New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-09

THE RECORD.
kla1n Statement OF the s'Mountain
Meadow" Conspiracy Of the
Loaisiana Democracy.
The Means that the Democratic Com
mittee Relied Upon to Garry
the State for TiIden.
A Tale of Shame and National
Disgrace.

Disgrace.
The State OF Loukiana, since the emauci-
patton and enfrancisement Of the blacks.
has Seen - strongly and ~ soidly kepub-
loan - Massachusetts, Illinois or Maine.
In 1868, under military auspices, it cast an
overwhelming Republican vote for Gov.
ernor, and the Democracy did not even
venture to put In nomination one of their
their own party, bat concentrated their
votes upon the late Judge Taliaferro, whose
chief claim to prominence was bold, un-
sverving hostility to secession. In the
Presidential election of that year . sys.
tematiC course of murder and intimidation
disfranchised nearly every colored man in
the State. and Congress promptly set aside
that election and placed on record . report
OF lasts which should cause blush Of
sAane to maA,le the brow Of every son of
Louisiana. 10 1872 the colored voters were
disfranchised BY frsud-to what extent the
vote cast this year in untrammeled par.
ishes abundantly shows. In 1874 intimids.
ton was again attempted, and was again
defeated by the action of Congress and the
President.
Bat IL hes been left to the centennis,
year 70 develop the browning aet of per6dy,
cruelty snd fraud on the part Of the Louisi.
ana Democracy. The record diseloees
crimes cemmittsd in the name of Demoe-
ROY and reform whish scarcely fall short
Of tho hideous Mountain Meadow massacre
psrpetxatsd By the saints Of Mormondom,
fer which ono Of their chief leaders, after IN
Immunity Of nineteen years, has recently
been oondemned % death.
the State showed . clear majority Of COL
ored over whites Of over 10000. 1t was
motor ious that the colored men were unit
in favor Of the party which had given them
freedom and civil and political rights and
tho means Of education. When the Demo
cratic pominsting convention met in Baton
Rouge On tho twenty-seventh Of june Last,
eoniidsntial circular. signed BY the chair.
man Of the Democratic State Central Com
nittse, was circulsted among the delegates,
which contained. among other insidious ad-
viee. thees sisni6cant psr,sr,phs:
Second-We recommend that in conver.
cations with each other no gloomy fore
eeo.ces sns,i oe iadn'eso IN. . anS o. soas tne
of ~ : forscons cosc,nsion' ~ ,er k1rs Me
,aeans Of carrying tas election and intend
= sss 0sM. But % careful 70 eay ana 90
nosng tn.s o.n co oons.u.u S..s..a. a~ W. o.n
not convince negro's reason, but you can
impress him By positive ststements eontin-
se!ay repeated. 49,. .,... .s.u
ha sSrmed In diSsrent seetions Of the par
ish, Of which there shall be frequent inset
i1Es, and - often - may b convenient
oens @eeuns 2. ~ a,.hs .ae o.So "hn~ia form IL ~
Saeir aeveral plsees Of meeting, and proceed |
Aeses On horseback q Ahs central rendessoss.
0uch msetioes wYsld tena 20 proxeooS x n IN
oey. Ua ;ass-ss.;.S. SS cersmonies. Prooeed.
nso Of this character wsuld impress the
negroes With > sense OF your aniseo .heo
sefeeEth. Iney nsve Deen PEI. ':rx' .reh me-, msstinss
s 3onid eonvinoe them Of their error.
In nu,.uanee of this programme, i've |
.<ro.elv Republican parishes which in 1874
80 an a.ereesse Republiosn msjority Of |
N7y for the Republican ticket, and in 1872.
~, .,oo,dins To the count Of tho Formsn
Denoorsac, returning board, went still
nor. stronsly Republican, were deliber-
.telv eeleoted for the application Of tho
..mc.ns Of carving tho election" which tho |
n.m..-.t;c p.rtv h.a in their possession.
-. - them. East Felicisna, West Fe- |
noian. and East Baton Rouge. were close
"a thu Mississippi limo. The sucoessfnl
.do,.,o, AZ That il now universally known |
:. =. ..Ni.sisaippi plan" in tho neighbor-
=. st.t. e.ve An impetus to the projects
!. the Democratic leaders, and with the |
r.ady aid Of Misslssippi despersdoes ron
dsred their task An easy one. ooaehits
..d Warehouse parishes were the strong
nola Of John McEnery, ths representative
,.r sxcellsnce of tho extreme unoom-
=. f.-.,.;r. bourbon sentiment of the
Demooratie party and the same tune
~ chosen champion of General N'onoiis'
-. Dsmocrstie candidate for Governor.
~. ~. IN, ,n.attled controversy - to whether
~. s.rr.rv in . public speech at Monroe.
-. ..r,.h sest of Ousehits, did or did not
s...,v edvise, in tho presence Of General
T,.h.,,. % tho assassination Of Mr.. Packard
I"s ss,,e, prominent Republicans, will be
- -. !, rseo:leotion. These facts, at Least,
-. .ndisputed. Within . few weeks OF
~ ,1.r,srv,s = speech Dr.. w. H. Dinkgrsve,
II. ,,ost sctive white Republican OF sne
..-,.h. vas sssassinated in bread dayhgnh