The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-21
and futherauce thereof were commi,

teu oy White men OF the democrats.
-. That in tie parish of East Fee
liciana the horrible murder of John
Gain, an ex-Representetive and then
sergeaut-at-arms of the House of Rep
resentatives, who was arrested at night
il the town of Baton Rouge, 40 miles
from his home, DIV sheriff's posse
upon a charge wrung by force and
torture from poor and defenseless
colored woman of completely in the
killing of q man who was not killed
but is nov alive and well, and who
was forcibly taSen by the posse while
on his way TO stand his trial W an
armed company of regulators or bull
dCzers under the command of one
Captain Norwood and tied to 4 tree 10y
the ROADSIDE By this, regulators tnl
shot TO death, was u crime committed
by Democrats for reasons growing out
of political animOsities and To achieve
political ends, and that the same WAS
one Of the most horrible ana dastardly
acts of crime ever committed in s.
, civil l. ID cOUatr-, aud that to this day
all investigation into and Inquiry after
The perpetrators of this crime has been
ccntinuou Is aud Systematically dis
couraged AMI prevented 10y the white
commu i'y of Est Feliciara.
ISiguco IiUGHJ. CAMPBELL,
Chairman of Committee.
House CommittUe-EX-Gov Il.
c. WickliGt WAS recalled and CT, S.
cxlmiued by Gen. uurlbut. In au-
I -
The organ zttinn and regulations were,
i think, gotten up when | was in Ken
lucky; when / came back found it
| in existence; done know anything
about the constitution or mode of
protG lure of the organization; had
conversations with Col. Powers, who
was in command of IL; don't know
who succeeded him in command of the
organization; don't know of its exist.
cnce since this campaign; armed
! bodies OF men moved over the parishes
at night; thiuk the change in the vote
of West Feli:iana parish is due to the
interest taken by the whites and to
the arguments used by them, promising
a just and economical appliance Of
the school fund in the event of DEM
ocratic success know of no threats
of discharge or anything of that sort
being used by any one; received cir
culars from Col. Patton, chairman of
the Democratic State committee, in
which he said you cannot convince q
negro by reason, but may by positive
statements often repeated; witness did
not agree with the views of Col. Pat
ton; he found negroes readily con-
WINGED by argument; he employed no
other means to influence them to vote
the Democratic ticket.
VIM. Maxwell, of New Orleans, tes-
tlfied-Noted the Democratic ticket
last election; never told any one what
ticket l would vote, but wa; suspected
of being a Democrat; was frequently
threatened by colored Republicans; the
day after the election was knocked
down by two colored men, who said
they wanted to kill me for voting the
Democratic ticket; the name of one OF
them is Ben. Franklin; since then
have not gone out alone. AS threats were
being constantly made to my wife
the president of an association to
which l belong accompanies me to my
work and sees me home at night; was
told that all colored men who voted
the Democratic ticket would be sent
to the penitentiary at Baton Rouge.
Jerry Hall, colored, of New Or
leans, testified-Took active part in
the last election as o canvasser in the
interest of the Democrats; previous to
last election affiliated with the Repub.
lican party; canvassed Rapides, Grant
aud Ouachita parishes; saw many col.
ored people who said they would vote
the Democratic ticket knew of no VIC
lcnce, but heard of talk about killing
!; Democratic negroes; colored preacher
said that no Democratic colored meu
should be recognized by their breth'
rem; almost all colored people belong
to some church and the preachers have
an uubounded Influence over then
J J -JI3ss$&prd Blount, State Senator ana Bar
d list rreacr7g, said he would Eeiusc I
perform the Marriage keremon
o for c,lored DemocraSs,1would r,
n flse to bapt ze them; would e!
C mmlnicate them, and that votin
o the Democratic ticket would justify
e wife in getting divorce. The witnes
e changed his politics because he wante
d better government; he stated
: speeches that the government of tn
y past eight years was incapable of a
$ rordlng protection to the colored pei
t pie, because it had not the supper
5 and confidence of the people, and Il
u not bring criminals to justice. Gu
d RACES were committed on colored pei
: pie at Colfax. Coushatta and nume
i Gus other places, and murderers of CO
l. ored men were not brought to Justice
d thought that the government, as til
/ pressure was 50 great, would have Ell
d deavored to apprehend the guilty pa
: ties, but the people were so bite
s against the government they would nc
n support il; believed the government
: winked at these outrages, as the leac
ers of the Republican party considere
8 the death of colored men an immens
: benefit to the party; was at first j
n favor of the Democratic State ticke
: only as an organization of colored me
e to which belonged wanted Hayes an
o Wheeler, but we concluded if Hayt
r was elected Nichols would never b
II allowed to take his seat even if elected
e so, with many others, determined t
h vote for Tilden in order to make Nict
e OILS more secure; was a member of tn
s Legislature and filled several mino
h Offices us Republican
: WASHINGTON, December 10.
d Herald Columbia dispatch says tha. til
: Democratic programme of memorial
= IL ng Congress for its recognition G
/, Hampton as Governor and of other
!, wise arriving at peaceful solution G
the present conflict IS beng carrie
] OUT. Governor Hampton and his ad
, vIsors were engaged to day in framin.
S memorial which, when com pleted
i will be promptly forwarded and pre-
, sented to both houses of Congress. l
i further pursuance of the plan, Govern
: or Hampton to-day made formal de
t mand upon chamberlain for possession
j of the Executive Department of tn
! State government. The following is
copy OF the correspondence betwee
q Hampton and Chamberlain:
0 state of South Carolina, Columbia
e December IS. 1876. -Sir-As Cover
e nor of South Carolina, chosen by tn
T people, l have qualified in accord
: ance with the Constitution. ] hereb
e call upon you as my predecessor j
! Office to deliver up to me the grea
0 seal OF the Safe, together with til
/, possession of the State house, the pub
i lie records aud all other matters an