Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-11
HAYES IND LOUISIANA.

West and East Feliciana, it would ap-
pear, 10 forever more to bear the brunt of
that .Invetrate hatred existing in the
tors both in this State and at the Capitol,
in Washington. Now, whenever the peo-
pie Of the Northern or Western States
become disgusted with the over Jealous
and sectional action of their Representa-
tives in Congress and repudiate them
for hotter men; when Northern State
reversev the order of things and sends
Democrats instead of Republicans to
represent them in Congress- Mr.. Hayes,
like the big boy who has been chastised
in the school room tor an otfense, but
daring not seek redress from the one i'll
llcting the castigation, wreaks his, VEN
gesnce On . younger companion who is
powerless to resist him. The fraudulent
President was very much hurt that his
"soathern policy" (if possible GREATER
fraud than himself, did not bring about
. reaction and send . 'soLID SOUTH" of
the Radical persuasion, to Congress-. In
the midnight ..hour of his discomfort he
gave ear to the temptings of the viper,
and the irst chapter of the teachings of
old lack Chandler, was read in the I'M
readable document placed before Con-
gress in December last, aud known as the
"Southern Outrage Clause" of the Presi-
dents message. The second chapter, we
were informed by the telegraph few
days since, is ready for the re-opening of
Congress. This body will be called upon
to employ tlfeir valuable time in .consid-
ering lot of statements made by Depu-
ty harshalls,and others, who,ss-in turn,
claim to have got their information from
parties who had been denied free voice
IN the election of the State of
these documents is one relating to the ell
cotton in West Feliciana and signed by
one Bancroft, which we publish below:
Under date of November IA, Deputy
Marshal Bancroft reports to the Marshal
of Louisiana regarding the intimidation
in West Feliciana parish. He writes:
81 find that the men who have been
corresponding with you in regard to
these cases dare not do anything that
will implicate themselves in any prosecu-
tions. Not ono Of them dare go into a
court and testify, They say it would en-
danger their lives, and whom it comes to
getting tho negroes to testify, that is en-
tirely out of the question. The negroes
who have been whipped know every man,
but are afraid to cay so.
"The whipping Of Brockhart and Goats
was done to make them drop politics. In
the case of Brockhart, a short time be.
fore being hung and whipped, he was
stop ped on the road by L. Ogden and II.
Stocket and told that if he did not stop
his electioneering he would be attended
to, and WIS advised to announce in the
paper that he would not have anything
more to do with politics. After he was
hung and whipped he was told to go
home and have nothing more to do with
politics.
"Coats was also informed by Lewis
Smith and Charles DAVIS that if he was
supporting the Barron (Republican) tick
ct, he would have to look out for himself.
cater this conversation took place
Coats says: 'They came to my house
and asked for me. My wife informed the
parties that was not at home, whereup-
on they seized Mrs. Coats and beat her
over the head with their pistols and
whipped her. Mrs, Coats recognized C.
Davis as one of the parties who beat her.
On the following day Coats was inform
ed by Davis and others that if he would
drop politics he and his family would not
be interfered with again. Being afraid
to refuse he agreed, and Davis promised
to notify the people to that effect
All the negroes WHO have had any
trouble have been warned by the planters
who employ them that if they told any
thing they would be killed or have to
leave, and in consequence all tho negroes
are afraid to be seen talking to a stran-
ger, if he is a white man. 1 believe tho
parties TO whom YOU referred me could
pat stop to all this bulldozing if they
choee to do so. They are the men who
did The same kind of work in 1874 and
1876.
cat the ninth ward poll in this parish
intimidation wa carried on on election
day BY lot of armed men, who COMPEL
cd negroes to vote as they told them, Or
not st all. Pr. Stewart, supervisor of
registration, nj Mr. Barron, CLERK of the
parish. were pc; anh and Witnessed the
proceedings. The following is list OF
tho men who have been engaged in whip
ping aI.a hanging negro voters: Here
follow a long list of names.l A white
man, q preacher who was preaching to
the colored PEG pie, was whipped, and he
afterwards told Gov. NICHOLS. J. Carter
knows all the men who were engaged in
this, but is Arid to testify for fear of be-
ing killed.
Marshal Mcconnell rames number of
persons VINO INFORMED nm they were
afraid to vote, having been intimidated.
He concludes by saying:
"The negroes in West Feliciana parish
are in dread of the white people. The
black man has no voice, and is entirely
controlled by his employer
This report says that certain parties
were prohibited from voting the Repub-
lican ticket. The extreme absurdity of
this assertion is made plain when the fact
is known that the majority of candidates
on the ONLY ticket opposing tho regular
Democratic nominees WAS ELECTED The