The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-14


The election was gigantic fraud, and there are
| no reliable returns OF It's result
| Kellogg obtained possession OF the once. and in
my opinion has more right to 1t than his compel
| itor.
THE GREAT CRIME so CALLED.
On the goth OF February, 1873, the Committee on
, Privileges and Elections OF the Senate made re-
port In which they say they were satisfied by tes-
| timony that manipulation OF the election machin-
cry by Warmoh and others was equivalent TO 90 600
votes and they add that to recognize the McEnery
government, would be recognizing q govern ment
based upon fraud in defiance OF the wishes ana
intention of the voters OF the State assuming
the correctness OF the statements in this report,
and they seem to have been generally accepted
| by the country.
The great crime In Louisiana about which so
much has been said, is, that one is holding the
| office OF Governor who was cheated out OF &c, 600
votes, against another whose title to the once
| is, undoubtedly, based on fraud and in de-
nance OF The wishes and Intentions OF the voters
| OF the State. Misnormed and misudging as 10 the
nature and extent OF this report the supporters OF
McEnery proceeded to displace by force In some
counties OF the state the appOintees OF Governor
Kellogg, and on the 18th OF April, in an effort OF
that kind butchery OF citizens was committed
| at COfax which in blo0dtnlrstness and barbarity
Is hardly surpassed by any acts Of savage warfare.
NUMBER OF NEGROES KILLED.
10 put this matter Deyond controversy / quote
| from the charge Of Judge Woods, OF the United
States Circuit Court to the jury in the case Of the
United States vs.. Crutkshank and others, in New
Orleans, In March, 1874 He sald "In the case on
trial there are many facts not In controversy. l
proceed to state some Of them in the presence and
hearing OF counsel on both sides, and II
state as q conceded fact any matter that Is dis
puted they can correct me-" After stating the
w UreW ri a n It.
tempt Of white persons to drive the parish judge
and sheriff appointees Of Kellogg from ONCE. and
their attempted protection by colored persons,
which led to some fighting, in which quite
a number Of negroes were killed, the
Judge states:-"Most OF those VINO were
not killed were taken prisoners. Fifteen or
sixteen OF the blacks had lifted the boards and
taken refuge under the floor OF the Court House
They were all captured. About thirty seven men
were taken prisOners-the number Is not definitely
fxed They were kept under guard until dark
They were led out TWO by two and shot most Of
the men were shot to death, few were wounded,
not mortally, and, by pretending to be dead, were
afterward, during the night, able to make their
escape Among them was the Levi Nelson, named
In the Indictment
The dead bodies OF the negroes killed in this
affair were left unbured until Tuesday, April Is,
when they were buried by deputy marshal and
These persons found ffty.nine bodies. They
showed pistol shot wounds, the great majority in
the head, and the rest OF them in the back Of the
head.
In addition to the 1fty-nine dead bodies some
charred remains Of dead bodies were discovered
near the court house. Six dead bodies were found
under warehouse, all shot In the head, but one QE
two were shot In the breast. The only white man
injured from the beginning Of these troubles
to their close was Hadnot harris The
Court House and Its contents were entirely
consumed. There is no evidence that any
one in the crowd Of whites bore any lawful
warrant for the arrest of any Of the blacks There
is no evidence that either Nash or Cazaoot after
the affair ever demanded the offices to which
they had set up claim; but the Register continued
to act as the parish judge ana Shaw as Sheriff.
''BLooDY AND INDUSTRIOUS CRIME"
These are the facts In this case as I
understand them to be admitted. TO hold
the people Of Louisiana generally responsible
for these atrocities would not be just. but it is
lamentable fact th8t insuperable instructions
were thrown in the way OF Furnishing these mur-
derers and the so-called conservative papers of
the State not only justified the massacre but de-
nounced as federal tyranny and despotism
the attempt of the United States onicers
to bring them to justice. Fierce denuncia-
tons ring through the country about ONCE
holding and election matters in Louisiana,
while every one Of the Colfax miscreants goes un-
whipped Of justice, and no way can be found in
this boosted land of civilization ana Christianity
to punish the perpetrators OF this bloody and
monstrous crime.
THE COUsHATTA MASSACRE.
Not unlike this was the massacre OF August last.
Several Northern young men OF capital and enter
prise had started in the little and nourishing
n
publicans and Office-hoders under Kellogg.
They were therefore, doomed to death. six OF
them were secured and carried away from their
homes and killed IN cold blood. No one has been
punished, and the conservative press of the State
denounced all efforts to that end and boldly
| JUSTIFIED the crime Many murders Of Ike
character have been committed in individual
cases which cannot he re be detailed. For
! example, s. 8. Crawford and Judge P. Fl.
Harris District Attorney OF the Twelfth Judi
cial district OF the State on their way to
court, we're shot from their horses by men in am
| bush on the 9Th OF October 1879 and the widow OF
| the former, in communication to the Depart
ment OF Justice. tells piteous tale OF the persecu
tons OF her husband because he was Union man,
and OF the efforts made to screen those
who had committed crime which, to use
her language, left two widows and nine orphans
desoiate." TO say that the murder OF o negro or
white citizen was not considered q crime i'll
Louisiana would probably be unjust to great
part OF the people, but 1t is true that great num-
Der or such murders have been committed, and no
one has been punished therefor, and maniiesty,
as to them, O spirit Of hatred and violence Is
stronger than law.
PICTURE IN DARK coLoRs
Representations were made to me that
the presence OF troops in louisiana was
unnecessary and irritating to the people,
and that there was no danger Of public
disturbance If they were taken away. Conse-
quenrIy, early In last summer the troops were all
withdrawn from the State with the exception OF a
small garrison at New Orleans barracks. 1t was
claimed that comparative state Of quiet had
supervened Political excitement as to Louisiana
affairs seemed to be dying out, but the November