The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-04

want. A good many colnrrI mon
have already reported tn mr. some
under cover OF night. because afraid Cd.
have IL known that thcy came a. mr
at all. ON "wednesday, the 3ith. .
rode - Niuona, To see if au pNprr.
package Of tickets was there for me-
as | lad notice from NiCksburg that
they were So sent Ia my addres, Ou
the 18th. also expecting TO see Major
White. On my arrival in town, about
p. M, ! was Immediately surrounded
by mob, yelling and bowling worse
than lot of Comanche Indians, en-
tirely hemming me In, which cOutiuu-
ed until the military or "A lieutenant
came TO me and said hc did not think
they dared use any violence, but did
not disperse them, or seem 90 control
at all. While this was cnactlng.
young lawyer by the name Of Booth
came out and tried 10 quiet the crowd.
and said 10 me II was nothing but
lot of boys wanted 70 have little fun,
but great many were gray-headcd
boys. ! told Booth ! came on business,
at the express office, and he very Kind
ly accompanied me to the expires
office, followed by large crowd Ot
the mob. Saw the agent. lie said
Tat there was no express package lUr
ne. but ON the 9th be wrote me a mo-
tie saying that there was hos there
fO' me.
feel sure that it would be- worth
mans lite 20 have voted a republican
ticket at Winona, and / do not beliYc
thee would have been five colorcd
democratic votes there " it had not
beer for threats Of violence and iutim-
idation, principally 20 this effect. VIZ
that IL they voted the radical ticket
they would regard them as their enc
mics and they would not couutenHucr
nor employ them, and that they the
whites owned all the land, ami The
negroes would be turned ont OF doors
TO starve and II they voted the rr.
publican ticket they had better go
straight TO the Yankees.
At Duck IIill precinct ] know hun
dreds of colored voters who would
have voted the republican ticket but
for the threats. / bad not got any
tickets. consequently could distribute
none. and. from the treatment ! roe
ceiVed at Ninoua, feared more violence
at Duck Hill. ! did not 20 there until
about noon. when I discovered the
same scenes of intimidation enacted
"a mt Winona, save the violent dee
mOnstration towards me- which COM
mcnccd on my arrival, bat wa
promptly suppressed by the citizen.
aud / was informed that ! could vote
as | chose. and no one should maltrrut
me that day; and by the deputy
sheriff that he was my man fO prevent
violence until suudoWn. and then {
must be my own man. Some OF thc
men were particularly attentive 10 nae
that day, doubtless that ! might moi
talk TO amy OF the cOlOred voters, which
had no idea Of doing, a.. situated %.
| am, with every dollar have invested
In crop Of cotton and corn, and not
another northern man iu this part of
the county. IL required some Stamina
in the face OF the threats which are .O
universal that ] think NO man will dee.
ny IL that any man who voted The rld-
zeal ticket was an enemy o. all The
white men Of the State and treated us
such,) 90 vote the republican ticket
but polled a straight open rrpubli
can ticket.
All the proof you desire can be- had.
VI intimidation AZ this precinct. one
freedman. VIM. Campbell. ha- since
come TO my house. and told me that all
the veters la his neighbOrhOod were
determined 20 vote the republican
ticket, and that he So told Them at
Duck Hill, and that he wa. threatened
that he could not live here IL hc did
and he told them II they would give
him "A republican ticket. aud let lum
vote IL, and would let him live until be-
could 90 and get hi- family. hc would
20 and leave his crop. Col. james
BiniOrd said 10 him hc cOulG vote 10.
and he should not be hurt Hrrf thYt
day, but lac would not insure Dis lie a.
mile away from there; and after hr
had voted the democratic ticket. hr
told them he had not voted bnt that
they had taken II from him, and much
more. lie r. anxious 10 know e. some
thing cannot be done about it. can
get the ailldavits Of as many as YOU
want, but situated as / am, Il viii ne
cessarily take some little time. a. am
watched closely, and my life has been
threatened already. ] would be- finally
ruined IL II should be known that I
made any move Ia the matter. A.
said before, / have every cent invested
ia this crop, and good one. TOO. Of
200 acres, corn and cotton, 20 YOU will
see how ! am situated. Were foot
loose, could pile the evidence noun
tain high.
saw nothing Of Mr. Crawford. the
Commissioner. and supposed be a.
well as Mai. White had been ran on
by violence or threats
Many cOlored voters did not 20 Ia
the polls, and they, too, have been
threatened a. being a. bad as those
who voted the radical ticket: and
some urged 10 20 10 CarrOllt0u au
Monday, and instead went 10 Grenada.
10 the bureau office. Had there been
a fair election, am satisfied we should
have had handsome republican ma
jOrity In this county.
! saw the Commissioner. Price. Of
Nallabusha county, and lac said br
was afraid TO make a report Of the
facts as they actually existed ip tbst
county. IL has been and still isap per
feet reign Of terror here, aud such
outrages should not be- given any
cOunteuance "a valid frIaaffrF.. F. III