New-York tribune., 1868-08-14
TERRORISM IN THE SOUTH.
LOUISIANA.

THE FACTS AND FIGUREs-CONFIRMATIoN OF
GOV. wARMOTH'S LETTER TO THE PRESI-
DENT.
Gov. Warmoth's allegation of $50 murders
and outrages having been perpetrated in the county
parishes OF Louisiana during the last six weeks
amply proved by the testimony OF letters and petitions
his office the substance OF which publish
Union that unless steps taken for their
the country. George W. Hudspeth OF Opelousas in let
ter Of July 81. sos speaks Of the numbering Of two
men on the night OF July 7. Emerson Bentley says.
writing from tAs saWe place on July 81 that
selves around his house. petition Of citizens Of
North Louisiana forth that at least 30 n1fieFs per
men from that section OF the country have been com
mitted in the Parish OF Franklin Secret societies with
prisoner was rescued from tho hands OF the Sheriff by
armed men, who threatened his life he refused to de-
In TerrebOnne several murders, accompanied by fea
lures of peculiar atrocy have been allowed to go with
petrators. IN Bellevue the son of L. W. Baker vio
enty assaulted in the presence Of the sheriff who made
negroes have of late been discovered
murders and outrages have become so common that
the late inhabitants have left their homes and crops pre-
ferng their Abandonment to the loss OF their lives
coored man shot in AvOyelles Marksyille. on the
18th OF July by Emile Frank The magistrate only heard
the testimony OF one white witness, and discharged the
accused. In Terrbonne Parish man named Benolt
killed on June 49, Ben Wilbur and colored woman
soored ed man Was found droTne With heavy iron bar
tied to his body. Tracy. coored man, while in custody
OF the police, murdered Mr. w. b. Mudgott OF
Shreveport says that Union must leave that place
unless protection ia afforded them tV the militia or police
Gen. Hood cOrroboraes this also saying that armed men
patrol the streets, yowng vengeance against Radicals
The house OF Spencer Stewart st. Landry entered
the night Of 7th OF July, by is men, who, after
derng his wife, m0rtay wounding his sepdaughter, and
w0unding himself rode Off Daniel Willis, freedman,
taken out Of his bed the night and scourged with
q cOw-hide. Eugene Caesar and brother served with
notices the same night telling them TO quit the place
In 30 days. These signed TX X" Nathan Green,
Henry Corwn. Moses Huffman, aud Marceda Huffman,
were murdered on 2lst March, Holloway Prairie Bias
T. Despalier killed negro about the same tme In st.
Tammany Eldridge Turner, an old negro. murdered
2d Juue by Charles Brady Gen. Alcbiade Blanc OF
Opelousas ia reported TO have urged publicly the
killing Of oarpetbaggers in every parish by the
white The Sheriff OF AyOyeles speaks OF bodies OF
armed men patrOllnR the parish by night and day.
that this takes place In order to produce collision be-
tween the races Robert T. Vaughan OF Homer alleges
that his father poisoned by his political enemes
Dem0cratic) In Madison Parish, the cOlored freedmen
for Grant is threatened with death. In Morehouse a
negro called Sinclair murdered In March and at
Bienve, Honnens the registrar OF voters shot in
his house by band OF unknown men, Senator Lynch
writes OF reign OF terror in existence In the hill
try Of Carroll and MorehOuse Three murders
Yoksburg and Shreveport Railroad cannot be hired
account Of fear OF Outrages committed by the X X X
It IL said that In Bienvile Parish negro has been
murdered every day since the election In April In
Ouachita party OF 20 80 persons, with backened
faces killed three cOored persons, and threatened 20
Peace and COnstabes were recognized among the
derers H. Train Judge OF the Third Judicial Court re-
fuses to return TO Franklin fearing the threatening att
tude Of the population, which is mostly Democratic