New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-02
reason was no longer Of avail; passions

governed.
Cross-examination-A coiored jury found
an unqualified verdict of guilty of murder
against colored man; the only instance OF
the kind can remember; c0lored men are
liable to the charge of petty larceny; there
exists no particular affection for the federal
government; the enforcement act is not
relished by the people generally: they are
afrOnted at having the colored man placed
on an equality with them; they do not en-
tertain an idea of reinstating slavery; the
white men say that "white men must and
shall rule;" believe that the white men in
tend to rule, by force if required; they be-
lieve that this should be white mans gov
ernmeDt; many white men believe that
placing negroes in power is prejudicial to
the condition of our State.
Republican counsel fled several copies of
the Opelousas Courier to prove that Gen.
eral Ogden corresponded with White
Leaguers in other States in reference to
movements of that body at vicksburg.
Thomas DeLacey-I reside in Rapides par
ish; was sheriff of that parish: coiored men
said they would not vote the white mans
ticket; saw white men in Alexandria sur
round c0lored men and make them vote the
white ticket; l was threatened; colored
laborers were discharged because they
voted the Republican ticket; the Colfax
massacre had influence on colored men up
to the last election.
Cross examination-I was elected from
my office by q rabble on the nineteenth OF
September; was restored in o week after;
fifty c0lOred men told me they had been
intimidated; $l0,0 900 of the school fund was
in the Freedman's Bank. Washington; the
money was deposited there by the school
board; Republicans never had secret clubs
in Rapides; Republicans did not dare to
canvass the parish; have been threatened
here in the State House; troops were in
Alexandria on election day.
James Forsyth-I reside in CatahOula
parish; was there during the last political
campaign; canvassed the parish in the in.
terest of the Republican party; was in
formed that my life was in danger in conse-
quence; was elected from the tax-collectors
Office on the nineteenth of September; Demo-
Gratis were installed; it was done by the
McEnery militia; concluded that it was not
safe for me to remain near HarrisOnburg;
did not take puble road when fed; went
to Vidalia, but did not dare to remain there;
mob insulted my family and
@ for 'D1 id Radical; ks that to militia iids
acted very bad after the Presidents pro-
clamation had been received; movement
was made to capture the Kellogg militia;
Colonel Hauck ordered that the parish
court should not be held; threats were made
to clean out the Kellogg officials; Hauck
planned to have me assassinated after l re-
turned home; it was frustrated by his horse
running away; registration was not greatly
interrupted, but voting was; some cOlOred
people voted the Democratic ticket; whisky
was used for that purpose; was appointed
peace officer at poll No. ii. but did not go.
as was warned that would be killed; the
September riot in New Orleans and the
Coushatta affair intimidated colored men;
was two years in the rebel army, after
which moved North; am not charged With
any crime in Casahoula parish; there is
feeling against negro equality, and they
would not allow cOlOred men to vote if they
could help it; about forty men went from
Catahoula to the Colfax massacre; Colonel
Hauck led them; he has never been arrested
for it.
Cross-examinatiOn-T rum0r that was
to be assassinated was given to me by q
brother Mason; full particulars were given
me; at the hour fixed some resolute friends
and myself placed ourselves in position to
receive the assassins; they did not appear
because Hauck's horse could not be re-
placed; l am not ostracised; in November,
l873 it was rumored that certain Repub.
licans were to be killed by the men
who participated in the Colfax mos.
sacre; a public meeting was called in
and settlement agreed on; it
had been stated that Senator Alexander
and l had been instrumental in sending
troops to that section; after the fourteenth
of September Republicans were unable to
take care of themselves; there are about
$50 white Republicans in Catahoula parish;
there might be two or three colored Demo-
Gratis there; the men who were in the COlfax
massacre from my parish are known, but
they are not disturbed; we could get along
well enough in our parish if the Democratic
leaders in New Orleans would let the
people alone: the bad men say they do not
act without orders from New Orleans.
The committee adjourned until ten o'clock
this morning.