The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-08-26
An Explanation Wanted,

The Republicans have charged that |
tho Democrats and Conservatives
were forming secret societies to con.
troll tile election. The charge is en-
tirely untrue, but in making it the
opposition raises the presumption
that they have not resorted to any
snch devices themselves. 1h truth,
though, tho presumption is as false as
the charge, A mysterions society
known as "The Councils Of Erecdom"
has been discovered ia existence
among the negroes In various parts of
the States. The objects of this or
ganization, which have heretofore
been a matter of conjecture, are re-.
vealed by the publication Of a conn
mission which establishes indisputa.
bly, the connection Of that bctly~ with
the Republican, State Central Com
mittee. The commission has hesn
brought to light by the Morehouse
CLARION. Here is Il copy of it;
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL Com
MITE OF LOUISIANA. }
To all mko Sec these Presents directing {:
Know ,e, that reposing special con-
fdence and trust in the political in
tegrity ut -, y Republican and
citizen of Morehouse parish, State III
Louisiana, and duly certified to have
been chosen chief Of the Republican
Council of Freedom No 49,. located
at ia warl) in said parish. we do
issue this our commission constituting
said -- Chief of said Council, and
empowering him to execute and fulfill
the duties Of said Office under the
conditions reclted in the Constitution
OF tho Republican Council Of Free
dom, and instructions OF this Com :
mittee. " 10y
In testimony whereof the Repnbli.
can State Central Committee of Lou.
isiana have caused this commission
to issue, and the seal of the Com.
mittee to be hereutito affixed.
| Given under my hand and the seal
of the Committee Mt the city of New
Orleans, the 18th day Of March, i,
the year of our Lord ono thousand
eight hundred and seventy-six.r,.
By order of the Committee, org-
! CnAs. Hill, Secretary.
| On the Back of tho commission i:
the following:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN, PARISH !
Cont. PARISH OF MoREHousE. !
| Commission of - Chief of Conn
Gil No. - the Republican Council
of Freedom, located at - Parish o
Morehouse. This done in compliance
with the Constitution Of the Repnbli
can Council Of Freedom and by di
rection of the Republican Paris|
Committee.
Given under OUT hands this Ill
| day Of March, A. d. 1876. -
J. J. ScfiARpr, President.
ALBERT ELrE, Acting Secretary
What does this mean The Demo
. cratic. Conservative party hasTledge'
itself to secure 4 fair election 50 ia
as it is conceined. Do tho Repuhli
cans mean to resort to intimidati"
and yiolencel Mr.. Chas. Hill is
we'll known Cust6inhouse official. l
will be necessary pr him to explai
what he is trying to d. with the ne
grpes in the country. The people q
/, the State want to know, and mean t
" know, too, why the Republican Stat
; Central Committee has created tl.es
- Councils of Freedom. The htator
d Of the "Union Rights Stops" in Ea'
m Baton Rouge is too rntent fol, til
or people to have forgotten It. I'll;
organization murdered a reaccab
in colored man becanse, being a Coz
o servative, lie would not join Repul
10 lican club. Every Republican in til
~ State, who has any sense, knows til
n was the oily reason for killing Il
t. man, who was murdered by the
ct "Union Rights Stops Mr.. Charl
by Hill knows what the objects Of 4
On organization ary which owns him
OF SECRETARY. Will lie state tn u slight
~ MI impatient public what 1t Is expect
!" to acromplishi < ~
Mr. Charles Hill, was hero a f
days since, aud the result Of
"Council Of Freedom" lodges is t.
~ in another column of the ViMdica
in such an emphatic manner as
be ineligible to all.
/. Charles Hill may conceive his {
. ciety a good thing, but the Radio
of NatchitUches have but one idea
political organizations, and that
uu tn rob and plumber, aud commit
otherxrimes without punishment.
:. He has brought out Blunt, Lev
Q" Boullt, aud Bre,la, and will no d.
have Myers up here in d few d.
who sill come to the front AZ
iledged reformers, and attempt
rule the whites of Natchitochcs, a
the past.
We were in error in stating
Mr.. Charles Hill, tile Grand Il
Commissioners of that mysterious
I'M gnnization the Republican Cour
"a Of Freedom, was a "well known {
IN Toulouse Official.'' Mr.. Hill is
I'M State Auditors examiner, and his
1H tensible business it to examine
KS accounts Of the State ta1~collect
fot which he is paid sssary Of q
a year aud an additional $500 as
Nt)OwH tvra fur tra vplinO AHnensne.