New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-10

uary n, 1877: Long bef0re November 30,
1876, the planters had gathered their
cR0pa.n and assnredly they viii not at-
tempt 20 urge want Of interest on the pert
Of patriotic Democracy. We are e0rn-
PEELED, then, to accept one Of these
eonclnsions. Either OF them will
damn Democracy. But think to
any thoughtfui mind the latter CON
eluaion is the inevitable and correct one.
Take for instance ward No. l, which in No
vemher, 1876, when presided over by DEM
Ocr&tic Eihemen, and hot with the blood Of
Pinkston and family and the other Outrnges
known to the public, and we find a vote for
Democracy, from c0lOeed men, Of $50, and
compare 1t with the twenty of JAN
nary, 1877, when the "evil influence of the
Radicals and the espionage of Democratic
rifle clubs and its effects Ia removed, and
we find q eOl0red vote of twenty. If
this IL not conclusive of some bRneful
influence exerted by the Democrats In
November, then there is NO logic in
any reasoning by which we could arrive
at q true conclusion of any doubtful ~
fact. And it lie the same all over the
parish. And another fact, worthy of notice,
lie that very few, remarkably few, indeed,
of those colored men who SO willingly ~
testified, before the various committees,
"that they v, ted for the Democrats last
November of their free will and accord,
and would do SO again If opportunity Of
fered," have had an opportunity on Janu-
airy q, 1877, and they have signally failed
to show their appreciation of Democratic
"coDciliat0ry measures" might Just mem
ton, in passing, that in the Colony, No
vember (ward No. Al, where j. r. Hall,
justice Of the peace, swears he was forced
TO take the afidavits of quite 100 colOred
men, TO the effect that they had voted
without intimidation and freely" the Dem
rrsfS kn off
voted, January n, 1877. And in ward
No. !, where McCloe, another Justice OF the
peace, at the same time took the same sort
of afidavits from l2S colored men; that
ward this time gives twenty eolOred votes.
Ana ward No. 2, which underwent the same
declaration of principles to the tune of
about zoo, this time gives seven. I could
go through each ward with the same re-
suit. If any link in the chain of evidence
offered by the Republicans TO prove intimi.
dation in this parish we're wanting this
election, so-called, has furnished it, and the
public can not longer shut its eyes to this
fact. Not 8 Republican advised or inter-
fered with any c0l0red man regarding the
desirability of voting or not voting.
as they pleased, were free from
"evil influences of Radicals" They were
left to Judge for themselves, and they
proved, as they always will when free from
violence and its effects, faithful to the party
that gave them new life and liberty. This
proves that they are loyal and grateful to
the party that placed In their hands the
inestimable, but now almost useless, boon
of suffrage. Although IL seems as if now,
when most they need s helping hand; when
the bones OF their race are bleaching in
woods and on river side; when their blood has
been poured out, and all, all thiR for the
sake Of party, that party is about to desert
them. Il is . matter of little consola-
ton to them TO feel that for all the
dangers they have undergone for the gov
eminent of right and justice, that that
government does not extend to them the
protection and safety it guarantees. How
ever, they yet seem to say "nltIsqudn des-
perat," and are still looking and waiting
for the Frightening of the star of liberty of
conscience and freedom Of speech, which
has to them ever been dimmed and olouded
by bitter terror and prejudice.
have given plain, truthful statement
of the facts IS they are. have taken the
pains to carefully Acrutinize the sworn
tally lists of each poll for both Of the re-
| cent elections, and from them have taken
my figures. ] am enabled to state acou-
rately the number of cOlored men who
/ voted, as they are all known to
me, and as the commissioners of
| election check off on those tally
L
he deposits his ballot. If this can con-
vince any of the North that the November
election in this parish was fraught with
the Democratic intimidation that has been
proved, then will l be amply rewarded for
the trouble have been at to compile it.
might 90 further and hope that the grand
cOmmissiOn"-the Louisiana part Of it
might bean in mind the significant factE
connected with this late electoral farce.
have always lived here and have grown
up with the place and its inhabitants and
though tits true ! write with no love fol-
Democracy, for they have injured me and
mine much, yet write the truth and can
verify it.
Hoping, Mr.. Editor, that the ominOuI
clouds which now hang so threateningly
over our country may soon be ritted and
show to us the cheering blue sky Of 6
peaceful and prosperous future, remain
respectfully,