The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-12-05

Atwood opened his remarks by asking
II thatwas free America or an unciv-
ilized country" and expressed his
opinion that where a public speaker
was surrounded by armed opponents.
who Intended TO prevent free speech,
the country must be uncivilized. Two
or three voices announced that he was
81 liar" aud in an instant a
score OF siX-shooters we're pointed at
him. Col. Hale OF the U. s. army,
who was present with a squad of men,
jumped into the crowd and announced
his intention to preserve the peace
The cowardly bnllies who were ever
ready TO kill defenceless negroes, quail
ed in the presence Of a determined sol
dier.
This intimidation was during the
canvass. There was no freedom OF
speech in those lawless parishes, aud
such was the system OF terrorizing
that on election day the negroes did
not vote.
A coLoRED VOTERS EXPERIENCE.
"Come along with me and 1 will
the free and the home OF the brave,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,
and that there was no intimidation at
the last election, as the democrats al
lege," said gentleman to me on Nov.
10, and went with him 10 q room
where several gentlemen were assem-
bled. In few moments a colored
man. about 30 years of age, well made,
of medium height, with bright eyes
and an intelligent, honest countenance,
came in and made the following state
ment, which is given as nearly as pos
sible in his own words:
my name is Ezekiel Glover. Tive
in East Feliciana, in de Sth ward, high
Clinton, bout ten miles from dar, on
de telegraph road leading to Osyka; 1
was born end rgised dar, on Levy Do
ty's plantation. / rent bit of land
from w. NJ McAdams, and worked in
a saw mill. Bout 10 O'Clock Saturday
night fore de election, a man came TO
my house, he was John Norwood; he
tole me he wanted to see me for no
harm but on very 'tic'l business; said
lac a nIeu- VI me, asked me 10 stcp
away a piece from do do cause he
didn't want no one to har what he was
gwine to say; stepped about 20 feet
from do do, and he began talking to
me. While we was talking lot OF
men rushed up with
STICK AND PISTOLS,
and one OF 'em said: Cd d-n your
radical sould, we've got you now; well
fix you tonight Dey grabbed me
and made me go with 'em so yards in
to the timber. One of 'em asked de
others il dey wasn't afraid I'd run.
made no distance; wouldn't have done
no good; dey would have killed me
dead. Dey tied my hands together
around de wrists. Dey took me to q
beech tree. DIR. w. II. Roberts says,
Lets hear Zeke's testimony awhile
fore we whip him." / tole him my
testimony was didn't know what dey
was gwine to do with me. dat I'd al
ways voted the republican ticket, an
didnt know 'zactiy what ticket I'd vote
till de time had come. Den John Nor.
wood said: We come here to
WHIP DIS SIGaKR,
and don't let us question him any mo-.
One OF 'em asked me IL I'd rather take
900 lashes or be hung. an told EN-
I'd rather take de wbippin' than b,
huad. Dey said such -radicali
as mo ruined de country. Such anoth
John Gair crowd. (Gair was mem
Der OF the Legislature. VIII was killed
and whose sister-in-law was hung about
year ago because he was a republi
cam. Dey stripped me naked. Wher
.. come out of de house was fixin' e
go to bed, aud had nothin' on 'cept my
shirt and drawers. Dey tied me to {
. beech tree, cut beech limbs all round
an
Five OR SIX WHIPPED NE
nj time. Dey said l had never beer
whipped befo' in my life, an could
stan 500. hollered. Dey whipped
me till tainted an couldn't stan. -
Den dey say was plsyin' possum, an
dey laid on again. l tainted while
was tied to de tree. / can't tell how
long dey whipped me; dey whipped
me awhile, den sat down and rested
! an whipped me again. cant tel
: how long the time was. When a maj
} is in misery he thinks de time is purt,
long. My wife tried 10 follow me, bu
dey left Jim McAdams, son Of old
McAdams, on de road, an he
DROVE HER BACK.
: Old McAdams owns de place live on
| He knew / was gwine TO be whipped
, He said bull-dozin' was one Of de great
, est things ever invented. After de,
/ got through whippin', dis Doc Robert
2 talked TO me awhile, and tole me 'twa
e bes' for me not To report IL, as I'd se
? trouble, an' next time dey got me dey',
a.
: 'em said dey mustn't forget to go al
3 and kill ole John Brooks. He was OF
/ Miss Amanda Woodward's place. De.
e also talked Of KILN Gerard Nighton
Franklin Davis, aud Frank Davis
dat's de ole mans son-'eause de
wouldn't join de democratic club.
|, tole some of de men dat whipped me
: day or two bcfo', dat / wouldn't jim
!. de democratic club or vote democrati
/ ticket; dat
e 'I'p DIR FIRST
Oats de Why dey whipped me.
D knew all de men dat whipped me
Dey's all my neighbors, lives close b
y me. Doc Roberts tends sick folks
!; he lives in de sth ward, half mil
q from me. Alexander Doty don't a
e nothin', but drink whisky and los
e round de grocery. William East live
alongside me. He's on dat side of
d fence an / on dis. John Hart live
. close by me. John Norwood worke
in de saw-mill with me. Williar
e Brown lives near de saw-mill. Jill
q McAdams is son Of de man what own
e de place I live on. Dey went OF Al
Y lcf me.
''HY BACK yAs ALL BLOODY.
and 30 was my shirt when got hun
" NY wife was skeered mos 10 death.
IL LEI hum de same night an tole Brool
I. an Nighton an de others dat dsy WI
\ after EN- an dey bad better git ou
m Den went 10 O nton, where de Uni
m ed States Eojers war, an | had 10 ski
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