The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-11
JUDICIAL PERSECUTION.

10 the Edit rs new orleans bulletin:
Some fourteen months since much alarm
and anxiety was created in our community,
at least among those having relatives or
friends, or other interest in the parishes
named, by information received of devel-
oping organization of the negroes of Grant
and Rapides parishes, with the we'll estab
lished intention of taking to themselves the
control of affairs in that section, and threats
to exterminate or drive off the white men,
and still direr threats against their wives
and daughters. This information, received
through private letters and other sources,
was made public through the city journals,
and moreover communicated by citizens of
the disturbed locality, then in this city, to
the usurper Kellogg. He, however, saw no
occasion for his interference then. White
families were fleeing from their homes, and
the negro programme had already been in
augurated by rapine, robbery and sacklng
of houses.
The Republican, in it's account of what
armed, well disciplined, accustomed to the
trade of war and prepared to clean out the
local minority (the whites), in twenty four
hours OF less if not prevented. The newt
able result eliminated at Colfax, the details
of which are now familiar to all, the only
regretable features of which were the loss
to the whites of two good citizens, Hadnot
and Harris, slaughtered under the treacher-
GUS violation Of flag of truce, and pro-
voked thereby on the part of the negroes
of possibly number of innocent dupes of
the cowardly and violent demagogues, who
had summoned them to this conflict and
fled at the first signal of danger. After
wards, when United States Grand Jury
was finally constituted to find true
bill on Beckwith's famous indictment
against the whites, for this outrage upon
civil rights and the Radical party, in de-
tending their homes and families, the Usurp
er had willing ear for the story, and the
peoples taxes with which to purchase,
equip, arm and provision and man the flag
ship Ozark, and send his metropolitan
marauders to invade these two parishes IN
pursuit of the white culprits. Out of about
a hundred, some eight or nine had the mis-
fortune to be captured, and for nearly a
year past have been separated from their
homes and families, and been the inmates of
our parish Jail. After second trial, their
fate, involving both life and liberty, was
submitted to jury Monday evening, 9th
met, who are STILL as we write, celebrating
over the great issue left to their verdict.
While this is going on, mark the incidents
of Tuesday, the 9th inst:
At the Parish Jail, the prisoners, awaiting
with dreadful anxiety the summons to the
courtroom for q decision of their fate.
la the Judges chamber adjoining the
courtroom and separated by that from, the
room in which the jury are considering the
solemn tissue before them, the "Judge,"
whose responsive ruling to the vindictive
prosecute. n of the fanatic Beckwith have
startled and outraged justice, and the "GOv-
ernor." 80 keen and willing and unscrupu-
lous in his pursuit and arrest of the &C
cused-a most strange conjuncture, both
personally, officially, and in occasion and
p'ace-amusing themselves at q game of
cards. What the stake no matter. They
had just distinguished themselves IN the
shuttle, cut, stock and deal of the game just
played where the life Of eight citizens was
at stake. ~ =-t .--7
Beneath hospitable roof in the lower
part Of the city, q wall Of mourning and
grief for the loss Of an only child. The
young mother alone to bear the agony
deprived of the sOlaoe, 80 precious at that
terrible moment, of the husbands pres
ence-himself an inmate of the Jail whose
fate was with that jury.
Assembled in the street, at another quar-
ter Of the city, q crowd of eager listeners
to the recital, by their lawful Governor, of
the experience attending his mission in
behalf OF the people of this State to the
national capital; but only holding out the
hope of redemption from the barbarian,
theving aud vampire usurpation that is
now expressing us, through the means Of
an election to be held under the orders and
manipulation of Kellogg himself.
Citizcns of louisiana! Can we hope from |
this' Let US ponder well-and deliberately
and calmly, tOo-how far we can intrust |
our future to the forms through which have
been wrested from Us our liberties and
rights of the present. In the meantime,
echoing Gov. McEnery's practical sugges-
ton and advice, let our word and action be |
to "Organize." CITIZEN.