The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-06
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Was she Negro Free AGENT In the Recent
-ElertiOn s-The Loyal League and Its Re
ported RamifcatiOns Among the COlOred
Vosers-Were They Sworn 10 Vote Tor
BrOwnlow 1.-THE Figures of the Electi0n-A
NASHVILLE August 8, 1867.
Ia election lie without the dreaded disturbance
Of Ne peace which feared would be Its unavoid
abb accompaniment How such circumstance
pssoeable election occurred is mystery which puzzles
al for 10 secret that firearms plentifully
bcrne by citizens whites and blacks alike though
only few arrests were made Of persons caught vio
hitting tie ordinance which the Mayor published,
rather revived his special proclamation. The hard
stores in Nashv lie positively emptisd Of
everything In the shape Of nrearm So large trade
- powder and percussion caps seldom ever trans
acted In this city except when every valiant Southerner
hsreeeouts 81 the beginning Of the rebellion provided
himself with material 70 do battle for the confed-
ssscy.
AZ she nrst occasion on which the negro practi.
saIy reaped the fruns OF his the
Non on Thursday was remarkable. The conduct OF
the newly made voters in, for the FIRST time,
.ss ssS privilege ns the were citizen
With the proud honor OF casting ballot Ike
abe white man. they not al all demonstrative or
and deposited their tickets but manifested in most
very characteristic desre 10 be garrulous with the
by The police, however who, when tho ballot duly
deposited limited to the citizen that no must not arry,
and "passed him along out OF doors.
The prompt quiet and orderly manner in which the
negroes attended the polls and deposited their votes
seems 10 give OF truth the charges which
now made all over the State that nearly every negro
who participated in the election had boon tho
roughly drilled In this duty in the lodge
rooms and c0neisves :" =, the LOYAL leagues,
for their perfect discipline throughout the day There
was no confusion whatever in their midst They fell
into line like soldiers marching "by the flank" kept
ranks closed in serried column manifested i'm
patience at the delay, which was indispensable to the
Each man had his registration paper and Bfownow
ticket folded together No had 20 look for the
proper ballot Each seemed 10 have been provided with
She little paper before he made his appearance at the
pols II these charges be true then the loyal league,
secret political society. has been one OF most re-
Darkable in the attainment OF s objects Know
Noshingsm. In cxerting unseen influence upon the
voter, was ~ nothing 10 It.
viii give you an account Of little incident which
tzanspired within my range OF observation iustra
tive Of the fact that the negro wa in some instances at
least solsmny pledged In eonclavs to certain
One OF The servants at hotel in the city known
Be provided with the allneedful certificate OF regis
Accordingly gentleman approached him, asked him II
he 90 provided, and being answered IN the alrma
mo, mssss couIdn i take less than thousand dol
'.oh, that's too much, said the gentleman; ''Ous I'll
give you Ave hundred dollars for H."
The darky apparently considered the proposal mo-
mcut and them said
INC, can't Jake less than thousand dollars. It's
me gentleman renewed his offer and pressed It's &C.
septance until a. last the darkey, who seemed TO be
lsborng under some mental quandary not remorse Of
conscience, broke out with
"No, I can't sell H. massa solemny svore on my
hended knees TO vote for Brownow and they told
broke my oath they'd send me to the penitsnary for
D tvelvsmonth."
The above fact actually occurred Does u not show
that The Loyal League thorough In i,s ramn-
cations Of the negro and perfect in It's control Of the
action Of the colored man The question naturally
abe vote cast throughout the State had the negro
been len uninfucpced. There can be no denial Of
master al Ieart where be had the reputation Of being
humane and kind, could have diverted large share
q The negro vote to the conservative Mske. backed
speaker Williams had IL not been for the answering
6dey Of the negro to his oath IN toe lodge room OF the
Loyal League. How would be have voted bad there
been such restraint is open question. Not that
he would have proved treacherous 10 the party
Which had made him i,'edn.n oas me os ~ ,s.
candidate had the negro been At liberty 70 make
choice, and had there been candidate IN the GELD with
sbolnon
THAT Of the freedmen were not oath bound and
Loyal League was aIl-embracns IN us raml1catons Of
the eoorcd population, 10 evidenced In the Following
incident which also 'ranspired IN my presence. Tbs
colored porter a. the same hsie received his rsgsra
tioo certificate the morning Of the election through
shs ninsisrns once. OF coored friend the keeper Of
and andcd Tito the clerk 70 read The latter wsssishly
read on sotnewhsfn this syie:-tTbs 10 10 certify
Authorised 70 vote for VIM. g. Brownlow y "whati''
suSdsny interrupted The owner Of the document very
intelligent coiorcd ind vidual by the way whasIb
cant vote for whom pesss :" at seeing the srip
which he'd now brok6n Aio smile, the face OF the
sspx he snssehed the paper 70 put an end 70 being
esisscd any further.
me spiris IN which TIRE dsfranchssd bore their lot
has wondsuly changed within tho Few hours that have
spcree6ed The election. During the momeptous day
tbev seemed 10 treat the matter a. good Joke rallied
ar csndcied viii each other on their deprvation and
f~ very few got ercitsd eecueh 70 ven. sny spleen
openly 81 least The overwhelming vote for Brovnow
the sod contrbusion by the blacks have suddenly
staggered them 70 . ccuscousness Of the fact that their
slaves are nov Indeed their political mastep Re-
ssliaion has commenced In the dscharve OF negroes
from ployment-s very foolish e1pedent a. the best
spe tbat complications may LEAD 70 the moot
<ycfaJeess' II 70 toe cid nped'sps Of hntnS one
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