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affidavits applicant appointed arms arrested asked Baxter believe Black League Burkeville called candidate canvass CHAIRMAN charge Charlotte County citizens clerk colored commissioners of election committee Congress conservative constitution County court democratic ticket district dollars duty electors fact FOSTER FRANK PACE further enacted George Q Graham Grant Parish heard house of representatives intimidation James January John Joseph judge June 30 Keysville large number Lathrop legislature letter Little Rock Louis Louisiana majority Mosquino Natchitoches negroes never organization Orleans papers person police political POTTER present Princeval protest question Railroad Rapides Parish received recollect republican party republican ticket residence returning-board returns senate Shreveport statement Stowell supervisor of registration sworn and examined taxes there?-A ticket?-A tion told troops United voted the democratic voted the republican voters ward Warmoth Washington White League William Wiltz witnesses
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Page 11 - ... they shall be convinced that such riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed disturbance, bribery, or corrupt influences, did not materially interfere with the purity and freedom of the election at such poll or voting-place...
Page 10 - ... of this act, on affidavit of three or more citizens, of any riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed disturbance, bribery, or corrupt influences, which prevented, or tended to prevent, a fair, free, and peaceable vote of all qualified electors entitled to vote at such poll or voting-place.
Page 190 - I accept the civil and political equality of all men; and agree not to attempt to deprive any person or persons, on account of race, color, or previous condition, of any political or civil right, privilege, or immunity, enjoyed by any other class of men...
Page 5 - Republicans is very few; it hardly extends beyond those holding office and those connected with them. No witness, we believe, succeeded in naming, in any parish, five Republicans who supported the Kellogg government who were not themselves officeholders or related to officeholders or those having official employment.
Page 5 - We are constrained to declare," say Charles Foster, William Walter Phelps and Clarkson N. Potter, a sub-committee of the national House who visited New Orleans, " that the action of the returning-board, on the whole, was arbitrary, unjust and, in our opinion, illegal...
Page 5 - As a whole, they are constrained to say that the intention charged is not borne out by the facts before us. No general intimidation of republican voters was established ; no colored man was produced who had been threatened or assaulted by any conservative because of political opinion, or discharged from employment or refused employment. Of all those who testified to intimidation there was hardly any one who of his own knowledge could specify a reliable instance of such acts, and of the white men...
Page 9 - An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June 30, 1876, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1875 (18 Stat.; 352). Section 12 of "An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for fiscal years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundrea and seventy-five, and prior years, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1875 (18 Stat., 419).
Page 214 - ... killed and three (3) wounded, and then returned to his former position, in the centre of my line. After removing the captured guns, I resumed my original position, with the intention of preparing for an advance early the next day upon the enemy's stronghold below Canal street; but so complete, in my opinion, was the demoralization of the enemy from the action of Monday, evidence of which I had received during the night from citizens and soldiers active in our cause, corroborated by the surrender...
Page 312 - Association, such appointment being duly certified by the proper recording officer of such association, and who shall hold his office for one year from the date of his appointment. The...