Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-01

was murdered ~ the son of his old owner
before getting half mile from the box
Bossier east Ia April 1853 votes for War
moth. In November. l.. w. Baker, Judge
OF the parish, and his son. Percy Baker,
now Representative from the parish, voted
at the Cotton Valley box, with their shot
guns In their hands, and gave the only
votes cast In Bossier for Grant. In Clai-
borne, John Langdon Lewis and one poor
German jew alone dared to vote for Grant.
General Lewis was just able to defend
himself; the poor jew was pulled from his
horse before reaching home, and whipped
to death with whips. In De Sofa and BIen-
vile not VOTE was polled for Grant; par
ishes In Northwest LouisiDa which gave
the Republican party $4,000 votes la April,
gave Il ten votes In November. The rebel
whites of Louisiana boasts OF these crimes
to-day. repeat them to-day, and refer to
them As examples Of the manner in which
they propose TO conduct the campaign OF
1874. From July l TO November s, 1s6S.
200 Republicans, white and black, were
murdered Ia Louisians the election have
described was the result.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1879
We come to the campaign OF 1874 Then
the Democrats held all the machinery of
election through their alliance with Gov
ernor Warmoth. They relied upon fraud
to overcome the Republican majority of
i''ooo to 20,0OO. and consequently resorted
but seldom TO equal assassination; threats
we're freely, indulgedn, but the most seri-
Gus offences were the attempted assassina-
ton or ex-Congressman Blackburn ut Min
den, sept. Is, and of the Hons. Allen and
L. Greene mt Vernon. Nov. 9Th. The
frauds committed were stupendous, and
would be nearly incredible II the evidence
OF them was not overwhelming. In Caddo,
while at least 1000 Republicans were pre-
vented from registering. the registration
admitted lIIo majority for the Repub-
iicans; the Democratic count gave a DEM
ocratic majority OF about 400. At tho
Moofing's Port box, an accurate tally OF
the tickets voted, which were examined by
our distributor before being handed up by
the voter, "a counterfeits of the Repub-
iican ticket were being used to deceive
colored men. showed that $40 Republican
votes we're placed in that box, but eigh-
teen were counted out. In Webster, a Re-
publican majority Of 100 was converted in
to Democratic majority of 100. by similar
means. In De Sofa, a Republican major
Nv OF 100 was manipulated until a heavy
Democratic majority appeared. In Jack
son, the same means were used when the
Republican candidates demanded the right
10 see the votes counted in that parish,
and their pertinscity becoming trouble
some, they were quietly shot. and that
was the end Of 1t. In Bosser. the chivaI-
~ adopted simpler and more direct means
ms Is long, narrow parish, the north
cru third having nearly all the white popu-
lation, the Southern part nearly all the
black. Registration, though many Repub-
leans had been excluded therefrom exhib-
ited a Republican majority Of about 400
out four boxes were allowed; all OF them
we're located in the northern end OF the
parish. the southernmost 80 miles from
the lower end of Its territory Each box
was guarded By from 50 to 100 white men,
each armed with revolver or shotgun.
or both. Republican voters were not al
lowed inside the lines" and consequent
~ Democratic majority OF from 100 TO
800 was an easy-going thing. took the
ailliavits OF no less than 1889 voters OF
Bossier parish, amer the election, that they
had been deprived Of their electoral right,
by these means. | admitted the evidence
OF no man unlc IS he couldproddce his GER
tiicatc of of registration. and unless that
was without any enforcement that he had
voted. These Swere taken under the en-
iorccmcnt act of Congress, and were duly
aud properly counted under that act by the
legal Ret urning Board of louisiana and OF
course, carried the parish and the Sena-
tsriai district In Blenviile, | obtained
satisfactory evidence that at the Rngold
box. lis, Republican voters were thrown
aside ~ the supervisor OF registration and
just that number added TO the Democratic
vote. but unfortunately too late for use by
the Returning Board. The heavy Repub-
ilcan parishes of St. James, Plaaucmines
aud Terreborne were thrown out by the
Warmoth Returning Board, and. with all
MI
Democratic party succeeded In obtaining
An apparent majority Of about 600. | am
unable at this time to name single par
ish IN Louisiana where the election of ls12
va no. ,sinted By fraud. committed by
puuIlcans 81 thea war moth. Sheridan.
Campbell stripe for their benefit
BLOODY TACTICS AGAIN.
As the campaign of 1874 approached, it
became painfully evident to the Ku-klux
hosts that the election machinery being In
the hands OF the Republican State Govern
men;, a fair election and Il Republican tri-
umph were probable. They therefore re-
solved upon the tactics OF 1865, and the
White Leagse was the result, From the
first formation of this conspiracy l have
had experienced detectives within its
ranks. Like The White Camelia, and X. h.
H., it has several ranks and degrees each
ignorant OF the membership and delibera-
tons of those superior To II, all bound As
those organizations were, To blind un.
questioning obedience to the orders OF
their chiefs. In fact. the League Is but
the infamous Khan under q new name; il
Is led ~ the same men, the little great men
OF the rotten Confederacy, the men who,
in 'Butter-milk,' yellow Jacket and
'Pumpking Stud organizations at peaceful
hen-roosts, in swamp campaign, conscript
hunts and stump speeches, won cheap
and nasty reputation; while Drawer men
and better men and men now loyal 20 the
core faced the troops Of the nation on the
field OF battle and calamity lived or brave
ly died for the lost cause the parish or
ganization of the Democratic party, So
called, As well as of the League they are
the aspirants for Office at the hand OF the
rebel elements; they it Is who plan st.
Martinsville raids and Coushatta massa-
ores, and urge on their deluded followers
10 commit them these are the men who
under the lead of the Infamous McEnery,
demanded the determination of the white
Republicans OF louisiana. These organ
Hations, plans, membership and leaders,
their purposes and crimes are as well
known TO myself and the Republican lead
crs of Louisiana as TO themselves. and they
need not expect IMMUNITY for the crimes OF
io't. me campaign begun, upon the part
of the League with a hurricane ofthreats
and ISLANDERS, leveled at every prominent
Republican in the State; from words to
blows was short transition. st. Martins
was the first parish attached. The Repub-
lican officers were compelled to resign or
die instanter. Some were allowed to re-
main, others were driven out. Natchitoches
followed; the tax collector was forced to
resign in presence of yelling mob of
800 drunken Ieaguers,' the district Judge
was compelled to fiy from the bedside of a
dying Child and dying father to save his
life. An attempt was made upon the life
OF Senator Blunt. During the reign of ter
ror, every public official i'll the parish was
either driven out OF the parish or compell-
ed to resign.-Avoyells was 'durified' by
the Punishment OF the Superintendent OF
Public education for the Fourth Congress
sional District and Of the Representative
Ut the parish. the Hon. l.. j. Louer Chas.
+. Huseman, tax collector, was allowed to
resign, or to expend twenty-four hours