The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-06
SEEN BY A BUSINESS MAN.
PLAIN FACTS rs A LEVEL-H EADED
NEW YORk Err FOUND THEM
Actual situation in North Ga roiina. Alabama,
and Louisiana -rtauBntion md Bnnkrupt-
CIV, the Result Of epu biioan Nlisrule.

and Louisiana -rtnuBntiOn md BanLrupt-
CIV. the Result Of Republican OiisruIe.
Mr.. william j. Best. receiver OF the Me-
chanics and Traders Savings institution. has
just returned from three weeks tour through
North Carohnl, Alabama, aud Louisiana lie
says:
II have IA part OF the assets OF tho Mechanics
and Traders u nix about &O00OO In southern
bonds that have been virtually repudiated. 1
went South to effect. " possible, better 10 for
them than could re llzo here. some OLD bust
ness aud polltioiI frIcnds asked me to take more
timo and to study the condition OF affairs, polit-
teal and social. IN tho Sou h, In order to aid
them In arriving at fair AMI honest opinion az
to the best solution of the Southern question,
especially with reference to tho fairness Of the
late election and the character OF the pretence
that negroes are deprived Ia any way of the free
exercise Of their rights IA voters. arrived IN
New Orleans several days before the Ret Irning
Board began Its Iabors. and | conversed with
people Of all shades u opinion. In alton to
violence aud intimidation the negroes were. OF
course, the best sources Of infOr nation. Hun
dreds Of them lay around the Custom House,
some Of them beiue oflici ia Of that institution.
They were mainly the most ignorant OF pllnta-
ton hands, Just such "A might DO pliant and
ready witnesses u they had anything to tell.
They did tell how some coiored folks
on another plantation had been told
just how they should vote, being threat
ened dire pains and penalties II they did
Otherwise. some Jew declared that they had
been threatened and constrained. But as
many a,,d that thev ,yo,,ld h,v, -, THAR vot.s
,"u ."e' "o''''' nav ~ ','o'' 'o'v'
LOT "cnahHe on R"Vornnent hau not loca cam
paign club Of their own color intimldatei them
intn votip, tbe Ra,uhIt,,o ,i.L., ,o-, ,,,
-. 80 W. w 'o'' w.
tent agent OF rms k'nh OF intimidation found
to be the wives Of many Of these people. Thoy
hna bsen ,old that tha ,,i,,,,,h oe mo nao,o.
80 49, wv lump" y" '"' Do'""
'rals meant thelr return 10 Slavery ana they
threatened to abandon their hu,banda IL they
,nstat,d imam voti,, I'm. na,o.ra,,. ,,,L., 4,
49,. H. ' W 90 ''v"o'
Is a fact that can bs proved beyond al pcrsd-
venture that tons of thousands OF yotcs were
-, 49,. 49, -. -. = =, ~
N'e''Vu W j"s' SUI" '''lchT' WV "'u negro IN
south fOliDa told the tn { not only did hts wife
,brea,cn tn ,h,nd.n hin, I'm, III. c,nr.h ,,,,.,
.,..t -. -. -, -, -. -, -,
pune" nim o''huse ne Shu ne would vote the
Democratic ticket, aud he WAS nc ullly ercom-
n,upie,tad altar ~ WA asccrtn,..,t ,i., Ia, dit
,.,,, ~. -. ~. 49, ."'. 10 W.
vote Tor Hampton. when asked whv he voted
the Hampton ticket tue negro said; .Massa
uampton u.vor chented tho nisysrs and In.
n',iest, AZ 49, "a " !, ~ p, ~, e,'u tne
are lei ~ v ~ ian, M, s Us Tvs
'n In ~ -, I'LL ~ "sns VI 'nu" WI ,o'oW
Va -. -, az .',as .nef 70.
w., ~ d,,ss '"a' '"e'r CIV" rsn's arc
:. H., ." 90, ~, & dt,,,.t,t,, .,,.,,,,.,., A..
tho 800, ~, ",., vs. ips'.yn '.anl,rSlsu oy
sue WHITES 70 hoIluxO the civil r1suts OF tue
heHioes
d'u not. Ihe white people wfo are not In
tereSteu III misleading thom for politiol Dur-
To tnht result 81 tue war.
mar 90 me respoctanl" people OF Louisiana
thipk OF me election wv anu tue mOmbers Of
the hetuinlug board =
lney say thit the election law was shaoed
10 meet Just Sucn Il contingency hs has arr sou.
As 10 Two members of the Ouafd ! gath
ereu some fHcts. talked with no man
Whn nhi INV ialtn IN tnen zen. Pail sheridan
IN lSo' fcp"rteh OF u. hadison Wells. Charm u
h ths noaiu say now. unequiVucaiiy, that
Gov. Wells Is 3oiitical tricksi-r anu dishonest
inah. nave watched nan, ana his conduct nis
hoth as sinuOus as the marx lelt IN the dust ny
snake he has not Trend ~np is an honest
NAH 'hls Il TAR c1hlpehdium OF mo man
anu nis slahulh-. anu my inloIinhhts wer3
,nnen OF "I shauesoI pohtic-i opnion. Tue man
hehneF was porter ~ RAholing mouse. lie
wa 5uspectrn ~ SIC ,lihs money some Inarkod
oanA u"' ''h - ~ n's ~aS were i1unu ~ MS
ioNhtt-, anu ue was A'theu out he Is sad u
he under ndictment Tor mat ana other otfences,
nui u shleidrd rom Prosecution bN tho inhh-
enoe ui ~ ,t'ena W." control 100 . 'urts. iiis
:. w , 70 NV ,ha. ., natIon.h ksspsr
49, - .".to al, lcspvce ior tho prvtehslon9 set
w ny W. no'""''o""' 40 10 tue uisputcd
-. 49, ,,.. III 49,. ,,
IL, N""S "u i i, iSoso n AZ o.lDlne couh-
~, - la, ~ ~ u iie'i'S " aces, rom
Nv O,is'us a. W. "tA ~ spatseh popu-
ia'o" 80, i',I p,S ~, ny "vic Jus s"ch
T., ~ ~ i,ia NJ. ~ a. "a 'lun 81 ct'oh.
~ 49, A., - ., 81 80 , Ia, "ncn returns
W. n '''S -, - '"I AUG gam
49, - tha ~ o., a., nus vnanH1
- wv - ~ ''n''' 'HN ''C'e"'iN " hNlttu