New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-06
ended by really eliciting but little testimony


from the witness.
Mr.. Marshall asked witness question
concerning the reputation of certain per
sons who have testified before this com
mittee. Mr.. H0ar ruled that it is not usua
for committee Of this kind to take up tn
character of any ybody.
To Mr.. Marshall-There have been politi
cal murders in jackson and Bienvill,
parishes.
To Mr.. Frye-Between Last June ani
election day was in New Orleans and in
| North Louisiana; held sessions of my court
on election day was at home; was not in
jackson parish at that time: was in Union
the registration in Bienville parish wal
| about 400 Republicans; there were no Re
! publican votes cast, yet say there was NJ
intimidation; there was no parish ticket; in
1853 advised colored men NOT to vote;
cast the only Republican ticket then; since
have justified the uprising of last Septem
her; have bitterly inveighed against the
Republican policy since last fall in your
presence in the st. Charles Hotel; do moi
know of anybody who has spoken so bit
terly against Republicans as have
during the past four weeks, especially
as to the Returning Board; did tina,
after my court had been thrown
into contempt; mp to the time my feelings
were sggrieved did not cover mp all the
corruption Of my party; did not publish the
sent him to- prison for contempt of my
court; the Governor did not do right when
he pardoned the man, although 1 know now
that the sentence was wrong; l signed the
order in great haste; telegraphed to Mr..
MOrey that the people must not be gOaded
to desperate deeds; about the first Of Sep
tember, 1868, in Farmerville, made speech
in which told the colored men that if they
joined the Democratic party they should
have protection papers to preserve them
from ku Klux; charged the grand jury of
Bienville parish on the subject Of intimida-
tiOn; Major Head assured me that the
soldiers should not interfere with the people;
think there was fTand in the election of
1879; believe that Kellogg was elected;
think the President did right in sustaining
Kellogg, and always said 80.
To Mr.. Marshall-Told Marshal Selye
that had no personal feeling in his troubles
before my court; as q rule believe there
is no Oetraclem on account of political
opinions.
L. s. Clarke reside in St. Mary parish;
in Ohio my politics were Republican; my
neighbors generally know that I am Re-
publican; St. Mary parish is not prosper
our: believe property is insecure there; the
prosecuting officers are Republicans; have
heard Of about forty homicides there during
five years; colored men joined the Conserve
tive party at the last election; these cOlOred
men were intimidated; intelligent colored
men voted the Conservative ticket; the
ticket was half colored and half white;
there is q White League in st. Mary parish;
meetings are held with open doors; be-
l0nged to it. knew it simply as q political
organization: it was not armed: cOlOred
men on our ticket have been badly treated;
one of their schools was broken up; the
teacher was colored man; there was no
colored people; Train aud Mentz are the
judges in our parish; do not think them
pure men; do no: think that Republicans
coming here from other States are Ostra.
cised for that cause.
To MIR. HOar-I have not voted the Re-
publican ticket since l came here; think
that Mr.. Dubuclet is an honest man; l
voted against him; the parish has large
Republican majority; there were colored
sense; they were black White Leaguers;
the League was abandoned after the COM
promise was made: l was q member of the
executive committee; there had not been
of c0lOred men at previous
elections; there was An attempt to assas.
snate our present sheriff; know nothing of
the Pope and Chase assassination; the re.
suit in our parish of the fourteenth of Sep
tember in New Orleans was to make our
officials resign; do not approve
Of that course; do not know much about
politics; rate of taxation is fourteen and a
half mills for State and nine and half
mills for parish; own small plantation in St.
Mary parish; my crop this year was worth
about $1,000; do not know much about the
parish newspapers; the Register office was
destroyed, and the paper says it was done
~ the White league; it was Republican
Ournal; heard one man say that the Todd |
etter was impracticable; Todd is q North |
IN man.
Adjourned until 7:30 P. NJ.
Evening Session.
The committee reassembled at half.past |
even o'clock last evening. The first wit
ess called was
Lieutenant E. A. Belger-Belong to the |
,hlrd Infantry; was stationed in Alexan.
ria, Rapides parish, last October; found |
he people Qniet; saw no force or intimida-
ion Of any kind; believe the people are
,yal to the federal government; at least |
aw no evidences of disloyalty.
To Mr.. Frye-Was near poll on election
ay, but did not trouble myself about
oiitics.
DIR. Duperriere-Am practicing physician
nd planter, residing on the Teche, near
|
specially in the Leg islature, has been the
ource Of trouble; also ignorance among
10 white voting population; the poll tax is
ot generally collected; il ia generally con-
eded that Kellogg and Penn were elected;
luch of the difficulties are injustly charged
, Kellogg; Kellogg is, by some, vie we'd
} usurper; be would be glad to receive
,e assistance of q good Legislature; The
,diciary is not altogether good; taxes un-
IL
-eaeed; rome cOlOred men were disgusted
18th the right of franchise; was not aware
intimidation in my parish from anybody
To Mr.. HOar-One cause Of our troubles
as the emancipation of the ignorant col
ed people; trace all our evils to univer. |
i suffrage; would have Congress order
constitutional convention as first step to
'medy the existing evils; the State govern
ent was corrupt before the war; the
medy | suggest might not succeed because
the class Of people who would vote.
To Mr.. Marshall-Do not think the people
Louisiana dislike the federal govern
ent: do not know Of any intimidation.
To Mr.. Frye-At the close of the war
ere was q class Of young men who had
It received much education up to that
ne who have since been the source of
nsiderable trouble; the election Of 1877,
der Warmoth, was not conducted hon
tly; that had q tendency to dempralize ,
9 people; the Returning Board has been
ing better than the Returning Board, but
ere should be come check on it; there is
,re corruption in our State government
day than before the war, considering the
norance "f today.
By Mr.. Whe-ler-Of the three remedies
opposed. namely: The recognition of Gov
nor Kellogg. by Congress; the establish :
mt of provisional government. or the i
1ering of a new election, which would be
3 most satisfactory to the great body of
3 fair minded citizens of your section of
3 cOuutryf q
sir. think the recogni-
n Of Governor Kellogg would be; the q