The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-02-11
- democratic Massacre in Louisiana.

Il
Tur Joint Committee Of tie Louisiana
spislature appointed to investigate the
assacres and outrages commltteu upon
$3.50 uoters for Grant and Colfax by |
h;te voters of the Seymour persuasion,
&c ,nhlished a report of facts and
1,,res and of the evidence by which
60 orc proven, with recommendations,
"A have forwarded it to Congress. The
ocument fills 297 pages, includes reports
ooO murders, in addition to 204 pre-
io1s1u reported, and states that the total
nY,her committed in the State during the
ast twelve months exceeds 1000, while
No entire number killed, wounded, robbed
nd outraged during the past year, of
ghich reports have been received, is 1887.
The result aimed at by these massacres
gas attained. Inst Landry Parish. where
riot began with the sacking of Repub-
;oon newspaper office and eliminated in
he shooting of Republicans and negroes
n1iscriminately, over 200 were killed and
Ia outraged in various ways Not a
ingIe vote was rolled in the parish for
4rant and Colfax, though 2,102 Republi-
an voters were registered, while 4,7S7
totes were cast for Seymour and Blair out
If total registry of both parties of only
5113. The Democrats polled within 326
If the whole number registered, though
thew lack q 02 of that number of voters.
In Bossier Parish, where, in 1867, 1, 1898
Republicans registered and voted, 1872 of
these Republicans were killed, being one
in twelve. In consequence, at the Presi-
Dental election only 1893 persons of both
parties registered and of these 1886 voted
for Seymour and Blair and one for Grant
and ColfaX!
In Caddo Parish, in 1867, 2,9S7 Repub-
orr
in pursuance of the advice, among others,
of one DIR. Moore of Shreveport, that
wherever they met Radical niger that
would not give in to shoot him down."
40 of these voters were killed. AS the
result, 1885 votes were cast for Seymour
aud Blair, and for Grant and Colfax 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 for
Grant and Colfax, not as an empty COM
pliment, but by way of showing to the
whole world how easily the entire 1887
"niggers excepting, perhaps, the 40
that had been shot) might have voted for
Grant had they felt inclined.
Eight parishes - Bienville, Bossier,
Claiborne, Caddo, Moorhouse, Union, st.
Bernard, and Sabine-had given $500
votes in April last for the new Constitu-
ton; but they gave only 10 votes for
Grant and ColfaX, all of which, doubtless,
were cast by Democrats to prove that
the Republican ticket could be voted in
those localities. But in 4S parishes Of the
State, 7 of which alone had given A 704
votes for the Constitution, the Seymour
Knights were not so cunning, and not a
single voter in them all dared vote for
Grant Twenty-one parishes which had
cast for the Constitution 26,S13 votes,
gave only sol votes for Gen. Grant. The
whole State, which had given the Consti-
tuition, in April, Republican vote of
61,152 votes, and majority of II Alb, gave
Gen. Grant in November, total vote of
1850. twas 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 register
ed voter the right to cast his vote, and
then 1 had no fear that eng man aoould be
n1otested IN 00ting on the day Of election"
The Report addresses to Congress and
the country the following pertinent fact
and inquiry:
- any one of the outrages recorded in
this report had been committed upon the
person of an American citizen abroad, the
whole country would have been in a flame
and all the powers of the government
even to the last and expensive resort OF
arms, would have been brought to bear
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 OF
the proud title of an American citizen a
perfect shield and protection about him
against all wrong, wherever the sun shines
Is the government of the United States
less DOwprful tn enforce such nroteoticn
upon its own than upon foreign terri
tory ?"
OF course there is the usual minority
report that the negroes have committed
gross outrages and that both parties are
to blame, which sustains its claim to i'm
partiality by advancing no proof what
ever of either assertion. The quickest
way to secure order and protection in
Louisiana is to place Benjamin F. Butler
IN command of that military district
This would promote the peace of Louisi
ana and our financial credit at the same
time.-N Y. Tribune.