New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-19

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citizens similarly aggrieved full and ample
Justice.
On the information received we have nc
hesitation in declaring that rebels reported
the names of these colored men that the
reports were sent to military headquarters,
to the Commissioners of election, and that
the latter were governed in their action by
express instructions.
In its inception and progress this whole
sale outrage against the rights and personal
liberty of colored men was the grossest
and most fragrant ever perpetrated in this
country.
The parish Jail was nearly full of eolored
voters, arrested and inearcerated at the
instigation of rebels for no crime, and
afforded no opportunity to answer the
charges preferred against them. We do moi
agree with the assumption Of rebels, who
entered into systematic and internal
scheme to deprive colored men of theiI
rights, that if they are not able to cope
with the conspirators against them they
ought not to be allowed to vote. sssAssssis
krAnOther oolored man, Isaac Bates, 'em.
plOyed at the REPuBucAN Office, was regis.
tered in the parish Of Jefferson May "a,
1867, and has resided there until recently
He went up there yesterday to vote, but
was refused the right of doing so, and told
that he must vote in New Orleans, because
he lived there. His registration certificate
was handed back to him, and on opening
it here {. he found to his astonish.
ment, for he can read and write
readily, that one Of the Commissioners OF
election had written across the face of the
certificate "Yoted April Is, 1865" and
adde's his name to it, which is somewhat
illegible. Thus Isaac was deprived of his
vote.
We are informed that at poll No. 2, pre-
cinct No. 8, Poeyfarre street, between
Annunciation and Tchoupitoulas streets,
special deputy sheriff, about half-past
six O'Clock last evening, thrust handful
of Democratic tickets into the ballot box
which he opened for that purpose.
Mr.. Thiel, German, voted the Repub-
lioan ticket at poll No l, precinct 7, engine
house fourteen, Common street, yesterday
afternoon. -Four men followed him to Gas
quet street, came up behind him, knocked
him down and pounded him with their
boot heels after he was down. These were
all arrested by two policemen who delivered
them to other policemen by whom they
were let loose. Mr. Thiel is suffering from
the injuries inflicted by the cowardly ruff
fans.
AT one of the polls Commissioner of
election refused to take the vote of a
colored man because the name written on
one side Of the registration certificate by
the registrars clerk did not correspond
with his name and his signature on the
other side. The Commissioners were COM
PEELED by the pressure of facts brought to
bear upon them to admit that it was only a
clerical error, and the man was allowed to
vote.
At poll No. / precinct No. Z, some white
voters were admitted through a side door
without delay or hindranee, while the col
ored voters were compelled to stand in
line on the street from morning till
night.
AT poll No. l, precinct No. 20, the Com
missioners retained registration papers be-
longing to colored men and then told them
to go away, that they had no right to vote.
Asking the Commissioner for his name, he
became angry, and replied by saying,
"Mind your own business And finally,
when threatened with being reported at
headquarters, he gave his name.
At poll No. 2, precinct No. 8, we found
colored men abused in the most shameful
manner. The Commissioners ruled that
an affidavit having the signature and seal
of notary public was not a legal docu-
ment. and that it must emanate from a
justice Of the peace. We produced an
Endorsement from military headquarters in
regard to one such case, and the voter was
allowed to deposit his ballot. Others of a
similar character presented themselves,
having afidavits from a notary public to
the effect that they had been duly registered
but had lost their papers. They were re-
fused, but on protest, and on being re-
minded of the vote already allowed, their
votes were deposited, much to the mortif-
cation of the Commissioners.
The conduct of the deputy sheriffs
at most of the polls was the most out
rageous ever witnessed. They seemed to
consider 1t their special business to allow
white men perfect liberty to do as they
pleased but to restrain, torment, brow
beat, and confuse colored men. Because
a Republican Insisted on having justice Sc
cured to few inohensive and honest citi-
zens Of the latter class, he was threatened
with an introduction to the calaboose. II
was limited that it would be best not to
try that job and the deputies kept their
hands of. All over the city we noticed
the most systematic efforts pracHced by
Commissioners for the purpose of keeping
cOlored men from voting.
FIorin Henry reports that he was present
at precinct No, Is, poll No. 2, from i've
o'clock till after eight o'clock last evening
and at seven o'clock presented his certif-
cate from the chairman Of the Campaign