New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-24

upon failure to give the bond the office becomes
vacant and the Governor appoints The Probate
| Judges Of Dallas, Talladega and Macon Counties
! were turned out under this bond law, and how
! many others cannot say. These acts were passed
for the purpose of turning ont Republicans elected
| by the people. The offices, being constitutional
! could not be abolished by act of the Legislature.
BY section $50 Code of 1876, which has been the
| law for twenty years, the Probate Judge Circuit
! Clerk ard Sheriff of each county. or any two OF
them are required to appoint three inspectors and
one returning officer OF elections for each precinct
| These inspectors receive and enter and count all
votes and deliver returns to the returning officer
who delivers them 10 the Probate Judge. These
! three officers then constitute board TO count tho
vote and 10 certify the same TO the Secretary OF
State. BY this bond law in Republican counties
these officials have been turned out Of Office
| and the whole machinery is turned
over to the Democrats. Thus the Counties of Mont
gomery MarenQo, Dallas, Wilcox, Macon and other
counties. each having Republican majority OF
| from 900 to 5000, have been counted for the
| Democrats. And the same result will follow The
elections 10 be held in the future under these Of
iciaS appointed by the Governor to fill places OF
Republicans turned out of Office in these counties.
BY sections 1882 4,733 code of 1876, it is and as
ii has been for twenty years or more the duty OF the
Probate Judge, Circuit Clerk and Sheriff OF each
county to meet twice year. and, from list OF the
householders and freehoders of .he county. select
proper persons for grand and petit jurors for
the different courts of common law and criminal
jurisdiction for the year. On page 100 of acts of
1851 is an act repcaling these provisions in so
far as they apply to the Counties of Montgomery,
Lowndes Autauga. Dallas, Perry and Bullock. In
these counties the Republican officials, some OF
Them at the date Of the law. still held their offices
despite the bond laws made to deprive them OF their
offices hence the necessity of these laws for tho
purpose of expressing Republicans in the Courts
and protecting their own men from punishment for
political and other crimes Article VII of the
Constitution of 1868 contained the oath every
voter of Alabama had to take and subscribe down
to the elections held IN August. 1876. 1t also
contained n provision by which not less
than 10000 Democrats in Alabama dis
franchised. The Legislature of Alabama in
1SGSJ69 and 20 was Republican. There
was only one Democrat in the two houses.
Yet in the first session of this Legislature of Repub-
licans i'll 1868 the disabilities of these 10000
Democrats were removed, and they have since been
voting and holding Office in Alabama and some OF
these very were members Of the Legislature
and Governors of the STATE when these laws were
passed by whicd Republicans have been so foully
wronged. These men all took the registration
oath, as provided in the Constitution OF 1868,
aud soon as they got into power passed
thousands of Republicans in Alabama were de-
prved of their civil and political rights privileges
and lmDunities, on account OF their race color ana
previous condition. lt ~ difficult to see Row any
one taking this oath, and afterward aiding in the
passage of these laws, avoids beng guilty of per-
jury. , ,
This is the class of men by which the South is
governed to-day, and by which it will be carried
solid in the coming elections, and the class and
character of the men who will shape the Demo-
cratic administration in Hancock is elected. 1t
is folly to think for one moment that these men
to the diotaton of Northern Democrats.
The South will be the Democratic party, and the
Loyal North will be the subjects of the conquered
rebels. The legislation OF Congress VIII be OF the
same character that of Alabama now. The re-
suits of the will he lost except IN so lar as the
Southern Democrats may be benehted thereby.
IheSoutherB Democrats will not wish the negroes
right to vote taken from him, because by the in
creased representation they will govern the North
They will want pay for him. and Will have IL, or
the country will have trouble again. The
North will find great difference IN
Southern Democrats without power and
Southern Democrats with power. In two years
from the day of their there will be su-
preme Court of the United States made up OF new
Judges added TO hold whatever is necessary for
their purposes and ends. Does any one doubt this
Then look at their legislation In Alabama IN the
afraid to try it Then look at the war
they engaged in and the means they have used
since hen threatened with all sorts of punishment
They are brave daring and INSCRIPTIONS AS ever
All they want is opportunity, which they believe
and hope divided North will now give them.
RepuDic of the South who have suffered so
much look on, knowing their inability to aid the
North We hope, but 1T Is only hope
A SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN.
Montgomery, Ala July 8.