New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-19

heard black people threaten their Ofotnren
if they voted the Democratic ticket; after
tho election heard Devid Young cay tnss
even if Nichols was elected tho Returning
Board would never permit him to take his
seat; Young 10 . powerful leader among his
people; know that full forty negroes voted
the Democratic ticket; on election day !
marched about forty of my lsborers to poll
i'm Vidalia, telling them to vote % they
pleased; some of them ware terribly fright
ened, fearing to vote the Democratic ticket
because other col0red people might loJure
voted the Democratic ticket. but they were
80 greatly frightened that they actually
looked ashy; the D. m0crats in my parish
seemed determined to have peaceable cleo.
tion; have frequently heard colored men and
women say that any colored man who voted
the Democratic ticket ought to be killed or
run out of the paEish.
To Mr.. Hurlbut-I am planter for my
self and others; have charge of four plan
tations; have had as many as 1000 persons
under my charge; at present have only 200:
think that the colored people in my section
look on the white man as an antagonist; In
cases where white and q black man get
into difficulty the blacks are pretty sure
to side with the black; men and women
told my people that they sh0uli be driven
ont of the country for allowing the emselves
Souks votsa the s ticket e
body voted Sae VINO wished 10; IS some me. were
Direct-The Republicans had close or
ganizations or clubs, and at them they dis
cussed the subject OF colored men voting
the Democratic ticket, and said what ought
to be done with such persons; indictments
~: nlo PonutWUs asa,.o' eo'o io"0ne
Aicn1s M ~ % Cvnoo W u.s ,.vra,.
W. ~ .vans .d;otnsnt aca;nst Dvv;T
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ns.;sS nvS ;nSe. .iaci. T. :. e,,sn.S that TSioo0
sa P~..s" a,n ..Ied Tha ;oS;otHsrt ~ss fonnS
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coic.sS r"sn ss1 th.t tA.v "a .s",.t no,;t.
i"aI soc;at;a.. "a had = White Tasene in
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ccket: vss presideut of . colored Demo.
s.ceE .l.hyf- ksator kv"ccic..l 1R..
~nhs;cs~s .. o+hers ware. tSs man do not
ksva much tronhia s;nca slect;on dav
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.os n'm, a,aoo eaoo suh;nh ~ ;,,;u.tea onH.
to;ned sn r "rSar f,r ON of;oe. On The anvai.
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ope was wrlt.en oe ~ oG ogsuea a4sn 4,.s sso
vo.o - oouusoS, .hont 4ha ra.oa,;.;as s~' S ;n
nuo~ Eoou oesi ovouS slo Iaso..es a. ~ ~
EAst renclsna, no WAC o,uons ly5 a. ohoe
from one OF !ne S.nor siIe, no .osu ..c . .IHs n
zoe eieetion IN Eisl TsC.ans pH. ls ~Is ia' he
S. sa.S 'na. tSi.n ~ ~ h! ha ,eor,d 49, axro.e the
Tr,suS rs4 .oi;a;. .anE ~ oa+tor. | "O1 S>po'o 'Ao
~ W Nc TnaronTbs % ;nt.,v;.v y took ,,sce in
L ~ .. sHaPrIa. Hotsi. to,e errenbe6- Tho
coOvsrsation O az ~ The NV York HeroH. and
that the contents of that envelope would
~ him. be enjoined me to secrecy 10 far az
this citv was concerned; Anderson pre.
| tanded that the envelope was eiyen to him
hv Ranublican.
Charles s. Wade-Liye in Concordia par.
| ish: belonged to the First Ward Republican
! Club one Time; voted the Democratic State
| ticket and the Republican national ticket;
| no direct threats were made against me for
that. IL was a general thing among colored
neonle to ssv that sny colored man who
voted the Democratic ticket should be
| whipped; had falling out with David
Young; belonged to the jackson factlon; l
voted a. did voluntarily.
To Mr. TOwnaend-vOted e :! oio Do
cause thought the otato wou!o % Dostor
| Oft with Democrats IN clnce; IL 10 common
thing among coiorea men 20 eay !nas tne .
coioreo msn WIZ I;,,oS TISI hnt - an"un.. ~
10 De wnipPou VI Anieu SuS ~ .S.s.. o." w
nosning; nao no lear ~ s1cn t1Ioi.s; =, g
| AhomsS D~woon, leoe @".lS
me wnlIoo ne1 wv +. ~ o.11
NOT nave voteo - W u., ,uc .hs S.o S.:s v.y
Two Wnite men N OnsfsU VI ur, I:. sIe oao ~o
forty OF more OF VS. 'oo wv VINO n'o"
could take care OF us.
Az the nlgnt Session tno nrs' "i'"os'
called was :,
| William Hunter-I reside In Conc0rdla
parish; am . planter; employ from thirty
| to sixty cOlored men on an average; heard
David Young, Republican Senator, make
political speeches last tall; he said to Dem.
ocrats that they might just - we'll stay ss
homo, for s. B. Packard will be made Gov
ernor BY. the Returning Board; that the
State will 60 Republican,; hesrd MI. Shel.
don make 8 speech; he said he could cut on
the head of any colored man who voted the
Democratic ticket: one OF the coiotsd men
that his wife had left him in consequence;
Sheldon is . oolored man. go {
To Mr.. Hurlbut-Nearly all the white
| ;neonle of Conoordia are Democrats; ten or
ffwetva white men are Republicans; there
were twenty-four votes for Tilden; the Re.
/ rnhl;cars were m ,re anxious to elect Pack.
ard IL an thev we're to elect HAYES: in his
snsaoi Ynwyo said that the Return;np
Hnsrd wonla rive the election to Repub
Iioans. csn mot sav what his motive was in