Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-01-20
Louisiana Troubles.

l lie excitement eiSehueIsu dnOns
the Democracy last week by the attempt
ct revolution Of the State government
Of Louisiana, aud lis Illustration by
United States troops, has subsided un-
der the message of President Grant on
the question. The Presidents message
demonstrates so satisfactorily that there
was no interference further than was
necessary to preserTe the peace and
prevent bloodshed, that the venom
has been removed from his enemies.
The message reviews the trouble and
hands it over tc CoOress as the proper
authority to consider it and provide a
remedy. Whatever acts Congress nlay
pass, relative to Louisiana, be WI! sn-
force, as required to do ty oath of
Office. He states General Sheridan $
relation to the trouble, and exhoner-
ates him from the charges Of the Dem
ocracy.
Among a Yarcei of teiegrams from
the General, accompanying the mes
sage. are the following, Which give con-
adorable information as 10 the violence
employed in that State. He promises
a more detailed statement of the out
RACES:
NEW OILEASs, January 10.
Hon. W. ". Beiknap, Secretary Of Var,
Warrington, u. e.:
Since the year 1866 nearly thirty
five hundred persons, great majority
Of whom we're colored nen, have been
killed and wounded in this State. In
1867 the official record shows that eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-fonr were
killed and wounded from 1865 no OF
fetal investigation has been made, and
the civil authorizes, IN all but few
cases, have been unable to arrest, con-
vict, and punish the perpetrators con-
sealently there are 70 correct records
70 De consulted tor information. There
Is ample evidence, however, to show
that more than twelve hundred persons
have been killed and wounded during
this time on account of their political
sentiments. FrightfuI massacres have
occurred in the parishes of Bossier,
Cadde, Catahoula. St. Bernard, Saint
Landrey, Grant, and Orleans. The
general character of the massacre IN
the above named parishes is so well
known that it is unnecessary TO describe
them. The isolated cases can best be
illustrated by the followIng instances,
which | take from d mass of evidence
now lying before me of men killed on
account of their political principles
Iu Nathitoches parish the number of
isolated cases reported is thirty three
in the parish of Bienville the nu4iber
of men killed is thirty in Red River
parish the isolated cases of men killed
is thiriy-four in Winn parish the mum
Der Of isolated cases where men were
killed is fifteen in Jackson parish the
number killed is twenty, and IN Cata-
houla parish the number Of isolated
cases reported where men were killed is
fifty, and most of the country parishes
throughout the State will show 4 cor
responding state of affairs. The fol-
lowing statements will illustrate the
character and kind of these outrages
On the 30th of August, 1874, in Red
River parish, six State and parish off
GERS, named Twitchell, Divers, Holland,
Howell, Eigerton, ard Willis, were
taken, together with four negroes, under
guard, to be taken out of the State,
and we're deliberately murdered. On
the 29th of August, 1874, the White
League tried, sentenced, and hung two
negroes On the 2Sth of August 1874,
three negroes were shot and killed at
Brownsville just before the arrival
Of the United States troops in this par
ish two White Leaguers rode up to
negro cabin and called for a drink of
water. When the old colOred man
turned 10 draw it they shot him n the
back aud killed him. The courts we're
all broken up in this district judge
driven out. In the pari b of Caddo,
prior to the arrival of United States
troops, all the officers at Shreveport
were compelled to abdicate by the
White League, which took possession of
the place. Among those obliged to
abdlcate were Walsh, the mayor Ra
pars, the sheriff; Wheaton. clerk of
the court Durant, the recorder, and
Furguson and Renfro, administrators.
Two colored men who had given evi-
dence in regard to frauds committed in
the parish were compelled to flee for
tLeir lives, and reached this city last
night, having been smuggled rhroug ii in
. cargo of cotton. In the parish of
Bessier the White League have at
tempted to force the abdication os
Judge Baker, the United States COM
missioner and parish judge, together
with O'Neal, the sheriff, and Walker,
Tue CIcl w lbt Ctuits dsu thcN hiht
compelled the parish aud district Courts
to suspend operations. Judge Baker
states that the White Leaguers notified
him several times that if he became a
candidate on the Republican ticket, or
if he attempted to organize the Repub
lican party, he should Lot live until
election They also :ried to iniimida'e
him through his family by making the
same threats to his wife, aud when told
by him that he Was a United States
commissioner, they notified him not TO
attempt to exercise the functions Of his
office. In but few OF the country par
ishes can it be truly said that the law
is properly enforced, and in some of
the parishes the judges have Lot been
able tc hold court for the past two years
Human life in this State is held SO