The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-15
BLUNT's BATCH!
He Lies and breaches aud breaches
Things to be Remembered.

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TESTIMONY or THE SADDLE.COLORED
SENATOR BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL
| COMMITTEE.
CONTINUED.
| @. If the soldiers had not been IN
there what would have been tue col.
ored vote .. .. e:s
| A. ! would not like to say;I don't
really think the col0red vote would
have been five hundred. / know l
would not have gone to the polls.
! Q. Does the Democratic paper up
there urge the unemployment Of
colored people who voted the Re-
publican ticket3 ~
A. Yes, sir; 1t says the preference
should be given to those who voted
the white mans ticket.
Q. Do you, know Of any colored
men that voted tho Democratic ticket
for that reason3 ss..n
! A. l don't knew Of any in my par
ish !; ! have seen ono since I came to
New Orleans.
Q. You stated that Myers and Boullt
left before election what would have
been the result it they had not I
A. Well, believe that Judge N.Y.
ers would have been killed.
Q. How many Of these Boullts that
have been in Office up there are Re-
publicans I ,t. ...
A. Four.
Q. Where they father and three
sous !? ,1
A. Father aud three sons.
Q. How many of them arc there 10
the family I
A. There are six Of them old enough
to hold office. +e.
Q. Where they men Of property !?
A. Yes, sir.
@. State whether or not two Of
them were not rebel officers during
the war?
A don't know, sir.
Q. Were they gentlemen in the Or
binary acceptation of the word.i
A. Well, sir, l never heard of any.
thing else except of late.
Q. DO you know any reason why
they should not hold their Offices.
A. Well, l heard lately that they
were not ct.
Q. Have they accumulated proper.
ty since the war !? -.
A. | don't know DR.. Boullt has
bougR some property in town.
9. Have they made money in Office 7 |
A. Well, cir, l cannot say.
9. Were they men who were rea.
pected and esteemed by the colored !
men 3
A. Yes, cir.
Q. BY the Chairmau-Whst IL the |
provision for education Of the people
Of your parishi
A. We have had public schools up !
to the time Of the thorough orgauiza-
ton of che White League iu the par-
ish. Since that, We have had none.
There was one in town, q colored
school. That was taught contrary to
law. It is established q a public
school in which all children from ak
to twenty-one years Of age have /
right to enter. sH3 'tfT9"#!
Q. Both sexes and races 60 to tho
same school & ,ey. ...
M they have never done it % vet
in tue parish. The colored children 70 /
to school in town they were taught
for one month, during December, that
Is, from the latter part Of November. |,
for one month. III
@. Are there not white public
schools ID that parishi i'
A. There are none now.
@. Which race sends it, children .
to school most constantly I
A. The colored people. Tho whites !,
ter q long time in that parish scorned /,
Tie idea Of sending their children to ]
public schools. It was . long time !
before they would take any interest ,
p it at all. :
Q. How many weeks 10 tho year do {
he school keep openi -
A. would not give yon that the
'choels, a. q general thing, run ten h
months 10 the year under the laws Of :
his State. rs p fia"a /.
g. By Mr.. Masshall- The schools il
ire free to all. fdaa s l.
A. To OIL children batween six and !
wenty.one years ofage. i
90 O. Where they established u =
eparste; sohoolsi ii 9aH ii oira' :
A. Not AZ colorsd and white schools. &.
hey were established q public .
chc0le. u ,a - s. j-s.qs /.
G. Are there public school attend. !
4 exclusively BY white childrens
A. YOsGf., 'siaififf y .at ts3g Ia
Q. Up 20 what time were they kept )
pen esq is.sl ~ sill S i
a., Tie lat school,, / think, was
ept and taught b. MI, Casey 10 tho y
,wer part Of Ward No. IL. think i
10 contract was made some time 10
uly, only for two months because, Il
'as uncertain whether it could sln
ept up Il WAS either in Juno or 4
uly that the last white school / kaow -
{ was established In that parish. 4
hat VA in 1871 connot relnem,
b days and date6s iS5aIsf W, 3dJ IA
g. By Mr.. Ffye-I impose ~ 4
avs had . good opportunity ~ SEN 9
tor and a. . public man to learn tie i
'ntimsnt of the people Of that CON- :
unity { al II II
A. l think O.. =
9. % yoa think that tho colored