, 1876-11-26

ana. For the sl1 months before. the election the
hnl16ozers rode around the parish. and q pr! no
titled al the colored people in the Twelfth arg "a
that they were going 10 form Democratic imp u.
formed the club and visited all the coIofcd men n
my neichborhood, and at first asked them 70 at!ena
and see what it was like, nnd tnat they eou.u ev
to have large meeting Most OF the colored r1en ;3
did attend and cIub-ro}l was made oa'1 auu ,,t a
we're asked to join Very few wanted e uat
the bnlllozcrs, and those who 'olnfiaa 'onnia
would be protected. .1a and that tley oG;nn GGana
vote as thcJ p!eased Win tn unasrsss 1nnaI;c,ns
aud intended to vote the Republican ticket, many
OF us Joined. and were sworn in, and al made 70
in.s, the leaders Of this club. Mr. Cody Smith and
! james Steward, with some other white Democrats
| Of the cinb. began to builcoic, themseises and
present It ever meeting, telling them TO attend
On night that they appointed As I'LL the color
stb Cd Then os,sd sf1d 10 10y ped ea she
The coiored men said tl,ey were ltepublicans and
be- Killed, and be declared the resolution passed,
and the co!ored Republicans afraid to say any,
thing against it. On the next meeting night few
At once to ride, and warn them that unless they
attended they would he kllled or whipped, and, 10
show they were in earnest they took a colored man
name-out in.o the woods, and whipped him Sc
yc5rly, telling, him that that was but brush.
ing to what would be given hin Il
fhcV thrcstcncd 10 nsn In the same manner.
Some they thrcatened with hanging, and others
with whipping, aud more with being driven
n'sana au md hn "a ,n m opd n .hc mad vc1;
ing and shooting on their pistols and guns, they
80 terrorized the ooloreu people that they were
- iey aM 5u tsnt any ~ Nv t.aui
and. If there was q Republican meeting held any
~ utsd tu' t. ~ I ~ thir i;rc e. thnsr VIM
!a t ~ " Pi y. tus a =, ~ 20. ~ 9,I ~
bodi1y harm. M and n,any Of then, were whipnsu.
snmc huno o1hers ssnt. and If from anv cause. a
s 1 tan ~ aeu 70 ; nt;n ~ inh W.
meeting for fear OF being dras Ell out and hung or
town, pretending that WANTED to get some cotton
ginncd, but In reality to get to vote, as my con
science dictated. the Acpubiican sicko!. AZ the |
poii va met y some VINE nG,ooctats: emo ,, "t1o
mn daScS rnt retn,n M hums fhat sht ~ The
mad. xrere a1 nicteted and mt Id hv bn1doze-r
who threatentd to kiII eyerg colored man who was
on ther black list, and, US they d my name wus
there, stayed in town until daylight and return
ed by an out-ot-the-way path. ! live fourteen
miles from town, end it vas night when sot
nome. ieAsea 70 s1eep ~ ~ ngosE, sI 1iSps III
.;n .nH na'n AN an me tne a est n ,e h,n"
ainit.7 3oa +ha tU 1onaas pAS ,nht md
rnrked in the daytime fof some
days Each morning was notified that Mr. James
Steward had eEut word Tor nc 10 leave my plAce* /
but, as slept in the woods at night, thought
was safe Eut the fonsfh time be sent word that
u, "han he come to the aela, ne lound mG there
he would LOAD MS shotgun ana Ell me: leIt ny
VIE anu en,auten i9 eAG "uous' ~ t H"au ~ ~. se1
hn}d nnnis 7 nIsn lit 1cn halcs of cottnn IN the
fcid ;.rsi1es what Ind n;csrI: Hlso Ia bIrrels
of corn and seventy bthc;s OF potatoes b number !
IT hogs, chicseus etc, ard horse, oil Of which
MI. Steward says be viii keep, because I'm d--d
I:adcaf. Ny cake is that Of many poor colorca men
n MY ward, -ons landlords worhins y IN the Day
!me. Ell bullaozng us at nlSht; untll the crop IS
anu tasn ruhn @ n Us W. VI .no aflan a.
~ hoN W. ~ sotn aha II, xo H.
- "n''A ''N' WILLIAM \ JOKES.
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uPou .ne miidazore ~ Iasn ,a ~, J.; !ia;;s
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- nn1 T;1,1, proels,+ ~ ~, ISr;tnd e+,1"e
+ Is a rIo;n, tu1,ih RIA RanutIioua nj thjs !
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.artL a"@''''4' ~ 'A~ eNoAe N'A'A'S1' ~ '1'e
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1oIrs and ;s wheth.r tie va. ! o1 sufTroae
:as ~;yen that r,re IN ;cst ~ h. wreste5 ron
a;s feo1,c bands ond fnrnad o,t,;nst thn e,;rers.
hnthor il svss e;ven an i,3 GOOD faifj, and
Ier a1e to he ,inhc1d in its " n,sscsso1 r,nti3
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