The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-04-10
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/; q. Ey general report, do you not

know!
A. cannot say that I do, cir.
z. Don't you know that they at
tempted to take him from q steam.
boat, rs he was coming down here i!
A. Only By report, i was not pres.
emf.
Q. Have ION an organization in
that parish called the White League /!
A. l believe they had. for have
seen notices in the paper calling
meetings, signed by Genius, as Or
DERBY Sergeant. ! do not know of it
either than from the paper.
9. Don't you know by general re-
port:
A. | was satisfied that there was
some organization. As a matter of
course. l was not admitted.
Q. DO you know Of men turning
out with arms on any occasion!
A. Yes, on many occasions. It was
an every day occurrence tn SEQ men
riding in armed.
Q. DO you know what effect this
had upon the cOlore,l in the parish !?
A. Yes, know from the fact that
they came to me to know what in tho
world they were going to do; they
were afraid they could not go tn
meetings and could not ride from ono
plantation to another. l counseled
peace and told them, "Let them 20
on. 1t will end some of these days.
Yon have nothing to do with it; and
never You take an arm" Imade q
speech to large number of colored
men. An article had appeared in
the Bulletin stating that large num-
Der or stands of arms had been sent
to a place at the Twenty Four Mile
Ferry, in my parish. We were going
to have Barbecue there. Mr.. Levy
remarked: 81 suppose you are going
down to distribute those arms I" I
said: "You had better come down
and see." l addressed tho meeting
and as was speaking noticed eight
or ten Democrats there, and it &C.
Cured to me to speak of these stands
Of arms. l told them that if they
ever raised their hands against the
white men, though their destiny was
settle forever. They did reply in =
loud voice, 1--WE have no idea of do.
ing it." l believe that after this
speech was made l was charged with
having made an infamatory speech.
l told the people in town, II am glad
l had acme Of your own men present."
l called upon them and they stated
that had made Il most conservative
speech.
Q. What is the vote of your parish
if there was q full, fair and peace
able clectioni
A. l think on q full, fair and peace
able registration, it would he in tho
neighborhool Of four thousand or
very near.
2. What number of them would 10
Republican,
A. | think about
Q. What would he the majority Of
the Republican upon a full, fair and
peaceable registration
A. Fifteen or Sixteen hundred.
Q. What majority did you give at
the last election I
A. Twenty-six.
q. Only twenty.six?
A. Only; and the Democrats even
claimed the parish up there.
q. What WAS the vote Of tho
whites I Did they poll full vote
A. l think they did.
Q. Then the falling off was among
the colored vOtersi
A. Yes.
9. by the Chairman-Ilow many
white Republicans are there in tho
Parish I
A. This last election will hardly be
a fair trial. In the whole pssish, (
suppose, We have abont thirty white
Republicans.
q. Tue remainder arc coloredi
A. Yes.
Q. BY Mr.. Fiells..-Previous to this
year how many where there?
A. Previous to this year, there have
been more, l think ut one time lcouut.
ed hundred and twenty.
@. That w;is previous to this init
mihation and excitement you spoke
A. Yes, know at this last election
some gentlemen wanted t. vote for
mo but tho party lash was held over
them. They said II wonld vote for
you, but you know if l DO how it will
bs."
Q. You spoke ola report 81 arms
being sent to that place where you
were speaking, where there any arms
sent or brought up thersi
A. No, the report originated from
a letter received from \ gentleman
living near CIontierville.
q. That was all false thenl
A. All false-we have no Republi.
can official in the parish now.
Q. Would you consider it safe to
90 back
A. am told if I do l will l,e hang.
=. DO you consider it safe for any
Republican to 20 there9
| A. do not.
| =. Why not I
A. have received letters from my
own family begging me, under no
circumstances to 20 there.
| Z. Did you ever exercise any Of
the duties Of your object
! A. No.
| Q. Did yon ever hold Court'
! A. No. But on the day after the
election there WAS difficulty oecur-
red between a merchant and a plan.
ter. The lawyers had all agreed "n-
der no circumstances to acknowledge
tie Kellogg officials. The merchant