ConedeIacy In
ihe Ionse siNv-ive Confederate soldiers VIII proudly
take their paces u legslac for hc conQu,ross. and
block the wheels OF Government oS NllhnoiIhe @ 'ss %
repealed which loyal men passed TO preserve 'he purity
woaid yon not have laughed scorn such propheti
syold y0u not read 10 him the Fourteenth Amend
IN. fnldimenf OF such prophecy Would you rot also
have shown the madness OF the prediction ny reading
Thai terror torture the shotgun and the halter would
drive every loyal voter from the polls N the entire
C,nf.1eTorv and disabilities imposed by the
third division 0f the Fourteenth Amendment would ali
Aud yet t6c nuIaSer OF Confederates that have
100000 coiored soldiers who. IN the crisis oi our intr
ana al lie Presidcnts eau bFayey fought 10 save tue
Nation none dare Voie in %! the oSnieseIscS lse %
Ycepresid'pt OF tae rebes Is ~ me h9tsei N1ns va @
there soon! Boin legislative branches OF The Govern
intni are ruled by Coniedera;cs. ana they boast
SSest Ii seems dio 10 those contenplate
ony the esior niseenee, m &C. Tso' ann sS" s ls Do mo-,
Understand now Precedent is elected
Evils OF THE ELECTORAL sYsrrM.
dare Say tnat Of you fancy that yon nave voted
directly for a'paricuir man 10 be President OF ne
Urit,d sta,es You have done nothing Of iAc kind You
have oniy voted for Electors 20 choose President
for you Tue trainers % our Constitution DID HGi think
that the people could Ne rol To- express their direct
will and they coutrved thai the people might select
few men called Electors" 70 choose PFcsiaeut Tor
them The system il most vicious Under II Presidents
have been VIII DC chosen IN opposition 70 The direct
vote OF the people.
Let me snow you how it works. Yoa vote in four
years Tor Presidential Electors Zach state has just as
MANY Electors As has Senators and Representatives.
together state prcscfhc ts own mode ot choosing
is Frcors In you lor thirtynyc Pie.i-
Genil Electors and every other state choose Electors
in prop rtion. Iacse Eecors meet 10 ~hst Is
oalri Eecoorh College and choose the President
lneN iHtf eno" q ,' , ,srt L. ,6 mr. cttc, ~ Is, ,er
wears tk Feci~ ch sen the one whom thcif party
a. an e o ,epcv =, NAV not be cono But covert and
goser fraud upon tue people grows od oi the system
TaFc he state of New-York which called doubt
fu state " and Wisconsin, Name, Massachusetis and
Vermont which are consiiered Republican 6o s,aes
New-Yog1. and for Wisconsi1 Aaine, 2laSs"e nss,s
same Electoral vote ana counts exactly the same In
Electoral College asthe four States ast named Nov"
Ncw-YorK g0es Democratic by 1000 majority, sac
leave 5i9o0o votes Of ae stat uniep[esenied In
STATES mentioned The Democratic vote should he only
1000. thea wolla nave lJl7o(' is'pdycel FDtes @
exaciv danced IN Presidential ticctlon 10y ool'ooo
But lc. Us 20 south and how elections 60 there
South CaIaAna has toe same electoral vote - Mnne
her cr-il, are largely Republican In the late contest
state Lasl Fail ihe Tor Governor Wade HAMPTON
was connfed ,545! And how many Republican votes
In kabaina General Hayes received for President.
$3.50 votes bul al the election ior Governor last Ea
moi a Republican vote MAS reported! 80 ~.-
Ia Nisss,ippi General Hayes received 52,GO5 votes.
Bnt year after governor stone was eoun'eo ~
by 90 Ss2 yOies! The Republican vote hsd disappear
and under the head Of scattering was returned
JlGs! Aud yet IN Electoral College meeting 90 choose
aPresideni. Mississippi exactly equals Ne"-HaMpShFo
'Iu InS ana in the year of General Hayes election,
nd cred cOlOred vote Of ll5,20s and regs-
tered v @: bat s.lTY Nj. Hayes received a
yota OF - l54 aud YET Louisiana has but a single
while Republican in Congress and NOT colOied iheM-
bel ,.. .,.,, a;sorr.or,,ce n, s1- atG
penuni.,u N votes from four States We told
thst he S1utnern climate Is unhealthy Tor Republican
20 es and that have all died out Before tie war
Nv, slaves added tireo Ia The white mgus count.
Now Il 80 negroes add nYe votes 10 the Nhlie HSu's
count IN the election Of President Emancipation In
electoral vote ny 35, hat the white
man allows uesro u NOte Republican ucAei he
white electors the cutire electoral NOiewlch not
dImln!shed by the exclusion or the cooTvd voters
Remember that II Two stAtts nave each 4OUouO
vor,rs and each is entitled 10 fourteen eircois the
electors cnoscn state bN 2UOOol votes Will have
fbe sa,uo voice clO PIcsoeIt as TIE Iouitet
sleetrs In the other Stale cLosen by 100000 voters
Yu see tta the gained thirty i've electoral
votes emancipation .ud that under our uheqH :!
teu !, the south drive every freedman iiol ,c polls
fhe soui viii precisely the electoral vote 9s
though overy colOrvd man voted tAe COicoerae tcktt
Hence, you why, by vio'ehce " terror ana by
stroccs uuBumOercd tse fre'dnen are disfranoilscd
TnrIl To tLe ceu.us o. 1870; make any reasonable cal
culann the chsnges slce, anG sou snail sec that
m nouu.tiop vi York y just about the
poVu<tOn Of the eleven Couiecerate StStes
and mai her wca. is jue about three times be wealth
of al these eleven rlages togetner Against tue tnty
hye electoral votes OF The state oi NeW-1oIh Win her
ntlIcence and ber wealth many tunes large and
viii regulation nearly equal to the whltc population
(which casts Tie electoral NOtel oi 'hts" naWs'
how many electoral votes 10 you lhihA uhese sduic
btatts c.stf Ninety nNe.
IMPORTANCE OF NEw-YOEK IN 1IE CONTEST.
F.low-cItlzsus how DO you Ike the working Of this
electoral systeIn the slaves are freed and our
sont,ern brethren have come back into the Union
You perceive tEcre - danger BY large majority
the popular will may express Itself In favor Of your
eandidaie aud yet the electoral vote may gave inc
Presidency another; and TINS mocHeIy We call Tree
a al. aofx fr4lf d.