The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-22
"UNION RIGHTS STOP"
The Report Of Major G. NJ. Dascom 70
General Augur.


General Augur.
Through the courtesy of Major Gen.
Augur. commanding this department,
we were permitted yesterday to peruse
the report OF Major g. NJ. Bascom,
commanding the troops stationed at
Bayou Sara, relating to his investiga-
ton of the recent riot at Mount Pleas
ant. In every respect it corroborates
the letter of our correspondent publish
ed in the DEMOCRAT yesterday. The
Major after relating that the i'm
mediate cause Of the riot lay In the
robberies and populations or a GER,
tain class of negroes, which nad
prompted other negroes to organize
as regulators to put an end 70
the depredations committed by the
former. he proceeds to state the result
OF his investigation. Ellis and Carter
formed part of the Regulators, ana
he confirms the manner in which Ellis
was shot, and how his wife and cnlld
escaped from death, although a number
of shots were fired into their dwelling !;
and how Carter's house was visited by
the rioters, and having been warned IN
time, managed to escape, and gave the
alarm. The report confirms also the
statement that they wanted TO XII tne !,3
id negro Democrat, and would XIII
others like himself. A few whites, eight
or ten in number, had found the negroes
at Mount Pleasant plantation, about
two and half miles below Port Hud-
son. and had made overtures to commu-
/ nicate with them, but the negroes de-
clined. and fred on the whites, using y
small cannon, one or one and hall inch
calibre, and killing q horse. The
whites withdrew. The next DAY
Sunday, the negroes took to the cane
brake. The whites, lead by the snerlils
Of West Feliciana and East Baton
Rouge. returned, when they were fired
upon by the negroes again, two horses
being wounded, one killed, and one
white man wounded badly in the foot
and in the arm slightly. Reinforcements
now arrived, and an attempt was MADE
to surround the negroes, but they had
managed to escape, leaving behind
them the carriage OF their gun, but tax
ing away the cannon itself. Major Bas
com then says that he went &c
Slaughter's store to inspect some DOCKS
which showed that the attempt to Kill
4 Fills and Carter was the action OF an
Organized club styled the Union Rights
Stop." and that the matter had been
4 decided and ordered the evening before
That the books show the full list OF the
members Of the club 1903 In number, and
records those who are provided with
arms and those who are not. The books
and papers, according to the report o.
Major Bascom, were accidentally cap
tured. They had been carefully place.
in bag with some old clothes, and
were in the possession OF the VIE OF
of the club, who was running towards
the river when she was intercepted by
the patrol Of citizens, and, dropping the
bag. she fed. 1t seems that Carter hat
been REQUESTED to join the club, but no
! Ellis. Major Bascom adds that N
found that the negroes were pretty
we'll organized and handled, and tina
their commander was heard to ordel
them to fire low. He was incredulou'
at first, but now he was satisfied. Hi'
investigation resulted In ascertainlnt
and sixty men. and that it was reported
that one Of them had been killed by
! discharge of their small cannon. IL
, closes his report by referring to the
, arrest OF eight or ten OF the rioters, anc
inclOses a COPY OF the resolutions anG
oath of the "Union Fights Stop" which
nrovifes for the murder Of all negroes
who. after having been requested three
times to Join the club, refuse to 40 80.
By comparing Major BascOm's re
mort with the letter Of our Bayou Sars
Correspondent corr it will be readily seeI
that he not only corroborates the par
: ticulars contained In the letter but add
new and interesting details, Whicn con
firm beyond doubt the nosta.e a,t.s9d, soward
those who disagree with them in poll
tics. and who Join the whites to preven
) the organized robbery OF stores. gin
houses and cticken houses, as has beel
quite frequently the case recently II
! that and other sections Of Louisiana.