New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-10
sur:her News from Red River Parish.

the parish O: REQ River. places aa> III pos
session 0: .l:r.he: Information u regard 20
the movements sf :Le Waite Leagre:s.
T:ese gentlemen confirm :ie news .ha:
WAS received here az IL. executive depart.
mer. ana published. showing Cha: :ae
t,oabie<, were trcrgl: On D: ,he White
I.aguers for :he purpose OF :E.uStHat:ng
rel ~ ci terror. snd thereby preventing re.
,,,D::caIs. aiack and white, ::o.i. organizing
and par.,cipa,.as in RE e.ee::on :.;s :aii.
They .ep-esen: :hs: :llsr- ;. I'D aaatemen:
in tie determination OF .!!e Waite Leaguc:s
20 carry that par.sk by s.".ence. and We
haze ample evidence. a! gong - show tha:
:!.- .a,ne ie:e; m;na:io:: - HAVING .:s ba.e.
fal et'ec. n maaY o:.es parishes es cur
State.
Mr.. Scot. a.d NJ. Wes.e' are cs :s.e cp:n.
ion, from wha: they cou!': ieata by con-
re,s;ng with citizens OF thsI: parish jus:
before :hey LETT. :L-: many persons have
been murdered si.ce the !nhuman and COW.
a:ily killing of Dswees. Tw''ste.'. Edge.-
;oa and others a. the icTa,.ane place. be.
tween Cous;,a.:a and Shreveport. TIE
White Les,ue-s were very active, and
from the fact .hat :he;' nai established
ecmmissary depar.meD. il Coushasta, we're
!evy!ng supplies from the merchants OF that
place, and we're dri-..y IL cattle :.om :he
surrounding cop1trv. as t,.any as thirty IN
one drove having Deen .7."en II a: one
time. it was genera'.v supposed that
~ r. ~ > $-o eaS
for the purpose OF maia.air!n, White
League authority and assisting any force
:ha: Nigh: DE sent .:.aie :" restore lawful
authority and a.res: :ae bloody criminals.
Mr.. Scot. left Cou.,atta the day after
the massacre at the Mcras.ane place. He
was arrested a: the same .ine that Devices.
Twi.cheN and others were. aad confined
with them for awhile. bu: was released
through The influence Of Mr.. I. W. Abney,
a ,nerchan. Of Cousha:ta. who gave him
protection for day er two. and then ad-
vised him 10 leave. stating a. .ne same time
that he would 10: he responsible for his
safety any longer. This was :ne day after
,ae crue! bu.cherr had been executed at
the McTa-!ane place. Nj. Scot: let: On
horseback. and 5eiE. . st-.: ser 4 the coun.
Try through wt.ch :.e passed. found con.
siderable difficulty L reaching point
where he ccv,d take boa. aa.: come 20
New Orleans. Luckily is was only mo.
.es:ed once on the road. az. t.is was near
NatcLi.ocnes. He was they. stopped and
questioned closely % a company of men.
tu: ,hey tiIali: decided 70 Is. him pass cn.
and lie made Ii. vav % lo!;ax. where he
took a steamer and a::,vei le:e On Tues.
day .as:.
NJ. Sco:: IL a native .. Vermont. He
civil war. and ate. :,e.., hono,aoly dis
charged returned 70 Vermont, where ne re-
SIDED until abou: nine months ago. wEen be
! lef. for Louisiana and settled Il Coashstta
and engaged IN house :.:iiG:ng. He was
raised on farm. and !. w.s his intention
! when he came here 70 bug a :arn and work
: It. He Is q man we shout! judge 20 be
s.uou: thirty gears a;G-.s Intelligent. and
! .s a good :ype o; Tie American character
He was OF the ep:n:o;. :na. the White
! L,aslers still have deadly animosity to
! Yankees, from .hey FAC: :ha: they pro
claimed 20 HIM :le:. Intention Of driving
| sllt a.! Yankees.
Mr.. Wester left Re-. RIVER parish .as'
Saturday. and cout:i.ns ne statenen; OF
| III. Sco-: IA 20 tie te..ible condition OF
affairs still! existing :he:e. He j. Q: the
| cpio;on, from al! lie coul.. learn Up TO tAe
| time le :et., tina. the White Lea:ueys are
! stil! numbering AM: driving out Repubi:
cans. He thinks tina: 3: east thirty nen
have been killed since :he murdecous stfs,:
| at the McFar!ana plantation took Place.
Nj. Weste: is native Of Louisiana and
served il the Confederate army from $50
10 the END o: tie war anc during taa: :i:Ee
los: an arm. After the va. he returned &c
Louisiana and. as q proc: tina, he accepted
. .Ae .esr':s OF :ie va: il. good faith. Joined
tbs Republican party u 1853 and was
elected assesso. and :ax collector. He has
farm within zen mics o: Ccusha::a
F.: where his mother and several sisters are
Now living. OF were wnen lie lett. lie :e
! ce.ved notice, through .etter from Nr
Acney. 20 leave, who informed him :aa: !:
would not De safe .or AIN 70 remain.
Mr.. Wester believes that nothing Su:
strong ard decisive measures OF the par: OF
the so:ernmen: S.ii check the spin: o1
iav.sssness in Ais parish.
K0Hn!pScns in pacn.