New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-25
FOB PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

Every mail and every traveller from
Northern Louisiana brings fresh tale of
horror. The cheerful doctrines of Mr..
Frank Blair's letter are bearing their legit.
innate fruit. The rich region above Red
river, and the portion Of Mississippi which
lies opposite, are being delivered from
the domination of barbarous people, with
vengeance.
But the subject is too sad for irony. The
Republicans of that region are exposed
each day and each night to assault, to ar
son, to death, and even totorture. Not
for any fault of theirs. They harm no
one. They are as rule engaged in the
quiet pursuits of agriculture, and now and
then one who is a special mark for attack
is teaching school, or publishing news
paper.
Their only ofrense is, that they believe in
the equality of men before the law, and de-
sire that justice may be done to all. Their
Democratic opponents are of two classes
the first composed of desperadoes, who
were guerrillas during the war, whose
hands are red with countless muir
ders, and who have always been
and always will be, curse to the COM
munity in which they live; the second COM
posed of so-called respectable men, who
are not themselves assassins, who by word
of mouth oppose violent measures, yet who
will not lift hand to Vindicate the law,
and when they hear of an outrage on a
Republican too often shrug their shoulders
as if they rather on the whole enjoyed it.
Under such condition Of things peace
fal Republican is like a lamb among
wolves.
The destruction Of Mr.. Blackburn's press
in Claiborne, the burning of Mr.. Rays
store In Morehouse with its attendant muir
ders, the recent butcheries in Carroll, the
Continued assassinations in Franklin par
ish, the horrible outrage in Natchez few
days since, where Mr.. Steward was tarred
and feathered, and would have been
burned alive, but that he escaped in the
confusssn and darkness of the final strug-
gle for life--these are few of the deeds
of diabolism and the object of this sud
den uphearing of rascality and barbarism
is easily explained. II is simply to over
awe the celored voters who are not able to
leave, and to drive away such Republi-
cans as are able to 60, to prevent political
meetings for the enlightenment Of the
masses, and to carry these parishes in
November for Seymour and Blair.
The last number of the Tensas Parish
Gazette, Democratic paper, is curious
specimen of journalism, and unconsciously,
perhaps, exposes the whole plan. 1t is
small paper, and contains but three or
four editorials and local paragraphs. The
leading article comments favorably upon
plans 70 promote immigration to the
6Quth--to Frsnllin parish, for example.
The next paragraph we viii copy, with the
eenmeEss Of The Gasssts in brackets, as fol-
lows:
The following account Of the attack upon
and killing, four negroes, and Wounding
three others, on the Bayou Mason planta.
ton, Franklin, we CLEAN from one who
:. That he king South, coloredy was
awakened on Sunday night last on the
Brannin place By the report Of fire. arms,
and found that about twenty-five men had
made IN attack upon the negro quarters,
and were killing some Of the men. King,
with four other men, fed and hid in the
corn, where be overheard one Of them say
b tthe7 intended killing all those who had
voted the Radical ticket, white or blask,
end those Who had served in the army
he knew some Of their voices, and says they
Bere white men With their faces blackened;
4het aA1ez killing four men, Wounding two
Naea sad one woman, aud burning some of
sha teEs lhey moved on In the direc-
b ne 5olnson place, where the shoot.
81 1ceemtnenco6.
Ne nIfp reports cofroborated BY tina
0thclz thae al thosa bslonekngto the court.
ooQ4a IA WANhehoEol havp bean threatened,
ana hago eHt in harry. ana that there
have bod4 % Mlnq killed fatai9 On the
#l41GtQro Neaa no d1e VII 6f6T4l that
say. That lhrte were killed ths week Be-
fore last tnas hey hneHol ai5o NJ. Thomp,