The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-26
The State at Peace, but Showing the
Results of Tyranny.
ARE REPUBLICANS SAFE I?
Causes Of Disorder and Of
Order.
WHO ARE THE MURDERERS7

tion whlca we OF the North want TO have honestly
and seriously answered.
answer:-Flrst, the population OF Louisiana Is
divided POLITICALLY into republicans, called mere
radicals; and democrats, called mere conservatives.
They are all Union men. It is absurd and wicked
to keep up the OLD war amnesty by giving TO
tue Southern republicans the special title "Union
men, The republican party in Louisiana
contains great many men who were bitter seces-
sonisis. not only during, but after the war. One
oil the most conspicuous republicans, WHO came
before the Congressional Committee with COM
plants, anc who was proved there and then by
documentary evidence 60 a rogue, Judee
Myers OF Natchitocnes, was a Breckenridge demo
crat before the war; Another, Green, who admit
ted that he and his sons held pretty
much all the Offices in Lincoln parish, made a
speech IN the Legislature after the war advocat-
ing payment for slaves. l could mention dozens
OF such cases. On the other nand, IN my limited
acquaintance IN the Stale, know at least fifteen
Northern men, VINO were strenuous republicans IN
rhe North, most OF whom still openly act with the
National republican party in federal elections, but
who vote and use all their influence Tor the demo-
cratic or conservative party in State and parish
affairs. There are hund eds OF such men IN the
State. Even the republicans themselves are not
absurd as TO arrogate TO themselves the title or
"Union men," They would be laughed at
THE NORTHERN MEN ASD NEGROES SAFE?
What my correspondent, ana no doubt many
other Northern men, want 10 know Is whether
Northern men and negroes are safe and can get
security and justice IN Louisiana; and 70 this re-
ply, unnesltatngy, "Yes' 1t is perfectly true,
as | said IN q previous letter, that between 1865
and 1868 there q good deal OF savage and
brutal wrong indicted on blacks; and in the same
reriod, and probably for year or two later
Northern men VINO came here to take possession
or the state politically, and who at once began
prodigious system OF public plumber, we're not
always safe from the anger ana resentment of the
native whites. But several Of the most prominent
republican politicians OF the city have told me
positively that the State was peaceable and quiet
from 1868 10 1872 and that since then the whites
had been dissatisfied mainly because they b iieved
sincerely that Kellogg was not fairly elected Gov
ernor and that his rule was that OF usurper. II
General Sheridan ever turns In mis- famous list or
$500 murders, and II he puts dates 10 them. IL viii
be found that the political murders happened
before 1865 with the exception oil The
Ccushatta ana Colfax AFFAIR. Myers, the
corrupt Judge who claims to have been driven out
OF Eatchitoches parish assured me that that parish
was one OF the most quiet in the State until 1874,
when he and a swndnng tax collector we're
driven out
AN uSRULY PARISH.
THIS parish has become so notorious as the most
unruly In the state that have taken some pains
TO ascertain the facts; because there, II anywhere
persecution OF Northern men and negroes would
be found. Now, then-First, an on1clal report,
properly authenticated, OF the murders committed
in this parish from 1868 10 1875 lies before me.
They number forty.one, and OF these there were
whites murdered by whites, 10; colored murdered
by colored, 10; whites by colored 4: colored BY
whites. g; whites by an unknown person, 8;
enIar al h. knf nraA nv Of1ra NJ ana
lice in serving process 8; Indian by a white man,
!. NOW somebody may object that the record is
not correct, but 10 that the reply is that the par
lsh has been almost continually since 1868 under
Republican of1icers, ana that the Coroner IS re-
puted here as elsewhere, 70 be an oflcer very
jealous in the collection OF fees. 1t Is credita-
BILE 10 the republican rules that Tor THESE Al
homeldes not one man has been hanged,
and only one has been punished In any
way. | should add that there rs DO evidence that
any OF these murders arose ont OF political causes.
Now, tnen consider that the parish had Tor
Tears a corrupt Judge and a tneying tax collec-
tor, VINO managed to get all his into
ofnces ana a police jury county supervisors
made up mainly Of illiterate negroes. Governor
Kellogg, Tor instance In 1874 appointed as police
jurors three colored men who could neither read
ior write, one white man OF infamous character,
whom even his elbow republicans puDlcly pro-
tested against. and one decent white mar Under
IUcn rulers the parish tax, which amounted TO
sl3l75, with valuation or tS,0Oo,000 $780, rose
TO s46,s9a a valuation Of but 81 900 in 1869,
$50 902 In 1870 and in 1878 trose 10 $50 2o7 THIS
the parish tax alone, exclusive or the stare tax
The Supervisors allowed themselves one year fifty
sents a mile mileage Tor everT time they mot.
They paid out 81 500 for brldge which could nave
been built for $500, and gave the contractor
privilege 70 levy toll upon Il for his own use
when it was built. The Parish Judge, Myers
acknowledged before the Congressional Commit
tee that ne had for two years retained $3.50 or
parish money In his possession, IN violation OF an
order OF District Court TO return II TO
the Treasury; nc refused repeatedly 10 draw
luries, In order 10 shield hs confederates;
ana yet this person was appointed by
Governor Kellogg District Judge higher once.
The people formed a taxpayers association aud
warned Myers and one OF MS confederates the
Tax Collector Boult, TO leave the parish. The sons
or Boult to-day hold oices IN the parish, but none
OF them we're xii ed. Myers and Bout walk about
freely In New Orleans and are not molested but
they tell fearful stories OF intimidaion and danger
TO their lives. and call themselves "Cnion men,
The Taxpayers' Association was composed OF
republicans well democrats, and
aad among lis members 200 negroes
Myers calls IL white league, Of course, and talks
about intimidation 81 republican voters, but the
Dncial returns Of the registration aud election
NOW these ngures:--rhe parish had by the
census or 1870 1872 whites ana o,92g blacks. or
nese one In ave ana a half blacks registered
a. voter aad only one in seven and hall OF tue
whites In 1874. the year OF tho disturbance. or
tue ,6o5 who registered s,13l actually voted, and
tue republicans carried the parish BY 30 major
lty. IL was shown that many negroes voted with
me conservauves and many others stayed at
some. because they we're disguised with the theft
d the vcnool fund.
PEACEFUL PARISH.
have taken Natchitoches as an example, be-
cause u has an especially evil reputation. Con-
uast win this parish in which the republicans
have given the people honest and economical
government, and where there mas been no as
uFbance. There are but four or 1--WE honestly
toVerned parishes IN toe State. | happen to Ne
IN Of hnnn