The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13
AN EXPOSE:'!
W ARR1ORS.
w no AND WHAT THEY ARE
HISTORY IF TIE RGANIZATIoN
FROM IT'S INCEPTION.
1HE NATIVE AMERICANs'!

rHE NATIVE AMERlCANSH
rhe Next Election to be Carried by
,r; Violence aad BlOOdShsd.
Is 30 fHE tu0d9s --Gu agy Gaap /
oaths, Passwords and Proceedings at
their Meetings. The Native Amer
'l8 leans and the Nationals one it4i
and the same. Their Purpo-
ses and their oaths.
This ath-bound association, OF
which we made brief mention in our
last, has created perfect furore in
New Orleans, and the excitement
there Is said to be at white heat.
We have before us a New Orleans
Democrat, Of the 22nd ult., which
contains a full expose of the whole
matter. We append here, for the
benefit Of our readers, such oftheir
minutes as We have space for: ss4S
? tl7 NEW ORLEANS, 1*oGll
+ 1ad75gu5 iG4Hg5tO October II, 1881
e At meeting held this day it was re-
solved that no Republican Parish Con :
veution will be held, bat the riomiDa.:
tions made by the National party will
be Endorsed by the Repablicans. gta.
A committee was appointed to IN
struct those delegates Of the National
party, who are at the same time mem
,bers Of the. Native American Associa7,
ton, that it is their duty to vote for
members Of the Native American As.
lsoc,istion in preference to tliNse WHO
are not. The Committee consisted Of
Alfred Bourges, n. Underwood and G.
F. Ladd. ''aE '92'f, ''#6 l'h'! 3
! Mr.. Falls informed the Association
that Michael Hahn was working IN the
interest Of E. john Ellis; that Hahn
1 was seeking his owl nontinationl on
4 the Republican ticket for Congress, So
that Cullom might be defeated.
7 Ladd replied that Hahn would Ger
taiuly5 not succeed, and, that Cnllom
would be indorsed by the Republicans
! Reports from the Eighth and Four
teenti Wards giving the names of del
ieaates elected to the National conyen-
! ton were received and ordered to be
transmitted to the President Of the
4 Parish Committee Of the National
party. III aaa i2gihaH saig o. ntl}
+, mia rarf .,ss, 80 90, ~. syss,ssl IN
i Tie Committee on Conference OF The
1. National party were to have met Of
a the fourteenth Instant, at Up. m, 90 i
ytod 9iil .i3B 81 1900 fi'Gla viq Z
! AT a meeting held by the Execntiv'
Committee, subsequent to the above
!, lit was resolved 'i-ts f3@aii.fs s.
4 THAT INTELLIGENT, PICKET
MEN WERE TO BE STATIONED Al
: EACH POLL TO ACT AS CHAL
-lLENGERS ON ELECTION DAY.
II That DOb4,dy hut delegates tie ad
mittel TO the, National Convention, o
] those furnished with tickets Of almis
: sion, Of which but few Will I've given
a THE PROPERTY OF DESTROY
: ING THE BALLOT BOXES. WA
e DISCUSSED IN CASE RI WA
Il FOUND THAT THE NATIONAL
. PARTY nADsLOS'r THE ELECTRO,
AND A SUGGESTION WAS OF
= FERED THAT THE MiLITi.
i MIGHT BE CALLED OUT, AM
!, SUCHIA COURSE THEREBY PRE-
II VENTED. i. t,.s :,
it IL reply It was stated that THE MIL
~ ITIA2 WOULD HAVE FHS HAND
! FULL IN THE COUNTRY BY TIA
- TINE, o,,o ,t;t
y In this connection, we notice tt
q names, given 10 the Democrat, OF
few, leading members Of the Associ
-. ton in the country Parishes, and OF
IT Parish. Of Rapides has accredited q
!, it the names Of H. T.. Burgess al
!, Thomas. Clements. The latter is, !
u doubt, young Thomas Clements, st
- Of Judge. Clements and an employ
- of the New Orleans Custom Hou'
=. and surely not our worthy fellow c
= izen, Thomas Clements, Of Allenda
%, We note this particularly, because
), is we'll known. here that, under
NJ circumstances, would he afihs
al with any, such order, and that we
know he is staunch and npris
nd supporter Of the people among wht
ne he lives and was raised from ea1
~ ~ childhood. Hj5 as5of 4
,at Il "A "sbranch'' or "niyht" degr
les designated the s,,.( s59aj4t)
. an ass BED WARRIORS,
"a was organized, about TWO mont
. since, to do the special work; y
w The existence Of this branch is y
cir generally known to the members Of
Z e I association. They are bonnd by Q
:, Ito keep even the existence Of the 9
'ne cial order secret from every persO
Gu not 10 reveal to wife, father, brotl
81, fdrelation or friend, and are bound
II execute tue orders of the chief with
ter anestion, UNDER PENALTY =
bwo DEATH. = . ST
God This concern, too, had barg
Tor and here is how it was managed;
me TIE committee appoiuted'to con
~ q or whether it is advisab)o to- orga
tel the National, Party in the city OF
81; Orleans and State of Louisiana,
'>s' ported the following: - snH
rom Resolved, That the individual n
may beers of the Native American ASS
a.. ~ nu+hnr;.nd RI nxUanizA =,