New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02

me dat an fool me 60 belieb it, tell you, Sab,
could MT STAN it no mo-, an 60 an vote for Grant.
But dey can't fool me dis time" At another time
saw two colored men bnng to the same place list
of negro voters who had formed Democratic CLUB
few miles from town. but the editor refused 70
print 1t for the simple reason that its publication
would subject the members to persecution.
THE U. 8. MARsHAIs UNDIsrURBED BY REPUBLICAN
oUT7AGEs.
The intimidation of negroes who are disposed 10
vote with the Democrats is not Mt all uncommon
in this State although the instances are very rarely
heard of outside Of the immediate neighborhood IN
which they occur. In Montgomery County, the
Radical negroes themselves are divided into TWO
factions neither of which has allowed the other 10
meet in peace since the beginning of this campalsh
When one faction meets the other generally appears
with brass band and marches through the crowd
making so much noise that the speaking cannot DE
heard If the meeting is not broken up In TINS way
other measures are res0rted to; the platinum
is pulled down; a barrel is put upon the
head of the speaker, and in numerous
instances there has been shooting. Thus there has
been the Battle of Pine Level" at which pistols
were used freely, though no seriously hurt;
fight at Wilson's Station at which negro was
killed and many other similar affairs which do not
now recall but with which no white man had any
thing to do If any proof needed that troops
have been sent to this State and United States Dep
uty Marshals turned loose to harass and exasperate
the people for the simple purpose of carrying tne
State ii may be found in the fact that while the
right of the people to assemble peaceaby has been
more interfered with in Montgomery County than
in all the rest of this State together, the United
| States Marshal, who lives at the capilai
and who knows the particulars of all these
outrages has said nothing about them in his reports
to Attorney General Williams, and there has been,
so far as can learn call for troops to be sent 10
Montgomery. But suppose lot of rough, drunken
white rowdies had broken up one of these meetings
the awful particulars of it would have been tele-
craphed from one end of the land to the other and
the whole Republican Congressional delegation from
this State with Spencer at its head and Hays at ts
| tail would have rushed to Washington and begged
| Grant to call in regiment OF cavalry from tne
| plains and send it to Montgomery.
| THE ENFORCEMENT ACT WORKING BOTH WAYS
| The treatment which Democratic negroes here IN
| Mobile receive from those of their own race was
well illustrated last Friday night by brutal attack
the fact of which have already telegraphed to yo''
have been particularly careful to ascertain all the
circumstances connected with this affair, because
some of the white lawyers of this city have MADE
| complaint against the riotOus negroes before a
secured warrants for the arrest Of some OF chem,
and there is great curiosity to see whether the
United States officials will be to execute the
enforcement Act against their party associates
as they have been against their political opponents
REPUBLICAN NEGROES BEATING A DEMOCRAT OF
THEIR OWN COLOR
A number of Conservative colored men OF this
city have recently formed Democratic club, OF
which three meetings have now been held One Of
the leading men i'm this club is known rs John the
Barber and has been Democrat ever since recon-
struction While going quietly home from the hrst
two meetings he was attacked and slightly beaten
by q gang of negroes who had gathered about the
hail. and by their noise had disturbed the proceed
ings. Last Friday night about dozen white men
went to the meeting to see that the negroes were
not inlerfered with. They found the same crowd
gathered about the doors and the members of thecub
were afraid to pass through and to in This crowd
was dispersed by the aid OF the police and the meet
ing allowed to proceed without interruption. After
its close John the Barber was afraid to home alone
and about half dozen white men accompanied him.
He retired to bed and went to sleep. About 12 or
o'clock six or eight negroes came to his
gate, walked him up, and told bin that Mr.
Williams a candidate for county Office, desired to
see him. He replied that nobody could wish TO see
him at that time of the night and refused to go out
The colored KuKlux then forced open his door with
axes dragged him out into the street and beat him
with bricks aud clubs. cursing and abusing him as
i'd Democrat" He several times escaped and
tried to run, but they pelted him with bricks,
and when he finally did escape he was more dead
than alive. He was taken to the City Hospital, and
is to-day able to sit up for the first time. He is
horribly cut and bruised, and the sister who is
taking care of him says that Saturday lie was ex-
pected TO die.
THE CONSERVATIVES BETTER BEHAVED THAN TIE
REPUBLICANS.
Before the attack on John the Barber. another
man named York, member Of the same club, was
besieged in q restaurant kept by German. After
the assailans had pounded and threatened for half
an hour York attempted to escape through the back
door, He was caught by the negroes and beaten
until he was insensible. He would probably have
been killed had he not been rescued by policeman
His injuries were not severe as those ofJoLn the
Barber.
The respectable white people of this State
desirous ,hat of all parties shall be perfectly
free to act and vote according to their convic
TONS and ind gnantly fr0wn down every attempt
to interfere with this right. l have not since l
came into the State. heard of single case where
Republican meeting has been Interfered with by
Democrats. The Republicans have not always been
equally careful not to infringe the rights of those
who differ with them, either in or out of their own
party. z. L. W.
AN HONEST MAN WITH A BUNDLE.