The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-19
THE GEORGIA ELECTION.

THE GEORGIA ELECTION.
The Chairman ot ties Republican State
Central Committee Of Georges telsgraphs the
follow ing to Judge Edmunds Of the Repub-
licAn National Executive Committee:
.4 "ArIAxrA. Ga, October 8.
"& Hon. janice n. Edmaads:
"No 0esuhlicans were admitted A. manag
sfaor clerks at the election on Wednesday.
The cheers were all Greeleyites. They re-
fused to open Republican pr ecincts, and free
holders attempting it were disperssd. DEM
ocratic votes were received as fast AZ offered;
Republican votes only when no Demo cratic
vo.ss were offered. Republican precincts
voted only one per minute, white Democraii c
precincts were rushed through At the rate
ol six per minute. Thns thousands Of No.
puhlicans failed to pc: in their votes. The
exhibition OF tax receipts was unlaw fully re .
CURED Of Republicans while Democrats were
permitted to yote without. Republican lead
ers we're arrested early under false charges.
in order 10 intimidate Republicans. Cbal!epg-
es were made to delay voting and iutimidat-
ing Republicans. Those attempting t. assert
iauir rights were assaulted, and in some cases
nur Tered. Fur were killed At Macon. The
enforce ment act was openly deied. Many ar
siarshals. Less than half the Rdpublean
vote was polled. "HESRY FARROW.
Chairman"
Information received from other sources
crf:roporates tie statement OF Mr. Earfow. The
Ciucinnati Chronicle publishes some extracts
from letter received by prominent DEM
ocrst OF that city from citizen of Georgia,
bearing date the 3rd inst. which we reproduce.
The Chronicle vouches for their genuiuess.
TLey reveal a reign of terror in Georgia, and
prosecutions Of Republicans and colored men
that will compel the attention Of the whole
country. The writer says:
ssThe election wss carried yesterday in this
State by fraud, force, gunpowder and lead.
Coored men AMI white Republicans were shot
down like sheep killing dogs, at the polls for
daring to exercise the right given them BY the
Constitution to vote, or use the elective fran.
chise.
ain this county. where the Republicans
have clear maj ri'y OF 700, and cast 1000
TO 5000 votes, crly about 200 were rolled yes
terday; Early in the morning or rather st
midnight, the Democrats took possession OF
the polls Ia, MaconI, and voted about $50
votes by half past o'clock in the morning.
and when the Republicans formed q line to
march to the polls, without arms knife or
stick, the Democrats commenced firing upon
them, aud being unarmed, they broke and ran
from danger, and Notwithstanding they ran,
the devils continued to fire, shooticg them
down like dogs"
III Grant is defeated, thousands of us will
safety. The State government will not pro.
tect Us. military government many of US
would welcome as q blessing. Then our
wives and children would be safe.
'You will see Democratic sentiments put
ting it 1.-THE Macon AFFAIR." all upon the colored
man, but declare to you in advance, that it
will be, aud is, an infamous lie. Nobody ID
responsible for it but Democrats, and II Gree
ley is elected, there viii commence . war Of
races, and the Poor ignorant colored man will
be destroyed. You have no idea of the reign
Of terror that will prevail in the South.
am even now afraid to show my self or ex-
pose myself a, home after dark at my OWE
door; and yet l have been member of the
chur ch and an acceptable minister of the Cos
pei for twenty years, aud am now living in
one-balf mile from where was raised.'
The Washington Chronicle has two let
tsrs, one lated at Savannah and the other a
Macon. We quote from an abstract furnish
ed by tho special correspondent of the Inter.
Ocean:
at Macon the Democrats tack possession
OF the polls when they opened. A crowdine
Of negroes toward the voting place led to
disturbance, when the whites began to iirs
promiscuously. Anorg anized party of cav
airy of the place, one hundred strong. thel
took position fifty yards from the polls ant
from that tims, which was about 8 O'Clock il
the morning, no colored man was allowed (,
vote. The Savannah letter is from a vel,
known ex-army officer. 1t makes the TO-.
lowing statement "Over 1000 of our voters
all colored, were kept from voting. Our op
ponents had an armed force drawn up il
front of the voting place, and early in tb
day one of our workers, Bryant, Deput,
Collector, was beaten ard carried CT to Jail
Bile and stepped Republicans from voting
Under recently enacted laws, it is penitsn
tiary nifelse TO carry arms to an election, o
we we're all unarred. Imagine our surpr is
on finding over 100 Of the city rouchs Wit
badges on ~ special police, all armed wit
CtuoS: suu s1hiuS al dctSe part AROUND Tn
polls. They would club and arreet any on
they pleased. never saw greater fares I
be called an election. We hear by telegraph
of riots outside the city, and may never b
able to know how many Of our voters hav
been run of. They have the ballot-boxea
m negers, police, sheriff and posse, bailiH
and reughs, also with badges on
Georgia presents fine field of operation
for Mr.. Greeley. His time could be proitabl
employed in preaching reconciliation to th
Geargians. Let him by all means, instead {
accepting the invitation to make anothe
Western tour. 90 to that State Is mission
airy. If he could induce the Democracy {
respect the rights Of American citizens, an,
to cease numbering men for their polite,
opinions, lie would be better qualified to tai
to the people of tho North about recon cili.
Etion, and he would strengthen his claim
the right to thus talk. By all means let
portion of the fund raised to secure the Gle,
of Greeley be expended ia sending missio,
| aries to Georgia.
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