The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-16
ROLLINS AT BRAsHEiR CITY.
ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE HIM.
Special to tn. New orls.n. orescsnt.I

Special to the New Orleans CRESCENT
BRAsHEAR, August l3, 1868.
An extensive meeting OF the Democrats Of this
portion of the parish Of st. Mary was yesterday
called to order in the railroad depot at this place
by L. J. Dodge, president of the Steedmsn Demo
cratic Club, under whose auspices the meeting
was held.
Our esteemed fellow townsman, Col. S. F.
Marks, that patriarch in politics and veteran in
arms, was called to the stand and in speech
frsugbt with zeal ard potent in argument seemed
to inspire the hushed multitude with portion OF
his own patriotism. His fierce lu1ges at the RAdi.
cal party were equaled only by the scathing
invectives showered upon s-RniserAble scala
wsg" representatives.
Then came forward Mr.. E. Mccoy (coloredl and
in clear, straight forward address told telling
truths, that seemed TO convey conviction TO many
Of rhe cOlored portion OF his hearers.
Next was introduced st. Mary's champion in
Democracy, A. l.. Tucker, a very angel Of pity,
though void Of mercy when scalawsgs are his
theme. Loud aud long were the cheers his witt.
eisms called up, and deep though not loud were
the spprOvals 10 the truths he uttered.
Following him came tbe well known cOlDred
orator Willis Rollins. He commenced by calling
for a division. He would have the sheep on his
right hand that be might number them; the goats
anywhere so that they could hear what he had TO
told them that he knew they had been ordered by
the white scslawags TO waOm they belonged nos
to come and hear him speak; those men knew
that he (RolIins) came here to talk Of truth. aad
that was what they were afraid of. He had Of
fered the. coloTed Radical preacher $50 for bis
church II be would only come and hear HIN speak.
Mr.. ROllinss effort was happy one, aud It's
effect vas manifested by the coming Orward OF
several cOlOTed men aud placing their names on
the club rolls-AtOgether about forty names
some eight or ten of which we're OF the most
inte n ent OF our cOlored voters, became members
Of the club. The meeting adjourned amid rOus-
ing cheers for seymour and Blair, and good feel.
ing prevailed.
The fact has been alluded to that Radical leaders
Rad issued their inst uctiOns to tue cOlOred Loyal
Leagues not to be present at our meeting. such
was the fact, as have been informed by several
c0lored men. And the sequel proves that those
deeetable gentlemen % we're not satisfied with
simply keeping their poor dapes away, but plotted
a more daring episOde-nothinE less than al at
tempt upon the lives of those cOlored orator. and
the new made cOOred members Of the club.
About 3 P. N. the negroes, to the number Of forty
or fifty, came from their homes around the edges
OF our little city. armed with shot guns, Enfield
rifles and revolyeTs, with cartridge boxes upon
their hips, yelling and shouting for those d-n
black sODs OF BIS. They were, however, some
what sstOnished to find that the wuIte citizens
and peaceful cOlored, were already IN the vicinity
and could not nor would not be scared away.
The only result of their untimey attempt was
that one Of their own party was badly beaten Oy
Democratic unarmed cOlOred man, and Two
reviewers that were in his pockets at the time
took a sort of Ku Klux flight into the deep bosom
OF the bay. d. J. L..