Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-09-26
n, A, Hanter-Ihe Voter Of F. &c Negroes.

iIls notorious individual, appears in tn
Ai-xandris AnI nrsean, Of the 18th in
stant
The attention oil our readers is reepect
fu''y called 10 an article on the oursia
"I our paper OF to-day, taken from th
New Orleans Crescent % the I'll, ins,
III reply 10 the care! Of Tpu-Mi!a Bob
which appeared in tie New Orlsan
Courte7. OF date the 81 instant.
As regards oarseif, We started out II
tiiis can ass with the charge that there
"ers some fifty Or sixtv negroes who ar,
voted in this parish by the Democratic
party also tina, R. A. Hunter aided ans.
abet;ed these negroes in doing SO, ana
tlia. he had armed aud fortified them a,
i''e polls, at tie last Noveln Der election
SO that the challenging committee of the
American party could not get to the
spot To challenge these votes without
running the risk of being shot by these
negroes, led on by the Denoc at:c can
! dldate for State I easurer Ia our paper
OF the 25th ult., #e furnished to the
world the sworn atiieayiis Of us respects
able persons AS live in the State Of Loul
| s!ana, OF any other State III the Uulun,
proving the same.
1t is now to be seen whether the vo-
ters OF the S'ate will believe the sworn
statements Of a number Of honest men,
! OF the mere bullying statement Of such
4 character as Robert A. Hunter.
The editor of the american states his
case like man, AS hs is. He does n
finch from any responsibility. This is
proper and chivalric; and ,ha. roaming,
boasterous and unpr'ucipled aemagogu-
- K. a Hunter would do well to se,r
he up Old scores at home before venting
his billings ate upon gentlemen, slrang-
ers to iiD, at the safe distance of several
hundred miles.
What we have said about Col. Hunt,
er was founded upon editorials in the
Alexandria American, in the Madison
American, and upon private information
which We cousde, Ell III the most reiIa--
bie cIiaracter-al all OF which was distinct
~ set forth at the time. We invariably
gave our authority tor what we said
This would have satisfied any gentleman.
But. Notwithstanding these fac,s. Col.
Hunter caused Il card 10 be pubIished,
mainly directed at Us, alike remarkable
for inJecency audAvug ugsrtty, and tie ab
~ence Of every eieva,Ing attribute, which
we replied to improper terms, on the 7th
inst. Why the re'!oub'able Colonel
the puIssant champion Of free negro sutf-.
| rage ID the parish of kapides-passed
over his homs assa,iants and singled us
ont can readily be imagined. We were
ia tl'est off, and, consequently, it was
safest to do SO.
We have been somewhat surprised at
the appearance of that card IN savsra
reputable Democratic u'nals, Of this,
how, yer, we DO not complain, as we dt.
,,ot belong to the complaining school.
All we ilars TO SAY is, thar we would not
lave published such card about them
under any circumstances. 1t should nol
have polluted our advertising, much less
our reading colums, OH any terms what
ever.
From the above. pausing from iigres-
, sion. i. will be seen that the Alexandria
American boldly . faces the music" and
stand, ur to the original allegation thai,
Hunter has voted large numters Of free
negroes in the parish. Of Rapides. The
Madison American. in its ssue OF tie
18th inst, naittains and proves hat
Hunter admitted in I,s speech At Rich
mond THAT the people on fen Mile had
African blood in their veins" aud ar
CUES its case ably and conclusvely. An
article trcna the latter paper-with Ger
t,tica.es attached will bs found else
where, and to 1t we direct the attention
ofLhs people. And our readers will not
taI to remember the sworn testimony
from Rapiars that has appeared in these
columns on several occasions, proving
incon,es;ibly that the Ten Mile" voters
are free negroes, ard that R. A. Hunter
has stimulated and protected them III
the exercise Of the highest prerogatiye
guaranteed by our constitution and laws
to white ,nen onIy-tte preroga.lys OF
suffrage.
1t is clear, to our mind, tha. Hunter
has been 'or several years voter free
negrnes in the parish Of his residence.
The affirmative evidence is oyerwhelm-
ing. THIS being the case, can any free
wi f;ate native boru or adopted citizen, de
grade his manhood by yielding him his
support next November. We think
not. But should the contrary prove the
case, in the name OF common sense and
ordinary decency. let none OF US ever
or a our mouths or WELD our pens. no