New-York tribune., 1872-08-08

sTATrwENTs OF THE COLORED CANVAsstts-
UNsCRUPULOUs DEvICEs OF ADMINISTER
TION LEADERs-WIY THE OFFICIAL hE-
TURNS WERE WITHHELD.
w. NJ. Saunders and Walter SoTell OF Mary
land and Geo W. Hatton OF Washington the coloreu
canvassers called yesterday at the Loerai hepuocan
National Executive headquarters, at the Gehh"m hotei
They came directly from North Carolina ana gave the
following account of the canvass;
We found ON our arrival in North Carolina mat the
more Ignorant OF the coOred men were massed under
be control OF the Oce-hOlders and the emlssarles OF
Con Grant and were Iaborinc under the deuson that
their salvation depended entirely upon the reelection OF
CEN Grant There is, however, a very res ectaDe
minority of the cOlorcd people the heads of families and
the more Intelligent men OF the race who anxious 70
know past records Of the respective Ior INC
Presidency Upon this class we had no difficulty IN making
an impression. They listened to our speeches WIN IN
terest. accepted our campaign documents ana having
some doubts TO the sincerity OF the Adilstralon
declined TO vote at all Aug. l. This germ will de
yeOp into colored vote in November of at least 2OoOo
25Oo0 Among the common mass Oh nSgroes w, We
found absolute ignorance OF the past records or MT
Greeley, Senator sumner, or any OF the hieohg ieh9s
OF the race Where there was knowledge exhlbteu IL
was held in allegiance by the Radical leaders by means
of intimidation terrorism & ana assurances nnat "r'
The direction of the campaign by the leaders OF tne @
Grant Republicans was exceedingly INSCRIPTIONS. We
were astounded and mortified TO find that number OF
intelligent colOred men we're misleading the masses
These men are actuated solely by mercenary motives
all OF them being IN the employment o lhe AQInissa @
ton party Prominent among the numher IL james
n Harris State Senator, elected by reduced majority
Wake County. 80 lar IA the reports OF intniuauon ~
are concerned have only to say that the masses
were disposed 10 treat us Win
IN what we had to say. A few OF the de-
Graded blacks under the inshgaon Of emissares from
Washington and the Custom-hOuse at baltimore,
used every means in their power 10 prevent the coloIed
men from giving hearing as well as 10 eSclte the
people TO riot For instance, Mr.. HattOn VINO ATTENDED,
the ratification meeting at me MeIrop4n,am nsI
Raleigh. on the evening of July l6, was lInlneuaey
poiuted ont the speaker one OF the three blach
KuKluX" who had come down TO InisIead the peope;
The speaker advised the crowd after the adOufnnent OF
the meeting wait upon them, ana quety ADVISE lhein
TO 20 to their homes if they had any and not to attach
them to the nearest trec with rope OF chalh aiou
their uccks Mr. H8ttOn obliged "a leave lhe pace
under the escort of the Sheriff Tho colonization OF
negroes from the adjoining states, ana colonization
between counties carried on In the most wholesale
manner In Halifax. Granville, and Wake Counties
along the Tennessee, Virginia, and South Car0lna Dor
crs at least Of these imported fraudulent voter
were registered but in OnseQuence OF the vigilance
The Liberals than hall their votes were pODeu
Concerning the tardy announcement OF the vote we
have this On going INTO Nortu t.lfoDnas We
placed ourselves in communication with leadlhg ADMIN
istratlon cOored men, who in private conversation a
mtted that they expected from 1000 TO 1900 majority
Zation would swell its vote 10 any number required
But when they found that the Liberal vote nad III
creased so Unexpectedly IN the East III y saw tue ne
ceesty Of Withholding the official returns from sum
cent number Of counties 80 as TO counteipaaee Irau
ulentIy the expected Liberal maOrltes OF the west.
The plan was made known through the declarations
of a prominent official at Washington. who said "that
there was no danger of Grant defeat III North caro-
lima while the Graut people had the final buperNlslOn
of the ballot" also made the declaration con-
cernng the ballObOXes the hands of the officials in
philadelphia the forthcoming Pennsylvania eecuOu
The white people North Carolina nave taken greater
interest the last election than n canvass since the
war and are prepared 10 point ont every fraudmet
vote cast Tor this reason there is stin hope that the
viii OF the people may ind expression IN the election Oi
NCIIimOu