The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-08-17
THE STORY OF CAROLINA.
Statements of the CoIored CanvasscrS--
Unscrupulous Devices Of Administra-
ton Leadcrs-Why the Official
Returns were Withheld.
New York Tribune

of Maryland and Geo. w. Hatton of
Washington, the colored canvassers,
called yesterday at the Liberal Repub
lican National Executive headquarters,
at the Glenham Hotel. They came
directly from North Carolina, and
gave the following account OF the cam
VasS:
We found on our arrival in North
Carolina that the more Ignorant of the
colOred men We're massed under the
control of the ot1iceholders and the en-
issaries Of Gen. Grant, and were labor
ing under the dclusion that their saliva
ton depended entirely upon the re-
election Of Gen. Grant. There is, how
ever, Il very respectable minority of
the colored people, the heads of fami-
lies and the more Intelligent men Of
the race, who arc anxious to know the
past records of the respective candi-
dates for the Presidency. Upon this
class we had no difficulty in making
an impression. They listened to our
speeches with interest, accepted our
campaign documents, and having
some doubts as to the sincerity of the
administration, declined to vote at all
on August 1. This germ will develop
into Il colorcd vote It'll November of at
least 10000 or even $4,000. Among
the common mass Of negroes we found
absolute ignorance of the past records
of Mr.. Greeley, Senator Sumner, or
any of the lifelong friends of the race.
Where there was Knowledge exhibited
it was held in allegiance by the Radical
leaders by means of intimidation, ter
rorfisfn, and assurance that Mr.. Gree
ley's election would effect their rc-cn-
slavement.
The direction of the campai gn by the
leaders of the Grant Republicans was
exceedingly INSCRIPTIONS. We were
astounded and mortified to find that !,
number of intelligent colored men
were misleading the masses. These
men are actuated solely by mercenary
motives, all of them being in the en-
ployment of the Administration par
ty. Prominent among the number is
James II. Harris, State Senator, elect
ed by a reduced majority in Wake
county. So far as the reports Of intim-
idation are concerned, we have only to
say that the masses We're disposed to
treat lis with consideration and listen
to what we had to say. a few of the
degraded blacks, under the instigation
of emissaries from Washington and
the Custom-house at Baltimore, used
every means in their power to pre-
vent the colOred men from giving us a
hearing as we'll as to excite the people
to riot. For instance, Mr.. Hatton,
who attended the ratification meeting
at the Metropolitan Hall, Raleigh, on
the evening of July l6, was Immediate
ly pointed out by the speaker as one of
the 'three black Ku-kluX" who had
come down to mislead the people. The
speaker advised the crowd after the adj
journment of the meeting to wait up
on them, and quietly advise them
to go to their homes ii they had any,
and if not to attach them to the near
est tree with Il rope or chain around
their necks. NIr.-Hatton WAS obliged to
leave the place under the escort of the
Sheriff. The colonization Of negroes
from the adjoining States, and coloni-
zation between counties was carried
on in the most wholesale manner. In
Halifax, Granville and Wake counties,
along the Tennessee, Virginia and
South Carolina borders, at least 10000
of these imported fraudulent voters
were registered; but in consequence of
the vigilance of the Liberals not more
than half their votes We're pOIIcu.
Concerning the tardy announcement
of the vote, we have this to say: On
going into North Carolina, we placed
ourselves i'll communication with
leading Administration colorcd men,
who in private conversation admitted
that they expected from 10000 to 49,
900 majority in the eastern counties,
and that uninterrupted colonization
would swell its vote to any number re-
quired. But when they found that
the Liberal vote had increased SO I'M.
eNpcctcdIy in the cast, they saw theme
cessity of Withholding the official re-
turns from a sufficient number of coun-
tics SO rs to countcrbalancc fraudu-
lcntly the expected Liberal ma orities
of the West. The plan was first made
known through the declarations of
4 prominent official at Washington,
who said "that there was no danger of
Il Grant defeat i'll North Carolina,
while the Grant people had the the fl
nal supervision of the BALLOT lie also
made the same declaration concerning
the balIot-boNcs i'll the hands of the
officials lit Philadelphia, in the forth
coming Pennsylvania election. The
white people in North Carolina have
taken greater interest in tho last cleo
ton than in any canvass since the war,
and arc prepared to point out every
fraudulent vote cast. For this reason,
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