New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-22
DRM0CRAT1G METHODS IN MONTH
CAROLINA.


November 9:
"North Carolina has gone overwhelming
ly Democratic" suppose this statemen
is almost AZ familiar to you now as it ha
become to me within the past few days.
admit that this State is not to be counte
% in favor of the Republican nominees, bu
believe that the Democratic candidate
may not ultimately have that large major
ity of tho votes which is now claimed TO
them by their supporters. Counties in tn
Invest, northeast and south are yet t,
be beard from, and their returns will, it j
hoped greatly diminish the advantsgelof on
opponents. Yet, shall not he surprised i
the majority claimed be increased instead
| of diminished. / can see no yeasOn why i,
should not be multiplied five-fo2d: if the cleo
ti0ns were conducted in the cOuaties whose
returns are not in, as they we're in the Other
parts of the State. What saw on Tues
day last, and what l have heard since, hor
rify me, and know the recital of the facts
must sppsl every true American citizen
| Fraud. treachery and intimldatisu'are the
| means by which this State has besn carried
against the Republican party, and these in
| etruments were used by men of reeOlute
will, who are not incumb ered by a particle
of conscience. The Republicans of North
Carolina have never been we'll organized,
else might not now have such q story OF
shame to detail. They have not many
leaders who, IN intelligence, foresight, and
resolute will, can compete with the men
who are at the head of the Democracy
They were deceived by the ''still hunt pol.
ICY of their opponents, 90 that while the lat
ter wero preparing for the election of last
Tuesday, they were idle. The result is
known. When they went to the polls
on election day they found those placesin
the possession of the Democracy, who were
Ill
endeav0r to expel them. Even in thoroughly
Republican counties was this plan of Selling
the polls carried into effect by the Denne-
Gratis. So thoroughly were their methods
and organization, the Republicans could do
nothing. The hypocrisy of the Tildenites
was such that it almost surpasses belief,
and it is certain that if any violent attempt
to dislodge them had been made, the ap-
parent blame OF causing bloodshed would
desired. they said, to have Q fair cleo
ton, and would protect every citiz Al
in his right to vote. The Repub
licans accepted their assurances, for two
reasOns-they could net on the instant cope
with such thoroughly organized bands, and
they did not at first penetrate tho hypocrisy
of their oppoaents. Well, the rebels-tor
such they are in spirit-kept guard over
the polls. They admitted voters one BY
the ballot boxes challenged and harrassed
him with questions. In this way they con-
sumed time, and in svery precinct go far
heard from, when the sun went down it
was found that numbers of Republicans
had been challenged and talked out of their
votes. As for Themselves, the Tilden and
Vance men voted early in order to have
time to harrass their opponents; and the in
diestions are that they also voted often.
AT m haPo 0fQfa n Whioh
the preparation of shameless frauds by the
successful party in this State. On the very
night of the election, within two hours after
the polls had been closed, apparently Off
cial reports were received at Raleigh that
certain remote Democrats districts had
given Tilden, and Vance, and the others on
their tickets, large msjorities, and also
stating the tigues of those msjorities. Hon
est reports could not have reached here from
those districts in much lees time than two
days. To-day the reports of Tuesday night
have been verified BY dispatches from the
districts in question. Now, what do these
facts indicate. nay. prove, except that the
Democratic committee Of each county was
directed to send in a certain majority agreed
on beforehand! One county has given q
Democratic majority of li00. Previous to
this time. that county has been Republican,
and the ma jOrity the Democrats now
announced is greater than the greatest num-
Der of votes ever polled before,
have hitherto been writing very gen
orally of the methods of the Democrats,
but will now relate a special instance
Colonel Young, whose home is about forty
miles northeast of Raleigh, was Repub-
iican candidate for Congress. When he ar
rived at the polling place in his town on
the morning of Tuesday, he found that it
was in the hands of Democrats, who had
built a barricade around it, and stationed
guards to repel any assault. Followed by
some frie nds, he advanced to the entrance
to the booth and asked permission to 60 in
and act as challenger He was met by five
armed men, who styled themselves police
men, and who peremptorily refused to al
low him to enter as a challenger. He
then demanded to be permitted to vote.
This permission was granted him. He en-
tered the polling place, voted, and refused
to leave. After considerable buster the
rebels determined to permit him to remain.
He etates that every negro that entered the
polling place was challenged and time was
lost in discussing every case. Republican
ballots were snatched from the hands of the
colored men by the self constituted police
men, and Democratic tickets we're given
them in exchange; and long befo' the sun
went down, the Democrats declared that
the time for closing the poll had arrived.
Over 100 negroes were then waiting to vote,
and, if the poll was closed. would have been
cheated Of their rights. The wrongfulness
of the attempt caused violent discussion,
and there might have been bloodshed over
the matter, were it not for the sudden ap-
pearance OF the sun, which came from be-
hind cloud, and lighted up with his
golden rays, the raftered and ruineus
old room in which the angry disputants
we're. This overcome the arguments OF the
IbaS10GfAfa
when the polls did close, 1t was found that
tWenty,seven negroes had peen dlsifan-
cnised oy the persistent chailenging OF the
voters IN advance OF them, which Kept them oo