Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-12-06

A native Virgnian who served in the
Confederate army, but for some years has
been Republican, writes to New Eng
land friend a very calm yet graphic account
of the way Virginia was carried by the
Democrats at the late election. The letter
was not written with the faintest idea that
it would ever he published. Its reading
will cause serious reflection in many minds.
He says:
"Our state election is over and now he
longs to history Of the past. Never was
Virginia 50 thoroughly canvassed; but to
no purpose, for there was a settled deter
mination on the part of the Democratic
party leaders not to permit the state to be
declared for the Republican ticket. The
press became extremely violent, and North
ern statesmen or speakers who came to Nir-
ginia to speak were denounced as low black
guards, malignants and the vIlest of Great
ures Most of the registrars and Judges of
election were put through an examination
to see if they were equal the emergency ;
many were removed and the right kind
substituted 1t was thought necessary to
purge the lists both of the living and the
dead Fully 81, OOO legal voters lost their
votes 10y these registrars dropping their
names from the rolls few days prior to
the election too late to he remedied This
was especially true in the cities Eight
hundred legal voters names in one ward of
Richmond were erased from the poll hooks
although they had been voting in the ward
for years Five hundred in the outlying
districts Of Henrico were dropped in the
same way In fact, this trick was faith
ftll IL oil La.
part Of Virginia: and then followed the fl
nal work on election dav. In every part
Of Virginia where the Republican vote was
heavy and the voters were culored great
frauds and intimidation of voters prevailed
In Norfolk Richmond. and other large
places not more than one colored voter ont
of six was allowed to vote The remainder
stood in line part Of the day and waited uu
! til they became discouraged, and then left.
| while utheas stood in line from the rising of
the sun until long after dark and We're not
| permitted to vote Democratic policemen
and young lawyers We're present IN force
| to ntmidate colured voters
IAN this teaches II very important lesson,
| viz that the last ray of hope is gone for
the Republican party to make any Roadway
in the South The ballot boxes are all in
the hands Of Democratic officials The
county and corporation Judges are all Dean
ocratic, SO that an appeal from an election
fraud of any kind is practically useless
and 50 you can see how the solid South is
made solid
The Democrats are following up thi,
years victory with vigorous prosecutions
many good and true men have been dis
charged by their employers for voting tn.
Republican ticket The press advises thi,
course, and calls upon Democratic EN-
ployers to fill every place now held by II Re
publican with a Democrat.
Il fought four years for an Independent
South, but thank God | never voted for &,
corrupt South. The great danger to tn,
South now is that violence, trickery, false
hood and perjury being considered WORTHY
modes of carrying on an election agains
the Republicans, the young men growing
up and really trained to such a standard o
morals in public affairs will adopt simila
standard for their lives in private affairs
The Democratic leaders of the South know
not what curses they are invoking for tn,
/ Snutb nf the futura