New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

In q paragraph yesterday we spoke OF the
''riual contestants" for the gevernorship at
Baton Rouge, and the types very unkindly
made US call them "ue,,al." That the ex-
preston was simply an accidental biunder
doubtless our readers discovered.
This il told of the manner in which
Baton Rouge Democrats repose trust and
confidence in their colored recruits. At the
| late city election q colored club had been
formed of draymen, warehousemen and
others holding situations from Democrats.
When voting time arrived, Democratic
tickets were stuck in the hadbands Of the
| members, who we're then marched to the
polls, their hats passed up to the commits
siOners. who extracted the ballots and
dropped them in the box. The voters we're
| not permitted to touch them for fear they
might be exchanged for Republican tickets.
Thus was destroyed the secrecy of the
ballot, which is the sacred right of the
voter, the safeguard of his liberty of con-
science, and of his independence as a citi-
zen.
Recently coiOred man was called out
of his house, in Baton Rouge, in the night,
and shot down by q young man with
grievance, real or imaginary. The wound
was not fatal, and under the protection of
the military he made an affidavit against
the guilty person, who was arrested and
admitted to bail. Thereupon the admiring
citizens of the former State capital pre-
sented him with Winchester rids and
full supply of ammunition!
A prominent merchant of Baton Rouge,
suspected of leaning toward Repub-
lioanism, sued debtor and obtained j1dg-
meut. He was promptly notified that if he
enforced this Judgment BY sale of the prop
erty under seizure he would be forced to
| leave the parish. He compromised under
| this persuasive argument.
Not single 'carpet-bagger' is now left at
| Baton Rouge, Major Hustled, the deputy
| clerk of court, the last one remaining, hay
ing taken his final departure week
ago, after struggling for number Of
wears to win a peaceable right to live
there as an American ought to be
| enabled TO live. No evil word is uttered
AGAINST him by any one; he was conserva-
tive in his politics; but he was socially
ostraoised and snuboed, until life there be-
came uncomfortable. Hs has gone to Wash
! ington to reside. where he has powerful
friends and good standing.
The emigration of this "last of the carpet
baygers," nscessitated the Geographic re-
| call from his exile in New Orleans. of Ber
bel, the co!ored clerk of court, and ne left
for his home. on Tuesday last, in fear and
trembling. Certain bonds we're to be given.
and other legal duties done, upon which
large interests depended. 1t is believed
the necessities Of others will secure him
present safety. if he carefully escaews poll
tics-that is Republican politics.
The results, too OF driving Judge Davis
from the parish are proving costly to the
taxpayers, and many private interests are
suffering. Expressions Of regret at his en-
forced departure are not infrequent among
the staider citizens; but it is not believed
thew could protect the Judges life from the
l Young men who are being taught to love
riot and bloodshed, should he venture to
return home.
It is said of young Brown, one OF those
! sho. in the attack upon Representative
Lane, that jus. before he died he rose up
and exclaimed: "God is just God and
spoke no more on earth. As Coroner Nor
gan feared to hold an inquest On the de
ceased, no legal evidence in this killing has
yet been adduced; but if We are not misin
formed, power which neither ''bulldozers'
nor their hackers can interfere with is col
lating an array of facts for the day wher
the law shall again resume its sway, that
will astound the country and carry terror
! To the hearts of those who have committed
crime.
Another of the young assaiiants OF Mt
! Lane, who was wounded in the thigh, is re-
covering.
In perfect keeping with the Democratic
declaration that negroes may vote oul
ticket, but shall not help to form it, is the
political equality accorded at the Denocra
tic barbecue in Baton Rouge last Monday
! They were permitted to fire the salute. play
fife and drum, to march, to crate, ana Il
perspire side by side with the whites, but
when the feast began they vera remandeo
to separate table from that reserved ez
clusively for the superior race.
They will scarcely get even second
table At the feast where the fruits OF a
Democratic victory shall be divided up.
Henry Martin was one of the coloped mer
hung between the gateposts of the Poin
Pleasant plantations; Levin Foster wa'
hanged and shot; Wilson Rhodes and Bill
Lewis wers hanged. The bodies Of these
vicfmes were viewed" and buried by thu
Justice of the peace at Port Hudson, but FOL
evident reasons no inquest could be held
While the murderous work was being
perpetrated at the Point Pleasant place
leading men of the parish demonstrated
with the "poor whites from the piney
woods, who constitute the main working
force of the Regulators. 1t was urged tt
these roughriders that the negro organiza
ton had been broken up; that they Wouit
not again dare to take part in politics; AM
that unnecessary slaughter would so PAM
them that not enough would be left to tax
of the corps. The significant retort was
Oh you, we don't want to work agi'
niggers. Plow and pick your own cotton
as We have to"'