The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-12

TINS bacon was connded caused the negroes VINO
applied for IL to make afidavit that they had been
overncwed, and for witnessing these papers ne
charged each twenty-five cents. He gave TO each
man abous two pounds OF bacon, and he eould
have bought nearly three pounds for quarter OF
a dollar. He really made good thingn out OF
the negroes ana could have afforded 20 60 into
the bacon business on MS own account.
INTIMIDATION By NEGRO LEADERS,
Dallas Is ore Of the heaviest negro counties in
the state. It has suffered from the control OF low
white aud black demagogues, ana in this county
there Is the most positive and abundant testi.
mony Of intimidation Of black voters by
the colored rep1slican leaders, both before
and on election day. At one precinct, 0rvtle,
HARRISON the republican candidate FOR Congress,
colored man, said, ID a speech that any negro
VINO voted the democratic ticket ought to be
swung from the limb or tree, and called on Tne
men and women present 70 hold up their Bands
IN approval OF this sentiment. lie then appealed
70 the women in the audience, demanding II any
OF them would live win a husband or have
sweetheart who would vote with the democrats.
Fore, i colored man Of remarkable ability, who
rents and himself manages l,4O0 acres or land,
testified that the negroes were put under general
apprehension that il the democrats succeeded
they would lose their right to vote; and
they wound DO re-enslaved. AT Bellevue pre-
cnct q republican candidate openly threatened
ali blacks who should attempt TO vote the demo
cratic ticket, and a number OF coiored men teatt-
ned that those who were SUSPECTED or such an in
tention were driven away from the poll. At War
renton precinct a colored man who had been de-
tected voting a democratic ticket was seized by
negro mob, VINO dragged him on and from whom
lie escaped only by the Intervention OF white men,
who conc called him. and later set him on horse,
on which ne escaped At Pleasant Hill just before
the election Walker, candidate for Clerk OF the
Circuit Court, violently denounced al negroes
who should vote with the democrats, ana de-
elared they should De Killed. At Portland
large number OF colored men complained
after the election that they were In
dividuanY threatened II they should vote
with the democrats, and Cyrus B. Warner,
colored justice OF the peace, elected by the demo
Gratis testified that the fact that he had been
nobbed ana nearly killed, in 1872 By negroes for
supporting the democratic ticket was re-
WONDERED, and prevented, TO his knowledge
number or colored men from voting with the
democrats. / could 20 on at great length with
such ana even more forcihle evidence, but this is
enough. Ii this county HARRISON, the republican
candidate for Congress had, in writing, positively
charged intimidation by the democrats, but the
testimony Of republican violence ana mtimida.
ton was 50 overwhelming, that before the Com
mission he confined himself TO efforts 70 prove
that there was no intimidation on either side,
but a fair and peaceable election.
Nor ala the candidates conhne themselves to
verbal intimidation. one circulated an "orderi
to tae colored people 10 vote for him, signed ~.
5. Grant Presldent.n Another. J. :. Digs, now
aud at that time County Solicitor, and now ar.
rested under criminal indictment BY the Grand
Jury FOR enlightenment and bribery circulated
through tne county printed warning against
his opponent:-
REPUBLICANS, BEWARE.
Any one found wltn tickets with the
hotter sILsBY's NAME
on IL viii be prosecuted aud sent to the Peniten-
tiary, J. >. DIGtS, solicitor, Dallas county.
Tie Solicitor is the prosecuting attorney, who
represents 70 the colored man the majesty and
terror OF the law; and this threat was effective
that slsby received out l55 votes IN the county.
reserve for another letter some further &C
count or Alabama politics.
CHARLES NoRDHOFF,