The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-12-07
From the Cinrinnaii Commercial.l
A Plain Story from one Of the Bull.
Dozed Parishes.

NEw ORLEANS. Nov -. 1870
Yesterday ] heard gentleman from
one Of the bull-dcz-d parishes giving IN
his experience. The manner Of the man.
as well - the circumstances Of the case.
convinced ms Of the truth o. his state
m"uts ! withhold his name aud his
parish simply because he has large prop
rrty interests there, and although lac
says he never will return to reside, his
property is yet there. and the puhlica-
tiou OF bis observations. accompanied by
name aud residence. might iijure his
property Interests But ! am convinced
OF the truth Of his story because OF the
manner OF the man aud cOrruharztjve ~.
idsnce which has come To NV kuOwlsdge.
This gentleman was n Union soldier
from the West. aud settled upon a large
plantation in North Louisiana immedi.
Ately after the war lie touk no part in
politics except to vote the R-trnblican
ticket aud hold the Office OF Justice of
the Peace. Ills business was that of
planting His nrighbor-, although
Southern men. upon all side-. were kind
aud hospitable lie had no trouhl,. until
the present campaign op"nrd. But with
the attempt To- conquer the parish &c
cording To- the Mississippi plan. came out
RACES, dangers aud biood-h-d The
bull doz-rs' rode through his plantation
nightly. and fired into the cabins Of his
lsborrrs. For two months previous TO
election his hands had TO sleep IN the
woods. Much OF his cotton Yet remains
ia the field unpick-d Since August he
has not had "A light in the house at night
The AIMED bulld"z-rs rode by at all
times. firing right and left. aud hr l-ar.d
-. A.. A..
tion OF his family. hr remained in the
wouds himself. Ali law was oy-rthrown.
Four OF Eve negrO~s we're Lfutally mur.
d-red ia different parts of the parish.
with a view To strike terror into the ret
aud irighten them into the support OF
the Democratic ticket.
lie says the election at his polling
place was farce. Ii was p-rirctly quiet
aud peac,ablr, and the blacks, all the
Hauhuod terrified out OF them. mourn
fully voted the ticket they hated. Just
one Republican vote WAS ca-t at his pre-
ciuct, aud that by him-slf. Before the
election arrived mru would come To his
houSr-straugrrs to him-look all
around. ask mysterious questions, ere
into the air aud irighten his hands from
their work. HIS immediate neighbors
took no part in this, but u wHs all the
work OF men from remote quarters OF
the parish. done under a sy-trmntic plan
To carry the election. Indeed. -om,. of
his ueighbors privately denounced the
plan. tut th-y were whipped into line
aud dare not openly protect
Al ttmts ARMED men would Dash futi
ou-ly Up To- las house. warning him TO
appear immediately at "a certain point
with his shotgun. as the "uiEgrrs were
arIiiug aud Preparing TO massacre all the
uhite people, aud we must defend our
selyrsI' lie never ObrS ed this warning
Tor az that very moment his own negroes
were either at work or skulking ~ the
woods 10 keep from being kiii.d. lie
-ays all the stories Oi "uegrues afming.
'.nrgrOrs marching on the tuwn, etc
were simply lies gotten up To cover war.
like demonstrations against q pracrable
aud ducil. people In furtheIahcc Of the
plan to carry the election.
Ri.ht ia the busy season the bull
dozrrs would ride through his plantation
throwing dO~u lruces, aud leaving them
down, looking Tor n-grors whom they
had driven from their cabins, aud who
would hid,. brtNrtu the cotton rows Tor
The tcrrorism VA, so com 4
plrt. that his hands finally -lrpt Ia tn.
woods eyrty night. cOming Out H. tia.
working all dsv, aud rrturniug
To- th,. woods at night THE black upon
the nrighbOung plantations were nO bet
ter or H., knew ui two instances at ne
grars who were forced To- join the D..mo
cratic clubs They altrrwsr'i, att"ud,-,l
a Republican mertiuE. The bull dozrrs
made an example Of these TO trrriiy thc
rect Ou,. they rhOt dad ~ he was com
ing into t0wu upon y load OF wood The
other they took from his cabin at night
and shot LIm TO death in the presence ol
hIs mmily.
Tue story Of these horrible murders I
could not believe did ] not have currub-
or,tiun from au entirely different sourc-
There j. little doubt ia my mind about
a. have trisd to doubt. but can not
The hOrr,blt. story is tup we'll authruti.
Gated otherwise ! should never give 10
currency.
Aitrr the election he hoped for a ces.
sat.ou of the rrign OF terror Bot mat
tiers grew wore. Having carried the
,lrctiou 10y such outrageous means. tie
whites set about getting up testimony t.
the tact that the election was VA all res
pet lair aud peace al, aud all men voted
their s,utimruts!
Being a Justice Of the Peace he was
called upon TO swear th- blacks To afliI,.
Wits that they voted the Democratic tick
Il freely and without CONSTANT! Thrs-
allidasits were IN printed form. and we're
tor trau-uissiOn 10 N-U OH-aus Tor the
use oil the democratic committee lie
says that the pour blacks did not want 20
swear any sucu ghiug. but we're forced to-
or rather that their fear, were 80 PLAYED
upon that they dare not refuse Out of
Il ..s..l E.tW that f.s..E fNtaa
one day lac J. uiid,ut that one hundred
aud MY will SWEAR that they did u"t
want to siau their atiiiavit- Bat hat
we're th-y to dor They were upon the
Land of Tue Democrat, They bad nn
nnsre To -. They must come under the
political yoke. aud accept the situation.
The great R,publiean party, Which they
love "a, ihe Christian hi- God, does not
protect th.m. They are irit to stsbd
ALONE, aud tnoy can mot stand.
lie -sys hr knows ui twu blacks Who
w.t,. mad. u swear they yut. Il thr Dem
ocratic ticket irrtly aud without cuu
str.iut wHo hadn't voted % az all. 1ut in
tact n,d voted the E-publicsu
Auotn,r un- -aIi tu hlu privately, il
= twO uIl,- from where ! I've L. tie
vopl- M b,'---uamIu. Euu--ay- %
de- not swear to thst iii iaytt ] eau act
baye hI- oxen and wagon Ia haul 10y
wuud thI- wIHt.r. ] ciu nut carry tnv
~ eel 20 lar ! have uu team ui ul own
/ have 40 Land tu work, except what br
lt,s- ur. - ! -hail have To sign. but .
would rathrF hs' whipped!
Aud tn'-'. uihIaytt- will he submitted
/ tu tuu-rr-- nud ia, North a. au svidsuc.
ln.t the LyuIsI4na blacks voted ia,