The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-28

The Hon. A. W. Walker, a planter in the
parish Of st. Bernard, has done Us the
kindness to furnish the CRESCENT with the follow
ing correct detail of the serious disturbance which
has occurred within the last forty-eight hours
about eighteen miles below the city. The account
of Mr.. Walker may be implicitly relied on, as he
was an eyewitness to most of the outrages perpe-
trated by the Radicals
To the Eeitor Of the Crescent.
The events which have just transpired in the
parish of st. Bernard require some explanation
necessary to exhibit in all their nakedness the evil
effects of Radical teachings and msrule.
That parish has been noted until now Tor the
good understanding existing between the white
and colored people, the various provost marshals
land agents Of the freedmen's bureau having, in
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ployers with their employees. except in one or
two instances, when Northern lessees failed to
pay their hands, and had to DE forced to do so by
I the agents of the freedmen's bureau.
/: But of late, the election, manipulated by illegal
/ registration, of a parish judge, with a colored
(. family and the utmost Radical views and incilna-
tons; of several justices of the peace OF the Ike
character; the -displacng, by the Legislature OF
: the representative of the parish legally elected
4 and properly returned In the order OF Gen. Ba.
chanan, TO substitute stranger to the parish and
State in the person of Gen. A. l.. Lee an at
tempted illegal change 10 the police jury by the
action of Gov. Wsrmoth and the imposition OF
metropolitan police at cost OF nearly $50 900,
on an assessed property OF one million (sl 0OO,.
600 making two per cent. tax on the property OF
the parish for police purposes alone; together
with the protection given by the people, thus
elected and appointed to the coloret people IN
every instance, without regard tosignt OF Jastce,
TO the prejudice of the white man; have led to
growing want of confidence and prejudice between
the two races, likely at any tae to result on the
slightest provocation, to break out in some col
lision, and eliminated at last in the terrible re-
lta fha inaid "a al
appeared 10 the public prints
As it was stated, Sunday morning the Constitu-
ton Club aud the Bundle Bee Club both OF the
parish of St. Bernard. with some ten or twelve
members of the Spanish clob, Infs1tes de Sey-
mour, Joined in q procession, by previous agree
ment. TO visit the parish church to have banner
blessed. The procession on its course OF about
nine miles was conducted in the best temper and
without the slightest disturbance, the only cries
used being Hurrsh for Seymour and Blair,
and sometimes, Down with carpet baggers and
scalawsgs." At a point IN its progress about
half mile from the church, some three or four
colored men, looking over the fence of planta-
ton seemed TO have been alarmed by the hurrah
and ran quickly towards the swamp as the process
sion passed, without any apparent cause, as
nothing but good humor and laughter we're caused
by the incident
On reaching the church, mass was over, and
the ceremony could not take place. Ii was then
proposed to proceed further up the road but.
considering that part of the men were Oh foot
and that the next plantation was leased by r sd
ical, (Mr. Thomas 0ng.) the leaders of the pro-
cessiop, TO avoid any appearance Of provocatiOn
resolved to turn back from the church.
When about half mule from the church, two
negroes, reclining on fence some distance from
the road, approached. ana to Hurrah for Say.
Sr ..S s S SHe Of them Ssss
Blair - upon which one of the Infantes club sp
preached as if to strike him. Some words passed,
when the negro. who had his hand behind his
back all the time, drew suddenly a large horse
pistol and fired. shooting the member of the H.
fantes through the shoulder blade. Instantly sew
ersl shots fred, and the negro was instantly
killed and his companion seriously wounded.
Eugene was the marshal of Radical club, aud a
very bad and troublesome character. The clubs
quietly came home and separated, without any
expectation Of difficulty.
About o'clock that evening. messenger
from Mr.. Ong-s policeman. and a metropolitan
policemsn--who had been employed as his host
Ter some time before, was sent. according 10 Mr..
Ongs statement, with message TO the sheriff,
asking for protection, he considered his life ia
danger. The sheriff states that he did not re-
ceive the message. Mr.. 0ng had also requested
protection from the military. This policeman
was found exciting the negroes by representing
to them that they were 10 danger from the Demo-
crate, and should rally to protect themselves.
This caused him 10 he harshly spoken TO and
threatened. When seized with fright, he ran, and
IN jumping over q fence, he killed himself by
falling on his revolver. This also created some
disturbance.
In the meantime the body of the negro had been
taken up and used TO create excitement ia the
minds OF the negroes; a large number OF coiored
people assembled at the. plantation of Mr.. 0ng,
and we're, by or O'Clock in the evening, some
four or five hundred strong, preventing all per
cons from passing. doctor and the parish
priest, called to see sick person, were net al.
loved to pass. These movements were unknown
below, no person being allowed to pass
The first information received of il was
the report Of fire srms. and the flames of
the house Of Pablo Feliu. The few whites in the
neiQhborho0d did All in their no Wer TO rescue tha
family Of Pablo Feliu. and to prevent the negroes
from extending further their fendish designs
They succeeded in saving Mrs. Feliu and her SIS