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large democratic gain at this precinct
over the vote cast in 1876.
STEALING THE pALLoT-Box.

were closed, locked mp the hox; aud,
instead OF counting the ballots as re-
quired by law, proposed 10 wait until
morning. Next morning the ballots
could nowhere be found. Thus q re-
publican majority disappeared.
The statement OF Samuel Lee, ". =.
supervisor at precinct No. /. Sumpter
county, reveals some very interesting
facts. OF the regular tickets,
595 were republican and only 55 demo
cratic; but by the trick OF substitution
the republican majority was reduced
430 votes.
These astounding crimes would for
ever sink any political party in the
Northern States. but they do not reveal
| the full extent of confederate iniquity.
The next move was 10 arrest the wit
nesses OF such frauds, who were pre-
pared TO testify on the part OF the gov
eminent. Prosecutions in the u. :.
courts were the only remedy whereby
the republicans could reach or rectify
these abuses. But the witnesses were
seized and imprisoned on all kinds OF
charges, for profanity, for perjury, for
accepting bribes. for conspiracy to in
terfere with the election, for refusing
TO obey the orders of the managers,
for resisting the State constables, etc.
ANSIHTLArTSd REPUBLICAN MAJoRIrIrs.
The whole machinery OF Justice is so
corrupted by the spirit OF tyrany and
local prejudice that il is rather an
honor than a dishonor TO stifie the bal
| lot-box and trample on the right OF
/ freemen. No Republican would dare
to make affidavit before trial justice
of what he saw or knew about the
election frauds. He had better work
into the penitentiary and become vol
untary prisoner, for he certainly would
be convicted Of perjury. To such n
condition Of things does South Carolina
in a great measure owe her financial
torpor and growing spirit OF repudia-
tion. While political freedom is sup
pressed, prosperous future cannot be
anticipated in this State, but only dan.
ger and disturbance 10 business.
THE LOGIC OF FIGURES
| may again be summoned to prove the
terrible tampering with the ballots OF
the people, rs IL was proven in our last
letter relative TO the third ward in
Charleston city. We gather the follow
ing election returns for 1873 from the
Charleston News and Courier, and the
figures for 1876 from the Tribune Al
manac Tho show a result never par.
alleled in any election in this country,
namely, that the Republican vote
shTunk Wherever that party had a ma
iority in 1876, while the Democratic
vote increased wherever that party had
l. a. IN
had a majority in 1876 they just about
held their own an 1873. PuttiDg ID in
another form, We are asked 10 believe,
on face of the returns that where
the Republicans were strong enough
10 carry the day they gave up the fight
10 their opponents. but where they
we're weak aud could not possible carry
the day they maintained their ground
All political history heretofore has
shown that mSiorities crumble slowly
IN our elections. A victorious party
gradually absorbs the minority But
in South Carolina the Republican mi
nority made nearly as good "A showing
in Democratic counties this year Rs
usual. while in their own strongholds
the Republican majority, although
generally uniting and voting as usual.
dropped out of sight as il swallowed by
an earthquake Several counties were
revolutionized as suddenly and
strangely as though New York city
should in warm contest "hop" over
and cast 20, 900 or more Republican ma.
iority instead OF its usual Democratic
majority.
STATISTICS oP TISSUE" CHEATING.
We take the vote for Representative
in Congress in 1878 and compare 1t
with the vote for President in 1876
The Republicans never turned out bet
ter at the polls than last year, while
the Democrats were comparatively in
active: and yet, chiefly owing TO the
"kiss-ioke" or Tissue ballot swindle,
Charleston county returned 5.996 less
Republican votes and ., 436 more Dem.
ocratic than in 1876. This transformed
a Republican majority Of 6.306 into n
Democratic majority OF 5,l2i. in total
vote OF %, ,335.
The following counties we're all serv-
ed with "onion-skin" sauce in like
manner:
Abbeyile returned 3, 700 less Repub-
lican and 2,047 more Democratic votes
in 1878 than in 1876;
Clarendon, 43s less Republican aud
75G more Democratic votes;
Darlington, 74s less Republicans aud
,l5S more Democratic votes;
Georgetown, I ,4S2 less Republican
aud 40 more Democratic votes;
Marlboro, 3SJ less Republican aud
63S more Democratic votes;
Newberry, 722 less Republicankand
99S more Democratic votes;
Orangeburg, 1850 less Republican
and ,307 more Democratic votes;
Richland, 2, l2l less Republican aud
| 2,2l7 more Democratic votes;
Sumpter. 9j2 less Republican aud =
1874 more Democratic votes;
Williamsburg, $40 less Republican
and $50 more Democratic votes.
The above counties were all Republi-
can excepting Abbeville and Marlboro.
In 1876 they gave Hays an aggregate
\ majority over Tilden Of 100. .254; out in
I 1878 gave the Democratic Congressman
an aggregate majority OF 22, ,342 votes
"A loss 10 the Republicans in only two
/ years OF 81, ,366 votes IN II counties
WHERE THE ELECTION WAS PAIR.
But the old reliable Democratic
. huONtn AlNAiC III 1910
from their vote in 1876 The party felt
sure OF victory, and did not take the
trouble 10 cheat at the polls. The Re
publicans we're permitted 10 vote freely
and have their votes counted because
Il could not affect the result Look al
these returns:
Chesterfield county showed no re-
duction in the Republican vote from
1876 10 1873, but the Democratic vote
fell Oft SO;
Horny county showed les less Re
publican aud l95 less Democratic
votes;
Laurens county showed 10 Republi.
can gain aud 100 Democratic gain;
Oconee county showed 322 less Re
publican aud 49l less Democratic
votes:
Pickens showed 3es less Republican
and 50J less Democratic votes.
In 1876 these dve counties gave Til.
den $40 si0re majority than they gave
the Democratic Congressman in 1878.
There was no iDducemeut 90 make