National Republican., 1876-11-14
r11pENs sourHERN coNsp1RAcY

as surely Republican as Maine or Vermont.
Grateful TO the Republican party for having
knocked off his shsckles and elevated him
to the rights of citizenship, it has become
part of his religious creed to vote and work
for the party of equal rights. For nights
previous to the recent election the Louiai-
ana negroes not only worked for party sue
cess, but the telegraph informed US how
they united In prayer to the Great Ruler Of
the Universe and besought Him to deliver
them from the fatal consequences which
would follow rebel success at the polls. In
1868 she cast an overwhelming Republican
vote for Governor, and the Democracy did
not even venture to place ticket in the
field, 30 satisfied were they that the Repub-
lican msjorities could not be overcome. In
the Presidential election of that year q
systematic course of murder and intimids-
ton was insugurated, disfranchising nearly
every colored man in the State. Congress
promptly set aside that election, and placed
on record report of facts the recital of
which should make every Democrat in the
land blush for shame, were they not utterly
destitute of that commodity. In 1879 the
most glaring frauds were resorted to by the
Democrats, and again was the negro de-
prived of the elective franchise. In 1874
intimidation was again attempted, but was
nipped in the bud by the interference Of
Congress and the patriotic action OF the
President But it has been left to the Cen
tennial year to develop the crowning act Of
Democratic infamy, cruelty and fraud. The
record discloses crimes which may be placed
on par with the Mountain Meadow mas
sacre of the Mormon saints. Humanity
sickens at the ghastly scenes presented in
Louisiana on the 7th instant, all caused by
the brutalities of the God -forsaken, negro
hating Democracy. The census and regis
tration of the State shows clear majority Of
colored over whites of over o,00O. 1t was
notorious that the colored voters were q
unit in favor of the party that had given
them their dearest rights. The following
confidential circular, which was freely dis
tributed in the Baton Rouge Democratic
convention on the 9th of June last shows
how systematically and villainously the
work of intimidation and death was inau-
gurated. The following is an extract from
the circular in question:
"Second. We recommend that in converse.
tions with each other no gloomy forebodings
shall be indulged in, and that the result of the
coming election shall be spoken of as fore
gone conclusion, as zoe hare the means Of cIrry
ing the election and intend to use them. But be
careful to say and do nothing that can be con-
strued into q threat or intimidation OF any
character. You cannot convince negro's
reason, but you can impress him by positive
statements continually repeated.
"Third. We recommend that clubs shall be
formed in different sections of the parish, of
which there shall be frequent meetings, and as
often as may be convenient central meeting
of all the clubs. That occasionally the ward
clubs should form at their several places of
meeting, and proceed thence on horseback TO the
central rendezvous. Such meetings would tend
to produce harmony, besides being an occasion
for amusement and interesting ceremonies.
Proceedings of this character would impress
the negroes with sense of your united
strength. They have been taught that they
greatly outnumber you; such meetings would
convince them Of their error"
In pursuance of this programme five
strongly Republican parishes, which in
1874 gave an aggregate Republican ma
jority of S.776, and in 1872, even according
to the Fusion (Democratic) returning
board, went still more strongly Republican,
were deliberately selected for the spplica-
tion of the "means Of carrying the elec-
ton" which the White Liners had In their
possession. Three of them, to wit, East
Feliciana, West Felicisna and East Baton
Rouge. were close to the Mississippi line,
where the Gordon-Lamar shotgun poll
cy" was successfully applied. Mississippi
were at hand, and showed
their Democratic friends just how the
largest number of negroes could be fright
ened away from the polls with the killing
of but q comparatively small number of
them. eve must scare but not kill the
devils, as we want them to make cotton"
was the advice of the burly and blood
stained Mississippians. In Odachita par
ish, after McHenry had made a speech
counseling the assassination of Kellogg and
Packard, DR.. W. 81. Dinkgrave, the most
influential white Republican of the parish,
was murdered in broad daylight, in the
presence of his wife aud little children,
who plead in vain that their husband and
father might not be taken from them.
Leading Democrats of the parish were
present, and applauded the assassins as
they returned their pistols to their belts.
At later period two Solored leaders were
shot down on their own thresholds by dis.
guised white men under circumstances re-
Gently 50 graphically related by the United
States army officer commanding the post
The shooting of United States deputy
marshal while conveying ballot'box to,
not from, one of the strongest Re-
publican precincts of the parish. and
the consequent prevention of any vote
at that poll, are facts well known to even
Hewett, and the other meddlers who are
at present nosing into the affairs of the
Pelican State. In Morehouse, the adjoin-
ing parish, the proceedings under the
Democratic circular were even more direct
and effective. Mr.. Laws, the leading COL
ored Republican of the parish, was shot
dead few days ago "for political reasons"
as Democratic newspaper of New Orleans
had the honesty to admit. About the same
time three other negroes were killed near
the Ouachita line, and several others were
wounded. These five parishes thus bru-
tally overridden by the shotgun policy"
were parishes in which at the last election
any apprecisble colored Democratic votes
were cast. The statistics of registration
and previous votes cast in these parishes
are appended. They may be needed for
reference in the Halls of Congress, and be-
fore the great tribunal of the country.
The Democracy claim q majority in each
parish. In East Feliciana they claim q
unanimous vote. .
ouAcHITA.
Registration in 1872 under 80
Democratic auspices......"...g wv Z,oll
Registration in nlsI4..........;;;: 80 plas
Vote for Governor in ls72...:::.. 75s 1855
Vote for Treasurer In ls74....... 76d ,esi
MoRKHoUsE.
White. Colored.
Registration in lsT2 under Demo-
cratic euspices..................o os4 lfoos
hes'fAo0n 'n i''..'''; McEnsry. me Kellogg
vote for Qovarnor IN 1879 sT3 ass