New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-03

to the lands lying in that not having as vet
be entertained BY the Register TO the lands lying
within the same.
The reservation comprises strip Of land in the
southeastern part Of Kansas extending from nearly
middle Of township IS south, in range east to the
western boundary of the State of Missouri. NJ. |
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tFrom the Alexandra American 2s.h septls
Free Negro Suffrage IN Louisfana.
TEN-MrLR VorERs. Dur readers wlifind below the
certificate Of the clerk Of the District Court Of the
parish Of Calcasieu, in regard to the conviction Of
7atsa AsTsn III aga eaco Mash Ms who
ber 1858, at precinct in that parish known "a Hes
precinct. Il y4ll ss.,siS;05 3,s s5,s,33 s.g-
and for said parish and tried at the Sepember term
of the court in the year 1856 and found guilty On the
charge of illegal voting, their status being proved
and established as that Of free men Of color.
showing further tbat the people of nj are ree
negroes or mulattoes. The Aaron Dial whose name is
mentioned in this certificate, has brother by the
name Of Thomas Dial, and be tThomas Dia) has a
by the name Of Henderson Dia, and both Of them
vote at the TenMile precinct 5@& !
4 John Dial, who also votes at that precinct, is q
nephew Of the Aaron Dial who was convicted in the
parish of Cacasieu and he is the father of the fol-
lowing individuals, who vote at Ten Mile precinct
Solomon Dial, Aaron Dial, Wiliam Dial Jack Dial,
James Dial and Willis Dial, MAking altogether nine
illegal votes which are always cast in favor Of the
Aaron and Thomas Dial; and Hugh Wisby, the f. m.
c. who was convicted in the parish Of Calcasieu Of
illegal voting, has brother by the name Of James
| Wisby who also votes at Ten.AiIe the Democratic
ticket and we learn that large number Of the free
4 negroes of the parish of Calcasieu are moving into
the parish OF Rapdes, from the very fact that they
considered free Of eolorn that parish but
as white men in Rapdes. We have no doubt that the
Democratic party of this parish are coaxing them
over the line and Determined to colonze them all
at Ten.Me, to swell tile already large negro vote at
that place and il it goes ID this way it will not
be two years before we have from one hundred and
fifty to t,co hundred negro uoters IN Rapidesl We
learn that there is at this time of the Democratic
candidates for the Legislature at that precinct pre-
pairing and no doubt assisting them to fortify the
: polls for the coming election In the name Of God !
where is this to end Are the white men of Rapides
to look on in silence and tamey submit to this
, croachment of their rights? We think not They
must see the awful tendency of the evil which is SO
fast growing upon us? They have seen that the
Democratic party have fortified these negroes at the
polls that they could not be challenged by the
members of the American party delegated for that
purpose. ~ 2a'tI' =
; supplied by the Democratic party with arms from
New Orleans, through R. A. Hunter Democratic can
!, didate for State Treasurer This charge was made
by u.s. months ago. and not dared to deny it, for
; well they know that we can prove it them at the
shortest notice. Are then the white men Of Rapdes
to conue to be ruled by free negrocrdcy subsidized
: by the leaders of the Democracy as they have been
for the past few years Is it not enough that sher
if and member of the State Legislature have been
. fosted on the white voters of Rapdes by the negro
, voters of Ten-Mle2 If free negroes must be allowed
to vote at precinct in this parish, why not let
o. them vote at all of them? The Democratic party,
whose chiefs such decided champions of free ne
>; gro suffrage, should, at least, be impartial.
But we have dgressed. To return to the fact stated
: at the commencement of this article. Here is the
certificate referred to: -'i' a
r State of Louisiana-Payish of Caasieu
d IL. Y. Moss, Clerk of the 18th Judicial District
Court of the State of louisiana in and for the parish
Of Calcasieu do hereby certify that at the septem
Der term, 1885, of said court held in this aforesaid
:. parish Aaron Dial and Hugh Wisby were both con-
q vcted as free men of color of having, on the 7th
day of November, 1885, at an election held at Hes
precinct in this parish, voted without having legal
n right so to do ~
}. Given under my hand and seal of said Court at
o Lake Charles, this 7th day of September. 1851
Can the people of our State longer doubt that free
r negroes do vote in Rapides? How they be free
men of color in the parish of Calcasien, and free
- white male citizens in the parish of Rapides?
. . This question has never been, never can be, an
L. swered 1t is fact known to all that many of the
t. oldest and most respectable members of the Demo
cratic party in this parish have said and again
that il is shameful abuse, and that 1t is high time
= - it should be stopped 49,
!. AS for us, need not say at this the eleventh
If hour, what sentiments the subject Of th
ia damning PROCLAMATION of dearest rights and it
4 unhallowed perpetrators. From the outset of ths
canvass, we have cried aloud and spared not-nawet
alike by the threats and insults of the principal inst
r gator of those abuses and those of his tools an,
e minons we have kept on the tenor of our way
II relying the justice selrespect and true patriotism
~ of our fellowczens do still and we fearlessl
n avow our belief that this evil must and shall b
IS stopped. .4 g1t5 .sl4..a a..
N In the outset of this article, we have shown ho
"a those TenMile negroes have by their votes, foise
upon the people of this parish sheriff and membe
of the State Legislature. Suppose now that so or
N votes (and such a thing is far from improbable
v. should decide the vote Of the State in gnbernator
Az presidential election will not beloved Stat
- have been swayed by the vote Of free negroes? Wh
N can deny this Alas no one, for it is fact
People of Rapdes reflect this ere it be too late
ir Are we not right when we say that it is high tim
N. this evil should be stopped?
Ill WEATHER AND CRors IN NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
n The Holly Springs Herald, of the 26th ult., says:
II. Real fall weather has made its appearance. Th
he nights have been cold enough, since Monday last
:. feel quite comfortable by the fire. The weather
Ut clear and it is to be hoped will continue so for sew
nd raj weeks. Many of farmers are averaging fror
NJ 100 to 125 pounds of cotton per day to the hand
es One of our largest and best planters informed
that he thought his crop would average 900 pounG
per acre. Others say that their crops will not averag
les the half of thousand. }''ft
ch A new bale of cotton was brought into town tn
nd week by Mr.. Mckinney and sold to Farrell Mast
1N for l6 cents per pound.
m The same paper says the health of Marshall coun
has improved considerably, and that there are nc
no but few cases Of sickness. Gt !.
he RIVERS AND BUSINESS ABoyE.-The st. Louis +
,es publican of the 26th ut. says: So
If The Upper Mississippi continues to swell stead
Of at keokuk. The regular packets report rise OF
foot or fifteen inches below Keokuk, and about six
* eight inches on the Rapids. There is abe
thrty-tour inches on the Lower Rapids We have
be reports of change in either the Missouri or nlin
ts rvers-both are low and the complaints regardi
lie the difficulty of navigating the Missouri do not
Or crease. There is three and half feet water in
in channel of that river, and the report is still alir
ow The river is about stationary here, with six feet
w the channel to Cairo. Arrivals were numerous u
ae terday and the landing is crowded with boats from
in end to the other Many of them doing very lit
ass business, but still something. Among these may
the hm .h N; n t ae pha. i ~ p ooa
st to accommodate visitors to the Fair at that place.
ry. --- -
sre VERY CALCuLATING.--One of the Central Amt
~, cas- passengers arrived with very closely trimn
ans hair, which he stated he had clipped off hinls
cen before the vessel went down, to being gapp
/. by the drowning crowd
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