New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-30
TESTIMONY or 4 UNION SOLDIER.
cp,puIc DESCRIPTION or BUILDoZING-SlsrEM
ATIC TERRIFYING OF rilE NEGlofs-DLAih ~
AXY MAN WHO TEIIS THE TRUTH.

GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION or BuILDoZNG-sfsIEM
ATIC TERRIFYING OF rue NEGkoEs-pEAlh ~
ANY MAN VINO TELLS THE TRUTH.
From H. T. ReddsiFs letter 10 RE Cincinnati Commercial
Yesterday / heard gentleman from one OF
tho bulldOZrd PARISHES giving Ia MS eApcilohcc' ho
n amer of the man, well rs the crclslahccsOI lhg
cnsn convinced me of the truth Of his statements
withhold his aud his parish sllpy because nc his
nrgr property interests there. aud although no says ne
never viii return reside, his property YET thcIc ana
the publication OF ms observations hccolnpniou ~
name residence, might inlure ms propery -;
BnI am convinced ~ the truth OF his Story bccAise Oh
the OF the man ana the coftoD ra'No o'uo"'o
Which has come 10 INV knowledge.
This gentleman was Union soldier fromth VEST ana
settled upon large plantation IN Norn Lostia i n
medlacly after the war lie TOOK no part VI Poilms
crpt to vote Republican ticket aud hod t1e Ht1 oi
justice OF the peace s business was e sht n o. m sides
were kind and hOspitnDlc lie hlu 70 uvup,u ", ,
present campaign opened But WIN We man
conquer the parish according 10 tho NY mil hull
came outraRcs. dangers and Dloodsn5.; an arnd
dozers rode through ms Far Two months pre-,
yjous 10 election HIS hands had 10 sleep W. me HoouS'
Since August ne has not had a light in the house ut
night The armed bulOZrrs rOde ny at ai uI me-
firing right and left, aud he reared
ni,,t nj the solicitation OF his family, he renaheu III
tho woods himself. All law was oVtr'niUm ~, ~
~ lI Win view 10 strike terror into the rest ana
frhten them into the support OF tne DGlhocao tohc.
T. - grfciIv nniet and peaccabe. and the blacks, all
the manhood terrified out OF thelh, w as I'm
ticket they hated Just one Republican VOC whs gs ~
ms precinct and that by himself Before tho erection
arrived men would come TO MS hOuse- No ~, to
M
mir and frighen his hands from Their WoIh, is ~ ~
dilte neghboIs took no part IN th Dnt ma ,ono
of remote quarters OF the l'lIIs,
under systematic pan to carry the eeGuGn hnT Hu;
I'm. az ia negLboIs privately denounced inc pa Dut
they we've whipped into line ana dare not oPeiiy 81
Al times armed men would dash IurlOusH uP W a.,
bonse warning him 10 appear Immediately AT clIiil i
ront with his shotgun, the " nlgSers WeIc %
preparing to massacre all the WIN. III: war;in for
defend Ourselyesw He never OIWytu ths va
nj that very moment his own negroes hi,,, IiilJ
work or skulking III the woods 70 Keep II9In Dein5 @
He saws All the stories OF negroes afmhg' @
orrlng ON tLe town." &c, were simply lies goteh up
TO cover warke demonstrations agnnst a. i
doce people III furtherance OF the pan W carry ' ~
ton. - A,,u1o,ora ,yould ride
thrn~h bis pIontnion throwing down fences ana leaV
ing tnen down, looking for nrgro's MlvnI %
driven from their cabins, aud VINO Woulu n0 80 sn
the cation rWs for protection. The TERRORISM "s 80
complcte that his hantis nnay slept III the NVpus
nt Gaming ont IN the morning, WORKING all uay anu
returning to the woods at night Inc p!tOA9 ufuii 20
neighbOIIng plantations were no Detter on, - & ,ba
Two Instances OF negroes who were IuIcou " J1 .'
Democratic clubs They afterwa1d attehueu I" .PP
can nccfing The bnidozers made an example OF these
To terrfy the rest they shot dead hs no "s T
into town upon load OF wood Inc otnSI w! 'vp I'm
from lis cabin al night and shot him 10 ueatn III INC
presence OF bis family ,. oo,,d ma, ,,Iieve
nd not have confederation from an ehteY 's,.cht
source Tnere s little doubt III 10y nllu 1oout " nav
tried To doubt, but not Inc notrlpo s.oy ~ w
well authenticated Otherwise 1 shcuid never give IL
Alter the election he hoped for cessation OF te segn
of terror Iut matters grew worse HAVING oITlod ING
election by such outrageous means tb9 WINES se' pous
getting up testimony to the aet aI .ie a si =.
ali respects fair and peaceful anu al men 'o''" W
Eeine n Justice OF the peace he called upon TO
swear The blacks TO alats that they voted the Demo
cratic ticket freely and without cohstin' ineSo ~"