New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-20
VIRGINIA.
ALLEGED FRAUDS AT LOTTSBUBG.
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LoTTsBURG, Northumberland Co., Va, July
l7- the conduct the polls by the public officers in
this place is a sample OF that throughout the State is
an outrageous fraud declare that election has been
fairly held in Virginia. Threats are openly made OF
burning homes OF freedmens teachers. and driving
them from the country. Violence has already begun,
and 1t openly proclaimed that" csrpetbaggers scala
wags and tho of the North shall be made to fee
back to the place they from" quote the phrase
as / heard IL in a mass.meeting week ago from tho
mouth Of an old slaverader These idle threats.
On Monday night the Of election Mr. Nash, tho
Radical candidate, riding home from meeting, he
was aSsailed Heathsvile CourtHouse with brick.
bats thrown from the bushes IN tho dark and fht and
bleeding from the cash In his head he reached h nome
cuqng 10 ms horses neck The common speech OF these
rebel Nrgiuians ~ Of knocking down "klcklng'
"shooting." choking "the id Yankees" living
here. To these loyal Northern settlers In virginia who,
with the freedmen they are educating, the new element
OF hope future peace and progress and the success
full reconstrueton OF virginia the updlscrlmlnang
been dlse0uragng and Congress recognizes this e,ee
civil power OF the State 20 the old rebels as II did the
land and plant their feet again tie necks Of the help
less pOor-both black and white Let the murdered
Of Georgia. louisiana Texas, and ell tho bloody South"
plead with us for protection. wish, a. a ireedmens
teacher TO record some OF the dsgraccf violations OF
the freedom OF the polls here. Every member OF the
Board Of the Election and Registration was Conserve
tive" the word used constantly here Democrat and
though protesting impartlaly. nagranty abused ms
seventy col0red voters presented themselves earliest
at the polls Thomas Richardson, tho member OF the
friend ana Will see You done justly ny the same as the
white DO you want 90 vote for the whole Const
tutiOni" I've do" answered the colOred men. Then
You must only put In the large Ticket II you vote the
little one dt for the dsranchsngoi Rebels and the
test OATH you will be voting tho Constitution down g.
But they better instructed and understanding
the issues voted both tickets, otherwise that large mum
Der Of voters would nave been defauded by the dishonest
member OF the Board We hear they have been In West
moreland He offered, from his official place, 10 give
them the other ticket against the two clauses and told
them that the 10 vote Co the whole Cons
tuition Almost every eoored man carried in his pocket
the despOtlc edct OF the landma 10 quit the soil and
be sheeress the end OF the year The reason though
not written, well understood 10 intimdate them from
going TO vote Let no one, looking at that brave band
facing their old masters, with their manly, honorable
vote. dream that heroes and martyrs only lived In the
past! They may be forced from the cabins they have
built the they have titled IN tho but they
cannot be deprived OF the reemans vote But all day
long the defiant, DISTINGUISHED rebels worked earnestly
for their cause, the Board openly asking their counsel
and deferrng dsfrauchsed srates when their
very presence wasutmdatiOn, not 20 coOfed menthey
were hrm-but 10 poor white men. These wilted aud
covered and voted at the dication OF these who
should not have been allowed the polls but who
such If the Board did not allow them to vote them. one
OF the most clustering and prOfane OF the Rebels Con-
federate Lieutenant who wore pistols under HIS gar.
ments, boosted TO Union man, 81 met your men and
got them away from you They were scared that they
looked blue and did MT dare 10 vote the Republican
ticket" While the President OF the Board counting
the ballots he said 10 the other members Gentlemen,
don't understand this have taken three votes from
this box with another folded inside OF each The
others replied lightly, "Ob they got by being pOked
down with the stick" And they were all counted
Such few OF the incidents OF the day IN this place,
where fair vote wonld have given tho choice to
Ephraim Nash, the Radical candidate. Mr. Nash Is a
justice TO the freedmen and every power OF cunning.
malgnity and hate has been eXerted TO defeat him. His
residence here has already resulted In three excellent
school for free schools I IL the avOwed purpose
OF the Rebels 10 break up these schools What Justice or
ideas OF right are TO be expected from the Odd savera
who sold his daughter In his Infamous tac or
s0uldrivng, former magistrate OF the county. aud an
aueoneer OF blockade goods through the wari Is this
the man to represent Northumberland County IN the new
Leglslaturei