New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-01

POLITICAL MOTIFS.
Said distinguished visitor" in the in
terest of Mr.. TiIden: IF Harper's Weekly
could represent the scene in the Returning
Board when Mrs. Pinkston gave her evil
denoe. and the artist could half grasp tho
realities of the momentous scene, would
not wager against . popular uprising of the
Northern Democrats in opposition to the
South. We can't begin to justify it, or even
explain il, to our people ct home, and any
man who would try to could not get elected
Q town constable"
The horrible realities Of the tale, backed
up by the confirnatory admissions of the
"rebutting" Democratic witnesses, have
taken 1.-THE Louisiana case" ont of the mar
row scope of partisan contention. Her
great wrong 10 At last being ''nstionalized,"
and it will bring healing to the oppressed
and punishment to the criminals. Justice
and humanity occupy . higher seat in the
American heart than temporary party tri-
umph.
It is lear ned that gang of bulldozers
have been and are waiting in covert near
the old landing ct the town of Covington to
receive Messrs. Hutchinson aud Turner,
who are said to have been in New Orleans
under subpoena to testify in relation to Dem
ocrstic bulldozing at certain polls of st.
Tsmmany. As these two gentlemen are Re-
publicans and have told, perhaps, unpalat-
able truths, they have probably offended
the shotgun miscrssnts. What their test.
mony is has not been disclosed, but it is
fair to presume they have shown up the
usual list of outrages.
The suggestion that General Nichols
should express an opinion on the course OF
his psrtisane, a. illustrated by the Return
ing Board testimony, seems to meet with
general favor. If he is . fit man for Gov
ernor of the whole people of Louisiana, he
must repudiate the criminal agencies that
are shown to have been used in his behalf
If he is willing to accept the vote of Qua.
chits parish in the face of the testimony Of
the shot and MANNED witnesses of Demo
cratic violence, the people are entitled to
know it. He will not be permitted to ig-
more responsibility for these outrages
while claiming political benefits resulting
therefrom. The people demand to know
his opinion of murder, rape and whippings,
% Democratic electioneering agencies.
There is no intimidation in Morehouse
parish, yet the Democratic organ 1.-THE
clarion) playfully says that Mr.. F. M.
Grant, the Republican supervisor. who ex-
posed the bulldozing of the Democracy
there, ought to be made extinct" Else
where it expresses itself impatient to pre-
pare his epitaph."
1t is far from improbable that the young
chivalry will soon give it this agreeable
duty to do.
William s. Booth, Mayor Jastremski and
number of other prominent Democrats Of
East Baton Rouge, are in town. We hope
the Returning Board will carefully GROSS.
question them upon the killing of the
Myerses, father and eon; the hanging of
Charles Robertson; the shooting and whip
ping of Isidore H iron; the "bulls doee''
given to Lewis Brown; the murder of old
man Russell in the presence of his wife and
children; the terrible msltreatment Of Viii.
liam Jackson; the "going-a-gunning" for
Laten Williame; the strangling of Frank
Dunn, and q score or two other crimes COM
mitted to Convert the niger" to Democ-
racy. Let them explain why Granville M.
Pierce, one of the most reputable Conserva-
tives in the parish, swore:
Myself and four or five of my neighbors
visited persons suspected of killing negroes
and advised them to stop.
And why William Pratt. Democrat of
fifty years" standing, gathered eight or ten
of his white nelghbors to aid in stopping
"nigger killing" and was boldly told by
one of the perpe traitors "that it would not
STOP"
There is evidence of foul crimes commit
ted against Republicans in East Baton
Rouge that the devils in hell must glost
over. Let the country learn it all now.