New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-07
Il DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" II MITCH
TOCHES.

which prevailed in that PARISH. From
the VtrIicator we learn as follows:
We met. organized, demanded the resig
nation OF the police jury and the reduction
and postpOnement OF the collection OF taxes
and we obtained them. We demanded tn
resignation of the tax collector, the distrlc
| and parish Judges, the district attorney pr
tempore and the members OF the schoo
board, and they have been complied with
Our meetings have been conducted VIII
dignity and 4uietude, and We have 10 ou
own power obtained those rights ana pro
| tecti0ns which the courts OF this state nave
refused to accord to US.
The resolutions Of the meeting state
that "the best interests of the parish, a.
we'll as the peace and quietude OF thu
whole ommunity require the immediate
designations of the officials hereinafter
named" and the report of the committee
which waited upon the officers referred
to reported the compliance of such OF the
officers as had been found, the tax col
lector surrendering on the guarantee o.
each individual member of the committee
that ''no violence would be offered him,
and no harm done him by the people.
The final resolution was that the meet
| ing would "alo,o no man to hold Office
who was not honest and capable" The
same paper publishes the withdrawal Of
! w. P. Morrow from the Republican al
lance" and "the advice of a colcred
man, I. P Mettoyer, to the people OF
mixed blood to join the whites. Mr..
Henry Herzog resorts to the same medium
to announce that be has ceased call atfili-
alton with the Republican party"
We can only say of these facts that
they indicate something more than q
purpose to remove dishonest officials.
The war seems to be against all who affil-
late with the Republican party; for it is
announced by the same paper, ''the
power of the Radical party is completely
broken here; not one of them would dare
attempt to organize club of negroes. "
There is thus the conclusive proof of
admission that the forcible expulsion Of
legal officers for the offense of executing
the laws, was not the object of the public
proceedings.
The Natchitoches Republican publishes
version evidently guarded in its COM
men.s From this it appears that on
Sunday night the town OF Natchitoches
was "closely guarded, and on Monday
morning people began to throng the
streets, armed for any emergency" "The
advocates of reform numbered some five
hundred men. The committee on resigna-
tons waited on Mr.. Tax Collector Boullt
at his house." ION the corner near by
were men under control of leaders, and all
armed" The committee found the front
gate locked and were admitted by one Of
the daughters of the tax collector, on
their assuring her that the visit was a
friendly one. The tax collector at first
refused to resign. Then it twas that
members of the committee said to the tax
collector, For Gods sake resign, telling
him the inevitable consequences to him.
self if he persisted in his refusal. His
afrighted and eeping daughters begged
him, Father, for Gods sake resign and
save your life 1t was owing to the in
tercession of his family alone that he
finally consented to resign, the committee
individually agreeing to do him no bodily
injury and protect his person from vio-
lence." This orresponds with the CON-
mittee report:
After the registration the stores and sa-
looms were closed during the day and there
was no disturbance whatever. The people
who assembled here represented other
parishes besides Natcbitoches, and clearly
indicated that they were determined to
carry out their plans at all hazards. There
were hut few colored people in the place
and those here were quiet and peaceable.
Thus a. the present time NatchitOches has
no complete police jury, no tax collector.
no judges and no attorney. AS to the final
result OF this reform movement we are not
prepared to judge, nor can it be foretold as
to the fruits it will bear The people have
accomplished what they had determined to
achieve, and now proclaim that they will
not interfere with the acts of men who ex-
hioit honesty and capacity, no matter what
may be their color or political opinien. If
such DE the case and the Republican party
carry out Their present avOwed purposes
there will be no necessity for any further
excitement or the exhibition of armed
power such as that of Monday last.
There is evident conflict between this
very prudent statement and the indica-
tons of party hostility quoted from the
IIindicotor. We presume the last allusion
of the Natchitoches Republican is to the
avowed purpose of the Republican party
to offer none but personally respectable
and competent candidates. This purpose
will be carried out, no doubt, by the State
convention now in session, ana at parish
nominating conventions also, but we have
decided misgivings whether the spirit of
domestic violence" manifested by an
armed organization can be assuaged by
any nominations except such as they may
make themselves.
The record in this and similar cases will
tend to satisfy the executive whether
domestic violence" exists in the State.
No doubt all the evidences of determi-
nation to carry the election by violence
or intimidation will be collected, and in
due time will present such case as will
Justify, if this state of things continues,
a constitutional call on the federal gov
eminent for the protection which the con-
stitution assures to the State authorities.
IL the meantime there is municipal
anarchy in Natchitoches No taxes can