The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-01-25
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UhrevepUft STANDARD. 1

lShrevepvrt Standard.
Now Orleans, Jan. 6.--The Gov
sfnor 10 his message to the Genera
Assembly after reference to the lat,
epidemic says: al have the ples.ust
Of reporting to YOU that throughout
- aln " q entire State the laws have
been we'll observed aud that where
Violations Il same have taken place
they have been generally punished.
] Iegrtt however, to ssy that in a
few localities there have occurred du-
Ii0g the past year some III these acts
Of violence and lawlessness which in
THE State a. in other sections Of the
country occasionally happen, and
vhjeh. while sssstl ing .aod distressing,
t66 massiOf the people, arc practically
beyond the reach Of the constituted
authorities" C,g IN I-fy-
After dwelling ut considerable
length ppons the subject ofgiawleY.
NJ, sko Governor says: "a DIN
eulty originating in politics which
goes to the point Of blows or blood.
shed il apt to be participated in by
others from thst time for ward, not on
account II politics involved 10 II, but
race sympathy OF race fear. ] found,
THE, 10 my opinion, formed after
personal Investigation, to- .haye been
the ease intbe recent disturbances in
the parishes Of Tensas and Concorilia.
The prozimate cause Of that trouble
wss the going at night Of . party Of
nso, numbering from 20 to g, to the
hosse Of one Fairfax, q colored po>
litieal leader in Tensas, which act re-
Quilted in tho killing Of Peck, who
seems TO have been the leader Of the
party, and the woundiug BY Peck's
eompsuion Of three colored men who
were. in Fairfax's house, one Of whom
afterwards died. The visit Of these
men to Fairfax's was utterly wrong
In ny opinion utterly without jnsti-
Acation, and whilst attempted to he
jssti6ed upon the ground that they
went In tho interest Of peace to ex.
postulste lAgaasat . rumosed prepared
attempt BY tho colored people to force
~ 0pasastinA lines at the. tovn of
st. Joseph, I am satisfied that snch
was not the purpose, but that i had
4 noll1 H6E II a.. oot U1nf, BE
pe,bos1 VA 10 kiti 81 harm Fairfax,
but I do believe it was to influence
bic course and tho local campaign in
~ p1iish. Tho killing u Peck and
he wounding Of colored men was,
ID my opinion, 3tnfally unexpected
end attended by results which none
II 49, pAstina eoussmraDikT
from which political confederation
utterly disappeared. Just as soon as
these men were killed and wounded,
s6peste 1fl sAne lpt0adJ withtYteu.
isking rapidity through 1'ensa6 and
(:oaeQldis, and instantly armed bod.
iss II e6lofed nth, 'S<iaestl3 0s9ani.
ed prior theretQ, moved from every
direetion % tie scene d occurrence
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
iresbles In tAe, parishes ip, which
eleven nesfoee were killed. =
Undes u hes1 Of, fnasesa FIVE eol.
teens ere etxesed |; devoted 70 = re-
Wv 6, ~ finding .actA:. and asseas.
meot apd cOllsctioa ,of taxes. aTha
QeSesHef aAyS !: syThe collection Of
Scvsnoe lbea S5 nills TAI not having
beUe aleQaate 10 the payment Of IN.
tetsel % cealpns due on the 1st. Of
January, 1877 they have remainetl
unpaid. Very deeply as ! ,deplored
tkis rssalt Iawas p0Werless either to
avoid u remedy II. The fact that
aoaey y nos. jn the treasury to pay
psouetly oil Of the January coupons
II 1879, imposes upon you the neces-
sisy isf s1epsiIg uiansdiass legisla-
eios1bf equitabie5 distrihutiou Of al
he }hnds n0w on hand and % acclma.,
,ase, cad 10 prevent Z recurrence AZ
~ III eieasv. L points u, the nj
se1isy q ,sinpesisg ,obligasiDus snl
tekiDe saeh ,etsps q viii secute'she!
I'll I'D just anloscsiIsnt Of the pro-
visionS Of The faediBg,l act providisc|
asene * ths apaYnsnt' Of the soh,
olioaoed debAs Il have already stated
~ ID * opinion ssis failure 70 |
pso0kyspA1 To Interest a. eonsols,
1oDslled this year, nom slis. epidsasie |
aid h soQs, rsso ~ from III cossid y
esSoe pteVioiosel selthe., faudi1g. at.
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go Z sAsea H. ss :, = ,.,l.l as 81.
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