The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-21


witcess's ole was that he had GER
tined to the lrns as correct, and Te-
fused TO al.o he box 10 be taken by
Republicans
Crossexa led The election was
peaceable, let and fair. Casey is
an employed Il the custom house; did
not make complaint to the auIhori-
ties about c assault, as he intended
to settle II Is a personal affair. Mr..
Donnelly ne To the room and told
witness tn II lie (witness) did not
keep IN would be killed for going
back on party. Witness is still
RepuOlica :sked Col. Patton AMI
others for protection from violence.
Pompe Stoots, colored, said he
lives III y W Orleans vo.ed the Demo
cratic tic4 IT in 1874 and 1876; that the
co'nred ople, on discovering lie was
a Demoq kt, attempted to injure him
and usei abusive language To him AT
ali timesf he was twice attacked by
colorcd Republicans on account of his
politics the first time was at night lii
1878, shbrtly after the parish election;
five or fix men stopped his cart, say
ing: You id Democratic nigger,
VIC are SOirg to kill you," and nsslult-
ed bin VITA clubs and broke his arm.
AT another time, in 1874, he was as
| saulted by colored men and his eye put
out; he was not troubled last election.
Witness states that the colhred people
were afraid to vote the Democratic
ticket, fearing violence from colorcd
Republicans.
Marshall Taylor, colored, testified;
! he lives IN New Orleans; has voted the
Democratic ticket ever since the right
of suffrage was conferred upon him;
has been repeatedly threatened by col
ored Republicans and frequently as
saulted on account OF his politics;
states that he has been CIT about sew
enteeea times, TeIten 0fteh and shot at
tour times by colored men, who be-
longed to the Republican party; vi,as
been intertcred with ut every election;
| some time before the last election he
was sitting on his door steps when he
was accUsted by coiored man who
had always been friendly until he
learned witness was Democrat. The
man abused Taylor for being Demo-
Graf, and Taylor replied III rongh Ian
| guage, saying: You ID ReEubh-
cans are no better than Democrats ;" q
| quarrel ensued, and another colored
man Standing on the opposite side OF
the street interfered, saying to the first
individual; Hit the id Democrat;
if you don't l WILL" and approached
Taylor, produ ling razor which he
| placed IN his pants pocket. This third
party then struck wltnt IS several times
In the face, but on attempting to draw
the razor was cut twice by witness and
taken off by friends; he has been al
ways treated with uniform kindness
by the white people, but badly by Re-
publicans Of his own race.
Z. II. Flowers, CO ored, testified A.; he
lives in New Orleans; states that he
came from Pennsylvania he went to
school IN Philadelphia, and has resided
in Louisiana since 1865; was employed
as school teacher; voted the RepuOh-
can ticket at every election except the
last, when he went with the Demo
Gratis; changed his politics because he
desired change in government and
i'm lglnea the success of the Democrats
would ameliorate the condition of af-
fairs; came out openly as Democrat in
the latter part of August, and made a
proposition to the Democrats 10 can
vass the State, which was accepted !;
spoke in several parishes and corVersed
with large number of cclored mer,
who said they would vote Democratic ;
was told by great Number that they
were afraid to vote the Democratic
ticket; had heard the Secretary of
State remark 60 Judge Phillips, some
time previous to the election, that the
Democrats. would probably carry the
state, but that would not affect the
matter, as, e,el ii they were success
full, the R.publ cans would ge; in; the
solored men throughout the Safe
who had expressed an inclination to
side with the Democrats said they did
so as they were tired of bad govern
ment; they wanted more schools and
better ones; there was plenty OF mo 1ey
to pay the teachers, but somehow it
disappeared before it could be applied
to its destined purpose; they were dis
gusted with the fri C dine MS bureau swim
die and S. B. Packard, TO whom some
|
collection and had been defrauded out
of their bounty. Witness states he
was threatened by Republicans aud
WAS advised by iriends to leave New
Orleans as his life was in danger from
Republican; heard Anderson, the
supervisor of Est Feliciana, remark
that lie Gull not get any color.d man
- run for office in his parish and that
some of them ought to be killed, as
every colored man murdered was worth
1000 To the Republicans. Witness
never knew of any intimidation prac.
ticed by Democrats, but knew of col
ored men who were intimidated by
Republicans.
Henry Smith, colored, testified that
he lives in New Orleans; came here in
IA; voted the Democratic ticket al
the last election; on Thursday night
after the election was met by three
colored men who asked, is that
Smith Z" and said, You voted the
Democratic ticket and we are going to
kill YOU they assaulted him and shol
aim in the hand; cclored men told
witness they would like to vote the
Democra'ic ticket, but were afraid.
5. J. y. Smith, II Sawyer of New
Orleans, testified that he-canvasse the
Safe for the Democracy; passed
though 30 or 40 parishes aud saw NJ
intimidation of the cO!ored people eX.
cept by Republicans, VINO said that II
z@1,'Jle Democrats 20 into office the col
. ored PEOPLE would he again enslaved
r paid particular attention in the canvass
n 10 the colorel vote; saw large Jun
= b.r Of negroes ahlo promised. to vot
s the Democratic ticket; Democrat
: meetings were largely attended by tn
: colored peop!. in the parlsi,, of E IS
t Fehciana ever! tning was qul~t; hear
. Of no disturbance whatever; Anderson
+ the supervisor, told witness The paris
y would ga democratic, but would b
Il couHted Republican; that all that coul
Sc avoided If the Democrats woui
3 Ill and see him, Anderson :. that iher
= vas init nidation, and thai the custom
{ mouse fficia.s wanted him TO make a
! fiidavit swearing TO them that thei
| was fraud, violence and intimidation
p acticcd 10y the Democrats, bu
e hat he refused to - as he woul
9 not dishonor himsei illness state
hat ia "a he paid ssS isits TO th
r chief OF police of New Gans an
= rtque. ted him to prevent his subord
II ua.es from attacking colored men VIII
: voted the Democratic ticket; that dali
m | rnlored ran were con,IrU "a uritne,