Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.

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TESTIMONY BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec Is. The
House committee met in the hall #
The Chamber of Commerce, Only
witnesses, counsel OF parties, and per-
sons specially invited were admitted
Henry Carroll (colorcdJ testified
Lives in Orleans parish, on the right
bank, FIVE miles below the city WIS
formerly Republican, but joined the
liberal party and voted tor McEnery
in 1872. Voted the Democratic
ticket this year, for which mis- life was
threatened and attempts were made
to murder him. A man was shot and
killed November 10, being mistaken
for WITH IS
Vim. Ward (colorcd), Of Grant
parish, testified: In 1874 he was shot
at and knocked on the head by Re
publirans because he wanted to run
for the Legislature Was then Re-
publican. Had to leave the State be-
cause he knew too much. Devices
and Matthews told him if he did not
Ieaye he would be killed. He re
NAMED out ofthe State six months
Took his seat in the Legislature in
1874, though he was fairly beaten at
the polls. A paper;~ written by witness
entitled History of Outrages on Red
River was handed him Ward said
he wrote it, and believed it trne at
the time because he had been so in
formed by the whites Now he knew
better.
The committee requested Ward to
make such corrections as he desired
and return the paper Tomorrow
Ward is now Democrat.
MIR. G. B. Morgan testified that he
lives in New Orleans. He talked
with Supervisor Anderson and Gov
ernor Kellogg before the election.
Anderson did no: think 1t safe to re-
turn to East Feliciana, but Governor
Kellogg instructed him to return aud
arrange our negroes to vote at two or
three places AM, elect members to the
Legislature. He talked with Ander
son after the election. Anderson
told him the Democrats had carried
the parish, one Republican vote be
ing polled. On meeting-day some
men came to Anderson's Office aud
said that he ought to be hung, but
they did not otherwise modest him.
Morgan claims to be Republican,; was
c:erk i'll custom-house; was discharg
ed on 10Th November, but frequen,ed
the custom house afterwards and saw
a number of persons there making
out atfidavi,s; knew in some instances
they were not in accordance with
testimony given in regard to iJtimi-
dation, &c, witnesses wee mostly
negroes brought here by depu,,
marshal| from the country, Talked
with Supervisor Clover, Of East Bat,
Rouge. He Gays it was peac.ablt
there on the day of election, but
Clover did not consider it safe to re
main there after election Clover
tod Morgan after election that he
had thrown out SOME boxes and cleo
ted three Republicans to the Legisla,
ture. Conversed with Supervisor
Leday, OF Lafourche, before and after
election. Leday told witness the
parish was Democratic, but it would
60 all right He was not there tor
any foolishness: he would throw out
enough polls to elect Republicans.
Said nothing alb ut intimidation.
Witness was advised no, to 90 before
the Congressional committee, as he
would not get his place back in the
custom-house if he testified.
John Petty (colored) testified: |
reside in Algiers voted the Demos
cratic. ticket at late election. Attempts
were afterwards made on his life, 9
was shot and beaten by co'ored m n
because he voted the Democrat c
ticket The negroes had been threat
ened with all sorts OF punishment if
they voted the Democratic ticket.
They were told that Gen. Sheridan
was coming, and every Democratic
negro would be shot They were
warned also that they and their
children would be put back into
slavery if they got Democrats il.
power; that they would no longer
have any schools. Some of 'he
negroes did not desire to vote. saying
it was no use. it did them no good.
They were told if they did not vote
their names would be taken, and they
would see what came oy it,. He had
made two spec ches during the cam
paign. one at Tunisburg and The
other at Mr. Stantons plantation.
While making the speech at Tunis
burg the negroes had frequently
interrupted him with threats of his
life, saying that every Democratic