The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-06-10

native of this parish and a most excel
was not candidate on the Radical
ticket, but was run to secure strength
for that ticket. or the Councilmen Sc
lected, Messrs. Koehler, McGinnis and
Ennemoser are white, and Tom Miller,
Sandy Bird, Duncan Hill and Ander-
son Horton are black. Tom Miller
keeps Il grocery and saloon in town, and
is above the average darkey. When
he kept on Grand street he would not
permit a negro to drink at his bar.
black and very loyal, and is, we think,
captain of Il militia company. Duncan
Hill is also q carpenter, owns Il small
house and lot in town, and is a very
respectable negro. Anderson Horton
was Il slave before the war, belonging
to Capt. Allen, of Vernon learned the
blacksmith trade under Mayor Hun
sicker; is now lieutenant in a militia
s'critter company" and is a young gen
tleman of very consequential manners.
The Democratic ticket received near
ly all the white vote polled. Probably
not more than six white voters voted
the Radical ticket, including Tax
Collector Grady, Sheriff Dinkgrave, O.
II. Brewster and three or four others.
The negroes voted almost to a man for
the Radical ticket not more than four
being known to have voted with the
Democrats. At least fifty votes We're
cast by negroes whose right to vote
rests upon very questionable grounds,
it being known that some lived outside
the corporate limits, while it is strongly
doubted if others who lived within the
limits had the necessary ten days resi-
dence. We certainly saw negroes voting
we never saw before, and saw others
hanging around the polls who showed
they wanted to vote but had been pre-
vented from so doing by the strict
watch kept by the Democrats.
The election was conducted very qui-
city and satisfactorily. One slight dis
turbance was occasiOned by Tom Nc
Cormicl>, negro, attempting to keep
another negro from voting with the
Democrats. Mr.. LgnOski made affida-
Wit against Tom, and Sheriff Dink-
later in the day, when he gave bond
for his appearance at Court. Affidavits
have been made against other negroes
for illegal voting and several will be
prosecuted. Sandy Bird has made af1i-
davit against Capt. Frank Moore for
illegal voting, on account of non-resi-
dence, but the Captain having never
given up his citizenship in town will
very easily dispose of Mr.. Birds accu-
satiOn.
The lesson taught by Mondays cleo
ton has already produced good fruit.
That election developed the impractical
bility of relying upon the negro for
sound views of progress, or a willing
oping the country. Nothing of this
sort is to be expected from them, and
the sooner we arrive at the determine
ton to live without their services the
better it will be for all concerned i'm
true progress and real civilization. We
long since urged this course upon the
people, and every day only adds testi-
nony to the wisdom of such Il course.
While this element has the prepon-
dcrancc in this community, we cannot
advance. Even if they We're disposed
to take liberal views of public affairs,
designing men, demagogues and men,
dicantS, will still use them for base
purposes and unholy ends. We should
like to see the negro prosperous and his
status elevated, provided he used his
talents for the country's good, but we
have no hope or expectation we shall
! ever live to see this result ACCOMPLISHED
Some fears are entertained by the
citizens of Nicksburg that the Missis-
sippi river will leave the Hill City
high and dry. Some scientific gentle.
man, however, has given them encOur-
agemcnt to believe that it can be stop
( ped by brcakcwater movements. Sci.
encc is 4 wonderful power, and we
: hope in this ease will prove successful
as We would gricvc to see our ncighbOl
left out in the cold.