National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-03
nouReoN RAsoALlTIEs.


spcclnl Correspondence OF THE RTruniicAN:
LYECuBURG, Va, May 29.-Tho real Importance
pftho results achieved by the anti. Bourbon party
In this city On Inst Thursday cannot be under.
uood by those who are not acquainted with the
"details Of the canvass and election and the
methods rcsorted to by the Bourbon party to re-
lain their control Of the citadel Of their strength
In Virginia. Every department OF the State and
city vernmcnts was made subscryiunt TO this
end, while social ostraClsm and business proscrip-
ton were brought 10 bear with all their usual
force Early in the morning they brought out q
ticket 10 be voted one inch square, and when tho
polls closed at night all Of the boxes, with not
more than one exception, IL that, contained more
ballots than the whole number of votes cast.
THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA REQUIRES
that judges Of election shall be appoint ! from
different political parties but notwithstanding this
they were ul nine In number appointed by the
Judge Of our corporation court from the Bourbon
ranks. Some Of them served on election day both
as judges and rs captains Of inies In their party
organization, aud Que ut least Of the three 3) reg
strais Of election served the same dual capacity
One Of these judges, while receiving ballots Of
voters announced that those who voted against
the Democratic ticket were being marked, and
that they could In the future expect no credit from
the banks or other support from the business men
Of the city. The newspapers had already singled
out Individuals and appealed to tho common
which they had lived was taken away from them
because of their opposition TO the so-ealed con.
seryative party.
THE TREASURER OF THE CITY,
who was candidate for re. election. had furnished
the judges with lists of white men who had quail.
fed themselves ovote by the payment Of the capt.
talion tax, but refused to give any such infornin.
ton for the benefit Of coorcd voters hence colored
voters who had lost their tax receipts were denied
the right Of suffrage. But this Is. not all. The
statute requires that the voter shall pay his capt.
tation tax before the day Of election aud this the
judges required Of oil who were suspected of. an
Intention to vote against the Bourbon ticket, but
Others who voted for it, some OF whom have never
been even assessed, were supplied with tax re-
eeipts on the day of election and were allowed TO
vote though the facts were known TO the judges.
IGIvE YOU A cory
the circular issued by the Democratic comm!tte
prior 10 the election:
BooMs OF THE
CONSERVATIVES DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE,
LNNCHBuRG, Va May Is 1852.
uoniax for the year ISL, or have lost Your tax re
rept or have paid the same IN another county please
bearer Of this note that the omission may be sup
piled IN time and the r1pgr RECEIPT obtained: Very
CSmmttSe-Thomas \. Williams, Fred S, Myers,
wood WAGE ESSSF ana TGane i KESG NJ hH
That the receipts alluded to were obtained and
voted upon and many of them in violation Of law,
Is susceptible OF easy proof.
coLoRED TAXPAYERS WHOSE
names had been stricken from the books of the
commissioner of revenue, asked TO be reinstated
in order that they might pay, and vote. In some
instances they were informed that they had been
reported dead" and must bring proof that they
were alive before they could get back upon the
books. Others would 60 the treasurer to pny and
find that their names had not been returned to
that officer by the commissioner of revenue,
though they had been properly assessed. The
commissioner refused to certify the assessment,
and they could not vote. They forgot" to assess
the judge elect of our corporation court, though
the press of the city has kept him constantly be-
fore the public by their abuse 9nd villiication
during the last six months lie, however, called
their attention to the matter in time TO qualify
himself to vote.
MEN WERE ALLOWED TO VOTE
the Bourbon ticket who were known TO reside out
side of the city and the fact shown to the judges
come of them making confession Immediately
afterwards by asking for transfer of registration
too sickening to tell the fact that II man with d
horrible eruption upon his face was kept at the
polls when the ColOred lubOrers LEFT the iaCtOre;
10 scare of those who were afraid of The smallpox
and some idea can be formed of the difcultie,
with which the Liberal party had TO contend IL
reducing the majority Of six months ago more
than eight hundred. The count of the vote The
while there were some Of the judges fnir men
there were others who
WOULD sCRUPLE AT NOTHING.
We believe that in Il fair count Notwithstanding
all of their previous fraud the election was ours
but We have no remedy Since the election oul
papers have urged the council TO see that no more
work is given to the persons who took all active
part against them in lhis contest, and We have
every reason to believe that the threats made
during the campaign are TO be carried out and
yet the statement by Mr.. Moore, of Tennessee, In
could not do business successfully in Tie So nth
was greeted with derisve laughter on the Demo
cratic side" and indignantly denied by Mr.
Tucker and others, SYCAMORE.