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

Mp. HUNTER AND THE TEN-NIILE
NEGROES.
s =, n r,.,..., D,n,,,ra,;o
:. -s.s.s,,;., IN 60
- ~ ,an
s.e = - go. -
Noi.ny sne sel.ous as'en'
nau Who mas ~ s., IT.;
y = ~ ~ .,,s. ~ ao,ht ~
ous'aaces anu .,'as aa'. ss AZ
oonst''uo.loi, ~ : Z au' 2 sor,,
WV A'lsa' p.''os'' 100
paf'lcular neeess.fy ~ NAM ou' ~
sworn ana SUBSCRIBED 10 py numerous W,lnesses =,
ngnes. fespee'aolsy. Inc onafee ies.s a ~
distinct anu simple propostions' VIZ arc .ne ps
q the ien-aine preclncI q 'ne african ...,
they vote! Does MT hunter apes ana aiu ~ =
the exercise Of that iuncuon Ns oms - ~
establish the affirmative Of these propos''as o.n
Wet that individual OF the onence ciarseu ~
him OF the grosseso outiase upon sooesy aa l II.
the elective fancnase tna' ever .ss
souiess deraagogue u siasp.s W. M
propositions been es.apllsheu ~ ,ne We
answer yes es'aoisneu 50 'n'' Nv "
sophlslry ana mere aehiai VIII aVa asA'ns' 'lei' as
We VIII proceeu ~ shom'
bat nrsI let us pfleny glance az 'he iao's =. 'e
-,
as we nave ontainea thein IRON seVefai citi
zens OF kapldes parish Many years ago large num-
Der OF negroes and mulattoes having been set 1ree IN
NORTH oarohna' were transported py partes in'ef'
esteo N tne ihat'er, 70 tne parish u o' ~
tnis osate. Becoming e4ceeuingly tfouoiesoe W 'ne
people OF that REGION they were expelled from 1ner
setliement IN tne vicinity OF tne pace now caieo
Chlcotv1ile, and a portion OF them "squattea upon
lands IN Caicasieu PARISH ana tne REMAINDER III H'
y now known as the Zen Mile preeihcs IN Tue pafsn
OF hapides. Inefe they now are nvins wsesner -
large lamiiies ana squaos III .ne n1ius. VI
ued country, ana forming eoioly -
everything from the mhite popua'ol u 'ne p'ii'n
80 thoroughly nave tney peeolle iels'u ~
rage, mat ilst q siAty " Seventy =
eAnlDlts Only aoous uo1en u'neisl. A -: :,
are represented py sne "ni'e peop.s W. la.
mat region ltne WESTERN pa.' u .ne -
lung me worst 1rai's " sne nuni
renewed Dy - oel'el lnui.'
Inl, Heacnerous, coMaruy anu otuei 'lel ue.us =.
secret maiice ana open ou',ase nave niaue ,nein
terIor 70 inc rev Wnee sea.'e,eu
tne pihy wooas Country rounu aoou' 'aem' anu
.nis s''e y lungs eA,s's NY ~ ~
oaicasleu, NY lole WAL eai asns eiapseu si.ee
tneir oloooy oeeos ~ 'ne pai,sn se
WINE peope W seeh IL sno ioiia'i'n u
so, y, u s,siianoe 0o,nn,''e..
WY siey aie no' Di'usu' W Jus''e anu punsn.a
iof 1ne,i numerous y. anu
~ nspiue. ~ Yu.ns : e.e
NV =, r.. -.
seas, anu VI. pe,sous sunei noaS sns .oony
=, oia0n anu ~. ~. pooA
y. ".',e ~ 49, - =. w.
'ne q" "ou,u =. ~ 'ns
- - -, = i, r. .,....N
Regarding their exercise OF the elective function,
,I;1o ,o,rI, o,,orrlod, =, +ba no r;s1 f Ion;do,
WINE nearly eseispouy ~ 'ne pai'sn u nap'ues'
"i',lous - ~ ~ ,r.anuai
ous'y and outrageously wrong few seem willing to
pun themselves " 'ouoie anu Expense " plns tne
mat1ef again before court o. aW since ~ requires
nothing but the false ruling Of Judge or the empan-
shade of color on the charge of illegal voting Be-
sides, strong party influence is exerted in their
favor, and men (who deserve and receive the con.
tempt of the community in which they live,) make
business Of going among them previous to every
election and encouraging them to rally to the polls
And to the proof that these people are colored
that they vote, and that Robert A. Hunter is their
chief alder and abettor in that shameful violation of
the law.
In the Red River American of the Goth ult. appears
affidavit made in due form before justice of the
peace by Mr.. James johnson, citizen Of Rapides
parish 1t is the first of number of similar docu-
ments, which were transferred to cur columns few
days ago. Mr.. johnson testifes that he has known
the families giving many of their names) now living
in the Ten-Alile precinct for more than fifty years
and portion of the affidavit of this respectable old
contains the whole matter in nutshell so far as
| their status is concerned. He says: a Sol
Old Joseph Willis the Baptist preacher was the first of that
ay n Sop ne was and was born
previous 10 the first Of scauinanee with him that he sold
fact him negro lie was not allowed to vot au All
Of he ala gosep , e
RAYS Dyals Or Doyals and Gbsons, all OF less
none Of them were allowed to vote
was very mueb aone To seaoG muster
Tsrs s9wsd first to vote in the parish of Rapdes think ii
au an oiu anu fespeo'aoe ci''zen u Tue
~ y. !. ,no pAisn 'es'lles 'ua. curing 'he
- =. zoe acseu as commissioner
~ ~ ~. oa'easeu pieoinet' anu tla1 ne ano
&c. s0lssis always ieiuseu Tue votes o.
,,1.s0 os. Vi whoin now vote al the Zen
1 -, ~ 2iiuuli1Ano i 'oseiues .nat lne 'otes
OF Inese Tree negroes were not received generally
us VIZ PiSoluCt Vi leu-Mile was eStaD1sned, where
they now vote the Democratic ticket without Lot n,
hindrance, to the number of forty or nnwards ani
that he has alwavs considered Tho or tho,,
free negroes to vote great outrage unon the reht
and privileges of the free white eitizen.u A erea
I