Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-08-12
From the Boston Journal.
FOR MILITARY AID By LOUISIANA
Ose Hundred and Fifty Murders In Six
weeks -RebcI DETERMINATION to Drive off
or Kill Union Meu-secret Military nrgani-
tions-A Bloody Revolution Mediiated.

10 tions-A Bloody r. voIutIon Medii ated.
i. WASHINGTON, Aug. Q, 1868.
is A letter accompanying joint resolr
b. lion of the legislative Assembly of th
% State of Louisiana requesting the Pres
e. dent of the United States to furnish sue
military forces as mpy be necessary t
or secure peace and good order in that Stat
). aud pro,ec, peaceabc citizens against vic
ence, has been forwarded by Gov. War
1t mouth to the President aud referred b.
J. him to Gen Schofeld 1t it dated Aug
= |, aud Gov Yarmouth says:
81 send other papers showing clear
b, ly that in many Of oar p FISHES there cx
= lists no protection for the citizens in tn
: courts, and that men are shot down il
the roads, in their homes and elsewhere
!. without question being asked or any
= steps taken to bring the offenders to JUS
: tice The Judge of the 18th Judicial
+ district refuses to 60 to the parish OF
t Franklin, unless force is sent with him
to protect him from violence. and he is
not obnoxious on personal or political
grounds, for in politics he was opposed to
the new Constitution and is q lifelong
citizen Of the State.
The Sheriff of the parish Of Franklin.
a Democrat, has resigned, confcssing his
inability to make any arrests or discharge
the duties of his office on account of ,hu
condition of affairs there.
Prominent Union men in the parish Of
Caddo write me that their homes are be
set by desperadoes, and that their lives
and property have thus far has been saved
from destruction ouly by armed men who
volunteer to guard them Al you will
see BY the letter Of Mr. Hudspeth, Dist.
Attorney for the Eighth District. meu,
women and children have recently been
murdered in the parish Of St Landry by
bapds of armed men, who remain, thus
fir unpunished
The enclosed newspaper, Democratic
j'urual--publishcd in Madison parish.-I
shows clearly the condition of affairs
there, in confederation of the statement.
contained in the petition of Judge Craw
ford, Judge WILEY and other gentlemen
of North Louisiana From the very bes,
information. Mr. President | have no
doubt that l50 men have been muldereI
IN Louisiana in the last month aud halt.
Startling as this statement is letters OF
The most reliable character fully confirm
1t There seems to be settled determin
alton on the part Of those men who ad
hered to the rebellion to either kill or
drive away the Union white men and
leading coIored men. go as to be able to I
terrify the masses of col ored people into
voting as they shall dictate.
There is secret organization through :
nut the St,te known as the" * WI . :
he full details Of which. questions oaths. q
&c, Col Deaue will explain to you 1t l
$ founded for the purpose of placing and 4
'eeping the cOlorei people in condition )
It interority. and with a view to this "
I'd con'cmp'ates and designs the precipi. v
alton OF conflict between the two race. f
lauy prominent citizens VI the State are o
naders IN 1t. Its memb ers are sworn nm. y
CT ostbs of the most binding character d
carry out the purposes of the org,nlza. q
ion at all costs. hazards and sacrifices h
nd by measures however desperate tha, t.
heir leaders may adopt d
1t has now 'rauspired that the moi h
Inch threatened the Legislature some
eeks since we're only prevented from en- cl
'ting the scenes of the 3O,h of Jutv. u
500 ny the presence of the U S troops III
Was the deliberate determination of the D,
cfet Organization to assAssinate the II, IN
ov' and Speaker Of the House of Repre-
natives for having decided questions OF
ellmiuary to the organ,zatiou Of the =" ~
'neral Assembly in manner obnoxious ~,
them There are military organizations 10,
TACT in this city under the auspices of Or
Is secret Organization. They dill op.
~ IN our streets at night or In halls sci
silly to be seen. In short. fullv be ev,
re there Is med:tated bloody rcyolu mo
D. the certain fruit Of which would be
'g continued if not hopeless confusio n.
aster and ruin to the State. IA
Inc presence Of U s troops in nv sto
gment is necessary to prevent this =
. ofganH'tion of militia is Of very san'
expediency. iuasmuch as il en- =
De under the present excited state of los
I'd one political party armed to surpor, VI
government ag,nst another | wish able
vert this if possible. and respectfully n n' :
nest your excellcncy to put two rec. be- 3
10 Of cavalry and regiment Of inf.n later
'gether with battery of artillery I'M enal
IA n j n