Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-14

ed protection by c''':ed Ier>op>. which LED TO
some fighting: 10 when ,qli'e buhpeF VI
negroes were Killed. the Jug" state
Most Of those who were not HHied were
taken prisoners. Fifteen or sixteen OF the
blacks TAD lifted the boards ana t"knn 1c'u2e
uuder the hDor OF the Court Hcase laey were
all captured. About thiriy-.cFrn men were
1akeu pris 'ner>; the pu"'beF !, oct oeh'a"'y
fixed. They were h"p; uH4rr Eua'u ua'''
| d"ik. They were Ird IL $50 ny U.s." asa <'!3'.
Most Of the uea were shot 10 death ! +"
S.re W"unGei' hot nrftaiiy' ab1 os F!s'e''ioS
to be dead Were aIteTEaIo>' ner'nS II" n'sH''
abe 10 ln.ki '"elF e.t1pt. = hons 49, vas
The Lew N"is"h u''n ~ '''e ''u'' III, :,
lre '''a 49, - a'. ,.;I T,,a.d- :,
'h's hhat? "tle vi -. 49,.
i.p''! ~ ""s' -. ""'';H :" -
naF>A:! anr d" Fh'~c' - az 'L''r :" 800 49,;
| OT,eah-' =, / "es' PI!'3"s - 80
bodies. l"ey >h"S'o ii,'"1 Si,''; ""t4",' '''e
ereat n'aJ rItS !" me neal: az ~. = % '"'
u IL" b!c': q ';'' No.. IL 'u'''.'" ~ IA
! MY -hIi2 4eai hrIi i'N1" !: NE 'a'ie'- te
nalns 81 ceAI ''''', v: ''iS''Nct"u ucai 'nc
G'ufs II JUS. HA oc'u no~',s W. l uuN 49,
der i ""rest,ns'' an 7''", :" zee il,au 0u' ooe
OF w., "hicii WI" >'.'' - ."e ;tIa'''
.! he only ~n';c m@h 'tJH's! 'f'ii' ''io 'c'
! giGnl1r OF t"rs" tf'li:c- l. 'ISl ciess "e!@
| Hdln0t ant harris. n" tottit ll"u>" aud IL
| clhtcEs We're entir j. COZ u"."G.
There l. 20 eVidcace That any o':' III re
crowd ii whites bore uhi !twEai "HI?a"t l'i
| The ATTEST o. a;y OF ::.'' hilcAH. nei| l. ~
| evidence that either N'> OF '"Z'p'' a!'ci .hS
affair ever ucm2na9u 'i'et INC" 10 "n.c';
! lhFs ''"'' so - .'"' ~ O"' I' .'.r
10 act ~ paIl>!. Jn1g~ at1 Cha" a. =ics'h
| II ncsg ale !Act ID itla ca>- Il: ut1e's'a'u
thgm 10 o. a'''oi'cn' ,,:.;,.. ,-..,,,,;,..
l0 ho;u me l."p'e' III l!'u'>'"'' s~'e' ny
responsIb.c Tor ti'"as arg"';Is> "InId not o.
just, but II Is d laneh'aole lact 'Eat '''up"l
able obstrucIIonS were thrown 10 the way OF
Furnishing these luurderera, anrt the 80 called
Conservative papers OF the S'.,ie not o;!y JUS,
tilted the m'!Ssacre bu! 4enJuH*el as feiela!
tyranby and !espotSrn the ulteihli 81 the
Unlted states incer' 10 or!ns 'heh 10 JuS'lce'
Fierce dchuncla'lnhs r:hg through the coua'!y
about olhce hU'a'n2 *no e''E'i - nl'Ne'' III
Louisiana, "Nllc every ou1 VI .he oo'i"A m'a.
cfean's goes ut"i'!pp"o VI Jus''Ic' a:u ~ way
eau be 'ouoa ~ t's o'asieu !d"u u
an' ChfI,''aDltJ !" p"''s" NC perpetrators -
! TINS bloody ahu nious'r9us ciia'e
Nof untlhe ms was '''1 massacre /" -AnsuHi
last. oeVeta' H"''''1i" s'9's iuoo u H. I"p'''1
ana eGse'f''se h"u s'al"u ~ s'' NY - ~
nourlS1,ue t'm' u Iou3'ialsH' ~ " nc III
were h:pu,;cu''caos "''u no'aS'e
| hcilosg. Lucy "t'e' '"cltl''1' "Hon'1u -
death. SIX OF them we're se'z'' a"u car'iGH
away irom tAelr homes ara murdered IN coiu
blood. Ne Que mas bcfn Fullsn"d' aHd The
conservative press ri the S;atG denounced al
etfvrts to that end, and boldly Justified The
crime.
Many murders OF Ike cAaractc: nave Dccn
c0mm!tted III lndiyidua! cases which cannot
! here be detailed. foI example, !. ;. traW-
ford, Judge, aDn /. II. Harms, district attOr-
ney Of the Twelfth Judicial di@'rl"t OF the State,
% their way To court, wcre shat from their
horses by men IN ambush on tie STU OF Octo-
Der, 1878, aud the w!d3" OF the former, IN
communication 20 the department OF justice,
tells pteuuS tale Ofthc p2r>ecutlous Of ncr nus
baod becaus: nc was Uu!ou mas, and Of the
efforts made 10 >cr2cu those slo had commit
ted crime whc!., II use her own language.
'lrtt two widows and nine orphans desoIatr. !"
To say that The murder Ot Il negro or white
Republican is nnt considered crime il Louis
lana would probably be uu Ii: to a great part
oil the people; but II is true that great num-
Der of such murders have been commlited. AID
no one has been publishes! therefor. aud mani
testify as TO them the spirit OF hatred aud ?o
lence is stronger than law.
RcpresGn ta,lons were Dauc 10 nP tiat Tie
presence OF troops iG Louisiana was unueces-
sary, and irritating to tn" leop:a ami that
there was 10 danger Of public Disturbance If
they we're taken away. Cons quent!y: early IN
last summer the troops we're all Withdraw
ircm the State with tie cxce ptl3n OF a su!a
garrison a. New OrcaGs barracks. 1t vas
claimed that q comparative STAT" oi qhl@l hal
supervcncd. Poll .ica excitement g i" Louis
/ Han t4 IL ,f:u I,lli. iJnl The
November election was Approaching. aud 1t
was necessary Tor party purposes that lis h'ine
should Dc rcklndled'
Acc rdl1E!y, on The IAN OF , pf2m9e:' y.
p. Peeu, claiming lat he was elcctr,: Leu en-
ant Governor II 1877, Issued an I'll imma;ory
prccIamatl"u caI'Ag upon tie militia CT the
State to arm assemble aud iTivr IRON power
the usupers' a. ~ =, 'esGa'GN 'ne "ll'c''> u
the State. Inc " h''e l. aEHsEs, La'ni1 ana
ready Tor the c"!ih.c', no"p"! i'>!@''i'n
On the sam" uay TIE governor nl:IS ioFni-