Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-02-18

county, shooting, whipping, beating ana otner
wise maltreating the oolered Republican voters o.
said County, for the purpose of SO intimidatinl
them thst that they would not dare to 70 to tht
polls or vote the Republican ticket on said day o
election, and to further this object all kinds o
threats and ntimdations were used and resorted to
18th. That on said day of election, armed par
ties of men were at the different election precinct
in said county in said District who threatened t
kill every person who voted the Republican ticket
or for me that by threats, fraud, force and VIC
hence, o large number were prevented from voting
who were legal voters in said county and who woule
have voted for me that many who were register
ed and legal voters, were prevented from voting OF
the pretense that their names could not be tounc
on the books of registration, and great many
from threats of discharge from employment, ant
other threats and intimidations did not go to the
respective election precincts to exercise their rgh
of suffrage. .-
18th. That in said county of Laurens in saic
District, at least twelve hundred legal voters ir
said county, from the causes and reasons hereto
fore stated, were prevented from casting their votes
on said day Of election, all of whom would have
voted for me for Representative in Congress, hac
they been allowed to vote, and that there was 6
large number of fraudulent and illegal votes cast
for you, and counted for youin said county on said
day of election.
10th. That at one of the election precincts, al
Laurens Court House, (box No. y in said coun
ty of Laurens, in said District, one of the mana
gers of election on said day of election was moi
sworn, and that the managers at said precinct, al
lowed five or six of your friends and partizans te
assist them in challenging votes, and that said per-
SONS opened tickets presented by legal voters, te
see who they voted for, and did all in their power
to retard and prevent Republican electors from
voting.s H-..
18th. That for sometime prior to the said elec
ton held on the Sd day of November, A. D. 1868,
mounted armed men patrolled the county Of York,
in said District, shooting and otherwise mareating
and committing outrages on colored men, members
of the Republican party in said county, and that
threats to discharge from employment every one
who should vote the Republican ticket, or for me-
were freely and publicly made to such an extent
that large numbers of legal voters in said county
who would have voted for me, did not go to the
polls to exercise their right of suffrage in conse
quence thereof.
18th. That at the different election precincts il
the county of York, in said District from the oper
threats made at said precincts to discharge from
employment all persons who should vote the Re
publican ticket, or for me, together with othe,
threats, fraud, force apd violence, large number
of legal voters, in said county, did not vote on sad
day of election, all Of whom would have voted fol
me that for the causes and reasons heretofore
mentioned, at least eight hundred legal voters il
said county, who would have voted for me, were
prevented from casting their votes on said day ot
election, and that from the threats and violence
used, many Republicans, who would have voted
for me, were forced to vote the Democratic ticket
and for you that through the fraud and ilegalitJ
practiced at the said different election precincts
at least four hundred fraudulent and illegal votes
were cast for you and counted for you in said coun
ty of York, in said District.
18TH That in the county of Greenville, in sale
District, for sometime prior to said day of election
armed parties of men patrolled all parts of sale
county, shooting, whipping and otherwise NAL
treating colored electors of said County; tha
threats to discharge from employment, together
with threats of personal violence, if they shoult
vote the Republican ticket, or for me- were freely
and openly made, and that all kinds of intimida
tions were resorted to by your friends and parti
zans to prevent said electors from exercising theI
right of suffrage on said day of election.
That at the different election precincts in saic
county of Greenville, in said District, armed par
ties of men were stationed at said precincts, who
by fraud, ntimidations, threats, force and violence
prevented at least FIVE hundred legal voters in sale
county, all of whom would have voted for me
from casting their votes on said day of election
and that through the fraud and legality practicec
at said precincts in said county, at least three hun
dred fraudulent and illegal votes were cast for yot
on said day of election in said county, all Of which
were counted for you and that through the threats
intimidstions and violence practiced, a large mum
Der of electors in said county, who, If allowed tt
exercise their own free will, would have voted TO
me for member of Congress from said District
were forced to cast their votes for you.
10th. That in the county of Pickens in said Dis
trict for several weeks before said day of election
parties Of armed men, friends and partizans o
yours, patroled all parts of said county, shooting
intimidating and maltreating colored electors o
said county; that threats to discharge from EN-
ployment and not to allow them to reside on thei
land, together with threats of personal violence
they should vote the Republican ticket, or for me
were freely and openly made by your said friend
and partizans, and that all kinds of intimidation
were resorted to, by your said friends and parti
zans, to prevent said electors from exercising thei
right of suffrage on said day of election
That at the different election precincts, in sai'
county of Pickens, in said District armed partle
of men were stationed at said precincts who,' b!
fraud intimidations, threats, force and violence
prevented at least five hundred legal voters in salt
county, all of whom would have voted for me, iron
casting their votes on said day of election, and tina
through the fraud and llegality practiced at salt
election precincts, at least four hundred frauduen
and illegal votes were cast for you on said day o
election, in said county, all of which were countet
for you, and that through the threats, intimida
tions and violence, used and practiced by you
friends and partizans, large number of elector
in said county, who, if allowed their own will ant
choice, would have voted for me for member o
Congress from said District were forced to cas-
tltheir votes for you.