The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-02-06
Of what Vi1o Material is History
Made 0f.

mcntS annexed 10 lUc IFcSIHcnts
Especial No ssage on Louisiana we
wcrc forcibly reminded Of what vile
materials history iS sometimes made
Doubtless some future historians
will refer to these documents as en-.
Titled to tho weighs, ot authentic
1cyidcncc and yet there is a state
mcnt made IN one OF tie documents
which is rs fragrant n,isre,resesl-
tatiOn as could be made. It il con.
taincd in the report OF General
Sheridan II is i.n,nobab!s that
either General Sheridan or the
President vas aware OF the m;srcp.
,cscn.ation but then unconscious.
ness OF bis misrepresentation only
| illustrates how easily those in au.
thoti'y mag b. Imposed npon. Thc
President aud tho people Of the
NortI, may hn surprised, when We
tell them that the Presidents, mes.
sage aud the documents annexed,
has given about na correct - repre-.
presentation of the affairs Of Louis
lama as the Grand Duke A,exia
would have given Of lhe political
liberty and condition Of the State
LOT New York il he had learned
it from the ronvic;s at Sin. Sing.
Every oac Of those innocents wouIi
have represented himself as he ois-
pressed victim. of baybarOus and
unjust Judges. We happen to
know one the distinguished witness
SEES who figures in General. SEc!i
dams report.
II. G. Myers, Judge Of judicial
District winch he made for bis spe-
c.aI hcnctit, ard We presume he is u
tai, type Of the witnesses who have
furnished The evidence for that doe
umpn.. 1ho General represents
him ms driven from his home o., az
count oi his political opiuioi,s---
Judge Myers !.an figured for sever.
Il 1cays in satch!Iov..re rs the Ring
Master at certain ,i:,g TINT was an
intense u iiiaIurr 0f the !'anlI0any
Ring in New York. The Police
)usles of the rails, wrre always
composed Of ignorant neg' o4's ":si,
one Or two white men WHO we're do
PRAYED even IL comparison with de
PRAYED negroes; and ignorant in
comparison win ignoraut white
men. These E'oiire Jnries were
either elected hy the negroes at
tie <lictatina Of myers, or On the
failure to Lave 81 election, appoint
cd hy the Governor at his sug:,es-
io;. Their chief business was to
devise ways and c%c,.&rs for isSu
in" ialsl, paper, wAIct. was bought
up by the ring at 10 or 50 cents Gu
TIC dollar and Immediately sued on
and merged in Judgments which,
had to be paid i, green backs. AS
a sample o! the ways and pretcxt,
for issuing this paper we will give
The following instances.
i 7GG) was given to Yates, a re-
cen; convert, to paint the Court
NoEso. y ,nicl;; binding, with moth
ing to paint except TIE doors, door
facing, window frames and wash
boards, aud not wos;I, over $3.50
or $500. $500 was voted for get
ting up a township nap which the
ring contracted 10 have cone III
$l.Gh. 5000 was voted for a., i'm
migration bureau, and al Contracts
for parocI''a' purposes given o':t %
the highest bidder. as uil,,h have
heen expected he issuing OF Con
fe,'erate money was not dpne more
rapidly than the issuing Of Parish
paper IN 1870, = and '1n>;--..,3,O!1
in green backs and $4,000 in par
isl' paper were pa''! for parish. taxes
alone, and there still remained $50
eco unpaid. This wouIl! give 522JO-
OG0 Of Parish paper issued in four
years. The taxes Of cou,se kept
pace with the paper issued.
In tS7Oit was 20 mi.!, on the dol
lar, in 1871, ~ mills and in 1873
GA mills. Tho State tax OF ~
mills adt!c.; to this last makes the