St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-06
The Reign of Terror in Louisiana.

reliable acc cunts of the troubles III New
Orleans and adjacent parishes week
ago; and they prove what we appre-
hended-that the rebel democrats had,
on slight pretense, created reign OF ter
rOr among republicans, white and black,
Strengthening many of the latter, robblng
some of both colors, overawing some OF
the authorities, and driving negroes and
prominent white republicans into hiding
places. The metropolitan police system,
which was in republican hands, was
broken down; and Gen. Rousseau seems
, to have been like reed shaken by the
wind before the vehement, revengeiul
spirit Of the temporarily revived rebel
lion. A dispatch to the Tribune says
80 negroes were killed in The st. Ber-
nard parish alone, and the republican
state committee telegraph as follows to
the national committee at New York:
The republican state committee of
Louisiana, in behalf of the loyal people
of the state, represent to the great north
and west that reign of terror has been
inauguratcd by the democracy through
out the state. Hundreds of republicans
have been killed republican residences,
churches, school-houses and printing Of
fees are being sacked; the flags and fix
lures of club rooms destroyed; registra-
ton certificates of republicans taken by
armed bands. Democratic secret organ
/ izationS, press and party, are in resist
Il. 4 .lx-,S. Ia
| throw of the state government.
/ But the mos: interesting and vivid de-
tails we have are from the correspond
cnt of the New York Times:
Matters have grown worse and worse.
/ During the whole Of Monday and Tues
day night the Seymour and Blair rebel
clubs had the city virtually in their con-
troll. They were out in all parts of the
town, fully armed, some as infantry, 9TH
crs still A. private citizens, bearing small
weapons, as il TOR assassination purposes.
The DAYS and scenes OF the war seemed
fully restored. \ state of excitement
existed all over the city, the like of
which has not been known since the pc
riod when the sccessIoni>ts took posses
sion IN 1861. Now, rs then, | Mon men
are marked for slaughter, and their
houses are ali carefully registered i'll the
archives Of the rebel democracy, SO as to
have everything in readiness for the day
IF vengeance. Republicans, while walk
/ ing the streets, We're ev.I by the thugs
and rowdies who held sway in the city
as if they were marked men. soon to be
/ disposed Of according to the determine
! ton OF the central council of the "knights
of the White Camclia." During the
night the houses OF many leading repub-
/ licans We're visited by bands of mounted
men, who IN some cases were content to
/ rob their victims Of their money. iewelry,
Ac.. while in others. after robbiny and
/ plunIcrng. they destroyed the furniture.
ami left the places in runs. Mr.. II. VI.
/ Williams, principal Of one OF the city
/ schools, had all his money and jcwclry
stolen 10y one OF these bands. about ten
/ ia number. who came up on horseback.
hiichrd their horses directly in front of
VI. Williams residence. and placed Mrs.
Williams twho was the only one of the
tlmi at h1mr AZ the timc) under guard
,,r1l,. tL,.v sacked Lcr DWELLING IN. Iook-
/ iuy on during the whole operation. Sev-
oral r.pnLIicon cIuh r,oms w.r,. visited
and ,n,,.d ,h,. torches L,nner- and ,,L-
rr paraphcrnaiil seized and borne 10y the
Nevmuuriic- through the streets as if
I they were The trophies OF a battle. Ear
/ Is IN the rvrnin, several hundred armed
/ and excited rebels gathered around no.
Ira hra,luilartrr-. fully resolved TO seize
them and To create = new polio, more to
4 their likiu. than the present mctropol,-
tan force.
/ Will. tLi, crowd stond near the citv
hail and clos, to fine pnIic. station SOM,
of the streets near by were being paroJ-
eel by the ..Innocent-"-a seymour club
|roulpn,,I chiefly of the most desprratr
m.n in tl,. ,.i,y-who hooteJ and velI.J
I liz, % many saya,... As they pa.,ed
alun-. the srrcr.s such language as the
/ following WIS hear! falling from their
( lin. almost ever, i,.-,..,,: death to nil
,y,rpei-bagr.r, = .D4,iu to ui,eCers ="
! ..Thre. cheers for Blair:'' death to
/ Grant =" I'VE are GOING to rule ,>c
/ Tin, crowd at the city LnlI seemed hont
on the ACCOMPLISHMENTS of their purpose
to seize the police HEADQUARTERS and cs-
tab,i.h a force of their own liking II
looked 50 much like a terrific storm that
miuht tend to iniure the democratic par-
~. that leading members Of that marty
onpcorcd mon the scene, and while de-
nouncinr CONGRESS-. reconstrurtion the
STATE government. Nc.. bcooed III, crowd
to d.ncr.c Gen. S,cedm,n = Garnet
bacrcr from Ohio. rot upon the civ hall