Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-10-13
The LOcOfOcO Party and Negro
Voting Showing the COnsIstcll- ;
cy Of the Party ORA thc suliiect.

LnaL maue Dy the GuernSey Times, that 'li
negroes had votes to give in Ohio, the
Locofoco party would court then as assid-
uously as they now do those Of the rich
Irish brogue =" Negroes have voted in
the New England States ever since The CON
stitution was formed, and we have yet to
hear Of or know the first L0cofoco in those
States who objectedto il, o. who desires
change. Next to Virginia, New Hamp-
shire has been the most S eadfast LocofOco
State in the Union, and yet. by the con-
stitution Of that Smte Il negro could be
elected its Governor, while white man,
it a Roman Catholic, could not. In 1853,
a convention was held in Massachusetts
10 reform the constitution of the United
States. The Locofocos and Free SOilers
had large majority in the body over the
Wings. In those days the Democrats and
Free Soilers joined hands.
One OF the leading men in that Conven-
ton was B. F. Hallett, the man who is the
chairman of he National State Committee
the man who wrote the platforms adopt
ed by the National Conventions which
nominated Cass in '48, Pierce in '52, and
Buchanan in '56. Yet he said nothing in
that Convention against negroes voting,
nor did any other man of the party; and
negroes voting in Massachusetts as they
have done since 1897. and yet no negro
has been elected Judge, member OF the
Legislature, or has SAT upon II jury, nor
have the two races anal amated. There
are fewer mulattoes in New England, ac-
cording to the number of colored people,
than in any part OF the country.
We have given the above facts to show
that in New England negro voting is a
Democratic principle, and that which Lo-
C tocos in Ohio rail SO much against, their
brethren in New England defend and sup
port. In New York State negroes vote if
they possess property to the value Of $3.50.
No true Democrat, we take it, will defend
the property qualification for a voier.
In Ohio colored men vote if they have a
preponderance Of white blood over African
in their veins, which is the case OF one
half of the colored race in the slave States,
where men breed their own children for
slaves, and sell their own daughters in the
shambles.
In Louisiana negroes vote. There is
quite contest going OH there just now on
this suject. growing out of contested
election. The Crescent of the 7th, con-
tains number ofaffidavits charging negro
voting upon the Locofoco party, and par
ticularly upon the candidate OF that party
for SiaJe Treasurer The following are
extracts from the afidaviis. Michael Paul
says:
"And the said Paul further
states that the votes Of these free negroes
were not received generally until the pre-
cinct of Ten Mile was established where
they now vote the Democratic ticket,
without let or hldrance, to the number of
for'y or more"
Joseph Z. Hatch says:
my occupation has been
that of merchant, which brought me in
frequent contact with the people OF Ten
Mile Greek, and can sta G that there are
upwards of forty woes given at that pre-
cinct by persons who are considered mu-
laltocs or free persons of color, and that
they vote the Democratic ticket
Rebecca Richey gives the names and
pedigree of the colored voters of Ten Nile.
She proves that they are of African de-
scent.
Edward Johnson relates how Demo-
ated with these negro voters. He says:
81 did then and there, at
the said precinct, and on the day and dase
above written, see Robert A. Hunter,
armed with doub barreled shot gun and
a revolver Che might have had more
arms raliying the free negroes around him.
all armed with double barrel shot guns and
rifles, for the purpose, AS | believe, to force
in their ballots, regardless of all conse-
quences. do furthermore affirm that
heard X. A. Hun;er say to the free ne
groes, that, 'et them come on, we will
make them smoke, meaning the Challeng-
ing Committee, and those who were in
company with the committee. l do fur
thel more affirm that | believe that all the
names on the list called ''Boyce's List"
are mixed with African blood. In fact,
some OF them are so black that, if offered
for sale, the purcaser would not ask if they
were free l furthermore believe that the
said ;Robert A. Hunter has attended the
said precinct at every election held at il for
the last three years, and l do know that
said Robert A. Hunter gave ball at one
of those houses, near the said Stanley's
Ten Mile precinct, for the benefit of plea
sure of said free negroes, and danced with
them, and met them with an equality"
Levi and William Boyd swear
"1'hat we saw the
said Hunter at said precinct last Novem-
Der, at the election for President, armed.
and we believe leading on the mulattoes,
all armed for the purpose of voting. We
believe further. that upwards of forty
votes were poiled at that precinct. at that
election for the Democratic electors"
Other parties prove that these persons
have been voting since 1888.
Here is the only fair case of negroism
that we have ever seen made out--torty old
line free negroes voting for Buchanan,
under the protection OF distinguished
white Democrat. Hurra for the Congo
Democracy!
A woman named Margaret Mccarthy