New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-03

THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
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she sp!iceHg evidence Sse esseU.
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strgeats iSs %a;te people Houli a02 give
ON mployrrae 20 coloredapeopfe w,ae tnset,
90 vote 90 Democratic ticket in Jt3srera6it
paeist. lasss Sere probably 900 golo9e9
cnan whse.tef sse Democratic taEcs: .te
go, aeliIs sheSs wac a single colo:cc s.sIs
10 sny s5.I.c: syho Eould haze sCee,S Che
D4ensc.ic s!csee ~ pre.ersuce: ol.'s s,isG
in Ken.S discharged all the co:o.es: si:e.i
at.ev 81 election antS drove eh.,. srorr. vi.
place IsUss they voted the Ee:.t.'Sle.c
sici..:.as.s % men svno wer. .iisci -. sea
sscis egg s,'a.ee because shes wctsaa sns
a..sntls e"r,c.seic mees.!nss: know ais.cet
eV..e ytss il: ',ss !ssts:c': :iil !s! cnl,ra.s
Men 3;N,y se"tscn vo.e.1 Che Democratic
.ie.',eti Ssos ;has 1uss,:s oS wA!ess s.seA
sveet.. Ee:'a}siScaH siakss 80 gay ease.i.e:
r. e5fs! llssa w3D 10 a t:aIs" ssisesa !e ga.
ey.ii,s.'.d everything OH. . gsa.aen.aa:
knew ss!liag az Bisct. s.eaSU a..1 a..
cestA e..eSsa was noSeo s.sSo as GO eess.:
E;.:S Organization among sby !.eos..
n e,as
ties aHSw: co:ozeG men we're oitGa esos
shso.e .ey soW:.i be- elisGAasge's sroHa sass.e
plas. u siey aiil ncs vots she Democrat.
sicH aSfOysG men age GtsaiA Os eho W&isr
Leae. aad dare Hos go QUE az H5ghs DO
.hessS:d like "a; . have seen she W:i;s
:.easss d:ii2 IA public streets az n;g!ee:
ne ya:s ct2ee wiise sless drill cut.it:e ae
siy: S!.:ess :neN repeatedly sa;ts os9 q, .
shat.v wSus.: not hire rc:o,sI 2asS ~a.e
v., vita shs Republicans: hea''. e
ma IN E.Hnss make % :n.'i.
spsi 80 sha. effects si.,s effe.e
otle s.r.:esath Of Sepsens'es sigas :..ssa
intidate Go.ogc1 reop:s generally .s..e.
els ia sny district: it Kept them ::pcs
reterlng; our people felt tim;i atte: sne
tisa never heard tbae the white r.lice os
n Otseans wess attacked hy cologea
.rs
hen iIr. Stamps completed fiis ses.i,
nv he informed the aomrl;ttae that while
BIAS testifying some one~behind him had
rlrked that what ne said was a false
I'd: this lie considered as intimidation.
2 committee made a remCnstrarce, Ws4gns |
j bystanders to beware of a repetiticr.
iichael LIE Gras-Reside il Alexandria |
uisiana: am State tax collector, and have
III since 1865; am well acquainted IN
pides parish; do not know much about |
Ia la aleptinu. did 1nr taa- nt
alton: heard thai threats were made 10 !
lscharge man because of his politics; the |
late Of feeling between the whites ANA !
lacks has been good enough since election |
hd before, my life was threatened, but nor |
4cause of politics.; it was reported abnuS !
ection time that quite a number Of arrests |
ould be made III our section by the CIV
!y; | did Lot vote because did not " 81 !
: DO not belong to either party; G, I. !
elso secured my appointment; ain toierl- |!
g successful in collecting taxes: heard /
,thing about people being coerced; oa .he |
neteenth ST September the McEnery az !
,inteea took charge OF the offices; sons III !
em are holding on get; do not iino" Of !
~ one who collected money in Alexandria !
/ the ColfaX prisoners: when the Kellogg
,Dointees called tJE their Offices there waa
resistance, t
This witness succeeded IL knowing !ess
an any Witness Tie reporter ever s3T !
fore a court,
j. III. Barrett am deputy tax collector
Alexandria; the people Go not pay taxes
omptly because thev are unable 20 Ta-;
ey are too poor; if the iands were alizeG
us We could nos sell because 40 ono
euid bid; the people do Got Ike 5he GOV
uinent know that some Of ghe h!cEnerv
ice holders took charge ot tle tfieHa.
ID one of them still holds on.
Joseph Connaugnton-Iieard of q band of
med men riding around Gran: parish.
led the White League, who frightened the
lored people; they said that anyboG 7 who |
ted the Republican ticket would b. d,-
arsed and the lives Of leading kepuhlica,..;
are threatened; 800 or coo coiGred men !
40 were registered did not vote last elec-
"; NJ. Blaekman made a speech in whiuh
said that if he were elected to the Legis- |
lure lie would 90 to New Orleans il he had
wade waist deep in blood; the CoucasiG.s
reatened the lives Of Republicans and It's
ne was very bitter against Republicans: |
I myself several. days before election;
ger, a Democrat, warned me; kepCh
an tckers were net distributed Until |
action Gav. as the men who had !
EN- were afraid to go out at night; know
lny men who voted the Democratic caet |
ainst their inclination; | was a candidate
the Legislature, and intend to maze 4
ntest: have oeen threatened. aud told
at if l took my seat | will be killed; do
t think thev would kill me; Giger was
9 only one who personally threatened ne;
ard about others making threays; saw the
,unted White Leaguers in Alexandra,
d saw some of them go into store; one
them told De Lacey, the Republican
eriff, that he De Lacey had been stirring
the nIggers. and if he did nor stop it ha
,uld be killed: Jehries and Stafford told
that nv life would not be safe if tool,
' seat; l am contesting because | think
at colored people were no: permitted 20
te as they chose.
Mr. Cooper-Reside at Alexandrla; know
no White League in my section: ii m-
hborhood cOiorrd man explained to |
lers that the Freedman's Savings Bank
d broken; on that many colored folk de-
.red they would hereafter vote with the |
heard man threatened at
,Oll; Mr., ,,Hunter is the man W ho tnTea.- |
ed a caSsred man.
The tflowing was taken az Che night
siorr
:. y. Leclere-I AM acting superinten- J
nsof the Metropolitan Police; l received
,ssrmation from private source that the
ople's party intended oinstall such mem !
rs of the Legislature as they considered
d been elected. a acall was MADE on me- iOr |
stance to protect those gentlemen who
returned by the Returning Board;
ntioned this fact to federal officer: |
| it an illegal proceeding for Democrats
attemnt to install men who were not
urned by the board: | nave heard OF
ned men drilling in the Third District
entity; know OF no law to prohibit men
ng so: we have about $50 regular police
Il and $50 supernumeraries: it is said
Il there are from 1000 TO 1000 White
aguers in this city; never called on
m to assist in preserving the peace,
)r. r. J.. Lucket-Reside in Rapiies
'ish and was recently elected to a seat in
Legislature; my parish was very quiet
the election; there was no intimidation:
Ored men voted the Democratic ticket
, were induced to DO so by several
aus; was popular with the colorad !