Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-11-18
rnurHERN NOTES.
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Special Correspondence OF State Journal.
COLUMBUS, Miss, Nov. s. Mississippi
has long borne the name of being the state
in which tue colored citizens could not
exercise the elective franchise without risk
OF being murdered for 10 doing-at least
that Is The oft told story OF the partisan
press of the North-sud your cores
pondent was glad that circumstances gave
him chance to observe the manner of
conducting elections IN this state. can
say in all candor that the election of Tues
day was the quietsst that 1t hgs ever been
my good fortune TO see.
was stopping at Corinth on the day of
the election and at 10 O'Clock visited the
polls In that town, the manner of con-
Quoting the election is as follows: the ofii.
GERS Of election sit in room in the court
house with window opening upon hall
way rail is placed around the porch and
the sheriff calls out the name of each man
as he steps inside of this rail- there is no
noise or confusion and every man votes in
his turn, let him be white or black, old
merchants often having TO wait until q
| dozen negroes have voted. Not threat
of any kind YVES used toward the eoored
| voters and they vote a. they please and
are unmolested.
IL the afternoon left Corin;h and went
TO Okoiona, thinking that perhaps oorinth
| was an exception aud Is Okolona has been
| one of the towns in which the Republican
press OF the North has long claimed that
to vote the Republican ticket was to
subject the voter to all manner Of perse-
cution, and as tbs famous O60lGHd states
is published here, thought that place
could at least furnish il FIRST class outrage
on election day. ! arrived There at 3
o'clock and If possible, the election was
| quieter there than at Cotinth Two of
the five election i'ers were negroes, and
the negroes voted without fear, but think
ing that the names Of the electors On the
ticket under the names of Garfield and
Arthur was trick TO fool them many
scratched them eA This is a fair illus
trstion of the intelligence Of the average
colored voter of the South.
No one not here can understand the IN
tense interest felt in the result of the
election on Tuesday by the citizens Of the
Southern states. They fear retura of
the dark days of 1873 7+-15 and they knew
that the election Of Hancock wolld forever
dispel these fears. When the polls had
closed they felt that il had been AZ
eventful day for the South aud waited
with alternate hopes aud fears the
announcement OF the result of the battle.
When the first returns came showing that
tine State OF New York was lost to the
Democrats and III few hours others
showing beyond doubt that Hancock
was defeated the expressions, not OF anger,
but OF anxiety, Tor tho future Of the South
could To- heard on every hand. There
seems 10 Lc but one common opinion
among the psupie Of this seclon IN regard
to the causes that lead 10 the defeat, and
that 10 tuat the party made fatal Iistsks
when 1t failed 10 nominate Blyard who
had always been an exponent of tht
principles of the Democratic party aut
who had clear record on Tariff anC
finance. While the South supported Han
cock as earnestly as they would BIyard, b,
did not receive the support M the NoFti
that Honld have been gig n B4yafd.
Columbus, the county seat of LOwnde
county, is situated gu the l)nbigbee rive
and l. one Of the finest owns IN the State
, The population is about I 900. The tow
is lighted with gas ami has Z good lire al,
water department. The streets are regu
lar aud broad. The public and priva,
dwellings will compare favorsoiy wit
! those of any town of the sizs in til
country. Senator Bayard visited the plac
with the Boutwell, Committee, in 1875, an
: the course pursued by him as membe
q of that committee was heartily endorse
by the people OF the State. 5. VI. Aaek L.
l Esq, who represented the State Of Mi.
! sissippi before that committee, and who
i one OF the greatest criminal lawyers i
4 South, resides at this place, being ass,
. ciated with his son il the law firm {
9 Meeks Il Metks.
The cotton crop in this section is Yer
short, not more than half crop, and Ii
. rain for the past two weeks has reyarde
the gathering of it. The average price
a about " cents per pound, delivered at Il
i warehouse, This is considered =xtfem
: low.