The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-02-13

Mr. Frye-Soldiers are not polite.
ians, are they?
| A. No. sir; I am not politician.
Was in the court houss yard two
days before election. Went out IT
my tent during the day, but did NOT
see much Of the election.
I. G. Manning-ltesidss In Re.
pides parish. Dissatisfaction with
the officials, discomfort on account Of
the school fund, and better l,eltoe
between the T4ces having arieen, ~
blacks were Mote ,ipildi6sI e W
with the Democrats. The white poo
pie. by acting fairly with the negroes
induced them TO feel conddppee u
them. EfA
The reason. they el,. ~. ia.
they bad yolAd ~ 0apnh 1900 iahet
long enough to zee that they 81 rara
going agninss their iatsrssts ~
those Of the vhile pedp1e. III ~
groes ,have been influenced Ike 81
ignorant people are IN etsotions. =
thcy were bslors1ths ysr.s, ssnss
Witness knows nothing 81 : Wkjl>
League in his parish. 4 Democrat.
ic Conservative meeting wsshsld md
the name II the party vas decided
to be the White Mans Party.
The negroes c'ntrol the labor. and
ask for higher wages than tbe PLAN
tors nre able to pay. No anostions
are asked NJ to their politics. =
Mr.. Mnrshall-Q. il there my
avowed Or concealed purpose saaope
the people looking to q fu,urs ssps.
ration from the U. ). Goverpnsist 3
A. They tried that experiment.
once, and are not disposed u repeat
it. -*'
q. II they were free to act. would
they make . move in that dissection ,
A. That idea WINS ab9adbnSd in
1865, ut the surrender. Trey afSS
satisfied that they were legally, NOR
ally and constitutionnlly right in
what they did. Il wis a struggle b.
tween two people. and tho VA ~
tied il. = ~ f't err a'is
q. No desire to renew the. quss-.
ton? 20"
A. They wonld be the 6rst % %.
pose n separation in the Uuion.---
They wo"ld support the Govern
'ncnt in foreign war.
Any wish " rsdmce.the. nAesose
again to state Of peonags or slave.
~ has departed from the South.
Republicans u good Character aso
not oNtTAciSed.
Any man who ID IN honest and
earnest Republican would 81 social.
y we'll received. if.fi. ~
Iu the North there arc two great
parties who differ in their opinions
II the structure Of the Govern,usnS
md tho manner III which Il IL 10 b
carried on. Republicans thore svc
sincere; in tho South they aitsu6ps ~
plunder the people Of their rights
md property. i.
Mr.. Fryc-Did tho Democratic psrs
y embrace Wnrmo.h in order ~
secure the machinery which Warmoth
possessed in order to secure tho nom.
hutton OF supervisor Of rsgistration1
A. This was not the case. Thu
White men were dishsartsped with
he result Of the election in 1879.
md to urge them to exertion in 1874
I was resolved 10 form q white ,nsue
,arty. -..-.
q. Don't yon believe il was tho
purpose in forming y color line. TO
the negroes into joining
hat purity? SAID
A. speak for my own parish
his was not the idea. g.s
Q. Did you Justify the 18th Of Sop
A. Yes.
Q. Did yon justify tho Grant pa.
.h massacre - ell. -. A-ss.
A. l did not. ....s,-lt=. ,
Q. Did you tell Gov. Kellogg noA
D send troops to Grant parish !?
A. y" not think I spoke to him
bout Grant parish? I sent to sea
i'm about the sending Of troops 70
.apides, as there was no necessity
Or it.
Q. Do not n majority Of the whites
lstify the G.. lax massacre
A. They do. 80
Q. Do you approve Of tho Coashss.
! massacre
A. DO not, and expressed my die.
pprobation at the time. Lib
Q. You don't think that the poo.
10 would restrain themselves in the
resence OF y. s. troops
A. No more than NJ other times.
BY Mr.. Hoar-Q. Are you not sat-
fed that a great many Of the Oh
ors appointed by Gov. Wsrmoth IL
B72 were dishonest men?
A. They have, showed their ehak
etor hv the vr~un~e - ..sl~:>k 49,