Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-06

the Metropolitan Police, and their Adjutant
Henry Deutch, the knight of the Broad
axe and Squire Blackford, were taking
from the negroes all tickets not stamped
with the sign of John Anderson, and COM
pelling them TO vote the broad-axe ticket.
The white men made no opposition,
however Previous demonstrations had
convinced them that the column of ne
groes standing before the polls, whom the
police were enfranchising by every means
in their power, were like a powder maya
zine, and needing only the slightest provo
cation to blaze forth in riot and bloodshed
Being peaceful citizens and having the
good Of the city at heart, knowing the inc
vitable result of any interference with the
well-laid plans Of the Metropolitan Police,
they preferred peaceable defeat at the
ballot-box, to mourning any danger of a
disturbance.
Nevertheless, the election was Illegal
and fraudulent, as can be proven by the
poll books. The same frauds were doubt
less committed elsewhere, and were passed
over for similar reasons. We are power
less to resist, but we can, at least, publish
abroad to the world how the boasted tri-
umph Of BroWnloW was secured.
FRAUDS AT LEBANON.
From the Herald and Register, Sd.
The election which occurred on Thurs
day,swas a farce on popular elections. In
this precinct the Radicals had majority
of 339 How did they get it? By fraud
and perjury. Waters was on hand during
the entire day, and distributed tickets to
every negro desiring them. He was seen
during the day with both pockets full of
blank certificates with the Commissioner
name signed to them, and of course only
wanted to know the name Of a negro In
order TO make him a voter.
HOW RIOT WAS PREVENTED IN MADISON.
From the jackson Whig Sd.
A report reached this city late Wednes
day evening, that an armed band of
negroes we're approaching the place The
alarm was sounded, and in a very few
minutes a company ofyoung men assembled
and started out TO meet the insurrecticiiists
They were found, twenty five or thirty
strong, encamped in Campbelps negro
quarters, one mile west of town. Three
young men entered cabin and captured
twelve negroes and eleven guns. All the
others made their escape. The poor
Wretches acknowledged their mnrderous
designs, but said they were ordered to arm
themselves by the Captain of the militia at
this place Their guns were taken from
them, and the whole party released.
When Medlin, the chief instigator of all
the crime on the part of the deluded ne
groes, heard what had been done, his cow
ard and guilty conscience prompted i'm
mediate fight. But so great was the for
bearance of our citizens that even the arch
ringleader, Medlin, could have remained
safe and uRhurt But he thought other
wise and betook himself to base and ig-
nOminious fight, cowardly deserving his
deluded followers when he deemed danger
threatened. Reaching Humboldt he re-
ported that colored men were being muir
dered in Jackson by the wholesale.
HOW IT WAS DONE IN MAURY.
From the Columbia Herald, Sd.
On South Garden street, until late in the
night might be heard the tramp, tramp,
of heavy feet. The sounds came from the
negroes going to the League house to get
their tickets and instructions. By the first
appearance of light the tramping was re-
newed and until nine O'clock the negroes,
on horseback and afoot, gathered at the
League house. Pickets, armed with guns,
had been stationed at all of the entrance
points of the town, to order the negroes to
go to the League house to receive orders.
About eight o'clock the beat of the drum
announced that the melish were on the
move, and they soon made their appear
ance es route for the Negro Bureau, before
which they stacked arms, and remained
during the day. About O'clock there APP
peared upon the street leading from the
League house, a column of negroes, about
five hundred in number, headed BY c. c.
Bean and - Scott. Up to the polls they
marched, and from that time the white
mans chance for voting was, if not diff
cult, very disagreeable, unless he happened
to love "EOdour d Atrjgue" The sight
was novel and not attractive Arnell and
Bean were marching up and down the
Leagues, examining the tickets, and chang
ing them wherever they did not suit. At
one time the latter became alarmed lest
there should not be time in which to vote
all of the negroes, if they were required
to swear TO their age, residence, etc, and
he made quite an ill-natured talk to the
tail-end Of the crowd, trying to get them
to 90 somewhere to vote. The negroes
were reluctant to leave, and he grew quite
indignant, and talked loudly about what
he had instructed them to do. Failing to
get the negroes to go, he next tried to bully
the Sheriff, upon The idea that totu o'clock
continued lmtitbe flock struck fire The Sheriff,
however, gave him very plainly to under
stand that he knew what his business was,
and did not intend to be either dictated to
or annoyed. There was no need for all his
anxiety, however, as 4here was plenty of
time for all to vote. The total of votes
was 1898, being more than double as many
as ever voted in Columbia in any previous
election. Of this number only l47 were
for Etheridge, and the remainder for
BrownloW.