The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-05

A to the amount of $40, 900. Judgments wer
) obtained against the parish, but the tax col
Q lector's name did not appear as plaintiff A
y to homicides in the parish from 1867 to 1874
witness showed that they have been com
: mitted as follows: Whites killed by white
, -, whites killed by blacks 4, blacks by black
, 10, blacks by whites g. whites by unknown
t parties 3, blacks by unknown parties l, black
, by officers of the law 3, and l Indian killed
making total of Al.
t None have been executed under sentence O
, the law since the Republicans have had con
troll of parish aff.irs. Witness desired to fill
f the affidavit of Ezernack. made shortly ate
the election, setting forth that the registra
ton made was full, and that both parties an(
, races had been afforded fair opportunity O
registering. Ezernack was registrar of tn,
parish, and testified in behalf of the Repub
licans before the committee last week. Hi
: testimony then given differs somewhat from
the assertion made in the affidavit
!, The committee accepted the affidavit, an6
will consider whether it shall be filed as evi
dince.
To Mr. Marshall-U nited States troops first
arrived in Natchitoches on the 10Th of Octo
Der. Half dozen more gentlemen were ar
rested by them. The marshal under whom
the troops acted announce that he intended
arresting about two hundred residents of that
parish. In consequence the white people Of
the parish were much frightened. The par.
ties arrested, Messrs. Brazeal. Cosgrove and
Others were innocent Of the charge-that OF
participating in the Coushatta affair.
MIR. CosgrOve was treated vigorously by his
captors. Three or four hundred negroes
voted the Conservative ticket. squad of
troops was moved to one of the polls on cleo
ton day for the purpose, it was said, Of max
ing arrests. This had the effect of causing a
| good many white voters to absent them
selves At the Campte poll some sufragans
were not allowed to vote because of alleged
informaities in their registration papers.
With these exceptions the election was fair
and free
There is no disposition on part of the
planters to defraud their laborers. Honest
Republican officials have not been and will
not be molested by the people. Many men
who are Republicans, or rather were formerly
leading men of that party, co-operated with
the tax-resisters, and also with the Conserva-
| tlves in the political campaign. The admin.
| istration of criminal law in the parish has
been lax and inefficient
Meyers and the tax.collector controlled the
| school funds of the parish.
To Mr.. Wheeler-The demand upon Re-
pubicans to resign their offices were made by a
| committee appolntedata mass meeting. There
were possibly few men from Winn parish.
w. L. Levy, S. Parsons and w. H. Cotton,
were interested in the suits against the parish
with the tax-collector. They acquired good
deal Of the parish paper and obtained judg-
ments against the parish.
Some people regard Blunt as dangerous
man among the colored men, on account of
the way he advised them. It is also stated
that he drew 500 per month as school
teacher and paid some one else to do the
duties at $50 per month.
If the Republican officials had not resigned
when called upon by the people, there might
possibly have been trouble; knew Meyers be-
fore the war, and he was then regarded as a
man devoid Of principle; the bridge and map
contracts IN which Meyers was interested, were
made under the law, but were assailed
through the courts as being corrupt schemes;
the emigration scheme was wholly lille gal and
an utterly fraudulent and corrupt scheme.
Judge Tnylar Beattle.
Resides IN the parish of LafOurche; during
the fall OF 1874 saw great deal OF the people
in the parishes of Latourche and Assam ption;
there was never held more quiet election
than that of last year; a great many homici les
have been committed in the parishes of La
fourche, Assumption and Terrebonne within
the last ten years; remember of no instance
of negro being killed by a white man; the
homicides were mostly among the negroes
Last week, by consent of counsel, tried
contested election for the offices of parish
judge and sheriff, Of Terrebonne parish. As
proven before the jury in this case the cleo
ton was perfectly fair, and, with some slight
informalities in the manner of making up the
returns, it was in perfect accordance with law.
The witness said in relation to his political
sentiments that he was not Democrat. Con-
sidered himself Republican. Voted for
Gen. Grant, and had, up to the 4th of Janu-
airy, intended to vote for him again in the
event of his receiving the nomination for a
third term. Is not prepared to say that he
will not yet vote for him, should he receive
the Republican nomination for third term. |
To Mr.. Hoar-Believes that the people are |
perfectly loyal to the Federal Government.
The dissatisfaction is with the State gov
ernment 1t was the general complaint that |
the reconstruction measures were bad policy. |
The witness asserted that the general senti- |
ment was one Of loyalty to the National Gov
eminent, and that the people looked to it ma
turally and relied upon it for protection. Mr..
Hoar desired to know why people beaten in
war, and forced to submit to obnoxious legis-
lation should suddenly develope reliance
and affection for the Government that had
treated them thus.
The witness replied that having failed to
establish the government, they now look to
the Federal Government as their protector.
Mr.. Hoar-Referring to the election of 1872
desired to know of the witness if it would
not have been extremely difficult, after the
returns had pissed through the hands of the
officers, for any one to have deter
mined justly who really was elected? Wit
ness replied that doubtless it would have been
difficult; there were possibly some frauds.
To Mr. Marshall Believes confidently that
McEnery was elected.
MuNEMENTQ /