The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-08

we are UNWILLING 10 denver any raSn 1udg-
ment. The matter is one for investiga.
ton, and of course charges Of 50 much
gravity will not be permitted to 60 unex-
amined or unexplained. We may remark,
however, that system of the kind, presi.
ded over by Major Alden, could hardly be
administered fairly.
TICKETS ISSUED BY THE GROSS AND BY
THE DOZEN.
Major Alden announced on Monday that
no certificates would be issued after Tues
day, and that the office would be closed
thereafter.
We believed this to be The case but on
Wednesday night, as we have been inform
ed, six clerks were sent out to the old gun
factory, South College street, where regis
tration was carried on all night. Certf-
Gates were given to negroes without refer
ences, and all who would vote for Brown
low received one.
A few days before the election, certif-
Gates had been singed by Alden and they
were filled out at Bob Canard and Henry
Harding's billiard saloons. Blank and
signed certificates were issued out of these
two last places at almost wholesale yester.
day. The saloons were damned with ne
groes, and nearly al! of them noted Oh the
certificates they here received
Major Alden was seen to sign a blank
certificate on Cherry near Union street.
After Alfred Gray had been arrested
by the police and taken to the Mayors Of
fee, while the latter was absent, Major AL
den and DR.. Sparkling followed, and, while
the man was under arrest for a criminal
offence, the former stepped forward, sign
ed the certificate, and the negro was turned
loose and allowed to vote.
We give below an affidavit from men
who were coenizant of the radical swindle
whose veracity no man will dare to dispute
State Of Tennessee, County Of Davidson.
This is to certify that Alfred Gray, col
ored, made application to vote on blans
certificate at the polls of the Fourth Ward
and was challenged and arrested for so do.
ing He stated that he had obtained his
certificate at the negro shop kept by Hen.
ry Harding (colored) Immediately below
said poll. He, the said Alfred Gray, went
in search of Major Alden, franchise com.
missioner, and found him at the Office OF
the Recorder. Said Alden signed Alfred
Gray's certificate, and told him to 90 and
vote upon the same. His vote was chal-
lenged, and the commissioners said that
there were special police enough to chal-
lenge without ''outsiders," and Alfred
Gray was by them permitted to vote.
One of the commissioners or clerks said
that it mattered not at what time the COM
missioner signed certificate, whether in
the Office or not, it entitled the bearer to
vote; and such establishments are giving
certificates near each poll, and Alden has
been signing the same.
The only question asked when negro
comes up is, DO you live in the city p
An affirmative answer is all that is requir
ed and the negro is permitted to vote with
out any further interrogations.
WM CARNEY,
SAM ID. NICnoL.
l hereby certify that there are one OF
more negro shops near each poll, giving
out certificates to any and every negro who
may apply, and that said negroes are per-
mitted to vote upon said certificates, with
only the question, "Do you live In the
city !?
o. b. Young
August l, 1867.
| From the Dispatch.
a good many years ago, gentleman, an
old acquaintance of our, residing at Hunts
vile, Alabama, made one of his sens a
present of little negro boy, slave. The
boy grew up in the family, and by the ne.
cessities of the General Government dur
ing the war became a freeman. The freed.
man and his former owner are both at this
time residents of Nashville. The former
has been laboring for his daily support
and doing the best he could. relying on his
own resources. He is registered voter
Yesterday he went to the polls, and with
out consulting any one, obtained couple
Of conservative tickets. He showed them
to respectable white citizen, and asked
him to witness his vote. One of the tickets
was placed in the ballot box, and on the
other the white gentleman made the fol
lowing endorsement:
II saw vote this ticket to-day.
The negro took the ticket with this en-.
dorsement and wendell his way to the bu
siness house of his former owner. "Marst
William" said he, "herc is the ticket
voted to-day. l voted it out of respect tc
you" That negro can not be corrupted
by radicalism.