The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-29
NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 49, 1875

I'VE wv OhLEANS L Ill
saw any violence to colored men, Between
t the planter and the merchant the coloret
laborer is generally left with nothing at tn,
end Of the year.
f To H. J. Campbell This distrust of The
white people is not prompted by the teach
ings OF the carpet-baggers is a natura
conclusion of the freedman
To Mr. Zacharie-Was a member of the
School Board of the parish.
Thinks the school funds of the parish are
all right. Was also school teacher anC
when absent usually hired some person to fill
the position, to whom witness paid from
twenty-five to fifty dollars Board allowed
witness one hundred dollars per month Is
proprietor of the official journal of the parish.
Some OF the men on the police jury, which
the people desired to rid themselves, did not
possess good characters. There was one Re
publican member, Mr.. Barron, to whom the
people had no objection.
Believes honestly that the White League OF
the parish is military in its character. Has
seen at various times squads of men with
arms Thinks there are at least twelve hun
drtd Republicans in the parish who did not
vote. Some were kept from registering and
many who did register were intimidated and
failed to vote.
The Republicans and Democrats had equal
representation as Commissioners of Election
There was nine hundred and one colored
majority in the registration
The most OF the murders in the parish were
committed by the white people. Several
negroes have been killed for political cause.
TO Mr.. Marshall THE best of feeling and
utmost harmony existed between the whites
and colored people until last summer. At
tributes this change of sentiment to the
White League movement, which had for its
object the control Of the Government. Black
and white complain greatly of the high taxes
VIM. ii. Maxey.
Resides in Homer, Claiborne parish.
Mr.. Hoar desired to know if, in the above
parish, there was held fair and tree cleo
ton.
Witness said that the Republican party was
prevented from organizing. In July a meet
ing was held for that purpose, at which
negro was shot
This negro came to town with large six
shooter buckled on him. White men usually
carried arms, but did not carry them openly.
The affair created great deal Of excitement,
and the white people Immediately armed
themselves and turned out and demanded
that the negroes should Immediately dispense
The negroes were not armed. Witness called
white people.
The Marshal, Mayor and Sheriff said they
could not dispense the while people, and moth
ing would satisfy them, but the dispersion of
the negroes. The difficulty, wherein the ne
gro was shot, was a personal one. The next
day witness and Jasper Blackburn were
hooted, and derided on the streets, and
abused as if they were monsters of unheard
OF history" The consequence was witness |
had to leave the place, and, for being Re-
publican, has been 'socially, financially and
ostracised The fact of the mat
ter is, witness has been ruined
Was Union man during the war, and has
been prosecuted to this day. His Republican
principles was all that can be charged against
him. The effect of this persecution directed
against Republicans was to disorganize the
Republican party.
TO Col Field The only office held by wit
ness was the Presidency Of the School Board,
which was not lucrative position. Teachers
Of colored schools were driven from the
parish was at one time compelled to take
refuge in the house Of Col. Green.
From witness observation and general
Of the condition of matters, knows
hat a fair and free expression of the colored
yote could be obtained Heard Gov. McEnery
make an address in Homer wherein he said
hat there were too many Maxeys and Black
,urns in the parish. McEnery advised that
he place should be made too hot for them.
lie said Republicans should be found strung !
O limbs.
G. j. Mehren.
Is from Baltimore and has resided in
Homer fer about four years. Related the diff
iculty mentioned by Mr.. Maxey, which he
ssertea had its origin in a personal diff
ulty.
To Mr.. Hoar-Regarding the schools, has
ister-in-law who was school teacher and
whose school was broken up by the Demo-
rats. Did not break up the school by vio-
ence, but refused to pay her her full salary.
here were threats made to burn the school t
ouse. IL
Witness was threatened with assassination 3,
n occasions too numerous to mention be- !.
ause he was an avowed Republican. Con-
erning the excitement which occurred in c
tomer, it originated in the personal difficulty a
eferred to, although witness thinks it was =
he intention of the white people to bring
bout one in order to prevent an organization
f tho Repu b1ican Marty