The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-26
INTIMIDATION.
AS IT REALLY EXISTS IN THE
SOUTH.
A FAITHFUL ACCOUNT GIVEN OF IT
BY A COLORED NAN.
A MAN RIDDEN on A RAIL-A SPEAKER
TAKEN FROM THE sTAND-A KNIFE
AND PISTOL on THE STUMP.

by way VI suO"IuS 'ho9S i'0P"N-N"'S
who are in the habit of taking all the eX-
travagant accounts of southern Democrat
ic bulldozing, published in their papers, as
gospel truth and who are inc ined to be-
lieve that the poor colored man OF the
southern states must either vote the Demo
cratic ticket, not vote at all or emigrate -
by way Of presenting the other side OF the
story and of showing these men that the
"poorcolored men of the south" like their
brothers up in Alexander county, are threat
ened, and ostracised, if they show any dis
position to act or think independently
of the Republican party leaders-by way OF
showing this--we present the subjoined ar
ticle, taken from the Herald, published in
Huntsville Alabama, and edited by a col
ored man named w. II. Councill He is
Democrat and has been elected superinten-
dent OF the schools OF the place. His &C.
count is therefore reliable, and that il por-
trays most diabolical outrage of intoler-
ant Republicanism upon the free colored
men of that portion of the state, no one will
question. But Republican editors Of the
north will ignore this instance Of bulldozing
as they have every other of its kind, and
continue to manufacture their own little
stories of Democratic bulldozing, and ex-
claim with hands and eyes lifted toward
heaven, "behold the sufferings of the col
ored man in the south, and the manner in
which the southern states get their Demo
cratic majorities!"
in Lowdnes county there are two fac
tons in the Republican party, an Owens
crowd and McDuffie crowd Owen and
McDuffie are the candidates on their re-
spective sides for Probate Judge. The bit
terest feeling exist between their partisans.
The spirit of intolerance is at white heat.
These opposing crowds met at Calhoun and
also on ex- Congressman Rapier's place and
bulldozing was carried on at high rate
until finally pistols and guns were brought
into play. Several were shot.
The opponents met, we understand, at a
point near Li!ohathee and the McDuffites
being IN the majority they took one of the
Owens speakers and
RODE HIM UPON A RAIL,
Bruising HIM considerably, and running
HIM from the grounds. His name is Tom
Thompson, and his postofice address is
Burksville, in Lowdnes county. On Satur.
day, July 3lst, we saw Mr.. Thompson
TAKEN PROM THE STAND,
And carried into the woods, by the McDuf-
fie crowd. However they did not injure
him. He regained the stand at length and
his friend stood beside him with drawn
ESIFE ~ HAND AND PISTOL
in the other, as we suppose, as he kept his
right hand in his coat pocket.
Up until last month colored men never
voted their sentiments, because Of the bull
doing carried on by the Radicals,
If colored man voted Democratic
ticket he was afraid to confess it or let 1t be
known. Dozens Of colored men in Lowd-
mes will testify to this.
There may be places where the Demo
Gratis bulldoze, but we have yet to visit
place that comes up to this. This is owing
to the wicked teachers in politics that these
poor people have had among them, A
young man, Frank Hamilton, said IN our
face at Burksville last Saturday that any
man who would vote Democratic ticket is
a d--n s--n Of b--h," evidently endeavor-
ing to provoke fuss. Austin Chapel at
the same time and place said that if the
other colored men were of his mind, that
they would take the d-n traitors
meaning colored Democrats) into
the woods and hang them. 1t is promi.
nent fact that colored men in that county
have been bulldozed and frightened into
sticking to the Radical machine, and until
recently dared not vote their sentiments and
make II known Let Mr.. Hayes send SOL
diers down there to protect these honest
citizens in the exercise of the elective fran
chise. But thank God, the sun of liberty
has arisen In Lowdnes, and more than a