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Disfranchisement of the Negro.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
We have repeatedly predicted that
a niofem?*t to disfranchise the negroes
by the Republicans is only a question
of time, and we have now before us
evidence of a very substantial s irtthat
our prediction was correct. When the
negro was enfranchised the south pro
tested. He was ignorant, easily con
trolled bv outsid parties, and alto
gether unfit to exercise the right to
vote. But it was forced upon him,and
for awhile, aided and abetted by white
aliens irom the North, he cast his vote
against his own best interests and also
against the best interests of the south-
This was natural. Freedom was new
to him. It conveyed a sense of irres
ponsibility and recklessness pretty
nearly akin to the tceling that springs
Irom the wine cup. It was intoxica
lion of a very extraordinary character,
and a great majority of the freedmen
gave themselves over to it with an en
thusiasm'which taking into considera
tion their present attitude, was little
short of the marvellous, hi addition
to this the whites were somewhat back
ward. They were uuwilling to canvass
among their former slaves; tuey were
Unwilling to solicit votes among those
whom they had formerly controlled 5
and the consequence was that tlie car.
pet-baggers got control and carried
things their own way, They came
near mining the south. '1 hey plun
dered and stole, and forged and issued
bogus bonds, and carried matters with
a high hand. Georgia vs as the fiist
State to shake off the yoke. General
Toombs with his shot-bag lull of silver
and other leaders filled with
the idea that the State must be saved,
went to work among their former
slaves, and the result was that Georgia
was redeemed from the galling bond
age of radical rule. The Democratic
majority was small, but t the next
election it grew and when Gov. Col
quitt was elected it had grown to more
than eighty thousand. Asa matter of
course, the ralievd leaders, beholding
this state of affairs, are casting about
for a remedy, and the only one that
suggested itself to their frightened
souls is the disfranchisement of the
negro. Thus for instance, we find
Mr. A. M. Gibson, of the New York
Sun, writing to his paper from Wash
ington :
“The south lias twenty representa
tives based on negro votes. If those
votes are to count for nothing, save
to add representation to the south, then
the north will demand that something
be done. Tnc north pays the greater
proportion of taxes, and it will not have
its money voted away to disadvantage
by these twenty additional representa
tives, which in effect give the south
thecontiol of the government.
The reply to this by southern men
is: “You amended the constitution,
and imposed negro suffrage upon us,
and we have suffered immeasurable
evils thereby. Now that the advan
tage is to be reaped by us, you want
to undo what you have done. We had
no cho cc in the matter but had to
take a very large portion of evil to get
a little good, and vve mean to hold on
to that little.”
All the indications now point to an
agitation at no late day for the dis
franchisement of the negro, and the re
publicans will deliberately propose it.
Avery prominent lepublican said to
me the other day : 4 If we could only
got rid of th s negro question, we could
whip the democrats every He
meant that the additional electoral vote
which the south gets upon its increased
representation make the Presidential
fight doubtful. Get rid of this increase
of the electoral vote which the south
secures through its negro vote, and
the republican party will be 6tr<>ng
enough to win without a very hard
fight. The proposed negro national
convention is a step in this direction.
It is a political move in the disfran
chisement of the negro.*
Tfiis is a very pretty proposition, but
it is only what we have predicted time
and again. There is no sort of doubt
that when t he republicans perceive that
the negro vote can be controlled by the
democrats they will proceed to rob
bi nof the right of suffrage, and thus
reduce the representation of the south.
Bt the attempt will fail Between the
northern republicans and the rights of
the :n gro the solid south will stand as
a protection, and she will be invincible.
The vote of the negro is invaluable to
us as a section, and we propose that he
shall exercise all the rights guaranteed
him by the constitutional amendments.
Republicans may kick against this con
dition of tilings it they choose, but
the result is inevitable. The negro
will not only vote the democratic tick
et, but he will retain his right of suf
frage,
W. A. Huff has again oeen elected
Mayr of Macon, debating his oppo
nent Mr. A. P. Collins, by a considera
ble majority. It is reported that the
elect on willl be contest 'd.
It is stated that a wedding was bro
ken up in Southwest Georgia recently
by whiskey. Whiskey is getting to
*be as bad as the average mule.
Look Out For Low Prices!
W. V w. ASHBURJJ
Has increased his business and in addition to his former stock has now
hand and will keep a full line of * !
nTfy? Pf-T
such as:
PRINTS, DOMESTICS. SPUN YARNS. JEANS, Ate., & c .
A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF HATS, SHOES, SADDLERY, ETC.
A. Largre Lot of B VaaiNG and TIE*
A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF
FLOUR, BACON, CORN, MEAL, SUGAR. COFFEE, RICE TOBuy,,
SALT, POTASH, HARDWARE, NAILS, CUTLERY, CROCK ’
ERY, TIN & WOODEN-WARE, ETC., always on hand. ~
mean business and ask that you examine my stock and prices, and t
convinced. Highest market price paid in cash for hides, wool, cotton Icto
s pl~2-3m •
JLtteiitioh! Sbeeubackers!
GEORGE W. POWELL,
(Successor to POWELL & HARRISON,)
Respec tally cal's the attention of the public generaly to the fact that lie bvs<
on hand and will constantly keep a lull line of
FAMILY GROCERIES
Canaed Goods, Tinware, Cutlery, Glass and Crockery Ware,
HARDWARE, such as SCREWS, HINGES, BUTTS,
CHISELS, AUGURS, HAMMERS, HATCHETS, SAWS, Ac.
KEROSENE OIL, FURNITURE of all kinds,
and in fact everything usually kept in a first-class store.
HgfAll of the above goods will ne sold lower than Thankful'for
past favors extended the firm of Powell & Harris m, I most respectfully ask a
continuance ot the same. Respectfully yours,
Eastman, Ga., Oct. 10, 1878.3 m GEO. W. POWELL.
Thanking rr.y customers and friends for their very liberal patronage in the
pa-<t, and asking a continuance of the same, I beg leave to inform them
th it I now huve f and am receiving a large and well selected stock of
pRY pOODS,pLOTHING, poOTS
HATS, HARDWARE, FAMILY GROCERIES, &C., &C.,
and indeed everything usually kept in a first class store.
Having bought these goods low down, I am fully prepared to give my customer*
BARGAINS UNSURPASSED BY ANY!
Don’t Fail to Call and Examine my G-oods and Prices before purchasing.
I am determined to sell goods as cheap as they can be sold in this or any
other marset at retail, and will guarantee satisfaction. Again thanking youi
or ”our liberal patronage, and soliciting a continuance of tne same, I am.
Very Truly Yours,
Eastman, Ga., Sept, 12, 1878-3 m C. B. MURRELL.
STILL LEADS TIIE VAN IN
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Ho can bo found at bis oi l stand with the best grades of
FLOUR, SUGAR, COFFEE
BACON, CANNED GOODS, TOBACCO,
BUTTER, SOAPS,
COFFEE MILLS, TINWARE,
CROCKERY WARE, HARDWARE,
NAILS, CUTLERY, SEALED MEASURES, Ac., &c ,
and as low as they can possibly be sold in this market.
Eastman, Ga., Pel. 3,1878-3 m
$2.00 ONLY $2.00
CUT THIS OUT.
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stamps to send map,) for which please send the Planter
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sue, together with one of your magnificent 36x40
colored maps of the Southern States, and a bound copy
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and Booh by return mail . Yours trull/,
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