The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-15
AN INTERESTING GeLL0aUy.
A Few solid Republicans Instruct the
Commission About Carpet bag Wulc.

Few solid Republicans Instruct TIN,
Commission About Carpet bag HUE.
II is q real pity that the reporters OF The pres,
are not admitted within the sacred precincts o.
parlor "t" during the sessions of the Commits
sion, for muci s lost 10 the public bieh other
wise woul, interest them, and in many cases
hugely.
Three or four days ago there appeared before
the Commission several gentlemen from the
constry parishes, all asowed Republican whose
interview with the Commission confirms what We
have said, and we eply regret that we have moi
been able 10 obtain everything that occurred al
the meeting, for every word that was uttered Ia
reported TO have been Of universal interest.
The interview was opened in q general manner
and the Commission given TO underst and that
the planters before them were Republicans and
had voted for Grant and for Hayes at the past
presidential elections. and the conversation
turned upon the condition Of the State,
AGRICULTURAL, COMMERCIAL AND SOCIAL
AT certain period one of the Comm ission ers
In somewhat caustio tone, ventured the quss-
ton to Col. Brown, of thu Teohe country, one OF
the visitors: "How is ii, then. since you speak so
well OF the people. that N.rthern men who DOM
down here are Stunned, avoided and ostracsed
from all socety2" Col Brown, we are told an
swered the question not only in warm words but
in eloquent tones. He denied empha tioslly that
Northern men were treated In any suoh manner,
EXCEPT rHH CARPET BAaaHR
II am q Philadel phisp, added the Colonel, and
fought in the Union army. havs trave led In
many parts of the world. but ! can say that no.
where have / been more welcome or met with
warmer hospitality than l did when came TO this
Stale, n few years ago, to establish myself. In
fact cir, the hospitality of this people is wonder
ful." Dol. Brown then answered, to other ques-
tions, that he bad voted for Grant and for Hayes,
bu had voted for Nichols, thai la his part OF the
country
NICHOLS WAS TIE ONLY MAN
that was wished FIR 40 q vernon. The carpet
Dagger he understood TO be part OF sot Of indi.
viduals who were followers OF the Union army
and had perohed here simply to dsbble in politics.
make money and leave the State. Men, he said,
that gentlemen Of this Commission would no
countenance or recognize at home, In the North.
The Colonel then went over wide Il cid Of The
doiugs OF these men whom he wished to see out
trary methods they resorted to TO assess proper.
tv and extort taxation without affordipg owners
Of the property any opportunity to correct their
extortionE.
Our informant tells IA that il 10 aim ost impos-
ebe TO convey the earnestness of m amer and
eloquenes OF speech used by Col. Bro wn TO ex-
press his experience with these men.
Haid one of the Commission to q visitor: "Whst
condition of affairs, cir. do you call 1t when
man, at midday, can be shot down in Bayou Sara
aud nobody know who did it2'
~ will say sir" was the answer, shat il Ia q
sad condition Of affairs, brought about by exist
eneo for eight years of
CAnrnr-BAs RULE;
the Legitimate result If such rule. and which
Of itself pleads eloquently the necessity Of u
change from oarpet-bag rule"
81 have in my possession nov, said tho COM
"a Democratic newspaper which
contains an article justifying the killing OF
Weber"
swell, il you have" replied the planter, 81 can
account for il in only one way, an that IL that 1t
was written by n carpet-bagger who managed to
IL into the paper by some dishonorable
means, and have heard and know OF stranger
things OF them"
The news paper WAS not produced, and on that
score the conversation was dropped. not until.
however, another one OF the visitors had in
formed the Commission that he could produce
other and more extrao binary newspaper articles
gathered from Republican journals. and political
docum tnts tmanating from leading carpet-bag-
were not called for, by the way.
During the talk the Encouragement OF the
Justice inaugurated by Warmoth aud kept up by
Kellogg was touched upon and brought out the
case of Loud superintendent Of East FelicianA
District, and how Kellogg had removed . judge
10 appoint another
PLEDGED TO AcoUIT LOUD.
This led to the relation Of the following by still
another visitor: II was riding in 3 carriage
A., colored man, In one OF the par.
shes. During the journey Judge - told
\ pitiful story of the criminal treatment Of
several colored school girls by certain car
pie to trust their children to men whose brutal
sppetites would cause the ruin OF their children.
senator A, noticed, was very uneasy dur
ing the COURSE of this narrative, which was far
more detailed than you could publish it."
"Judge- parted from uB after y while, and
when We arrived at Senator A-'s place the
after, as he alighted from tho carriage. re-
n arked: "Mr. -, didnt like to listen to
what the Judge Was saying. IL hurts me--be-
Oh use it is too true" Eventually met the fore
mAn on the senator's place, . coloTed man also,
and asked him aoout
THESE SCHOOL SCANDALS.
He shock his head and simply 81 Id that he had
TWO daughters and, owing to the circumstances,
ne h.d found himself compelled to withdraw
hem from SCHOOL,"
The commissioners appeared to listen to this
recital with intense interest.
another int estiag episode Of the interview:
rh, chsirmsn OF the Commission ventured 1--WE
,ay ventured, for 1t could scarcely be qualified by
my other term), the question, What is tho rela-
i've status OF Nichols and PAokard fJr honesty
md integriiy?"
.Well.a replied the gentleman to whom the
vas addressed, .'4s to Gov. Nichols his
lame is synonymous with these virtues. As to
Ar. Packard --- Well, .......... there are
hirteen gentlemen in this room. representing,
light or ton millions Of dolaxss and dare ~ not