Middletown transcript., 1873-04-19
Bearing Its Fruits.

negroes, both members OF kellagg's Legis-
laturs, who. with band Of negroes, took
forciblc possession Of Colfax, the county
seat Of Grant Parish. oustcd the au,hori.
ties, drove all tho white men from the
place, and broke into ana plundered their
h,uses. Those colored men who did no,
sympathizc with Tie marauders were also
driven of. The house Of Mr. lIadnct was
entered BY the ruf'ians, aud the coffin, con-
,aining dead child, was taken away and
broken open, under the impression that
money was secretcd in it. Tho body Of
the child was left exposed on the road un-
Ill it was replaced by other parties and re-
turned to the house In the meantime il
appears that Nli liadnut had made his es.
cape, aud collecting band Of twenty re
men notified the negroes to send away
their women aud children, as he intended
to attack them. The later news brought
to New Orleans by the steamer Southwcs.
tern furnishes the bloody sequel The ne
gross, to the number Of some four hun
dred, thoroughly armed, en,rcnched them.
selves in the court house and bull, breast
works On Sunday iladno,'s force had
increased to a hundred aud iiliy men drawn
from the surrounding parishes The breast
works were stnrmcd and taken after two
hours fighting, and the negroes then took
refuge in the court. house, hlrrcaiing the
doors Fighting was then rcsamel, but
at later hour the negroes threw out flag
Of truce, but fred on the bcsiegers as they
advanced, wounding several. aud among
them Mr. l!ainot morially. Finding it
impossible to dislodse tho negroc. by force
of arms. tho courthouse was set on Grc,
and as they came out from the burning
building they were shot down by the in
furia,cd whites II is estimated that one
hundred negroes were killed The sthcrs,
taking to fight. ~rre holly pursued Such
Is the accoun, Of this sanguinary affair
Thus the obstinate policy Of ten Grant
is beginning 10 produce is natural conse
quencss. Having sided with the Illegal
usurpcrs Of authority and recognized the
Kellogg government in Louisiana, he
thereby encouraged the lawless acts and
eutragcs Of the negroes and their Radical
allies, until thoy, puscd up with their own
conccit. depending, doubtless, on the hope
of being protected by their foster father at
Washington, at length broke through all
restraint aud cndeayored to drive out the
whites and take possession Of the county
But when the day Of vengeance came their
punishment was terrible.
This is nothing more than might have
been anticipated fom the policy Of the
Administration toward the negroes IT.
terly reckless as to the consequence Of
their acts caring nothing for the feelings
and wishes of the people over whom they
have for several years been tyrranizing
shining only at keeping themselves in
power. they placed the ballot in the hands
Of ignoran, negroes, aud raised them sud
denly and wi,hou, moments preparation
for the change, from absolute bondage 10
free, responsible citizenship, and placed
them on political equality with the intel
ligent and cultivated whites. their former
owners. Nor was this all. but the gov
ernments Of several Of the Southern State.
have been given up 10 the disgusting mis-
management Of the game igpo,ant crca-
turss.
Ignorant, unable 10 appreciate the truc
character Of the liberty thus hastily aud
ppSisely bestowed upon them they have
become insolen, and overbsaring to their
former masters to such degree tina, it has
become absolutely unbcarable Tho out
break 10 Louisiana is but beginning.
Unless the policy Of the reigning party to-
yard the people Of the South becomes
ahsnecd, a conflict must aud will ineyita-
bly, arise between tho whites and negroes
which will not cease until ono or tho other
10 wholly subdued The negroes are Ut
tsrly untitled for the high position to which
they hsvc been so recklessly raised aud
know not how to comport themselves in it,
but show their appreciation Of their new
bonors BY overbcarins and insolcnt treat
ment toward the whites which il requires
moro patience than has usually fallen to
tho lot Of men to submit to.
No doubt . howl Of " Ku-Klux" and
/" sruslty" will be raised by the journals
Of The Republican party. and the punish.
nsnt Of tho men who thus took vengeance
sbr The high handed conduct Of the prote-
ses Of tbas party will be demanded. But
though those men should be severely dealt