The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
Sixth Days Proceedings.
De FactO William to the Front.
George Foster.

George Foster.
| To Mr.. Zacharie-Resides in Carroll parish
Is Republican, and has resided there tive
years. Has not been ostracised by the resi-
dents of the parish; has always been re
| ceived by them. Has expressed his politica
opinions freely AS to the local government
the taxes are high. Over four per cent, to
| which the people receive no benefit.
The elect on was conducted peaceably in
witness ward, and as far as he knows peace
ably in all parts of the parish. The election
matter was before the court and so many ir-
| regularities were proven that it was concluded
that new election ought to be held in the
parish Witness was foreman of the jury be-
fore which the case was brought. Republi
cans are not ostracised unless for cause Other
than political principles.
The complaint of the people is in conse.
quence Of the corruption Of the officials.
To Mr.. Wheeler-Does not know what the
debt Of the parish is. Can not get state
ment from the officers. About $4,000 are
collected in the parish yearly for pa-ochial
composed entirely of Republicans
Witness thinks the jury may contract debt
to an unlimited extent. The taxes are higher
this year than last The complaints against
officials are not Of political nature, but gen.
orally tor alleged acts. The relation between
the two races is cordial, and the contracts are,
in general, faithfully observed The school
fund Of the parish was squandered by the Re-
publicans.
To Col. Field-The District Judge, Huff,
and District Attorney Steele are regarded by
all parties as upright gentlemen. They are
Republicans, but moderate i'll their views,
and condemn a great many Republican
measures. A great many murders have been
committed in the parish, but none for political
reasons.
70 NJ. Marshal-The great proportion of
the crimes committed in the parish are by
negroes. The whole parish has been in the
hands of Republicans since witness residence
there.
w. p. Kellogg.
The troubles now existing are attributable
to laws enacted by the Democratic Legisla-
ture, such as that prohibiting colored men
from carrying arms; the levying of per capita
tax, of which the negroes, who were poor,
were made to pay very large proportion.
He thereafter, in refutation of the charge
that the Republicans are responsible for the
enormous debt Of the State, said that the
Democratic Legislature of 1865, 1866 and
1867 made immense and useless appropria-
tons, one Of them appropriating thirteen
million dollars in excess of its revenues.
occurred at the Mechanics Institute in 1866;
also upon the election Of 1868. In the cleo
ton Of 1868 thousands of Republicans were
actually deferred from voting for Gen. Grant.
Five hundred negroes were killed in the par
ishes of st. Landry and Bossier, by the order
kno WI as the White Camelia Nearly all the
monopolies Of which the people now COM
plain so loudly were passed by the Legisla-
ture of 1869, 1870 and 1871.
He read resolutions passed by the people
and published in the city papers at the time,
which set forth determination not to pay
the taxes levied by these Legislatures. At
frmed and said he could produce affidavits
showing that Democrats, bank presidents
through the Legislature.
The Democrats resorted to violence in 1868
and fraud in 1872, to get the control of the
State Government, but both failed. The wit
ness here wrung in a few assertions about the
election of 1872, simply to preserve the con-
nection Of his narrative he affirmed and then
passed on to the ColfaX massacre, also relating
that during the same year disorders occurred
in st. Martin and other parts of the State,
which necessitated the sending of the metro
politan brigade to these sections. Matters be-
came quiet after this, and apparently, peace
reigned supreme throughout the State. The
United States troops were removed from the
State.
The witness then told what he knows about
the White League, asserting that it existed as
IN armed organization and was originated for
purposes. The white people
pretended that the negroes were becoming
turbulent and contemplated aggressions upon
them.
This was constantly advocated in the Bull
LETIN and Picayae, and sensational articles
we're published with view OF arOusing the
white people Witness produced some of
hese articles, and read extracts from them,
saying that doubtless one-half, or, probably,
;wo-thirds, of the white people believed
irmly that these assertions were true.
MIR. Zacharie reminded the witness that the
charge made against the two papers named,
vas very serious one Witness replied that
le was well aware of that fact, but that such
vas the purpose held in view, in giving such
o the public, was intimated to him by gen
leman connected with one Of the journals |
He felt reluctant to give the gentleman s
lame, but upon the ruling of the Chair did
10. MIR. Harry Wilde he affirmed was the
Gentleman, and it was made in this way
in conversation with Wilde not long
60 said it was not right to publish such SEN
ational articles as that which appeared in the
picay.ne under the caption Of Black League,
when there were really no facts upon which
0 found them.
Witness referred specially to that portion
# the article wherein it is related that the
negroes contemplated killing all the white
nen and keeping all the white women,
yhen Wilde said: "Well. that's so, but
here is nothing like it to stir up the people.
The witness then made some revelations
oncerning the White League. Denied the
act that there were arms sent to the country
or the negroes and then came back at the
BULLETIN The BULLETIN, he said, advo-
ated the turning off of all colored servants,
nd the employment exclusively of white SER
ants.
A Democratic. ssclub in the city, upon
his, passed resolutions wherein the members
vowed their determination to carry into eff ct
What the BULLETIN advocated The witness
brought forth his scrap-book, and read ex-
racts from articles which appeared in the
BULLETIN and Picaynne. 1t appears that he