National Republican., 1880-09-21

count; they nro obliged to declare in favor
of free schools and the admission Of colored
men to the iury-box and TO such offices Ns
they may be qualified to fill. They Tins
bring themselves into sympathy with all
that distinguishes the republican party
from the bourbon democracy. In Georgia,
on the contrary, the regular democratic or
ganization seems TO bid best for the colored
vote. In Tennessee also the regulars are
more in line with republican ideas, but
they are likely rather to join with the re-.
publcans than to absorb them. In Texas,
again, the republicans sympatbize with the
independents
Nowhere does there seem to be fear Of the
effect of universal suffrage. The colorod
voter is welcomed to an alliance by large
numbers of active intelligent southern
whites, and the idea that his color makes
him a disturbing force is being abandoned
by many of those who have hitherto treated
his onffanchisoment as an unmixcd evil.
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ANOTHER DANIEL CoMETo JUDGMENT
Mr.. BARBOUR, the democratic candidate
for congress in the eighth congressional dis
.triCt of Virginia, seems TO have been us un-
fortunate in his recent Winchester speech
as WADE HAMPTON was in his Staunton
effort. HAMPTON made his speech, and
it was correctly reported and published, but
when it confronted him in print it did not
seem TO suit the time or the occasion, aud
he plumply denied its correctness as re-
port. However, the proof was so strong
against his assumption of incorrectnoss and
in favor of the fidelity of the report that
HAMPToNs struggle was brief aud his re
tircment from the scene came early.
On Saturday last Mr.. j. 5. BARBOUR of
| Alexandria, the funder candidate for con
grcss, delivered a speech at Winchester,
which, with becoming enterprise and the
accustomed fidelity TO facts on the part of
| that source of information, was reported in
/ the Sunday edition of the democratic organ
at the national capital. The following is u
delicate moroccan from his Winchester effort
rs recorded by the historian Of that delect-
able party. Read it:
Although delicate matter, it may be neccs.
/ sary for me to speak something of myself aud
my past life. 1t has been asked where |
was during the war. | answer was ut my
post Of duty, aud IL it were necessary for me
| to hunt up testimonials, / have something
| which could show from General LEE, General
JOSEPH T.. JOHNSTON and others, assuring me
of their full ANA complete confidence in my
oudcayors to assist my state.
Now BARBOUR, like Mr.. HAMPTON, hur.
rics TO the mont with the following sugges.
ton:
While some of the points made by me arc
| presented, tho language employed Is not mine.
| | cannot see how it was possible that remarks
which required iorty.fiye minutes to present
| properly to the meeting at Winchester could
have been compressed by the reporter osten.
| sbIy in my language to include dozen sen.
tcnccs only and do me justice, or why, as in
/ the report Of the speeches OF other gentlemen
on the occasion, an abstract could not have
been made oil my views without attempting 10
give formal report ofa speech which l did
not make
This is purely difference between Mr.
BARBOUR and his democratic historian. 1t
is highly probable that Mr. BARBOUR at.
tempted TO say to his friends in the Shcnan.
doah valley somo kind words relating tc
the rebellion and what LEE and JOHNSTON
had done, little suspecting that what he
said was TO appear in print 1t 10 doubt
was somewhat confusing TO his mind to sec
what he had said and to find himself an oh,
icct Of public scrutiny, and he made haste
TO back water and wriggle out of his pre-
dicamcnt if possible. We do not bam,
him for this-on the other hand, he has ON
heartfelt sympathics under the circum
stances. With an indiscreet production o
his utterances for public consideration ant
a strong political current running against
him in his district, it now looks as if h,
would find that Jordan is hard road tC
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