The Tipton advertiser., 1876-11-16

From Lnlc1go tribune, lgA inst
In order to well understand what il
being daily telegraphed from the pres
ent theater Of interest in this country
il viii be well To read the following
| fully authenticated retrospective state
ment Of political affairs in the State
Of louisiana:
In isT2 the coiored voters were dis
franchised by fraud-to what extent
the vote cast this year in untrammel-
ed parishe. abundantly shows. In
ls-i intimidation was again attempted
and was again defeated by the action
| Of Congress and the President But
| ii has been left TO the Centennial year
to develop the crowning act of perfidy
cruelty and fraud on the part of Louis
lana Democracy. The record di-close-
crimes committed in the name of De-
mocraey and Reform which scarcely
| falls short Of the hideous Mountain
/ Meadow massacre. The census and
registration statistics Of the state
showed clear majority Of colored
over whites Of over 1000. 1t wasno-
torious that the colored men were a
unit in favor Of the party which had
given them freedom, civil and politi-
cal rights, and the means Of education.
When the Democratic nominating
convention met in Baton Rouge on
the 9th Of June last, confidential
circular, signed 10y the Chairman Of
the Democratic State Central Com
egates, which contained among other
insidious advice, these significant par
agraphs:
2. We recommend that. in conver-
sations with each other, no gloomy
forebodings shall be INDUCED in, and
that the result OF the coming election
will be spoken OF a. foregone conclu-
sion, as ue hare Ne yaeuas n carrying
the election, and intend 10 usr Nsm-
But be careful to say and do nothing
that can be construed into a threat or
intimidation Of any character. You
cannot convince neyro's reason, but
|
ments continually repeated.
3 We recommend that clubs shall he
formed in different sections ofthe par
ish, of which there shall be frequent
meetings, and, as far a. may tie con-
venient, central meeting Of all the
clubs; that occasionally the ward clubs
should form At their several places Of
meeting and proceed thence Oh horse
back to the central rendezvous. Such
meetings would tend to produce har-
mony, besides being an occosion fur
nnausement and mterestiny cere,noniss:
Proceeding Of this character would
impress the negroes with a sense OF
your united strength. They have
been taught that they greatly outnum-
ber you. Such meetings aoouid con-
uince them n their error.
| In pursuance Of this programme,
the five strongly Republican parishes
which in 1874 gave All aggregate Re
publican majority Of 1878 for the Re
publican ticket, and in 1852, even &c
cording to the count Of the foreman Of
the Democratic Returning Board,
went still more strongly Republican,
were deliberately selected for the ap-
plication of 1.-The means Of carrying
the election" which the Democratic
party had in their possession. Three
Of them-East Feliciana, West Feiici-
ana; and Fast Baton Rouge-were
close to the Mississippi line. The sue
cessful Of what il now universally
known as the Mississippi plan in the
neighboring State gave an impetus To
the prospects Of the Democratic lead
ers, and, with the ready aid Of Missis-
sippi desperadoes, rendered the task
an easy one.
Within q few weeks DIR. W. II.
Dinkgrsye, the most active white Re
publican of the parish, was assassinat-
ed in broad daylight, in the presence
OF at least one prominent Democrat,
and the whole Democratic community
tacitly concurred In shielding the
murderer from arrest Still later, two
prominent colored leaders were shot
down on theirown thresholds by dis
guised white men, under circumstan-
ces recently % graphically narrated
by the United States army ofIlcer COM
mandine the post. The shooting Of .