Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Information has
recently been laid before the President
and the Attorney General, by person of
undoubted responsibility, showing that a
state of affairs now exists in certain parts
OF louisiana as q sequel to the late elec-
ton riots, which seems almost Incredible.
The facts in the case are, nevertheless,
vouched for as true in every particular.
Two prominent Republicans, whose
names for prudential reasons must be
suppressed, were cognizant of outrages
on the part of Democrats against colored
men, in the vicinity of Ouachita Parish,
of nature SO damning that the Demo
Gratis, as a means of protection, have
been seeking means to put these men
out of the way. To this end they brought
charges against them before the Grand
Jury of Ouachita Parish, that the two
men referred to had been conspiring to
incite the colored people to rise against
the whites. The Grand Jury was packed
for the purpose of conviction, but one
Juror, Democrat, resolute and honest
man, rebelled when he learned what was
expected of him, and cross examined the
witnesses brought before the Grand Jury
in manner not laid down in the pro-
gramme. He made some Of them take
off their coats and exhibit their bare
backs, which were found to be incrusted
with scabs, the result of recent whip
pings. With much trepidation on the
part of the witnesses, the story was then
drawn from them that they had been
whipped since the election by white
Democrats and told that the whippings


were only an earnest of the fate in store
for them if they did not testify as they
were instructed to do.


I, l. Foo
nation is received, and who was in Qua
chita when these occurrences took place,
reports that about two hundred colored
men were whipped in this way. He has
no doubt that the Democratic purpose in
this conspiracy was to get the two men
indicted by the Grand Jury in which
case they would have been put in Jail and
there murdered by an irresponsible mob,
as was done with the Coushatta prison
ers few months ago


The two men whose testimony is fear
ed are native born Louisianians of stand
ing and influence. The Attorney Gener-
al has ordered that they be summoned
by District Attorney Leonard, and that
means be taken to afford them a safe es-
cort to New Orleans. Every letter now
received from Louisiana which makes
any reference to Democratic election out
OtiiS SOt CIV lbChC6 vi tliS
state of terror in which the writers are
living. The writers in every instance
beg that nothing shall be published, as
their dangers have been increased many
fold by the publication Of letters in North
ern papers exposing the political crimes
Of the White-Liners.


THE BRUTALITY TO THE PAGE FAMILY.


About two years ago Harrison Page, a
colored man of considerable local inAu-
ence, and the owner of small cotton
plantation near Port Gibson, was accused
of the murder Of a white man named
Brisco, and was compelled to flee to Lou
isiana TO escape arrest. Brisco was out
hunting, and there were circumstances
attending the affair which on considera-
ton led to the general belief that he had
shot himself by accident One barrel Of
his gun was discharged, and his face was
so blackened and torn by shot that it
seemed certain that the muzzle of the
piece must have been close to it when it