New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-10-24
Detailed Statement Of the Frauds
and Outrages by which the De-
MOcracy Carried the
state of Georgia.

From a statement published by the Repub-
lican Committee Of the First Congressional
District of Georgia, it appears that the frauds
and terrorism by which that State was car
ried for the Democracy have not been cxag-
gerated:
In strong Republican counties the Demo-
cratic managers of election in consolidating
the votes Of the several voting precincts Of
the county, on the slightest pretext, threw
out the votes of strong Republican precincts,
and these very Democratic managers are
alone responsible for any irreguaritv, for
they themselves were managers at the pre-
cincts whose votes were thus thrown out. AS
instances of this, take the cases of Liberty,
Glynn, and Camden counties, that of liberty
against the prOtestation of Judge Norman, an
honest Greeley Democratic manager. The
| rejecting of these votes is wholesale dis
reimbursement of voters, and thwarts the will
| of the people as expressed by their ballots,
as it defeats the choice of Republican State
Senators for four years, and counts in Demo-
Gratis; it also defeats the choice of Republic
can Representatives for two years, and gives
| seats to Democrats.
In counties more equally divided politi-
cally, fraud and intimidation were resOrted to
to hinder and prevent Colored men from yot-
ing. In Bibb county, at the city of Macon,
the Republicans, while peaceably casting
their ballots, were fired on by the Demo-
Gratis, four being murdered on the spot, and
twenty or more seriously wounded.
The Republicans, being unarmed, by the
advice OF their leaders, and entirely at the
mercy OF these brutal ku-KluX Greeley
| Democrats, were thus obliged to retire and
abandon all further part in the election, the
result being that but 1928 votes were cast to
400 two years since, and but 1873 Republi.
can votes cast to 2,76S two years ago. Sc
tiagrant and brutal We're the outrages com.
mitted on Republican voters by the Demo.
Gratis at Macon, that the Liberal Republican
Greeley organ in that city reprobated the &C.
ton OF the Democrats in unmeasured terms
See the issue ofthe american Union of Macon
for October 3, 1872.
In Savannah, Chatham county, after estab.
Fishing one precinct at the Courthouse in that
city, the road leading to the Ogeeche, where
reside some 200 or 800 voters was, carly
on the morning OF the election, picketed by
armed men, and coored voters, peaceably
coming to the city to cast their votes, were
driven back. The managers appointed were
all Democrats. The polling places were in
the immediate charge of Democratic Sheriff
and large number Of his Democratic depu
ties, specially appointed for the purpose
They were gathered from the worst dens O
the city. The Jail was delivered to make uy
the army: One Deputy Sheriff, by name
Joseph Julian, had been in Savannah but two
weeks, having arrived at that port on the
British-American bark Mary Lawton, ant
for some crime had been committed to thu
County Jail. He was freed from Jail on the
day previous to the election on condition tha
he would act as deputy sheriff that day
The person who had direct charge of thu
gang of ruffianly deputy sheriffs was the
deputy jailor, named Carroll. These peac
: officers roughly pushed away from the poll.
the colored voters when they attempted t.
exercise the right of suffrage, and thus hun
dreds fully entitled thereto were deprived O
their votes.
The city police to the number of 100 o.
more, armed with rifle muskets and bay
lonets, were drawn up in line directly in from