The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-12-26
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Some Samples of That Article
in the South.
How, the Party Of Intelligence
IA Tries to Elect Hayes. 5s.ay
Citizens Assaulted and Assas-
sinated.
All for Voting the Democratic
8. g Ticket. s.
ssa52ein-ss ITO the Enquirer 81 af'tS III
NEw ORLEANS, December 15.--The
Investigating Committee on invitations
of the Chamber of Commerce, took pos
session of their large hall, in which to
conduct their labors. This will appear
strange to your business men. Think
of the merchants of your city giving up
their hall to any purpose. 1t creates no
wonder here. The Chamber is almost a
useless apartment SO completely has
trade died up that the Board Of Com
merce does not meet but once month.
This fact is volume Let the great bu-
siness heart OF the North appreciate the
condition OF, trade from this incident.
The Committee proceeded in their Ia
bors by putting en- the stand three ne
gro men, who testified clearly fasi.to im
timidalion, but it was done by kepubli.
cans Ore of the witnesses, fine, stall
wart negro, had his head In bandages.
He was suffering from three wounds re-
ceiyed at the hands OF his negro fellows
for daring to vote the Democratic ticket.
He had bullet wound in the neck and
one in the back Of his hand, and was
gashed. badly BY a knife. His Aoffense
was voting the Democratic ticket. He
now lives in constant dread of assassin
alton, his life having been openly and
repeatedly threatened.
Another negro witness, named Ward,
gave a,graphic account Of violence and
intimidation pfacticed in Grant Parish
The political knaves enlisted the negro
clergy in the work, and these threaten
ed excommunication and . resembling
of the marriage bonds. The wives OF
negroes, who it was known we're going
to vote the Democratic ticket by relig-
ious influences were wrought into frenzy.
They left their husbands at the bidding
of the negro clergys turned into demons
and threatened the lives of their natural
proiectorsF White men, were sentTinto
parishes from New Orleans, who haran.
gaed the negfees! telling them that If
they voted the Democratic ticket they
weuldTbe shot down like dogs Il that
Sheridan would bring his soldiers into
the parish and unfortunately kill an
who,yoted the Democratic ticket. They
also told the negroes that if the, Demo
Gratis were successful they would all be
returned to slavery. ne.gaiag g,itga9d
6 A man named Gordon, formerly a
school teacher, butrecently an employe
in the Custom-heuse, testified 10 con-
versation he had with the County Reg
istrar, in which the latter acknowledged
that the counties in which they were Su-
peryisors had gone, Democratic, but de-
clared their intention of cooking the re-
turns so as to give Republican majori-
ties. This was done in the, Custom
house by Custom house employees, under
the eyes and direction of the Republi-
can leaders, He also testified that one
OF the Supervisors informed him that
an affidavit had been prepared in the
Custom-house for him by the Superyi-
sors to be signed. That he had done
SO not knowing the contents thereof - -
He was drunk at the time he signed it,
and when sober desired to see the docu-
-ment which he had signed /; but the man.
ayers refused to let him see it. 1Gordon
also said that he had been. Threatened
with personal injury If he went before
the Committee and testified. Andersen,
one of the Returning Boardg advised
him not to go on the stand, telling him
that if he did he had every thing to
lose that the party which had hereto
fore taken care of him would turn him
loose Kellogg gave him almost simi
lar advice, and hinted at reward if he
proved true paacsi1 taa 'ayhies14 sf
All the testimony to-day was impor
tant, and went to show intimidation anG
/. violence on the part of the Republicans
3 The certified copy Of the return o.
the vote for Electors as made by the Re
turning Board was secured to day. i
3 is the most insolent piece of villainy ye
:, discovered. 1t is made up as follows
= At the top of the blank are the printed
; words ssStatemenr showing the numbe
] of votes cast for President and Vice
President in the StateRof louisiana
t &c Then the sheet is ruled both ways
a At the top and in the proper place ar,
0 the names ofthe Electors ofthe two par
K ties. At the foot of the sheet, and il
It the proper place under the namesof eacl
n Elector. is the aggregate vote receive'
n in the State Between this row of fgu
e res and the names of the Electors ther
J. is not the scratch of pen, not figure
: nor the name of single parish. Th
a statement shows nothing but the name
N of the Electors and the aggregate vot'
o This return is not only the consumms
ton Of villainy, but the consummatio
of insolence saAf4
IS ,E7siitaa silver Change. 9si&
IL Silver has not been legal tender fc
2 more than S. since 1853. Two fit