New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-01
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
ABOUT THE WHITE LEAGUE
INTIMIDATION COUNTRY. PARISHES

Ogden. He explaied the object of the
White League, and lis constitution was
read; the organizatf extends throughout
the State; the number in New Orleans is
about 2s0o; after Penn was placed in
the State House be- lade the association
militia body, but IL not SO regarded at
present; can not ss1vhat number of arms
it has; do not knowk DO extent of the force
in the country; thR is no armory; the
members generally lwn their weapons as
Individuals the gen hl condition of things
is not as good as foAerly; can not speak
advisedly about od trade with Texas,
or of the reas4 why we have
lost it; on electio day eolored men
voted the Conservatf ticket; many color
ed men called on nh tor protection, thev
saying that they hadbeen threatened by
the opposition; can nfemember the names
of but few; one OF theiis now in the Parish
Prison; single obleon to a candidate
for admission to thdVhite League will
refer the name to q dlmittee; we had a
resolution to hire DODlored men exeept
they voted with us; / association grew
out of the dislike OF ouAeOple to the uaurp-
alton, cOlOred mllitlahd the Metropolitan
Brigade; we felt thd life and property
Under these circunI Ianees we're IN
safe; have heard 1T there was a
Black Leaguel here Ietore the White
League startei befS the fourteenth
OF September the Dice intended to
seize arms on the stdnship Mississippi
which belongedto us; dot pretend TO sav
that we went bit to p4erve the peace; I
say that we aren0t nkary organization
to support the, Democrt; the troubles of
that day afdded US b opportunity 60
overthrow the governnht; l claim that
our associations one to eseTve the peace;
many of the N b who W. out on the four
teenth OF Septmber dinot know what
they were callet cut torfe were acting in
concert with te Comntee of Seventy,
who demands GoverndKellogg TO abdi.
cate; do notlnean to s that we acted
| with the Comtittee of kenty; we acted
with the peoH; we got Ilr guns of the
steamer on TIL fourteent the Penn gov
eminent surreI ered to a,deral officer; it
would not haV been safdor Republicans
or others to exf tess dissd faction during
] TIA Penn reigt think, a4e change thus
made.
B. r. Formal n-The intdion TO form a
| White Leagueia pas publish in the news.
papers; resolu} }ns not to hploy opposing
voters were adpted; it is Dossible for me
TO say how MAJ times myimpany drilled;
was lieutesnt; we h4 drilled since
the fourteenthk Septembs was out with
the White Leaa on the trteenth; there
was no diseutpn In myl0mpany as to
| turning out Onhe fOurteesl; our men, or
most of them heir muskets;
some of our arr were seiz by the police;
the comp2 , y v out on th ball of General
Ogden; there no quesbn asked what
| applicants pqcs werei hre was a'dis-
| position on thdrt OF the ahorities to dis
arm white me1 Ome citiZeTiYere deprived
of their arms meas detaiA the fight and
seizure of the te Housel; le community
| generally acdked the ltuation, and
rather liked tplored peop belong to the
Conservative 4ty, and son seemed tired
! OF Radical ru taxation ts great, and
| there was anFertiow whh made hard
times; neve1ard that co bed men were
intimidated hid there was Black League
before the WH League wasbrmed: black
men who vOte&t the ConsS Natives were
beaten by Red leans; | prtcuted some
of the assail4 but never hcceeded in
convictiRg th4 Henderson, Assident of
Democratic was arrestedlnd ia VOW
in the Parish -ison flor larSpy-REP, /;
the McEnery kernment woull have ronf
In after the State electin had not
the federal hrmy interfe1i; Penn
would have Iemained in dice after
the tourteenN Of September had not
the United ates army abeared;
do not think we have lost Ii1eh Texas
cotton; st. N although eOn1cted with
Texas by RAJ not a market pr cotton;
belonged to White League Ann its or
| ganization; 1ioined because Ne appre-
hended dangsfom the Black Lhgue: the
police was INFUSED as a political engine
than anythinFe; felt safer wien l did
not see an OtR near my house had not
the ponce 81 our arms the Kellogg gov
ernment wos not have been &sturbed;
| people were operated at the seizure; the
guns belOn@O different White League
companies BOW nothing aboit black
voters being Undated; know That one
man refused $hi1e black men to SOrk for
him unless tHTould vote the Clnserva-
| tive ticket.
james Ley am we'll acquainted with
tho eol0red le of New Orleans they
| are Republ&tO a great extent; at the
late election b of them voted theDemo-
cratic tieketEne were paid to vote that
way, and Of were afraid of being dis
! charged; / knew that there wac a
Black LeagRd ought to know, having
abundant on &lDity; know of no secret
military ass 0n; know of no reason why
white peoPl9Rld have been alarmed at
the black pe before or since the four
teenth of Hmber; when the oolored
militia pan little dealers along
the route psed their places TO
show thsi1 sgust; / never heard
OF any other red organization than po-
| lifical clubs he militia; thera was no
exclusive orr bout half dozen colOred
| men bin the Inward are Conservatives;
fifteen in th enth ward; think there
| never was ored Democratic club Of
more than n; there were seventeen
clubs, but nembers were on paper;
| lsOO or 2olored men voted the
lDemOcrAtic get (; some OF them
told ne they voted so to
| save taeir Nations; some voted the
Republican & inside the Democratic
ticket; t;more Be men would have voted
the RPubli ticket had they not been
tlamueled.
judge Dill tated that be had no wit
neeses here the parishes of Rapides
and Madic0 erefore would be &C dis
advaEtageif "A question should be entered
intO 4 prest
CAPTAIN ries-On last election day
l wai at al dria and at Pineyille; re-
side "a Rapis Ind was q candidate for the
Leghlature; nothing uncommon at the
election; U1 States soldiers were at the
polls; colord en- In the parish have de-
claEed that election was fair; the Re-
turing Bod as thrown out six of our
pOlBi we ed 400 colored voters; AGO
abssained + voting; there is no secret
political sq in Alexandria; know Of
eOlbred mq ho voted the Democratic
ticket wild solicitation at Pineville;
at Prev election the Republicans
carried the the reason why the eol0red |
men voted b the Conservatives was be |
cause the ciary is inefficient and the
sheriff fa and the blacks could not !
obtain AM Mad ~ eaenrftv frana that I