The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-09-18

We tIsbisf4{i fst %srk ssrlas af .etters written
by the Radical clique Of this city to the commanahe
officer Of the Fifth Military District which We found
published in the New Orleans Times. We also pub
lished the remarks Of the editor Of the Times which
we fully Endorsed as pertinent to the subject: One In
1 graham, who was formerly negro schooteacher IN
this city, but who becoming alarmed at his own shau
ow left US in hurry between two suns, addresses
communication to the New Orleans Republican, IN
which he reiterates the ruthfuness of his own as well
as the letters of McVean aud McLeran, and at the
time questions the correctness OF the Times crit
icisms As the Times is right in the matter and able
to weed its row we will content oursef with pub
fishing the negro Ingraham's letter as an 'item OF
news y:
New ORLEANS, Sept. 5, 1867.
Editor Republican
! The New Orleans Times has complimented Captain
McVean B. McLeran, and your humble servant with a
column and half of rebel palaver, III which We are
called Radical intriguers." flourish er two more
and the documents appended that have recently
been laid before Governor Flanders.
Now, sir not single word contained IN those doeu-
ments is false or in any manner whatever too highly
colore9 They truths, and can be substanated in
any court ofjustlce, except when presided over by
Copperhead Judge, as is the case in Shreveport The
an ignorant negro and bears senblance of truth
care not how much the Times may doubt the vera
city OF George Washington; what he states are facts
and more than fifty persons can testify to the same
As to going before some competent authority and
swearing these facts it cound not have been done
before the recent change in officials for no rebel Of
fetal will take cognizance of anything negro may
say swear to against white man. This know
from experience. I followed the profession of school
teacher in Shreveport from 1865 to 1867, period Of
two years, and l know what the Times does not know
of the people Of that city, white and black. |
hunted in connection with VIM P Allen of that city,
for several nights by band of cutthroats, aud Allen
and myself narrowly escaped with our lives After
we had succeeded in leaving the city of Shreveport,
John L. Gooch ex-hayor, in the presence of more
than twenty persons, said it was damned shame that
the negro had been allowed to escape; had he known
that was coming away he would have shot me as
was going aboard the steamboat. Again, Mr. Editor,
[ requested of Col. J. N. Cults, commander of the
post the loan of the stars and stripes to carry at
the head of my school on the 8th Of May last. This
he readily consented to loan but somehow it got to
the ears of the rebels that Ingraham intended to dis
play the stars and stripes bis school celebration
Parents of my scholars, who were the house-women
cooks, and dining room servants heard the threats
made, and came to ME and informed me- White men
who hate negro men, but have negro women for their
mstresses, would say to these women They are 60
ing to kill Ingraham, the negro school teacher" and
of these white told bis mistress " that he had
to consent to the contemplated assassination, he
would be branded a negro worshper." In short,
this man is leader of " blue ribbon clique" that ex
lists in Shreveport whose members are "paroed con-
feds, lcagued together to do away with all Yanks Or
Southern Unonists As to Sheriff Hope, have known
him for fourteen years; he negro trader, and
left this city after Buffers arrival; chance found him
in Shreveport During the he managed by spec
alatng in Confederate money to amass quite for
tune, which he sharp enough to invest in real cs
IN, C,n1 sh tI1n ho
nection with Martin Tally of that city, compressed
cotton for the Government and private PARTIES they
shipped Government cotton as private property, in
surcd it in their name, and collected the amount of
but the Government got nothing, as the
Government did not insure cotton through its cotton
agents.
As to Ed. Roach being a negro admit that he is =;
but he is the tool Of white men, and not the associate
of "negro rowdies " like himself, for know of no
negro rowdies in Shreveport but this Roach who has
been aided and abetted by the rcts, and though he
has committed over fifty outrages he has never been
plnishCd-his mother being on the verge of ruin by
bis conduct.
Mr.. Editer the only cause of the past and present
state of affairs in Shreveport is the committing magis-
rates. They now and ever have been recreant to
he high duties they are sworn to PERFORM and though
he Times may say that it is e plot to obtain office
md How Radical Capital is Made" assure you that
Ill the statements made in the documents true and
documents are IN my possession to subsantate every
ssertion and they Will be used to that end whenever,
II my opinion, they are required.
So far the statements referred to relate to Hope
and Tally, Judge Games Weems, of the tenth judicial
district court stated the to Gen Sheridan in per-
on also DR.. ". B. Benton, and the statements were
lso reduced to writing and file at the head
quarters Of the Fifth Military district. l have simply
cpeated them.
linguistic to the gentlemen whose names are CON
lected withny own have only to say that they are
ot afraid that their efforts wilreceve their coveted
eward, as we have Sheridan here now to remove
npediments in the way Of proper reconstruction of
his State, that henceforth loyalty and not disloyay
ill be the test of good citizenship. In .conclusionJ
an opy say that have read in either ancient
r modern history the fact that "paroed prisoners
ave been placed as the lawgvers and rulers of their
And [ am the people of this great
epubic will not let Andrew Johnson or his mvrmi-
ons make such the history of this Government s
Very truly, yours, JAMES NJ. INGRAHAN, {
of Caddo parish.