The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-02

they desire moro than to have peace re-
stored to the country, and, TO look at the |
country, / should say it needed it. |
The fences are down, houses aban-
doned, ETC., throughout the whole country.
1t looks to me like country an army had |
marched through. / do not know whether /
it can be attributed to bad government |
People always complain of the government. |
The people seem to have fallen into a state
of dependency. There does not seem to be |
the ordinary American vitality about them. |
/ was told at Colfax that the general COM
plant was that money and not justice deter
mined the DEGREES of the courts. / will |
furnish a copy of my report. 1t en- !
bodies the results OF my investigations
in the Red river parishes. In answer to the |
question what would be the proper remedy
to apply to the cure of this dependency,
the witness said: l am not statesman,
and the louisiana question has staggered
the best minds in the country, and it is
hazardous for an army officer, inexperienced
in craftsmanship, to hazard any opinion on
that subject. am sure of one thing, that If
IL were possible that natives of Louisiana
could be brought under state gov
eminent, it would have a most ma
terial effect upon public sentiment.
Imade inquiries in more instances than one
in regard to schools. l stated to some per-
sons the negro has his freedom. He has
something that can not be taken from him,
the right of voting. He is to live with you
and you should educate him. The answer
was that the money had been
LEVIED, RAISED AND STOLEN.
The people desire of all things to live
peaceably and quietly, if their statements
can be relied on. From my knowledge of
the American character, i believe that
every American community would prefer
peace and quiet to turmoil and disorder.
There is scarcely a community in the
United States that would not submit to an
| impartial election. was told many times
by the conservatives and thorough republic
cans and army officers, that the uni
versal assertion of the people was that they
infinitely preferred military government
to the present state government, for they
thought things would be fairly admins
| tered by the officers. Ii they got control OF
the government they thought they would
not be plundered. / have no hesitation in
saying that were / capitalist, and anxious
to invest my money, Louisiana would be
the last state in the Union where would in
vest. Anyone acquainted with South
ern character knows that they
are more intolerant of differences
of opinion than tLose persons
who come from more northern latitude.
would not hesitate TO take up my residence
in any part of louisiana, or express my re-
publican ideas. Where white man is
thought to consort with negroes there is al
ways a feeling against him. There is no
Disgusting the tact that the former condition
of the negro affects the minds of the
white people. 1 do believe if an
election were held in the state of Louisiana
in perfectly fair and impartial manner
without the presence of United States
troops to influence voters and without any
! of the ordinary clap-trap means of intimida
ton on either side, I believe the people Of
, Louisiana, from my knowledge of them ex.
; tending from one section of the state to
another / do believe that the people
, of the state would submit quietly to
the election and abide by the result
don't think white man would be upheld
! for swindling darkey of his property. They
! would despise him. Col. Morrow read the
: result of his examination of DIR. Boult, the
l republican editor in Natchitoches, be
sides other prominent men OF the
party. DR.. Boult made no answer Il
/ the questions, as he had determined to alb
q stain from politics. The conservative an
= swer to the query whether resistance woulC
O be made TO a United States marshal making
arrests, was that it would not if he con
: Quoted himself like a gentleman. So far al
an army officer has any politics / an
: Grant man and a friend of the president
, Col. Morrow said further: have no doub
3 that if the people of Louisiana take the gov
eminent into their own hands, monstrou
\ effort would be made by them to keep per
q feet order. / entered the army in 1862, an
o from Michigan, and was a collector of Gus
8 toms for the state OF Michigan during the ad
II ministration OF Johnson. The witness relates
I conversation he had with Mr.. Leonard, 9th
O Shreveport Times. who stated that tn
severe article in his paper meant that tn
people should exert themselves to the ut
. most to protect their rights. Col. Morrow
said that the condition was not wholly du
+ to bad government. His evidence was lis
Il tened to with great deal of attention.
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