The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-20
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from III" it'!t>. anu prrve:.ted from
! voting. OF sand 1iay OF election, fat
least one hundred. and fifty legal
voters. in said county, all Of whom,
would have voted for me.
Sec. 47th. At the election pre-
cinct Of John Glymph'S,- Cromer's,
Jalapa, Williams and Sube1''s. i'll
! the County Of Newberry, in said
District, there was >polled at least
four-hundred fraudulent and ille-
gal votes for you, by persons who
we're non-residents Of said Comfy,
and that there were at least four
hundred colored persons, legal
voters in said County, driven away
from the polls and prevented from
voting on said day of election, all
Of whom would have voted for me.
Sec. 48th. That in the County
Of Newberry, in said District, Lee
Nance, one Of the Commissioners
of election was killed, thereby
giving entire control eyer the :p-
pointment ofmanagcrs Of election,
Of said County, to the Democrats,
and that l was prevented from tho
roughly canvassing said County,
from violence and attempts to as
sa$sinate me, by your friends and
partizaus. -
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Sec Sind. That by virtue Of
the general and wholesale system
Of intimidation, threats, outrage
and terrorism practised through
out the Counties of Lexington,
Newberry, Abbeville and Ander-
son, together with the fraud and
illegality practiced at the different
election precincts in each of said
Counties, the election in said Coun-
ties is null and void.
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Sec. 56th. That it would be i'm
possible for me with safety to my
self to 60 into the Counties Of
AbbeviIle, Newberry, and Andcr-
son, for the purpose of taking tes-
imony in this contest, that l
would be assassinated by your
friends and partizans if ] made the
attempt to do so. .
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Sec. 54th. l charge that in the
spring and summer of the year
1868, an extensive combination
and conspiracy of persons residing
in different parts Of the State OF
South Carolina, was formed for
the purpose Of compelling the
Electors of said State, to vote for
the candidates supported by said
combination, and conspiracy, at
the election required by law to he
held in the several congressional
districts, in the said State: and to
prevent from voting at said elec-
ton, all electors supporting can
didates in opposition to those sup
ported by said combination and
conspiracy. That in pursuance
Of such conspiracy, candidates
were agreed upon, to he support
ed by said combination and con-
spiracy, for the Offices Of members
Of Congress, to the forty-frSt
Congress- OF the United States,
from the several Congressional
Districts Of said State, and among
others. That you was put forth,
as one of said candidates, and sup
ported by said combination and
conspiracy, for the said third con-
gressional district. That in pur-
suance of the aforesaid objects
and interests, of said combination
and conspiracy, public meetings
were called at various places
throughout said State, by the per-
sons so combined and conspifing,
at which it Was among other
things, publicly resolved as fol-
lows:
First, That no elector in said
State, opposing the election Of
said candidate supported by said
conspiracy, should be employed
by persons belonging to said COM
bination and conspiracy, or should
be retained in the service Of said
conspirators.
Second, That no such cIector
should be retained in the employ