Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-12

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,hree white men We're registered there.
in the day of election the Democrats
'olled five hundred votes. They made
return OF five hundred for the Demo-
cratic ticket, and for Reed for Con-
sress. L don't know, but I was told
lhat these same men went from Mos.
ley's to other precincts and voted.
objected to] The, managers Of cleo.
tlon' or some of them, were violent
men: Not all Of them. The maua-
gers of election at the voting precinct,
at Abbeyillo Court House did not
allow all thelegal voters. to- vote. A.
good many were net allowed to voto..
l know this Of my own knowledge. I.
cannot tell exactly the number, Those
parties would have voted for Judge
Hoge.. / can't say how many cotored
voters were prevented from vetipg,
but l can say this, if they,had alt been
allowed to yote.wtthout intimidation
Judgo. Hoge would ;hayegota majority
OF two Thousand; inthatcopntys =. :
q [By Mr:2Popo for .. Pr Rsedaai u
At the day of election, 4 was atAb.
beville Court House. :T2did not 90
much about the polls that day.g 7
was at the polls I cant toll exactly
how long-that day. 7 was not'at the
polls as much: as two hours. The
polls were up in the Court House.
was out side. I was in the Court
House rs much as ton minutes, and
more too did not see a colored
mans vote refused while was in the
Court House. didnot see any col.
'ored mans vote refused during the
whole; day. I did not vote.t>I did .
not offer tovote. I could not get to
the polls. I went: twice only to vote
that day. Iwas, not intimidated by
any one that day to my face. I saw
one colorcd man intimidated that day.
He was driven from out theEC Court
House. L had sent hims there to give
out tickets and to watch TIE polls. I
saw white man come down and !tsll
him he had better stay out there. I
was not in the Court House when he
was driven out. Twas not ut Nose
leys or any other preci6ct in thejco
ty, that day. saw three men that
were shot that day. Two were shot
at White Hall, one was shot at Cal
houn's mills. Irwas not present at
White Hall Oh. Calhoun Is Mills. f saw
the wounds and they, told me 80.
Fifty or Sevebty-five men came with
them, and they told mo so! Those
Fifty and Seventy five men wore not
under oath when they told. me go. T
did not go much about tho county in
the month Of October and November
1868; it was more than /. daro do.
During these months, people wore
there to see mo every day and night
too, from al parts of the County. I,
got my information from them.
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I / did not vote, because I could not
get to the polls. I would have voted
1 if [ could have got to the polis.. Both
parties crowded the polls at Abboville
Court House, Threats were madc,
but the thrcats would not ,haye kent
me away, because there was a garrison
of US. troops there. I don't. think
II could have voted at ..Abbeyillo,
Court House, it there had not been 8:
garrison there. I am a colnred man.
A. S. Wallace (sworn) )says -. --
| That he is of lawful age: Resides
in York! County. Collector. of inter,
nal Revenue for the Third District of
ESonth Carolina . My duties as collcc-'
: tor rendered lit, necessary Ito pass
through, tho Counties >of NAwbcry,
} Ahbeville, Anderson, .Greenviile, and.
u Laursns., I had the, means sofrknaw
ling, and do know what was the .4.asss
J. uf' feeling and .eonditid saoe a!
: the counties IN a al HsKs Dcto.
] ber aud NoysaspSr 1863. 8 POLITICALLY
it was exceankly: :Bfihsr' anda;hostile.
Ito the: Republican party aid ats can4
1didates. j ~: ~ 80 @I.4 his;. -
Thssesaa9dntiss mentionedS could
mot bastaal aRepg sly scaneassed by: aths
:; RepgAloai Candidates. for Congress.
, II :reghdcd;it it tlien, and stiligdo so res,
ggprdAts as exceedingly hasardous for
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