New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-07


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peared Edmond johnson, citizen of the State and
pafsn aooge meatIoned, VINO Deing Gay swoln ac-
vsroas iase ~ uas un the t 1s ua y, "
IN ns,:I iooo. ~ COMPANY "i'l osei .t "
sas ana parish; accompan,ea sne
stara-s Hea m ss u VIC an9lea ~ ply
an;des snd a - ~ Se sne
prateetna t saS a. me
bad .s .,s sao Colnmlttee u tneT rlghss having
dssaaa e ~. es Q, tne sald preCnct were
nd IN, I'LL As tnel votes should not De chaieneeo
ali ,aw "' 'eS were determined 70 vote, regardless OF
S;d 4,,o, - ~
.h az sae ano there, az the sald precinct and on
sn edy ath at.s a9oye written see Robert A. hunter
Tic ,;rht han III psleied snos gun ana levoiser,
So nv - .ao more arms) raiy1ng the ynee
set nns .ud IAN an armed with double barreied
sao - .; h,,+ os .ns purpose IS beeve 70
AZ f.hanr s ~ % az consequences
a, =. III rraa ~ 9eara hoDert Hunter
suy ", sne g eae, let tnem come on, and
We WIN aAe aie1 . saohs; meaning tne challenging
a;a anu AZ wefe ~ company with
a.e tat a ts Names o IN I'M ~ AMIN snaI be
IsSe ~ ~. na u siio ny caiie9 boyces
q them are 9 black hat offered % s Id ss sp pa
aSsd believe eth that the said Robert Hn:
for the last three years and do know that the sai
Robert A. Hunter gave ball at one Of their houses,
near the said stanleys Or TenMle precinct for the
6snees or sn q .ae sd nee and
Sworn to and srbe s 9 ssy II s1s
| A. D. 49, ' ''' 'e''' ' ~ -"'- N"' u A's1s'
w. -wM, RANDOLPH, Up.
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parson mIase y so.stdna-ra,1sn naplaes
1 fersonay appeared before me the Undersigned
and State of Louisiana, Levi Boyd and william Boyd,
citizens Of the State and parish aforesaid who being
duly sworn according to law say that they accom-
panied the American Challenging Committee to the
precinct called Ten in off
parish, Tor the purpose Of assisting the said COM
mttee in their rights, in November 1856. having
heard that the muattoes Of sad precinct were deter
mined that their votes should not be challenged ard
we're going to vote regardless Of all law. When We
arrived within short distance Of the said precinct,
we saw that they were armed and haricaded and led
on Dy Col. Robert A. Hunter 1, Lew Boyd, swear
that saw the said Hunter at the said precncs, Ut
the election for President OF the United States in
November last armed and believe, leading on the
mulattoes OF said precinct all armed for the purpose
of voting them, regardless Of all law.
we further believe that there Is upwards OF forty
votes poled at said Ten Mile precinct that are given
BY persons OF mixed African blood, who vote the
Democratic ticket
/ ,,,, hs norn
4 LEVI mai. q hofD. - ~.
i -s1 ' his
i WILLIAM 4 BOYD
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th dav 81 Aueus.
1851 The parties being pensnen made their usual
c..r, WM RANDOLPH, J. r.
e.g'ss GD'ee, Dtst,sct Gourt, Pa'zsn Of RGp'des.
j ! hereby cer,liy tnaL Il: Legras, Wm: y. James,
a pna w" ma assures, are Justices OF me
ltaIe IN anu lol .ae PARISH Oh hapldes, dniy eom
' nhl IS 'si.ua anu dua.,l as ~ 4 =
M Masss q ee u aass neIeunto set my hah0
sat aux 'he sea. o so az the
-o'h Jay oi august a. Y. 1901.
A. H. ~ os'N- y
/ / =7. ALEXANDRIA La, August o. 1857
Mr.. Editor As requested, give you an account
of what TRANSFERRED at the Ten Mile precinct at the
last Presidential election. | was on a visit to Mr.,
James Hicks and on the day previous to the election
was informed that committee of the American party
would, on the next day. go to the TenMile precinct
for the purpose of challenging the votes Of the free
> negroes who had previously been in the habit of
e voting there. -
Having seen good many Of these persons, and
being convinced bv their color and general appear
ance that tbey were of negro origin I felt some
9 curiosity to know how the matter would terminate
g and therefore went with this committee. Having
> been raised in slave State and looking upon the
negro as an inferior race to the white and knowing
them to BE possessed of no political rights whatever
you may imagine my surprise when on arriving at
the place of voting found these negroes armed and
fortified and headed , and encouraged By white
I country y -
Before this committee arrived at the place of voting
thes nauea anu nea consultation as 70 tne mode o
pnetlv tn the noIs IN challenge each and every nea
e Who shoni offer his vote and To take everv
d ton to avoid collision with the negroes When W,
arrived at the place, we halted at the distance o
anout one hundred saras o, the sang ior 1heh W
the houses and fences and MAKING every dsmonstrs
ton Indicating that the party would be fired on /
le they rode any nearer the house. At this, Mr. J.
IN wise, .ae sher' VINO was at tle house, was sen
" did not make his annearance. M Wise told tn
h party that it was the determination of the negroes
d the house to fire on them if they attempted to az
proacn tne pols Dut, SAD ne, yon WIN lay ASIDE a
ID bonsa and not 6e moIeste3 vsrS nrettv 1ronos
e ton, to be sure The very idea of white man lay
III ing down his arms to sable son of Africa, is revolt
ns ~ ,e se.te VI every rnan GaEryg "lsnin III
declined to accent the hospitality of the negroes o
IT. any such dsgraceful terms Upon finding that W
would not be allowed to go to the house without run
nhg sne rsh OF pehg most vigorously snot oy ines
Of the negroes into consideration to denart in neac
d make this communication to you, not as men
70 Der of the American party, but as Democrat hor
u ushy w an esa. vo.e a u W an peis ~,
r. exercise IF the elective franch;se A'7'0 W
5, Very respectfully, &c, JOHN A. MYERS.
re comments upon 1he character OF TINS tesemon
!, "ouiu DC iue. Inc witnesses are cltlzens Vi III