New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-07
As OTHERS GEE Us.

voted head the maledictions of the Demo
cratic Observation-Disclosures press b!
going up to Vermont and telling few
tales out of school. We had read the re
port Of his interview with the reporter O
the Burlington Free Press, but as we saw
nothing new in his statements we omlttee
to republish it to avoid repetition. II
fact, as soon as we can find the space it is
our intention to publish few chapters
more of the sworn testimony taken by
the Senate committee in the East Feliciana
| cases. Nearly every witness who was ex'
amined swore to much worse condition
of affairs than Mr.. Fellows has described.
In our judgment our distinguished fel.
low-citizen has drawn it very mild indeed,
and has actually omitted many of the
worst characteristics of the bad elements
about which he was conversing. But as
he has been assailed, and his testimony
disputed, we will take look at the case
and see if we can find any error in his
statement:
Mr.. Fellows gives very gloomy account
of the condition Of affairs in Louisiana.
The Democrats throughout the State are
armed, drilled and organized, and will do
all they can by intimidation and violence
to deprive Republican voters of the elective
franchise and secure the State for Tilden
and reform"
We can see nothing in this which is not
VIGOROUSLY true. Scarcely meeting
takes places where armed Democrats in
great numbers do not appear and whip
out their weapons on the slightest provo
cation. In case the Republicans offer any
resistance there is sudden rallying Of
armed and mounted men from miles away,
as can be seen by anybody who consults
the files Of the city papers. Arms have
been sent from this city into Ouachita and
other parishes within few weeks. Most
of those who lately took part in the late
Democratic parish convention were armed,
and several were shot. There were more
than a half dozen shooting sprees, and
some of the officers of the convention
were attacked because they would not
make certificates to suit the assailants.
The chairman was publicly assaulted on
the streets because the name of one gen.
tleman was not put in nomination.
One Democrat openly asserted that his
party would carry the State IF they had to
kill 10000 men,"
A Democratic Senator declared in his
place in the Senate that if the act creating
the Returning Board were not repealed at
that session of the Legislature it would
cost the lives of 10000 negroes. The in
ference was, that in the opinion of the
Senator the Democracy could not carry
the State in any other way if the Return
ing Board remained in existence.
In the northern part Of the State, particu-
larry, reign of terror exists. Many Re-
publicans are driven from their homes by
threats of violence; others are forced to
stand in fear of their lives, and liberty of
speech is an unknown thing.
Ouachita and Morehouse parishes have
just been thrown into commotion BY the
attempt in the one to break up Repub-
lican barbecue and in the other by well
devised plan of intimidation which re-
suited in the death of one or two negroes.
The shot that laid poor Dinkgrave low
in death frightened the negroes to the
'wamps and sent the white Republicans
lying as fugitives to distant places of
'afety. Twitclen was shot all to pieces
It Coushatta, at the same time his brother
n-law, King, was killed. The former
lad. just enough of him left to hold his
ife from escaping, and he has appeared
n Vermont living witness of the truth
# Mr.. Fellows remarks:
On fair vote the State is Republican by
bout $4,000 majority, but the Democrats
lope to overcome this by the means above
Indicated.
If he had said, on fair vote, the State
$ Republican by at least twenty thou
and, he would have still been below the
,ark. And it is notorious that the De.
locracy are striving in every possible |
ay to overcome this majority. How
ley expect to succeed is best known to |
,emselves. In the meantime they leave
o stone unturned. They have spread |
,eir sails to catch all the breezes. Gen
raj Nichols goes about preaching peace
nd fraternity, while one of the most in
uential of the Northern parish organs
eclares the peace policy failure, and
lat SO far as Webster parish is concerned
le Democracy can only succeed by
lopting the White Line policy and let
ng loose the dogs of war.
Within week two prominent Repub-
can speakers have been insulted, and
le ct them assaulted at a public meeting
OF many minutes journey of the sun from
e spot where young Twitchell, Devices,
I'd four of their companions were forci-
y taken from Democratic safeguard,
I'd cruelty murdered and robbed by
ruffians, probably allies, Cen
al Wharton was assailed by a rock,
rown by the hand of another of the
me class. This State is dotted all over
tn scenes ofthese outrages. Names here
ore obscure have become notorious
nonyms for bloody deeds, treachery, in
nldation and contumely. Shreveport,
Colfax, Morehouse, Clinton,
'rt Hudson, Bayou Sara, Baton Rouge,
We all witnessed their tragedies, and
I'm each and every one Of them the
ood OF innocent victims calls for Justice. {