, 1879-01-15

that he Rnvo n!l "thc huysh about tho court Nt
the lime reserved seats 10 the upcra, With tho
exception Of thc pOfito Constable and attorneys
who introduced ll1n tu Judge Luomts.
LOUISIANA.
Gov. Nichols HtRtcmcnta UrarecttnE the
UntruEes in Tenans nnd Concorstn l'nEtslicA
-Ti,c Opinions lilo Formed from His Per
aotlal InvrEt1Hnttnn-IIIo whites NtAponsI.
bic for the Origin of tho nGlcultica.
Following Is tho portion Of tho message Of
Gov. Nteholts to tho Legislature OF Louisiana
respecting tic outragcs In Tcnsas rarisl:
"When, Ia tho eanpulgn Ut ls7B, | pro-
claimed through tho stata TINT in the event RI
my election as Governor Of this stntc felt as.
surcd that peace and gooI order would follow,
! did not do 60 relying fa any manner upon tbs
srero physical and legal instrllmcntallties which
would hc In my hands for that purposc, for /
was well awaru that these sscra extremely limit
cd, confined almost entirely to reporting to this
budy careless or delinquent o!llc1a1e, and nbstnn-
log from tullscfous use Of the rarionlnE
power. My declaration was pretllcatcd upon
the certainty That tho election Of tho officers
who were bpforu tho. people would eliminate
most of tt,o causes uf bitterness and ruprnaeh
then existing, and that the gradual operation 0f
conservative influence would ultimately lcad to
complete guott fce!inE between all clnsscs and
races. aGd cause the capitalization Of public
sent,r.ent against all species Of law1css'ess.
My deliberate Judgment Is not to iorye. Or at
tempt to force, tteae results BY harsh proccct-
ings, except when they can ba tullieiotisly Gn,-
played, for foresee that course of that char.
ia W View. The result Of ttho soitcnug iailacnses
Of tile last two .ca1s is apparent Il, my 0na
who knows tile 6tate: md while hero and
there few bna ncu. Or few foolish men, breed
trouble, which all good ncn regret, md while
tic good men III some places have nut taken Tho
determined, ncttye snn1 ugaIllst them that 1
had hoped mud expected, nm satisfied t',st day
day BY day nnl month kY mouth VIC nrc surely
moving forward to the condition Of tlitga which
all gual cltizeNs arc hopctully anticipating. l
would regard thu returning OF these tcs1,lts by
fu]udicosls action, which some might deem wiso
and right. " rreat calamity to the State:
sur this under full sense of the responsibility
which attaches to my position. It l!as SO ha:'-
| pcnta thnt some OF thcsc acts Of law1pssless
(which rondelnn and rcgrct) have bectdlscctcu
posed that they have b"cn so directed by reason
of their being colored men. 'fllts is not true.
Tho faet rcfuiLs from the rireumslnnce that tho
greater number Of tho Infractsuns ot tho Law are
thoss claasrs who, from ignorance nr
ttligncss or tLriftlcllcas fail to understand and
| apptcrIase their dut!cs md obligations; and
that, IN this State. the mass OF these CLASSES 10
tl.eIr bclng coorcA pconlo n merely accidental
mud incidental. Tho samc acts wou1.l take place
under tho Same circumstances, without regard
! to color.
I'll is notorious fact TINT for over twenty
years thuro havo exialcl in some parts Of Lul.ts.
anu organizations known aa tFt9llatire Cum
n!ttecs,' whose acts l'nTe stricken white men
ottsncr than coloret men. i Is sad TINT sono
al tho troubles IN this State within the last year
hayo had their origin lu politics. | do not sup
pose that thero ID suy statu tn tho Union u which
politics avu not hest' moro or lcss tho causc oi
alt''cultet. The passions and Interests u tncn
nj ffns1
ti.st, here nuti therc. III uYeFy State troubles
take place oll that acco int. l.outs|ala docs mot
llifer In tlts rcSpect from her sister States.
| Troubles do not exist In Louisiana based ou u1,.
color. The exercise Of that right III maIl1lrE
different from! Tint wished By other Individuals
enusca Opposition flrro Just ~ tt laes In hA!no
OF Oregon. ILLS :otNettlnes results In personal
difficulties, an.l Whenever matters reach that
| ftont thcra sprnEa up llcro un element Of dan
ger not found IN thoaa States, not tho cause Ut
tho difficulty but resulting from it md from tha
fact OF ti!cro bcl,lI two different rascs in thu
Statu. A difficulty originating In politics. which
Eaes to tho point Ut b!ows Or bl0odsled, 10 npt
to b. participated III by o:lcrs from tt,at t,ia
iotwari. not on account ot tho politics Involved
IN Il, hut rara srsnpashy Or raec fcas.
~ FUND this. III my op!llion formed alter o
personal inyestEattnn), to laYo been the cnse In
i!,c recent Isturbailces In t1!e Parishes uf Ten.
that trouble was tho golna al night Of a party
Vi men, numbering tr1In twenty to twenty.llye,
10 tho llotlso Ut oMc Fairfax, colorcl pulItica!
leauer Ia Tensas rarisI, which act resulted In
Leader Of the parity and thu wuunling by peck's
companions OF thres colored nun WIN wcru Il,
Fufrlax's house, ono OF Wum atlcrwaru died.
fhs visit OF these men to Fairfax wns utterly
wr0ng.--.ln my opInon without justItlcatio,,-
mud while attempted to bo Justified upon thu
ground that they went In tllu Interest ot peace
70 expoa.ulatu, agatust proposed rumorcd at
! ter,pt Vt tho coloted peoula tu totve the uuar.
| inf l5tPA tfH Jtl1Yn 0f Ar
atA snt}siod TINT aucll WA not the pilr.
pose, but that It Ind political object. lonut
tHlnk thu purpose was to ltll Or harm Fairfax,
hut l ln teiseyo II WIS to Influence h!s cosirso
atl tho loral ransoazn in tho parish. rhv
killing OF Peek mid the wounllng of tho cuIorel
nlun wns, III rnY opinion. tota!ly unexpected,
and atteulcd by results whien t,onc Of ihc par'
s!tesat,ons utturly Disappeared. just - ko9u
~ ttesv men wcEo ktiled aud wuuulcd lc,,osts
Vi tho same spread wIt's Astunt.il!ug rupMiIly
through Tcnsus mud Cunrordta, uDd Instantly
armed bodies of co'oFcd ulen. cyltluntIy orenn-
10 tbs sceas oi tls occurrence. Wlils tlis VIA
sal,n9 plaru tho larah J4dga VI Tcllsas, who
Perks death. issuol warrant for tho arrest of
Fu!rtax, who wis charged with having
kUlesl him, Instead of ealhcr !cayipK Lilo
pasIsh. 4 ho believed himself about
lug 10 tue authorities who wert pursuing tho
toEnls ot law, Fasriax remained with The large
number VI Incu VINO hnl a.semble.l, Bonlo of
whom WcrO naktAE the nlaat lorrlLlu threa.a.
These threats usotlusrn trellax ot tesrur nl,.i
apprehension III tia parish, mud, with the events
which tol!ows1. III my opinion, politics Ind
nuilling u do
The sttuatson will bo understood whcn say
that Tcnsas IL parish Vi large Territorial ex-
tout, with an exceedingly suursa wllitu and very
dcnAe culoled population. tlu psoportiol belnx
nearly as ten IL una III fuvur oG thu latter, md
that tho 1s1lrs of arluHa eoiofed Meu puralltu4s
the parish a1u yarlousIy estimated froEu l,hlJ
~ !, 0GU llc,I, wktle the whl,es seemed u bayu
been totxlly unprepasesl. 'rhe fears entertained
by tie atsrr ot Ecncyal blootis,,cd and plila.c,
aures, aud wert, beyond question, thoroughly
real. Thur completely defeuseless condition
lenunatFates VI ullcu tllu fully uul wrong Ut tne
aud ulso the fat thai It wat unexpected. /
canltUt conceive that Men could wuntoulY md
deliberately place thu ltyes aud properly Ut thel.
!cslow-citi1ena iu such peril W they wcre then