The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-22
THINGS IN GENERAL.
REGISTRATION MATTERS,

whole, have all along played high-handed
game, but since the demise of the Advisory
Boord their operations have become holder,
and their illegal and outrageous actions more
frequent, until now scarcely a day passes in
which there is not brought to light frauds or
attempted frauds on the part of the negroes,
by the State Supervisors aided and abetted.
Yesterday Q. S. Supervisor Murphy of the
Second Ward, dropped on the little game of a
negro who had registered on the ward books
about the 3rd of September under the name
of Albert Crittenden, and afterwards procured
a certificate of registration from the First
Ward as Jack Smith. The individual dropped
in at the Office in casual way, and Murphy
ordered the police officers in at
tendance to arrest him. The officers We're
about to discharge their duty and take the pa
triotic moke to the station, when Hubert, the
Assistant State Supervisor, ordered his release,
and his order was observed.
Mr.. Murphy then himself placed the man
under arrest and took him to the First Pre-
cinct Station, and had him confined on
charge of perjury. Just after leaving the
Office to go to the lookup with his prisoner,
Mr.. Murphy was surrounded by crowd of
advised Crittenden or Smith, as
you please, to resist arrest. The demonstra-
ton, however, did not extend beyond words.
If Mr.. Murphy had placed the man Hubert
under arrest tor aiding and abetting the per-
jured negro in his crime, he would have per-
formed nothing more than his duty.
In addition to assisting and shielding
negroes in registering frequently, the State
Supervisors have peculiar way Of preventing
white men, that is, white men not among the
faithful, from registering once. One of their
tricks is directed exclusively against natural
lied citizens. A man presents himself for
registration, hands over his papers to the
Supervisor, who proceeds to inspect them.
Inspection is followed by examination, pur-
posely conducted so as to confuse the appli-
cant, and, having succeeded, the Supervisor
confdentially imparts the information to him
that he the Supervisory could have him ar
rested, but being a kind-hearted man, he
won't do it, but will merely keep his docu-
ments, and they are accordingly, filed away,
and the "next man is called, and the citizen
that was is no longer one; the State Super
visor of ward registration has set aside the
Judgment Of court.
Under the law the Supervisors can, on
citizen presenting naturalization papers as his
authority to be registered, only insist on
his proving by competent witnesses that he is
the person named in them.
The honest voters have borne with these
outrages on the part Of Supervisors ever since
registration began, but it is not yet too late to
make an example of one Of them.
The enterprise of "the party is something
astonishing, and the way they drum up voters
is wonderful.
Languishing in the Charity Hospital there
were a number of the faithful, who, in addi-
ton to bearing the burden of disease bore that
Of melancholy, growing out of the silent con-
temptation Of the fearful lot that prohibited
their doing their duty as free and enlightened
American citizens, that duty consisting in
registering and voting the Republican ticket.
The anointed of "the party" heard of their
misery, and flew to their relief in furniture
wagons, into which as many of the unhappy
men as possible were crowded and "toted to
the registration Offices, at each Of which the
sight was grand yet pitiful one.
Picture, if you can, the wreck of man,
whose countenance, black as it is, shines with
the fire of determination, borne by loving and
tender arms into the Office. tremblingly afix
his mark, and franticaily ciutching his regis
tration papers, and then imagine those same
loving arms that bore the wearied and worn
form SO gently, now that the business is over,
hurrying him back to the wagon, and bearing
him in, and with much care seeing that he
alights on the attenuated body of suffering
brother, SO that the hard boards Of the cart
may not hurt him. All. it was enough to move
the most sympathizing heart, and none other.
A FASHIONABLE WEEK OF AMUSEMENT.
The series Of benefits to be given at the
Academy Of Music, under the auspices of the
Ladies Crescent City Relief Association,
for the families of those who tell in defense of
our rights on the memorable 14th September,
bids far to be the fashionable amusement
week of the season. The benefits commence
November 2, and continue six evenings and
two matinees.
This elegant theatre is well arranged for the
convenience of ladies and families, is always
well disciplined and clean. Should the ladies
Of the association adopt the suggestion made
by us to occupy the vestibule with refresh
ment tables, they will find conveniences in
the Academy that no other theatre has. We
learn there is quite futter amongst the
young ladies of the association in the sale of
tickets to get the elegant prize locket, q re-
ward for charity. Go ahead. ladies, it is
noble object.
INTIMIDATION TALK.
The cry of intimidation has already COM
menced, and we can hardly meet one intelli-
gent negro that is not badly frightened and in
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safe for him to vote on election day. The
ignorant negro, not understanding or appre-
eating the necessities Of the times, isn't
afeared of anything and is gwine to vote any
how"
The fact Of the matter is that the colored
voters, all of them will vote as often as they
have registration papers, and when the result
of the election is found unsatisfactory, the H.
Inundated men will rally to make their griev-
snces known, in the full belief that the Ma
tional Government, Williams, will turn an
attentive ear and fix things the way they
would have them. Even the leading colored
men have this faith, forgetting that other
States than this hold elections in November,
whose voices may have more influence on
Williams than the old bowling tones Of KEEL
loggs crowd.
CONTESTED HONORS.
Before Barney Lynch, well known as Judge
of the Fourth District Court, acting in the
of commission, at 7 o'clock this
P. NJ, will be taken testimony in the contest
ed election case of Sheridan vs. Pinchback.
Witnesses in numbers have been summoned,