The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-13
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD
The First Days Election Under the ssNflitmry
Bi'ls'' in Alabnmn-Th- Freedmen by Force
Seize tho Polis-The Whites Intimidmted
They Retire from the Scene-The Perfect
Organization Of the COlnrcd IenRues-They
Approach the Polls Under Arms and in Mill
tnry Procession - No Opposition 10 their
Movements.
EUyAuLA Ala, Oct Z, 1887.
Being aware that the HERALD would desire to have
truthful narrative Of the in which the election
conducted in this part OF tho country tho OF
"for convention" 'against q convention as pro-
vided the sherman military bills for the RECONSTRUCT
ton Of the Southern States, give you now an &C
count OF the days proceeding did not witness
moro.
General Pope's order required the polls DO opened
only place In each county. aud this place be
shire Of county. The number OF registered
voters Barbour county reached nearly I'VE thousand
about fifteen hundred whites and the balance blacks
clayton the shire town Of this Barbour county and
situated nearly centrally and twenty miles west
Euaula Eufaula Is the extreme eastern end Of
the county, situated the bank OF Chaa-
hoocnee river and Is the terminus Of the Georgia South
railroad No public road or highway approaches
the town OF Clayton from the west. The Eufaua
road from the east tho Midway road from the
north and the Louisville road from the south sdc The
the Of the square by
situation or tho buildings and directions
OF tho streets The election held IN the House
building just inside the front door, which faced down
Emauia street, the Eufaula road. Tho loyal leagues
which composed mostly of negroes and few white
| mcn generally known imported radicals
controlled the polls in the following Mon
night preceding the election the freedmen collected
near the and camped alongside the three roads
above described whore they kept mp during the night
boisterous AMI riotous proceedings discbarsng FIRE
and otherwise disturbing anu distressing those
citizens whose houses were tbnse highways
At about eight O'Clock Tuesday morning they
formed military procession. several hundred strong
with loaded guns and muskets. and great many with
pistols knives strapped to their bodies fully exposed
10 view marched into the town from the three roads
heretofore described, beating drums and blowing
hollow canes or reeds So complete perfect we're
their plans OF operation that the head OF each column
the three road approaches Here without any seem.
ngy prearanrsd plan, they broke ranks and spread
Oiled She The square all over. Their numbers
estimated three thousand Those who had
ad sos .se nse " white man Sn, soo" .sr rs.ns
into the square lev OF their "oSn faith and order"
mixed and commenced their congratulations. In .
time alter they into the town they took pos
OF the Court House and the whole surround
Ing. wagon containing grea bulk OF regular army
muskets-I don't know how nany-dnwn by four
mules was driven into tho OF the square and
halted in front Of the Court House. the freedmen all
pressing back and making way for It entrance and
quickly again iling in the open space just behind IL.
When ! this wagon and the muskets In IL ] in
qared Of freedman near me what II meant aud was
Informed in reply the colored folks gwne 10
hab excl rights" the English Of which 10
tough. A. much - wan, 70. ana was dsincnsd to re-
new the contest, ! looked a. amiable nature
could permit ami quietly withdrew TO my own medi-
The loyal league has It's chapters councils all
the county, one In every neghborhood; and irs,d-
man. whose correct Information cannot doubt, in
formed that nearly every colored man In the county
Was member Of H. Tho president or king bee" IN
control Of the liberties and persons Of It's members AZ
. proof OF this colorcd man, who bad violated
and severely pupished; another was bucksd and
whipped This did not come under nv own observa-
many Of tho freedmen 10 the presence Of the whites
ana there Be doubt Of hs truth. The headquar.
BE- s"s The tickets 70 BE- voted wsrs son, out on
these by couers from hsadq arters and placed
tho hands Of =. IN. = VINO m sns 20
came with his ticke. IN his hsnd The officers
maintained their authority and ,.n not ma. voter ,s
S %sSssS and curious spectacle. II was to be-
casting their rss vote. Thor stupidity At excited
the rsbiiss Of the registers and Clerks Under the
registry and checked on whom he voted occssonsy
one whose turn he'd brought him 10 the polls " vote
% and clerks nn 90. vosS AK S
name. 'yake, sir" Jake. whos' Jake King SIR"
~. g." beat 90 yoS i've "
live infr IL Ibis BY Capin Johuson milln The cisrK
the registry Of beat IN which he happens
TO know Johusons mill 10 situated, and Jake kings
N not 70 Be found among the registered voters;
whereupon ne patiently inquiries Of Jake the Of
his old master 81 used belong 10 Mr.. Williamson
state, sirn The cisrK looks among the VS. and
nnds the OF John williamson colorsd, who
forthwith votes the league ticket, already IN hrs
hand, and n informed his name n not Jake Kng but
John williamson This announcement strikes Jake a.
funny. wncn no opens his mons,rous black Jaws lfts
up his laundering voice and laughs convuisivsly ti
the curt House tremblss Very many Of them, 1
learn had orgoten their the uames by which
they had regissrsd-a Of which caused much delay.
have heard aud believe u true, that one boy, sixteen
years old, voted for his "daddy,n who was sick and
could not 20 70 the polls met boy seventeen years
old, who once my slave, and asked him II he had
voted He replied he had. swell, how's THAR You
only seventeen years old, for raised and know
your age" "Cant help w. sir; dun voted nov, and
counts my self man any how.
I went twenty.one miles 10 Clayton 10 vote for q
convention, found could the polls and came
away not votinR. ] believe many ~ one hundred
white did get chance TO vote the negroes
so completely disgus;ed them aud % generally sir
rounded toe polls
The candidates elscted are two unprincpled white
men, who dcspscd by all the good people, and one
big negro man. Ia reported have more sens, than
both The whites Both OF these white men are regarded
BY the whites hereabouts unprincipled men, with
malls nifty hate ranking their bosoms ana that
they sought election at the hands OF the ignorant
negroes 90 apy good Cor shst state " their