New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-01

William Baker, Chairman of she
Hoard Of Repatriation. 40 Governor
WarmOth, on the Late Election.
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OFFICE BOARD OF REGISTRATION, .
.. state of louisiana
-- New Orleans, November q, 1868.
To his EIceIlency, H. g. warinoth, Governor of
Louisiana;
SGR-As chairman of the Board of Regis
ration, a large mass of evidence has been
forwarded to me by the Supervisors of
Registration in the various parishes of the
State, setting forth the intimidation, fraud
and violence, including murder itself, which
has been used for the purpose of preventing
duly qualified electors from exercising their
right as citizens and voting as they deemed
proper. Upder the circumstances thought
it my duty to lay before you for your in
formation an epi:orne of the most important
facts if time permitted l should furnish
you with copies, but as it is | shall be
happy to exhibit to you the originals when
ever you may desire it. e'a-
OF the city of New Orleans, It is hardly
necessary for me to say anything, as you
are, doubtless, as well. informed as. / am
respecting the murders, assaults, threats
and every species Of Intimidation which
for month preceding the election were
used, and obviously for no other purpose
than that Of preventing Republican voters,
more especially the colored ones, from
going to the polls. -'i'4''4
There is not ward in the city in which
threats Of violence has not been made to
the Supervisors Of Registration in the per
formanee Of their duties. Many ofthem
for some time prior to the election were
afraid to sleep in their own houses at
night Others were threatened, and in one
instance one Of the newspapers called upon
the people TO chang the Registrars to the
nearest lamp-post." Is it any wonder thai
they resigned rather than perform theil
duties at SO much personal risk ! In the
First Ward one Of the Registrars was huns
IN efigy in front of his own door. Sincs
tAsh, IS matter Of personal safety, be hal
sold out bis place of business at great loss
city.
One Registration office 1.-THE Sixth Ward
was broken into and all the furniture ant
stationery destroyed fortunately the record
were deposited elsewhere for safe keeping
The First Ward Registration office wal
broken into and The whole record
destroyed. Il L believed il was don.
for the purpose Of deslroying the evidence
which the Registrars bad been collecting
respecting the breaking into the houses 0
col0red men, and With pistols al thei
hsada and threats of instant death If the,
resisted, robbing them Of iheif rerjstrs
tion papers. am in possaGsion of man,
aaldafIa setting forth these facts Nam
club Rooms we're broken into AID sacked
tAe iafniIat6 and eserything destroyed
So far had these threats Of violcnca, d
f,midation and murder been carried lhl
when the Registrars cane to that part
their duty requiring them to appoint Goa
mIssionefb Of Election, that ii not OF
Nxd II lhfs City coald be found Repul
iioans WHO we're ready 70 inchf The risk
eei4Isr AZ Commissioners Of Elsctio
1Ii0Wlnf most coleInSlQHIY TIE riiQn Of e
ter which had been lnaasqEaasd aad VIII
His too truly made the e|eeAon iaree
AgeAJ AafAp9 pleeqds1 4
VA ptf|el Of je'fel4e1 ~ T|ot "a
pluQa1 81 nauber Of ceIQle4 e',i1t|
Wna t1t tteffat '|nK Ia to tteia vi
which sa5s leaz4 NFte IS p fz11t a
Deprived o .1o flG14 Of eHtkeisIn4 I
<g1nel'sl f5s9t' |a.4Is1 Of tl.z'H Il74
Ohs 5f De most Intelligent AID uselui
Sc Registrars was Threatened aud tel
thsthiz life va % be he price Of hla d