New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-07
saw Robert A. Hunter among the mulattoes, armed,


saw Rohe,t A. Hunter among the mu|attoes, armed,
and anparentlv actinp as in command.
TLas e.,,o..,s a.. .t,tan,.,t ,f NJ Lab, A N,o-s
,ybo occon,nan;aa the CHALLENGING Conmittee. and
,rh corroorotes the test;mony of the other witness
sos q; oror, essential nart;cular. Mr.. MYERS statas
,ha+ No i !. namocrat Init that ha 10 j" bonest,v
o,osaa - Al, Illegal voting and 10 oil nersons nm.
te,;r,r and e;no tho fee ns,ro i, tho oyar
oso of Tho a,eet;ve franchise ],
Now 1se ast what ia ofsrea in aofo,so IF Mr.
Hunter AGAINST this direct nositive ovary,lelnnp
MACS If testimony Of b;s comnlictv with frss negro
srf.,ooe3 Nothinr ohsolnta,, notb;nr that touches
+ha ;ss,a or nva,;d.tas IN H. s,;nhtsst aorree ono
,ord ~ Tho ofd,v;t which rova tha oro;n If these
men the facts that tbev vote and that he encourages
and aids them IN vot;no Mr. Hunter nnh,shes a
card in the Courier of the "a inst in which he does
not de,v bis oner.tions on,ono them and urges
nothing n defense thereof event that the court had
ea;,oa - aosr;ot ..o,,, - isr., voting and that
tbos. rho vol, tho ohorro oeanst him are drty
!, .s,;a,, m,,un,;o, !, and q cowards.'
Thasa ar;.hots ara so.ttarsd nantifnlv through his
,no nana - SUGGEST that so far as
wv for .ha nth is concerned thew are
=. - -. =. ,;roa o,5 os tbav are seldom
u.,.lra 81 law, nathan will
tbev ba y. mpcb weipht with the people of Louisiana
y: .:.:. .,,;. e,,os.io,
mn. .Io,-,ns,;. no,ocrat attemnts q e,,rious de.
e,n.o 80 NJ uunter arSt nv shaving how and when
t,oso aoo ,vere fret bronpht to the nolls casting
49, a., of +ho foud nnon tho o,d Whip marty,
thoro;n severa, citizens of Ranides. now
n,or,,ha., % tho Amor;c,, marty and then nub
,;shina mo indctments AGAINST a number of the
,u,..,,s f,n ;,,anol ,ot;n ond +he result Of their
taaI Thh non,aora+ sta,es tbot in 1sas tho WHO'S
.aaa.taa ~ ,sthna of sac,r;no tho votes Of large
nn,nhe, 81 o,r non.taxn,vinr citizens Inv entering
ro,rr.ss ,,nds in tbor names. lion IL mas for Ue
f,,st i'm. ot Tho ,eoys IF Ton. 1T;Ls Tor norton
af +,on, at le.st ,o,ed Mt oy e,ec;;ons then ,rere
,,,J, ,,o,o,s h., Tho Etb;os and ,otea tho tth;o
,;cho,y wo1 IL tbev ala not vote nrevions tn that
tn,a rbv did tbey mot They had haen settled there
severa, wears and some of them certainly nossessed
landed nronertv The Democrats assertion that
[" nothing was heard then of the charge that thew
we're negroes and mulattoes.n is unouestionably in.
correct. A gentleman who has examined files of
the papers published in Rapides parish mapv wears
ago informs Ms that thev contain warm controversies
mon the subject and Mr.. Hunter himself saws in his
recent card
made M by The 3 Of the @ hs paT after
But who cares, or what is it to the issue who or
bo+ nor+ fs+ ;,d,,od +ba n,ulattoes of Tan Mia to
"na. POI. 49,, ~ a;.tos w. o,,s9
WIN Inc assignment OF tha' responsibility excuse MI
hunter lor "ofhlng @ealouss W con.inue .hls INA
nous outrage upon the rights, not only of his fellow
cltlzens OF Rapdes parish, Dut OF tne whole otate
Or will his assertion that those who make the charge
AGAINST him are liars scoundres, puppies, towards,
ETC., clear his skirts of this foul abomination the
odjum Of which he and his defenders seek to share
with the defunct Wing party?
Behnd the failure of the District Court to convict
these negroes of Illegal voting Mr. Hunter and his
defenders shelter themselves, even as did that re-
hobind tho h,rr,c.des Of Ton Mile IN tho evantful
day of November, 1856. 1t is their last and only
asv,m from the scorD of their fellow.citzeps, vet
49, aro o+ ,,,;b III. ;rouus+onooS o++on5;np
the trial of those cases, A democratic District At
tornev va charged with tbe dntv If prosecuting those
MON ord .,thouob abundant test;monv cond have
been produced it was not produced and as the Judge
IC,at,,,> o,a,roa ttat tha ,,n,so,,J Of
tho ooosod or,S not ba +olen os ev;5ance tbe inry
had M alternative Init to hring in verdict Of az.
~, w
d
na ,,o,t,on,, of h;b obaraotor ,,o sor,-od ,,no,,
and Sentenlah oi hiSh chafac.er, WHO served upon
ono of the iurias saws in q recent letter
Ths sonbistrx that wonla desnes fran snch verdict ns in
terence mat hee people as Ihe WIN me aa marx OF Their
African origin vsby branded upon them is too shallow TO de-
celye amy one not wilfuly blind to the truth
simply that the charge contained in the indictment had not been
grored would regard as wonderful instance OF easy cre
dulity any one who haa ever seen aese voters
should De deceived by such verdict INTO the belief thai they
are not negroes.
But our readers will better understand the merits
vi LIE oeeisions vi 'he COURTS Ill those cases, ny
perlsal of the following article from the men of a
highly Intelligent gentleman OF Rapides. We find it
in tho pod P;ver Amarican of tho Doth ,1t .nd With
it we dismiss this subject for the present;
~ a.. 49,, 80 ~, or, - -, 49, g.,
In the Democfa OF the ON Oh Ahgus we md long and
a.tetpt ouee e eet OF te ensrge OF encouraging
and p ON ee unge mas oen made
OF m ahe leauers OF ihat party II hapides
saio an Ictena 1sahs. sunars persons OF
were acquitted by several honorable and respectable uesand
coheiues ,ht tn Jury must necessarily nave passed
upon their status snd they were decided to be white
neu III tue Sxe ro' ne Ese sgs ae' proven IN .e pro
witnesses were sworn any taken or proceedings
a exeepng me Ihu,s OF he nacnen me
he nrnsecuon aaains he others and "no .e f
ne M nsfns ~, e ~ anu upon tnese I1c arrives
a. me sage ma. tne status OF hese people has been
hs foree of Xxi nus auJre acquired
& S @ in" "a th WIN e poeee1ns 81 our
courts QoWaser isoans o. me Prlhcpes OF hwl must Know
~ M Am, NV ' " a he ne IVY KY onu
h T @ NEW e t M aenmaea 10 ms uis,
does no. prove @ III 80 na me asenaIgs OF
,heae on ti i c f Thu ha upes no, prove
70 This that their guilt was not established by proof Of az '
cmr sS necessary 10 eous'"'e Inc crime win winch they
was Necessary 10 prove ls nat they yoed az the time and
pal from, some r. Witch nmId r S ens Ws g