The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-19
Outrages in the Country Parishes.

Republlcan OF the 9th, which we hav
only received by the institution ST.
days behind time, contains a long lis
by Parishes "of the murders and out
RACES that have occurred in the countr,
Parishes" all of which is to bolster NJ
Governor Warmotll's false statement
in his letter to the President. In repl,
we propose to vindicate our Parish il
this matter, and have no doubt tina
our Pafochial exchanges can as easil,
disprove the charges against their res
pective Parishes. The following is tn,
count in the Radical Indictment agains
Rapides:
| RAPIDEs PARIsH-REPORTED BY A. F. WILD
| Nathan Green, Henry Corwin, Nose
Huffman, and Marinda Huffman were mur
dered on the twenty-first of March in Hol
! loway Prairie. ColOred man was killed
by Bias. P. Despalier, as reported by A. j
Sypher, Sheriff. James Madden reports
that two men were killed at woodward
near Alexandria, and house burned by
unknown parties. Green, Corwin and thu
| Huffmans We're taken from houses while
attending prayer meetings, and one o.
| them shot and the others hung.
The first of these murders, as above
charged, is easily explained away from
the hands of "Rebels'' of our Parish
The murder, hanging, killing or what.
ever you choose to call it, did actually
occur at or near Holloway's Prairie in
this Parish, and we do not pretend to
palliate it or offer any "Rebel" excuses
for it. The parties charged by the Re-
puSlican's informant with "these MUIR
ders' were arrested last month and ia
ken to New Orleans by Deputy Mar
shall John f. Moliere, on a warrant
obtained before r. Fl. Shannon, U. S.
Commissioner, and by Shannansuncon-
ditionally discharged. For what rea-
sons SO discharged we take the liberty
to refer the Editor of the Republican
and Governor Warmoth to the afore-
said Marshall, John F. Moliere, who
will readily explain to them the whole
matter and a tale unfold, which will
cause the blush of shame to mantle the
cheeks of the Editor Of the Republican
and the so-called Governor of Louisi-
ana; not that we mean to convey that
they are privy to it, but that their par
ty and their party is alone responsible
for the whole affair from beginning to
end and that fRebeldom" has nothing
to do with it.
The second count is reported "by A.
j. Sypher, Sheriff." That murder did
occur and was a horrid one. But then
why did not All. Sypher tell all about
it? Well we will finish the tale for
him and hope the Editor and the Gov
ernor will make note of it and give
due credit to where it belongs. The
negro killed we knew long and well,
and can with truth assert, was good,
well behaved and industrious darkie,
and no palliation can be offered for his
Bias. P. Despallier, the per-
son charged with this murder is an ex-
soldier of the Union army, s'truly
loil," and in no way connected or affili-
ated with our people in their present
stains, and therefore this murder must
not, cannot be laid at our door. Then
again the murder was committed in
three miles of Alexandria, and A. j.
Sypher, the Governors informant, was
the then Sheriff of the Parish, had the
troops of this Post at his beck and call
and never made the least effort to ar
rest Despallier, though it is known he
hung around Pineville for several days.
At the time every one denounced the
and Despallier could have
,een arrested. Will the Editor and
he Governor note this?
Tile third charge, as reported by
lanes Madison, is entirely fabrica-
ion, palpable falsehood and never
occurred in the limits of the Parish of
sapides. Editor and Governor please
tote this also.
Before we finish this vindication of
the truth Of history" we must add an
ther murder which also occurred in
and like the others not charge
BILE to our people, but to the friends of
he Editor and the Governor. 1t is
TRANCE that A. j. Sypher C. B. and
heriff, and his Excellency's infor-
nant, should have skipped this MUIR
er. We will haunt his Radical men,
ry with it and desire that the Editor
nd the Governor should also note it
nd place the murder to where it be-
ongs and deduct eight murders in RAJ
ldes from our side of the house and
barge them to Radical account, which
NIL make a difference of sixteen in our
avor. Now for the Sypher-forgotten
lurder: a young German, Leopold
lmon, of our Town, was waylaid, shot
nd robbed, in October last, near James
[icks,' by two Radical free niggers,
AIMED Neal and Macklin. A. j. Sy-
her, G. B. was then Sheriff and as in
ne case of Despallier no arrest was
lade and thus the matter died away.