The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-05-16
THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.

tional Executive, are drawing heav-
i lily for the loaves and fishes and to
avoid utter financial ruin resistance
has, in one or two instances been
made. 1t is to be hoped that the
"Union" will resort to some happy
and peaceful method of subordina-
ting the good people Of Louisiana
to its wishes. For the information
of our readers we copy the following !:
Major j. II. Smith, commanding 9Th
United States Infantry:
AS the duly elected and legal
Sheriff of this parish. would make
this statement that you may judge
for yoursclf relative to the legality
Of the action taken. received fol
Sheriff the largest number of votes,
and as such was duly commissioned
both by Messrs. McEncry and Kel-
logg. Previous to my election, there
had been bodies Of riotous persons
in the country, who had no fear OF
the law, and who made frequent
threats OF outlawry and incendlar'
ism.
On the 26th Of March last, these
persons, both white and colored,
marched in a body to the Court
house and thence elected the legally
elected and installed parish officers,
myself among the number. at
that time ordered them to dispense,
but they fred upon myself and 9th
ers, compelling US to flee tor our
lives. accordingly, seeing no other
course, procured from Judge Regain
the police magistrate, commissioned
by Kellogg, a warrant for the arrest
Of the ringleaders, and with it, and q
deputy constable, proceeded to Col
fax, where | arrived in time 70 learn
that an assenblage of peaccable cit
liens had been broken up and fired
upon by the rioters.
Even then | desired to make a
compromise and, before executing
the warrant, rode up and endeavor-
cd to preserve peace, but was again
fred upon, and threats made by the
rioters, who said they would anyhow
drink my blood. Seeing no course
then left, /, at the order OF the Judge
summoned posse comitataS as clti
zens, both white and colored, and
with these (125 in number) succeed.
ed on Easter Sunday in dispensing
the $50 rioters and preserving peace.
The warrant for their arrest, and
the order, still hold in my posses
sion. | deemed that it was neces-
sary to preserve peace at all hazards,
and, therefore, | resorted to the
measures taken.
Very respectfully,
| G. G. NASH, Sheriff.
The postmaster OF Goilax makes
the following statement: -
am National Republican, and
always have been one. | was q
member of the Republican Legisla-
ture from 1868 to 1872, and was
and am now, United States post
master at Colfax, Grant parish, hav-
ing supported Gen. Grant and Gov.
Kellogg in the last campaign, Pre-
vious to this | was member OF the
Constitutional Convention in 1868
was quietly pursuing my voca
ton as postmaster at Colfax, and
was told repeatedly, from the 9th of
April, by the rioters that should be
killed, and on the 10th of April was
compelled to leave, they stating that
they would shoot rue if stayed, un>
less took up arms with them. On
the morning of the 10th | went up
to receive the mail, and was met
by an armed mob of negroes, who
told me to get on my horse and
leave, else ! would be killed, They
also threatened the life of my brother
and colored man named Buck Nc
Kinney; also Ralph Marons.
then left, and came to Alexan-
dria to receive instructions. | ex-
pected to see deputy marshal, to
preserve peace; but finding none,
was told by Mr.. Suris, the mail
contractor, to bring tho mail here
which | did. | made requisition
on Daniel Shaw, supposed to be
acting sheriff, as follows;
To d. w. Shaw, Sheriff Grant
parish Louisiana. Sir: | demand
of you in the name of thelState, pro-
lection for the postmaster at Colfax,
Louisiana, and also to protect Gov
ernment property. Very respect
fully.
| Sc. CuNY,
United States Postmaster.
Mr.. Shaw sent two men, but a
colored man named Leo Allen, came
down and said Shaw had no author
| ity to do so, and that he was COM
manding officer.
| i then made similar requisition
on him as commanding officer, in
writing, the same as the above. He
replied the Government property
must take care of itself, that he
wanted the men himself, and took
them away. This was about the 9th