Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

LAWFUL WARRANT
for the arrest of any of tho blacks There
is no evidence that either Nash or Caseold
/ after tho affair ever demanded the
Offices to which they had set up claim. but
the register continued to act parish judge
and Shaw as sheriff. These are the facts IN
this case as understand them to be admit
ted. To hold the people of Louisiana gem
orally responsible for these atrocities would
I not DO Just But it is q lamenta0le tact
that insuperable distractions were thrown
in the way of Furnishing these mufterers'
and the so called conservative papers OF the
State not only justified the massacre bai
denounced as
FEDERAL TYRANNY
and despotism the attempt Of the United
States officers to bring them to justice
Fierce denunciations ring through the coun-
ty about Office holding and election matters
in louisiana, while every one OF the COliax
miscreants goes unwhipt of justice. and no
way can be found in this bOasted land OF
civilization and christia- IS 70 punish the !
perpetrators OF this bloody and
aoNsTRoUs CRIME.
Not unlike this was the massacre in !
August last. Several northern young men /
of capital and enterprise had started the |
little and furnishing town Of C1ushatta-
Some OF them were republicans and oihee
holders, under Kellogg. They were there
fore
DOOMED to DEAIH-
SIX Of them were seized and carried away |
from their homes and murdered IN cod /
| blood No one has been punished and the /
conservative press of the State denounced /
all efforts to that end and boldly justified /
the crimes Many murders of L ike char
acter have been committed in individual
cases, which cannot here be detailed. For
example, r. 5. Crawford ,judg OF the parish.
and the district attorney Of the twelfth Judi
ciaI district Of the State, or thei" way 10
court were
| SHOT FROM THEIR HORSES
BIZ men in ambush. on the sth Of October.
| 1873 and the widow of the former, in
communication to the department OF jus;icc.
tells q piteous tale of the persecution OF her
husband because he was Union man anl
| of the efforts made to
sCRrES THOSE
who had committed crime. which - use
| her own language =" left two widows and
nine orphans dsSolate" To say that the
murder of negro OF white fepub-
| lican * not considered a crime III Louis
lana would probably be unjust to great
part of the people; but 1t Is true mat
great number oi such murders hev' been
committed, aud no one
HAS EEEN rrNfsHTD
therefore ,nanilestiy % them the Spirit o.
hatred and violence !. stronger than law.
Representations were made % me that the
presence of troops in Louisiana WAS unrc-
cessary. and irrltated the people. and that
there was 10 danger of public disturbance |
if they were taken away. Consequently,
early IN last summer, the
Troops WE'RE ALL ITHDRAwN
from the state, with the exception of small
garrison at the New Orleans barracks Il
was claimed that a comparative state OF :
quiet had superyened. The political excite ,
ment as to Louisiana affairs seemed % he ;
dying out, but the November election was :
approaching. and it wa~ necessary for party g,
puTpO-es that the ,
FLAME SHOULD nE REENDLzD.
Accordingly on the lith OF September d.
Penn, claiming that he was elected lieaten- +
ant-goyernor in l-12. issued an intlmma- n
tory proclamation, calling upon the militia a
OF the state % arm, assemble and 10 drive s
from power the usurpers, As be drsigna- a
ted the officers OF the state. Tie White \
Lacquer armed and ready for the conflict, :
promptly responded. On the same day the /,
government made q formal req gisitiOn upon /,
me, pursuant . the act of l19j. and section =
4, aud article Of the constitution, - :,
aid IN a
SURPRISING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
On the mex: day | issued my pr0cama
ton Commenting the insurgents u disperSe %
within five days from the date thereof. bat b
before the proclamation was published in il
New Orleans the organized and armed a
forces recognizing q usurping governor had al
taken fJrcibe possession OF the state hOusc, a.
and temporarily subyer;Cd the government. ;
Twenty Or more co
PEOPLE WE'RE KILLED. "a
including a number of the Police Of the city. "
The streets Of the city were stained with "
blood. All that was desired in the way of
excitement had besn accomplished, and in or
view OF the steps taken to repre>s it. the da
revolution was apparently, though it i be- w
llCyed not really, abandoned. and the cry
OF fedora. usIrpatl0n and tyranny II lOuisi- ci
ana was renewed with relOuh.ei energy n
Troops had been sent to the state under an
this rcqulslti0n OF the governor and a. pr
other disturbances seemed imminent they SD
were allowed 10 remain there t. render the gu
executive such aid as might become neces- u
s3ry to enforce the or,
LAWS or TIE STATE.
md reprcss continued violence which seemed
inevitable the moment federal support "L
should be Withdrawn. Prior q ard with 1A'
/ view TO the late election in Louisiana yer
= hlte men associated themselves together WI
n armed bodies, called White Leagues and act
{ the same time threats were made in the ah
.emocFatlc journals Of the state that the pea
lection should be carried again. che r.
'ublicans 11
At ALL GA-AEB-. a..
7hich very naturally greatly alarmed the tAs
1-Jrad voters. b section :, act of Feb eve
Cary lo 1871 it i made the dutY Of United noo
;ates marshals and Deputies at the polls tho
'here votes are cast for representatives in Sta
congress TO keep the peace and prevent So
ny violation Of the SCALED enforcement n
CT. and other offences against the laws Of n
he United States ; and upOa the re4ui>i- nov
.on of the marshal of Louisiana. and in Ea
lew OF said armed Organizations and other ciat
oiieltior5 ciTc1r stances, : caused de
schments g "a,
TROOPS 10 BE sTAii0SE4 per
various localities in the state to aid him par
J the performance Of his official dates. ma
hat there was intimidation Of eye
RFrUBucAs VOTERS I-.,
the election. notwithstanding these PIE OIL
.u,,oas, admits OF no doubt. The follow and
x arc specimens @. tho nozrs used on the DO
thirteenth Of October Li-1.y re5sns
gned and Published tic following Mt IT, ,
lreycp0rt - :
Ne, The undersigned, merchants sf tbs ,11
~ OF Shreveport, in obedience t. q request ~
the Shreveport campaign club, agree !: 40
e every endeav0r to get our empl0yeS T. 80
he the peoples ticket q; the ensuing eier- ~.
IN, AMI IN the event of their refa~a. s., 70 81
> or IN ease they vote the rliica. ticSo.. 49,
hE4OSE 40 EarLo- IuEi- LEI
expiration Of their present contracts COVE
Tn the same day another large body Of
'fSons published IN the sans place paper .,l
which they used tho following language 80.
We. the undsrsisn ed merchants u the -.
y OF Shreveport, alive to ;he great in H. :,
'rtance OF securing a good and homes. t,r,o
vernment to the State. 90 agree and roo
edge ourselves not to advance any III
SUPPLIES or Money artic
any planter the COMING ya4r s.u. ~. >'1t'
&c employment or rent lands u hsore-s supp
10 vote the radical ticket in tie coming eum'
'gt;on. sWor
base 20 information o. toe proceedings Oh
the returning board IL. s-i+ ,-a--.1o serve
lieh may not be found ia its report vhiea $50
: been published. but il is 4 matte IS ;l2s
rUELIc INFORMATION -
1t great part Of the time taken To- can ss;,-'
$ the vote7 was consumed by tdc ARA lnov
mt Of lawyers. several OF whom reure-
lted each Fcrr before the board / -.
We 10 evidence that the pia,ea.inc, az .ii-l
: board were noG in accordance wi;s fbs ~ on
', under which they acted Whether I'm erhi,;
'lndIng from their counts or returns ;hey 'iiii
re ctl!ct
Ei.-r or WRONG 80
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