The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-12
(Hartford Post.
The Southern Situation.

Io ID Ao lauil VI Inc hopuDllCal party tllat IN
many portions of the South lawless spirit
prevails There is not even the excuse of
Federal Intervention" to justify occurrences
in that part of the country which shock the
moral and political sense of honest and fail
men everywhere. For nearly four years, un-
der the present Republican administration, the
South has been severely let alone" There
have been no Federal troops employed to pro-
tect Republican voters in their rights as citi-
zens, so that even that former standing cry of
the Democracy has nothing to rest upon. We
do not want to revive sectionalism. The Re-
publican, party does not, nor is it in the spirit
OF the Northern people to do otherwise than
live in peace, with the assurance always that
the blessings of free government shall be en-
joyed in every State by all the people, ire
spective of race or color But the South will
not have it so. 1t foolishly persists in so con
Quoting its affairs as to arouse the North to in
cruelties, and still in shame may it be said the
Democratic party of the North appears as its
apologist and defender
We have already given some important sta
tistcs of the recent election in Alabama,
showing that the Republican voters were over
ridden at the polls by the grossest system of
party warfare. Already Democratic maiori-
ty of $4,000 is claimed, and it might as well be
100000. In one county Republican majority
OF $3.50 was turned into Democratic victory
OF nearly as many when there are only 1000
Democratic voters in the county. A trust
worthy correspondent at Montgomery writes of
the interference at McGehee's Switch pre-
cinct as follows:
The Montgomery Grays, with bayonets on their
muskets, reinforced by about 100 armed citizens
who went down as volunteers, were despatched by
special train to the voting place. We had in that
box over 600 majority, counted by the abovemen-
TONED Republican Inspector. After the militia ar
rived rived one OF the Democratic Inspectors blew out
the light in the room, threw all the Republican bal
lots on the foor-they afterward burned them all
and filled the box with new. Democratic ballots.
This was done within a bout three minutes when
the lamp was relighted.
In Chiffon county, the entire vote for Til
demand Hayes in 1876 was only $40, and a ma
jority of 1,S00 is now reported for the Demo-
cratic ticket. Etowah county gave both pres
idential candidates in 1876 total of All votes
and now the returns show Democratic ma
jority OF 200. Perry county gave Hayes a
majority of 2,200 in a total vote of only 800 in
1876, and now gives q Democratic majority of
$500.
This is only one illustration of the bulldoz-
ing spirit of the south. The same plan pre-
vans eiseWnere anu almost r everywhere IN tne
old 'cotton STATES. Inc Nllsslsslppl plan IS
70 o, pc revived IN that otate evldehtly, ana the
Chishom murderers are likely 10 De supple
mented with outrages quite as brutal. Ex-
@ an az a. eiSIo ~ unG hPpea
SnoM VIC stfe.o VI DouUoIa IoehuS aS IoIloWs:
WIN Nlsslsslpplans sun y covert uasnger 10 ran.
kle IN our mlost, unti II gains stIehgth 10 burst
lto an open enemy: ouch Is tne pan ol lhe radical
managers, tii tney ave ass aces tna1 soutnern
Democrats VIII cooperate AT Win t1em' Let
the AisslSslpp piaii DC reSIorea: Lev tne Young
men TAKE tne van. lhe nsa. 1s ,, 10 ne lnsue
IN tne Congressonitl elstic!s. GIrnelu wiz DC saS
rlnced 10 namper the incong adiniiilstra'loh WIN
hostlle congress hlssissfpPt mas peen assigned
tne uuty OF s9ppiyIng ewo u sno naoei el
70 reduce ana aestroy Dehocra.lc niaJosiey III
congress. WIZ you submit. Can you STAND iuIy,
suplney, anu witness tae eonsu1na.ono si Oh glgan
awake, sur up your CUPS iet tne snout go up pn
De sofa into pontlcai slavery.
The NatcheZ Democrat wants no free speech
rnlesS II ;s ~ the Democratic sort and iusti-
g ~ - - 20 ., W NY - pon,,hl;oa,, ,,,aat;noGs H.,
Hes .ue oistui u'iioc y. nc 'eP: P: ~ ~ "
saying that the rlght OF expressing an oplliiol =!
belongs equaily as inucn " an .. auuioioo % DO ~
uoes 10 tiie sPeane M t aot ' th annrnnal Of @
'eieu W Wo ". w UC .i'o So FL 20 oSrrosa
auuience tney lavo .ho I H. W tt
tneir az sno tho ,'or.IoS, %.u,
sne ooiioAlous ;f ,ni;tool snaonhos ora %.
states, as iuie @ ,,nt in I'
t ,ntho t5oir ~ own nned;at,ons y;thont