The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
Especial to the Democrat.I

lSpeCla1 10 tH6 beIuUcIat.l
NATCHrToCHEs. La, Sept. 3d. For some
months 1t has been noticed that the most dan"
uerous and reckless negroes In the parish were
assuming q more defiant and oontemptuous
manner than ever before. Blunt. one OF the
worst characters, with great influence. par
tieulnrly, was more bitter and denuneiatorY
than even In the days Of full negro domination
AT the Democratic mass meeting ON the four
teenth these fellows were In attendance anu
were very insolent in manner. at the Demo"
cratic convention on Saturday, the twenty
firgt, they assembled IN considerable numbers
al the lower end Of town and were harangued
with violent and incendiary speeches by Blunt
and Breda. The eontemptuous and insolent
manner of this body became 30 threatening.
and their purpose (which we have since
learned was sol WAS so clearly dehned. 10
disturb, averawe, and perhaps inVolVe
us Ia a conflict, that the citizens Immediately
and In self-defense assumed the aggressive and
diepersed the mob. At first the negroes were
sullen and some we're very insoient and defiant
but the stern and determined attitude and the
resolution of the whites. who were to a great
extent unarmed was such. that they were scat
tered and sent to their homes without blooo"
she'd The leaders. Of course, rs usual lied and
left their ignorant dupes to shift for themselves
Just after night 1T was reported that the
negroes from below, on Cane river, were ad-
yaneing ON the town In large numbers, fully
armed. with the avoWed determination to cap
ture the place. This body came to the OUT
skirts OF the city, where they were halted and
ordered to 60 back by our piekets. Thelr
answer was yell and volley Which was
promptly returned, when they stampeded. NO
one was killed on either side. and but three
negroes slightly wounded.
Patrols are now out and everything IS per-
fectly quiet, The negroes are, at their homes
attending to their business and every assur-
anees have been given them that they will not
be disturbed.
The Radical leaders Of this mob were ordered,
in the interest Of the future peace and security
of this section, to leave and never RETURN
which we understand has been complied with
The Republican officials are doing their duty
with the Democratic citizens in preserving
peace. and the co1ored people are at their homes
quietly attending to their work. where they Will
be protected and encouraged. We assure the
world that we are peaceful and law-abid1ng
and are determined to suppress oil attempts at
violence, from whatever source. we nave peen
mercilessly pundered in the past and our Sc
curity, the safety Of our homes and tamliies, re-
nuire that we should resist this attempt MADE
to reinaugurate the worst effects OF reconstruc-
tion. CoMMAIIhE.
This demonstration OF negroes was made by
the Radical leaders to try and rally the great
mass, who have expressed themselves satisfied
with Democratic government. We have proof
positive that such was their purpose. The ne
eroes from but two wards participated. and not
more than 400 at that. The majority refused
TO countenance the attempt to disturb
the present pleasant and growing feeling
of confidence between the races. Negroes are
participating with whites In preserving the
peace and they are denouncing Bluht and his
white confederates for their conduct. Not 9
negro was killed, and but three slishtly wound
ed. They were with crowd who fired on the
town on the night OF the twenty-hrsr.
7 II l0SGROYE.