The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-01
THE WHITE LEAGUl


The session or the Investigating Comml
resumed at the United states District Cou
at twelve O'Clock to-day.
General p. n. Ogden DeinR called to tn
said, l am merchant; 1 am the comman
city OF New Orleans. He presented the I
ton and bylaws OF the Crescent chi
League as their OF p
He stated the organization is sin
purposes publicly set forth. 1t was OF
July l, 1874; 1t was called the White Lea
cause 1t was thought none but white m
be depended upon; in New Orleans there
tween $500 and $500 men; since Septem
have organized two regiments OF infantry
OF artillery; Governor Penn authorized
game militia, out this was not the League
14th OF September l acted under the
Governor Penn; some OF these organizati
armed nearly all these men have arms
iery kept at their houses and in other pla
guns captured during the outbreak were
citizens not by the White League: the LIE
sumed a military character Immediately o
ganization.
IT POSSESSES NO ARMS
companies and regiments have regular m
ana from $500 to $500 men compose all
in the city; We issue no orders with refe
military drill; none OF the companie'
armories; the last meeting was 70 oirecl
reference with the Returning Board; til
ings since September IA have been
after September IA no resolution
passed binding members not TO
persons who failed to vote the cons
| tickets; on the day OF election divided
into three divisions. With directions to
suitable force at every poll, with instruc
| preserve the strictest order and see that
| whatever his politics, was prevented from
all organizations throughout the State
arate, with no fixed concert OF action; o
ton was considered necessary, in conseq
the acts of the Metropolitan brigade. back
brigade of colored militia we were called
the 14th or september for the purpose Of /
our arms; the fight wos purely ACCIDENTAL
simply afforded the
OPPORTUNITY FOR REVOLUTION.
A great many OF the League did not knit
was going to take place; meeting OF
demanded the abdicatiOn OF Kellogg: v
acting in concert with the committee OF ,
The witness being closely questioned sta
| ne had hoped an opportunity would be
for revolutionizing the government; but
tue League were aware OF any such int
none, in fact, save the members OF h
| the facts are that on Friday, September
secret council decided to proceed on the Il
Monday with 1900 armed men 10 the ste
Mississippi and take possession Of the ar
sighed to the League; as an after-though
| concluded to call meeting OF citizens an
the sentiment there exhibited.
| (The call was written by DR.. ]. Dickson
General Ogden's star-REPORTER HERALD
POLITrc5 OF THE LEAGUE.
Mr.. B. r. German, the next witness
stated that the White League was organic
q formal call published in the newspape
met at first at Eagle Hall, on the &C
by the league are Of very inferior ch
they were seized by the police. and wttne
Is lawyer, was employed 10 defend Il
which he attempted 70 do by an Injunction
appeal to the courts proved futile; the Ii
preclpitated through the violence OF the
the last meeting Or the league, prior to tn
was held on Tuesday evening before wit
scribed the fight am capture OF the State
league that question was not put TO any
THE ACCIDENTAL COLLISION
gave the opportunity tor the revolution {
lowed. and IL wes taken advantage OF;
many cOlored people were dissatisfie
the administration and voted the Cd
tive ticket; in consequence the
sIrvatives endeavored, lar more by
than Intimidation, TO influence the COLOR
II the Durel order had not been mainta
have sustained Itself; were the troops
not to interfere or be removed 1t could n
two hours. The witness then descrlt
attempts OF the colored milit1amen to ente
where refreshments are sold, and partlcI
sOca stand on Pryfrias street, in the mids
residence section; he attributed the gent
satisfaction to the wholesale corruption
among republican Onceh0der5, rcmarEl
even the Chief Justice Of the supreme CO
stolen railroad.
COLORED WITNESS.
James Lewis, ex-Administrator Of Il
mentS, sworn, Said:-I am well acqualnI
the coiored people Of New Orleans; a large
or them are republicans; good many MOI
some were paid for voting. others voted
4 of losing their places; know nothing OF
league, and have as good an opportunity Q
ing as any colored man in the city; the
years; the white people have no
to lear colored people; | have been in
thirty-tw0 years, and l Know OF no
wherein the colOred people attempted t
the WHITES; nave never known Vi Any cAc
black organization; the police and par
cOlored troops mad o parade before Septen
In the Third and Seventh wards
are about twenty-five cOlOred democrat
generally carried one club about with
the different wards; 1880 TO 1000 colo
voted the democratic ticket; l have hea
some or the colored men voted the rel
ticket wrapped In the democratic ticket ;
many whites would have voted the rel
ticket had they felt al liberty to do so.
,l,o mi n tnnk n al
eight O'Clock.