New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-21

rOr rear tnat c0Iored statementa Nv the
recent unhappy affair which occurred at
this place may be sent North, to the prejoo-
dis suvthe Democracy, hereby make calm
and truthful statement Nv it. will prefs
my account by stain that the citizens Nv
the Corners hev allus desired to live on
amlcable terms with colored men, feelin
mat their interests are more or less inden-
tlkle. To show how completely we hev
conkered our prejoOdises and how much.
we desire peace, l will state that for
month there hev bin only two niggers hung.
and them under circumstances NV crate
provoeation. One Nv EN- made face at Issa-
ker GaVftt, and tother refoozed to give Ker-
mel Punt credit for load Nv water-melous.
clatmin that the Kernel already owed him,
and that ther wuZ no law for a nigger to
collect debts Nv white men. Nv Co arse we
cant stand inslenee from EN-.
The late unpleasaptRis originated in this
wise. The Radikels Nv this county he'd
| given out that they intended to hold po-
lltikel meetin at this place on the twen-
tieth instant. 1 knew that eff they did it,
blood would flow, for knowd the temper
and teelins Nv our peaceable citizens. To
avoid bioodshed sent word to EN- not to
come--not to hold the meetin-that of they
did, Good not be responsible, and their
blood wood be on their own heads. Parti..
kelerly warned em not to come armed, for
our citizens wont stand that anyhow. We
kin never permit men who differ from us to
carry their arms, ez in we had case dis
poots with EN-, they mite be dangerous.
My well meant endeavors wus frootlis,
aud lssaker Gavit thot he'd try. On the,
mornin nv the day, Issaker rode out to
ind ct they were bound to come in, also
l hpf flaN-
portin Nv EN- comm, and every man NV EN-
armed to the teeth. At 10 a. m, the pro-
cession entered the town headed by m0osic
and the nashnel flag. Ez it passed Bas-
come, Issaker Gavitt, who he'd q double
barrlled shot gun in bis hand, happened
accidentally to let the hammer fall unto
the nipple, when it went of. Unfortunate
ly it wuz pinted in the direction of the
procession, and nigger fell from his
horse with the top of his head blOwed
Orf. To increase the disorder q
small rock, playfully throwed by Kernel
Punt at about the same time, struck another
one on the head. and several other rocks
| from Others in and about Baseom's knocked
several more Nv EN- down. He'd the niggers
passed on quietly all wood hev been well;
but they didn't. Eager to quarrel, and
full Nv insolence, and RELY seekin a pre-
text to embroil us, the procession stopped
in wild confusion, many Nv them takin to
the woods to create the impression that
they he'd bin attaekt The dooplisity nv
the nigger character is beyond findin outL
We wuz surprised at ther breakin up 50
suddenly, and for mint we didn't know
wat to do.
Ell the procession stopt in front NV Bas-
CONS our citizens coDjectured their design
fA off aaIr thn kfohS Sa n.nl-u
the citadel NV the town. In Bascoms is all
the likker we bev--in Bascom's our inno-
sent reyels is held-and Bascom's we will
defend it to the last Wat wuz we to do2
Unarmed and helplis, we were onprepared
for this. But Heaven smiled onto uz, and
give us the means to defend ourselves. The
rifles, revolvers and shotguns belongin to
the principle families Nv the Corners and
the surrounding country happened to be in
Bascomb's, stackt up behind his bar, and
providenshelly they wuz all loaded, al d
capped. In a minit's time they wuz disc
tributid, aud afore the mob Good organize
to make the attack well directed volley
wuz poured into en- This dismayed eni.
and the entire mass Nv EN-, sich ez wuznt
killed, fed to the woods. Two Nv the
bloodthirsty wretehes wuz shot at the edge
OF McPelter's woods by the Captain and
Elder Pennibacker, who feared that they
wuz goin in there to reorganize and return
to ocomplete their dreadful work. Elder
Pennibacker killed one inhuman villain
with an ak, which had been wounded in the
leg, and wuz found in corner Nv his fence
tryin to stop the flow NV blood. All that
day posse NV citizens were engaged in
quellin the fears of the community by
huntin down these dangerous ineenilaries
rrIth md Ill lin fna kknre
exceeded us in numbers, we reely trembled
for the safety Nv our wives and children.
After terrible day the agitated town
wuz restored to its wontid peece, and the
citizens slept ez yoosual. The casualties on
our side is not so large ez mite hev been
expected, when we consider the fearful
purpose Nv the barbarians who asssled us.
Deekin Pogram wuz seriously injoored by
a rock which Issaker Gavit histed strate
up in his uuthinkm excitement, and poor
Kernel McPelter's shotgun burst the sec
ond time he fred in takin orf his thumb.
These injoories sustained by our citizens
may be charged directly to the Internal
niggeTs who would pervoke our peacefiy
inclined people. But they suffered for it.
Eleven Nv them wuz killed and some thirty
or forty wuz wounded. The latter hev
bin all cared for. They wuz taken to the
County Inirmary for tIeatment-the ex-
penses being charged up to EN- ez a lein
upon their property, which viii, Nv course,
be sold to defray it.
Our citizens do not boast Nv wat they
hev done. They feel it wuz an unpleasant
dooty they he'd to perform but they he'd to
do it, Corrupt and reckless men hav bin
leadin the coloIei people astray, aad they
he'd to defend themselves. Had they only
taken my advice, and not attempted to hold
their meetin, this wood not hey happened.
Had they not hev come into the Corners
with moosic and Nashnel flag ayiug,
they wood not hev bin killed And even
then, he'd they gone on quietly after the
fast one waz shot, aud the others wuz
knoeat down with stuns, | doubt whether
anything more wood hev bin dun.
They sh0odent hev held meetins. We
kin never endoor meetins NV niggers, and
we never will. Known this, why will they
persist in holdiu of EN-?
The citizens Nv the Corners agree unani-
mously Except Joe Bigler and Pollock,
that all the blame must rest upon the mig
gers. don't believe in appeels to arms,
but wat kin we do when we are so drivenf
PETROLEUM. v. NASBY, r. NJ,
(Wich IS Postmaster)
P. S.---The President needn't send SOL
gers down to pertectus, at least 50 long ez
Grant is in command. He'd we General
Bosel or Hancock in command, with Sey-
mouDas President, Il would be different.
Ez ii is we shell hev to perfect ourselves.
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