New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-28

privileges to Charity Hospital MEDICAL Col
lege.
Mr.. Byrne:
An act to regulate loans and interest
Mr.. Milton Jones:
An act to open the State roads from New
Texas Landing to the parish of Pointe
Coupee. %
| MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following messages were received
from the Governor of the State:
| STATE o. LOUISIANA,
| Executive Department,
/ New Orleans January u, 1876.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives:
| have the honor to tranemit herewith fol
the information of the General Assembly:
Annual report Of the State Treasurer.
| Annual report Of the Secretary of State.
Reports of Levee Commission, of en-
| gineers and commission of pereons.
Reports of board of control and wardeDe
| and lessees of the Louisiana State Peniten.
tisry, and the report of the superintendent
Of the Louisiana State University for the
year 1875.
These are all the reports of the several
heads Of departments and lessees and d.
rectors of State institutions which have
been furnished me up to date, in accord
ance with section 26ll, Revised Statutes.
| VIM. P. KELLOGG, Governor.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department.
New Orleans, January 81, 1876
To the Honorable Speaker and Members o, the
House of Representatives:
| In response to q resolution of your hon.
orable body, of date January 81, 1876, re.
| questing me to furnish the House with all
the information l have lin regard to the
reported disturbance in the parishes of East
and West Feliciana, East Baton Rouge and
St. Helena" have the honor to transmit
| herewith such facts and official reports as
have come to my knowledge or are in my
possession.
EAST FEL1CIANA.
A disturbed condition of affairs began to
manifest itself in the parish of East Felici-
ana early in the summer of 1875. The par
ish has . frontier of about twenty miles
bordering upon the State of Mississippi, and
Clinton, the parish seat, is distant only
q few miles from counties in Mississippi
turbed. An election campaign was in pro-
gress in the neiRhboring State, attended by
excitement and violence. On the eighth
of July received the following dispatch
CLINTON, July 7, 1910 P. n.
HIS F1cellency ". p. Kellogg, Governor, New
/ am unable to preserve the peace and
protect life and property. Excitement very
high between white and colored. Matter
Of impossibility to execute the orders Of the
courts. Answer Immediately.
HENRY SMITH,
Sheriff Of East Felicians, Louisiana.
To which the following reply was sent:
SrATB OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, ,
New Or,eans, July 8, 1875
To Henry Smith Sheriff East Feiciana, Clinton
Louisiana
Order all rioters and illegal assemblies
to disperee. Call upon all good citizens of
both races to aid you in maintaining order
and enforcing the laws. If any persons
persist in setting the law at defiance, sum
mon a posse comitatus of law-abiding si.i-
VIM. p. KELLOGG.
Abou: this time John Gair, formerly
member Of the Houee of Representatives
from the parish of East Felicisns; Hon r.
R Ray, the present member Of the House
from that parish, and T. NJ. J. Clark, recor-
der of the parish, waited upon me at the
State House in this city and represented
that they had been compelled to fee from
their homes in East Felicians, and were
threatened with death if they returned to
the parish. l subsequently lad interviews
with gentlemen of influence and prominence
in that parish, and in the early part Of An.
gust, when left the State for short time,
had every assurance from them that peace
would be preserved.
Early in September, however, the follow.
ing communications were received by Lieu
tenant Governor c. c. Antoine, Acting Gov
ernor:
BATON ROUGE, September !, 1875.
Governor c. c. Antoine:
SRI am in Baton Rouge and not able to
get home or to my place Of business. have
been creditably informed that they 1.-THE
white people) on hearing that had return
molesting me, as Isuppose. have also been
told by the sheriff, Smith, that it would not
Re safe for me to return. The executive
officers Of the parish make NO attempt to
put the public in possession Of this inlerma-
ton, or to arreet the guilty parties. Unless
some steps are taken by your excellency
to bring both the sheriff and the violators
of the law to an account, there is no safety
for an official in the parish of East Feiici-
ana. As recorder Of that parish, l am ur-
able, personally, to perform the duties of
my office, on account of having to exile my
self from my home and my office.
Hoping, sir, that the matter will meet
with your favorable consideration, am
' 7. N. j. CLARK,
Recorder.
SHERlPFs OFFICE, PARISH OF EAST FBI1c,AyA,1
Clinton, La, September 4, 1875.
To his Excelency, the Governor OF the State of
S1R-As sheriff of this parish, am unable
to make an arrest without interference, and
have been waited upon by j. A. Norwood
and j. w. Saunders, and notified by them
that could no longer keep in my employ
Mr.. Samuel Chapman, one of my deputies,
who is faithful officer, and has up to this
his duty as deputy. No personal objection
is raised, only that he is colored man and
q Republican.
To mention the various outrages that
have taken place within the last two months,
and are still continuing, would be of no use
at this time. AZ sheriff of the parish, am
unable to perform my duties and protect
life and property, and l call upon your ex-
cellency to furnish me with such protection
as NAV be ct your command to enable me
to perform my duties and prevent the many
outrsges that are of daily occurrence. !
call your attention to the fact that Mr..
Clark, the recorder of this parish, has been
compelled to leave both his office and his
home.
Hoping, sir, this will meet with your early
consideration and reply,
Vorv roanectfn1Iv