New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-11

wal GoDeyol N1cbolla Order Halt
Bsfore 0sseral Frank T. Nichols, whose
naas il used blythe Denoerasy - an -
sursnce Of pacific intent in the conduct BY
that party Of the canvass and pending
election, shall have left >pwa, We have to
call his sttention anew to the fact that
waAton gangs are already st their old mis-
chief in certain parishes Of this State, to
the end Of sssistiDR his candidature. His
| speech Of acceptance at Batch Rouge dis
| svowed ali such il!egitimate means Of pros
ecuting canvass. He stands upon ma
tional platform that processes hearty &C.
| ceptance Of the amendments, and eolicitude
| for an equal protection Of al citizene. He
likewise stands upon State platform that
announces . sense of smicable political fel.
Iowship with colored men, and tia. even
| impo1tunes them to coalesce With the De.
mccracy. If General Nichols esteem these
aseursnces mere figures Of speech, as his
desperate pArtisaas here and there
! throughout the State unhesita. ;ngly
declare in their endeavors for his success
let him 20 avow in all csndor; but he may
- well learn ct once that to smirk from
the stump snd deal in emollient terms
while he forbears to arrest the hands OF his
janisssries elsewhere, is to render himselt
morally and politically responsible for their
misdeneanors. To that responsibility, if
deserved, We propose Increasingly to hold
him. Louisiana elec ticns are getting to be
desperately serious business. American
civilization 20 revelts at the infamous
practices common at Democratic hands in
this State that even journals pretending to
no whit Of sympathy with the Republican
cause afe constrained to utter indig.
nant remonstraness At the head of
this list Of prints stand the New York
Herald and Chicago Times. Scarcely .
week passes over Louisians but some
wieksd and inhunans oct y psrpstrsted,
and if Mr.. Lamar we're to pronounce
upon such brutality here - he did in tho
Hoass Of Representatives ten days ago
upoa the Haaborg i1fA1y,. kepublisaas
might b led to Fsposs heastisr confdsnce
in Deaocrstie professions. 1t 10 General
Nisholls' duty - . ns1, - . citizen jealous
Of the good fans Of his State, - partisan
jealous of the alleged respeotability Of h,s
Denocratie organisation. and as csndi-
data who disdains, doubtless, to compete
for popular outrage BY dishonest and sro-
cious means, at once to stand forth - did
Lamar. and with manly wrath denounce
the instrumsatalities Of murder, wounding,
menace and discharge from employment -
deserving the severest reprobation of every
man who pletends to shred Of morality, OF
humanity or Of conscientious citizenship.
If he has already felt NO protest in his
heart sgsinAt this system of violence and
disorder, he il totally unft to administer
the solemn trusts Of . Stase. If he has
telt such protest but withholds its ex-
preston lest he may sffront Democratic
sentiment, he pays soery compliment to
his moral courage, and 10 no less underserv.
ing of gubernstoriai responsibility.
The violence pEactised is due to the cheer
furnished in his Confederate record and to
the mischievous; purpose on the part Of
many Democrsts to assure success to his
nomination by disgracetul means. He is
the pivot. And it may be well for him to
remember that it would be scarcely more
than decent in one, indebted to the grace
of the government for . removal last
month Of his disabilities, to insist - can
didate that his hopes Of elevation shall not
depend upon violations of the laws of that
government.
In pursuance Of our announced purpose
to present these violations, - authentic
advices concerning them shall be received,
we present three fresh instances. It will
b seen that in the first related, chivalric
assaplt Was made even npon . woman, who
was barbarously beaten and left naked.
Writes cur intelligent correspondent
from Helena parish:
/, with many others, have INDUCED the
hope since the nomination ct Baton Rouge
that the shotgun policy Of the Democracy
would be abandoned and in its stead .
policy Of peace would be insugurated.
But this c0nsummation, 80 dev0ut-
ly to Be wished" this hope 80 cherished by
conservative men Of the Democracy, 10 not
to be realized. regret to say that our
parish and thh i0mediate vicinity he's been
the scene of - brutal An outrage as ever
disgraced civilized community. The
facts are as follows:
For several years colored family, con-
sisting of an old man, Grad Morris, and
his wife Eliza, with some children, occu- |
pied small farm near Greensburg, owned |
by one of our citizene, and which Mr.. Nor |
ris had improved. The time for which he !
was to occupy the place free of rent hav- |
ing expired. the tenant had been for some
months paying rent. Some dispute having
arisen about the title of the land, |
in . Justice court. Pending the trial
Mr.. Morris abandoned the premises,
leaving the cabin. unoccupied. Some
weeks afterward the house was burned.
Eliza, tho wife, Was suspected. No COM |
plant was made however, to any author |
ity, and the matter passed. On Tuesday !
night last . squad of men went to the |
cabin of this family, one mile from this
town, and in the presence Of the old man
Eliza down, tied her, carried or dragged
her distance, and With whips and cudgels |
inflicted upon her person tho most barbar
rous beating. Having beaten her until she
was unconscious, they left her in state Of |
nakodness. have not seen her, but from |
statements made by physician and some !
ladies OF Greensburg. who have visited her,
the beating vas most brutal, and only those
who have seen her wounds can realize the |
o0s kSing u this town. The facts, - shove
detailed, are strictly true. Now, in conclu- !
sion, / will state that am NOT Q sensstion-
ist. think have ordinary courage, and
feat nething in this campaign,
md that while tho natural effect of these
atrocities 10 to draw tho colored voters from
the support of the Democratic party. yet |
1t tho same time they are told by the White |
League that We are Poverlsss to help them,