The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-05
THE NATCHITOCHES RIOT.
Designs of the Radical Leaders-How
They Were FruntrateA-The Re~
suit of the Disturbance.
ENatchitoehes Vindicator.1 /


It Is our op nion that, on Saturday last, there
cuiminated and forever ended In this parish
hnp9y M we ere gad to know without loss Of
coored man that desire 70 which the race is SO
susceptible. to burn, murder and destroy.
For some months such bad negroes as had in
rage against law and property were noticed
land 1T was com mon remark to have assumed
an ins?l9nt, s;l 9yerbearing tone towards every
| inaugurnted. and Blunt, whom every intelligent
citizen recognized as public euemy an incen-
d1ay Tho would ia tppp pp Ebert At nGhpg to &C.
licly proclaimed his intention of entering poll
tics, not for office. not to Justify Republican
sentiment put for revenge upon has ene7niesP'
tell what manner of man Blunt is. That is
known TO every leading gentleman in Louisi-
year and was exerted at all times 10 array has
!acs against the 1ehite man. 1t now seems that O
large majority of colored men refused to be led
something must be done to arouse their pas
sion and infame them against the whites in
order to manage them. The demonstration on
and etfo,t made to induce he negro to rally and
to e use their own expression sho'o Tie oe
Many negroes advised against IT, and one or
more Republican officials told Blunt it would
result H. bloodshed and to stop 1t. but he posi-
since our efforts and since the disturbance
70 show that the danger to US was imminent.
ana tnap our efforts were timely and DrOpsr we
know that the political N Getting of the negroes
was TO be held eleven miles below town while
this crowd. composed In whole. or nearly so, Of
were to endeavor to intimidate or break up the
Democratic convention being quietly held In
the courthouse.
The quick rally of the armed force of negroes
numbering over four hundred, and their charge
upon the town is proof positive that they were
in waiting to do something.
- Our citizens were prompt In their measures,
Everything We had was at stake; parIev had
been exhausted for years and nothing was left
to save us but aggressive and prom pt measures
to, suppress the eff .yrts of Blunt In the bud.
This was done, and when we were fred into.
FOR the first time was realized by us all OF the
extended plan Of the negro leaders and our
slCuat10a became alarming. The prompt as
sistance rendered aided US in calming the ex-
cited colered people and dispensing all those In
arms and sending them to their homes The
casualties. sa "a We are grateful, were not serious.
wounded: none dangerously. OF the whites,
but two were slightly wounded.
;, Arrests were made of all the instigators of
these rtotous proceedings. and the leaders
We're ordered out of the parish not to return
Our safety demanded this. for every one Of
these fellows was public enemy whose pre-
sence mere was constant Danger to the peace
ana welfare of the community.
At present al is quiet the negroes are at
home. assnred they i III nnt be disturbed %
they will be protected In their lives property
and welfare. so long as they do So.
The insfigators will be summarily dealt with,
as warning to all future disturbers of the
peace, and We hope the lesson will be salutary
and effective.