Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-11-25

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dose aud the cough was broken at once and he
slept quietly during the night.
The reliable New Orleans correspondent OF
the Baltimore Sun in his special of the 2lst
says:
Pinchback denies the current rumors that he
is coquettipg with the democrats, but says be
will control all the negroes in the Legislature,
! and be intends to make the besi bargain that
| he eau for himself.
| Thomas Il. Handy, formally Of Somerset
! County, MI, is elected sheriff oi New Orleans,
the most profitable Office in the State, aud the
! returning board cannot couut him out.
The Northern democrats had q very pleas
ant talk this morning with a delegation OF
colored democrats from Olachila parish a
mong them were colored planter and several
teachers aud ministers. They stated that they
were from every ward in the parish. They de-
| MED absolutely the existence Of any intmida-
ton. Large coored democratic clubs had been
formed in the parish, aud voted the democratic
ticket because they were completely disG
with radiclliSm.
Tonight an army officer called on one, who
| for nine months prior 10 the election stationed
! in one of the so-caled bHlllozed parishes
| He SAYS that during the whole time the utmost
quiet prevailed in the whole country around,
and that all assertions to the contrary are false
| that he has so reported 10 the War Depart
| ment. and is ready to testify before the turn
! ing board if called upon. He says he Is cog
nizaut Of the fact that hundreds of the ne
groes in the parish voted the democratic ticket,
| aud considering the character Of the men on
the other side be does not wonder at il. !
omit this officers name at his own request, for
b. evidently has 600, reason 10 apprrhend the
displeasure of his official supeTiors at Washing
! ton for telling the truth.
The returning board only canvasscd six par
! ishes to-day aud laid aside for future c'usIder-
alton ,wo-oue where intimidation was chang
cd, aad the other where there were imperfect
elect raj votes The action Of the board in
a hitting Gov. Wickitie sets prece lent FIR
the admission Of other candidates and possibly
of representatives. Of the press, but unless the
board gives up its executive sessions its power
for mischief will still b. considerable.
Among the colorcd dmocrats before the
| Northern committee to-day Vas one old maa
who said be had been slave Of Jefferson
| Davis. aud wh, had been long engaged in con-
tracing aud directing field hands Sc. He re-
marked that be bad plenty Of money when re-
Instruction took pla t, and he became pro-
miueut republican. lie had been one for eight
! years and now he was ~ poor a. a marsh hen
! AZ long n he contracted with old ciriZrns and
! democrats he had always g,t hi. motley and
was ahead Of The world, bat he At last un-
! happily made n contract with u republican
| chief aud was sw;ndl,d Dat Of every dollar
! Daring the last campaign he concluded to join
! the democratic party. AMI with hundreds Of
others of his people he voted the ticket.
Another. hy name Richard Darlington. the
! body servant Of United States Senator Dowucr
/ of Louisiana, in political matter. bad thought
and had So couDseed his people that it was
safest 20 trust the men who were true, honest
and jus, to them in all social relations. FIR
some years he had hal little success in i'm
pressing his easily deluded people with the fol-
/ IL au6 danger Of trusting strangers aud drma-
gogucs and electing them 90 Offices over gentle
men whom they knew well 10 b. honest and
kindly disposed to them But during the year
past they had BEGUN 10 discover and pr ft
thefcfrom and in the recent elections there were
large numbers who openly AMI voluntarily
voted the democratic ticket. Since the election
there had been grea, rejoicing f,r the result
The less intelligent and Independent. Of the
negroes were largely restrained and intimi-
dated by the threats Of the political chiefs
from voting the democratic ticket. The wo-
men were especially violent, threatening To
leave their husbands il they joined the demo