The daily gazette., 1876-12-20
TURNING THE TABLES
BASE HUMANITY COMES IN.
Hddic0is Hare no More Use for COiored
Men Who Don't Vote Their Ticket
Ostrdcis1n and Death for Them.
HIi THE BLACKS BECAME
DEMOCRATS.

WI IIE DLAChS UECAHE
DEMOCRATS.
NEW ORLEANr, December I0.-Ex-
Governor Il. &. WickliiIe wasrecalled be-
fore the house committee to-day and
cross-examined by General Hurlburt. In
answer to questions witness said the Or
ganization of regulators was gotten up
when l was in Kentuckey; when came
back found it in existance; don't know
anything about the constitution or mode
of procedure of the organization; had
conversation with Colonel Powers, who
was in command of it; don't know who
succeeded him in the command of the or
ganization; don't know Of its existence
when the campaign was opened; have no
knowledge of armed bodies of men NOV
ing about the parishes at night; think the
change in the vote of West Felciana par
ish was due to the interest taken by the
whites and the arguments used by them.
promising just and economical admins
tration and proper application of the
school fund in the event of democratic
success; know Of no threats of discharge
or anything of that sort being used by
any one; received circulars from Colonel
Patton, chairman of the democratic COM
mittee, in which he said, you cannot con-
vince a negro by reason, but may by pos
tive statements often repeated; witness
IiJ NOT auraa uith tho uiauo of EplnnnI
Patton; he found that negroes were
readily convinced by argument, and he
employed no other means to influence
them to vote the democratic ticket.
VIM. Maywell, colored of New Orleans
Testified that he voted the democratic
| ticket last election; was suspected Of
being democrat; was frequently threa-
tened by colored republicans; the day
after the election he was knocked down
,, by two colored men,who said they wanted
to kill him for voting the democratic ticket
the name of one of the assailants is
Ben Franklin; since the election have not
gone out alone, as threats were being
made constantly to his wife; the president
of an association to which he belongs ac-
companies him to his work and see him
i home ut night; was told that all colored
= men who voted the democratic ticket
! would be sent tothe pcnitentiary at Baton
y Rouge.
Jerry Hall, colored, of New Orleans,
= testified that he took an active part in the
Y flast election as canvasser in the interest
e ofthe democrats; previous to the last
" election affiliated with the Republican
party; canvassed Rapides, Grant and
Ouachita counties; saw cOlored people
: who said they would vote the democratic
> ticket; knew of no violence, but heard
9 talk about killing democratic negroes,
g colored preachers said that no democratic
II colored man should be recognized by
'' his brethern; almost all the colored peo-
i' pie be,ong TO the same church and prea-
chers have Observation-Disclosures overthem
Raford Blormt, state senator and Baptist
D bishop, said he would refuse to perform
tho marriage cermony for the colored
. democrats; would refuse to baptize them;
y y would excommunicate them; and that
u u voting the democratic ticket would justify
a wife in getting a divorce. Witness
changed his politics because the govern
: ment of the last eight years was incapable
= of afiording protection to the colored peo-
= pie; because it had not the support and
II confidence of the people, and did not
bring criminals to justice.
Anton Foasco, colored. of New Or
leans, canvassed the state for the demo
ocrats; knew of no violence, but heard
e talk of the intimidation of colored demo-
S Gratis; great many colored men voted
e the democratic ticket; joined the Demo-
# cratic party about three months before the
: election; everything was peaceable and
j quiet: all the democratic speakers coun-
n selled peace, order and fairness in the
h election; the colored people told me in
West Felicana that they belonged to
G democratic clubs which contained both
d white and colored members: that the
e people would allow no distinction to be
made in that respect.
U Outrages were committed OH cOl0red
:. people at Colfax, COushatta and numer-
s Gus other places, and murderers of color
e ed men were not brought 10 sjustice;thinks
: that the government, as the pressure was
, so great, would have endeavored to ap-
|. prehend the guilty parties, but the people
e were so bitter against the government
II that they would not support it; believes
l. the government winked at these outrages,
as the leaders ofthe Republican party con-
sidercd the death of colored men an inn
mense benefit to the party; was at first in
!, favor of the democratic state ticket only.
Is as an organization of colored mento which
. belonged wanted Hayes and Wheeler,
# but we concluded if Hayes was elected
4 Nichols would never be allowed to take
@ his seat even if he was elected; so with
g many others determined to vote for
G Tilden also, in order to make Nichols
q | nOvarnnr