The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-02
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BLUNT EsEDHVavUs.
Republican semsa tfOn SpOiled-What
the Faithful VIII DO About 1t.


the Faithful VIII DO About 1t.
! And now here Is another Republican sensa~
| ton, to use common but expressive word,
| "fizzled.''
Some days ago the negroes Raby and Ra-
ford Blunt, both ex-members of the Legisla-
ture and both noted during Radical rule as
meters of disturbances for political effect,
organized the colored men Of the parish of
Natchitoches for q raid on and the capture OF
the town of Natchitoches. information of the
proposed assault was received by the citizens,
| and when the mob made the attack they were
| met and, after q skirmish in which several
| were wounded, were dispersed Raby and
Blunt, the leaders, were captured and were
put in jail, but as it was feared that the great
Indignation against them would lead to an in
fringement Of the law, impossible to prevent
In any other way they were placed under
guard, escorted beyond the parish limits and
allowed to depart on a promise that they
would not again return.
These facts were made known through
special kilograms to the DEMOCRAT.
The Republican leaders seized on them and
made them the foundation Of q big political
sensation.
They asserted that there was no doubt that
BLUNT HAD BEEN KILLED,
that If he was still alive he would have
sought this city as a refuge and these same
Republican leaders as protectors. The fact
put in an appearance at the Custom House
indicated, in fact made it certain, that Raford
Blunt's body "was Wondering in the ground"
and that "hls soul was marching on
Raby was not spoken Of the Republican
leaders either did not care a-continentaI
cent whether he was killed or not, Or he did
not have sufficient political prominence to
answer their purposes when more suitable
subject was at hand.
For days the "Natchitoches affair." was
agitated The Republican State Central Com
mittee met and 1t was laid before them.
Blunt had been killed and
BLUNT MUST BE AVENGED,
and so special subcommittee was appointed
to wait upon Gov. Nichols, and ask him what
he was going to do about it,
What TRANSFERRED at the interview between
the Governor and this committee has been
published and Is no doubt remembered.
The sub committee reported, and the State
Central Committee adjourned to meet again
toches affair.", Of which narrowing details Of
the account Of the killing of Blunt was to form
the chief part, and now, just as everything is
in order,
BLUNT TURNS UP,
and turns up SO suddenly Eand unexpectedly
that his appearance In public cannot be pre-
vented, and thereby gives ocular demonstra~
ton that he has not been killed.
The Republican leaders are full of research.
But all is not lost. Blunt has a story, and
that story mysteriously referred to is har-
rowing In it's details. 'He had narrow
escape" and 'shis danger was exceedingly
great" He will tell his story to-day at The
meeting Of the Republican State Central Com
mittee. But that is not all. Blunt is all right.
Raby will do for the capital it is proposed to
make, and therefore
RABY HAS BEEN KILLED,
and character as a PROMINENT Republican
politician and leader is given him, which he
never enjoyed in life. His name will fill the
place In the address which Blunts originally
occupied, provided he does not turn up before
it is given to the public.