New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-21
- xEW~oRIEANs xEpUBLIoAA FRIDAY, AUGUST 81 1874

condition OF affairs there, and asks how
much longer are Republicans of that parish
to be subjected to she daily and nightly
outrages that are perpetrated upon them
for no other reason than that they are Re
publicans ! The letter states that no less
than sixteen men. within the last three
weeks, have been hung, shot and burned 10
death within short distance OF Shreveport.
1t further states that the colored people are
in such fearful condition from the cruei
and barbarOus treatment they have re-
ceived from men protesting to be members
Of the White League, that they are AFRAID
to open their churches in the evening out
side of the city limits and as to holding
club meeting, that has been rendered very
dangerous business by the acts and threats
Of the White Leaguers.
We. the undersigned Republicans OF
CaddO parish, disclaim any knowledge OF
any of the 300 Republicans who are said by
the New Orleans REPUBLICAN, to have
addressed letter tie Governor Kellogg, or
to that paper. We not only dislaim any
knowledge of any such letter, but declare
that the statements are false and gross
libel upon the white people OF Caddo par
ish:
K. j. Looney, judge tenth district
N. A. Walsh, mayor OF the city,
Z. l.. Ferguson, administrator OF improve
ments.
c. c. White, business manager south-
scester,,- Telegram.
John r. Sawyer, president OF police jury.
George A. Poland, coroner.
5. A. Hamilton, tax collector.
A. A. Millican, clerk III posto1fce.
Shreveport, August H.. 1874.
We, the undersigned officials Of Caddo
parish, holding commissions from w: +.
Kellogg, as Governor Of Louisiana, declare
that the statements made IN the New W
leans REPUBLICAN are false. and gross
libel upon the white people OF Caddo parish.
William H. Wise, district attorney.
Drury Lacy, administrator OF assess
j. w. Wheaton, district clerk.
S. L. Hewlett, editor Southwestern IeEe-
gram.
A. Flournoy, sheriff of Caddo.
c. II. Spilker, justice of the peace.
George B. Swearingen, deputy sheriff.
William Flournoy, deputy sheriff.
Z. j. Looney, district judge.
Sam Levy, administrator of finance.
Lucien Z. Dodez, justice of the peace.
w. G. Barrett, Local" Of Southeastern
Telegram.
Not being able to cite these witnesses,
nor indeed those On the other side-the
thirty-before US for cross-examinstion,
we are unable to close this case at the
present moment. It looks to one at this
distance as though there has been some
hedging in Shreveport in the assassination
business. The bloody business has prob
ably been sprung too soon by some Of the
injudicious, and the wary old gray-beards
and cooler heads wish to hush the matter
up before it will be too late to send troops
from Holly Springs. The fact that these
so-called Republican officials know nothing
Of the 220 Republicans who sent the first
report to Governor Kellogg may per-
haps be fled in evidence that the
sworn officials CT Caddo are more
ignorant Of what is transpiring around
them than COMFORTS with proper dis
charge Of their Official duties. And their
testimony is of such negative character
that it can have but little weight with
jury. About two hundred and fifty repu-
table persons testify to the existence of
certain facts, ard less than twenty repu-
table persons are brought forward and
induced, either by persuasion or threats,
to testify that they never saw the outrages
perpetrated, and know nothing of the
witnesses. Their statement, so far as
the main question at issue is concerned,
has very little weight. More testimony is
wanted for the defense.