New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-07
NOMINEE FOR TREASURER.


nat tne candidate for State Treasurer OF the socaed
Democratic party, aids and abets these people in the
exercise of the elective franchise; that he has de-
scended still further in degradation; be has gone
voluntarily to the polls and armed these free negroes
and with them erected defenses to repel any resist
ance that might present itself against the awless
outrage.
Col Hunter admitted in his speech at Richmond,
Madison parish, that these people, who live in the
prolific hills of TenMile, haze african blood in their
ceis, and had never voted until 1885," But we pro-
pose, notwithstanding, to produce from an ample
stock such evidences of the fact as will place the
matter beyond all cavi, or the possibility Of doubt
for all time to come. a -
To show the status of these Ten-Mile people we
offer in evidence the adavts of some of the Oldest
and most respectable inhabitants Of Rapides. No
men are better known in the section of country where
they ve and there none in whose veracy greater
reliance would be placed. They are all persons of
truth and honesty:
The State of Northumberland of Rapides.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned,
Justice Of the Peace in and for the State and parish
aforesaid, James johnson, aged nnetyfour years, o
citizen of the State and parish aforesaid who being
duly sworn according to law says that he has been
resident Of the State of Louisiana for something
fiftynine years. l .. 0F
Ihaye known the Perkins, Sweats. Johnsons, Rays,
Dyals or Doyals, Gbsons and Willises, the most of
whom now live on Ten Mile creek, or near the Ten
Mile precinct, in the parish of Rapdes, ever since
first came to the State. Old Joseph Willis the Baptist
preacher was the first of that tribe of people that
knew he was mulatto, and was born slave in
North Carolina and it was reported that few years
previous to the first Of my acquaintance with him that
he sold his mother He was considered free man of
color, and, in fact called him negro. He not
allowed to vote. All the Wlisses now living near
Ten Mile precinct descendants of the said Joseph
Willis. The Perkins, Sweats, Johnsons, Rays, Dyas
or Doyals, and Gibsons, are all more or less con-
nected with the said Joseph Willis, and were all
sidered free Of color mulattoes none of them
were allowed to vote send their children to the
public schools, nor to muster.
was very much astonshed to hear that some few
of them were allowed first to vote in the parish Of
Rapides think in the year 1s4l.
JAMES K JOHNSON.
4pd subscribed before this I'm dsE E
Parish of Rapides-State of Louisiana.
Before me, VIM. Randolph, Justice of the Peace
being duly commissioned, appeared this day Michael
the parish and State aforesaid. That he is fifty
six years old that he has been voter ever since hi:
majority, and that from his birth to the present time
has lived in the parish and State aforesaid. The said
Paul further states that for the last thiryfve years
he has resided within six miles of what is called the
Cacasieu precinct which is his usual place of voting
and that during the period of thirtyfve years he
has frequently acted as commissioner of elections
for said precinct and that he always with the Other
commissioners acting with him, refused to take the
votes of the free negroes most of whom now vote al
the Ten Mile precinct And said Paul further states
that the votes Of these free negroes not received
generally until the precinct of Ten Mile was estah
lished, where they now vote the Democratic ticket
without let or hndrance, to the number of forty Of
upwards, and that he has always considered the per
hitting of these free negroes to vote great outrage
upon the rights and privileges of the free white citi
| zens, and that by thus equalzing them with tn
white population they would become turbulent ant
nsolent. ... .....
| MICHAEL PAUL, sR.
Sworn and subscribed before this 9Th day Of Auggs
State of Louisiana-Pa,,ish of Rupides.
The undersigned has been an inhabitant of tn
parish of Rapdes fifteen years, and during the las
| seven years has lived on Calcasieu, within fftee
miles of 'Ten Mile,f alias "Stanley's Precinct NJ
occupation has been that of a merchant, whic
| brought me in frequent contact with the people Q
| Ten Mile creek, and ISCan state that there are w
wards of forty votes given at the said precinct VIII
are considered mulattoes or free men Of color, an
that they vote the Democratic ticket. l have fri
quently heard John Dyal Cor DoyD call himse
mixed blooded. He is the father of five voters at tn
said precinct.
and subscribed before this 18th day Of August
A. D. 1857. WIN. RANDoLfH, D. r.
The State of louisiana Parish of Rapides.
Personally appeared before the undersigned author
ity, Mrs Rebecca Ritchie who, being sworn in du
form of law says that in the year 1904 there arrives
in the parish of st. Landry number Of families, VIII
were known as the Carolina mulattoes, never regarde
in any other light than free people of color, and neve
claimed to be white. Among that number was lsaa
Perkins, from whom is descended the Isaac Perkins
Sr., Willis Perkins, ST., and Lewis Perkins, who ar
his sons Robert A. Perkins and Isaac Perkins, Jr
are the sons of Willis Perkins; Daniel Perkins an
Willis Perkins are the sons of Lewis Perkins. Th
Dyals on Mr.. Boyce's list, came from an ancestry
the name John Dyal, and his sons Solomon Dya
W. Dyal and jackson Dyal, and their cousin Hendel
son Dya, are so marked that no one can hesitate i
declaring them negroes. Reuben Rays mother is
| Sweat, the sister of johnson Sweat, OF undoubte
negro origin, whilst Washington Ray and Adar
Ray are Reuben Rays sons. Gibson johnson, Burre
johnson, Carroll johnson, Calvin johnson and OBJ
diah johnson, are the descendants of Gibson JOIN
son, genuine mulatto. Ezekiel Gibson, q very goo
old darke, but cannot recollect the mother of hin
Thomas Coins, she is not able to identify; know
there was family of that name, who came over wit
the others, and who were mulattoes; Edgngto
Willis and Joseph Willis, ST., are sons of old Jd
Willis, the preacher who was always regarded as
mulatto Rumor having made him notorious by th
sale of his mother. the sale she had heard reported
and does not give the fact of her personal knowledge
William Willis is the son of Edgington Willis, an
Joseph Willis and Chas Willis the sons of JOSEF
Willis, ST.. The two miracles William and Joseph ha
"
cendant of family of the Sweats old johnson Swe;
is his great uncle and he is a mulatto. AarC
Brakes grandmother was genuine negro. AeXa
der Buxton is crossed with the Drake Villa
Slaughter's grandmother and Gunter's grandmoth
| is the same woman
John and James Ware are the sons of Hannah Pc
kns, who is Of African descent; Hawkins MART
she is told is grandson of old Joe Willis. None
the old stock ever exercised the rights of white mt
in St. Landry. They were not permitted even
muster, and were never received as associates
decent people. There was but one opinion among Il
respectable inhabitants, and that was they were fir
people Of color.
nEpHooA :: nronnr
s~Gtn b 1884, at c6 L os,0Fs me w G. JAMES
Mr.. John Rchey being sworn, says that he heal
the affidavit of Mrs. R. Richey read, and concurs
every word, except he does not recoliect the time
the arrival of the old muatto families in st. Landr
it being before his time.
Sworn and subscribed before me at Collie a. this
day of January, a. d, 1906 w y. JAMhS y. +
/ State of LouiSiana-Parish Of Rapides.
;, Personally appeared before me, the undersign
Justice of the Peace in and for the State and pari
It aforesaid Simeon C. Nichols and James Hicks, ci
zens of the parish of Rapides and State of Louisar
!. who, being duly sworn according to law, say Il
they were Commissioners of Election for Calcas
precinct in the year 1855, and at the election held
said precinct, Isaac Sweat Robert Perkins and Ak
e ander Buxton were there and wanted to vote al
we believe, would have voted the American tick
but we were not willing to receive their votes
), cause we believed them mixed with African bio
r In fact Buxton and Sweat offered their votes
. would not swear they white, free born Citize
' We furthermore swear that we believe that there
: upwards of forty voters who vote at Ten-MiIe P
Ii | rlnct who alSO mixed with african bland