, 1879-01-30

A1H" AU1HE GUupb4 fFH1 Observation-Disclosures
Ut = Cnlorcd Observation-Disclosures cr1n Z ut
NlEht-ltow = itcpubIfatn Parish Was Car
rlet1.
ctrrs.pondsnct Etm Yark Timer.
NEW ORLEANS. Suntay.+-a[y teleRraphtc dis
patches hare already statcl. In q low words, the
results OF tile Investigations OF the Teller COM
mlttco In Louisiana. Three Congressional
Districts were carrlelt by the Domp-
Gratis by terrorism IanI Intimidation.
Thera MAS NO constitutional cleo
tion. It was an organized military campaign.
OF course 1t was successful When Greek meets
black there Ii no tug Of wnr. The negro IN
Louisiana dare not light, cannot fight, and
ought not to fight. Unaftned, unorgantzct,
without military diaclnllnc. ,aaul utterly lacling
thu fierce instincts thas cur race has inherited
from e,000 ycars OF strdN:lo With cold aut1
tempest asM savago focs,' II they Invited a
conflict With the whites Of the Southwest, 10
whom tic presence Of MI thslarcl population
In overwhelming proporliouyg, md tho absence
Of respected legat power, Incident to all from
tier communities, have tended to develop the
most martial characteristics Of our race, tho
blacks would be swupt from tho field Of battle
II swiftly ~ wl,cst.1cld dl5appcars before thu
rcapcr. 1Iicy arc utterly ut tic mercy Of 4 race
that uever yet, fu any age, I,as slown mercy to
IN alien ruce, excepting Ia tho capacity OF maa-
ter or ruler,
General statements convex no adequate cou-
eeptiDn OF thp character Of Acan,patGu IN States
w,lcrc the blacks aru tn numerical majorty.
l.ct Ine give tn the bTlefest statement possible
The story Of ono negro wltncsa. 1t related to
the partsh Of Point Coupcuy 1t has always becu
Republican paftah:
4rn &fnH< IL &afn
tnan. 11o has been tho leader Of the blacks in
| lie IVES u refugees in New Orleans wheu he gave
his testimony 11is esidcnce was corroboratod
| By other Witnesses.
Early In the camp mpatgn Nj Gowan was uotlged
by tic son VI The Democratic candldste for the
State lccislature. Alid bY others, that II lte
Republicans attempted to organize, they would
Oh tic night Of tbs 14th Of August his house
WIS surrounded by company Of about thirty
armed men vi horseback. lie had been Sick,
| nnl WAS weak, hut Rot out at the house u1ll hid
amoux tlte weeds of the garden. The asmed
| tnen forged llls vile TO- admit them, anl they
searched The house. lls war soon i',uni ut,,ollg
ulu weels, mud Instantly knocked down. Ills
assailAnt was about to shoot him, WHEN friend
knoskeu up his arn and protested aga.nst
killing the man Ia the presence Of his wife.
When the pEostrato black rose md asked what
he had tluHe, liz wAs told, with an oath, tllat ho
had begun to otganlzu hls clubs. The. rullian-
as we would rail- him In the North; tho Young
nun Of thigh character" % hc Is calltd IN
Point Coupce-struck him anl knocked him
| down aHasn.
Metiowan begged then, to take him away II
they meant to hang hEnl. mud not to murder his,
before l'ls wife. 4 youug mau--MF. LAT oh
for whom Meflowan bad worked successfully,
seconded bis appeal.
".
The party took hin, 10 the house Of Frank
I MuniUek, '.thr nsxt leading lnan vi tlu I{epub.
tf,3an nAftYf FtAaIk xnw lnn uv II nj h}t
iu lilc eutloA .acius.
"'fl,ey tuck lEs w>fs," said Mc(1owan, " a,,i
ttcd her up BY the thu'n b. consde1able ttIat
Mu! yelled; - they hnRIIy luosed her but they
could not make her tel"
V.
Their next went to I.uvi 1YeIIs' house, "autl
seven Or eight men took him utd whipped lin u
| Eayageiy, ant1 with Ootha.
| They tuld him l4at they were Furnishing him
for orRaniziug Republican clubs.
"We want yon 10 nndersta,,l," they said,
''that thts h q Hhlls nl.ns country, aud thAt
ballot.box tA!s ycar. IL thcru -, We Will bresk
your ''-nut God blr&sed--" pccks."
VI.
The party then went TO the house OF another
colored Rspub'lcan-Ar. Paley Powers. liz ha4I
| 'll.cy took hl4 wlfc ana dragged her around
the house, ant nut pothooks t'lso the waist o
her 1ress and dragged neF around."
But she would not betrar her husband.
| VII.
BatAed ip this attempt. the party next sode tc
ths house nt Low shrTtnau, a lnlnsstcr.
"Tlky WeFr lust CollnG fFoM church. They
had tiiants.ed very tasc lAat night, ul.d he saa
onr croyd coming un1 broke and san They
said 'llMt! halt!' liz was frightened lnl RAJ,
1hey shot bin tnree ttsacs, once tn As toot and
wotncn eans out, mud tnsteal of going sftcl
Levi ehertnau they went after those mtn VIII