Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-10-31
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be CITY OF tAcumuh0 " w W. IN+ttg &
IL macy OF The precincts, the whites !
yers driven from the polls by the +
net lambs Hon. John H. Gilmer, /,
son Of the Secretary Of the Navy nm q
lor President Tyler, and Killed on !
,oard the Princeton on the 2Sth Of I
February, 1874, with a number Of ,
,ther leading citizens of Richmond, /
lied 8 protest with General Schoheid.
setting forth the frauds and outrage
1us conduct OF the negroes and their
allies. This so inoensed the negroes
that they organized themselves into .
vigilance committees. and delegations
Of them waited on Mr. Gilmer and
number Of other influential white citi-
zens who opposed the loyal negro
mode Of holding elections, and notified
them 10 leave the city in fOrty-eight
hours
Citizens Of Pennsylvania, ihis Is
LOYALTY in its true col0rs- No dis
guising its results any longer THIS
is the feast 10 which Thsd- Stevens 4 .
Co. src inviting the two rates. How
do you ike itg The lazy, worthless
negroes and the loyal Eagalonds from
Massachusetts Orderins the white tax
payers and propsrty-holaers 10 leave
their homes What these hsrh2rians
are now doing in RichmOnd, they VIII
do throughout ten Staissoi the Union,
if the people arc foolish enough 70 con
time to vote the Radical ticket Rad
calism in Clearfel5 county eats and
lives on the same food that L loos n
Richmond, and although Il nAy not
have as many negroes here - there 20
commit outrages upon the taxpayers.
the drafting-dsys q he slate lament
ed revealed the fact most ponClusiTsy y
thar the white bummsrs q 1hs ka1l-
cal party in tins section are f-lly -
competent 10 psrpetuaie Cuiragess as
the Richmond niEEe-s- TIE mean
whites who hustled ihsir nciCAtors
of 20 forts and peuiisnti-res- f1-
committing no crime, are as destitute
of correct morals Es tie untui0rsa
African; and having assisted - -oo
their feli0w-mAn Of his personal iioer-
ties, they win nos hesitHts long ah'oui
driving q decent white mau cat @.
the country, 50 thai ihsy DAy hsFs
the privilege Of eonhseatinE and en-
jgying-his property Tins Is 5nss ~AAi
Judge Underwood, Rev Hunuicuti
and scores Of other v hi;e syrsiCAss zrs
doing IN Virginia
The majority ior q o0nFeHiian raHE
reach 10000 The 0fRci1l returns ID
dicate that the Conservative whites
have elected Sbuui so delegates. ard
the Radicals about 20, hall of Fhoz
A large number Of the police forca
employed by Gen. Scho6el5 70 kesI
order at the polls were negroes az.
when TOO many as ihrT alleged Ehit'
folks were gong 70 the Paiis, lhs ilaei
loyRlists would occasionally Funci
them with United States hzyoast
The reader VIII please bear in rninl
thar a Government musksi. made q
keep and defend fhis G0vsune1i an
its ciiinons under loyal teaching al.
practice has been transferred % IL
negro, for lhs purpase Of driving Whiia
voters from the haloi-box aBQys i
Blue, Is this the kind q feast an.
heritage 10 which you irrifs vou
white kiusmsnf Did ron fonsak
E your iHmily and friends and perl you
lives uPon the hHitls-feli uiih th
. intention Of hagding your nusksi 0
B a negro 10 keep yon away from =
I polls We want sano iufo-maaVl
! upon this point. and we know uf u1n
3 more competent n answer Es th1-
\ those who went into a'tht war for ~
4 Union" Did ron hazEsrd youral 1.
E disfrAnrhiss your white kindred an
euiranchise The irua-zut Afr1oAn. d
Was il for the Cuus5iuiion ard a n
d stored Uuunt Enw-.s fa- ttis irfiU
j object see thai your p-eien5el friend
4 dslu6e ron no l0nE1- Tht M0ihz- q
States and Statesmen. having hes,
transformed into a Negro huroEu g.
tho purpose q rot,hinr the white r-e
for generations. see thEi this syslEr
OF overiuruing States and rul'linE "a
: citizens Of their proPs-1y-4n for u
benefit Of the neErc-is hrourti 70 81
end III yon have been deceived -
that you ART dcosives 10 longer B
kuarOs and hyTouriiss. hui ssa zbuu
to defend vuur country. family an
race nrniuss ali iuuuraio-s ana s-c.
passCrs.
b Tn EluH1 KT'a ~ a 1ur1una.--a Dem