New-York tribune., 1880-10-30
rUc POLITICAL SITUATION SOUTH

LETTER FROM sOLON ROB Ns0N-Df'FH"N'iV "
n,r xpcRoEs-rnE HOPES or TIE coUSfHi
RESTING WITH NORTHERN RtPuBLiCAN N"i""'
TO the Edftor Of The TrtbuHe
SIR: In the course Of n recent tour through
several Southern States. talked win in'ens'"' n'
groes upon the subject Of the Presidential eeeoh "'
asked whether many would vote the Democ atlc ucA'
The answer vas mot one M thous iud'' O'i0'' '"
We are going to vote, and going to nave our ''''
counted or fight We are tired Oi being cheated
"But ycu will be- ana not resent It; II you 40 you
Will be discharged from work and turned out o hous'
ami nome"
.roeD somebody else will be- Irell You we nave maze
ND our minds # we struck have been To strlA
back. DO you see that g
'Yes. that Il "A match"
"And that is cotton, and there is good deal or nS
round loose In Georgia"
And in my opinion. there Is good deal OF ms same
feeling lying roun loose" among the negroes VINO III y
br goaded to desperation by wicked OuIdoZes ana lheh
who can foresee the san DOmnguan horrors "hcH
would come from general contact OF cotton al"
matches
rert il a hitter feud IN the whit man. party" In
Gor upon the guberuatOral question, which bids us
take courage Although of benefit to the R'p1D lcah
party tins year. IL shows what may come "when
ro uc, fan out" II indicates breaking up Of the Sobd
Souh
I'm Florida hnd local politics little mxed I'm DnYal
aud Putnam Counties, Hl'SL HVtdp9' tH' Ni'-i'''''
Rc,nb cans have cOalrsced with Democrats upon ihde'
pauiont tickets the fruit OF which will prabaOy ne the
election OF B.oxham D mOcra,, for Governor, anu FIN
lev d nocrat for Congress. instead Of BsDee Repuo-
hcap who was fairly elected last year, yet HUI, his
Democratic ouponent hoids the seat by fair count
For Presidential electors am still satsged that we
have good 5000 majority. II the "count' l. Tor
Hancock advise him to issue new edition 81 MS
free election full vote and fair count proclamation.
And now few words to Northern voters. II all the
Solid South except possibly IN Florida the Republicans
are p,wcrcs No matter how d" full " the ballOt-Oox
may be OF free 4" Republican votes, they Will be
i y counted for the Democratic ticket, upon the
puncple that any stratagcm deceit or chtat Il. II ~
war And ths election Is war actual war. as nuch 30
a. any maj Hancock engaged IN. IL J. dupll-
cate Gcttv sburg with hr SOli South, n TINS battle IL
lost ali /, losr. II wOn there Will be such jubilee OF
safety peace ami comfort IN all me southern 9'ates
R.pudiatiou debts nkces and negroes VIII DC the
rue, if not the law. state Of things aP
urotcnng conf scltiOn of Northern capital VIII De
in order. Negroes will be reduced To condition
worse than slavery ana Republicans TO condition sun
worse. All VINO Will get away. Unfortunately,
many cannot. could hy sacrihcng my pIeseni hon",
bur cannot live North, and that Is the case OF many
Now all our hopes OF life III Southern homes rest
win Northern voters The simple issue Is between those
who desire to bet state OF things Those VINO
praved for the defeat Of Union armies will vote Tor mat
" Union General whom the solid South desires elected
II l. among al my acqudntanceS, nave one friend VINO
Is wayerng neg OF HIM rs personal favor waYer no
longer. BE assured this is more Important battle than
any one fought between rebel and Union armies aud as
YOU hcn wished rel le or Union success So yOu VIII vote
now. pray tigh more Tor the Union, and lie
an peace Tor your lifelong Republican freud,
SOLON ROBINSON.
JaekSonrlHe Fta.. oct. Is. 1880.