The Liberator (newspaper)/September 18, 1857/Negro Voters in Louisiana

Negro Voters in Louisiana. Horrible! horrible! negroes vote in Louisiana! In one of the counties of Louisiana, a number of men tinged with negro blood have been in the habit of voting since 1838. They now vote the Democratic ticket, and when an attempt was made to exclude them from the polls, the Democratic candidate for State Treasurer and the Executive Committee of the party interfered with arms to enforce their right. Whatever goes for Slavery and Democracy, it is all right; otherwise, it is all wrong!