The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-01-21

under Kellogg. They were therefore
doomed to death. Six Of them were
seized and carried away from their
homes and murdered in cold blood
No one has been punished, and the
Conservative" press of the State de-
nounced al efforts to that end, and
boldly justified the crime.
Many murders Of like character
have been committed in individual
cases, which cannot here be detailed.
For example: T. S. Cra6ord, Judge
of the parish, and the District Attor-
ney Of tho Twelfth, Judicial District
Of the State, on their way to the
court, were shot from their horses by
men in ambush on the 9Th Of Octo-
Der, 1873, and the wife Of tho former,
in . communication to the Depart
ment Of justice, tells piteous tale Of
the prosecutions of her husband, be-
cause he was Union man, and Of the
efforts made to seize those who had
committed crime which, to use her
language, "I.eft two widows and nine
orphans desolate."
To say that the murder Of negro
or . white Republican is not consid-
cred . crime in Louisiana, would
probably be unjust to grca. part of
the people, but it is true that . great
number Of such murderers have been
committed and no one punished there-
for, and it is manifestly true that the
spirit Of hatred and violence there 10
stronger than law.
Representations were made to me
that the presence Of troops in Louis
lana was unnecessary, and that there
was no danger Of public disturbance
if they were taken away. Conse-
quently early last summer the troops
were withdrawn from tho State, with
the exception Of . small garrison at
New Orleans barracks. 1t Was stated
that comparative state Of quiet had
supervened; that the political excite.
ment rs to Louisiana affairs seemed
to be dying out; but the November
election was approaching, and it was
necessary for party purposes thut the
fame should be relighted. Accord
inglv, on the 18th of September, ID.
B. Penn, claiming that he was elect
ed Lieutenant Governor in 1872, is
sued an indammatory proclamation,
calling upon the militia of the State
to arm, assemble, and drive out tho
"usurpers," as he designated the Of
icers of the State. The White
Leaguers- armed and ready for the
conflict, promptly responded. On the
same day the Governor made for
NAL requisition upon me, in pursuance
Of the act Of 1875, and section four,
article four, of the Constitution, to
aid in suppressing domestic violence.
On the next day l issued my procls-
nation commanding the insurgents TO
disperse within Eve days from the
date thereof; but before the procla.
nation was published in New Orleans
the organized and armed forces recog.
nizing . usurping government had ta-
ken forcible possession of the State
House and temporarily subvcrted the
government. Twenty or more peo-
pie we're killed, including . number
OF the police of the city. The streets
Of the city were stained with blood.
All that was desired in the way Of
excitement had been accomplished.
Prior to, and with . view to the
late election in Louisiana, white men
associated themselves together in
armed bodies, called white Leagues
and at the same threats were made
in the Democratic Journals of the
State that the election should be car
ried against the Republicans At al
hazards, which very naturally greatly
alarmed the colored voters. BY Sec
tien eight Of the act of February 2S,
1871, it is made the duty Of United
States Marshals and their deputies,at
polls where votes are cast for Repre-
scntatives in Congress, to keep the
peace and prevent any violations Of
the SO called enforcement act and 9TH
er offenses against the laws of the
United States, and upon requisition
of the Marshal of Louisiana, and in
view Of said armed organization, and
other portentious circumstances, /
caused detachments of troops to be
stationed in various localities in the
State to aid him in the performance
of his official duties and the enforce
ment of the State law. The officers
and troops Of the United States may
well have supposed that it was their
duty to act when called upon by the
government for the purpose.
That there was intimidation of Re-
publican voters at the election, not
withs,anding this precaution, admits
of no doubt. The following are spec
linens Of the means used: On the l4th
Of October, eighty persons signed and
published the following: 1--WE, the
undersigned, merchants Of the city of
Shreveport, in obedience to request
of the Shreveport Campaign Club,
agree to use every endeavor to get
our employees to vote the peoples
ticket at the ensuing election, and in
the event Of their refusal 90 to do, or
in case they vote the Radical ticket,
to refuse to employ them at the ex-
piration of their present contrats. y
On the same day another large body
Of persons published, in the same
place, a paper in which they used the
following language: "We, the un-
dersigned, merchants of the city of
Shreveport, alive to the great impor
tance Of securing . good and honest
government to the State, do agree
and pledge ourselves not to advance
any supplies or money to any planters
the coming year who will give en-
ployment or rent lands to laborers
who vote the Radical ticket at the
coming election"
/ have no information of the pro
ceedings Of the Returning Board for
the said election which may not be
found in its report, which has been
published, but it is : matter Of pub.
lie information that q great part OF
the time taken to canvass the votes
was consumed bv the arguments Of
lawyers, several of whom represented
each party before the Board. have
no evidence that the proceedings oi
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