, 1876-12-06

DAY. DECEMBER 6. 1876
crlmc upon colorcd people h II signal failure, M
It Is we'll known 5aet that when crime Ia COM
rnitted by colorcd people in tho South the neigh
hor)iood Is at once In arms md the pcspctrator
Ia soon found md severely anu sunimnr[lS pun.
!shcd. In this ca.e, however, tic white people
tn tho ncfghborhood Hcrc calmly indifferent,
anu no CoFoncr's Jury was even held.
CAPT. HALE.
The testimony Of Capt. and brcyct Llcut-Col.
Clayton Hale, Sixteenth United statcs Infantry,
who since Sent. n was The commanding
officer Of Monroe and OuachitA Parishes,
Is most damaging to the Democracy Of that
scctlon, who scarcely attempt defense In thu
attempted murder Of Hen James, Eaton Log
wood, md George Hhclton, who were shot and
left for dead. Capt. Jiato's testitnony, which is
four columns long, states TINT At the ttn1o he
took command tho condition Of affairs Ia
Ouacl,!ta wns vcrr much unsettled.
4 atEong feeling OF political bltlerness and In.
ws n. s9s y Ss IT,: 81
treated with nthtr acts Of .iotcnce Of their onses
men. Of Willis by cotnn,sttecs from Democratic
cIuLt. and Of notifications fran such committees 10
Join Democratic clubs within Etatcd periods.
UNDER pENALTr or DEATH.
So tntenEc was Tho manifestation Of intolerance.
and 90 determined was thu threatening attitude af
th1s lawlcss ca.k OF white tncn. that The eofored
tncrd to tho mvtt ab|ecs condition Of terror and
lelplcs.ne.s. Mounted at.l armed organizations
pa.h 81 Mto III an "ee o e. IN a eFen, o. 'e
teem to, havo cdcetnaiIy. rcpressed whateyer
in the parish. 10 applications have been made to
NC fur protection aValnet white ns colored Kcpuh.
leans. II has been e.atcd by white clsfxens Of
at haSs ny ee s Gany .s s
intimidation and violence, bHt
no SPECIFIC ACTS
Wcrc mentioned, and no complaints llare been made
70 mo by pcrsnns tuilcsNG from nets 1f violence at
t,e artls ot Kep96lie4ns white anA coloEed. IN ny
a oe msb & s ZIG ho we a
certainty of their tcnnrc Of their lives to bring
thcmsc'vcs prominently, before Democratic. Hills
ncs of yIn!ence or their part. To the hest of my
knowledge nnd belief nonc have been committcdb BY
them.
THAT MOODY sArURnA1 EIanF.
Capt. Tlall details the complaints made to him
Of the lawlcssncss Of tho rllc clubs, and in
stanccs over dozen cascs. Of whipping and
other outragc8 committee In the rinlston neigh
borbood upon colorcd people on the Saturday
night previous to the election, the same
night Henry plnkston aud his child and
Mcrrin,an Rhodes wcro murdered, and Eliza
pinkston so terribly n,anglcd, and those
making tho complaints all named tho samo
party US being gullty--thc rife club under the
command Of ". J. Thcobald, and among the
members Of Which were Dr.. Young, james
Roberts, Walter Logan, Frank Durham. and
Lane Lyons. Tho stories told him MI agrerd
on this point, and all, 50 fur rs they went, sus-
taiucd the stury Of Mrs pInkstan
CONCLUDING STATEMENTS.
Capt. Hall closes his statement as follows:
From my observation and knowledge Of tho COL
orcd peope living In tho Southern states. do BE-
iIsvG ;hat they aso vcr{ tmd-!n tact. aln,9st
~ opposing display Of f9rse, especially
sn9 a.. st ,o ssnd
tiou Of aIairn In 0unehta Parish. from the Esd Of
September, 1879, until tho election. was not only
thsa, to yota tha benoe,.tte scke.. From
fs!!nhle information cnnnloratsd 70 nc. believe
Tho town Or 3lontue, at tbs time Of the election
there. and ior several days previous was enctEcled
and pcketeh by armed nistt, and that aIl Of tho
saaldod te s%e c.a Il men a. 10 p eeefaii
| prevent colorea people from either going TO Ut
from It without great risk Of tAaEs lives.
H'ESBAr'8 TREA5o1 1Al4E ASSUMPTION.
No further returns thai those have sent you
| will be promulgated tomorrow morning, hut
there Is no doubt but that Republican majority
In both branches Of tho Legislature has bceu
elected, Col. John McEncry paid Walt to tho
ofllcc Of the Republican newspaper, the official
journal, tlits evening, representing hitpself Al
Governor, and in Ills Official capacity directing
| the publication Of so-called official rcturus ol
| Presidential Electors, which are supposed to
correspond with those Of Abe Hewitt's Return
| Y-t,+
H. Palmer, George B. Smith, ct al Tho mana
ger Of thu Republican failc,l to recognize In Col
,IcEncry anything Of dlstinctfvc1y Guberna
toriai character, and his bogus returns will moi
appear in tlIat paper.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
| TO the Hfsttrn Assoeiattd f4ss
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15.-At $3.50 p. m. to
day the Secretary Of State personally scsyed o.
Gov. Kellogg the following notifications:
STATE or !nC1s1AsA. oF1IcE or TUE sEcaErAn,
or STATE, SEw OnL.Ass. Dec. =, 187o.-1. J. r
q. Dcs'onae, SECRETARY Of State for the 6tnto Q
accrs Of the election held n raid State the III
day Of November, a: =. 1915. haze returned +
a. Ct is seG'F to sT ~
dent and Vicc President Of the United States 70
tho State nf Loulafans At kMch election, to wit
e' s"t as ssss nsIc T. B.s: Bf% EsGfs Ssrs'
pcter Joseph; Secont District. Linue, IT, Sheldon
Third District, Morfis Marks: Fourth District
1ssw.ter; RI Sixth Di.ir,ct oscar joi1lon: IN testi
monY whereof, have hsseunlo signed my nam
and causcd thu Seal Of the btato to be attacrd TIL
lfh day Of December, A. D. 1870, and Of tn
Independence Ut the United States the QUO hundrc
aud dat. J. r. q. DEs.oHpE,
| Secretary Of State.
TIE FIGURES.
Accompanying this certificate was atatenen
Of the aggregate yotrs for Presidential Elct
tors, Us certified to by the Secretary Of State,
follows: -.
tho Stats Ut Louisiana, on tho 7th day Of Novcul
ber, A. y. 1916, under whit Vt election date
Sept, IL. A. r. 1870, osterlng the same, and pa,
thu conduct and 10 nlaIutnfn tho freedom an
purity OF ccctinns: TO prescribe the mode, c
making rctMrne thereof; 10 provide for tho e!ce
ton Ut returning p1lcern; and determining the
puwcrs and duties: To prescribe thttnode of entes
Ing on Tie rols VI thu Senate and lGoase ol sepse