New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-12
THE MORRISON COMMITTEES.
TwenrIeth Day.

E%emGAStm D4yS
William II. Hunt-Am Attorney General
of Louisiana; acted IS such till the cO'tP
detat two or three days since; oanvaesed
the State before the late election; saw no
violence except in MorehOuse or Ouachita
the Republican canvassers were hOOted and
jsered at at BastrOp; the greatest cOneterna-
tion existed in that region among Repub-
licans, and they feared to hold meetings;
saw a number of heavily armed men; the
cOlored people felt they could not vote
without protection; DR.. Dinkgrave's death
was considered acowardly political murder;
the terror caused by it was increased by
those of Law and LOgwOOd; Judge Lude-
ling considered it dangerous for Repub-
licans to attend the meeting at Monroe;
Laws murder was q political one; the
charges against the people of OuachitR are
calculated to embitter them against those
whe fRsten them on them; considers himself
Attorney General now,
General j. r. Brooke, United States
army-Was stationed at Baton Rouge; went
about some; there was great complaint
made to hlm by the colored people Of bad
treatment on account of their political Opin-
ions; was told of seme being killed for be-
ing officers Of political clubs; some had
marks of whipping; one of q rope around
his neck; one with a bullet mark in the
back of his head; they gave names; one
man was killed about September /; one was
taken from his house and has not since
been heard from; the stories Of eOlOred
people all agreed that they had to join the
Democratic party for safety, and were ter
rOrized by parties riding around at night;
some Democrats said this was ruinOus TO
their business; coming down on the boat
saw body of men who were going to flank
the cOlOred men at Mount Pleasant after
the fight; fourteen colOEed men were taken
prisoners then and taken in charge by the
sheriff of East Baton Rouge; don't think
the colored people in the back cOuntry
would dare, under these circumstances, to
vote anything but the Democratic ticket;
the coroner, q oOlOred man, had been or
dered not to hold any more inqueats; about
seventy-ive cOlOred people had been driven
from East FeliciAna; don't think Lieutenant
Holmes had much opportunity Of learning
the state of affairs.
Cross examination-Saw NO violations of
the peace by large bodies of men; generally
avoided politics; questioned negroes as to
their opinions; do not recOllect expressing
political Opinions, but entertain very de-
cided ones; Lieutenant Holmes went
around in citizens dress, and cOlOred peO-
pie would be likely to avoid talking to him;
heard of the burning of stores in c0nse-
quenee of stealing cotton seed; think they
were burnt by the better class of the Regu-
lat0rs; the whippings and murders were by
the worst class; think the Regulators were
of the most respectable class of eitizens
does not think tine colOred men could have
deceived HIM; don't think those who COM
planned were guilty of stealing cotton seed;
they came through the back way because
they were afraid they would be punished If
the whites saw them coming in the front
way.
b. j. M. A. Jewett, commissioner of
United States Court-Described the sew
| ing machine circular and its effect; never
heard of any purpose to deprive any per-
son of his vote who was entitled to it; don't
think any one was illegally deprived of it
by them; the total erasures were, colOred
1868, white 77SS; New Orleans was peace
/ able during the election; the majOrities
called for in the circular to supervisors were
/ legitimate Republican mRjOrities; did not
| tell Captain Ward he was not expected to
/ obey the orders to return and hold election
in Grant parish; was indicted on account of
connection with the Louisiana Equitable
Life Insurance Company; taking part in
politics led 70 1t; had q difficulty with Su-
perintendent Robbins about the settlement;
had paid the company all considered due
them; was clerk In the census department
of the State Registrars office; duty was to
ascertain the number Of white and coloFed
voters; did it by diaseeting the families;
Commissioner 6Outhworth gave notice that
warrants were issued against those accused
L VI AEMUuuRoub EekicbfAtluA5 1 gave no uObtco5
| the names of those who did not appear
were stricken from the rolls; did not con-
salt with Marshal Pitkin about the sewing
machine circulars.
EVENING SESSION.
e ID. White, who was before the commit
tee Wednesday night, was again recalled,
and appeared with q bundle Of papers, and
gave 20 tae committee his ver8i0n of the
working Of the State government for aeveral
years back; the Funding Board, and the
/ way in which the board had funded the
Stats debt; the sewing machine circulars,
/ which, he thought, was not Hn honest way ol
/ finding ont who was fraudnlently regis
/ tered, etc. The witness also explained q
the committee about the Funion movement
/ In 1872; how the Warmoth and Carter tighi
took place. and OtheE matters. He eseayed
/ to show how the people had been robbed
/ by legislative enastments, ever which the
Democratic party had no contrOl. The ex
ecutiye was very fFes-handed In paFdoRiml
criminals, and some Of the worst kind.
f. J. Dal0ney called Resided in Carol
| parish teatihed concerning ahe private
character Of ID. B. Gorham.
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