National Republican., 1883-11-21
An An.uer 20 nourhon nl,osn..

| light ana knowledge we present lot lS ConslueIl-
ton the following facts:
l. There are nine negroes elected to the next
general assembly.
.. There were about FIVE thousand negro votes
cast in this city.
3. There were moro than three thousand negro
votes cast in the county in which Danvle is situ-
ated. How did It happen that this largo vote was
| given by buldozed negroes?
a. There were 1t is estimated, 100000 negro votes
cast in the state.
5. The Mahoneites polled more votes at the iate
election than they ever did at any previous cleo
| tion.
O. negro orator was among the speakers who
addressed the crowd in front OF our Office the next
day afler the election.
| 2. A negro club joined in the procession which
celebrated the democratic victory of tho sixth
instant
8. In Gen. Mahone's own town several hundred
negroes voted the democratic ticket.
8. Is u longer paragraph, setting forth the
opinion that many negroes would vote the
democratic ticket but for fear of offending
their own race.
10. Is q certificate of the good character and
staunch rcpublcanism of the editor of the
Martinsvillc Herald, followed by an extract
from that paper declaring that the election in
Henry county was fair.
Tho Post of this city copied the Dispqtcls
article with flaming head lines, declaring that
''the bosh about intimidation in Virginia" was
thereby efIectualy disposed of.
Behold how plain tale shall put them
down.
/. The general assembly of Virginia con-
sists of 40 members This includes 90 hold
over senators. As we understand the Dis
patch, the nine negroes include hod-over
senators as wcll as the newly elected. We
know one colored hold.over senator-Mr.
Stevens-but do not know how many more
thoro are. The bourbons now claim 60 to 30
of the house of delegates, and "a to 16 in the
senate. The Richmond State demands that
each house shall forthwith make its majority
a two-thirds in order to make the governor
and supreme court equally impotent." 1t is
common enough for buldozed states to allow
some seats in their legislatures to negroes. 1t
| looks we'll in print, and does the bourbons no
harm. So much for the nine negroes in tho
next general assembly.
2. Richmond is known to be bourbon
stronghold, and a full vote does not in the
least endanger bourbon success. To allow
the Richmond negroes to vote for county
ticket is like the liberality which gives away
what it does not want to save the trouble of
keeping it on hand.
3. Danville is situated in Pittsylvania
county. The county has 1900 votes. In
the three precincts of Danville, north Dam
vile, and New Design (three miles dstant),
there were about Q, 100 readjuster votes regis
tered The Danvlle massacre so terrified the
voters that of the entire TwENY-o ONE HUNDRED
ONLY TWENTY SEVEN cast their ballots! 1t
will be demonstrated that the eadiusters
had majority in the county of 265 if they
had dared to vote. Tho bourbons carried the
county by about 1000. That 5000 negroes
were allowed to vote elsewhere in the county
does not answer the plain truth that only "a
out of 21OO dared to vote at Danvillo, North
Danville, and New Design.
4. Admit that 100000 negroes voted in the
state. In this they were protected by white
readusters The complaint is that where
they had not adequate white protection they
were bulldozed by tho democrats. Negroes
vote in South Carolina and Mississippi in
great numbers, but their bourbon masters see
to it that the general result is not changed.
s. The total vote is not yet ascertained. 1t
Z. lol.1 kI,A D,.A
the enemy gained enough moro to change u
majority of $4,000 against them in 1851
some say to q majority of 10000 in their
favor in 1883. This would show democratic
gain $4,000 greater than the readuster gain.
The readjuster gain is easily accounted for
by tho repeal Of the capitation tax, which
first went into effect at this election. There
had been n tax of 81 as prerequisite to
voting. When voting became free many
thousands more black men voted for
the first time than were bulldozed.
The democratic increase from the same
cause must have been considerable, but
they derived their gains mainly from white
voters who had been readjusters, but who
were made to believe that at Danville war
of races had really commenced which made
it the duty of white men to unite against the
black enemy.
g. Ono of tho twelve disciples betrayed
Christ
Z. Nihilists recently attended the corona
ton of tho Russian czar.
s. Corrupt negroes who sell their votes are
no better than corrupt white men who buy
them.
o. 1t is palpably true that decent respect
for the opinions of their own race detcrs some
negroes from becoming the political aunkies
of men who swear that only white men have
any right to voice in this government.
10. As to the fair election in Martinsville
to which a republican after the Dispatch edi-
tors own heart is q witness, we have some
contrary evidence The following is a true
, copy of small printed handbill before u.s.
which shows that Martinsville had news oi
"the war;" 1t was circulated in Patrick
county;