Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-22

Of the counties OF Beaufort, Cole
lon, Hampton, Barnwell, Aiken iii. Edge
field. Seven tenths Of the voters in this dis
trict are negroes and here the word negro
and Republican are synonymous terms IN
ninety cases in hundred. The Republicans
knowing the tactics of the Southern Demo-
Gratis, determined to place in the field their
most popular man so that whatever might
be said in regard to the cause of the result,
the want of popularity could not be
truthfully alleged. This policy was
strictly carried out in the nomination Oh
General Robert Small, the hero of the steam
boat s.Planter." The Democratic nominee
was Hon. G. D. Tillman, who by virtue OF
fraud, sat as oGr Representative in the iss'
and aspires by the same means 10 Sill III Tue
prrserlt Congress. OF course, Iiiimah WAS
declared elected, and will go armed with his
certificate to Washington. But there IS
little matter connected with his record that
may have a bearing on his admission inde-
r,.ndent Of the manifest fraud by winch he
WAS elected The story Is told hya De"to-
c,at.. journal outside of 1illman's congress
si,pal District In 1860, Mr.. Tillman was
i.iicted and cOnvic ted of murder in the hrst
Gesrec. Being in durance vile in the carly
stage of the war-his punishment having
been committed 10 Imprisonment for llte-hc
wus offered full pardon if he would go INTO
,h, war. He accepted and went IN as an
oa;.,r. Of course. But unfortunately for
Ibis CONGRESSMAN the then Governor oil
South Carolina fearing he would resign
determined not to issue the pardon, but to
hold it over Tilmsn's head as an INCENTIVE
TO patriotism" So things continued dur
ins the war and when the end came no one
in South Carolina could be found who was
,o...p,trut and willing to redeem the plight
ed faith Of this back bone of the Confed-
eracy So Mr.. Tiliman is still fugitive
from Justice, sitting in the Congress OF the
United States, as the fit representative OF the
South Carolina Democracy! Butler in the
Senate and Tillman in the House par
Mobile .J'ratrum.
This county has population (by the last
ccnsne) of 80, 100 and more then nine-tenths
of this number are colored. In this county
the largest share of the average wealth and
intelligence of the negroes are to be found
Ii is in this county that the Hon. Robert
Smalls is best known-whcre he lives-ln
This county he received during the last cleo
lions from voting population of GALS. a
minority of 5611. These figures are an in,
Iry of what was and would have been &C
tnnlv accomplished throughout the Con,
.rressonal District had not fraud and IN
limitation come 10 Tillman's rescue.
To show how Tillman is regarded by even
the Democracy in this county which is The
most respectable in this State) we have only
to refer to the votes received by him in THU
county in ls16-whcn he WAS little known
and the vote received by him in 1880. Ii
tie former year he received $40 votes, but II
the latter year he polled but 3'a votes, o.
As votes less than he received under INT
last year Of Republican rule This need
no comment The figures are official ant
tell their own story.
And now in conclusion, Mr.. Editor. al
low me 10 express my deep regret that Their
exists such difference between the Demo
crazy Of the South and that of the North.
refer TO the masses in each section. In tn
North they are honest, humane and temper
ate but IN the South they are always read.
during campaign excitement to lie, curse
drink and in far too many cases even muir
der Could the Northern Democracy realiz
what Democracy in the South really means
an convinced they would at once quit th'
party More anon.
Yours l.. ). LANGLEY.