Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-10-25
WHOLE NO. 1884


the detection from The Republican
ranks, appears to have lost his WITS
and is playing a desperate game. In
every county hundreds OF blacks are
giving in their adhesion to the Dem
ocratic party. The accompanying ath-
davits explain the situation graphical
ly. One of them is by the brother OF
the State Senator OF this county, who
Joined the Democratic club last Mon
day, the 9th, and these threats were
made on the 18th inst. Another ne
gro who acknowledged that the Re
publican party was unworthy Of con-
fidence, when solicited to join the
Democrats wanted to know how it
would be if the Republicans carried
the State-could the whites then pro.
tect HIM
The federal administration is pri
mary responsible for the misrule and
want of order in this State. 1t might
have been stopped years ago by the
appointment of responsible men to the
federal offices. AS soon as the ne
groes fud that these officials are not
supported and backed up by the
Washington leaders they will then de-
sert the ring by thousands.
Could vote of mine send every ne
gro from the State l would not cast it,
for neither in Europe Or at the North
have I ever seen class of laborers
which | like as we'll as / do the me-
groes, much as we dislike them as rul-
ers. w.
[Copy.]
State of South Carolina, County of
Aiken:
Personally appeared before me, N.
P. Butler, a colored man, twenty-nine
years of age, living two and one half
miles from Aiken, Oh the Columbia
road, and made oath that Harrison
Valentine, who lives on the Dawson
farm, did, on the 18th inst, ac'ost
him and said that he had heard that |,
Butler, was going to vote the Demo
cratic ticket that i'll did so vote l
would have to quit walking the public
road by his house that he, Valen-
tine, had sixteen shooter and a mi
litia gun, and that l or some other
Democratic nigger would get the con-
} tents (Mr. J. G. Wright was present
, at the time) and he, the said Butler,
further states to his knowledge it is
customary for such threats to be
made, and 1t, undoubtedly, prevents
many colored men from voting the
- Democratic ticket and that be is sat-
isied that his two brothers and many
Others would vote for Hampton were
, it not tor the fear of being molested
G by the Republicans. N. P. BUTLER.
{ Sworn to before me, this 18th day
of October, 1876.
LIBERIA Orr, Notary Public.
y [Copy.]
t State Of South Carolina, County o
!, Aiken:
PERSONAL appeared before me, Thos
a H. IIayne, and made oath that, on the
18th inst, while in the saloon of jim
Johnson, that Ben Sivel, colored Re
publican, came to him and threatened
that if he dared to vote the Democrat
;. ic ticket, the Gay after the election ht
o (Ben SiveD would come to my house
and cowhid me, and he said l neec
% not laugh, that he meant it. Anc
J., that the said Hayne knows OF similar
:, threats having been made to man!
h others, and we're it not for the protec
o tion guaranteed to him by the white
citizens he would fear for his safety
= and life if he sh ,uld vote the Demo
cratic ticket. .....
- .. THOMAS H. HAYNE.
# Sworn to before ME, this 18th da!
v of October, 1876.
LIBERIA OFT, Notary Public
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