The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-16
THE SOLID SOUTH,
AND HOW 1T IS TO Be KEPT UP.
rh, yirsInI. AaIira Deep Laid seh.a, to r.rp...
ua.s "Hhits suprtmEe," In the Ssuth-In.
tsadsd AEsIsainatiOus that RortuAat.iy Did
sot Take Piaes--s.erst Of Ii. Conspiracy.

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WAsa,xoroy. November ia apecial
.o,.a.,o.da,t 80. ,.o., ,,,o .an;.o, a.
.o,ieoPoHe'As "i"'o i'oiA 'H" e"p.t"' 90
iollows: Every Jay otinss iresh evidence
from Virginia 10 prove that the ou'rages oi
the late election. Including its massacre nj
n,,r;ll. ,-.,o do,;horo,o,n ,,o,rod o,d a.
Ia, -, 'As' "ete us."' ~ t ~. =
deliperately executed. IL ID now known
that two Lthcr nsssasinations were intend.
I'd. Ono at Danyille. and another to In.
~ 49, 80 -. . oo,o,aa r.oo,;n, =,
ciuue MI a1t@eA on SoioieU 1aee.'ne a.
Manchester, oppoeits Richmond. In tpe
fiat the victim escaped by mere accident,
the other hv an unexnected nostponement
=, A.. .S..:,...a ,.on.,,. ri. .ahon,o e.,
VI tne eppoih'eu inee.tDs' Ane e'neAe io'
tnls fiot we eaposea uy pstoyno asan ~ aoe anS ;e
onirinv II snv dispatches had been received
about The attack on the Manchester meet.
Ing.
mere ;s mere .se usnGE sSn a.. Ses n.a ts,oa S
and sS most most infi.mmatory circuiars were pre
pared and sent throughout the State to
arouse feelings that would pIecipitate q
mol or Eh,en WeIia 10 fSssa Max 70 s1e the
,naS.s:rs nvas ~ | ior wbich The excnse was made
a nmn,ord,s comnary of White rnffisna h..
IN. ,eaiv n onan dre the moment one Of
ihe,r nnmber should force A dis,urbance,
iI;ohIv sysoesrated acconntp. In which the
neeyoes wars renresented as attacking the
wb;,ea and ths Imminent danger Of negro
sunremscy gera sst forth in a manner well
csicnIated "a Ara the Southern heart. I'm.
manea sii,ions NJ ,hese paners were print.
oil and thosa in .he general plot were busy
Sunday S v and and Mondsy in loodine The State
with ihem. Tueaday came, and as there
had besn no iime 10 counteract the false
stor;es their influence Caused active in.
timidation throughout The State, and
secnred ths Democratic success,
' .,.r.n ~. s,,,vy
a ApssrhAAih s.hAhA' ,.-
The whole affair was simply desperate
scheme OF the Democrats TO prevent On
bonss. vo.s. The occnrrence haa double
Ls. ,.ss.sa , ,.,a;,s f.on, ths,.o. ,ha, bsrs.
sisnincance' atisins iioni 'i'ei"'s .A"s Hete'
tofore Virginia has been, since the recon-
s,ruction measures were passed, o
,,oa, o,de,lv State. In the days
i.oo' a. 80
Oh inc hu'hsuA uo etan ae'ei
hourished here. The elections have peen,
IN the main, Tree and falr. Inc tuuoen
and radical change from this general
respect for law. which thefe ls now anuha'
ant reason for believing has taken place,
Is due 70 deliberate discrimination on the
part OF the Democracy Of virginia 10 pre-
ven. that s.ate ioi 1oia pa,;an p; ATn Tna ' ae;.
dence % il concinsiye that this matter has re.
ceived and is now receiving general at
tention from the Democrats oi the South.
me aeclsion nas sa;a.,nei 1esn ~ ssys a. . ,hs;t
nsrtr hy Whatever degree oi Intimidation
and actual force that may be needed to &C
complsh Il. The argument. , Is Ina. nat, sei,- si
pfeserylon g .;ahe - b tbo, % c.n % hs nrnnsry ssd
10 m prevent aver negro advancement il political
affairs, and, therefore, either through pre-.
venting them from voting, or preventing
the counting Of their ballots, the South
shall be saved for white Democrats.
This plan has been made known here
by citizsns OF the South, whose stand
ing can not be anywhere questioned. II Is
the essence OF the new Democratic depart
ure TO maintain solid South Tor 1854.
My advices are most reliable, and are
derived from sources certain TO have the
best information. Danville ID In Pittsylva'
mia county. Chatham, In the same county,
Is two miles distant. The following are
extracts from . private letter from that
place dated November lo:h:
SIMS ESCAPE.
-,,.. :, NJ Civ. ,bo Iiha,a,
ine Wfi!ef sayS y. "i. , e.uD' 'as .s,, -
candidate for the State Senate: sims If
cape from the Danville brigands and rui'
sara vss almost miraculous. Owing to bis
"s ~, ID A.. -. .,,,o.
DEAFNESS ne oia no' anu uUeo nos app.e
ciate the danger he was in. be was saved
partly by accident and partly by the pru.
sonoo ~ t,;anda sH;s coffin has been
uen.e VI II. 49,. 49,.
made ana paid iof, anu stie cus''n'oa''
were guarding all passages to and from the
city. Fortunately the room he occupied
was in building the front entrance to
which was up an open flight oi steps not
five yards from the END OF q lopg, aatA,
narrow alley: This, with the help OF TWO
friends who furnished him with assistance,
enabled him to leave the city In safety
The measure was inaugurated In accord.
ance with preeoncerted programme, ana
was iomented py cowafoiy v,Mns Z, a
complete ni M nny,is lerd i, snd pi.tsyyania county
,es wbeps = II you are in no danger Of being