The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-12
TIE ELECTIONS.
Protest of the Citizens.

The following protest was drawn up last
night, signed by a large number of citizens,
and presented TO Mayor Clark.
A copy of The protest will be left for sigma
lures in our Office this morning. Every citi-
zen wo did not sign it last night is requested
to do so in the course of to-day:
To the Actng Board Of aldermen cfAe City
Of Charleston.
Tho undersigned Citizens electors and cor
porators of tho City of Charleston, enter this
their protest against the election of Mayor and
Aldermen, held Oh the tenth day of November,
A. D. 1868, and contest the election of a
majority OF tho persons voted for, rs irregular
illegal ard void, on the following grounds:
/. That la &c number OF persons were a.
lowed to vote who wero not legally entitled to
vote, ard that the number of votes so taken
and counted greatly exceeded tho majority of
Gilbert Pllsbury and the majoritics OF q ma
joriy OF the Aldermen who were reported to
have tho largest number % votes.
2. That largo number OF persons who were
legally entitled to vote were rejected by the
managers, and that the nu1nbcr of votes so
illegally rejected greatly exceeded the majority
of Gilbert Pillsbury and the majoritics of a
majority of the Aldermen who we're reported to
have the largest number OF votes.
8. That large number OF voters were pre-
vented from voting by Lctual force, and that
the number of persons so forcibly prevented
nom voting greatly exceeded the majority of
Gilbert PIlsbury and tho majorltics of q
majority fthc Aldermen who were reported to
have the largest pun.bcr OF votes.
4. That large number OF voters were pre-
vented IRON voting by threat of violence and
intimidation; that the special police force llle
galy appointed by Z. W. NJ. Mackcy, the
Sheriff Of Charleston County, were conspicu-
GUS and c Tive in their participation in such
forco and intimidation. and that the number Of
voters SO prevented from voting by threats
of violence and intimidation exceeded tho
majority OF Gilbert p!llsbury and the major;-
ties of u majority Of the Aldermen WHO wcrc
reported TO have the largest NUN Der of votes
5. That the ballots Of large number fvo-
ters were taken from tlicm by force and fraud
as they we're about to b. deposited and 9TH
CTS substituted, AMI that the number of ballots
so c!.an.td by force AID fraud greatly exceed
cd the majority OF Cib,rs P.lsbury, and the
maioritlos of majority OF the Aldermen who
were reported to have tho largest numb.r OF
votes.
G. That tho Board OF Managers We're never
ornan!Zcd according to law.
T. That Tic rcsnt OF The elections has never
been asccrIa;ncd by tlc Maaascrs ot Elections
as Il Board.
s. That the reports OF The managers of The
several dioIiact precincts wtrc separately aad
independently transmitted 10 ihc Mayor.
o. That the ballots, after being counted,
were uct preserved, Lu. were, in many cases,
actually Ges.r I'D.
10. That the ballots were carried 10 the
jIayor's Office and lett there III o1on hoXts.
Therefore tic undersigned contest the said
elections, and a,k that t.ic rc!urEs, together
Will lie bal;o.s, sh.!i b. cxlm;nel, AID t;lc
clsc investigated b. your EJarl, and that 4
tine anl piac> b. appointed by you Tor tie p:o-
duc;ioi. 0. l!c process.
Tie ELEcrt y SlIorLD BE PROTESTED. The
extract from the extra p1Diisacd by
Rev. Il. II. Gin yesterl lay. is good evidence
tlla: the election ou;.:; 70 b. protested: Many
of our people violated the great principles
whicl III crlic their own liberties. The vio!a-
ton of The right of our ne!ghbor to cast his
vote without interference is the most sacred
privilege of an American citizen. We regret,
also, there was so much unkindncss shown
among our colored brethren, who were at tie
polls intimidating others who differed with
them in their views Of duty"