Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-30

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and infantry patroled the streets. He
often saw these armed men go up to
coloreG persons when they appeared to
be approaching the polls and tell them
to return home aud come back to NOR
row that they cold not vote that day
Whenever any negro did not leave on
being thus instructed, they would level
their guns at him as if they intended to
kill him
About noon on the day of election
men on horseback rode up to the COM
mander Of the military organization
and reported that the negroes we're vo-
ting in large numbers at a certain pre-
cinct. The commander ordered a
squad of detailed infantry to fall 10 on
The double quick, which they did.
They were absent about two hours.
When they returned they reported that
"all was right and quiet"
Mr.. Salinger, although a white man,
was not allowed TO vote in peace:
Il approached toward the polls in q
quiet manner, when they-these armed
Democrats-surround me with paste
board cards in their hands on which
were printed the names of the Demo
cratic candidates for Congress and other
Offices, and demanded Of me that |
should vote that ticket, cursipg and
Ibusing me, and using obscene Ian
guage, with the intention, TO all appear.
ance, of inducing me to say som'hing
in order to provoke difficulty with me
| declined to take the ticket they offered
and, in order to get off, told them !
did not intend to vote at all"
James Hatch (colored) swore that be
saw a great many men run off without
voting that he did not vote himself, as
be believed that it would be dangerous
to do so, unless he voted the Democratic
ticket. This was at Aberdeen.
}. Il. S. kes (colored swore that Hen
ry Clopton told him he could not vote
there unless he voted the Democratic
ticket. He did not vote for the reason
that he was afraid of the armed men
who we're there, and he knew q grea,
number Of colored men who did no,
dare TO vote
Samuel M'Nary swore that he met a
number of colored men who said they
had been driven away from the polls.
He went back with them and did not
vote.
Augustus Finch swore that he saw a
great many men with guns at Aberdeen
land be named twelve of them), aud
tina, all of them were .'engsged in tell
ing the colOred nen to leave that they
should not vote; iha. he heard them
say that all the Democratic negroes
could come up aud vote, but that the
-Radlcsl niggers must get away.
Which they did. know great many
colored men who did leave and did not
vote. About this time the
cannon was pointed toward US and some
one said, sLet it off, The colored men
then dispersed"
Harris Clay swore to the same facts
that the negroes were told by Tim Sy kes
that they should not vote there unless
they voted the Democratic ticket; and
he gave the names of fifteen other
armed white men who were engaged in
the same business. The bold Timothy
went so far as to say that before they
would stand 1t any longer they would
settle it with the United States soldiers
that they were ready for it at any
minute.
George Dobson swore: 81 heard
Tim Sykes holler out from the court
house and say all who wanted to vote
the Democratic ticket could come in
and vote the Democratic ticket, if they
had any cotton at home to pick they
bad better 60 bome aud pi;k it. Gen.
Reuben Davis then rode up on horse
back with gun 10 bis hand to large
crowd of colored men aud said
"This day is ours" and said be, 1--WE in
tend to carry it Or have blood" lie
said that We had better 90 home tina,
We were foolish. About this time the
cannon was turned and pointed toward
the crowd in front OF the court house
door. Some one said they we're going
to shoot. The crowd of coiored men
then dispersed and left without voting"
James Caldwell swore that he heard
Tim ykes tell large number Of color
ed me0 who where in the court house
yard waiting to cast their ballots that''he
did not intend that the Republicans
should vote there that day if he had to
wade in blood up to bis knees"
Farris Clay swore 81 heard George
ElkIns tell LakIn, who was engaged
IN issuing Republican tickets to the
culored men, that If he issued any more
Of them tickets be would frail him over
the head with pistol which he had in
his hand | went to Lakin after this
and applied to him for tickets, and he
SAID lie Was not going to issue any
more."
Jordan Whitaker swore that on elec-
tion day in Aberdeen 81 saw a number
Of armed men among them l saw Eu
geEe Sykes, who told US that if we did
not vote the Democratic ticket we
should not vote at all, and that il we
wanted difficulty We could get it, and
that very quick; left and quite a
number Of other colored men went home
and did not Vote; l noticed they would
turn the cannon and point it toward
large crowds of colored men.
Ephraim Gram swore that on election
morning At Aberdeen, he aud q number