The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-10-07
The Democratic Oampaign,

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Our friends of the opposition are
bestilring themselves in the cause of
Tilden aud Nichols, and are leaving
DO means untried to convince the col
ored men that it is to their interest to
ally themselves with the Democratic
party-that is, no peaceable means.
Whatever may be said of their alleged
use OF money, clothing, whiskey, pro-
visions and other creature comforts
to induce the recently enfranchised
citizen into their political parlor, We
will do the Democrats of Ascension
the justice to say that they have never
yet shown disposition to employ the
methods of the bulldozer aud the Ku-
klux, practiced i'll other portions of
Louisiana and the South. We may
have bribery, and perhaps an OCCASION
al hint of discharge from an employer
to an employee, but no political muir,
ders, whippings or other exhibitions of
violence have disgraced the history of
Ascension since the people OF another
parish invaded our borders in 1870
and brutality killed two inoffensive
citizens. We sincerely believe that
no one whose opinions are of weight in
the community desires To disturb the
harmony which prev ails, and that the
leaders of both parties will lend their
earnest efforts to preserve peace, and
good feeling before, during aud after
the election.
Democratic clubs have been organ
lied in the first, second, fourth and
fifth wards, and we believe each one
claims several colored members. In
the fist ward, we have heard, about
thirty cOlOred men have allowed their
names to he placed upon the club
roll, but this number has us vet scarce
ly been appropriated elsewhere. The
club meets at MIR. Henry DuffePs
store, and the resources of the estab-
lishment are ample to produce enthu-
siasm in "a crowd, if not to attract
large attendance or guarantee a per-
manent conversion to the Democratic
faith.
Wednesday evening a meeting was
held at the store of Mr.. Henry Cook
second ward, and a club organized, with
colored man man known as Big
Nose" one of the vice presidents.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Car
yer and Jones of Assumption, and
David Reed of this parish. The latter is
IA cOlored man, and We are told he
aminadverted severely upon Senator
Landry and other leading Republi-
cans. A second meeting of this club
will be held at the Mccall warehouse
this evening, and numerous accesions
to the membership from among the
coloIed people on the Mccall places is
said to be anticipated.
The fourth ward Democrats have
rented the D. S. C. b. Hall for the
campaign and the regular meeting of
the club was held there Thursday
night. The attendance was good,
though only Sc members answered to
their names. Messrs. R. N. Sims and
Hiram Carver made the addresses of
the evening, while Big Nose and
Charles Henry Baltimore took the
stand to say something. Baltimore
repeated bis story about controlling
500 votes for Warmoth, calling for
his pay after election and being put
off with IL promise never fulfilled.
Our Democratic friends are becoming
ashamed of Baltimore, and there was
an attempt made to prevent him from
speaking, by motion to adjourn,
but the boys in the audience who
were after amusement voted it down.
Nose told the audience half dozen
tiuoas that ha WAS faa r1nSyoIl RI snaaLr