, 1875-01-28

conntod tko attempt npon hih life. first sta.lng
that l1o llad IIvsd lii Na!ef.itoctcs since boyhooI.
nnd that formerly his politics wero Democratic,
Int prior to tire last election llo WAS 1to1,lih-
ostraci2ed, nvon by resolution adopted ut
f'lIhlic Insctiitc; that 1Ie casna there. and was
hinonted hy KoI1ogg Judge Of tho parish, and
ra'hrned and was mot within 1G mi1ea OF his
smt . number Of his friends there toi
nm nos to atMnrt to discharge the functions OF
nb ottice; that la 'Ifo WAS in danger becanse of
s nc,.t pe',g a. lepnhGan On going to IFS office
,aa' ans aaY' @ 10 learned ,hat nH life would DO at-
ihE hin' u come hume. Thnn la wife came,
am! he went; that Ills sister tod lin two armed
mn were lnrking ahou: tho place AZ she
men were IN town, and tllat rhe heard tl;eao Two
swear Tint they came thero to kilt him, and TINT
ho Tltnntd not lit u Judge. S1on nfter that tho
Committee Of seventv held q meeting,
to demand Of him tha: l.c sien a written asroa-
1ncnt not To- lako part in tho coming caml agn
which he dcclis!ed doing. "hcrsupon ona or tho
Committee pulled out lla watch. and tuld him
TAPER; that. II he reftred, they would taka Lis
lilo in tho hight. Hs told them il they meant
10 aasassuate him, to do it at lis oteo or on the
Hsrctt. ant 70 spare his family from w.t.
ncstn'E Tue murder; tla: during tue
asa'n. When Lo went to make q
s3rcci, nicn cougrcgatcd with bowie-kniyos il,
s.t;lt' but "n tile a1proacl, Of company Of cav
airy they sccrsted tlter arms. There was not,
continued the wtnoss, fair to;i-tratlon in tho
parrish. Eepublfcuna ~nre prevented from tall
ing an active part i.s tho campaign 4 mnss-
meeting was held and from tIiGt committee
waa eert TO call for the designations Of the parish
officers md threats weru made to Lang ono OF
them.
W.tncss went I'll to state that aftcr tho election,
w1ie1 the voies were LcIng counted, ho waB fired
a. three times alid retreateI to the Court
Eouse. 1Io reached liis hume aud was kent thorc
weak, fo2tinS to Leave lest hs I1Ie be taken.
FinnllY be escnped. but learned tint two Texaa
deHEerGnoea Ind resolved to ta1so hiB life, and
that they were nnue other than his o:yu law
Lastne:, William Leys, Congres.u,atl-cice., wl,
llo subsequently, Stated hc had a9me difficulty
with but ite rl:aractos wes not tegiycn. 4 negro
man was oliot beeauss he snapped cap at z.liite
man. l don't ray this was for political
rntpuFes. think thera wcro White Leagues
i'll tho [arieA. Ihe men we're armed, aud Tic
coIored 1ntn were afraid to 70 hbo.,. at hight.
The majority Of tho Republicans III uiy parish
ought To have been 1.stlJ, aud at the election it
Wno only 2G. This Earga IL not Rafu now for tse-
u'lplicaIe ! aA told tIat would be hung il
returned. had n difficulty with Col Levy, but
viii not state the circumstances. Az far MS
Know, tie murders coaEhtted il the parish wers
not for Political purposes. AZ QUO poll
could not vole. md abo;tt 800 did lot
register. BAD feeling asno1i. the people laH
only o3,atod sincc last July. Eefora that the
Parish was very quiet. This discomfort ts prob
atly tine to GeHire for utiito among the 1eoplc.
Anotilcr ca;sse for tia i!l-feeinE is tho largo
lebI which burdens tho parish, contracted partly
by Democrats aud Republicans. Tic tux ratio
IL about pcE cent. Land is Assessed at $40 per
Rcte. People haso
THE GREATEST hEsPEcr FOE THE NATIONAL,
HorEAaME.sg.
The Fusion ticket carried tho parish in 1B7e
| There WAS no intimidation ten
U Mr. Aoar-iou state that tho co.oroa vote
IN 1872 waa slia1los tian i'll 1874, ata YET t!,crs
| ~s't intimidation in 1874. hnd nono iu lb7s
liz e. suu account Tor this?
:. i4erson-l decline to answcr TINT q,,cs-
li,'::.
:,.s. lIoar--Iou were Supervisor in 1872, and
don't wsll ), csisuIlato yourself.
WitneEs--AeaIiy oil tho whllo men who camo
from tho country put Oh tajges and acted aa
! policemen. end thus prevented 500 colored ,neu
| irola vosinH. charpcd MY politics OF tho 4lh
Of July. 1871. because Thought that Na:chitochcs
WAS 4 Republican parish. There arc some
Democratic colored men In the parish. hut they
arc confined to the Town Ut Natchtoches. Tho
| wltits Republicans number thirty. since last
| sotne by Shts men aud others by
colored mon, but do not know
that it was for political purposes. might think
that lll,foe!.ng and dtconteut among tho people
might be due to the opinion that the Kellogg
Government was llsurpation, but for the vim
lictive m1laer In which am persecutel. l Ichal-
lenge any man TO provo anY charge. against ny
+! personal character. Thcro IL 3 great deal Of
steali'.g-petty larceny-iu tie parish, aud thu
colored people form a majority Of the thiovc-.
Ths IcEntry nppoiutoes are now hold
Ing their Offices II tho parish.
The charge aganFt Judge afyers
WHICH rlade Lin so unpopular was, that ls was
! corrupt. lie was connected with ring which
Uaa citdtAsotinT to fasten debt UPON tho Stato.
democrats aud Nc1lubcana wore buth corrupt.
| n,ads . charge Ggainot Julss afyors that Le
had ombezzled more than 100000 Of tie school
fund.-. These tacts were partly the cause Of
tic feeling against Judge Myers. Twas conf
1nsionei as Parish Judge III August, 1a74, aud
Iln for tAe Legislature III October, while 1 Was
Parish 3udga.
LIEUT.. WILLIAM sEnIAcH, THIRD UsIrRn STATES
INFANTRY,
stationed ut Shreveport, then took the STAND,
anu taEt:fed W 10 vInlanee. intimidation etc. ut
Shreveport, statils that quite number Of men
there (ltepubicat.H) told An that it WIS nnbafo
dangerous tor man to announce publicly Re-
publican principles shat they would get = rope
That thare IL Yet strong hptrit OF hostility by
tue majority against tho General Government,
something similar to that befure tho War
tl1at rolorod man il. Shreveport woro
not mistreated to any gseht extost, but that in
tho country tho spirit OF oppression prevailed
and that tile cDlarcd mel. atated to him that they
had no political rights but were forced to remain
in tho woods III Zone cahes to save themselves
from whipping. Think tho election would not
have PASSED o.l quietly. Had there been an abb
aenco OF Entod htatca t1oots, there would
doubtless hayo been trouble. Troops GRO quito
necessary to Insure tive Hatety of tho Republic
ans There appears to bo no enforcement OF the
l2w there. aud tls pence Ia maintained Holety by
presence Ut trpols. Never saw my act OF yio-
lcnee perrotratol amongst Republicans on ooe-
tlon day. Wuilo accompanying Marshal to
CAnpahtl!a, with body Of troops "a u ,,osss
CONT atus, saw number Of negroes who noro
nrnlcai also soIno white ruen WILD weto armed.
Tho ncgTveH sa!d they waro armed for protec-
tiul. III Illustration Of the assertion that t,ere
o1istB hostility to the General Government,
the witueas stated TINT, i'll tho event OF foreign
war, tley would not fight for Unola Sam.
Ra1atigo to lilo tu1ine.a condition at tie COM
munitY whereof he speaks, Witness said thore
apPears to oxias very general want OF confidence
between the two races, and to groat extent tho
lerrt ssion in business il attributed to this lack
Of faith. There Is no doubt but TINT tile country