Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-26

| IHctT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mas Decn Il
correspondent of the Cincinnari Enqui-
rer taking observations in this State.
From one of his recent letters we make
the following extracts; s..-.
| / saw, upon entering town, at Spring
field, La, at least two hundred head of
the ''cullud' portion of imposed citizens.
sitting, lying, standing and walking
around, apparently enjoying their free
dom by trying to crowd legitimate citi-
Gems out of the town. l inquired what
/ this gathering OF dark elements was
significant Of i was informed that this
was specimen OF the future grand and
lpetit juries. There were eighty drawn
and summoned to appear for a final
drawing, and some of these were those
who had appeared agreeable to sum
/ mons, each one, from his countenance,
wishing ne may be soylucky as to hold
what he supposed to be some lucrative
Office. Some of them appeared much
more sanguine than others, some dis
played as much anxiety as L before now
have seen exhibited at a drawing of the
/ Kentucky State Lottery, while others
seemed downcast. So 1 iii 0ga -
At length / approached one OF those
supposed Black Republican Radical
Office seekers, and asked him if he was
one Of those drawn on the jury.
Eyes sall, is dat was his reply, 81
worked huff in de field, am am gwine to
hab an office, and do nnffin, like de
white folks" he further stated. b.
'tWllat Office are you going to hold2''
asked +. e 5af
:'I'se gwine to be de man what sends
white folks to jail,'' says he. la
"What effice is that asked, sis it
Judge, Sheriff or Constable?''
! 'sNo sa!l!'' vas his reply, as'none of
dem low down billets; dem good huff
for desc RAIDS, but dey amt good huff
for a Union man like me. Use gwine to
be de jury, sah.''
| / asked him if he knew what q jury
VASE -H M ao
| ''Of course I does,'' says he, cit
means if / see u white man or q black
man who don't have hisself, am / tell
Kim to have three times am he don't do
| it, to kotch him an put him in de place
of 'finement, and keep him dare till he
does have hisself.''
Seeing that it was useless to argue the
point with him, / complimented him
upon his superior intelligence, and wish
ed him a very good day. Meanwhile
the jury was drawn, and it so happened
that my intelligent contraband did not
be SO lucky Gas L should say if it was
meg to escape; he was drawn. Subse-
quently the Judge, upon the appearance
| OF the District Attorney, discharged
the jury, whereupon this darkey became
wrathy, and sworc vengeance against
the Judge, and said he would tell the
General about that.
/ must relate another incident which
happened short time previous, when
the sheriff was serving the summons, I
happened to be at a certain house where
one of the number drawn made his
home. The sheriff rode up and inquired
for colored man named Tom. Tom
appeared The sheriff gave him his
summons.
"What's dis for?'' says woolly.
's'That is q summons to serve on the
grand jury" says the sheriff; whereupon
he read it to intelligent C) mig.
Mig responded by saying, "I's done
muffin; what you take me for?' where
upon he turned on his heel very sudden
ly, saying he would just step inside the
house a moment, and in less time than l
have taken to write this Mr.. Mig was
seen leaping the fence in rear of the
house and making double-quick time
through the under brush, and he has
not been seen or heard of since in this
eighborhood. Your correspondent,
however, saw him few days afterward
on the railroad, near Amite City, thirty
miles from here.
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