The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-03
THE NEW ORLEANS PROGRAMME.

Special to the ST. / ous Republican
NKw ORLEANS, Nov. Lit is stated
this morning that the Republican officials
aresendeavoring to charter tow-boats and
tug-boats tor the purpose of carrying ne
grocs 10 and from the adjacent river par
ishes on election day. The plan il TO
have negroes vote in their own parish
first, and then COMFY them TO other par
ishes and have them vote on fraudulent
papers.
| The Democrats Monroe, La. special.
to-day. says Radicals are making the
campaign in this parish with United
States troops. Speakers start for the
country accompanied by [. :. troops.
They stop in front OF each plantation and
play the fife and drum. In this way they
collect colored people and take them to
the place of speaking.
At a Radical meeting yesterday. after
having collected a crowd by such aid.
| Soldiers Brewster and Gorham and J. H.
Dinkgrave. United States deputy mar
| .hal. made speeches OF most incendi-
ary character. Dinkgrave announced
the fact 10 the negroes that IF any
white man discharged colored man to
come 10 hum, and he would
FINE THE WHITE MAN
| Five hundred dollars and divide the
amount among the negroes.
! Williams, a taX-cOllectOr, came from
| Caldwell parish 10 attend the meeting
| Ntsif 1.
| secreled in The woods near the place OF
meeting. During the proceedings an
officer in command Of the soldiers or
! dered a white Democrat present who was
| bold enough to ak Il. Hardy question.
| to hush up-that he had no right to say
| anything. At the same time a negro
| drew a pistol aud threatened Williams.
| Several negroes to-day revealed the fact
| that in secret session the Radicals
adopted a resolution TO
KILL NEGRO DEMOCRATS.
! That committee was appointed for TIL.
purpose. II they did not do this they
were to pay the penalty OF their neglect
| with their lives.
United States officers here. in active
sympathy with the Radical party. rG-
ported upon the very best authority that
ii is the determination of the commander,
| Hale. to station troops at each poll on
| election day.
AtSt. James chapel, at a meeting OF
Friday. fifteen /. :. soldiers were am
buScaded in the woods near the church,
evidently with a sinister purpose.
Another dispatch TO the same paper
| from the same point says: lin an in
terview this morning with Lieut.. Nc
| Cawley. commanding the United states
| forces, he stated that he had
CONCEALED SOLDIERS ~ THE WOODS
At Republican meeting. lie had re-
fused to allow gentlemen to ask Repub-
| lican speakers questions. Had ii become
| necessary in order TO preserve the peace
he would have shed blood by recourse To
| arms. McCawley said. and this WAS cor
roborated by his superior officer. Col
| Hale, and VIM. J.. Hunt and other Re-
| publican canvassers had called upon him
Tor troops. The reporter asked
him: Was AugGr aware OF the use
he was putting troops to: Hale re-
| sponded by saying it was upon his own
responsibility that ne sent troops to pro-
| tect the Republican speakers. and that he
had sent word to Gen. Augur of what liz
| had done. and his action not being cOun-
| fernandez it was evident it must have
MET WITH HIS APPROVAL.
anu III vi. lJdlt Gays it II " -
| ing to protect all political Republican
| speakers with the troops at his command,
even II it requires bloOished. Every
| portion of this parish is peaceful and
| quiet and has been 50 for some time.
AFALsE REPORT.
Ii was rumortd here this evening thai
a collision occurred in Ouachita parish.
near Monroe, between company Of L.
| >. soldiers and the citizens. in which
number Of the latter We're killed. Lest
| correspondents OF Radical papers North
| take occasion 10 tan this into q scnsa-
tional outrage, 1t Is pronounced de!ibeg-
ate falsehood.
Gen. Augur has no report of such an
| occurrence, and Geographic inquiry re-
| yeals the fact that the story Is pure fab
| rlcation.
AN ADDRESS.
The Democratic state central commits
| tee issued an address tonight TO the peo
pie OF the United States, denying EN-
phatically the assertion Of the northern
Radical press and speakers that the OBJ
ject OF the Democracy in obtaining pos
| session OF tho federal government is to
obtain pay for slaves or property confs-
Gated during the war. The address is
| signed by the entire committee. each
| candidate on the state ticket, members OF
| the legislature and hundreds of business
| men. Among the latter are many who
affiliate with the Republican party,
THOSE AFFIDAvITs.
The Democratic committee has nfor-
| nation relative to the sewing machine
Republican atildavts that will, before an
| impartial court. convict for perjury and
| subornation all the police force who
| made aiildavts. as well IA several state
officials. Several indictments have al
ready been found against these officials
by the parsh grand jury. g "a 7-, 81