The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-28

where the strength Of the blacks would
make the counting process rather awk-
ward, you might 90 into country stores
and there see some shotguns placea
"handy" behind the counters, apparently
hidden, but in reality exhibited. senoo
marches into the store TO buy aglnger
cake, or get q 10 cent drink, and surptlseas s
clerk reviewing the arsenal. me elei ,i.
hastily conceals the arms alter ne Is luiIy
satisfied that the staring eyes Of ms ausky
customer have detected their presence
perhaps he Jokes him little, but the re-
suit Is that Sambo resolves that he don't
want 10 vote the day Of election; and 6y
| his recital TO his friends, perhaps greatly
exaggerated, hundreds Of voters are lost to
his party. Similar occurrences create 3
panic, and on the day OF election the
Democrats say, in surprised ~ tones:
1"Why, the negroes take no interest In
| the election" According to the ex-
igency ofthe case, II these means are IN
adequate, the engineers OF the election
contrive TO have four or five men who
have q reputation Of being sin for hight
to ride by the polls with shot gun on
shoulder, not to say one word, lust 70
show themselves, and prove that Democ'
racy is "organized," and the result Is made
easy for the counters, II, indeed. the pro-
cess be necessary. This wonld be count;
ed "the fairest and quietest election held
in years." II any remonstrance was rails,
ed. the men who rode by would forward
their affidayits that they rode by Win
: iowling pieces on their shoulders for the
purpose Of hunting, and that no WORD
passed between them and the colored
brother that day. Then the State.right!
papers would come out In leaders" anC
saw, "Another Southern outrage explain
When all these methods fail, then thu
contingent process, by stuffng the bal
lot.box, as in Alabama, remains. This, o
course, is sure process, and not only car
defeat a Republican majority Of 10000
: but make Democratic one equally larg
with very little trouble.
Texas is not behind Alabama and Mis-
sissippi in its desperate effort to help thu
South get control Of the Government. Il
some parts Of that State Republi
cans are not only cheated out Q
the electoral franchise, but are no
; allowed to give ntterance to their sent
lments. Mr.. Amos F. Blssel, the United
States Inspector Of Customs at Velasco, i
now in New York, having been obliged U
fly from Texas, leaving behind him sicl
wife and child, on account OF speech
made at Brazoria by him, in which he re
ferred to the outrages practiced upon Re
publicans. Mr.. Bissell, in an interview
with a reporter Of the New York Tribune
tells the following story OF what occurred
to him on the day after the speech re
ierred to:
The following day, as ! was about to re
turn TO my home in Velasco, was me
and surrounded by moh Of Democrats
The leader was the notorious DR.. Aschom
who has already killed four men. but IN
every case had been acquitted by Rebel o.
,, Democratic iuries. Aschom was spokes
man, and demanded from me what
[, meant by coming TO BraIorla anu ntiht
the people with Republican speech, ~
: did not propose that any Yankee shou "
come into Texas and take any part IN POI
, itics; that had better return nome ant
stay there, and that II ever came oack !
Brazoria would be sent alter Santes
(Santee was formerlya Clerk OF the Connty
/. Court, and was killed by a band Of kn
Klux as he was leaving bis Office shofty
after his election). Finally alter maklnt
! many other threats. he told me tna
i If ever | came back l would b'
killed. As Twas about to mount, my
horse to proceed on my journey Aschon
called 10 the rutfians with him and tolC
: them that II they would put rope arount
nv neck he would iasten 1t TO the pom
, mel of his saddle land jerk the - Yam
, KEGS head of with that black stallion:
a / then mounted my horse and speedily
: rode homeward. Several weeks alter thu
!. / was waited upon by committee, headet
by Joel Bayan, one OF the richest snga
planters in the county, who demapded 81
, explanation OF my Republican speech II
Brazoria. l was informed at the same TINT
by the committee that II l attempted Z
r take any further part in politics in tina
. county would forget to wake up som'
morning and would follow Santee.
Two weeks afterwards some OF his per
sonal friends waited upon him, disclosed
r to him the details Of conspiracy to Kill
} him, and entreated him to leave the coun
try, which he did. Mr.. santee, referred
t to in the above statement, was warned
3 that II he ran for County Clerk he woult
be shot He paid no attention to the warn
ing, and was shot within sixty days trcn