The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-05

OF property owners among cOlOred men
Some have accumulated property since tn
war, while number were always free, ant
even previous to the war were land owners.
Two-thirds OF the land of the parish i
owned by small farmers, the balance by larg,
land owners and the colored people. TIL
small farmers are prosperous.
Property put up for sale will generally sell fol
its assessed value. When United States Com
missioner issued about forty or fifty warrants
for the arrest of persons, charged with init
midating voters
THEODORE FoNTELLIEU.
Resides in the parish of Iberia. Those who
are Republicans in the parish are ostracised
for their political opinions. A resolution was
published in one Of the papers, wherein it
was agreed by the members of the White
League not to employ any one who refused to
support the Conservative ticket There are
thlrty-five or forty white Republicans
in the parish knows Of no one who
was threatened with discharge before
the election, but knows several persons
who claimed, after the election, to have been
discharged, because they voted the Republi-
can ticket. Only knows of eight or ten colored
Conservatives in the parish. Has relatives
who hold offices in the parish, and is himself
Parish Judge.
SAMUEL WAKEFIELD.
ing social prescription, affirmed that Repub-
licans, because they were Republicans, were
summed by the white people of the parish.
From $50 to It's colored people were intimi-
dated and failed to vote only knows of two
outspoken Conservative negroes. Where the
colored people were neglected and were not
looked after by the Republicans, more of them
voted the Conservative ticket. Says the Vigil
lance Committee, the White League he looks
upon as about the same thing cattle thieves
became so bad up there that the people petit
toned Gov Kellogg to be allowed to form a
patrol for protection. No reply was given to
formed
CHARLES HODGES.
Resides in Kennerville; was charged by
Stamps having in o speech at Kenner advised
intimidation, and on his own place practiced
it; appeared before the committee and denied
the charge in toto.
WIN. 4. WHITAKER
Mr.. Whitaker was called to testify regarding
the legality of the arrest of the man A. j. Cou-
sin, of st. Tammany. Mr.. Whitaker testified
that he saw the warrant upon which Cousin was |
was guilty of embezzlement The constable |
Mr.. W. as to whether he (the con-
stable) had authority to arrest Cousin in this |
parish. Mr.. w. assured him that he had, not |
knowing at the time that Cousin was the man
counted in as a member of the House of Rep
by the Returning Board
Evening Session.
The evening session was opened by the
calling of
GEN. J. G. HAZARD, OF NEW ORLEANS.
He has resided here three seasons; is q cot
ton dealer; has not observed that q man who
is gentleman is ostracised here on account
IF his politics; has noted that property has
declined since his first visit, three years ago;
thinks that if the United States forces were
not here the Kellogg Government could not
stand twenty -four hours. 1t is want of con-
idence in this government that would cause
is overthrow. This want of confidence ex-
ends not alone to the legislative branch, but
o the judiciary; has been a Democrat since {
le knew anything of politics; from the repu-
alton the men of the government of the
tate bear, they would not be received in good i
ociety, either North or in England; never
meets in society any Republican politicians !
kinks that these mems characters bar them I
rom social intercourse with the residents of
he city /; any man, either Democrat or Re-
ublican, who is honest, will be received into {
ociety the condition, however, of matters in c
his State has been such that should Re- q
ublican politician appear in Louisiana to en- s
age in politics, there will arise against t
i'm opposition which might not be the case s
18th Democrat of equal social standing
J. o. NIXON, JR.,
Vas not chairman of q committee appointed l
y the White League organization to look to q
le defense Of Conservative negroes against n
ersecutions from Republicans but did con- cl
derable work as member thereof There al
ere eighteen different cases came up for the cl
$50 h. |
slson, the President of the Third Ward De- al
ocratic 9colored club, special object of "
srsecution, is now in the Parish Prison, ra
aced there upon charge of assault m
I'd battery, and not upon a charge of lar re
ny, as reported in the New Orleans Repub- ia
an. Entered into o detailed statement re
garding the object Of the White League 81
ID showed it was not formed with the inten- W,
IN of ostracising the negroes Thinks Gov
armoth is carpet-bagger; his character is 81
~ bad. Warmoth took prominent part
the election of 1872, but in taking him up it or
IS choice of evils; it was to take one rit
or many. an
The White League were not out to-day. pa
le League was aware that it would avail o.
thing to be cut, and therefore determined w
remain perfectly quiet. tn
Q Methodist minister. Was in Alexandria ca
the day Of the last election. Knows that Nj
'eral colored persons voted the Conserva- "
Q ticket; that there was movement among Sc,
m prior to the election to support the Con- WI
vative candidates. Heard that there
re threats of discharge to tn.
se who did not co-operate with the Con- of
natives, but saw no one discharged. In &c
it amounted merely to rumor. There col
e several reasons why SO many of the ne col
es refused to vote tor Republicans; there of
dissatisfaction, arising from the action Of lies
Republican Nominating Convention, ret,
b taxation, and difficulty about some jon
DOL, all of which combined to eliminate he
ny negroes from the Republican party. not
DR. g. T. IRRELEVANT. ado
'esides in Madison parish. The negroes me,
aired to the polls on the day Of election, tim
voted freely as they saw proper Saw no hall
IS Of intimidation, but conversed with D
~ colored men who said they would have the
I'd the Democratic ticket before had thew alta
been intmidated, or rather had thew not owl
prosecuted ct the hands of Republicans bers
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