Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-01
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Il would indeed DO singular IL . poor
eolored woman In Louisiana should de-
eide the question Of who 10 to Be- q
President Of this land for the next lou
yesrs : bat everything now seems TO
dictate tina. such 10 to Be the case. Upon
the crcdencs given to the testimony OF
Eliza Pinkstsn which was printed In tbs
NEws last Tuesday. now seems to de-
pend the election OF Governor Hayes or
Governor 1ilden. II the Returning
Board Of Louisiana believes her story.
they are bound. in the performances OF
their duty to throw out every Democratic
vote in OuachitA parish. whore the horri-
bic outrages were psrpstraisd upon this
poor woman. whose only crime MAS that
God had given her . black skin. and
whore her husband and little bass we're
cruelty murdered because the man dared
to exercise the right Of IN American cit
izen. and vote a. his reason and con-
science dictated. II this and other par
ishss where IL is known that fraud and
intimidation we're used. are thrown out.
the State will 20 for Hayes BY q large
popular majority. and Louisiana eountsd
for Hayes makes him President Of these
United States.
Az this distance from the scene OF the
outrage. II Is almost impossible to judge
Of the matter calmly. We can only read
the evidence and form u conclusions
from the known facts. II the story OF
Eliza Pinkston Is true. the men in Lou.
isiana. who are shrieking 80 loudly for
REFORM" are simply barbarians. unit
TO be invested with the right Of suffrage
unfit to live in the society Of eivilized
men. That the story Is true. there can
b. no doubt. This woman has not
come before the Board. with n cooked
up narrative. and nothing to support it.
Her wounds speak far more sloquently
than words. They are. visible to the
eye and a condemnation Of the ~rstchsd
villains who inflicted them. They sp-
peal TO the citizens Of this nation Who
pretend TO be men Of honor. for revenge;
they cry loudly to the God Of the Uni
verse for revenge. They must and shall
DO rsvsngsd.
Ex-Goy. John NJ. Palmer'of Illinois
10 a good. sound Democrat. Ho IN now
in New Orleans watching the proceed
ings % the Returning Board IN ta0 ia
tsr,s,. Of his party. lie listened 10 the
siosy Of this poor outraged woman's
wrongs. AMI jumping Ia his feet in the
excitement Of the moment, exclaimed;
eli this story be false. those who pre-
pared it for this poor woman should be
hanged. but as I firmly believe 1t Is true,
the wrstchss who q perpstratc such
atrocities should 10 executed without
mercy. I will spend $4,000 to ferret
out this case. 1t locks true. This poor
woman has certainly been cruelty
wroneej. The question is broader now
than Prssidsnt-makiing-i 10 one Of
humanity. II she has told the truth
4 Sheridan should come back at ono. and
hold with a grip Of iron the people
who can see such in'amy without remon-
STRANGE even In their public prints" The
local Democrats tried Ia calm him. but
in vain. lie isa man and prefers tho
maintenance Of human rights to the sue.
cess Of his party. Gen. Geo. ID. Smith,
Of Wisconsin. another 81 the visitors,
turned upon the local Democrats. and
exclaimed in wrath. ''you have
deceived us:'' and sven Trumbull
denounced the cowardly tactics Of hi,
party. When prominent Democrats.
like these. take this ground We have n
right TO believe that there Is no hinge
upon which to hang a hops OF 1.-THE falsiiy
Of the tale.
And this IL "Reform." The men who
murder Republican voters and their
children. and outrage their wives. have
the impudsncs to ask US to place the
rvins Of government In their hands.
Thank God the American people have
not yet become so stultifed as to com
init national suicide. We propose In
this country that every man. black or
white. Republican or Democrat. shall be
protected in his rights ~ q citizen.
Gov. Hayes will probably bc inaugaoaisd
in March. and the White Liners and
other murdsrous organizations Of the
South will be wiped out. let Us trust
orever.