New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-11
THE HOWE COMMITTEE

To Senator Howe-Reside in East Fell
cians; voted the Democratic ticket at the
last election; have always before voted the
Republican ticket; was the president of a
Republican club; they told me that / had
got done voting the Republican ticket;
| there were not going to be any more Repub-
| lieans in that parish-nOthing but bull
dozers and niggers; l was taken out at
night by white men, who said if would
have nothing more TO do with politics they
would not hurt me; / promised atterwerd
| Joined Democratic club; voted the Demo
cratic ticket and am glad of it, for | believe
| they would have killed me if did not; |
| first refused to join Democratic club, but
| lady sent for me and told me must join
| or leave the country.
TO Senator Saulsbury-WAs president of
the Eighth Ward Republican Club; it was
not the right stop;" it was the fright
stripe"
Henry johnson, eolored, sworn-Reside
in Fact Feliciana; voted the Democratic
/ ticket; always voted the Republican ticket
before; there was so much whipping and
killing going on in the parish that did not
dare vote the Republican ticket.
William Alexander, cOlOred, testified to
acts of violence in East Feliciana.
( Anderson, swOrn-Was supervisor of
registration of Eat Feliciana; ia regard to
| the testimony of Colonel 5. j. N. Smith be-
/ fore the House committee, that witness had
stated to him that If the Democrats would
''see" him he would make things all right;
he stated that MeEnery, Captain But
| Ter, Colonel Smith and himself we're play
ing cards on a steamboat, and that be re-
ferred to q compromise proposed by
him to the Democrats; the Patriot
l Democrat published q communication to
the effect that it would not be responsible
| for Judge Dewing if he came into the par
ish to hold court; while on the road from
jackson to Clinton in the night, in company
| with John PLANT, was fired into from the
bushes; stood up in the buggy aud the
horse jumped; fell out behind; PLANT drove
of; erawled to a bank along the side
of the road, when a gun was fired
square into my face, stunning me: rolled
| into the ditch, and laid there ten
minutes; then got up and walked to Gin
tor; on the road met two men on horse
back, whom thought at first we're Colonel
/ Frank Powers and Mr.. Woodward; after
ward found / wa9 mistaken; they asked me
| If was that God id Yankee son of a
Anderson; one proposed to shoot my head
! of, but the other said that would not do;
while they were discussing the matter | ran
/ into the woods; this was called by the Dem.
ocrats q pnt-up job; the story was ciTcu-
dated that my clerk, p. G. Butler, had done
the shooting; they put Butler up to chal-
leBge me; I declined TO accept that night;
the next day saw q crowd of Democrats
watching some one on q corner; looked out
and saw Captain Batter with 3 pistol
pointed ct me; Colonel Powers went
/ out and suggested that Butter had
what he claimed, and aiterward
Butler said he was sorry for what
had occurred; finding that there was
q determination, as I believed, to get me
| killed, made up my mind TO leave; came
down to New Orleans; Governor Kellogg
l desired me TO return; finally did return on
/ Governor Kellogg's order; received the
most scHrriilous abuse from the Demo-
cratic paper; wrote the editor q challenge
/ which he declined to accept; he said, ''We
will settle your hash after the election
/ the election passed of quietly because
there was only one party; after the election,
1 " lille here In the city, young man named
Morgan said Colonel Patton wanted to see
me; said could get % much money as
wanted from the Democrats; M Ade my pro-
test 70 the returns in the city, because no
one dare make the proper atidavits in the
parish.
To Senator saulsbury--Neve said that
Colonel Patton tried TO bride me; Colonel
Patton never did try to bribe me; suspected
that Morgan was placed as q spy BDon my
uctiona; never told Mr.. Joseph A. Norwood
thas woHld return the parish for the Demo
crats Il they would allow nee to return
| Nash.
George A. Riley sworn-Reside in East
| FelicianA; testified TO violence and intimi-
datiou, giving several Instances.
William Smith and Aaron Taylor, col.
Ored, testified Ia Z similar manner.
Colenel /. w. Patton made correction
/ Of his former testimony. He had since
I leerned that Il was the Picdgsgse and NOT
L tbs RKRUBLICAN which stated inst his isc0n.
fidentiaI circulars" had been used ct the
Bat0u Rcrge convention BY the reporters to
make netea on.
Adjourned till 1880 P. III.
EvENIN0 SESSION.
! Thomas b. Lyons, swora-To Senator
Eanlshnry- Reside &c Clinton, East Fsiici
ans parish; war elected parish judge IN
| 1874; IVES DemoeFatic candidate for the
Legislature at the recent election; made q
canvass Of the parinh; the arguments used
were Of eeneiliatory character; that pro
eectiOR weald he glyea, iawlesaness be pu,
down aud schools be established; the arRn
menf cf proteetloE had fhe greatest effect;
( : great deal Of laulesaneaa had eKiated; tbs
sanctitY Of tho home had been invaded
These had begn ravagea by thieves, and
there wso en- almost entire dissolution 81
Ire ties Of socinty; up 70 this year there hsd
h8an no opportunity Il aFgnd with the col
0Eed ne1Ele; they had their soeret clubs
and %eClf not adnit, their old mae
terl, they Ruuld listen 70 them OF al
ether anoiecs but politics. I woult
say tslat the NeEtt presented was thi
~ q primary elcelio4 wa held gor candl
eotae. thcre vera a1Fle persons placed 10
kefH fhe people ~ ~ p7iAefy election VIII
Aaa haeH o0nze0ted Will WHIST N4Fe Erewn
A. trls zess.-1saf il they had favored srt
sgnlsa ID extre1e measures Is cor
leol Nfsa ia9T deemed wfenKf, tia eoiql
fNot-9 10y ~