The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
Eighth Days Proceedings.

those already examined, on the subject of in
t1mldatlon and White League. and that til,
Conservative counsel would be allowed to pro
duce thirty-fve witnesses, including those
already examined.
If, on application, the Republican counse
should be allowed other witnesses upon these
subjects, then Conservative counsel would be
granted the privilege of producing two to
| every Republican witness thus allowed. Re
publicans having been allowed to testify in
| such general manner on these points it is
deemed but right that Conservatives should
be granted plurality of witnesses
Col Field called the attention of the com.
mittee to an article in the Picay,ue, Mon
day, commenting upon that dispatch to But.
Ter, wherein the latter was importuned to call
off the hounds, He denied being the author.
Allen Green.
Allen Green, of Lincoln, announced that
he had prepared his opinions on the situation,
and would like to give the committee the ben
eft of them.
The committee, however, thought he had
better withhold them for the present, snd con-
tinue his testimony, which was SO unfortu-
nately interrupted by the adjournment Satur-
day evening.
He then gave description of the rem
counter at Vernon, wherein he and his son
to have given his assailants about as good as
they sent. Says he had taken several drinks
of brandy just previous to the fight, but was
not drunk.
To Mr.. Marshall-The men whom witness
brought from Massachusetts to work in his
shoe factory, left because they did not desire
to remain in such turbulent community.
They were all Democrats, but seeing the de-
monstrations made against witness on several
occasions, said they could not remain among
such blood-thirsty people. Knows that there
is league in the parish, but whether it is
white or blue cannot say Knows the league
will not allow negroes to hold Office.
Didn't know anything more about the
league than this. The witness offered a
paper which contained some resolutions,
published by the White League, in the adj
joining parish of Union.
To Mr.. Frye-In 1868, two colored men
were shot on witnesses place. One was killed,
the other was very badly wounded. About
the same time one johnson was killed on a
neighbours place. About twenty negroes
were killed in the parish. The persons who
perpetrated the murders have never been ap-
pretended.
The negroes of Lincoln parish are about
as good as they make negroes did not make
efforts to bring the guilty parties to justice,
because witness thought it would endanger
his life.
Z. A. Weary.
To Mr.. Frye-Resides in the parish of
iberia served under Stonewall jackson in
Virginia in 1872 was Liberal Republican,
and in 1874 was Republican. The Police
Jury is composed OF Republicans. Witness
is member of it.
Taxes have been reduced yearly since 1872.
The property of the parish is valued at ST.
200, 600. In Vermillion, a Democratic parish,
the taxes are exorbitant !; they are 80 mills on
the dollar. Witnesses property in 1871 was
assessed by Democrats at ten or eleven thou
sand dollars, and by Republicans, in 1873, at
six thousand dollars. The assessments have
been reduced in the same proportion through
out the parish. Negroes were discharged by
planters for having voted against the Demo-
cratic party.
About one hundred and fifty or two hun
bred negroes in the parish did not register
feared being discharged. Riddell, who testi-
fed before the Congressional Sub-Commit-
tee, on returning to Iberia was threatened
1t was reported that certain parties intended
lynching him. Capt. Dotrive threatened
negroes at the polls on the day Of election.
Dotrive is well-known White Lacquer
This occurred in Fausse Point. No carpet
baggers hold office in the parish of Iberia. In
1872 the Republicans carried the election by
four hundred or five hundred majority. The
vote was full and fair.
Cannot say how the vote stood in the last
election. Among the men who waited upon
Riddell, and offered to bail certain prisoners
quite number were from the parish of st.
Martin. The procession, numbered three
or four hundred men, and were headed by
brass band.
To Mr.. Marshall Riddell did not purpose
ly place obstacles in the way of the prisoners
giving bonds.
This procession intimidated the colored
voters. Cannot say what the population of
the parish is.
The registration was twenty-six hundred.
There are from 125 to $50 white Republicans
in the parish, and from $50 to 200 whites who
voted the Republican ticket. The elections
of 1870 and 1872 were perfectly fair and vot-
ing free. This trouble between the races has
arisen since the organization of the White
League. Knows nearly all the White Leaguers
of the parish. The organization is of poll
teal character The Police Jury, in 1872,
1873 and 1874, were all Republicans. No acts
of violence, Of political character, have been
committed in the parish. Some threats were
made on election day.
The reductions in the assessmen above
related were general throughout the parish,
yet about the same amount of revenue has
been raised yearly. Witness holds the Office
Of Deputy United States Internal Rev
enue Collector. His brother is Parish Judge.
The Public Administrator is also relative Of
witness.
+. w. Roo.
Is Second Lieutenant, Third Infantry. Was
in Ouachita previous to the last
election. Was under the command OF Capt.
Head. A great many arrests were made by the
United States Marshal with details from Capt.
Heads command, and the cavalry of Lieut..
Hodgson. This was in October, shortly be-
lore the election, few days only. Seven or
eight were arrested. The United States
Marshal had over one hundred names on
list, being persons for whom, he said, he had
Witnesses opinion is that it was
lone to bring out the colored vote, which, it
vas alleged, could not be brought out other
wise.
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