New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-03

was gwine discharge all his nggers dat voted de
Radical ticket; but less hear dat; can't say how
true tits, Boss"
-You all vote then pretty much as you pleasep
"Yes sab, we all go Tong togedder But De
cuIlud folks ain. gwine vote dis time as dey alters
has done. We has heap trouble IN gettln some
of um out. Oars one man on dis place dat eans DO
made to vote, and says he amt gwiDe to--never no
mo-. IT'S all on account of dey say dat dey been
votin' all de time and never seed no good OF 1t yet
Wages amt raisn any, and pears like we git wuss
and wuss off all de time. De white folks say Its on
account of de taxes and 'spose We got TO bar Dc
taxes, or our shear of um."
(which party do you hold responsible for the
taxesi
de Democrats. l 'spose; leastwise OATS what we
heah.p
"But the Republicans have been IN power for
wears. and they have levied the taxes. What do
Won think of giving the other party tralP
well. 1 tell you how 'ts, Boss, wouldn't kear
mnch if de Democrats was to GIT in one time; Pd
less like to see what dey'd do, and knew for sar-
tin dey couldn't kill all de niggers In two years
But I'll tell you de Gods truth. sab; liant got no
faith in desc new fashioned Democrats, and amt
got mnch in new fashioned Republicans, when you
come to dat"i
WHY, THE NEGROES FEAR THE DEMOCRATS
But you are going to continue 10 vote the he-
publican ticket, supposef"
Eyes, sah l gwine vote wild de party. Ou 1oMs
is 'fraId to trust de Democrats"
"Why do you fear them !"
"Weu-ah-Pn tell you what dey say bout 'em.
Dey say dis Mr. Henry Gov. McEneryl has ordered
suit O. clothes made out O baggn' for every nggah
in de State and he's got hogsheads o handouts all
ready TO clap on us as he gets to be Guvner
and den dey say he's hired de Texas Rangers to
come over and help him, leastwise If he hasn't MI
Burnside "a large planter has"
"But surely you don't believe that silly story,
Henry ~
"Wer, sab, can't say as I believe it exactly;
but there is heap of US dat does. 1t comes mighty
straight"
"Who told ID to youV
1.-TWO OF three Oar was Mr.. Drewry tcarpet-
Dagger candidate for the Legislature told Us at
meetin' yother Sunday; and we heard 1t lore dat
from de preacher / tell you we hears all dat goes
0n-if we is IN de country"
Henry, what are your duties as Vlce-Presdent
of the Parish CommitteeP
81 looks ont for dis ward. and brings up de
people to register, and brings em up to vote, and
gives out de tickets and all dat kind o thing. has
right 'sponsible place. sah."
"They vote as you tell them
"Yes, sab; pretty much, If tey vote at alb"
"Can you read and writeP
well no. sah Iean't say as hin read and write.
did try to learn TO read one time, but whenever
Git TO learnin fall into steddy study, and first
thing know amt got Dothin' in my head"
eff YOU can't read, how do you tell whether you
have the right ticket, and manage about giving
them to others "
"Oh, I fix dat all right. I gets um from de right
place, and gives um out jess a. gifts um Oars no
gwine back on dat. Dey gennully has picture O
Gen. Grant and red stripes-or eagie-Or sumthm
on the back"
What officers are to be voted for at the next
election
We'll sab. dar's de Sherif-and-and-d Legs
lature-and-well disremember who else"
DO you vote for President this year ~
mo- sab, two years fust, believe"
For GOvernOrp
Eyes. sab dats fact; forgot dat; we're gwine
put Kellogg back dis time. Some folks say he amt
all right and he used to be down cullnd people,
but Yves got to try him agiD."
THE election is for State Treasurer, Congressman
members of the Legislature and parish officers. The
next Gubernatorial elections will take place IN
1851
When will this election take place ~
Pretty close now, sab. Next month-the ed
believe is de day"
by the way, Henry DO you know what year
this is ~
Yes, sab; 1 think tis-ah-1s7O. Yes, sab
1870"
Now as you are a leader of the party and know
all that ls going on in the parish, / would like you
to tell me whether you expect any trouble on cleo
tion day"
NO sah we always has quiet elections here. i
did hear say dat dey were gwine to have some cav
airy soldiers at Napoleon, but don't know how true
tis We don't want 'am partickleF. But if there's
any row III town. Pm gwine down with my crowd
and iine in. Seems to me, hOwsever dat all sides is
for a far and SONAR election, and we've gwine to
have it,
am satisfied that Henry is web meaning Ne
gro but am even more convinced that he not
qualified for the leadership of political party The
President of the Parish Convention is, am told.
negro quite as ignorant but much sbrewder and q
great rascal
SOME SPECIMEN VOTERS
The next voter whom | encountered was man
who seemed TO have hardly sense enough to keep
out of the fire. Meeting him on the road, asked
him some commonplace questions.
Dunno, sab,r was the answer with Apbesile
smile.
Well uncle, have you registered ~
YES sab; got my paper" COmplaeent giggle.
Going to vote ~
Yes sab" Another giggle.
For whom will you voter
Dunno sah." UnproyOked horse laugh.
Men of this grade of intelligence given tickets
by such men as Clay, and are marched to the polls
in herds. next met the Republican candidate for
sheriff, who also is . colored man Formerly bar
Der, he is now politician and sportsman. AS he is
az deaf a post. versation with him rather
Not tn hurda lafta IN
more dialogue, may say that he expressed himself
rather better than either of the Others with whom