Natchitoches spectator., 1868-08-18
Gov. Warmota's setter.
State Of La: Erecaesre dss gsP

von. by Lieut.. Col. +. Deane, Oh
staff. the joint resolution adoptea os tha !,
General Assembly of this State' on '" q
Ist day of August, 1868. eor,
also enclose with it a petition from
a number of the prominent and innueh-
t;a, citizens of North Louisiana settlhe
forth the horrible outrages tnat are
da;jv being perpetrated in that portion
of the state. together with letter Irotn
the Hon. q. w. Hudspeth, attorney Ior
tbe eighth judicial district, showing ,s .no
state of affairs that eXis.s Cneio ,s"cw
inc clearly that In many OF the par.shes
there exists no protection for the citizens
in the courts. and that men are sioo
down i'm the roads. and in their homes'
and elsewhere, without q question peins
/ asked, or any steps taken TO or'hs sne
i Offenders to Justice. ,:s.n;ot ra.
i The judge of the fourth ais.,.o' .,.. 70
lass a force is sent with him to protec1
I him from violence, and he Is not oohoA-
ions ON personal or political groanas, 'oi
I'm noIitics he is opposed to the new Oo".
st;tntion. He is a life long citizen OF
the State. r,.LI;n
f Democrat, has resigned, cohlesss.s a;s
his inability to make any arres. onmt =.
4 charge the duties of his ONCE on accou"'
of the condition of affairs there.
a Prominent Union men in the parish
= of Caddo. write me that their MONIES
ore beset by desperadoes, and that their
y lives and property have thus lar neen
Ol saved from destruction only oy armeu
ia men. who volunteer to guaro tn1I, a'
s. ven will see by the letter OF MT MI. i;ohtb Hu
J. meth. district attorney tor the e'sn'''
10 district. hora ra.
3 centlv heen murdered in the parish OF
ts 81 Landry by bands of armed men
mr. who remain thus far unpunisheu aau
u unmolested. ,.,ocrati,
The .nclosed newspaper, a Democracy
ii. journal published in Madison pas,;r. sc';r
is shows clearly the condition OF ana'.
nd there in confederation of the statement
of contained in the petitions OF 1nug
th Crawford, Judge Wylie and other ge"
.rs tlemen of North Louisiana. NJ,
,se From the very best information, MI
President, I have no doubt that on
hundred and fifty men have oeen mui
pt dered in Louisiana in the last mohln . a.; :,
no. a half Startling as this statement =
"s Iattars or the most reliable characte
confirm it. -, so4or,n
:. There seems to be a settled determ
Vi nation on the part of those men VINO ~
ned aUion ,1 -. tha rahellion to either kill
: & drive away the Union white men
leading colored men, so as to oe aolo
tcrrify the masses of the coioreo peop
ZEN. into voting as they shall dictate;
the trhare is n secret organization throu
ont the state known as the X. w:
,een the full details of which, ques!io'
lam ootbs etc. Col. Deane VIII expiain
!, Ter you IT. il founded for the purpose
d 5, nIacing and keeping the coioreu peoI
the i'm a condition of ilferiorlty, ano, VIZ.
owl view to this end, contempiates anu anu.
tant signs the precipitation OF colu,Gc ;',
f the tween the two races. Many prom'l'
,erly citizens of Il e State are Ieauers ~
ircu- ;ts members are sworn under oaths
Dlan- the most binding character 10 carry
8 by the purposes of the organlzaUioh az
wade costs hazards and sacrifices, ana
,rops measures. however desperate, tnat IL
lgna- leaders may adopt A..
rders IT has now transpired tnat inc
which Threatened the Legislature 3.
" in weeks since were only preventeu -
,e re- onsctino the scenes of 30th July, IL
How by the presence of the United St'
st be troous.
I'd in r. was the deliberate intention OF
ooond accumulation to aSSaSsinaIc
ng to lieutenant governor and speaker Oh
evade House of Representatives for haVint
who, cided questions preliminary 10 uuJ
pting panization of the General Assc"iO
proper n manner obnoXius to them- -.
It the There are military organization
d. foot in this city, under the ausplce
this secret organization: Ihey
begin onenly ON our streets at nights OF =
of the halls easy to be seen. In Short 4
pinion believe that there is medltated Vi
revolution, ~the certain fruit OF
arkies will be. under the present eXclIeu
s'r and of mind, one political party arms arms
s. I'd support the government agalns'
nSs an other. -, e.o4os =,
grains, in NV Judgment, is necessary to- pr
de fust this. The organization OF mihtla iiaa
en- and very questionable expediency, inas
till we as # would be long connnueu
homeless confusion, disaster ana
,,Iooo the State 20 .;,,l
place wish to avoid this, if posS,i,ol
respectfully request your exceliei,
mt two regiments of cavalry ana
infantry, together with battery :
the command of some officer, WIN
to cooperate with me in suppressl
lnuiana' order and violence, arrestlng crli
and nrotect the officers OF the
Iorsav trying them. ~ .orot =,
ichigan, Ahe " - n Feyv exam