New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-07

may regret the want Of success in the pas
but have no desire for a change while th
government is properly administered; tn
relations betwesn the colored and whit
people are kind; all colored people hav
been paid their wages; the sentiment towar
OF his wages would b6 the same as all owe
the world toward q man who would rob
laborer Ut the fruit of his toll; the colore'
people have been taught by their leaders &
believe they would be returned t
slavery and deprived of their rights i
the Conservative people again go
power; there is no White League o
military organization in my parish
To Mr.. Frye-Do not think law ough
to be passed which would disfranch;s'
practically three fourths OF the colored pen
pie; never heard Of SUCH proposition; tn,
white people are genefVlly loyal; dom
think there is large class Of vagabOnd
reckless and uneducated young men; ther,
WIS no attempt in Assumption parish il
1868 to prevent colored people voting to-
General Grant; the legislation of 1865 rela
tive to lAbOrers. servants and taxation was
exceedingly unwise: don't think it is signi6
cant to the oOlored people that the same
course would be adopted again; think thai
intelligence should rule, that one intelli
gent vote should control ten ignorant ones
think that the ignorant voters led by evil
leaders would be more powerful for evil
than We would be for good; do not believe
in armed forces to carry out principles.
! Mr.. A. B. Elam-Resided in De Soto since
1851; am lawyer and have always been q
| Democrat; the last election was peaceable
and quite; think there will never be peace
| in Louisiana till the colored people are
taught not to distrust the majority of the
| white people in political affairs; the white
| people are dependant on the colored peole
| for labor; the conservative people believe
| they are suffering from an intolerable gov
| eminent; that the white people are not re-
| presented in it; that it is illegal and 0ppres-
sive; know many. Republicans who are re-
| spected in the parish; they are as anxious
to have q good State government as any
one; the blacks had as good q chance to
vote as the whites: the time for registration
was short, but there was sufficient oppor-
tunity; with other white people, tried to
have about one hundred and fifty colored
men vote that were going to stay away;
they said they did not wish to vote for the
Republican party. for it had done them no
good, and were afraid Of ostracism If they
voted the Democratic ticket; there were no
threats or violence used at the polls; the
white mans Conservative Or Democratic
ticket carried the parish; the results were
lost before the Returning Board; fully one
half the blacks that voted voted the Demo-
cratic ticket; the feeling between tho races is
kindly. except about voting; the
business relations are harmonious
the cOlored people being treated as we'll as
white people in the matter of wages and
contracts; any trouble results from their
want of business knowledge; they have no
difficulty in obtaining counsel to defend
them; man who shonld attempt to defraud
them would be despised; there is no hoe
tility to the federal government per Sc:
there would be none to General Grant ii
the people did not think he was preiudiced
against their rights; they do not believe
Louisiana is treated as well as Massaohu-
setts or New York, or has as good State
government; there ia no desire to renew
the conflict: there were good many homi.
cides just after the war; no one has been
hanged in North Louisiana since the war;
defended a cOlored man who was sentenced
for life and psrdoned by Governor War
moth: one black man was said to have been
killed at a club meeting about eight miles
southeast of Mansfield; friend was killed
after organization of the white mans party
IN consequence Of a letter il tho Shreveport
Times.
Witness detailed several cases where the
facts did not settle whether the murder
between black and q white man the white
man generally gets the bestof it.
To Mr.. Frye-There was anch an organ;-
cation as the Knights of the White Camelia,
in 1868; didn't belong to it, and never
to any secret political Organizar
ton; in DeSo.o the conduct Of the Campaign |
of 1874, under the White League, was not |
such as that Of 1868, under the White
Camelia; might have been in other parishes |
Influenced by the Shreveport Times; not q |
vote was cast in 1863; the blacks |
400 i,,rstv. 6On'f l. <ho
majority of 1870 was as large as l400 to 400: |
don't know how it was there was a majority |
for McEnery when there were 300 msjority |
colored registered; the White League might |
have had the same effect, by their mere |
existence, on the negroes as the White |
Camilla; if there was any error in 1879 |
it was q miscouEt; the majority was
larger than was expected; don't think
was ostracised early in 1874 be-
in speech in June, indicating portion Of
the audience did not approve Of the views
if moderate counsels had pre-
vailed the COnse1 vatives would have carried
the State: when the young men were start
ing for COushatta, told them to be careful
what they did, and not kill any niggerR; do
not think immediately after the war recon-
,truction measures could have been trusted
TO the white people of the State, but now
y l
nay be; the cOlored men do not read the |
,apers; do not know of colOred man who
'an not read in my neighborhood; the B,l
etin and that class of papers have had
influence in the formation of the
party. Mr.. Frye referred to the efforts of
compromise, which Mr.. Elan said he was in |
avor OF, aud read the Bulletin of the after
loonl Believe that if the press of New Or
cans takes such ground the oounsels of
nv1c affvyOV Vrpn Vus1l ho 4 |
hink the few, and reckless and unprinri.
lied men have had too much control, but
,eople have been Influenced bv what they
we're afraid others would think Of them; do
lot believe prosperity will come BY means
# the extremists of either party; If one.
bird Of the White Mems party had been
umb hardly believe the balance would
ave had peace; If the counseis of moderate
1en had prevailed there would have been
uiet.
Mr.. Campbell offered the Bulletin in eyi-
ence.
Mr.. Hoar stated that at this time it would
OF be within the rule to present newspa-
ers as evidence. The oross-examination of
[r. Elan was proper, he being witness
Mr.. Campbell suggested that the commit
70 should summon John McEnery and F. |
I. Ogden.
MIR. F. S. Goode, of Terrebonne parish
m lawyer, and am also engaged in plant
~; was candidate for State Senate from |
and Terrebonne, being noml-
ated by the Conservative convention; the
epubiicans nominated about an equal
nmber of white men and coored MN.
Witness detailed the compromised The
'mpromise was generally acceptable; ad-
ressed many meetings and was persuaded
,e colOred people would vote the compro-
Use ticket; there was kind feeling be- 4
veen the races; the regiAtral ion Waa far |