New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-21
ORIGIN AND CHARACTER OF THE RIOT.
4 MEMBER or THE KELLOGG LEGISLATURE AT IHE
HAD OF THE NEGROES KELLOGG sALI..Lf
LEADS THE ATTACKING PARTY.


Fror, rh< Se1-Orerns PteE1yrn<, Aprg &C.
In order that our readers may De lnIOrmeu
Of origin aud character Of the tId-lcal HiTa
within the past ten days have tr4nspIea IN allus
Louisiana. present succinct resume on thr ts ~
have learned ana uhoeIslood .lcl. io 80 niact
Grant. Red River has population, WAlc aAu 1acA,
Of about 4,jO0 which Is nearly equally DIVIDED IN nc
Board, composed Of men OF Mgl character anu ~ po
session of ali the returns shows the vote 20 have 9een
5 o 2 atar 1T Hadnot FUSION so; W. Ward
TadJ s5s for Parish Judge, W. A. Lea FUSION 81
IFDsioUl "a: IT, Walker Qad) $50 and Tor sheriff, D.
W shaw FUSION, 359 &. NASH (Rad.)' 4s'. -
Hadnot took seat ia the Louisiana LEGISLATURE anu
W~d was Omitted into the Bay0net Legislature. The
Lynch Returning Board so-caied, mad no returns anu
Parish Uffcers Kellogg. however undertook 10 appoint
men 70 what he called vacancies, DuJ they ud not
red nv law 10 pass Kellogg then commissioned officers
VINO mad really been elected both Republican and
Republican. who had already qualified. , ,,-..
ID seems that Ward and other Radicals being dlssats
Aed an moi having all the Offices came down 70 New
orleans and demonstrated with Kellogg. Getting no
satisfaction. they returned, oIeaslns @
and forcDle possession Of the Court al CoaA
small village on tine ryer ana the county se4t % Sran
attempted 20 collect posse ooHuaS 70 recover Possc
sion OF the public building thus IAwlessly eiLfd mass
meeting white people Was proposed 10 express 10
a uuie way their condemnation OK thls ASh-hahueu out
RAGE, but IN consequence Oh Flqent 9eloSsi r ~
satoiy was yiven M The posse failed 70 take the
buding or 70 dispense mob. Threats we're made "
ne rIDeaders OF organized negroes against those who
were mad urged Kellogg 10 commission
Republicans, or who became conspicuous il lie
effort 10 stop their lawless proceedings.
The negroes OF Grant having had their minds poisoned
against me white people by the industrious lnculcatlo
Of a few scAlawags and CarDeDAggefsi malignant ana
rad men were headed by turbulent ana DARING Fellows
Ward aud gang had short time before killed Two Of
their own color with slight prOvOcatOn. Having Occu
med The village az military post they began 10 threaten
the lives OF political opponents, gave some on them a
snort me 70 the place PAIN OF DEATH shot AZ
others broke open and gutted dwelling houses di!Nns
women out and rObDlng female school Lelchet OF eI
ieWery ana effects and rnlng the cOfnn or judge
lltatdS dead babe aud hinnng its dead body III the
middle OF the highway. They pcKeted the country Ioi
miles selzng and firearms, and breathing threat
eung ana slaughter sought 20 inAugurae reign OF Ter
ror 70 drive their political opponents and nlte pro
ME ana 10 become uasters OF all they surveyed .
For a period these semi-DarDaflans bnd matters an
their WIN way. But the wnlte people, whom they hAu
tus menaccd, attacked and outraged IN organized law
essnrss fortunately escaped 10 SAFE Instance SheIH
Nash go together posse armed men, 70 the number
of I5O and returned COliax The negroes meantime
mad fortified ground with Dreastworks ana pre-
pared the COurt-hOuse defense When called on ast
sunday 10 surrender Courthouse aud dspefse, they
refused and rgnt followed. The result was, the IN
renrteut- were taken, the Courthouse was burned
and "A number Of negroes were Killed COlia1 IL No
! unfortunately the authors and conductors OF TINS
uefarlOur a-iuuks lar escaped tut cohdlgA pun
| ishmeuf they deserve. The people Oh Louslhha arc
yyoru out win usurpauu. Patience may cease 10 De
rfu. When h becomes established that There IL sure
oDpTession then Affairs may Do freed from pestlIebs
ana fraudulent interference. For the negro Fltns -
feel sorry aud The occasion OF TINS toHDie u GRUMPY
/ he deuOfcd.