The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-11

tttt,d by n civilized Government. hut to ro-
turn TO the testimony. jim Werluo, negro, ;esu.
Ned - follows:
clans 10 art,ryou nom Voting WITH ne bcmocratsP
a. They mlne shcsp Tn sdyised IN pubie tpeschcs
nsu They Win others lhre,isnsd privatciy TO whip
you a Ter the c cciion "a, oyerP
& &f'smgsa to rp & s Ss apS mefH % van n
Informed aud believe. went from Pie sant llili.
Solomon Hsgedorn. on oath. testiacdi
1874 An oii negro named stcpnc@ fsne came up 70
me polls 10 Warrcnton precinct and cecisrcd to The
ticket with The white men and giving % reason that
therefore hsndcd IN his ticket snd quietly left POLLS
50 soon As h did SO about 100 OF 70 nerroes igowed
.slscd 100 90. rom m s, some Of tnese negro
ia t'er manner ABOUT ins time they seiksd him I
ssSd one Try 9S bS 9"s Sse ~. M o he "a
ini9 my sIor The negroes continued shout me store
Iisi p.toi. . ne Vas sirsid to 60 home. bni this
aas Sm No noun, sSd Jed h S into 70 s % srs ns fRe
negroes sonr oi whom saw with rocks their hands,
snd sh usios ioud and viocht language.
Hobt. cole negro testified;
what ticket, II anv. DID YOU vote At an election
why dia YOU y,te' A Because wa raid
W 'oc Wy ,,nlov,ac u,Art tt9m threats nude by
not vote atei. ~ '~''' '"u '0u'u
Joe Moriisett (ncrrol testified on oath;
hSMere a,rsid TO vote the Dcmecr,ic II, .et At
20 vo'e n nem9c'uc tie rt ana did no, vote II
~ N1a2 N,nd vote H. aud because knew that cs Dll
ocob Itn a. on re 9ist ~ lne day Of rr y9us
a. sr, vote the D'nocritc tcke, aLd this m cc
uon. together Win tho facts have stated above.
There ere many pages of such testimony as
thi- nom Whte men and negroes. going to show
tuGt any amount ~ ffaui aud Intimidation " IS
used to cleoi lIaralsou, our negro Congressman,
out the above VIII sufhco. lhis l.wle.s spit
among he htgrOos has been Rroaily cucour1sed
by the bcncf thut they would be projected by
tie general Governmont. and by hGrungurs from
HMason Limselfi "a the following testimony
Geor-e W. Ellis, OF otrvillo Precinct. testified
az follows
Am am grchant At the village ~ orrvinc. w~ At my
lIafss1n !9c ot IN caGddaies for Consrc.s at siid
.isy'ion IL nrd him nake pubic speech At ortvr,
tr d.y tcfore me elgc Ton ana hcurd hun such
ycehe 6ocst c,a ss suy ceicr,a Sg,fS ln s' Mo sS
should vote ihc Dcno ticNr, ia he coming eirc.
~ ought 10 ue sNuue az % the imb cf tree, and
was ia aN"r ui l. ale tacu ne cabot ali those 90 the
hand. whereapon sfcst a.y of ,Ge lee eooTed S
peopier isc thclt haho, prolApuy
might 40 on with thiI ies,iln onv until II filed
eve culuan of I'M SCN. Recent electins
have ueeu much ere oidetiy-notlhly So the
one just sod. Tbs wise election law passed
by oar iast Drmncrttic Legislature teuus to sud-
Eess 70 \ "ourt"sr lie extent the vhOiesals
fraud that las l.uerto ,gev Hoo, and - ~ event
lawlissnrs- at ,he polls. Al tue last election
s"N4N Nl''l'i'~tiohAhiNs - lhIkt buiuA ct OF
negroes who did not vo.e the II smocratic ticket
IRON FEAR ot after consequences among their
OM IN rae. vet there were 10 Oulpresas.
In view OF the recent statements IN lds bv our
prectou5. so-called. senator spencer VINO ret-
tesents aorrna about Ds mucn ~ he does V an
DIEM IA l.tnd, concerning intimidation, and
also IN view Of President Grants recent order
U Cen: sherman To use the army Tor the put-
posi OF carrying the southern > .ates FOR n ,ycs.
| have Thought that II wOuiu not be auiss -
l.rnish the foregoins fact- 10 the readers ~
HE SUN, 50 mat they might have the 'ct.er
apprccl ton Of Gen. Grants hayobe. order, and
VI speucers talk ao ut Intimidation.