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SaftatttmTj Journal. Published Weekly, at <57 Bay St., $2.00 a Tear in Adyaaee THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1872. IIOJHAS ROBINSON, Proprietor. J. B. BRYANT, Brtltor, MORRIS DAVIS, - Aa’t Editor. All communication*, containing news item*, ad vertisements, or subscription*, should be addressed to Thomas Robineon. All communications Intended for the editor, till lifter election, should be addressed to Col. J. B. Ilryant. Thomas Robinson, Proprietor. FOR PRESIDENT, ULYSSES S. GRANT, (OF ILLINOIS.) FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, HENRY WILSON, (OF MASSACHUSETTS). PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. A. T. Akerman, Benjamin Conley—ot large. J.'irst District A. W. Btone. Second District Joel Johnson. Third District W. B. Jones. Fourth District W. W. Merrill. Fifth District Joel R. Griffin. Sixth District John F. Bhine. Seventh District C. D. Forsyth. Eighth District Geo. S. FUher. Ninth Dislrtct C. A. Ellington. V f If OR CONGRESS : FIRST DISTRICT, ANDREW SLOAN. SECOND DISTRICT, 1. H. WHITE LEY. THIRD DISTRICT, HON. SAMPSON BELL. FOURTH DISTRICT, JOHN S. BIGBY. FIFTH DISTRICT. JAMES C. FREEMAN. SIXTH DISTRICT, Lemuel B. Anderson. SEVENTH DISTRICT, JAMES H. DEVER. EIGHTH DISTRICT. PHILIP CLAYTON, TICTORTI The * G-reeley Reformers Badly Demoralized. “ Gen. Grant has never been de feated and lie never will be." — ll. G. THE REPUBLICAN COLUMN. OHIO! MAINE! INDIANA! OREGON! VERMONT! COLORADO!! CONNECTICUT !!! PENNSYLVANIA!!! WEST VIRGINIA!!! RHODE ISLAND!!! NE W H AMP S HIRE!! NORTH.CAROLINA!!! DAKOTAII TERRITORY!!!! DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA!!!! DEMOCRATIC COLUMN. FRAUD! GEORGIA!! CORRUPTION!!! BY TELEGRPII. SPECIAL TO THE SAVANNAH JOURNAL New York, Oct. 9. We carried all the States yesterday. The issue settled. M. 11. HALE. HENRY WILSON’S PLATFORM. Henry Wilson, at a speech made at his home, Natick, Massachusetts, on Friday, September 6tli, uttered the following noble sentiment, which con cisely and emphatically enunciate a platform, excellent in itself and broad enough for all to stand on i " And I say to you to-night, that I have been an anti-slavery man nearly thirty-seven years, and I ! . e always believed in the doctrine that Almighty V .I made us all, that Christ died for us all, and that wo were all brethren, and men of every nation ality and of every race, and of every color, ought to have perfect liberty and absolute equality every where, the wide world over; and I shall not con tine it to men, for 1 include women In that declara tion ; and I never saw the time in my life that I would not give to every man everything I nsked lor myself, and to every woman everything I would ask for my mother or my wife. I believe that to tie tlie Christian doctrine, to be the doctrine of the New Testament, and the essence of Liberty.” SCHOOLS.. The Board of Education for Sa vannah and Chatham county have opened schools for white children, but none for colored children. They have made considerable fuss about schools for colored children. The pa pers say they will establish them. We hope they will. We shall allude to this subject again and Bpeak of ihc correspondence of the Board of Education with the American Mis ionary Association. PROTECTION. Commissioner Stone lias arrested several parties for the violation of the Enforcement Act at the recent elec tion. lie has however but just com menced. The Democrats will laugh out of the other side of the mouth before they get through witli this election. Republicans .arc to be pro tected if there is virtue in law. VICTORY! THE WATERLOO DEFEAT! The “ Reformers ” Routed! THEY SURRENDER AND ASX FOR QUARTER. PENNSYLVANIA! OHIO! INDIANA! CONNCTICUT! DAKOTAII! DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ! NEBRASKA! Republicans, Forward !!! The breeze that blows from the North is truly refreshing. We have gained fifty pounds in the last forty eight hours. The great States of the North have answered the “Reform ers” of Georgia, telling them that the new rebellion shall be crushed. They say to loyal men here you shall be protected. The fraud and murder resorted to by the Ku-Klux of Geor gia to give a large majority for the Democratic party, aroused the Re publicans and ! they halve overwhelm ed the “ Reformers” of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, and Da kota so completely that we shall not be surprised if Mr. Greeley with draws from the contest. On Tuesday an election was heltf in these States for State officers and Members of Congress. The Demo crats boasted that they w'ould carry Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. They were confident of gaining a victory in Pennsylvania and Indiana. We have carried the former by 30,000 majority, and the latter by 1,000. Ohio has 20,000 Republican majority. The Democrats are so badly defeated in far off Nebraska that they do not even send us word what our ma jority is. As the Associated Press in the South is in the hands of the Dem ocrats we have to rely upon them for early news. When our New* York exchanges arrive w*c shall know the exact truth. The following dispatches have been received: PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia, October 9.—A special to the Commercial says nearly all the re turns from the State, received at Republi can headquarter*, make Hartranft’s ma joaity 31,000. The Republicans gain seven members of Congress and lose one in Lu zerne district. Twenty Republicans and eight Democrats elected. The Republi cans have a majority of the Constitutional Convention and sixty members of the As sembly against teu Democrats. The Sen ate stands seventeen Republicans and six teen Dcmorats; but if Mackay is elected in Clarion district, the Republicans will have eighteen. INDIANA. Indianapolis, October 9 Specials report the defeat of Voorhees by a consid erable majority. One hundred and forty seven towns, two cities, eleven wards and two counties complete give 6,319 Republi can majority for Wikoff. OHIO. Columbus, October 9.— -The Stale Re publican Committee claim that they have carried Ohio by from fifteen to eighteen thousand. The Democratic Committee concede between ten and fifteen thousand. The Republican Committee also claim that they have elected twelve Congressmen certainly, with more than a fair probability of two additional. This gives the Demo crats seven Congressmen, a gain of two in Hamilton county. The Democrats, how ever, do not concede the sixth and tenth. DECIDEDLY RICH. The Democratic press of this city, and especially the News, has much to say of frauds perpetrated by Repub licans at the North, and with holy hoiTor declares that because of those frauds the country is going to ever lasting smash. Oh! you virtuous creatures ! Only to think how inno cent you are! (?) We fear, however, you will never be hung for your goodness. Just think of papers defending the stupendous frauds committed by the Democratic party in Georgia at the recent elections, and abusing others upon a charge of fraud, when they know the charge is false. RESULT OF THE ELECTION. We shall publish next week the returns of the election from all the counties in the State. We presume by that time the Democrats will have finished counting. They now have about 60,000 majority. No one can predict what they will have next week They can make it whatever they please. But since they have heard from the October elections North, we reckon they will be satisfied with the majority already counted out. They may therefore stop at 60,000 majori ty. But Georgia Democrats arc mighty uncertain. THE ISSUE SETTLED. All honest Democrats admit that the elections of Tuesday settled the Presidential contest, and that Mr. Greeley may as well pack his carpet bag for Salt river, at once. The News gives up the struggle, but the Republican whistles a little to keep up its courage. The Advertiser is waiting to be instructed what it shall say. Since it “took water”over Rawls’ nomination it has been under good discipline. Gentlemen, go North aiuVbc free men. ( FORWARD U We regret to learn that sinco our election many Republicans feel like giving up the contest We are ashamed of such men. This is no time to show cowardice. The glo rious news that comes to us from the Nortli should nerve every Republican to do his whole duty at the next election. Probably wo cannot carry the State, but we can carry several Congressional Districts, if we hare a fair election. If we do not, Congress will be convinced that we need more protection, and our friends will not hesitate to give it to us. But we should remember that the Gods help those who help themselves. Every time we expose the corrupt Democ racy, we weaken the party, both in the South and at the North. The Tam many Democracy of New York was finally overthrown because Republi cans exposed its corruption. Lot us expose the wickedness of the Geor gia Democracy. To do so we must fight them. Let us appeal to the good men who now adhere to that organization, and make them to act murderers, perjurers, and thicvcfT We do not propose to give up the ship, but to fight it out on this line. Republicans, forward. jttIYANT, AKERMAN, AN* FARROW. k * " We clip the following from the* News of the 9th: The Georgia Radicals—-A nice little plot for holding a Bayonet election—The State Executive Committee to appeal for aid—What Bryant, Akerman and Far row are up to— Ways that are dark. Atlanta, October 8, 1872. PKEPABING FOB FEDERAL IXTEFKRKNCF. It is understood bore aad on pretty good authority, that the Radical State Execu tive Committee, of which Potash Farrow is Chairman, and which meet in thu city to-morrow, has been instructed by the authorities m Washington to prepare a statement of the alleged outrages on Re publican voters at the late State election. APPEALING FOR AID. Dispatches have been received from' leading Radicals in various parts of the State urging the Committee to appeal to the Government for aid. BRTANT, HALF., JEFF LOXO k CO. The leaders in Savannah and Macon are particularly bitter in the matter, and are very urgent in their appeals to the Committee to claim protection—so-called— for the defunct Radical party in Georgia. BEAST BUTLER TO THE FRONT. It ia reported here that Beast Butler has offered lus aid to Bryant, Farrow and their followers, in bringing the matter to tho at tention of tho Northern people. AMOS TIXKKRMAX. Akerman, Farrow and other prominent Radicals have been in close communion here for several days, and there is no doubt that a serious attempt is to be made to. bring about military in<eferenco jin the next election. Perhaps no three men in Georgia did more to overthrow Bullock and his thieves, than these gentlemen. When Georgia Was in danger of being made bankrupt, they, with other Re publicans stepped forward and assisted to fight her battles. But lor them the thieves would be in power to-day. But, bad as Bullock and his crowd were, the men who rule the Dem ocratic party of Georgia and have just carried the State by fraud and murder are worse; as much worse as murderers are worse than thieves. Bryant, Akerman, and Farrow fought thieves; they now propose to fight murderers with as much energy and boldness The good people of Georgia sustained them, when they fought thieves; they expect to be sustained while they fight murderers. We believe that a large majority of the white people of Georgia who now sustain the Democratic party disap prove of the course of those who rule that party with a rod of iron. We believe that the party is controled by a few men who use a secret organ ization—the Ku Klux Klan—to ac complish their purposes. We believe that the masses arc overawed by a few desperate men, bound together in a secret organization. We know that the Republican party was de feated in a large number of counties at the late election by fraud and vio lence of which we Bpeak at length elsewhere. The election was worse than a farce. The rights of the peo ple were trampled upon. Thousands were deprived of the dearest right of American citizens—the right to Bay who shall rule them. Bryant, Akerman and Farrow Were born free men. They demand the rights of free men. They intend to have them. They will appeal to the American people if necessary fos pro tection. While they live they will protest against wrong and outrage. While they live they will bo free. You may murder them with your Ku Klux Klan as you have Ashburn, Ad kins, Ayer, Walker and others, but they will die protesting against your hellish conduct. As they fought scoundrels in the Republican party bo they will fight scoundrels in the Democratic party. As the Repub lican party turned against its thieves, they hope the Democratic party will turn against its murderers. The American people will punish them. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Ne braska, Dekota have spoken. When Grant is reelected he will protect ns- We warn you to beware. fllE ELECTION—RIOT AND MURDER PREMEDITATED. .We charge tho leaders of the Dem ocratic party with a determination to provoke a difficulty with Repub licans, especially in the large cities, if they could not succeed otherwise. time previous to the elec tion the following article appeared in some of the Democratic papers : New Campaign Document—A Sub stitute for the Ku-Klux Order.— WasMhgton, September 26.—1 tis under stood that the report alluded to in the following Washington special to the New York’Ppst is to be used as a campaign document: “The officers whe were sent to the Southern States by the department of Justice to examine into the condition of affairs and to detect any organized attempt to violate the revenue laws and Enforce ment act, have submitted voluminous re ports to the Attorney General. From these it appears that the Ku-Klux order is giving away to anew organization, simi lar to t|ie former in many respects, but ' having a different mode of accomplishing the same ends. This new organization is spreading rapidly through all the Southern States, and is intended to be mude very ef fectuaWor Greeley during the present cam pai g n var intimidating voters in localities whorjjßjpm,Republican clement is most in thgfflSricnd an t;*~Tfae order had established MBPGn nearly every county in Mississip pi, Awabama and Georgia, and was rapidly •xtenwing itself to other States. Several officers of the Government succeeded in getting initiated into the order, and ob served fully its workings. They are, there fore, enabled to take steps to prevent its plans from being successfully carried out.” | Jhe day before the following ar ticle appeared in the Atlanta papers, the Sun and the Constitution. We clip the following from the Consti tution : “Let us Have Peace.”— Atlanta, Ga., September SOth, 1872— Editors Con stitution : There are often cases where per sons have been charged with making threats simply because they gave good ad vice with a view to avoiding evils. In this case your writer certainly means no threat or intimidation, but seeks to avoid trouble on the day of the election. There is un fortunately, but one voting precinct in this city. The polls open at 7 o’clock a. nr., and close at 6 o’clock r. sc., giving 11 hours for voting. The Democracy polled about three thousand votes at their nomination two weeks ago for their Representatives, and it it is presumed will poll the same vote in the election this week. The Republi cans, though not so strong, will poll a con siderable vote. Suppose the two parties are able to poll in the aggregate four thou sand and four hundred votes, then the question arises “Can that number of votes be polled in eleven hours ?” Can four hundred men vote per hour ? Can six or seven vote per minnte ? Every prelimi nary measure which would facilitate voting should be resorted to. It is too late to open any new precincts for this election. And there can be but one box at a pre cinct. It is obvious that every minute be tween 7 a. m., and 6 r. m., should be econ omised, as we may find in the evening that every minute lost was a loss of six or seven vote*. To expedite votings and avoid collisions, the same rule should be 'adopted in this city which is universally adopted in large cities throughout the country. A line should/be formed by the voters as theiy cajne as formed at our postoffice every morning,and let every voter bide his time. Then the first to come will be the first to vote. No man should be permitted to step in ahead of others who have been waiting hours to vote. If this rule is not adopted a general rush is made at the voting place, and John Smith endeavors to push aside Tom Brown, a blow is given, and a general row ensues. Adopt this rule, and let every man take his position at the rear end of the line, and the election will pass oil quietly. The evil cannot be remedied by hav ing a private side tor the favored few to pass in at and vote, while hundreds who came before them are kept waiting. There should be but one approach for the rich or poor, the laboring man or capitalist, and all should bide their time and vote in tlie order in which they stand in the line. Voter. The following article appeared in the Savannah News on the morning of the election, the 2d : To expedite voting, and avoid colli sions, tbe managers of affairs had caused to be constructed at the various entran ces to the Court House wooden railings Jeading from the curb to the ballot-box es inside the building. These railings are divided by a partition, so that voters passing up one side can deposit their votes and return down the other side. Then, the first to come will be the first to vote. This arrangement, it is thought, will prevent crowding and shoving. No man should be permitted to step in ahead of others who have been waiting hours to vote. If this rule is not adopted, a general rush is made at the voting place, *nd Tom Smith endeavors to push aside John Brown, a blow is given and a gen eral row ensues. Adopt this rule, and let every man take his position at the rear end of the line, act properly, and the election will pass off quietly. The evil cannot be remedied by hav ing a private side door for a few to pass in at and vote, while hundreds who came before them are kept waiting. There should be but one approach for the rich or poor, tie laboring man or the capi talist, and all should bide their time and vote in the order in which they stand in the lino. This we presume is the idea of the gentlemen who have adopted this plan, which, it is to be hoped will work well. The article in the News is the same word for word, as that in the Con stitution, except that part which re lates especially to Atlanta. The ar ticle in the Sun Avas the same exactly as the Constitution article. When the article in the Ncavs Avas written the editor could not have seen the Atlanta papers, for the Atlanta papers of the Ist AVould not reach Savannah until the morning of the 2d, after the Savannah papers are printed. There fore, the person or persons who pro pared the article for the Atlanta papers must have furnished the same for the Savannah News. It is very cunningly worded, but is no doubt, intended to instruct the Democrats lioav to commence a riot and drive the Republicans from the polls, and not violate the United States luavsj they care nothing for Stato laws. Tho Constitution article commences by saying : “ There are often oasys Avhcro persons have been charged making threats, simply because they gave good advice with a view to avoiding evils. In this case your writer certainly means no threats or intimidation ” Why say this ? The article speaks for itself. Probably not one reader in a thousand would suppose that tho writer intended to use threats or intimidation. No, lie intended to explain the plan of opera tions. First: open so few polling places that it would be impossible for all the voters to cast their votes in the time allowed by-law. Second : It is known that tho rule adopted by Republicans is to form in line and go to the poles to vote, therefore, there are two ways to create a difficulty with them; either “step in ahead of them, or enter by a private side door.” In some way see that “a general rush is made at the voting place, and if John Smith endeavor* to push aside Tom Brown a blow is given and a general row ensues. Adopt this rule &c. We allude elsewhere to tho Macon riot, and show how it was commenced. It was done precisely as the writer of the above articles explains how to do it. A line was formed; Democrat* did step in ahead of Republicans who had been waiting hours to vote ; a shot was fired, and a general row en sued. Nearly the same course was pursued in Savannah. The line was formed ; Democrats entered at a “pri vate side door for the favored few to pass in at and vote, while hundreds who came before them were kept waiting." One Republican informed us that after he reached the polls, it was one hour and a quarter before he could vote ; that Democrats came in by a private way and crowded him back. The only reason why there was not a “general row” in this city was, because the Republicans prevented it by submitting to the outrages perpe trated upon them, rather than cause bloodshed. Tho Democrats were ready for a fight. We are informed that the Democrats of Atlanta pursued the same policy as in Macon and Sa vannah. The only difference w r as there as in Savannah the blow was not given, and the general row did not ensue. The fraud and violence throughout the State was systematic. The same plans for overcoming Republican ma jorities were adopted fn counties widely separated from each other. In view of the facts stated above, and others within our knowledge, we charge that the Democratic party of Georgia is controlled by a secret or ganization which does not hesitate to resort to perjury, ballot-box stuffing, and even murder, to accomplish its purposes. BRADLEY. We have already alluded to the speech made by Bradley in Liberty county. After careful inquiry, we re gret to say that we are satisfied the speech was correctly reported; al though not fully reported. We are informed by those who heard the speech, that he advised the colored people if the Democrats went armed to go to the polls with hatchets. If he is a friend to the colored men and to the Republican party, he must be crazy, for no sane man would give such advice to his colored friends. It is very generally Believed that Bradley was hired by Democrats to make the speech. It is known that the Democratic party in this District was badly demoralized. The nomina tion of Greeley was very distasteful to the Ku-Klux wing of the party. The nomination of Rawls was a sur prise to the De mocrats of this city and county; and many of the most influential were thoroughly disgusted. It was very necessary that something should be done to fire the Democratic heart and to unite the party. Nothing could do this so effectually as a “blood and thunder” speech from Bradley. It is believed that Bradley has fre quently visited the king of the Chat ham county Democracy during the campaign, and that that shrewd indi vidual has a mysterious influence over him. This is accounted for by many who believe that Bradley has been supplied with money by king to pay his expenses, which must be quite heavy, as he keeps two fine horses. Many believe that two years ago, he was paid./tue thousand dollars to betray the party by running as an independent candidate for Congress. It will be remembered that ho helped to defeat the regular Republican can didates. It is now said that, being very cunning, lie is working to defeat Mr. Sloan by pretending to support him, while, acting under the advice of Democrats, he helps to unite their party. We are not now prepared to express an opinion in regard to his course any further than to denounce his Liberty county speech. Although Bradley advised his col ored friends to go to the polls armed with hatchets, he was careful to stay away with hit little hatchet 110 was not at the polls during the entire day. Some say that he ran off to Charles ton. It is said that he is accustomed to got his colored friends into diffi- culty; but is sure to keep his head out of harm’s way. We presume upon the principle, that: “He who fights and runs away, may live to fight an other day.” A circumstance that con vinces many that Bradley was paid to make his Liberty county speech is, that since the election it is noticed that he dresses more expensively than formerly. " We shall carefully watch the course of Bradley, and, if we have proof that he has sold out to the Democrats, we shall immediately expose him. We will allude to this subject again. OUR CONGRESSMAN. Tho Republicans of the Ist Dis trict must work with a will to elect Mr. Sloan. lie is a good Republi can, an able lawyer, and very popular. The Republicans have a majority of the votes in this District, and, if we have a fair election, we can elect our man. If we do not have a fair elec ties Mr. Rawls will not get ki3 seat. The Macon Massacre! RIOT & MURDER! . Democratic w Reconciliation ! ” tiie way they clasp hands across. THE BLOODY CHASM —THE GREELEY REFORM THREE REPUBLICANS MUR DERED —MANY MORE WOUNDED. The Greeley “Reformers” manifest ed tho spirit that actuates them more plainly at the election in the ctf.y of Macon than elsewhere, but wc have evidence that tlie party throughout tlie State were equally as desperate, but it was not necessary to resort to similar means to overcome Republi can majorities. For several days previous to tbe election the Macon Telegraph was firing the Democratic heart. Numer ous lies were invented to arouse the “Reformers”. Among others that J. F. Long advised the colored peo ple to get and hold possession of tlie polls. We clip the following fnftn the Telegraph of September 24th : Pistol Daw. —A few wretched leaders of the Grant radical negroes in this coun ty are, we are led to fear, paving the way for some trouble. We are informed that Jeff Lon J, in a so-called speech to the ne groes out on the River Road last Saturday, told them that the only way to carry the county was to get and hold possession oi the polls, and they must come armed for that purpose. A negro declared yester day to a highly respectable official of this county that hereafter the negroes “intend ed to have their own way in Bibb county, and if they could not do it by fair means, they intended to do it by force.” In fur therance of this programme, (in all proba bility) we are assured the negroes are hold ing nightly parades and drills with guns and pistols, in various parts of the county, apparently bent on the impracticable idea of taking possession of tbe polls and driv ing away the white voters. This, the ne groes did on the first day of the election 1868, but it can’t be done again. At the time Mr. Long is said to have made this speech, he was speak ing at Perry, Houston county. In reply to the above article he wrote a card denying the statements made against him. To this the editor re plied as follows: Jeff Long, in a published card, denies having made incendiary remarks attributed to him in a speech to the negroes on the River Road last Saturday, and says that on that day he was making a speech in Perry. Jeff has made many an incendi ary speech in his day, and if he did not make this one, he has one less sin to answer for. Jeff reserves all his conciliatory talk and law and order suggestions for mixed auditories. With the Degroes he is an emissary* of civil discord. Enough of this talk about “taking possession of the polls in Bibb county” from him and Ins under strappers has come to the ears of the whites to put them on their guard, and we notify Jeff that it can’t be done again, and he must not attempt it. Having a text to use, the Telegraph man continued to fire the Democratic heart. September 25th ho said : But why multiply words ? This elec tion holds in its result the life or death tf the State and her people. They can have life—glorious prosperous life—or they can suffer death with all its nameless pangs, just as they may choose. Who can doubt their choice? Only let them Go to the Poixs and stag there all dag next Wed nesday, and all will be well. The threat is made that in this city, at least, they shall only vote by sufferance, but we hardly think that will keep them away. Go to the Polls must bo every man’s rallying cry until the battle is fought and won. Do you hear it! Go to the Polls ! Go to the Polls 1 Go to the Polls ! . Again the Telegraph man said : Georgia Must be Carried at all Hazards. — We mean it—every word. We must carry Georgia next week, or all is lost. ****** If Walker is elected Governor and a Radical Legislature with hitu. * * * * •* * Heavens ! Can any tnau with good red blood in his veins even think of such deg radation and misery and not resolve that it shall not be ! But it can be and must be averted. Bet ter a return to bayonet rule than. Radical rule. We must not suffer that, whatevet tho consequences. All that is needed to prevent it is to work, work, work. We implore all to realize this fact at once. We implore them to give the next ten days to their State. We implore them to rseolve that they will not again pass under the Radical yoke. On the morning of tho cloction-the Telegraph published numerous iuceu diary articles in capital letters. Wit ness tho following: THE NEGRO RADICAL LEADERS OF THIS CITY HAVE THREATEN ED TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE POLLS TO-DAY, ANI) THEREBY SHUT OUT ALL WHO DON’T VOTE THE RADICAL TICKET WE HARD LY THINK THEY ARE SO CRAZY AS TO ATTEMPT THAT, BUT IT IS WELL TO BE PREPARED. LET THEM SEE AND KNOW, VERY EAR LY THIS MORNING, THAT THEIR LITTLE GAME WON’T WORK. OR GANIZE A MASS MEETING AT THE POLLS VERY EARLY THIS MORN ING, AND HOLD ON TILL SUN DOWN. SEE THAT EVERY MAN, WHITE OR BLACK, WHO WISHES TO VOTE TIIE DEMOCRATIC TICK ET DOES SO, WITHOUT MOLESTA TION. * * * * * * PUT SMITH IN THEN, TO-DAY, AT ALB HAZARDS, IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE SHERIFF TO SELL YOU OU TANARUS, AND YOUR WIVES AND CHIL DREN REDUCED TO BEGGARY. THIS IS THE DAY TO FIX GEOR GIA FOR FOUR YEARS MORE IN THE PATH OF PEACE OF, PROS PERITY AND ORDER, BY THE ELECTION OF SMITH AND A DEM OCRATIC LEGISLATURE. GO TO THE POLLS EARLY AND STAY LATE. WORK! WORK! WORK! AND YOU WILL WIN A SPLENDID TRIUMPH. Tlie Tele graph succeeded in firing the Democratic heart. The “mass meeting” of Democrats was organized at the polls “very early” in the morn ing. They were determined to “put Smith in at ail hazards.” They did .“work! work! work! with the fol lowing result: RIOT ANI) MURDER. The Managers, to prevent any colh’J sion at the polls, caused a lence to Vo constructed at the polling place the day before the election that would have prevented all trouble between Democrats and Republicans. But at an early hour on tlie morning of the election at the tap of a fire bell a “mass meeting” of Democrats hur ried to the polling place and tore away the fence. When the voting commenced the colored men formed in line and went up to vote. Fre quently colored men were crowded out of their places in line by white Democrats who stepped in and went up to vote. The colored men dete's mined to have no trouble, if they could avoid it, quietly submitted to all outrages perpetrated upon themj The “mass meeting” seeing that they could not thus create a disturbance resorted to their favorite mode of car rying elections— the firing co.m.mkxci-;i>. When all was ready a white Dem ocrat, from a window in the Couit House, fired into the colored men near the polls. Immediately the “mass meeting” commenced to fire at the colored men. The latter entirely unarmed ; none of whom had arms, rushed away from the polls and from the “Greeley Reformers” who pursued them, murdering, in cold blood three, and wounding several. After that the “Liberals” (?) had no difficulty in putting Smith in. They had worked ! worked ! worked ! They carried the election at all hazards. An attempt lias been made by the Democrats to justify themselves by charging that Jeff Long gave the order to the colored men to fire at the Democrats. Mr. Long can prove that when the firing commenced lie was in the Court House quietly con versing with some friends. No, the truth is, that the colored men were not armed. Not a colored person was seen with a gun or a pis tol during the clay. They were mur dered in cold blood because they dared to vote the Republican ticket. It is due to Mayor Huff to say that he attempted to protect the colored people but lie was fired upon and nar rowly escaped being murdered by the “Reformers". ATTEMPT TO MURDER. HON. II M. TURNER. A few days previous to the election Mr. 1 urncr went to Clinch county t o speak. He stopped at Lawton to wait for the cars. r lhe Greeley Reformers soon ascertained that he was at tlie depot and immediately took steps to “reconcile the “and and Radical nig ger.” Mr. Turner was informed of his danger and concealed himself in the woods near the depot. It being dark the “Reformers wore unable to find him. A large crowd of armed men concealed themselves near the depot to await his return. As the' train approached the depot, Mr.Turnor came from his hiding place. As lie approached the cars the crowd rushed upon him and lie barely escaped from them and entered the cars. They surrounded the cars, some entering, lie escaped into' the mail car and was locked in. Before the ruffians could get to him the cars started and left the Greeley it-es cursing the “a- —and Radical nigger and swearing that he should not speak in that county. I bus we clasp hands across the bloody chasm. lion. Sampson Bell of the Third Uongiessional District has written a letter declining to accept the nomina tion for Representative tendered him by the Republicans. Wo are informed that Mr. Bell sought the nomination, and do not therefore understand why he now declines. They have a man in Early county, a con stant reader of the newspapers, who docs not believe that the ocean telegraph lias been put into successful operation, -