New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-25
From the Alexandris Ga) American, 18th inst. &
The Nominee Of the Democratic Party for
State Treasurer, alias 81 Ten Mile Bok.o


No man Of the Democratic party is 50 obnoxious
to the people of Rapides gs candidate for high and
honorable trusts, as Ten Mile Bob.
Col, R. A. Hunter early in life, turned his attention
TO politics and has spent the greater part Of bis me
political warfare is purely Of partisan character,
and in feeling he is an outand-out sectionast- His
stump hsrangues are highly infammatory he appeals
He never discusses measures Of publispolicy slavery
agitation is his favorite theme in one word. be is
factionist OF the deepest dye In bygone days twas
his wont to sssa the Wing party with great fury and
with the deadiest hate against his own party srug
Cling for nomination, when falling in which he
would attempt to break upsoEganization, and throw
himself at the head Of faction until, finally. in the
repeated forays upon the Democracy Col. Hunter
succeeded in breaking of certain number of the
" unwashed and unkempth to unite with the Wings
to elect him to the Senatehe only esns be il said
With Iepress to the wi wng a By which hs bag eve.
to disorganize his party Col. Hunter opposed and
overthrew the legitimate successor to the throne and
the ablest man Of the Democracy-the gifted and
eloquent Brent
Col Hunter was hardly warm in the seat to which
he had been elevated by the aid Of Wing votes before
his intractabe nature began to display itself when he
turned, serpentlke, upon the bosom that had warmed
him into existence. He became more violent and un-
scrupuous in his hatred and opposition towards the
old Wing party; his vindctiveness was heightened
from the belief that the Wings had used him as an
instrument against the Democracy, and conscious.
the Colonels political history he found himself in
dilemma-he was repudiated BY the Democratic
party, and could no longer rely upon the Wings ;
there was then but one path left open to him BY
which he could return to his party allegiance and be
throw himself in the van Of the party demagogues in
their efforts to corrupt and prostitute the ballot
to degrade and bring down to the lowest depths the
proud privilege Of an American citizen In this
labor OF love, Col Hunter found ample scope and
verge enough" for the display Of his mastery talents
in the prolific bills Of Ten-Mie. John Sliden, the
High Priest in election ands, had led the way, and
furnished lofty example in stuing the Paquemines
ballot-boxes, in 1874.
He sent his scouts Ger hill and heath" and they
became vocal with the music Of his eloquent appeals
in the name Of Democracy. The sable denizens
walked from their forest homes in wild delight to the
call of their gallant Rhoderic. He marshaled them
under the broad folds of the Democratic banner
swearing eternal fealty to their loyal champion and
bis noble cause.
life.guard Of the Rapides Democracy and thus ha
, Col. Hunter won his honors, and thus has he com
mended himself to his party; with the influence
+ which this shameful vote of Ten-Mile gives him. h
has forced his party to nominate him for state Treas
urer and it is to be shown whether or not the peop
of Louisiana will sanction with their votes this tn
basest outrage that has been attempted agalns
e the elective franchise, North South and thereb
a. acknowledge the sway OF free negro suffrage nc
"a only over degraded Rapdes, but the whole State
~ Col. Hunter is SO tenacious Of this vote that he
lie on recent occasion assembled them at the polls th
night before the election, and there intrenched wit
III arms in hand, he defed any attempt to interfere wit
II them and their ballotbox; they have a ballot-bo
established for their especial beneft) and now,
is candidate for the lucrative Office of State Ire
oe surer he has had the whole population supplied wit
Vi arms from New Orleans no doubt sent up at the e.
ne pense of the Democratic Executive Committee Th
50 fact if doubted can and will be established at al
ti time They openly declare: Bob Hunter has giVs
"a US all guns"
III We wonld ask, what could be more incendiary al
dangerous to the peace and quiet of the black pop
n Iation than thus arming large portion Of it again
ey the whites Where is it to terminate2 Who c.
say to the dark and troubled wave: Thus far sh
nl thou go2" May it not prove nucleus from viii
will follow scenes such as bathed in Gallo blood d
ilfated island of st. Domingo?
r. This is the man, whose garment, stained all o7
with the vilest election frauds, heads the Denocra
y State ticket. This is the man who when denounci
the American party, sheds tears Of the bitterest
re over burned churches, broken balotboxes and hr
knuekes in which he walls the loss of the sacredn
re and purity of the elective franchise By his devo
ness to the inhabitants of Ten-Mie, Col. Hunter
acquired the infamous sobriquet of " Ten -Bo
oh and it will forever stick to him. as did the poison
shirt of Nessus, and designate him as the ehampi
w of Free Negro Suffrage.