The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-02-27
A Promise Kept.

A Promise Kept.
We pledged ourselves, two weeks
ago, to show up the character of one
Raford Blunt, q mulatto, who claims
to 10 Senator from this parish, and
also minister of the gospel, as soon
as we had the opportunity to do so.
1t is now at hand, before US in stem
ographic report Of his testimony be-
fore the Congressional Committee, in
New Orleans.
lie testides that on the 25th Of
July last, when the Radicals held a
Convention in this city, the wAites
held q meeting in the Firemen's Hall.
"Tbey were all armed" To the
question propounded by Mr.. Marshall,
how did he know thatY He answer
ed that he: could see them through
the window. Granting that he did
look through the window from where
he stoodin the Court House, he could
have seen but FIVE or six persons at
most-yet he says they ,cerc all armed,
and that "he understood they were
there for, the purpose Of assassinating
the delegates of that convention who
should nominate candidates for Dis
trict Judge and Parish Attorney
That is . base SANDER and an infa-
meuSsli6. = Every white map->knew
that there was no proclamation for
an election to those Offices, for the
benefit of Hungry Cur Myers, and
that there could be no nomination
made therefor, by the Radicals. There
was, therefore, no necessity of any
killing for that reason. 1t is evident
to any one who reads his testimony,
that he is capable Of understanding
but one thing; to tell anything but
the truth, and yet he is a minister Of
God! He states further, that "the
Committee of Seventy had examined
his public acts and found nothing
worthy of complaint against him y
that shortly before the election, the
Republicans held a mass meeting,
that owe man drew a pistol on anoth-
er, he vas afraid there would be a
fuss, be went right through the crowd
and Democrats came running out
with shot guns and pistols; )" yet they
didn't kill the villain! That ''up 10
June last, ! think there was not a
gentleman in that place, if had ask
cd him to loan me FIVE hundred or q
thousand dollars, ,r,thout my note, l
don't think no would have refused
me-" Why that is more than the
whites would do for their own race.
And yet, this prosecuted Parson,
against whom nothing wrong was
found; who went right through a
crowd when Democrats came rushing
ont with shot guns and revolvcrs !;
who could, up to last June, borrow
large sums of money from the whites,
'as easily as rolling of log" when
the whites cannot do it, in many in
stances, with the best Of guilt-edge
paper; this honest, brave, purse.
holder Of the whites, declares upon
oath, that he cannot say how many
times he had to escape from his house !;
~ did not sleep in my house after the
lst Of September" 1t is very strange !;
and yet lie took no part in the cam.
paisn, 80 he says.
This il only the beginning of our
exposure Of. this yellow outhetl
scoundrel. We will attend to lis
case every week, until We get through
with his perjured statements, from
beginning to end 20
We now proceed to expose the do
ings Of this liar in this Parish, pre-
vious to the month of June, when be
says that the feelings Of tho two ra-
ces here, were peaceable and friendly.
Every man, White and black, in this
city, and hundreds of negroes in the
country, know that this minister Of
the gospel l')went defiautly through
our streets, very often, in command
and at the head of . cavalry of armed
colored men that he himself, for q
longstime during that period Of peace
and friendly feelings hs speaks Of,
between the races, never rode out
without his double. barrelled shot gun
In his hand, and a sack of ammunition
slung on his shoulder, when his pur-
pose was not to enjoy the pleasures Of
We also state, upon relia.
BILE authority of veracious colored
men, that this minister ~ of Him
who enjoised, "whom God hath join.
ed together, let no asan put asunder,"
advised colored wives to leave their
husbands if they joined or voted
with the Democrats Tina ,ooL;n.