New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-04

vainly to obtain redress; these feelines in
huenced the election Of 1874; believe th,
returns, - forwarded to the Returnin1
Board, show that the Legislature was Gar
ried BY the Conservatives; Heard incendihry
speeches epoken ef, but have only said tha
no law, human or divine, in an elective
government, requires . people to submit t.
q usurpation. and after III other meanl
were exhausted, there was the right to ap
peal to arms; the committee advised thu
parishes, when compromise tickets could be
formed, to mako them, and put c0lored mer
on white tickets when it could be d0ae har
moniously; the color line was ignored in
many instances.
To Mr. Hoar-The party was not called
the White League party, but Conserv alive
Democratic party; the preamble commenced
NOT colored man in the convention; we
were asked if it was expedient to place
colored men on the ticket, and 'ad vised that
it be done.
Mr.. Mari proceeding, read extracts from
the REPUBLICAN, of 1872. Witness con-
tinued telling the influences that affected
the people. referring to the Colfax mas
sacre, ascribing it to the contest for the
shrievalty between Nash and Shaw, quoting
from iron. the be- R1fuslcAs for Nash's appoint
ment, and giving an account from the
ground taken by the counsel of the Grant
parish prisoners. his principal object being
to show that the negroes were armed and
intended TO hold the town. Mr.. Hoer ask.
ing why, witness said he didn't know, and
there was sufficient public warning for tho
authorities to have stopped it. ...-.
10 Mr.. Hoar-The thinking people Of
Louisiana don't think Kellogg was elected;
him; his side claims there was fraud and
violence; the legal remedies ought to be
exhausted first; was Whig before the
war; believed Clay was defrauded of the
vote of L0uisians in 1874; would not then,
living in Kentucky, advocate the marching
OF armed men on the government; believe
the crisis may occur again; if the American
people believe fraud has been practiced in
presidential election they will not submit
to It; nor it = portion Of the people, Repub-
llcans, are lntimidated, and the election
thus determined; there is process of court
to test the right of sherif's Office; it
would not be proper to take it with the
armed force, except when people are pre-
vented from entoeing the COurthouse; in
Grant parish there was no legal remedy;
1t people believed Shaw was sheriff, and
the other side believed Nash was right, it
would be right, under the case supposed,
Tor both parties to use force; Shaw was
detained prisoner by persons who used
the courthouse was at the instigation of
Ward. Register and Flowers; do mot believe
that men driven from the trench they had
built, by superior white force, better
armed, to building, the roof of which was
burning, would have fired on the flag of
truce.
Mr.. Marr qualified the statement by say.
ing the case at Colfax was slightly different.
No one had been killed prior to this. What
mi AnA L.
ceive. Messrs. Hsdnot and Harris were
both highly esteemed. Harris clothes were
burned by the powder of the gun. The
difficulties of the races would have settled
themselves If it had not been for those DER.
sons who have excited them for their own
selfish ends; the legislation of 1865 and 1867
was imprudent, to be regretted and would
not be repeated; there 10 no intention of the
white people to deprive the colored people of
their rights; the declaration has had NO effect;
there 10 an impression Of the kind in the
minds of the colored people. and has . very
considerable effect on our grievances; if .
man should state both colors could exist in
the same government, that the negro would
fall with the Republican party he weuld do
great harm; there is class who believe in
Q qualified suffrage, but have not heard
any general expression ON that subject.
The committee here adjourned to half.
past seven o'clock for evening session.
Evening Sessiss.
The first witness was X. H. Mari, re.
called-My statement that the two white
men, Hadnot and Harris. killed at Collar.
were carrying flag of truce when shot
down, and that this was really the cause of
the subsequent occurrence, was mainly
founded on the testimony of James Mari
TIM, an Italian, whose house was across the
river, some 500 or 600 yards from tho court
house. but believe there was corroborstiye
testimony; l gave notice that unless this |
corroborative testimony was produced in
the morning should ask that MI. Maritipis
deposition be taken in evidence as the |
only testimony on which the flag of truce |
theory was based.
Witness said he would consult his asso- |
,iate counsel on this point, as he was not |
present during the tirst part of the trial.
To Mr.. Frye-I did mot make speech at |
Baton Rouge justifying tho turning out of |
parish officers, but did say if the results of |
! fair election were wrested from them by |
raud there was no law that justified the !
,eople in submitting to usurpation, and
hat their last resort must be an appeal to
lrns and to the God Of Hosts, and that,
hough had never Get q squadron in the
ield, yet for want of q better leader INV.
elf would lead them; did not take posses
ion Of the telegraph Office ON the four.
eenth of September; found q guard there;
lid not prevent Governor Kel-
oggs secretary sending dispatch to
he President subsequently gave him
paper to pass him through the lines to his
lome; this was at the request Of Mr..
'ianery, manager Of the telegraph line,
Who demonstrated with interference Of office
'ueiness; l admitted the improperly of the
.uard and had it removed; the motive,
hink, in placing the guard was to prevent
ews of what was occurring being sent
North premsturely; think my request was
. good as q pass on the fourteenth Of Sep
enber, or few days after; White League
nArd was placed on the telegraph office
hat night; the guard which placed there.
think. was removed BY my erdsrs; Mr.
1anery, the telegraph superintendent
Old me that he though he would he com.
oiled to call On the United States authority
take caro- OF his Office; ! was IN honoesry
1ember of the Crescent City White !
.esgue; / had considerable influence over
be masses on the fourteenth of September:
Did Mr.. Clarke. the Governors secretary,
hat 1 had sufficient authority to prevent
slegrams being sent of; there was { guard
{ the telegraph Office, which gave orders
,: the people we're rising on the fourteenth
{ September. because We thought the col.
red people were rising and were armed;
,as not present at q conference with Mr..
lcEnery on the situation; telegraphed to
[cEnery to come to New Orleans: told the
len at the meeting at Clay statue, ON
'e fourteenth OF September, to 20 homo
nd get their arms and return that
Tening; believed that the colored men
ere we'll armed, and would attempt to
Isarm the white people.
7. w. Abney-I reside in Coushatta.
arish Of Red River; with an industrious !
opulation it might become prosperous.
Witness read from manuscript statement !
the Coushatta affair The White League,
alled the Peoples party, arrested some
egroes; am leading citizen of Cou-
,atta; the White League did not seize
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