Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-12

InN HcmnlfNtiN
r., Toint Committee OF the Louisiana
,ia,.,,,re anpointed TO investigate tue
!.assacres ~ aud outragos committed upon
nlls,.S voters for Grant and Colf0N by
.nsss cy coters of the Seymour persuasion,
49, nuhiiehed report OF facts and
eSures and cf the evidence by which
thew are proven, With recommendations,
and have forwarded Il 70 Congress. The
document fllls 297 pages, inolAies reports
of 300 murders, in addition " sO4 pre-.
viously reported, and states that tns tota
nnmber committed in the State during the
lust iuelve months exceeds 1000, wl,Sle
Inc entire number killed, wounded, robbed
and outraged during the past year, of
which reports have been received, Is ,SS1,
The result aimed at by these maesscrcs
was attained. IuS St Landry Parish, where
a riot began with the sacking of Repub.
Hcan newspaper Office and eliminated in
the shootng.Of Republicans and negrocs
Unfortunately, over 900 were killed and
955 outraged in variods Wnys, Not n
single vote was polled in the perish for
Grant and Colfax, though 2,102 Repnbl
can voters were registered, while 4,TST
votes were cast for Seymour and Blair out
of total registry of both parties of only
b1l3. The Democrats poiled within 326
Of the whole number registered, though
they lack z, t02 of that number of voters,
In Bossief Parish, where, in 1867, 1,00S
Republicans registered and voted, 182 OF
these Republicans wefo killed, being one
In twelve. In consequence, at the Presi,
dental election only 1898 persons Of both
parties registered, and Of these 1 SO voted
for Seymour and Blair and one for Grant
and Colfax nat .r-
In Caddo Parish, in 1867, e,0S7 Repub.
hcsn votes were registered and cast. But
in pursuance of the advice, among others,
of one DIR. Moore of Shreveport, that
"wherover they met Radical ngger tina,
would not give in to shoot him down,
40 Of these voters were killed. AS the
result, 1885 votes were cast for Seymoui
aud Blair, and for Grant and ColfaH. A
nice sense of honor induced the Seymour
men, in this as in five others Of the par
ishes of Louisiana, to cast one vote fol
Grant and iOolfaK, not as an empty com
pliment, but by way of showing TO the
whole world how easily the entire 1887
"niggers" excepting, perhaps, the A.
that had been shot) might have voted for
Grant had they felt inclined.
Eight parishes - Bienville, Bossier,
Claiborne, 'Oaddo, Moorhouse, Union, st,
Bernard, aud Sabine given 5,O2O
votes in April last for the new Copstilu
ton but they gave only 10 votes Tor
Grant aud Colfax, all of which, doubtless
were cast by Democrats to prove tina,
the Republican ticket could be voted II
those localities. But in 4S parishes of The
State, 7 of which alone had given 4,70.
votes for the Constitution, the Seymour
Knights were not 80 cunning, and not {
single voter in them all dared vote fo
Grant Twenty-one parishes which hat
cast for the Constitution 26,Sl3 votes
gave only 501 votes for Gen. Grant. Th'
whole State, which had given the Consti
tuition, in April, Republican vote o
6l,152 votes and majority of 17,413, CAV,
Gen. Grant in November, total vote o
34,S50. II was under this state of facts tina
Gen. Rousseau reported TO Gen. Gran
that "the Democratic Clubs pledged them
selves to aid in securing to every register
cd voter the right to cast his vote, apI
then had no fear that any man 'ooRtd b
mdl6sted in cotin1 on the day Of election
The Report addresses to Congress an,
the country the following pertinent fac
and inquiry:
"If any one of the outrsgos recorded i
this report had been committed upon th
person of an American citizen abroad, tn
whole country would have been in flame
anu dll buC poWClo VI bhS BoNNi
even to the last and expensive resort O
arms, would have been brought to boar
to redress his wrong and secure protection
in the future. No cost OF blood or treas
ure in such cases is deemed disproportion
ate to the object to be attained, namely
the making of the American flag and G
the proud title of an American citizen
perfect shield and protection about hin
against all wrong, wherever the sun shines
Is the government of the United State
less powerful to enforce such proteotio
upon its own than upon foreign terri
toryp
OF course there is the usual minorit
report that the negroes have Committe
gross outrages and that both parties al
TO blame, which sustains its claim to in
partiality by advancing no proof what
ever Of either assertion. The quickeS
way to secure order and protection |
Louisiana is to place Benjamin +, Butte
in command of that military distric
This would promote the peace of Louis
ana and our financial credit ut the sam
time.-N J. Tribune