The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-08
A. None, that I know of.

. zone, the thing passed Oft.
/ z. Did you ever have to cscap
I from your house by night
[ A. Oh! Yes. sir.
. &. How many times did You hav,
to escape from your house
, A. cannot say that, did not slice,
in my house after the LIST Of Septem
: Der.
9. Yon did not -?
} A. No. sir.
g. Where did you sleep
A. slept at u friend. "a.
Z. Wher" did the other colorci
people sle~?, dill tley sle"r"t tl.;,
house?
A. Some Of tl,om did and some did
not
Q. Some of them ran away dix, they
ut that time :!
A. Yes, sir.
\ Z. How many should you gay ran
away from there and did not register
A. In the parish Of NltchitoclIes f?
! @. Yes
! A. suppose between $50 and A0O
that did not register. .-
Z. Did not register because they
were afraid d? ...
| A. Yes. sir, a great many did not,
know, because they felt afraid to and
III some portion Of the parish they did
not register at all.
! q. DO yon know who had charge
of the election machinery i?
| A. Yes, sir. "''.."
z. Who had charge of it?
A. G. c. Cunningham-and I know
there We're several hundreds that
conll not reGiste, and Il good many
that did register conld not vote.
=. How WAS that -? ..~
A. In a good many cases their
nvne would be spelt wrong, aud
where their names would lie spelt
right, their number would be wrong.
Z. Can you give me the names Of
any OF them /? , ..
A. Yes, sir-"Touset," something.
z. How Goes he spell his name
A. l cannot tell y"u.
| 2. Was this thing kept up until
the election i?
A. Yes, sir. ... ....,.
campaign ~" Eaa q
A. 50. sir. they would not let inc.
=. Did sou vote il? .lgg 81
A. Yes, sir aud about that time
a considerable crowd called upon Mr..
David Person, who was in command
OF tho White League up there, and
SAID, they would like him tn make 4
speech. 1t was the first time l had
seen him since we were on the boat
together. lie made a speec'. and |
was present at the time u gentleman
~ the name of Lewis and another by
the name Of Lesino had q difficulty.
tic drew his pistol on Lewis.
=. They we're both white Demo.
crats9 n gfsg /.
A. Yes, sir, There was some little
disturbance in the crowd. l was
afraid there would have been fuss.
l went to tho court house right
through tho crowd and when rot
there, there were great many Demo-
Gratis came running out with their
shot guns and pistols (six-shodters.)
The U. :. Marshal, Col. Stockton, all
went away. This man that drew his
pistol nothing WIS done with him and
10 went otf. Some Of my friends
call upon me to make a speech. said
Il few things and toll them to keep
qniet and make 10 fuss. / told them
that tile U. s. Government would
protect them aud l know that moth
ing will suit the people but \ - up
there because the colore,l people are
deprived Of thei. rights, for they all
cried out to ask Congress, in Gods
name, to do something tor them.
z. Would You like to live there
A. l would not like to. conld live
in peace. The colo,e'l people believe
up there that ii the Democrats car.
ried the election they wuul:l be put
back in slavery.
q. Bv Mr.. Frye-1s that the gen.
eral opinion among the colorrd pco-
up there ! &.aa 4s5
A. Yes, sir, the opinion Of tho peo-
pie Of my parish. Il
g. They believe that il tho whites,
the Democrats, had succeeded they !
would be put back into slavery. Il
A. Yes, sir. Al |
Q. by Mr.. Whecler-Is there any
difficulty in buying land up there By
tho colorcd people !!
A. Well, 1 don't know, you can
buy from some. ~.,..
.. Since slavery was abolished, the
colored men have gradually acquired
property
A. Yes, mir, in many instances.
9. How is it with the poor whites
in that section I?
A. l don't think they make much
progress. -
z. Have The planters been IOcsang
money since the war!
A. The big planters have.
Q. Who are the greatest loose,s up |
there since the war, the planters Or !
the colored people?
A. think the planters; except
Mr.. Henry, he is fair man. | think
he has made money.
Q. BY Air. Wheeler-On election
day could the colored people vote
any ticket tlay wanted tot
4. They could not vote unless they
voted the white peoples ticket.
Q. Did any of them vote tho white
people's ticket because they were
Democrats I
A. NJ, sir.
@. Why did they do it then /:
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