The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-08
Representative

Intimidation OF the people seems to
be the policy of the Radicals of this
zane. As soon as the Democratic
| Congress adjourned, Grant ordered
his Secretary of War to give orders
for stationing troops all over the
Sonth. Whites and blacks know that
these troops are unnecessary. The
following extract from the letter of
distinguished colored man, the Rev
Garland H. White, show the effort
and means that are being resorted to
70 intimidate the colored people who
are to think and act as they please:
few weeks ago, while from home
in the canvass Tor Tiden and Hen
bricks and the Democratic State ticket,
they failed to follow me to single
MACE of public speaking but went TO
nv church aud urged nus dismissal as
its pastor upon the ground that | was
an enemy to my race because l was
Democrat. That. Of course, soon got
up stampede among my flock, which
resulted ia my dismissal while some
two hundred miles from home; and on
ms arrival, | found the church In
such confusion that it was utterly im-
possible 10 do anything with them.
'rhey had dismissed also the brother
| lelt in charge. made no efforts for
Reinstatement. They then called /
another cider liz refused 10 come
The church Is split into TWO parts, Que
Ion me the other for somebody else /
From ali | eau see II Is now more than 7
likely To dls0rganize, some forty or
City having asked for their letters of
dismissal. This Is alone TO warn
oIher ministers, who are willing to
hght corruption, that they had better
keep their mouths shut until alter the /
election. Two years ago | ran for
Congress au independent candidate ID
the Second district OF North Carolina
They then threatened to mob me it | .
was seen on the day Of election.
was warned not to put in an appear
ance aud acted accordingly. At an
other place minister held my tickets,
my friends asked for them aud were
told by said minister that his lite had
been threatened if he issued them, and
he refused to issue them Al another
place where tickets were sent by mail
never reached there until ten DAYS
after the election-ouly sixty miles by
other places where sent
they never have been heard from.
Postal agents all Republicans.
This Is plain to The eyes of all that
a colored Democrat has poor show
lug ia black Republican district
We are all still slaves, aud will ever
be As long as Que portion OF US sub
nit 10 the Republican party lash, aud
The other portion submits to those
already whipped into their party line
| was told by chairman OF Rrpub
Iican club that they intend to conquer
me or starve me TO death To this
replied; Live or die, sink or swim,
would do all in my power TO elect
Tiiden and Hendricks if | died
martyr at the stake" They have
openly stolen the money of the
whole race Of colored people through
the Freedmen Bank, aud also robbed
nearly all their churches and societies,
aud now threaten to murder any col
Dred munster who dare open his
mouth in vindieation of bis peoples
rights, and even enter the temple OF
God for the purpose of intimidating
Or cOercing the ministers Of a govern
neut OF people who have suffered
more than any in history by the
naladministration OF its party. aud un
ess MIR. Tilden Is elected the country
: gone.
REv. GARLAND II. WHITE,
Late Chaplain. u. : A.. aud presi .
dert National Independent Political /
Union.