Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-02-11
That sgTxranny."

ton with analrs uo"n
+ho Rulletin made a slight mistake
in its application. But that does not
surprise us, for the editor has natural
oifts in that direction. 1t should be
applied more especially to the work
of the democrats, and not to the SOL
diers. We give few illustrations,
taken from the sworn evidence before
the committee.
To start with it Is well to state that
many men summoned as witnesses
declined to testify, because, as they
saw, it will cost them their lives
to tell the truth. Tyranny" No. l.
The wife of Judge Myers testified,
that such was the feeling in Natchito-
ches that, while her husband was
compelled to remain in New Orleans
for safety, her child died, and her
neighbors dare not even offer help
ing hand to shrowd it.
Three colored men testified that
they we're compelled to vote the
democratic ticket, and that the demo
Gratis offered them from three to four
hundred dollars each if they would
90 before the committee and testify
in their behalf, each producing certi-
ficates from the White League guar
anteeing them safety.
Judge Green, of Natchitoches, a
lifelong planter, recounted the
wounding of himself and son by the
League, stating also that since his
adoption of Republican principles,
even his family had been deprived of
the society of his neighbors, they
fearing that summary vengeance
would be dealt them if they even
visited the Judges family. He also
related the official visit of 156
Leaguers to him, and his compelled
withdrawal from politics, as we'll as
the race for the State Senate.
One witness made the statement to
the correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, not daring to tell it on the
stand, knowing, as he said, that it
would result in his death. He said
that a Republican living near him
was ordered to leave the country, the
Leaguers alleging that he was for
merly Federal soldier. He plead
with them for just few days, as his
wife was upon the point of cOnfine-
ment. and this after he and his fami
ly had been reduced nearly to starva-
tion by his being unable to obtain
employment. A few days was grant
ed and, not being able to move his
wife, he was again called upon, taken
out, tied and numerically whipped,
and while some of them stood guard
over him. several others went to his
house and brutally outraged d his fee
BILE wife, each in turn satisfying his
lust This outrage was well known
in the community, but no attempt
made to arrest the villains. Soon af-
ter its occurrence the man and wife
were spirited away, and probably
were both murdered, as nothing has
been heard of them since.
Capt Gageby testified: Troops
are necessary to protect the interests
of the colored men-it is understood
that to vote the Republican ticket is
to be followed by a discharge; the
disposition of the white conserva-
tives is not to give Republicans free
and equal rights; there is opposition
to the 14th and 18th amendments.
Raford Blount, colored, State Sena-
tor, testified: In July the Republi-
cans held mass meeting; many
white men made suspicious move
ments, and Mr.. Duplex, a white Re-
publican, was carried of. Officers
were told to resign or they would be
assassinated; there was a reign of
terror up to the election day; re-
signed my position to save my life;
don't believe good democrat from
the North could have canvassed nv
parish in safety if he had favored
fair measures and deprecated intimi-
dation.
We might extend these quotations,
but we must desist for want of room.
We have given enough to correct the
mistake made by the editor of the
Bulletin in the use of the word
Tyranny and that is all we pro-
pose at this time. 1t is an outrage
Gus story Of intimidation, ostracism
and murder. Here in the land of
law and justice we would hang such
people.
We conclude with quoting from
the Cincinnati Commercial, which is
the conclusion it has arrived at after
a study of the testimony:
The point we wish to make, and
which the evidence confirms, is that
there was an organized attempt to
persuade the colored voters that it
would not be wholesome to go to the
polls with Kellogg ticket in their
hands. The devices resorted to to
produce this impression were as vari-
Gus as the emergencies of the different
districts demanded, and ranged from
simple assurances of non-employ-