New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-25
WEST FELICIANA AGAIN
THE Kv-Klvx IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL
TIE WEEKS RECORD OF oUrRAGEs
The Law in Contempt, and Nobody
Seems to Care.

Almost every day brings additional &C.
counts of crime, outrage and lawlesness,
work Of the organized Ku-K.ux bands of
West Feliciana. The Regulators have be-
come the terror of all the well-disposed
people of the parish, and the sentiment of
fear has 60 thoroughly taken possession of
them that the lawless rough-riders seem to
have it all their own way, without him
drance of any kind, and scarce protest
from the sufferers. Hardly night or day
is permitted to pass by these outlaws with
out adding some new crime to their long
list Of misdeeds.
Information has been received that on
the house of Julius Green: member of the
police jury, and advised him to resign.
They informed him that unless his resigna-
ton was sent in by the following morning.
he would be hung. Green lost no time in
forwarding the document to Governor Kel-
lcgg. On the same night, the office Of Tax
Collector Weber was rifed Of papers, let
ters, etc.
On Wednesday night, Mr.. NJ. Burton, on
the State line, was hung by the neck, and left
for dead. Fortunately for Burton, he was
cut down in time to be restored 70 life. On
the same night, Mr.. Norwood, living in the
same neigh borhood, was served in q like
manner Both of these gentlemen are re-
spectacle planters. The only crime im-
pnted to them is that they lived with COL
a%,v
characteristic of the oldest and best.
Thursday night colored man on the
plantation Of F. v. Hsgsman, sixteen miles
from St. Frsncisville, was tied to four pickete
lin the old style) and whipped until he
begged for mercy. He was accused Of steal.
ing q bale of cotton three years ago last
September. He was regularly tried by q
jury and acquitted ct the time.
A number Of colored men obnoxious te
the clans were notified during the weeh
that if found in the parish within twenty
four hours they would forfeit their lives.
Thursday night some twenty Of the gane
of Regulators" visited St. Francisville and
Bayou Sara. but upon hearing that troops
were expected that day they took to theil
heels.
The result Of these outrages is plain
Many colored people have already left tn
parish and others are preparing to 60, IN
GLIDING some of the best mechanics and la
borers in that section of country. Labor
being demoralized when it is most needed
Hundreds Of acres will remain idle, ant
poverty and ruin will follow.
The tax collector has been warned t
leave st. Francisville on peril Of bis life
Tomorrow is q day fixed Tor genera
massing Of the Regulators at that point, an
the mischief that may be done can not b
toretold.
As yet no steps have been taker SO far
known, to check the oatrages Of these bar
ditti. Several companies Of federal troop
are lying idle at Baton Rouge, but thel
services have not been invoked. Perhsp
there is q reason for it. Meantime, tn
representatives of the law are powerlesf
there is no one to enforce the law againt
evil doers, and has not been for weekt
All authority is treated with contemp,
while life and property are at the mercy Q
marauders and assassins, who are embold
eued to fresh deeds of crime by the supint
meas of those whose sworn duty it is t
cause the laws of the State to be enforced