The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-03-03
The Democratic Massacre in Loui-
Hlana.

The DCmOcE0ttC Nl06SaCrc III LOul-
Mana.
The Joint Committee Of the Loui-
siana LcSislatiire'appointcd to invcsti-
yutc tho massacreS and outragcs COM
mittcd upon colofcd voters for Grant
and Collax LyvHhitc votcrs Of the
Seymour persuasion. have published
II report Of facts and figures and o! the
evidence by which they arc proven,
with recommendations, and have for
wuelcd to Congress. The document
fills 297 pages, Includes reports Of 29O
murders, in addition TO 204 previously
reported, md stAtcs that the total num-
ber committed iNttl8 State during the
past twelve months exceeds 1000,
while the entire number killed. wound
ed, robbed and outraged during the
past year. Of which reports have been
received, is 1887.
The result aimed at by these massa-
crcs was attaincG. It, ST. Landry Par
ish, where riot began with the sack
ing ola Republican newspaper office
aud cuIminatcG in the shooting Of Re-
pubIicans aud negroes imdiscrminatc-
| lv. over 200 were killed and 233 out
ragged ia various ways. Not single
vote WIS pollcd ~ the parish for Grant
and CulIaX. though 2lO2 Republican
voters were registered, while 4,ISI
votes were cast for Seymour and Blair
out Of Il total registry Of both parties
Of only j.ll3. The Democrats poIIcd
within .}a6 of the Whole number regis
tered. though they lack 2,lO2 Of that
number o. voters. In BoNSicr Parish,
where. in 1867, DOS Kc,uhicans regis
tered and voted, lti2 Of these Republic
cans were killed, being one in twelve.
In consequence. at the Presidential
election only l.SJS persons OF both
parties registered. and Of these 1886
voted for Seymour aud Blair aud one
for Grant and Col;aX.
In Caddo Parish. in 1867, 2.9ST Re-
publican votes were registered and
east. But in pursuance Of the advice.
among others. Of one Dt. Moore OF
/ Shreveport. that whenever they met
Il Radical ni.gcr tla, would not give
| in, TO shoot him down.. - Of these
voters were killed. As the result,
! l.3S5 votes were cast for Seymour and
Blair, and | for Grant and CUlIax. y
nice SENSE Of honor induced the Scy.
mUur men, in this Il, in five others Of
the parishes Of l.uuiIanl, to cast one
! vote for Grant aud CoilHx. not ~ M
empty compliment. but by way Of
shown. tu the whole world how easily
, the entire 2.9SI "niggrrs (rxcrEtinS,
perhaps. the ~ that had been shop
might have voted for Grant had they
| felt inclined.
Ei"h, parishes. .--Hionvillr. En--icr,
| Claiborne. Caddo. Mnurh"nsc. Union,
81. Bernard. and SabiMc-lGh given
$500 votes in April last for the new
, Constitution; but they gave only ten
votes for Grant and CoIl;aX, all Of
which. doubtless, were cast by Demo-
Gratis to prove that the Republican
ticket could be voted in those Iorali-
ties. Eui in is parishes Of the State,
: OF which alone had given l.1Oi votes
for the Constitution. the seymour
Knights were not SO cunning. anti not
sin.'c voter in them all dared vote
for Grant. Twcnty-onc parishr, which
had cast for the Constitution M,Sl3
votes. gave only SOL votes for Gen.
Grant. The whole State, which had
given the Constitution, in April, a
Republican vote Of l.l52 votes, and 4
majority OF i7,il3, gave Gen. Grant in
| November, Il total vote OF 3l.S19. II
wa, under this state Of facts that Gen.
Rousseau reported to Gen. Grant that
:" the Democratic Clubs pledged them.
selves to aid in securing TO every regis
tered voter the right to cast his vote,
and then Ihmd no ,fcar that any man
co"id he moicSied in roti"g on The day
IF cleciion." The Report addresses to
! Congress and the country the follow
ing pertinent fact and inquiry:
"lf any one Of the 0utragcS recorded
in this report had been committed up
on The person OF an American citizen
abroad, the whole country would have
been in u tlamc, and nll the powers OF
the Government, even TO the last ana
expensive resort OF arms, would lmvo
been brought 10 bear, to redress his
wrong and secure protection in the
future. No cost Of blood or treasure
in such cases is deemed diSrroportion-
ate TO the object to be attained, name
ly, the making Of tho American Hug
and Of the proud title OF nj American
citizen n perfect shield aud protection
about him against ali wrong, where
ever the sun shines. Is tho govern
ment Of the United States less power
ruI to enforce such protection upon its
own than upon foreign territory"
OF course there is the usual minority
report that the negroes have conf
mitted gross outrages and that both
parties nrc to blame, which sustains
its claim to impartiuIity by advancing
no proof whatever Of either assertion:
The quickest way to secure order and
protection in Louisiana Is to place
benjamin +. Butler in command Of
that military district. This would
promote the peace Of Louisiana and
our financial credit at the same tinio -
" !. Tribune.
TIE CirclcyilIc Democrat says ; lit
tio 5o,,.k,,. ,r Mr A Nontunrth 0f