New-York tribune., 1879-01-13


discovered. In the evening he sent negro man 10
District Judge Pearson TO ask what was
wanted of him. Pearson sent man haiheo
Johnson 10 say that he must sure nder, as
Blunt had DONE or leave the parish. ana mat IL
found he would be killed. On this hint he made ms
WAY to Ncw-Oreans, and has not since Nentured TO
return to his home.
A REPUBLICAN LEADER DRIVEN FROM HOME
TIE leader of the colorcd Republicans of Nach-
tochc, was Lucian Blount, mulatto preacher oi
marked ability. Bount was pastor Of the fIrNt
Baptist Church Of Natchitoch,S, and president OF an
ASSOCIATION Of fifty colorcd baptist Churches IN
Northern Louisiana. lie had served one tenn IN the
Legislature. and was afterward a State Senator tli
Packard'S government was brOkcnup. Blount own'u
he best houses in the town. besides other prop
erty. and thinks himself worth about 5000 lie
had escaped trouble in previous campaigns ~
his reputation for courage and for always e""I
armed His abihty. energy and strength ol ch"i-
octcr made him q natural leader. When Bdunt
loft tbe Rcpnbhcan meeting on the DIST, he rode
directly 20 his house. put mp his horse. barred Ms
Vatc. locked his doors. and with his wife, daughter
and five or six colored men, waited events '""'
he saw a BODY of mounted men coming toward 'he
house. Captain Cunningham, the Democratic can
didatc for the Legislature, commanded. Ihe i"ioe
moved with military precision and surrounded th'
house Blount got uputo thc attic. his c"n'tahhg
tbetrardoor bv pushing canopy y-bcd>icdd nHdert
The mob broke in the doors and rams Ick'd the
bonsc They took his wife and daughter 10 JAIL put
a guard over the house, and departed. soon th'y
returned having heard that he was III the "tuc'
and called to him 10 surrender He refused ana
sald he would sell his life dearly. He had
winchester rifle, shotgun and two p'Sto's ahd'
believing the men intended TO murder him. deter
mined 10 resist to the last The leaders ol the mon
assured INN he would not be hnrt If he woniG com
rlv with their FERNS lie doubted their word, and
CAPTAIN Cunningham then called on ms men 10
agree that Blount should not be hurt II
he would do as they dictated. The crowd
voted on the question and all shouted aye. Then
Blonut crawlcd down from his retreat and was al
once seized and marched ont. In the street he was
asked 10 promise that he would leave the Parish,
State and United States and never RETURN ana that
he would advise the COloTcd men to deSlst from pol
itics. loths lac agreed, after plea for delay
which was refused. He WAS told to select COM
mittce TO escort INN out OF town, but remembering
the Coushatta massacre where six Republicans
were murdered by guard chosen hythemseYcN' ne
dcchu,d. The mob took him jo jail and pat q guard
over him. lie fully expected TO be taken out al
midnight and killed. 80 .
Later i'm the day the negroes. hearing Of BlouutS
arrest assembled outside the town TO the number
OF about thirty. some armed, to concert measures
for their own protection and Tor ms rt.c1 inns as
sembly caused the widest alarm I'D Nucnio'''I'
1ITor spread that the ucEroe~ were about 10 sack
The place and the Mayor issued a proc4mallou or
dcring every white man capable oi bc'rns am, I"
lrpou tor duty. BlOuut sent ms wife to tpc ne
, "a i',, tI.rn to di.t,,.r>r and 10 aS>ulc them
fL,t rev yy1ulJ cause hi, death if they did
Daf rndri"bt six men took Rlount from
tI,. iaI f." ms Iouse. permitted INN to get
some cl thing money. ? Bible and a hvm-hook, pnt
him on ms horse ana rode VIM hH on, OIL "i lnt ."W I
HD,oI' ,o u'I,o oT 5t Eo einnIJ Drink roo Shook
hands with hlm. ana bid him c1od-by. Hc rode on
into tho darkness alone, amt, lcWmg an am'">h
ieit tAt i""o ai9 tV"A & u" ino "U",S ] II" c ,r,
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t'dM'NiH "I bI-N''hAIIO OH"AN'
The following extracts from tie DcmoGdtc organ
g. v.,.l.,,hc. I'll, p,,,I,'. JiyF;lat9y. of Novcln-
" -'" - =: a.;
Der lG. how thc ahlluuS ol tht Democrats III lhlS
affair:
4 Wai.iua-Thc Bfcdas are in Shreveport
learn ami are IcuaIiu- 10 return. We warn these
10 ke,Paway. oar promise 10 them have been kcpi
We wee {" spare thrlr e. WHicn thry h'd orell
0y an avs human iii IL & my NV i ,V %
@ if Win m EE,Ti s he Snn i5rs and Sets
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Inns appears %. tH' .-'''u PIa' ''I''i"'-- '' 81
news. On the editorial page ol The same paper Ihe
loadi,r ARTICLE T.. as follows.
u,n,.>-r ~ >,v,-or1r,vs
0bir6 ,o, p,of1npd r and Soi n. T1 eommcnd Liz
Is TOO s"ri TO TcindG tnT S"G, oi 'viy @ EiGi Sco m
(ne act been ordcred on nor have our people single
apology To- make ioI our e9ntuG, on t.ten,I 81 tN
winch EJi We followed the ciciates OF stern justice,
woull L'{r been IlEl M'rcH j, d lu,? l mHr no
never be strained" upon the unapprociativo scoun-
dreIS
1t is needless to add TO the above pare SRee'oh o
testimony gwen win ealh'S''eN, an" l''''"N anu
occupying an entHe oaF' 'hat thr D'"'o''''> '"''''
Natcmi 0chcS County al the NoNth'eI tic''l"H'
They had thing, all their own way. Inc hepupl-
cans ran no ticket. Their leaders were all driven
of and tlcy did not make any further attempt to
orgauiz'.