Year: 1868

choose Presdenfial electors IN imitation Of the Old
Plan Of South Carolina. a-'-s


IN this connection let me explain that Ia South


Carolina the constitution Of the State authorized this


method Of choosing electors. In addition TO whicn


this was done always by q new Legislature elected
Just previous to the Presidential election on the
issues involved therein, and consequently directly
representing the will Of the people. This new plan


Of the southern radicals Is thus wholly different from
that of South Carolina. There Legislatures were not


elected on the issues Of Presidential contest they


do not represent the choice Of the people on the two
natforms and the candidates presented, while in
| Alabama the Legislature, as Is = matter OF great


notoriety, represents portion q & tne population


lust for the Southern radicals to deprive the people


OF these States from voting, why shall not the same


doubtful State, but her Legislature has democratic


majority in both branches. She casts twenty -One


ance to The democrats. Why shall not her Legisla-


ture convene, take away the vote from the people
and choose the electors upon the Seymour and Blair
such course would be an outrage upon republican
institutions: What Is good for Peter is certainly


repeat that all or nine-tenths of the stories being
circulated In the North Of rebel outrages are utterly
and unequivocally false. viii not say that those
but 1t Is certain that they have either wofuy
neglected or never learned the commandments The
Isct Is that the people OF the Southern States now
allowed to vote Seymour and Blair would receive
the electoral votes of every one OF them by such
enormous majorities that the most fanatic radi
cal negro worshipper would begin to doubt the
policy OF negro suffrage Said radical carpet-bag
ger from Alabama to your correspondent, only yes


YOu see, my dear sir, 1t 'aint question OF right
or wrong 1t is question OF necessity. Do you sup
pose we are going TO be such id fools as to let
vote be taken when we know that the rebels win
carry the state by twenty-five thousand majority2
No, sir. We have control Of things now and we In
tend 10 keep 1t long as possible. We don't intend
to let the state OF Alabama help elect the copperhead
ticket"


The speaker is believe, a member OF the Alabama
lie ,slaue, at least so understood him to say. He s
from somewhere North and IS genuine carpetbagger.
His language tells the story There is too much good
feeling manifested between the whites and blacks
10 suit the radicals here They first took the alarm
after the election held In Georgia last spring Had
and Northern Georgia the democratic ticket would
would have been elected by an overwhelming ma
jority over fifteen thousand negroes voted for
IL. il followed the Mississippi election where the
first organized effort was made to control the negro
vote. The result Is too recent and well known to
be refuted These occurrences followed as they
have been by general effort to control the colored
element, are the causes which have operated to In
nuence the present action OF the carpetbag govern
ments and 1t is for the purpose Of giving an excuse
TO the Northern people for this virtual disfranchise
ment of entire communities as well as to influence
Northern voters that we have sudden revival OF
''rebel atrocities - nine-tenths OF which, relterate
are manufactured by the correspondents of radical
party leaders who have devised this latest plot.


In denying these stories your correspondent is not
prompted by any partisan considerations. His pro-
vince being merely TO give facts, he has given them
fairly honestly, impartiay. InaSmuch as he denies
the stories going the rounds OF lawlessness the
part Of tine whites does he deny the stories
factured by democratic party papers of ne Jro out
RACES. The fact is that the two races have never
been on such cordial terms since the close OF the
as they now are; and II the miserable adven.u
from the North who are endeavoring to bring about
war OF races could only be removed or made to
are unruly spirits among both blacks and whites the
excable nature OF the former sometimes causing out
the whole, there Is considerably less lawesness in
the South to-day than most persons could expect
when the late terrible war is considered The state
ments here made are the whole truth and as they
contain neither lies nor prejudice Is lucky for the
country that there is an independent paper like the
HERALD willing TO publish them.


The Presidential campaign in Georgia is, so far,
perfectly onesded. The radicals are disheartened
and apathetc On the other hand, the conservatives
are active. aggressive and confident. To give you
some idea OF how many meetings are being held by
them would state that one speaker, General
meetings at different places within the next
ten days. In addition MIR. Carimiss chairman
ae omdas S.ns HaSsr
barbecues," which are gotten up especially for the
benefit benefit, OF the the sn colorea population. MT; A; IL.
teenth amendment, estimates the democratic
majority in this State al twenty thousand. shall
not be surprised If it doubles these figures. One
thing is certain, and 1t is that this State be
down as sure for the Blair ticket.


,s worn os omE tn S, @
in particular, with remarkable vigor and success
Hitherto this city has not enjoyed the novelty Of
organized body OF negro democrats, but at meet
Ing of the Forth Ward Democratic Club (white held
on Saturday last application was made by quite
number Of prominent co.ored men for assistance In
club Of darkies. This week some time
the organization win be erected and will, II Is be-
lieved, start with force OF over two hundred The
prospects are that before the Presidential election
from thirty to forty thousand negroes will be organ
ized and enrolled In the democratic ranks. This re-
volution In sentiment among the blacks s most re-
particularly when we consider that the
radicals have complete control OF everything. II ID
something really comica but believe the radicals
will see nothing very amusing about It, There is q
strong probability, growing more and more each day
into certainty, that Sumner, Phillips and the like
In forcing negro suffrage upon the Southern people
have supplied them with weapon formidable enough
to thrash these great radicals and their party
thoroughly.