The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-20
Solomon P. Hoge's Protest.

Solomon P. Hoge's Protest.
- - See. 4lst. That in the County
, Of Newberry, in said District, for
weeks previous to said, election,
the third day of November; A. D.,
1858, a system of Intimidation and
violence was practiced for the par
pose of destroying and breaking
up the Republican party, in said
County, and to so terrify, the
-eelered men, as to- prevent them
from voting at said election, said
act of violence and intimidation,
consisting in Numbering, shooting.
whipping and otherwise .maltreat-
ing those who professed to be
members of the Republican party,
in.said County, and that said acts
of violence and outrage were en-
gagged in BY your friends, with
your knowledge and consent.
Sec. 42nd. That at the different
election precincts: in the County
Of fNewberry IN said. District, at
least twelve hundred persons, not
y.
legally entitled to syote therein,
from their being non-residents Of
said county, were uniawfully and.
Illegally allowed to vote, at the
said different precincts on the said
day of election, and did cast their
votes for You. Ihas, said persons
went into said county. mounted
and armed, and did prevent, at
least fifteen hundred colored per-
sons, legal voters in said county,
from going to the different cleo
tion precincts, and by driving
them away from said precincts,
knowing saii persons would
cast their votes for me, if allowed
to vote
See. 43rd. That at the election
precinct, of Newberry Court
House, in the. County Of Newberry,
in said District, at least two hun
dred fraudulent and illegal votes
<rwere cast for you, by persons who
were non-residents of said county,
and that at, least one hundred
seolored persons, legal voters of
said County, who would have
voted for me, were prevented from
voting at said precinct. On said
day of election, by parties ofarmed
men, who stopped them on, their
way to tbepolls. ...
Sec. 44th. That at the election
precinct of Frog Level, in the
County Of New wberry, in said Dis
trict, at least two hundred coIored
persons, legal voters Of said
County, who would have voted
for me, were driven away from the
polls, and prevented from voting,
and many being stopped on their
road to said precinct, By parties Of
armed men, and not allowed to go
to said precinct-that at least two
hundred persons, non-residents Of
said County of Newberry, fraudu-
dently and illegally cast theirvotes,
at said precinct, and that the said
persons voted for you,
Sec. 45th. At the election pre-
ciact of Mabinton, in the County
of Newberry, in said District, at
least two hundred and fifty fraud
ulent and illegal votes were cast
for you, by persons who were non
residents of said county, that said
persons went to said precinct
armed, and drove from the polls,
at least two hundred colored voters,
legal voters in. said County, who
would have voted for me, and by
threats, force and violence, pre-
vented them from voting on said
day Of election.
Sec. 46th. At the election pre-
einct of Longshore's, in the County
of Newberry in said District, at
least three hundred illegal and
fraudulent votes were cast for You,
by persons who were non-resl-
dents of said County, that the said
persons went to the said election