The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-09-12
4 CARD FROM COL. HUNTER.
MANSFIELD, De Soro PARISH,
August 2,itl,, 1881

August @Jln 1000,
re- @y Ieilow-c1j.eas IF Loaisiana: The
New Orleans Crescent and other papers Of the
same kidney, have, since the opening Of this
canvass never ceased 10 SANDER me and the
people Of Rapdea, by charging that there are
some fifty or sixty free negroes who vote Mt
oar elections" and that | have been the insli.
gator of these frauds and am the champion Of
these free negroes" This IN old and stale
charge, dating back twenty years, and made
then iy Che opponents Of tho Democratic party,
after these same pcopl" had ceased 10 support
the Wing party. II has, Oh three different
occasions, been the subject Of legal inycStiga-
ton, aud MricG have those people been ucqujt.
ted by Il verdict Of the jury Of this charge
IL has been renewed MIR by few miserable
diny scouadreis in Rapdcs, who have no char.
nctcr TO lose and no interests in onr Parish
Never did men labor harder than did the
knowNothings Of Rapdcs to secure His roic;
and they dM succeed in making converts Of
many OF the Ho0d relations Of those whom they
charge with being "negroes,' because they
could not corrupt them; and some OF them
voted for Fillmore last fall.
The charge that have for years rallied tits
vote is )atSehood and the man chat uttcrs it
is Aar and scouadleh. and dares not utter
ii to my face. | never was on "fcn Mile"
until September, 1850, and at that time was
not personally acquainted with five men living
there. iacaS There last fall, when thiryacycu
Thugs Gin imitation of their brethren III New
Orleans marched up in sight Of the polls win
the ayowed intention of taking possession Of
the ballotboX bnt when they found that they
had to contend with men who knew theil'rghrs
and were determined to maintain them, they
Nd like whipped earS. The Crescent says
"that gentlemen Of the highcts character and
first responsibility both in moral and politi-
cal sense, have vouched for the truth of those
reports against me. ! dare the Crescent TO
name Hose gentlemen. | defy that paper to
name one man, who is recognized ms gentle
man, who will endorse this Islander upon the
citizens of Ten Mile aud upon me. No man,
who is not Puppy and co~0rd, will endorse
this SANDER. The Crescent, Of the 18th Of this
month, copies from the Richmond American
an article which purports to be review OF
the speech which delivered there on the list
OF August, in which Mr., Peter Alexander says
that Il admitted that the people of Ten Mile
had African blood in their veins" This is mi
true, as my card in the Louisiana Democrat
of the 18th instant shows | wrote to Mr..
Alexander Immediately, requesting him to cor
rect this error. Whether he will do me this
justice or not time will show. That the Ores.
cent uW continue to reiterate this, and every
other sanderous charge that it can get hold
of or manufacture against me, have no doubt
The records Of our court will be published
in the Louisiana Democrat in a short time,
showing the fasity of this charge against the
Democracy of Rapdes and myself. | now
against me, from this time forward, is a Har,
a st0@ndrel, q puppy and u c0pard.
ROBERT A. HUNTER.