The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-25
THE OUTRAGES IN ST. MARTIN.
Rascally Achievements OF the Radical
Registrar.
Arbitrary Arrest of Citizens by Federal
Soldiers.

rive an insight, derived from most reliable
authority, into the workings of registration as
carried on in st. Martin parish, under the
auspices of the now notorious State Supervisor,
Loais E. Laloire
Two years ago Louis E. Laloire, then the
tax collector, retired from the Office, being
defaulter for some twenty thousand dollars,
lost in the gambling dens of this city. As q
reward for his services to the State, we sup
pose Mr.. Kellogg has seen fit to appoint him
Supervisor Of this Parish.
We have on many previous occasions point
ed out with what independence and utter dis
regard for either justice or decency Mr..
Laloire has acted throughout this campaign.
Suffice it now to say that even in st. Martin
vile his Office was closed for days in success
sion, and when opened was SO only as long as
it suited him. He failed to appear both in
Breaux Bridge and Grande Pointe, two thick
ly settled localities, at the time he had de-
signated for registration in those districts,
thereby preventing very large white popula-
ton from registering near their homes.
This was bad enough, but our ambitious
and facetious Supervisor thought differently,
and the result was that early in October the
people Of Breaux Bridge were astounded to
learn, through the columns of the Times and
Republican,, that they were in arms ready to re-
sist the advance of the United States troops !;
they also heard that the gallant DeBlanc, with
his faithful white league from st. Martin, was
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the u. S. troops The fraud was Of easy de-
lection, but it served its purpose, for although
at that time the blacks were over hundred
ahead Of the whites on the registration books,
clearly showing that they were coming for
ward freely still the cry Of intimidation was
raised, and the u. S. troops called into requi-
sition to protect the colored man.
First infantry was sent forward, then
cavalry, as Mr.. Lahore scanned reluctant to
leave town without heavy escort. Even
then he procrastinated as much as he could,
but was finally induced to 60 in the country,
prompted, it is said, by the taunts OF the
Federal officers. His first excursions were
not satisfactory, for although the parish was
being secured through its length and breadth
by patrols Of cavalry and infantry, the blacks
registered but slowly, whilst the whites, flock
ing in, soon overcame the black majority, Sc
curing for themselves in turn a majority of
some three hundred. Astounded at this re-
suit, Laloire was soon spurred to acts OF des-
perate impudence and lawlessness by the
prospect of losing the vote Of the parish.
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and by liberal use of threats and promises
coupled with the presence of squads OF United
States cavalry, the blacks were actually driven
to the registration Office and there registered
irrespective of age or residence. Unwilling to
sanction even by his presence such high
handed arrogance and unblushing imprudence,
one of our most estimable citizens Mr.. Alcide
Fuselier, who was clerk of registration sent
in his resignation which was promptly accept
ed and the vacancy filed by one OF Laloire's
plant tools. With no check upon him negro
registration is now but a farce.
But the end is not yet within the limits OF
St. Martin is compriseda vastterritory known
as the bayou district, situated between the
Atchafalaya and Grand rivers, cut up by IN.
Vulnerable bayous. This country is entirel.
composed Of islands and peninsulas, accessible
only by water, and inhabited by hard-work
ing white population, mostly swampers This
district polls two hundred and fifty solid Con
sentative votes, and for this reason Lahore has
deemed proper to ignore this section OF tn
parish, pretending that his life would be II
danger should he go there.
These men had therefore, to row dist1nce:
varying from fifteen to thirty miles and thel
walk over fifteen miles to reach the reglstra
ton office. Over eighty Of them had accom-
plished this patriotic duty up to the I'D inst.
and some one hundred and fifty more mus
have done the same before registration was
closed, thus foiling Laloire's dastardly design
There is actually III the parish friend OF MIR
Kellogg, sent by him to examine and repor
upon the pretended Conservative outrages 0
the armed White League. Col Hill, for sucl
is his name has been able to see for himself
and arrived at the conclusion that all this sen
sational talk about the acts of the Whit
League was q s.upendous falsehood, but b.
has taken good care not 10 publish denial 0
the assertions Of the Times and Republican, 70
it would not serve the plans of Kellogg or hi
accomplices in ST. Martins.
Affecting impartiality, Col. Hill is to al
unprecedented eyes in full accord with Lahore
and Kellogg, who indorses tacitly all tn
doings of Laloire, for having had repeated.
placed before him the proofs Of the man
guilt, he has only proposed to replace him b
another equally as obnoxious and corrupt.
We know that arrests on, God knows what
trumped up atfidavits have already begun +
Delahoussaye, a worthy son Of the now well
known tax collector of the parish, acting a
u. S. Deputy Marshal, has arrested two 9
our young men, Chas. Hebert and Placid
HuvaL The last named gentleman was al
rested in bed at 2 o'clock in the morning
- Tea &oko