New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-29

party wss 10 mass ito vote ut Monroe.
Americus Watson-Resides in Ouachiea;
previously in Claiborne; am Methodist
Episcopal preacher; have been for fourteen
yeare; own land; eighty acres; cultivate It;
belong to the Democratic party; been 30
over since have been free; took IN active
part in the last canvass; was one OF the
orators from the beginning to the end; the
6rst subject laid before the c0l0rod race
wss tho first commandment of the Bible,
''Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God is one
God, love him with al your strength" sec.
that that didn't mean the Republican party
only, but gave the Democratic party
show; secondly, do unto others" ETC.;
that that gave the Democrats show; knew
how to address the people; after meeting
would throw open the doors of the clubs;
never saw snch enthusiasm and clapping
of hands; the scales Of ignorance fell from
hands with the Democracy for four yeare,
seeing - had tried 1t for eight years and
was as fat as any of them and as we'll of;
spoke ct Caldwell, Richland and More
house; never saw such feeling; almost
thought I was in meeting; ell the people
we're talking lovely together; large number
of influential colored men joined; seven or
were all white; no color line: they all joined
free and voluntary; don't believe there was
any intimidation; the appeals to them were
TO break down the color line; since the cleo
tion ell is peacesble; whites and blacks live
more like brothers than anything else; there
is better feeling than ever before; they
still belong to the Demecratic party and
don't regret voting with all people like
Captain Theobalds; he Is q fine man; all ths
colored people are treated we'll b. ctm. iii
The Logans treat me more Ike father than
an thing else; don't kknow Cora Williams.
To the chatrman-Didn't know DR.. Dipl>
xrAves heard he was killed; was twenty
miles from there; didn't know James Jack
sou. NOR Merriman Rose, nor Ferdinand
Bynum, nor Henry Pinkston, Eor William
Cisret; knew Primus johnson when he was
. boy; haven't seen him for fifteen years;
heard he was killed; heard Logwood was
shot; came to New Orleans last night; don't
know of Henry Burrell, Spencer Dicken.
son, william Lewis, George Sheldon; heard
of Elizs Pinkston; don't know whore she ie;
not acquainted With Ben james; don't
/ know HeWkins Jones, C0lonol Mathew, nor
Henry Foster; don't know Of the hanging
of Richards or Foster; nothing of whipping
of Randall Driver, Willis Frazer. ). ID.
Cora Williams; know nothing Of any OF the
i list of those driven from home; have seen
Andrew McCloud once; know nothing OF
houses being fired into; don't know u.
II. Brewster, nor Sam Simms, nor Antony
lOverton, NOR of their houses being
searched. About forty or fifty names
were called of, the witness know
ing none of them.] Don't know B. d.
lDinkprsve; saw one Mr.. Hail in Oaachita
l.once; never heard of the insulting OF the
wives of Aaron jackson and Hawkins
i Jones and Cora Williams; never heard OF
violations of Cora or Eliza PinkstoD; heard
Eliza was wounded; don't know OF any
wrongs ut all except what have told; was
preacher in Claiborne of the Methodist
EeiscoDal Church of Ameriea; Of the South;
don't know that the conference has any
connection with that of the North; don't
belong to tie African Church of Zion; we
have our colored bishop, Bishop Miles; he
lives North; Bishops Miles, Laine and al
sew have visited the Louisiana churches;
We have four bishops; before this campaign
didn't jump the stump; had no need 10 90
it; always voted the Democratic ticket the
congregation. commenced voting that ticket
after studying it two or three yeare; was
located in Ouachita; preached . little, but
when my people found out l was . Demo
/ crat they had no use for me, wouldn't lis
ten to me nor speak to me, though my man
ner was humble to them as to white people
/ don't know when l became free; DOM
: know how it was, by act of war OF
| bv act of my master; only knew my master
| Rad The paper and said was free; didn''
understand it and had to take it by De
oreee: don't remember what year it was; II
J was after the war; voted at the nrst e!ec
ton; don't know that l voted ct the mrs
election; was . little skittish; voted I'M
| | Democratic ticket with some kepnbiicsl
names: didn't know then what Was right
don't know many in Ouachita; couldn't ge
, | acquainted With them after they found on
1es Democrat: they kept loose from me
} think if they had been In fear they woul'
: | have told me; - one black man TO anotner
they had NO right not to; havn,t preacne'
. . sermon to them since July; didn't vote :
the spring election; preached Ct Privat
7; houses st Miles Lscke's and West AG
. Csrthy's in the hills; there we're NO churc
5 houses there; there were about Afty at en-
: meetings: there are moro c0l0re0 ina
D vhlte people in the hilla; bought with On
: other i20 acres for $3.50 in three Paymentl
!. paid S75 last January; must pay snGsne Sas
: next January; have paid no taxes yet; nav
2 for % speaking; VS. glad to get Dem,
q cratic protection from my own peoPl
i Who we're sighting mad again'
t me. had meat for my family
q Vss we'll fed and had little money; don
Q want to say how much because mignt 70
o a story; was we'll satisfied and II We gai
the victory by the help OF mercy hacSuse sn1y W.
was 40 scared; in Claib ,rne had to SHUT N
q door at dark for fear of the members OF on
q own congregation solely because l was
nsmocraf: the col0red Democrats OF Ouac
q ita were 80 scared that they were afeard
) their own people; there was wall OF pre-
{ dice and they had been taught tnat u
= = white man was their enemy w@s .;. .o = =
% old master was my worst enemy; DON'T
II lieve it vet; the cOlored Republicans We
( safa enough; it was the Democrats tn
D needed it: not now; they are oil cnang'
ls now. heard a man close to me (might ma
ts hean his brother) said he had lot heard m
70 sneecb: that he would rather have rol
10 round my neck and swing me up; tnat y
Q, ann. air. solemn; the colored people oug
to he divided or they will raise WI
to against each other; think he wanted ro =?
" rnnnd INV neck both because he didn't n
et The Damocrstio speech of the speaker: L,
" RennSlican colored people are free and ca
10 have seen them toting guns. Now ne aol
10 changed; it's an abundance better now;
.; Democratic negroes are safe II t9ey nSlI ~
n, their grip; if they keep me n o"Oe,H ni,w ~
o. oiorv in Ouschita; if not, w.ll have to leaN
re Mayer vsa molested IN Claiborne; at t
70 lat eleotion, whom McEnery was elect
- and Governor Kellogg was our Governt
IN moat of the colored people OF Ciaioof
I'd voted the Democratic-Liberal ticker;
70 after tho first four yesrs neariy ~ ,:S va
rs Democratically; . right smart io' o'"
lie vote at ell.
To- To Senator Ssulsbury-lt the Democr'
ve vain the fruits OF victory 1t VIII Oe mu Ivy
y, better for the colored people; tnele in, - -,
i'll Harmony now and less danger to coloi
&c nemoorsts; that was the only cause
q, complaint against me; A.. ..,o,
y, l Dsmocrata have been assaulted, Deston
OF .hot "a i know Of; don't know Of any,
an thew have been ID great danger, and ne; nnee
ys orctectiop; don't knew if any Repuohci