New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION.

TON TO co BY DEFAULT-ADDREss OF THE
REPUBLICAN STATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
The Republican State Campaign Committee
has issued addressTdated at New0rleans. Nov. TO-
After cOngratuating tho lawabding citizens OF Lous
ana the election Of Grant and CoaI, and doporing
the lawlessness. violence and intimidation which have
dsaced the State and made the election In Louisiana
littlc better thanjararce, the Committee continue:
Believing there danger of collision between the
clubs and members of the opposing parties this Commit
tee about first of October proposed that both parties
should abstain from mass meetings and parades uhtl
after election II also invited the Democratic Executive
Committee select three days Of the week for the
meetings and parades Of the Democratic party, the Re
publican party to use the three remaining days OF the
week and neither party encroach on the days allotted
to the other Neither proposition was accepted ana IL
stance OF conflict has come to its knowledge III winch
a Republican club has been the aggressor -,..
our cOOred citizens have sought 20 exercise the rights
besoN upon them by the laws and Constitution OF he
United States and Of this state the right to peaceaDy
assemble In political meetings, 10 vote as they chOso ana
to hold Office duly elected appointed thereto Inc
ex-rebel aud Democratic party opposed and determined
prevent their exercise OF these rights unless in accord
with their own principles and policy. III was evl
from the election IN April last and the organization
and strength OF the republican patty mat eVioeo no
ters would not he deceived or puTsuded INTO following
slavery. but that II left ee To exercise their rights the
would sOdly To sustain the principles ana policy OF
the kspuDncan parry ~ ws Io S o i'm DEM
ocratic and contribute to Republican clubs
that members OF socaed Democratic coored clubs were
generally members Of aud In full sympathy with Repub
lican ORGANIZATIONS and that large sums OF money ex
make OF them reliable Democrats.
The Committee then refer TO the growing loyalty In
Louisiana during the earyipart Of the campaign and the
great change in the spirit OF the Rebels after
the nominations had been made by the Democratic Ma
tlonal Committee. OF the Ku.Klux Khan they say:
The secret semimlitary organizations OF the Demo,
cratic party this city alone number 1900 armed and
drilled men, and similar organizations exist IN every
greater part the wealth and Intelligence Of our people,
and 1t has had an almost unlimited amount OF money
ts command IL also has had the ayOwed sympathy or
MaorGens Rousseau and Buchanan, ana the moral sup
port Of their association aud countenance On the con
irary the Republican party tho party which has accom-
psed and adheres to Congressional reconstruction was
poor aud unarmed. and unable to obtain arms for self
defense majority OF its members were not only unac-
cusomed the duties and responsibilities OF cltzehsp
but were hnbituaed 10 violence and persecution ana
This Committee was able TO expend only about ell 900
I'm the late campaign, while It's believed the Democratic
party expended several hundred thousand dollars.
Nevertheless our organization perfect a. theirs
Tn Ga sIs when he Republican party
was uupreparod and unable resist During the last
month OF the campaign this Committee has employed
% than loo eanyssers IL has published 5000 copies OF
campaign paper and various circulars ana addresses
IL has distributed than 10000 campaign documents
N has printed and sent throughout the state $4,000
Tickets aud il satisfied that with fair election the re-
suit would not have been douotiul But inc heoeI-De
mocracy determined that they would carry and control
Loussua by whatever iswioss1oss violence ana int.m
daton might be necessary to that END ana because OF
facts which we have previously stated ana because
ths STATE and because they had the avowed sympathy
OF the military commander OF this district they have been
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prevent election from being an expression OF the VIII
Previous 10 election II was evident that the active and
aggressive portion of the Democratic party had deter
mined that II coored men would not vote with their
party they should be allowed TO vote at all and 1t
also evident that an attempt to cast iul RepuD'
can this city. and In more than half the parishes
would result in general riotng and massacre. Under
these circumstance there was but one proper course Tor
Republicans To vote where II could be- DONE ana 10
abstain from the attempt to vote where would result
In violence and murder And this course has been very
generally pursued In some OF the planting parishes
and where there have been fewer OutaSes ana murders
than I'm other localities the full Republican vote has been
cast In Concordia Parish where eA Republicans reg
istered l.5a Republicans voted " ~ yames Parish,
voted in Iberye Parish where also Republicans regis
tered 2O6 Republicans voted and the result has been
sIe m tSe yS Of aGd ~
co0red citizens who registered but about 100 voted and
the whole Republican vote in the city was but 276. Prob
ably white Republicans might have voted u they
could have condescended TO accept the protection" so
osentaousy offered by political opponents or TO recOg
nze the pretended and unreal peace OF election day as
reality, exercise right denied to the great majority
In the parish Of ST. Landry. where more than 200 ne
groes we're killed during October out OF registration OF
probably than 1900 Republicans, not one RepuDl
can vote cast In each OF the parishes OF Bos:e
of about 1900 Republicans, one Republican vote
was cast, probably by Democrats and ,r, the
parishes The extent OF the lawessness violence and
intimidation which have been used and the number OF
murders which have been committed TO insure TINS re-
suit will probably be known and can be Imagined
only by those who know the priceless estmatonn which
our coored citizens hold their newly acquired nsns VI
citizenship and franchise. The only true accusation
brought against colored men by our opponents Una,
they sought the rights Of citizenship and
freemen according TO their own Judgments ana con
sciences and II this been wrong, surely the respon
sbity upon them-for no dsnterested man
In Louisiana believes or can be made 10 believe ht COZ
have almost the only sufferers The characteristics
OF the cOOred race and their history In LOUISIANA arc
alone sufficient reuto the charge and the facts OF the
case make the accusation Infamous and contenptlDe
There IA 10 question rs To what party ana what CLASS o
citizens responsible for the riots and tumults when
have disgraced our state Colored and white Repubn;
have boon almost the only victims; numerous Oh
them have been killed 10 one OF their pOtca opponents
Only Republican churches school houses cup rooms anu
residences have been sacked by avebs MODS over more
than half the of tho State peaceablo political meet
ings OF the Republicans have been prevented or dis
persed prominent Republicans Killed or driven from
passed by that OF the Rebellion Armed bands OF Demo
Gratis, frequently disguised have patroed tho ROADS IN
iess and killing Republicans with entire IMMUNITY
soldiers OF the United States have been robbed
OF the United States and coored Republicans
have been very generally dsarned In most OF the par
shes Of the State and In not one instance have swess
whites been deprived OF their Tho Parish OF Sc
Bernard affords fair illustration OF what has oeonte
but one white man while tbs whites killed thirty ve
colored men, according to Democratic authority, ana
States soldier who acting officer OF tho peace
nevertheless the blacks have been dlsarmed ana IN
presence OF United states soldiers while are, WHO
desperadoes have been allowed TO patrol the parish
Our coored fellowcttizons have been robbed IN mum
DeTebs Ol tholT
ions clothing by armed patrols OF Democrats eai
ing to be conservators of the public peace" In ~
Landry, Washington and many other parishes arneu
bands OF Democrats have killed many Republican oin
yassors and driven the Others rom their parishes tasy
have robbed coored OF their Republican ckes
and with violence and threats driven them to the Eo
and forced them In peril OF their lives vote the Dem
ocratic ticket IL Is also evident that the FRAUDS PERU
trated by Democrats" IN casting and counting Demo
cratic votes are paraeled IN the history OF LOUISIANA
and sufficient alone nyadae the election IN many
localities Indlsputable evidence OF all the Ihcts VIC
aege will soon be- laid before the public and congress
will be asked not 10 allow our opponents 10 reap adVah
RAJ roI awless and wicked acts