, 1876-11-17

ehapc, ami thov. l,nvo induced a great many
leading colorcd men to leave that country.
They think It lnsa!o ior them to remain thore.
=" Not longer than last wcek they were riding
notified young colorul man hy The name Of
John Dryaut, living in that rartsl., that they
wonld XIII him. They. told ltn, and others TINT
when came back 10 West Fcl1rtana wnnld ln
not intend to let INC remain there. md
that We B1i.,utd not have any Republican party
III that parish, mud they have stated t'lnc and
again that thu Republicans should ! not carry
that parish. no matter hOw largely lscnnbltcan
It waa. On tllr o'tl, Of January the saiuu par
ties held q nnss.rlccting ut Tho Courthouse III
81. Franr!svile ami tho l'arlah III Wcat Fell
s%9 sna h a assf u s comsc wr axs
lis to icnrc the parish, an.l giving us 4 ccftain
length Of time to leave tho parish, mover to re-
turn. They asked, first, our reslsnattonee, and
nrycr r,tt,rn ,aEaIn. ,Abont tic same tlny, or
before ttut, | received letter Iutcl Jarkson,
La which Is IN ny Senatorial District, notifying
nar TINT II dill not leavc the country the
white people In that State expected whenever
returned there
WOULD BE suor.
The communication was signed "A good
"Agaln, about this Aarouson murder: was
not at lulne-f think It waa about tho 9otll Of
lust month {Alny). was at home latu ut night
IL o'clock-attcndEng tt. my wife, who was
stck. At II o'clock crowt ri men, mounted
md On foot, can,c to 1ny ho'tc and called for
me, called mo out good many tilncs--ten or
fifteen ur twenty times, perhapt. did not 20
out; svnt a colurcd tnaM by thu tln,uu. Of Bob
Williams to SEQ what they wanted, nnd. before
he f1at time to reach my front fence. where they
were standing III front Of It. yolley OF shot was
fired into tny premises. and as E0uII nc tile shots
wc,c iirctl tic parties fed. could hear them,
liorsebhck and On foot, going as fast rs thcy
could 60.
IL know Of my own knowledge that . great
many cuurcu men III my paris4, aud III Wilkin:
SUI County, bccnuso | Eays seen them ald
hayc spoken with them. lsayc
LEFT TlfEtn HOMES AND FAM1L1Rsi
have left thctr crops ahd everything thry pos
scssed III The world, for fear tIleit lives would
by taken; sun,c Of them have left without my
thing to cat; they have told me 90 themselves.
refugees from East and West Feirtana and
East Hatou Kouse. They hare left their homes,
left t!eir fanillcs, everything they haa In tho
world, because They wcro threatened by thcsc
REGULATORS, aud because they were known out
spoken Republicans. at prcaent there arc q
GREAT many In the City OF New Orlcans, aul
tliosc wlo have not tue means to stay there have
ta!;yn refuge all along the river"
llayo yUu my knowledge ns to tho purpose
Of tcse regulators IN TIC luttlro politics Vi the
State or In thu clcctionsl"
''Frn what llnvc heard, and 1t Is very rel!a-
bic nuthorlty-tlley speak II very boldly, all Of
tlic,n-lt IL to carry tho elections In tic coun-
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