New-York tribune., 1875-01-30

DEVELOPMENTS OF THE SEVENTH DAY.
The STORY OF GOV. wEILss ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN
ALTON EXPLODED BY HIS coMPAMoN-A COL
ORED STATE SENATOR'S STORY or THREATS AND
NTIMIDATION-FEAR AMONG THE BLACKS THAT
THEY ARE To BE REDUCED TO sLAvERY-SECEs-
sITY OF TROOPS ON ELECTION DAY-w. II.
MANEYS ACCOUNT OF THE ANARCHY IN CItI-
BORNE Observation-Disclosures IN CARROLL
PARsH-GOv. KELLOGG BEFORE THE CON-
MuTEE.
NEW-ORLEANs, La, Jan. 29.-Before the
ConRresslonal Investigating Committee to-day DR..
Scruggs was brought forward to prove the at
tempted assassination Of Gov. Wells at the City Hotel
witness said he demonstration Of violence that
he aud Wells we're dining at the hotel together at
table near by were two drunken men. Witness under-
stood from Mr. Watson that they might "cut up and
that insisted on Wells leaving the House. These men
said nothing To Mr.. Wells, and 1t only wtnesss
suggestion that he left. Witness simply thought that
the men, being drunk. might become involved din
Guilty with Wells. On another occasion. about three
weeks before man made some offensive remarks about
Gov Wells and the latter told him that he inteaded &C
act oqlarely in the Returning Board
cOLORED SENATOR'S STORY.
Raford Blunt. coored, testified: Reside in Eatchi-
tocnes; an Stie Senator and pretty well acquainted
with the people ~ my parish last June meeting
held by persons who called themselves taxpayers; MF
I
charge was slave in GEORGIA and Louisiana; have
little education; have lived in Natchitoches q years
the general condition Of affairs between the whites and
blacks there toeraby pleasant up to last June;
portion OF the meeting not taxpayers 1t was pro-
posed to reduce taxes and to demand the resgna-
ton OF some officers; in July the Republicans held a
mass meeting; many white men made sus-
plcious movements and Mr.. Dupre, white
Republican, carried of Those officers were told to
resign they woull be assassnated. Some Of US were
~ favor Of the Police Jury resgning, aud they dld
resign when ON steamboat on my way to Wv
Orleans, some men came on board aad said thew in
tended to Tx me during the night. The men were pat
of the boat On July y We held nominating Conven-
non III our parish Arned nel |sre , a.seIlped I'm D., ~
-nate II nominated, certain District Judge and
! DisTictAtt0rney. We did not nominate those
! officers then. in consequence OF the threats.
As soon the Convention adjourned The Delegates
eft for their homes, b. eHns tla j. was nor sai, Ior
armed men appeared again and made a tax collector
resign. was told that there objection 70 me.
sa ed me and said that all of ~ would BE- strung up
before this trouble over hld 10 pay s25 Tor hack
20 20 IN. and expected 10 D. killed. Alter that
was hunted and believe whire wished 10 take my
life, they said lad too much influence and wa. IN
/ ont " the way l thought would, rather than he
/ killed. l told them II they attacked me | voud
| Try and sell ny life dearly. resigned my
| position in the school Board Tney continually said
| tney la4 nothing against me personally. There were
White IL eiCuers. did not dare 10 attend their meet
ngs. seldom slept az nome. Otler color.d men re-
maiued ia the WOuds after the registering ufce closed
About so cOored men dI not register soLc o. those
wO REGISTERED could Lot vote because tue registering
officer spelled their names wrongly There Sas reign
| OF terror TO election day. resigned my
/ Dosition as senator 10 save NV life There is
petition parish asking Congress to do something
10 protect coiored people The colJEcd men believe at
the whites intend To reduce them 10 slavery again. Tae
nal,es are better OF financially than when t1ey were
slaves. Many OF them have purchased property since
The war More coored men have made money since the
~ar tuan piInters have. on election day many Of my
people were prevented from voting o, they chose and
! some OF them voted the Whi.e League uchet. Ihey
/ voted that way to save Themselves WIN
/ OUT the presence OF trJo2s on election day
/ think That not more tLln oJ coioted men
could nave voted. TIE WINE people agreed 10 employ
men who voted The D,mocratic ticket. and uexl, men
who Iid not vote ~ all The pubic schools In Na-chi
foces are free aud prrseuG co0red children attend
| them regularly thln white children The eoiorod
people ~ the parish WOuIt NOT ue a.' IH,I
/ rule. know cOlOrrd men who voted the Demo
/ cratic ticket. The haired OF the people j. directed
against both negroes and Republicans. dou't believe
mar GOOD Democrat the Nortn during mo last
ctup ~ could have calyassed the parish ia SAFETY II
I le had flyo.Cd fair measures aud deprecated III
fuifa.ou. The planters and merchant, generally nan
11,m m distrl-r 0u tuc part OF the coOred people. OF
the not suggested to them BY the Repuo-
exama.d-I was on the School Board Of Match
toches Parish and d. not believe that Que dollar Is MISS
ing the School Fund since tae Republicans were In
iaid substitute ESQ mCn'n and drew 500 myself;
receive no beneh rom ei1caI printing IN INV paper;
s'lne OF tne "'-,t. VI "a "a @ j. y, - r,I @ - ~, ~ % 1
zliou in Natc.i,ocHes Parish; never sucn quick
ness Of movement among bodies ot men, Least 200
Republicans were intmidated including those that dld
u register aud who registered and did not vote
! Mr. ZiclarY said these caiculltions would give one
voter 20 every and a-nalf Of the eoored popua-
Witness-The objection TO Judge Meyers said 70
b. corruption. did not hear - the charges AGAINST the
| most OF murders were committed by white men.
Before June last there was kindly ieenE toward TIC
cg,reG people. ANY white man would have loaned me
large sums of money without hesitation Both the blacks
! lid whites complain OF the taxAIlon'
ANARCHY N CLAIBORNE PARISH.
W H. Msxey the next witness, said: reside in
pari- Nv Il W U.t "A free
fair. and fuI election there. At meeting that
parish a coored snot by a wn;e man. The
Latter was tried discharged. After the fight over
30 white men formed IN line most Of them armed with
shot-guns. The Republicans were beating drum, and
me Democrats demanded that the colored men be dis
armed They said the negroes would be fired into in ten
minutes If they did not disperse. The Sheriff
was armed but said he could dsperse
the crowd. The Mayor SAID the Republicans could
1va their cluD meetings. bu. they not march
or Deat a drum l compelled 10 leave town IN the
night, and Was broken up IN business because was
Rtpubhcau. was often threatened By bad men with
deadly weapons. entirely broken up financially in
/ consequence. / was Union man dursg inc war.
! Therc some things cannot tel. Al the close
| Of the war 1 had 10000, and to-day 1
| am bankrupt H. was Impossible 70 nave
fair registration and election, last year. when Mr.
NcEnery made speech IN II mer aud IN "iun' about
haf way through hls speech nc siiu 'Aelo "sIe 700
| many NJ keys and BlacKourns, ana II some Of them
Werc huug IL would be gOod thing; man Siii openly
10 ne with his hand on nis pistol th"t he would soon
eat my heart a. piece oi DeefsteaA ths was before
~ Observation-Disclosures Blackburn publishes
Republican paperi there; hs hld been moDDsd
tv.irp. he was hidden weeks last sLmluer; gen
,smau Of TINS o.ty tod that re wis d likelihood
~ an outbreak IN New-Oreaus ~ aly time, and II
would spread AL over iue , ate.
IRREGULARITIES II CARROLL PARISH.
George Foster testified the condition OF Carroll
Parish which be inferred dourishing. Regarding
ne election be said t peaceable that be had heard
q, no dsturDanccs there irregularities there the
,aUy-,hees were negor flied with the clerk and never
could be found that and other reasons the jury
decided that another election should De he'd; he knew