, 1875-01-30
How His Heart Seemed More Pala.aIEc
than a Bcefsteak 10 a
Fire-Eater.
MoEnery Once Said that tia Mazeys
Ought to Do Hanged.


HlnaLlDn uI ttoV. " cIls nttnb LltE-i4hll H1 aatu
le Baw 10 demonstration of rioicllce. That bo
and Wells were dnn. Mt the ho:e! soSctl,er. at
u table noar by wora two drl1.iien moil, Witness
understanding from Mr.. Watson WIS that they
might cat-llp. On Wells lcnving The house
these porsons said nothing to Wells. aud it was
only Oil witnees' suggestion that ho left. Wit.
moss simply thought that, tho mon being drunk,
might become involved In difficulty xitl,
Wells. On another occasion, about three weeka
before, man made Aotuc ofrcmAiyo rcniarEA
about Coy. Wel!B aud ths latter told hin, that na
intended to act B1uarely i'll the llaturniuE Board.
nAroEu nLuST,
colored, testified:
Iestto ut N4sci.,toc!laa, and nm State seuao-. Am
pretty we'll acquainted viii the luuln If my parislt
Lant Juno n'eettnE was nla by rrso4s wilo es'i.
~ yy su nSs " II ,n
III ncorgta and LoAtalaun, Have little education.
1.-Two lived 1t Natehstoshss twonty-one yesTs.
Hhitca and blAeAs there tolcrably t,::ss4l.
nrto last June. 4 portion Of the meeting wa. int
demand the rceiguatiou of u,etss. III Jny tao
Republicans held fiasg-ne6thB. ltay wltte .ne:l
,n.tto sssleious smet md h1r. DUPLEX. Willie
to resign thu 9Th OF Js they would te .sEax.
asnatea so1aa Of II were in favor ef the lnltea jury
oa: ~ lily way to New Osleana, sor,u 1ne weni On
board snti sud they inteudea to tight. Dur.
tnH the night they wero t'as uH tito boas. July
Armed assembled III thnsrOoul iu tito town, II
underHtpua they tLero to assasstrlte il We
nominated ecrtntn District Judge and District At
oruo,. We lid not lunIia.o tllcse officers Tbeu In
consequence Of threats, nR tho Convention a-
joard tho do[egates eft for their hunca believing
that 1t WAa not safe fur tlle TO rofIa in town. few
days afterwards arlrd appeared agniu and made
the TaxCollector resign, It told fiat there ysas
objection t., to me. When ! WAS III Alexandria, h
has al ill., oi "ia ~ @oaia NJ e. he strYna saa
" before trouble over aad to pay Is iaf
In MT lLFfra ht1T u4nI$ $A lt t+tfa
After that hui.tcd aid tclieve tho white men
wished to take my fc, they said had TOO ,,ur
gtt oa u ay io 'y o H
would rathcr, than be hllosl. told then,
IL IT, thy ,,y attacked stack me would try to se'i
School Bo.rd. They Continually si said ,hey M haa ,l
noslhng AGAINST ms personally. There wcrs reg
White Lnguers. Did ,,ot dare ttond thfir meeting
aelnm alert at home. Colored men remained In
the woods until after Tug registering office elnaets
WIN rcahtercl could not vote b.rauae tic Rcgtter
applied their naracR wrung. Therp ,asu oi ter
to Dayo my life, Thtro ii petition III NY 1rish ak
Ing Cogrssa to do GoineihinY to protect tho coloc
pe9ple Ihs coloroi men beeyo Tug whites intend to
sases N, Many T.; vi ot item ha,s p'lrel.a,sd
money hnce tue WAr ltnn planters lare. D1s eirtto,-
day many Of my reorle prevented flo,n voting
~ they CHOSE; some of them voted tho White Lecgs
tlcEet. They Voted 10 to aitvp Themselves Without
tue lreaence of troops on tleetiuE-ay nuru tYu
5uu colored nlea woud have voted Tie wLitr r,oupo
aa =, d id nol rato 1t H a ]
school. In fstshttochas are free, und II: prsscH to
fohfad 1n t.n shi'1rsn tsa aa s.tend ths., ro ren
pic II tue parish wonld not ho aIe
muller no'nocratio r,.c. hnow Ten ooored nlcn wlo
pe is lirtetedagal both negroes mi, lelutcsns,
don't believe that good DanlutrAt frolu the Sur.h
during tho LAT ea1n'xian could hayo canyts,ad tho
fhfn
deprecated tntiluidation The planter AuI The rer-
chsnt gtnsraly manage to swnte tho urErocs cut o
thu tolorta looplo Of TIM whites wag nut Hur1e,t[I III
ike,n by the Republicans.
cr2.ee1aH.5.ats,H-l was on tho school nnard Of
NatclitcheH Parish. o not hliuye tint tlc tialIar as
'esn ,t'n!n8 from The shaol fund allce tic eI,ut
iica1ss Wsts II! power. tauaht IN hclool. Whe did
$50 u'ss.K. roerived no benefit from ,ho o,icisl
printing! IN my puIcr. Some Of tho ,Nenleera u lhe
l,oaeal tury wora men of not very guoa character
peuefb that tlbfo ia hn armed organization III
Nntchtoohds Parrish. ncysr aaw such ruickness
u mpYsinen. smong hodias Of lton i. luast 1a1o
vote.
Mr.. Zachary Rnid shcss ca1culntions would cIyo
QUO voter to ayery two. a11-a- hat of tus c5l3sud
population.
wtnesa-Tho objection to Juags a.yes4 was sns.I to
30 corruption. + did uot hear Of Charges hVuiust
ltoulcs, Or Why they had left Tiun rar.sh. tAii
mon. .psforo Juno lust, there pae Mlisl1y fesui
.wasa' oonrsa people Any white Man would
easn AZ No Arge 1uns Of honsy Without hesitation,
'0'a o'"ex aud White complain Of TAXATION.
,,,1od anil ,o.,,rcS y. ~ u; ;osIa,.a, Ma1as
Ne'Ac In Claiborne Par!Kh Ny opinion /. that there
Sas .iot free, far, ana full cle"tion tltrc. At
ssLhR ~ thst parish c3torea man Wa shot by
stler t r,,t S oy,r ,a,sHr hr Wn @ trsa n91 ssar
NOT u sssm srned 3s Sith ill., sss%aa! s ~ W. H.
!enllod suat la co'ors men be da1rro,. Tliey sai
i'e uegroes would te rsd into iu ton sntltes II they
l i,ot aiAl'erse TIE Sheriff xas ARMED, a1 sail 10
o gu ~ ~ asl1rae h.s erewl Iho sas for the JUS
rot5 Ys tri Gin: re @ynF III ss'u 1ne vnbeaas
srch or bcst rn 'o's' . 9at smat ehey au.t nos
the ght ana wns Groken 10 +. S,iass saFo io*n
sopn'suap. was oitan Threatened by Lad ,utn wit,
loudly 'seapoua AM ens,y lrulo,i ", fl,,atriuy
= 4 eo'iaognnco wasa uHian ,astl during he War.
Iners ar' 1o! @ sl.ga cannot tell. al The eloHu Of
10 w,s ,,.a1s sn stu@, ns .ptas ~! bal,krnts.
in lsat var VIII, cinaty n,as INIT Se.
ooer md Vim, sioiit llsf %ny ,atSusa H. xna. u
10 Aa!d thurs crc too many Mafry5 aid iiiact
nd II Sums Vt t1onl vera hung /: wnnli |
u hood thing. ,unn sad ops,,ly
mo- win iia baud on llts pistol. TINT he woull "
o5a ,}a ~ ny sars ~ loeo es bcctAlo4k. TA:s was