New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-16
OUTRAGE. IN NEW IBERIA a
ItIli'I3! ItANS MURDERED


y" late. than Thursday last the public
were l,,lr:ed by an ini!atcdly sensational
advertisement III ,hc Pieayaes, calling the
people to hurry together to devise means To
pr"'cc; Themselves from the horrible fate
that had be,allcn Donaldsonvlle, which
town WAS represented to be then in flames
Whr-r!r matter had been investigated
and -.tat:r intelligence obtained, j, waa
toEnd Ih,.: the biography OF Baron Nun
chau-cn might ZEE considered sober truth
compared to this Donaldsouville eanofd
A. tLc authors of the excitement and 81:
tempted disturbance, Oh account Of the lying
report abou: Dona!dsonvul,., profess 70 be
actnat-.l solely by y regard to peace and
order, and 20 be governed by 4 laudable I"-
,,..I.. for IT,: public welfare, and not ty riri
lru' party spirit. ;. MAY be well TO exhibit
II their -eI-" IT impartial justice the out
RACES lately 'oIuruitttd near the town of
New Iberia, whore an assault was made on
tw" innocent persons. one of whom va.
killed outri.h. ard the other morally
wounded
rr the th;r, first day o.: las: month 4
mass meeting "t the Republican party was
h"id AZ New Iberia. which was largely at
tended, ~ Eov"rno- Warlnoth had been
announced I" l." present, with other dis
Enguishe4 members OF the Republican
party. Their" ~"l" "a nnmbero Republican
ciuh. at Ike meeting, and b, fore Il was
called 20 order. these clubs paraded the
town. with muse paving and flags flying.
TIE meeting vas addressed by Governor
Wa,lI.uth :!u'. General Sheridan. aud :he
enthusiasm. Was Immense.
There were - number OF Democrats
present. but nothing happened that s-lvorcd
IT disturbance. After the adjournment OF
the irt"tA.r. the people composing it quietly
dispersed and Went 10 their hOmcs. a mum
Der oi those who had attended :he mass
ur"tin. .c.n:!ng a: some distance from the
town.
About sever O'Clock the ~;.me evening :.
party ot white men rode to the plantation
., Ne>sra. White and Pinneo, about siA
miles :rom the town Of New iberia. and 90
il. 10 the quarters where the colored labor
We're lodged. demanded that ia. c.,,
RED that day IL ,he Republican procession
should to given mp 10 them. As the old
man who Lad the tia- was unwilling 10 give
y ui the rutflans tired into he cabin. kill
iu., INSTANTLY. the old man. AMI mortal,
w"uu,!ing young lad.
\ urv was summoned by tie coroner,
br. y. &. Coigin. ant: the .nquea: showed
tina. i number OF persons knew who tie
men We're who had entered the plantatior
hut il" one could swear u the identify OF the
u,r-ons who fired the st.ots. 80 the HARDER
rr- are likely II escape.
Here, then. = an instance y: al unoti''n'i-
IN U.nn att"r.1'lsly murdered, .or no cause
except !hlt i" w..s = Repuhlic,in. and had
'aGi.ed "A Tag n 4 Republican Dr0C">si"'.
The crime needs no comment
The New Iberia I.u-.. although q ~ ~"
.rlt:.' pap: @. the class politically sea
v-l"U-. - c,.'ut.'l."d a. record this Demo
cratic outage IN terms OF reprobaton. IS
~ Ne ~ 'he :oi.riE instant contains Il Uot.c"
oi the Republican mass meeting mentioned
- 'hc "oIEIn"Dc"ru"ut ot TIL. article, aud
ia. note" ! couch"i IN terms far lGore par
t!-;I1 than .cntleIua,like. Yet even this
>.v't. r..hl'!iy Democratic as i Is, fee com
p..i.rt {" speak of dis Demo- ratio r!'trdc-
.!- "a, unurovok.d assault"
IL" iv-.n, =. ..o..:.r. til.t: the o;-:..e las
- ~".. {. a." purposes Of its Democrat.
projectors. Tor the Republican voters became
80 :nt.miJatcI tLat very many re:ralucu
from voting on the day Of election. 1t was
ia this way that the Democratic candidate
20! the Legislature, Broussari, gainet. a ma
jor;v over his Republican competitor,
W akciield. "" give one instance CT the
effect of this Intimidation. At FaUsse poirte,
which constitutes the Third Ward. there are
nearly .our hundred votes. On the day ~
.,..tion lrt one hundred and seycntv->ever
votes We're east. every one OF which Was
Democratic. Owe: two hundred Rcpub-
lean voters reside in this ward. not one "i
whom vo.e!. The reason II obvious. \ Re
rUhhcan WHO !are> 10 make any demonstra-
tl",l. takes h!s lie III his hands. for hc runs
the r.-n .: being murdered at night.
With tn, New Iberia outrage tr.s!: be
fore Is. and the fact that the difficulties at
b"naldsonville We're OF Democratic origin.
If Il 10; time t"r Democracy 10 put sloI,
I" the raising. "i mludcrou- riots. and the
attempt - cast .hc Unus on their political
opponents For truly. il may be sad 20
them a the ancient Hebrew Prophe. said 20
the wicked king 1T is not | that tIoubsc;h
;"ae.. r.. :h"u ana thy fathers house.