, 1876-12-17

| WILL" and approached Taylor, producing
! razor, which he placed in his pants pocket
This third: party then struck witness seyera
! times in the face; but, on attempting to draE
| his razor, was cut twice by witness, and take1
| OF BY friends; has been always treated Will
uniform kindness by white people, but badi.
treated By Republicans OF his own race.
E. Il. FLOWERS,
co1ored, testified: Resides in New Orleans
| states that he came from Pennsylvania; Wen'
| to school In Philadelphia, and has resided II
| Louisiana since 1865; was employed as school
| teacher; has voted the Republican ticket a1
every election except the last, when he went
with the Democrats; changed his position be
| cause he desired change in Government, and
| imagined the success Of the Democrats would
| ameliorate the. condition Of affairs; came
out openly as Democrat in the lat.
ter part OF August; made proposition
to the Democratic State Central Committee to
canvass the State Tor the Democrats If they
would defray his expenses, and was accepted.
Made speeches in Hapidcs, Grant, Nachitoches,
and several other parishes. Convcrsed with q
large number Of colorcd men who affirmed they
wonld vote the Democratic ticket Was told by
great many that they were afraid to vote the
Democratic ticket owing to threats which had
been made regarding colored Democrats here.
P. G. Dcland, Secretrry OF State, remarked to
Judge Philips some time previous to tho cleo
tion that the Democrats would probably carry
the State, but that would not affect the mat
ter, as, even if they were successful, the Re-
rublicans would get in the colored men through
out the State, who expressed, IN inclination to
side with the Democrats. He said they did so
as they we're tired Of bad government. They
wanted more schools and better ones. There
was plenty Of money to pay teachers, but some
how it disappeared before it could be applied to
its destined purpose. They we're disguised with
the Frecdmen's Bureau swiudle, and s. B.
Packard, to whom some Of them had sent
bounty claims for collection, and had been de-
frauded out Of their bounty. Witness states
that he had been threatened bY Republicans,
and was advised by friends to leave New Or
leans, as lis life was In danger from Republic
ans. Heard Anderson, Supervisor of East
Fcliciana, remark that he could not get any
colored man to run for ofice In his parish, and
that some of them ought to be killed, as every
coloTed mans murder was worth $4,000 to the
Republican party. Witness never knew of any
intimidation practiced by Democrats, but knew
colored men we're intimidated BY Republicans.
HENRY SMITH,
co1o,ed +aetifoa. J;voe IN Nav 1-1ao,e 5o,,o
hcre in 1s4t. voted tha nan,cro+;c +;c,-o+ - ~
1.s+ e1actfon IN Tbrrsd.v r;n.+ aftar ~
o1ac+,on zoe ~no+ h., +h~o. oo1o7aa 49,. ,,,ts
aelea at. +ho+ smith n, ond sofd ..yor, vo+oa
tbe democratic +;c.ct and 1va 40 or,;r,r =, La
ron,, Aes,n]tcd him and shot hin IN tba hona
r,1oraa ,,,or +o15 an -,,tno.. tho, -o,,1a H.
u, rotA +h ~ +ic,-o+ h,,+ 49, .fro;d
-, s,,.rn
4. 1,vrer of New l1rleans tost;aea +h,+ ho co,,-
yassed the State for the Democrats. Passed
through thirty or forty parishes. Saw no in
timidation Of colorcd people except by Repub-
licans. who said if the Democrats mi in of,ire
the colorcd ueoplc would he aeain ens2ayod
Paid nort,cular attention. in tbn canvass IN tha
color:d vote. Saw 4 large number of neqrocs
who nroniscd In vote thu Dcmocratic t;clct
The meetings we're larrelv attended hy ro1orc1
people In the Parish Of East Feliciana eyery
ths.~ w.. 1t. -, - ~;
""7 aa'et Ae"e " Ho lily
WI "s''ee "na'e'e'' Anoesson' eupee-
,lsoi, 1o.o "i1nces t.l11 PARISH "oulu 10
=. neAoSt a.1e, oat "oo'o W. coouteu hepaolcsn'
~ tnat ~ 'n,1' ooulu pe a'aiicu II eue Democfa's
" ooio eli 10 see Aili ttAnocsson!' mat these
;. YVES ~ m'ln,io'l'1on, ano 1na1 1ne CustoHl-
l1ousc ou,eaa1s "anteo nH 10 MAKE alaoaslt
sNeaI'ng lnal these was 1faaa' violence, and IN
eln1luatlon practleeo og tne democrats nnt that
nc re'uscu 60 DO so' as ne would not dishono7
witness STATED that IN lo'4 ne paid
seselai . 'ls'1s 10 tne cme1 OIL romeo o1 New
orleans, anu requested hlm to prevent
us suoorolnatcs IRON attacking col
orea men woo voted the Democratic
witness saying that they were beaten by police
men at hight because they were Democrats