, 1879-01-22
Chances at Three Parishes In the
Pelican State.
rba Election in Natchitoches, Tensas,
and Observation-Disclosures
circumstances"
,,ov H Intelligence and Integrity 7" Rule
tho State--.Concflfation In
Louisiana.
cqrrtspondtnes Ns.o FORK Ttmes.

s.,r examined this week about sixty Witnesses.
Th+v came from NatchltochcS, Teuaas, nnd
C,dio Parishes.
rounties are called parishes In Louisiana.
nn,cxe witnesses have exhibited tic nature Of
Al u,sfouvetnment" Nhe Italics As we'll a. The
.h.o.o IL from the Presidents inaugural nd
ssrss,l and they have Illustrated what fs meant
~ y 1Iome Rule" iu this region Of our great
Republic.
.,,,,n,ooy. But do not propose to repeat,
srcn IN the swtftcst summary, the shocking
,ncaen,s Of the story Of the last election a. told
h. ,hc excutioners OF lts criminal and It's shama-
ful acts. -.
.rhc essential features Of the camps!4n can bo
,sntlly skctcnct, md havs neither time nor
III. INCLINATION to do moro.
Tin autumpnl election was the incvttablo re-
,n,t OF the inauguration Of a Btata Government
cho.cn By a minority OK the legal e'tizens OF
1ou,staua. What national Statesmen" " iu-
,,.tel on - a necessity " In the government
II tbe State, the local politician insisted ~ss
qa pssss.y II se s 1nea.nts o. s
snd Integrity OF tho parishes should rule them
Tithout regard to tho numerical prepoudcraneo
of the legal rotcrs, Who ~ero 1ecrccd TO bo
destitute alike of ln!elliEengo an. Integrity. II
Trre men Of intelligence mil Integrity, nnt II 's
universally admitted hcrc-hmong oil men OF
Sonor. SIR. aud high character "-thut the blnck
Republicans hare no Intelligence, and the wllsto
Republican, no Integrity.
There was 4 common and fixed purpose to
r,esto solid Democratic State; but the a1cn-
rjrs Ior The execution OF this universal resolve
snpcsr TO have been contlled quite largely to
tic Intelligence and Integrity Of the Individual
Hence, where these were men of kindly and
ey!l!scd instincts the political eeienco OF bull
doing was exhibited In it, humaner aspects;
whllo fts roarser and tts criminal features were
Inflated bv rufl'ans or controlled by leaders OF
Violent tetnper. Dut, whatever tho method,
i.rcntlcmen " md "banalts u we're equally In
flexible In their purpose to carry the election for
Intelligence and lntsRiI1Ily' H.
In Natchttochcs pronounced Nakatosh} the
leader Of the Democracy ID young gentleman
Of tlne personal appearance and y pleasant 81.
publican leaders, both whtto and black. wcro
driven into exile" charitably cxttcd " was the
polite term selected 10 describe their expulsion;
but no more physical force Was used than wns
There wcrc no assassluations Of negroes, nor
1lipplups, nor any other violent methods Of
Political manager. who should conduct cam:
prnE.hl, 'I he shnt hn.orn tfs election. md eer
tsinIv tkcv wonii hn ser,t Ia tbe Penitentfary
II tGev - Tanrvysd Il. Hera tl,cv ara scnt t,
Il. i'e1t,n,nrr. rnrh aeet,on ~ our favored
eo,,ntrr nns n. nyrn tlisttnct.vc msnora.
] I'D ~ bc T. fron nm to in&erfrro. cyen hv liz
s1nrc..lon NJ IN \ mrr;rrenrc w,tl, domo R,tc "r
e,.,s Tsignts Ia such mnrc minor matters ni Dr.
taii' ytakc njeas,1ro in sayinn tj1at lie leader
~ ths Natchiinrhrs Ilrn "a thc hc.t Of Mi
thc hu;l1o1rrs havn evcr met. md tat hays
m,I,c = Einajv tartiment towarfi bt,n. Thrrc
"rn h,itdnscrs md f,Iii,1n,c,s. nnd nrcfor fhe
sie,n.shIrtsd .nS hid,"invcd vnrctr S
Thrro ncger wsrn sny ncf-bappcrx In
Nstchifnrf,es p,ri.h, thr Hcnnh,ran ntI,ccrs
thnro wcre rr,fnnfndsratn n .niSirTs .nnn,s smc,,t,
c,t hv a Scw inteiircnt colnrrd mn, thrrn hail
inc m c.r,nntinl, "rt, nn .tcsiinw ami M fn"aI
n,t,~orrrnmcnt in thr nnri.h' mi thc hiarfrs
w.rc a,,,i nre so)tiiv' nn} narhans. even .tniti
H. R"nu1iicsns'-esnli In m :nyrrwbcImine
nMnorinn1 lnsfo,Itv M Honri,,trsn ttsr"t 10
nominst.d st tl.. iast clectton' :Thc nartsh !,
,u%a. tinn,a ,,uto rns ~'.~'AS" AS e@'"
u"us' ''o'"' ''a'S 1'", -,
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icnaae u IN eaualiy strong Ncpuplean I'a1tah
~ & Mau neen @ WeM eovernea, y naa oeen sntltsl!
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