National Republican., 1882-07-01
MORE OF 1T.
Tho HALIFAX Comfy, IN. g. bourbon
Frnuhs

Tho Halifax Comfy, IN. g. bourbon
Frauds.
To the Editor OF THE REPUBLICAN.
The issue OF THR REPUBLICAN containing the
| editorial "North Carolina Liberalism" In which
you ask Information about frauds in Halifax and
| other counties during the last election came to
hand this morning. have some personal know
ledge OF the politics of Halifax County az II ad-
Joins the district which 1 represent in the State
Senate, and having been chairman OF the joint
Republican caucus Of the general assembly at the
session Of $780, 'Sl became we'll acquainted with
the Bourbon swindle In that county which
fraudulently seated q Democratic senator and
two representatives, and contributed In SO large a
measure TO the scheme through which Thomas j..
Jarvis got possession of the Office OF governor iu
stead of Ralph r. Buxton, who any honest Demo.
cratthatis at NIL well posted, will ndmit was elected
by the people. A few day prior TO the cleo
tion Governor jarvis had the democratic executive
committee to issue the order, Let the sun go
down on the niggers." This was the watchword
Of the Bourbon poll holders throughout the east
ern part Of the State whore there are $1,000 negro
| voters. Our statute provides that the elections
longing of oolored voters the day Of election at
the closing of the polls majority ofsuch voters In
hand ap opportty wt' 10 deposit tbem Anotber
fraud extensively ptactised was placing the ballots
Of an ignorant man in the wrong boxes and after
than in its proper box. we voted for nine differ
erent sets of officials, and consequently had nine
different boxes, so when the voter who could not
the dexterous Bourbon manipulators took
the nine tickets and placed them in
the boxes indisciminately, getting ballots
for Congressman in the governors box, ballots for
governor in the Congrossmans box ballots for
members of the legislature in some other box,
ana at the count throw out every vote not In It's
particular box. These were some of the methods
iesorted to to defeat the will Of the people, but in
the particular county of Halifax in order to make
the mater doubly sure, at one heavy Republican
precinct (Enfeld) prepared ballot boxes were
surreputously substituted for the genuine ones
containing the votes thnt had been cast and the
usual Republican majority reversed into a Demo
cratic majority. the polling book having been
previously examined and the figures aseer-
ton, the registrar lost the elections books and
election was held; at another, the Democratic
managers adjourned the election to house Just
outside tho precinct boundaries, and that
poll was in consequence altogether rejected
by the returning board. By these and similar
in this one county, in New Hanover, LOO; in
Pitt, 500; in Martini $50; in Hyde, Pamlico, CARR.
buch, and other counties east of the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad, more than 5000 making at
the lowest calculation 5000. Governor Jarvis was
counted in by less than 60OO majority These are
by the United States court. And just here wish 10
remark that in one particular our Bourbon friends
counted without then. host They forgot lAe
duly taken notice of, and number of indictments
found by the grand jury. AT tho last term. one
white Democrats and seven colored Republicans
convicted two of the defendants, who were pun
ished with fine of $500 each, and the costs,
amounting to about $3.50 each in addi-
ton. The defendants were young men who
were evidently chosen to play the part of pulling
chestnu,s out of the fire, and were merely instru-
ments in the hands of arch -conspirators of high
position in our social and political community.
Three of these alleged conspirators hnd anyhow
shelling out the cash. The result of this case
caused much CONSERVATION in the Bourbon camp,
e %heD IN s
district judge A. s. Seymour presided at the trial
and forSooth when his application for the Office
of judge was pending these same organs and q
majority of leading Democratic lawyers indorscd
him to President Arthur as II man who had
spOtless reputation as an individual. and superior
court Judge The cause of the fright is that the
most important of the Halifax indictments will be
tried at the next term of the court aud the danger
convicted were made to shoulder the burden
might have been the controlling reason for the
promptness with which the $500 was raised.
However this may be, am reliably informed that
one of the three who paid the money--a member
of the last on Governor Jarvis fora
part ofthe blood money. and upon being eurtly
refused by that corrupt official, proudly denounced
him Qhe governoD as q fraud and told him TO
step down and out Of the governors office and
with the salary he had thus far drawn to Judge
Buxton the elect of the people
Mr.. Editor, the Republicans and their Liberal
allies are in fine spirits and rejoice III advance
over the overthrow aud utter discontinue that
awaits the Bourbons next November. Our issues
are based the rights of the people
certain way to the sound to arms to
rout the oligarchy that has robbed them of their
rights. We mean to wage the war unto DEATH and
with the approval and tountenance of our beloved
President victory is ours Our candidates represent
young, vigorous. determined, native blood, and
however much the Bourbon press may ridicule
the Liberal movement it is much after the fashion
OF the man who whistles to keep his c. urage up
when passing through graveyard at night: They
have seen the handwriting OH the wall and know
that we will win. North Carolina, like Virginia,
on the first Tuesday in November, will turn her
foe to the morning
WALTER P, WILLIAMSON
TARpoRo' N c. June 2S 1882.