New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-29

year before 0Ou&0G my 1roo0O0s WOIAo0
for Colonel McEnery whom he run for gov
Newton Smith-To Senator 6sulsbury-
surrender; belonged to the Democratic
party ewes since I could belong TO any:
saw armed colored men in Monroe the night
before the election; they had any arme they
could get; ssw twenty five or thirty 90 to the
schoolhopse; they didn't belong in town;
didn't attend any meetings; went to one
club: don't know II other cOlored men BE-
long to it; have been assaulted BY Dan HUI;
he said it was because was ct the club and
owed him few dollars that l might have;
that he would cut my throat, and called mo
id Democrat; DIR. Abby advised me to
20 to Colonel McEnery g; there was good
deal of excitement.
To the chairman-Never made any in
quify about Logwood; the soldiers were
guarding him; never had q CROSS word with
Dan Hill before; owed him about % on q
trip to Mardi Gras; haven't raid him; am
under indictment; man let me take bis
an affidavit saying stole it; am not guilty,
any one will tell you so; made an affidavit
against Hill; he pleaded guilty and was
fined. ~
j. G. Taylor-To Senator Salisbury
Resides in Ouachits; voted at the ltlsno
precinct; attended the meetings; the enor!
of the Democratic party was to conciliate
the colored people ar. secure their votes;
never knew of any force. intimidation or
threats; :. ss candidate for the Legislature
.uu would have known of them; large num-
bers of colered people without intimidation
Joined the clubs, and quite number voted
the Democratic ticket without joining; the
leaders urged Q peaceful canvass; that IL
al ~ rkn RI
the rifle clubs; their object was only to pre-.
serve the pe ace and protect themselves and
OF or persons and their property; was not
| A member; Captain TheObalds is peace.
able. quiet man of sober habits and good
moral character; know DR.. Kennedy, Of
Uoion parish; don't know Cora Willismt;
| DR.. Kennedy lived twelve or fourteen miles
north of Ouachita City; is good man and
stands very well; is not capable of commit.
| tine scts of vioiehce toward . colored
woman; the Logan family are - clever
men - we have in the parish; NO one stands
any higher than the Phillips family. rog
To the chairmsn-Lived there since De
cember %, 1872; in Louisiana. since 1887
resided in Union till / moved TO Ouachits;
think 1t the last election In OuaChit0 the
Democratic party were honestly desirous o.
affording every colored man full oppor
tunity Of voting just as he desired; the de
sire was to have . free election, and intia
ence the colored people by speec hes; dom
know shout other electione; that was the
disposition in Union; % far - know tha'
has been the disposition throughout thu
State: can't auswer whsther they wert
wiling the right should be Conferred
was in the war; didn't take any par
in the thirteenth amendment discus
sion; my disabilities were removed abou
three years ago; don't know whether tn
90 nf QmQn0mQnt9 a
paid no attention to ii; understand blottiDt
out the color line to be removing all die
tinction of color in everything; they nigh
ride in public conveyances: think the col
ored people do net desire their children Il
attend public schools with the whites
but want schools of their own; am IL
favor of education, regardless OF race;
follows that white people object TO dolores
children attending white schools, m'xet
schools, but can not say that colored peo
ple would object to white children attend
ing their echOOle; rs desire is OF course t.
have the most economical schools; there ar
very few white children in the island; to &c
a hundred would have to 60 up to the Al
kansas line; had one colOred school badl
managed; others were worse; the teacne
quit; If the whites could have got rid OF tn
officials they could have managed better
witness could not say $1,000 would 60 fu
ther in o mixed school because neither pi
rents would send their children to II; y
{ | call the Republicans here Radicals; Kad
cal il man who comes from another Stat
with q very good lookout for himself and
t little for the State; think the governmeI
| rObs us. il extravagaDt, taxation 10 mig
? | nv land is valued at SlO per acre; paid ~
3 its assessment ie extravagant because
; wouldn't bring more than s. under Il
). hammer; value personal property myeel
2 | think the taxation is exorcitant in tn
statement; owned more property before Il
= war and was taxed less. -....--...-r s
? To Senator Ogleeby-Would not nece
= sarilv know if the rife clubs committed on
1 RACES; had NO personal knowledge Of q
l. of the shooting, etc; didn't know Co
williams or Pinkst0n; didn't SEQ q
q armed men on the rosd to the POI! 2o.!
aaaps ana JUDGE nsse tSSsR' csld~sii being ssoppe
they said it was . quiet peaceat
:. and orderly election; only five Or s'x \
q | publicans voted; the rest went to Monrc
- don't think sny stayed at home and did,
:. vote; there Was roll call Monday nigl
q and all had voted or were accounted for.
!. To Senator Oglesby-Tne white peol
t, have had nothing. to do with the eone
4 board or the selection of teachers VINO
= EMPLOYED by the Board of Education;
- Newman kept q school; understood it
for white children; they did not attend; I
:. school was visited, and q frizzfed rooe
n and two tom cats found; Newman drew
.r a month for teaching them; the board
i fused to exhibit their books. but the scl
n was broken up; don't mean by carpet.o'
W ~ oer those who come to till the soil and i'd
"a tify themselves with the people, but thu
"a who come to fill the offices and positions
h their own advantage.
n The committee then adjourned.
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