New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-27
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ocrat-even if be did live in the ward; .
| false description Of his locality would Dc.
lpriye him e Y 1i{ht Of s1Graes; g. - Ss 1!
s1ss We assoPsssd Halns sbs s,'sss essss
puSlisbsS s ED the ma names, '.s1 and called % ;;
the people to come before the commis
sionef; he was only able to try l4Ot
casee; only 100 were put under bond;
many people were afraid of being dragged
before tho masshal and didn't 70 to the
polls at all; don't know that the balance OF
the 1000 or 10000 were stricken from the
lists; only know personally Of two; doh't
know Of any ono who was prevented from
dation: the law requires supervisors to be
residents of Louisiana; Mr.. Clover, of
East Baton Rouge, had held an Office in
Mississippi within . year Of the election;
think the law requires supervisors to be
electors. Mississippi records of Clover
put in. Am aware of complaints Of Dem
ocrats against colored persons for not re-
eiding in places where they were registered
in 1876, not that the complaints were made
1000 warrsnts were issued against colored
people before these warrants we're issued,
against Democrats; never heard of it be-
fore; the latter struck me as Q very out
rageOus act; was in Louisiana in 1872; if
Governor Warmoth was . Republican he
controlled the machinery of election; the
party that was opposed to the Republican
party controlled it.
Senator Mcdonald objected that this was
going little beyond the object OF the IN
vestigation.
The chairman stated that he thought it
would be fair to ASCERTAIN if the action or
registration complained of had been the
custom hitherto or not. :.
To Senator Oglesby-The parish commit
tees did not report weekly. but frequently;
had communications from Ouachita; they
we're very Lax about carrying out my In
structioni don't remember who was chair
man; such matters were referred to the
committee on correspondence. Instruc-
tions read They were not carried out;
tho wards were divided into sections of
ten voters. with chiet to see that the ten
performed their duty in attending to regis
tration, preventing fraud, etc where neCes-
sary they were combined in fftiee; it was
devised to defeat the Republican conspiracy
struotions were generally disregsrded
throughout the State; don't know what took
tho place of this organization in Oaachits;
don't know what they had; never heard cf
rife clubs till after election; did instruct
that if defeated in this election We were
doomed forever to csrpetbsg government;
itNM pereep9 sfeare OF 1peech; thought
it would be exceedisgly difficult for the
To Senator Wsdleigh-Was IN tho United
States army from l847 to 1855; in the Cpu-
federate army during the entire war; in 1868
was . member of the secret society of the
Knights of the White Camelia; its object
WAS the supremacy of the Caucasian race
on this continent; know nothing of the Ku
sKiux, ,Kfay; never heard r0f any afiliaton
between the Knights OF the White Csmelis
and organisations in other States, wae q
member of the White League in 1874; that
was not secret organic alton; it was called
the Crescent City Club; did not have COM
munication with Ouaehita about rifle clubs;
never heard of Captains The0bOlds, Nc
Cloud and BnfingtOn; never knew of rifle
clubs II after the election; was told of the
oanvsssing - being very peaceabie; only
heard Of enc caSS Of killing Of colored peo-
plea that Was the killing OF Isaac Mitchell;
sins were unknown; inquired of the killing
of DR.. Dinkgssve, ana was told it was q
private feud, and nothing political in it; his
assassin is unknown; never heard Of any
rifle clubs; did hear of armed organizations
in Ouschita; never heard Of Henry PinkstOn
Eaton Log wood Or Merrimon Rose; was
told there was great change of sentiment
going on among the colored people, and
that they were joining the Democratic
clubs; made calculations on this; never
heard of any intimidation to make them;
did not complain of the troops; some peo-
pie in Ouachita told me they were glad the
troops were sent there; never heard of any
armed organization except in Ouachita,
and that was after election, incidentally;
did not think the concealment of these
clubs from me had anything to do with the
change of sentiment; never heard of
printed blank of protection to col0red peo-
but one, and that was after election. from
Baton Rouge; never heard of certificates
given to them when they joined Demo-
cratic clubs; these five parishes seem to
have run themselves, disregarding all in
TO Senator Mcdonald Witness stated
moro in detail the matters relating to the
Superior District and criminal oourts. :.
To Senator Saulsbury-Believed that 1t
was the desire of the Republican party to
precipitate . collision; the sentiments Of
peace expressed by me were heartily recip-
rOcated BY gentlemen from all parts of the
State.
To tho Chsirman-The grounds of belief
that the Republican party desire collision
are not from positive information or facts
except in matters in the past and my belief
in their origin; - an instance. the riots in
Colfax; believe that was caused by the
Governor Of the State; that # such riot
could be produced in 1876 it would be for
the benefit of the Republican party; nothing
else but the general belief; it is my belief
the action of the Governor caused that
riot; can not dive into the heart of man
to ascertain his motives; that he caused
this by the appointment OF two sets OF
officers; of two sheriffs; the Governor has
not the power to'remeve an elected sheriff;
did not see the com missions; of two dates
the last would have authority; the Gov
ernor may fill q vacancy; there was an
irritated feeling, and the appointment pre-
cipitated it: the Governor was informed of
it, and took no measures to punish 1t; think
SO because he appointed these two men
when he was warned such would be the
case; it was not . warrant for the killing
of scores of men; believe it because
not been denied; he took no steps to
deny it; this does not justify the kill
ing, but it led to it; the killing
was uBjustifable in spite of this; he did
not take the ordinary steps ususl to pre-
vent such riot; never heard of any con-
tradiction; believe it was the interest of the
Republican party that there should be
collision between the races. to create an ex-
cited feeling in the North; if it occurred,
and Q good many people were killed, there
would be an intense feeling that would re-
act on the Democratic party North and
ALLEVIATE the negroes who we're rapidly COM
ing over to ne; Mr.. NOrdhoff gives the most
authentic statement of the murders ih
Louisisna; for instance, out Of thirty three
in five years in Plaquemines, thirty one
were not political; since the election .
white Democrat has been killed by col-