The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-29

bodies. They showed pistol shot wounds, II
great majority IN the heart, and some of the
in the back of the head. In addition to Il
4 dead 'ound, some charred remains of dea
4. bodie were discovered near the court hous
e Six d, d bodies We're found under warehouse
" all sE IN the heart but one or two, who wei
IL shot the breast. The only white men il
le luret tom the beginning of these troubles
I: their ose, were Hadnot and Harris. Ih
q cour >uRe and Its contents were entirely cor
e sum There is no evidence that any one
!. the d of whites bore any lawful warrant ia
y the est of any blacks. There is no ey
d denc nat Nash or Cozabol after the affai
4 eve ,emanded the Office to which they haJ
i set + claim. But Register continued to &C
! AZ I.T - Judge. These are the facts in thi
: cas- Is | understand them to be admitted
d To d the people of Louisiana in general re
i spo. slble for these atrocities would not b.
. | fair. But it is a lamentable fact that insuffer
= | able obstructions were thrown in the way b
: Furnishing these murderers, and the so-callet
/. | conservative papers of the state not onl,
/. Justified the massacre, but denounced as fed
: eral tyranny and despotism the attempt of the
j | United States officers to bring them to Justice
Fierce denunciattons ring through the country
| out officers interfering in said election mat.
.ars in Louisiana, while every one OF the
! Colfax mlEcreants goes unwlipped of Justice
and no way can be found in this boasted land
, OF civilization and Christianity to punish the
, pefperpetrators Of this bloody and monstrous
crime.
Not unlike this was the massacre in August
last. Several northern young men of capital
and enterprise had started the little and
tiourishing town of Coushatta. Some Of them
we're republicans and office-holders under Kel-
logg They were, therefore, doomed to death.
Slx OF them were seized and carried away from
their homes and murdered in cold blood Not
one has been punished, aud the conservative
press of the state denounced all efforts to
i and oJ,I E,611a
Many murders of like character have been
committed In individual cases, which cannot
here be detailed. For example, T. s. Graford
Il Of the parish, andthe district attorney
of the twelfth judicial district OF the state, on
1 tteIr way TO court, were shot from their horses
i by men IN ambush on the 9Th of October
1873 and the wife of the former, in COM
| mnnlcatlon to the department of justice, tells
| 3 pltltuI tale OF the persecution of her hus-
/ hana because he was union man, and of the
! eHorts made to seize those who had committed
crime which, to use her language, left two
WIDOWS and nine orphans destitute. To say
khAt the murder OF negro or q white repub-
| iscan Is not considered a crime in Louisiana
/ Eould probably be unjust to great part of
| me people, but it is true that q great number
n such murders have been committed, aud
n0 one has been punished therefor, and mani
testify the spirit OF hatred and violence is
stronger than the Law.
presence Oh troops in Louisiana was unneces-
sAry, and that there was no danger of public
disturbances II they were taken away Com
aequently, early last summer the troops were
withdrawn from the state. with the exception
q small garrison at New Orleans barracks |
u was stated tilat q comparative state of quiet
had superyened, and that political excitement |
Us to Louisiana affairs seemed to be diving |
ont, bnt the November election was approach |
Ing, and 1T was necessary for party purposes /
that the flame should be relghted. Accord /
1ugly on the 14th Of September ID. b Penn.
elalnliDg that he was elected lieutenant-goY-
eenpr In 1872, issued an infiarnrnatory procla- |
nation calling upon the militia Of the state to
arm, assemble, and to drive out the usurpers.
~ he designated the officers of the state The /
Bpite leagues, armed and ready for the con-
Act, promptly responded. On the same day
saie governor made formal requisition upon
zae, III pursuance OF the act of 1895, and sec
a0n 4, article OF the constitution to aid in
suppTessing domestic violence. On the next
aay issued my proclamation commanding the
insurgents TO dieperse within FIVE days Of the
date thereof, but before the proclamation was
Published in New Orleans, the organized and
armed forces, recognizing a usurping govern
iaebt, had taken forcible possession of the
state-h house and temporarily sr1bFerted the
government Twenty Or more people were
alled, including q number of the police of
ahe city. The streets of the city were stained ]
With blood. AL that was desired in the wav ]
4 ~, aaa sta pee sal ~ ana
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-
~ baan sent tbe stat ,,,aa sS troops
ION Of the governor, as other disturbances
eened imminent. They were allowed To re- i
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