Richland beacon., 1876-10-14
THE COLFAX RIOT.
Kellogg. Packard and LOngsreet
are Charged with Getting it up.
Like Ames, They Thought
the Killing Of few
Negroes would Ben
eft the Party.

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tainly 40 Intelligent colored man. .
citizen Of Gran, parish, when the Col !
fax rio, occurred. made o speech in
New Orleans "Wednesday night, which
is thus reported 10 the New Orleans
! Democrat:
. No doubt. nv colored friends, you
think i, strange that | should I've in
! this place tonight, and no doubt you
wonder for what purpose. 1t Is due
to YOU, i, is due to myself. that
should tell the reason arn here A
great many of yon know what an
active par, | took about three years
ago in the parish Of Grant, aud also
on the trial cf the Grant parish pris-
oners. was then a Republican,. and
being in my nalur. q ihurongh.going
man. with courage enough to he "up
ard doing" when | believe ! ana
right. | laborrd hard for what then
! believed to le fnr the greatest glory
Of ,be Republican party, which, bad
been laugh, to believe, had wsCed
war fer ibr sole purpose Of iibrrsting
the coIored people. and had bestowed
up,u IT, ,br inestimaf,!e huun Of liberty
aud citizenship. To tell you bow.
after woi king in snch manner a. 10
tc-i nShaned of il now. to tell you
bow Wsrd. my bosom friend, and
myself were used a. caisrawS hv
Krii"gs. Packard, B,ckwi;h. and
Others, would ,sk- oil night ! charge
empha'irallv aud distinctly The Re-
publiran lca!crs-kelloSx, Packard.
Lonrsire~, aud o,hers-wi,h having
cuoliv aud deliberately piaunrd with
cun-umna,e periidy. ub- dead lock in
he struggle for afIire in Grsnt parish
teiwccn the Democrats and Repub:l-
cans. winch culmiusicd in The terrible
slaughter If coi"rrd men al Colfax,
on the 18Th April. 1872. MY friend
Ward will tell yen more about This.
. was Wards Lieutenant. and both
he and ! soon disc 'verrd whst were
their hrIlisb plans. Kellogg. by the
> advice a. bis spiritusi adviser. 5. Il,
;. Packard, appointed in Grant parish
TWO sets Of officers. and told tarb I"
;, them tu take ,h,. "ffirrS. Kellogg and
u Packard knew q fight was inevitable
which was just what they wanted
Kellogg wanted few negroes killed
:, 10 make hi, hold to the uSurp-d gu'er
u naloriul chair a political NECESSITY ir
i the ewes Of the Northern people an,
the National Congress. Wsrd ant
i myself were 10 I've killed. hut tbnugl
. good friends Of kellogg aud Packard
T. y, tia, tine, We were still better friend
I" to ourselves, and We escaped with ;
D. prud, nee which ne have never hs,
I occassion to regret. Laughter.
'e The csrp-i-bage.rs and scalawag
'" work upon The fears Of the n-grtrs
'e they tell the more ignorant of Us tha
~ the Democrats will deprive them d
~ their fr. cdom and their righ, to vot
~ iftLev get into power And bell-vln
~ that, We see them driven like flock
- Of sheep. with no more rea>ou 'ha
IL sheep for The faith that is is them
~ | come here ID tell you aud blazen
kc to the country. that !. FOR one. will i
r. driven no longer. ] am going
=. - stump this State. an. going to ,c
y, the cc!ored people that if they wal
eu 10 live, and work. aud prosper in th
u. ". State. they must vote against II
" % carpe'.bacSers iu November next, Ia
'" to gr, rid Of them. you must vote the
:" gu, Of office. Believe We. my col"r'
y, friends. just So s"on as you f"il
"" elec, them to offiee-~ here they c,
e" steal and grow rich. whilst ""
VI wages diminish. and starvation star
~ YOU in :he fsce-vnu will see The
e'r saeak back 10 whence they came.
oe conclusion, ! would pray YOU in {,
"e iuieres, Of Z 'od government. in w
" rwo interest, to follow my exaTp
"'" aud iu November next To cast W
u! votes fur Tiiden and llendric
"" Nichols and Wil,z. Great applaus