The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-04-03
- IN . large majority In tho State

M issue INDUCED In some III. natur.
IA remarks about Mr.. CusgrOve, OF
Nstchitoches. That gentleman. %
have already stated, opposed the
appropriation OF &l4l .0O0 for the re-
pair Of tho Baton Rouge State House.
0f course this WAS anff1ct"nt to ex'
Cite the ire OF the CaPitoliaS, and Mr.
Oosgrove is charged with being a.
tuated bv spite. and uDmtndful OF bic
o6liastions q : legislator 10 this par
ttcular matter. The fact V, that ~.
OoeRroye va not opposed 10 SUI
0cjent appropriation Soe the bst0o
Rouee STATE House. 0othe contrary
be advocated what, 10 bio opinion.
Vae euch sufficient APPROPRIATION,
namely: 800 600 from the State. ana
SS6 600 from Baton Rouge. Or 90. 600
more than the Baton Rouge de!egates
% tho constitutional convention a.
serted would be necessary. This vac
To- eum OF bic Oliense against the
Cs,itsHas. and upon the issue thus
made up he can afford to stand.
Since my last letter the u0use has
peaoed the STATE House bill through
To second reading, with the sppr0
peistion Of 4lll 900 retained.
IloT0Us PROCEEDINGS IN 81. CHARLES.
On Thursday, . number Of cttizens
from St. Charles parish, including
the psrish Judge. called upon thu
Governor and asked for assistance
20 check . large number OF negro
riotsr1 who had taken possession OF
The parish, and cot tho authorities ct
defiance. It appears that on Mon.
day last, the lsborers on one OF tho
plantations struck for Q dollar . day.
They Were getting seventy.llve
cvnts). Mt satls6ed with this action
they proceeded to Q neigh boring
plantation and induced the labofers
there TO join them. An organization
Voethon formed. and plantation after
plantation was rsided. The negroes
Who were unwilling to join the strike
were compelled TO do ", In many ca
seo personal violence being used. At
the time tho committee waited on the
Governor, sixteen plantations had
been rsided, several negroes he'd
been badly whipped and two or three
employers had been shot at. The
Vofkmen on the levee had also been
compelled to cease work. IN fact
the entire parish, 10 which the ne.
groeo out1umber tho whites ten to
one, Was IN full possession OF the
Rioters, and tho authorities we're
powerless. A soon % these facts
vere placed In possession OF the
Governor, be ordered the regiment
OF Louisiana Field Artillery, equip.
ped - Infantry, to the scene OF de.
iurhsnce. The troops left the city
II 1 o'clock yesterday morning. &c
onmpsDied by parish judge Augustin,
who had issued wrt,s for the ring
Traders. In = few hours thereafter
mnot Of tho warrants were executed,
the leaders III the rioters were IL
custody, and quiet Was restored. Tht
spr,ers0co Ut me SAFE milittx 10 thu
psrioh Was >u61cleut TO Quell all ri.
OtOus demons, rx'i ions. VII bout q elm.
xle military movement 6elng neces
sary. The authorities OF the part-h
resumed their functions Ut once. AMI
~ 10 the present time every thing j..
moving smoothly ~. The r'k
still continues, however. and to pr.
Vent any further outbreak, and
tho rpQueet Of Judge AugustiD. th'
tnilltiS will remain In tho parish y
dry Of tw.' longer.
This s6air shows the necessity to-
Q veil equipped State militia. Ha'
not tho Loulsispx Field Artellrr3
beeu cent 70 st. Charles. the labor
syetem OF the parish would hsvt
heen entirely diSorRsoized, the put
tsh would have rrmxine1 ct the me-,
cy OF . IiOtous mob, and much prop
erty would have been destruyed. The
regiment 10 nov 10 st. Charles, at ita
own expense, rations b+iog furnished
By IT, officers. Although It 10 eDgaR.
ed in the service OF the State, there
y no avsllsble fund from which i,t
expenses can b betrayed. The very
day that tho news Of the riot reach.
ed tho city, the House bad refused
to adopt IN amendment to the sp'
preparation bill. providing for the
appropriation Of ]l7.6o0 for the State
militia. So Tar, The present year,
there q no provision whatever f0l
the expenses Of tho militia, when Il
becomes necessary f0e the Governor
70 call II into service. This may II
0u)t 10 serious emoaIraSeme0t 70 tht
8tate admioistrasion, 0od It q TO b.
hoped that tho House viii reconsider
10 action.
fHI APPROPRIATION BILL.
Was taken 40 10 the House on Wedn.
eoday, and after some amendments
which increased tho total amour,
about ~. 0oo. was finally passed BY