Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-06


case of Thomas Kemp VS.. Thomas Starr, in
volving 100 acres of land, which embraces a
considerable portion of ground upon which
Leadvlile, Colorado, Is situated. The depart
ment holds it Is mineral ]xnd within the mean
ing of the statute, and if Starr has complied
with the mining laws, he is entitled to a
patent.
THE CENSUS IN THE SOUTH.
A Reply to Senator Blaine,s article II.
"The North american Revie,c"-Ho,o the
Last Enumeration avas Conducted.
Mobile (Ala.) Register
In the contribution of Senator Blaine to
the North american ReUSeao on the subject
of negro suffrage, there is statement which
he evidently wishes to go out as fact and
to be accepted as such without question.
The statement is to the effect that the next
census will show that the North has grown
greatly in population since 1870, and that
the South had not grown at all, and that the
South will not be SO strong in Congress and
the electoral colleges as she is at present.
There is lively cat in this meal tub and we
propose to expose it.
In 1870 the Republican party having
seized the Southern States, it went to work
to magnify the Importance of the negro and
to diminish the Importance of the whites.
With this view, among other fraudu-
lent contrivances, it used the census
OF 1870 as a lever to aid it's
political fortunes. The census-takers
were very generally ignorant negroes or de-
based whites. They Systematically sought
to include every negro in the list and to tx
vrl,f
tage was taken of the temporary absence
from the cities during the summer months
OF that large number of whites who annually
seek recreation or health away from their
homes. The census of the city of Mobile
did not fairly represent the strength of the
whites; and so of New Orleans and the other
Southern cities.
AS regards the black population. the CEN
sus-takers being of that race, and beine; paid
SO mucn for every name put upon the list,
and 1t being safe to include fraudulent black
names, not only placed upon the list every
name of a black person, but counted the
same black as often as he was found in his
mlgratlons. In numerous instances names
OF blacks were placed upon the lists when no
such persons were in existence.
these frauds were suggested and per-
mltted by the party leaders, and were
eagerly committed because of the in
creased wages they brought to the census
taker. The returns showed much larger
Dlack population than actually existed, and q
much smaller white population than actually
existed. These fraudulent statements were
made the basis of Republican majorities
winch did not III fact exist. Counties, Con-
gresslonal districts, and even States we're
claimed as having black majorities, and,
therefore, as necessarily being Republican;
whlch really had white and Democratic ma
Jorltles SO soon as tho Republicans fell
out among themselves, and let in a better
class OF public servants, it was immediately
apparent that the black vote had been con-
stantly and systematically misrepresented.
Inc very moment fraudulent voting was put
a stop to by close inspection of the registry,
mat very moment the white majorities in
creased rapidly and the black maiorities de-
creased even more rapidly. The whole Re-
publican usurpation had been based upon a
fraud, and it fell when the fraud was ex-
posed.
Now Senator Blaine comes forward with
declaration which he intends shall be ac
cepted by his party leaders and party press.
Il IS the first step in a conspiracy which
seeks to manipulate the census of 1880 in
the interest of the Republican party. In
1871 1t was their interest to show an increase
OF the negro population. In 1880 it will be
to their interest to show decrease.
Senator Blaine states what is not true.
Ihe increase at the North has been greater
IN ratio than at the South during the present
decade. The natural increase of population
IS the same all over the country, and has
always been the same. The advantage the
North has had over the South is in the mat
ter OF immigration, but all the world knows
that the single State of Texas has receiv-
ed larger population than has
come into the United States
from abroad. How then is it possible that
the North has grown moro than the South?
Senator Blaine could not have failed to see
that during the present decade the South has
received large population from northern
and western States, and that the State of
Iexas has received large population of the
foreign Immigration.
Whatever increase of population has taken
place, beyond the natural increase, will be
found IN the southern and western States.
and not in the middle or eastern States: but
the Republican leaders will see
to 1t that the increased population as shown
by the census will be distributed where it
WILL 10 the most good. They will find it
more difficult, however, to commit this fraud
than it was to cheat the people of the Presi-
dency. The next Congress will pass no bill
looking to a reapportionment of the men,
bers of Congress and of the electoral col
leges upon the basis of fraudulent census.