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The Democrat, E. R. BIL8ST, ...... .....EDITOR. OFFICE-CORNER OF SECOND & JACKSON STS. Our Agents. Thomas McIntyre,......New Orleans J. Curtis Waldo,......... " " S. %M. Pettengill & Co.,.....New York Geo. P. Rowell & Co.,..... " Rowell & Chesman,.....St. Louis, 1Mo ALEXANDRIA, LA." Wednesday,...February 10, 1875. THE DEMOCRAT has many coun try subscribers who are in arrears one, two, three and four years, and as the crops have turned out well, and Christmas times approaching, we would suggest to these delinquents, who have enjoyed our paper so well and long, to now come to our help and send us some little remittance in way of payment. Where the whole amount cannot be spared, we will be sati fied with half, and be thankful at that! The Bart Able. Every desert, however dreary and dismal, has its oasis, and we are sure we found this out to be true, and are glad of the ppportunity to be recalled tc duty to promulgate it into print, and again pay our tribute and? raise ou humble words of praise in favor and it behalf of the ~noble and magnificen steamer, whose name graces the head ing of this short article. To say tha the Bart. Able is all that we have pailrt ed her, and that her entire crew are models of steamboatmen, is not onl! merited praise, but the plain, unvarw nished truth. And we are glad to note that the appreciative and dlscerning public are alive to the merits of the Bart. Able, and each trip she incregse. in the basking smiles of solid and pay ing approbation, and her career bid fair tube one increasing ovation. We must endorse this good will of the pub lie in favor of our Packet, and trust i may not fall off, but continue to swel and increase. A PROPOSITION.-A a w e mentior elsewhere, compromnise in New Orleans now the field of active political wanr fare, was all the go on last Saturday As a matter of curiosity, and curiosi ty's gossip to our home folks, we will make breif mention of a rather queer one which was made, by a leading pol itician of our Parish, to our three Rep resentatives, Jeffries, Stafford a n d Luckett. It came from those frauds, De Lacey, Conaughton and Crawford and was in these words: the latter, through their emissary, proposed to the former that if they would give them, De Lacey, Conaughton and Crawford, assurance, written assur ance, to be protected and not harmed in Rapides, that they would quit the Hahn's crowd and depart for Alexan dria that evening on the Bart. Able Our true Representatives considered they had no authority in such a new fangled compromise and, of course, de elined. The milk in the cocoa-nut may yet be unaccounted for, but still we know, we can see through this whipped syllabub, and should the matter hereafter merit further consid eration, we are convinced we can probe it to the bottom and make the for fly handsomely. Just now we are in charity's best mood, and teel in clined to say nothing more about it, but do not promise not to call up the case again. We shall treasure it ten derly in our waste basket, subject to a re-hearing. -JUST as we go to press we find in the New Orleans Republican of the 5th inst., a statement of R. P. Hunter's testimony, as reported in that paper, which is rather steep, and which we did not notice before. Here are the words which we consider steep: "the Republican newspaper office was mob bed and the material destroyed; the persons who did it were employees of a Democratic paper." Now we hardly believe the Radical organ has reported the testimony of our confrere correct ly, nor can we believe for a single in stant he ever used the language quot ed, and as the Democrat is the paper alluded to in this testimony as quoted, we have a right and feel it our bound en duty to ask for an explanation and get some light on this subject in our own behalf and specially in justice to the young men who were in our em ploy at the time the quoted testimony makes this serious charge against our ofice. -To the mortuary list of U. 8. Sena tors we have to add, this week, the name of Mat. Carpenter, the great Rad ical bammerfrom Wisconsin. HIis head has ben chopped off by the old trusty cleaver of Democracy, and Cameron, who is sound on Democracy's goose, will watch over his remains as he lies in state in the charnel house of the .nterrified. D. IH. ST. Jonx.-Two special notices of this Druggist of our Town, will be found inserted in our columns this issue, to which we crave the speeial attention of his numerous eatomets and the public generally. COMPROMISE. This w.ord to us uncertain, treach erous and without meaning comes once more to the front and looms up with freshness and new born mischeif in our affairs in Louisiana, and with out fully understanding how far at the present writing it has gone or been fixed on us, we have no hesitan cy in entering our solemn protest and opposition to it in any and all shapes. We really believe and truthfully know, that thus far we have fought our good fight well and that gradual ly we are advancing to victory and the recognition of our rights, and cer tainly should not falter or step aside to dance attendance to side issues, least of all compromise ones. We have nothing to compromise; either we are in the right or error should reign beside us, and further, persis tent, plain, undeviating duty, sacred and hallowed by pledges of the past, should not be forgotten or go unre quited. Let us remember that the battle of self-government, "republi can in form," now being waged in Louisiana, is watched with intense anxiety in every State of the Union where true liberty yet has a foothold, and that the lbwering of our colors means we are in the wrong, have been so, and that deceit has been our ar gument. We are thus compelled from duty to our people, the true people of Ran pidec, to place the Democrat on the true track of good record, learning that just now we may be engulphed in the labyrinth of compromise, and all our fine logic and vows thrown to the dogs. This compromise affair has been the topic of discussion be fore our caucus of Legislators in New Orleans, and passed in some shape by a small majorit . Though we were in New Orleans t the time we must acknowledge our inability to fathom or divine what the compromise ex actly was and how far our hopes were dashed to atoms, because the wisdom of the "Owl Club" seemed to reign supreme and the people were kept in the dark about it, but not sufflciehtly so to keep down their indignation at the barter. In New Orleans on Sat urday all was excitement, which was to culminate in a grand indignation meeting at Exposition Hall on that night. The caucus too was to reas semble and the matter would be re considered, at least so we think. We forbear going into any details about it, for we would be striking in the dark, as the meeting was secret and the lips of the actors were order ed to be hushed and sealed. But come what will in the compromise line with the usurped infamy we have so long and persistently opposed and battled against, we care not to count the policy risk, but boldly and can didly unlimber our battery against it and right, here proclaim our unre served and eternal opposition to it. SHARP PRACTICe.--We arlj -no law. yer, but we understand the meaning of sharp practice as so called by the Knights of the green sack; and must not pass unnoticed a little incident we consider really a very 'cute trick. As the Editor of the Caucasian was giving in his testimony before the Congres siocnal Committee last Thursdiay, Frye, with our Mat. Wells at his elbow, made a daring and rather unsuccessful at tempt to invalidate the testimony of our confrere, which, considering the manner and sequel, was truly sharp practice. The fellow Frye, when H. P. HIunter was turned over to him, coolly asked him if he knew R. A. Hunter, if he was an honest man, and handing him a letter, written to Mat. Wells we believe, with the remark to look at it and see if he recognized it. Just then Col. Hunter, who was in the room, stated that the letter was a pri vate one, and that he objected to its use in public, as proposed. The mat ter stopped there, the letter was not read, but handed back to Frye or Mat. Wells. Now right here we have something in behalf of our people to say. This letter, the contents of which we sup pose must have been in the shape of serious charges against us, had already been used and used against us, by Mat. Wells and his backers, had done its bad and evil effects in the way of pois oning the Committee, and of course should have been permitted to be seen and read by the defence. And to cut the matter short, we think that Col. Hunter owes it to himself and our peo pie to permit them to see this letter, and let them know what good or harm there is in it in their favor or against them. We should have that justice and courtesy extended to us, as we de sire ta defend our people against all indictments against them, and render praise to their defenders. In their be half and their name we make respect ful demand for the letter, and trust so plain and just a request will be accord ed us. --OUR fellow-towne-man, Joseph Bouillotte, has gone in the saw mill business, having purchased the fine and complete Saw Mill of the late J. I W. Hadnot, and is ready to furnish lumber of all kinds and qualities to the public. His card will be found in its proper place. -THE License Ordinance for 1875 will be found published in our col umns this issue of the Democrat.-. •Ierchants read it. BLACKWOOD ,, ,. Blackwood's Magazine for January, s 1875, republished by the Leonard p Scott Publishing Co., is now ready. f The following is the table of con tents: .t I. "Giannetto," r II. "Idas: an Extravaganza." III. "Alice Lorraine." Part X. d IV. "The Abode of Snow." V "The Story of Valentine and his y Brother." Part XIII, t VI. "The Life of the Prince Con. - sort." d VII. "The Great Problem: Can it be solved?" e The new story which begins the 3, first volume of the new year is told e in a very quiet style by an English r man, who spent a winter at Nice with d an invalid daughter, during which ;- time he met with Giannetto, an Ital d ian fisherman. The interest is t, aroused and kept active by the mys. tery attached to this man, who sud e denly received the power of speech i- and song when over twenty years of n age, although he was born dumb. e The story is to be continued. n "Idas: an Extravaganza," is an at I, tempt to exhibit the tendencies of s materialistic theories in their ex a treme issues. "It is the deliravation of social and political morals conisequent upon the n materialistic theory, thus developed far beyond the contemplation of its e modern sponsors-the wildest ex cesses springing geneiically from the I confounding of things essentially dis a tinct, which that theory is grounded o upon-that we have to deal with in r the ensuing pages." "The Abode of Snow" begins with - an account of the "jhula," or bridges y made of ropes of twisted birch twigs, e which are neither safe nor pleasant t to cross, but the greater part of the n article is devoted to a description of the customs of the Thibetans, and e especially the workings of polyandry. n A very entertaining article is the n review of the first volume of Mr. n Martin's "Life of the Prince Con y sort"-a book which "cannot fail to Lt increase the admiration and reve rence of the nation for the great and s dutiful soul who lived a life obscured n by its very greatness, in the midst of ,t us, and who only now can be fully . known." G. R. Gleig-Chaplain-General e gives his views on the subject of re t ligious belief in the paper entitled, e "The Great Problem: Can it be t Solved]" which the author says is written "exclusively fo r those in t whom, unfortunately for themselves, e the principle of faith has been e shaken." It is a clear and comprehensive ar t ticle, that cannot fail to interest any thoughtful reader. S-TIIE President seems to have a very singular idea of constitutional b' oligation, if, indeed, he has any idea about it all. Several days before the r Louisiana Returning Board made its Sfrauds public, he promised to protect t them with the army. Why was this "promise made in advance? Had there been an honest count and no intention to defraud, the Board would not have needed armed soldiers to Sprotect them. Itwas the determina tion to cheat the people that called for military support. The President understood this, and Kellogg was told that he could have the support of the troops. Sheridan was ordered to Sgo to New Orleans, and there can be no doubt that he was told to support Kellogg and his usurpation. The forces were placed at Kellogg's, dis posal, not to suppress domestic' vio lence, for there was none; but to up hold one of the most corrupt acts and most brazen frauds that even dis graced a party. That fraud the :President still upholds and will con tinne to uphold at every hazard.-[St. Louis Times. -A COUNTRY Editor, living on short rations at home, who has been dragged F to New Orleans two weeks in succes sion to have his swear before the Con gressional Committee, and then, with many others in the same fix, was not called to testify, and worse than all was not paid a cent, certainly on his return to his'anctum can't be in much plight to fulmirate the thunders of his Vatican against the common enemy or even much for good for his readers or his good patrons. We acknowledge this is our fix this week, and though despising excuses, we are bound to 'again remind our indulgent ones that our old scissors once more must be considered mightier than our pencil; and that our good intentions after our trip must be plastered by the charity of indulgence. BoXIsXG TIE EARs.-The drum of the ear is as thin as thin paper, and is stretched like a curtain between the air outside, and that within; and thus hav ing nothing to support it, and being ex tremely delicate, a slap with the hand on the side of the face, made with the force which sudden and violent anger gives it, has in multitudes of cases rup! tured this delicate membrane, resulting in the affliction of deafness for life. As the right hand is almost always used, it is the left ear which is stricken this aids in accounting for the fact that the left ear is more frequently afflicted with deafness than the right. -BUTCBERS agree that Eve was made of a spar-t-ib. THE EVIDENCE. SWe devote muich of our space, thih d issue of the Democrat, to the testi: ma ny of the witnesses examined it our behalf frdm our. Parish, and ari confident our readers and ourlpeoplh will be glad to see arid read fot them. selves what is said in their behalf b3 those in whom they trust, and whoen they delight to honor. Just at thih s time nothing can be of more vital im terest to them in more sense thar L- one; hence without further commeni we give it below as reported in the .t Picayune and Bulletin: Robt. P. Hunter-Lives in Rapidef e and is sole editor .and proprietor o' d the Caucasian, and also an attorney at law. " In 1868 there was the usua: h excitement attending a Presidential h election. It was a matter of general I- notoriety that the negroes were mass. s ed at Alexandria in an armed body. The police disarmed these blacks, - which prevented the occurrence of . trouble. f In 1870 the same thing took place, the negroes marched to Alexandris and left their arms in the vicinity. They voted in a mass, having in one f case, exclusive possession of a poll. The Republican candidates quiet ly took their oflices. The Liberal I Republican movement in 1872 em e bodied nearly all of the whites, but r witness was opposed to affiliation s with Warmoth's party. At this election the negroes com e plained that they were not allowed to Iegister; they were armed and came I in bodies, but there was no disturb n ance. In 1868, '70, '72, the colored people had secret meetings at their I political clubs, not from any danger s of assemblage in the day, but because 4, it suited the designs of their leaders. t In all of of the campaigns, invitations c had been extended to the blacks to f join the Conservative movement, but j very few availed themselves of this request. e The argument used to prevent their acquiescence was that the Democrats, _ the white people, would return them to slavery. The Caucasian was the first paper to suggest the color-line division in politics. the first editorial on that subject being published in the edition of March 28, 1874. Wit ness read a portion of this article, where the expression White Man's party was used for the first time. The argument used by the whites were that the colored people repre e sented the laboring element, and the whites the capital and the intelli a gence, so that a union of the two would add to the mutual prosperity of the races. The formation of the White Man's party was not as a means of oppress , ing the blacks, but to unite the whites. The people believed in 1874 that l there was no utility in attempting to I carry the election, as the fruits of victoryv would be taken away by the Sf Republicans, assisted by the Federal SAdministration. t If a struggle had not been made in Sthe campaign of 1874, the result I would have been that the negroes Swould have carried out their plan of I Africanizing the State; that is, fill >ing the offices with people of their - race, and inviting negro immigration I from the neighboring States. This was the only consideration I that united the whites, and urged I them to take part to the election. SThe campaign in Rapides commen Sced in June, 1874. There was more division among the negroes than hith Serto; this was caused by the refusal of their prominent preachers to fol low the general rule of meddling in politics. Eight or ten of the colored leaders joined the Conservative party. When the news of the 14th of Sep tember reached Alexandria, resolu tions were passed and the McEnery officials were installed in the most peaceful manner, the positions being resigned by the opposite party with out any ill feeling. The election was quietly conduct ad; U. S. troops were quartered in the Court House yard. They presented a request to the Sheriff, which was signed by Gen. Emory, but had come through Gov. Kellogg, that the troops should be allowed to quarter in the Court House, but the building being newly finished the request was re fused; Lieut. Belgercommanding the detachment camped his troops with in the enclosure, on three sides of the house, 30 or 40 feet from the poll, Senator Kelso was U. S. Supervisor, and Porter, Republican commissioner. Capt. Show was informed that tioops of nine or ten cavalrymen was in the town, their horses being in the livery stable, and the men around about the polls. Some of the negroes voted the Democratic ticket, no force of any kind being used to influence them. In the neighborhood of the different polls throughout the Parish squads of troops were stationed. During the campaign no hindrance would have been offered to any Republican who desired to canvass the Parish. The latter party are accustomed to do their canvassing in secret. . The labor question was agitated to some extent; a paper was taken around to get the .igatureI of re chants and others, but was soon af uis terward destroyed and nothing more ti- said on the subject. Negroes can al in' ways get employmelit, andi.there is a tre demand for labor. ;ome of tlleii own )le land and work hands pf their own u- color. ., by There has nevei been a secret or m ganization among the whites in Ra uis pides-no White League; none in the m- Red River Valley; the relations be an tween the races are peaceful and have nt always been so. he In 1873, while the District Court was in session at Colfax, .Capt. Ward wes with his band of armed negroes, took of from the Court House some men who ey were under trial and brought them mal to New Orleans. Witness also de ial tailed several outrages committed by gal the negroes in the country; the mur ;s- der of Yong, and the horrible outrage ly. of Miss Lacour. rs, Before the Colfax, fight, threats of were made by the blacks that they in tended to kill all the men and reserve :e, all the women. Witness presented a *ia list compiled from the official secords - of all the homicides committed in ne Rapides from January 1st, 1868, up II. to the present time. The summary 3t- is 57. Total whites 17, blacks 40; al whites killed by blacks, 3; blacks n- killed by whites, 10; whites killed by ut whites, 9: blacks killed by black, 28; )U whites killed by unknown persons, 3; blacks killed by unknown persons, 2; n- suicides, 2; executed none. to Three out of this list were convict se ed; one escaped from jail, and anoth b- er was sentenced to the Penitentiary 3d for twenty years, and has been lately ir pardoned by Kellogg- There are 500 er or more cases for petty offenses se which have never been tried. 's. lone of the homicides on the list 5s were political blroils. to The juries are black and the offices it are held by colored men, and the is white people are in no wise responsi ble for the crimes. ir Both whites and blacks are willing , enough to convict criminals, but the m inefficiency of the criminal law, more ie than anything else, influened the cot ne ored people to vote for white people. al There are very few white Republi cans in Rapides, Gov. 'Wells is the most prominent one, and his family e, is not in the least ostracized. His sons and daughters mix with the best society, and are always well re es ceived. e- Many Republicans have been asso Ce ciated with schemes of fraud and li- plunder, and they are avoided in the ro same manner as a thief or burglar ty would be. The witness read a statement, un Sder the signature of the Parish Treas urer, of the indcbtenness of the Par 1e ish, which amounts to $34,594. The 'Police Jury have managed the finances as well as they could be man of aged, and have been engaged in no schemes of plunder. al Thirty-four hundred voters were registered at the election. The rate of State tax before the war n was 1-6 of one per cent. on a valuation It of over three millions; in 1873 it was a 20 mills, and in 1874 14 mills. The f State tax proper, is 4 mills; the bal 1- ance is tax fbr paying the interest on r bonds, the levee tax, and the school n tar. The causes which urged many ne n groes to vote the Conservative ticket d at the election were, that they were dissatisfied with the Freedman's bank, the non-execution of the criminal law, the assurances of protection from the e whites, and the chief cause was the Scollection of the poll tax in 184 which had been neglected previously. I- After the result of the election was n known, the colored people had a large d meeting, and passed resolutions to T. the following effect: That they de )- nounced the action of the Returning I- Board in falsifying the returns; that Y the only intimidation practiced was ;t that against the white people by the g troops. At another Conservative L- meeting at least two hundred colored men attended, -some of whom made - speeches, and declared that the elec e tion had been perfectly free and fair. l The hopelessness, the want of confi 5 dence, and the universal distrust and e depression, are due to the interfer 5 ence of the Federal Government with e State affairs. There is no antago g nism against the National Govern - ment. e To cure the existing evils it would - be necessary to put in the Governor's e chair a man in whom both white and I, black have confidence-a man w'ho , has had no connection with politics . in the past. At the time of the Cu t ban complication the Southern peo a ple would have taken up arms more a readily than the people of the North l to avenge the national honor. The people are opposed to any interfer e ence of the General Government, anid Y one step towards curing their trou - bles would be to put them back into t the position they held before the or s der of Judge Durell. Rather than u qubmit to the control of Gov. Kellogg I and his corrupt officials they would 1 prefer a provisional government. On the 14th of September the movement ) was partly to secure a military Gov ernor. SA provisioWtal government is to be Spreferred to a new election under the 1 , spices of nilntAr "PQ w o,,. f In 1872 there was fraud on both e sides, and the real result is not to be 1- determined, but witness believes that a McEneryWAs honestly elected on a n fait count a :r, Hoar.Asked what Grant could do under the circumstances in .1872. Wr .1 ss lied that he blamed Con L- gress for taking no action. e Mr. Hoar said nobody in Louisiana ;- had suggested what Congress should e do. Witness thought that the status before the order of Judge Durell ,t should be restored. d Chairman-And to settle the ques k tion by a party.war? o There would have been no war; the n Kellogg governmenit'wPoifdlave'fallU: .en to the ground for lack of support. y Mr. Frye told witness to answer yes or no when he c~~ he ques 'e tions of'M-. Frye f." ed to ward the election: in lt asked s if such frauds as were-co diited in L- Rapides] and Natchitdcnesa had been e found in other",Parishes~Jwould not a Kellogg haveibeen e qc~ed? T This witness "ack~ ed would n have been the fact. ý p Mr. Frye argge- tha iI the v census there must am re Re puiblicans than Democrats in the' s State. Several extracts frorp.-the y Caucasian were read by fr: 'Frye, and also an affidavit made by wit ; ness' father. '" I S Mr. Hunter, in explaining the arti cles in his paper, said that the people - intended to seat those representa - tives who had been rightfully elect 7 ed, iii spite of any force that KIelogg r could bring into the field, outside of i any conflict with the Unitel 'States a troops. ' Mr. Hunter said that his paper in t dorsed the Colfax affairifor thei' bfl- 1 lowing reasons: That it was deter mined to make a test of strength at Colfax; that they had assembled . there from all parts of the boilntry to make a fight; that ,the. women: and children fled in all' directidns on ac count af the reign .of terror th'at ce vailed, and that .had the whites.failed - in paralyzing the m-vemuent it would c have spread, and manny'negroes have - been killed. . ; , + Mr. Frye said he did not think that witnesses should have the ,ight to s make long explanations, as it took up 3 so much time. Mr. Marshall stated that he con-j sidered it just for the witness to be; allowed the opportunity to explain I his statement. The chairman ruled that the wit rness should be permitted to'explain c his remarks before the subject upon t - which he was being questione4 had . - been dismissed. . Louis Texada--Resides iii the Par ish of Rapides. The condition of af fairs has been peaceable+ and *t the election the only intimidation used was that moral intimid(lation which a the Radical leaders fe tg,s ..ingbhe earnest union of the people. MIr. v Texada acquiescd in most of the statesments made by M3 2 I Hunter, but differed in his opinion.pf the sta tistics of the 1872:pleeti'~n. The election in 1874 was the fair est sincereconstruction. Heconcurs with Mr. Hunter's stt.ements as to d the features of the electipn. In re- b gard to the Colfax fighit Mr.. Texada a said it was a battle in the interests a of civilization. Witness srtated that a he had been engaged in piblic life d up to the war. The assessed value of the property " in the Parish before the war, includ. ing slaves, was thirteen millions; now it is less than two millions. The remedy for existing political evils would be to recognize bthe Gov ernment of'72. The Southern peo- j ple are anxious to establish kindly i relations with the Federal Govern- o ment; they hate war, and have ,not c had peace since the war, They are I longing for peace. The State hasb been looking to Congress for a solu- ti tion of political dificeuttihes. Mr. Wheeler.--Everybody is look ing to Congress, and blaming Con gress. What is it to do? A. The only power Congress would have in the matter would be to advise the President to withdraw his mili tary. The Conservativeis would4then a have the House of Representatives. el Kellogg has been so manipulated tl by his party that he has not been a o0 free agent. The people would have hi no confidence in Gov. Kellogg or any ei other man with :his surroundings. he The people do not trust his Legisla- W ture. Mr. Wheeler.-The people believe that although Kellogg might have the desire to adminiser the Govein ment properly, the material about him would not admit of his doing so? di A. Exactly. pi To Mr. Hoar.-I do not accept the i registration statistics presented by ol the chairman to Mr. Hunter. The hi Hen. gentleman read from the elec- la tion returns of the Hawklipns-Long. street Board, whq had neither the d official returns or the official report of the register f.voters. The official Report. shows the white registration wts in excess in the ?arish of Ra pides for the yearl872,: :; B Jnd P ; tee ''. . faningTBiuides in t Rapides Parish; there has aliraya been pa .aJ ukiodl.. feelihng:etweed .te wi-_ h and blacks of iRapides Parish; they e were alienate~l,.weyer tot6 t tent, by the inl sittioja of(lie a biggert in 1 72;'ere wpi.ma ~fVhqr4 itn ap ow eij·i ter.pert siti ii te each year T . .a atqiTl-The yeleetio qy i, d the colored voteas'ia. $fsi eed in: favor'of the Coneervatiev a ly by fair and legitimate memas d ere is no white league in the Parish; s the only organization is solely political. ,1 there wts a Mass, Meeting called ti elect delegates to the Baton Rouge convention; the call extended to all persons who were opposed to'the .el. logg administratiqon.' AA the mee thgs, .th o nvened4h15a name of White Mansa-Farty wap . op. ted; a .. . tfe z .g o the Chorp n. r tion were representatives of the White Man's Party:of;p pi4es Parish. If there sl!ould b9 a n.attempt to die. I sever the Unjpn~ lbeljeves the Southern people would'?be the very fiset to op. Spse it. In; the erejt of a foreign war t lthe Soutliertn 'eople wouldsuppor tlhe Government earnestly. The man who would defraud his eol. ored laborer would assuredly be re garded with contempt by a whitecom. mnnity. There is no disposition in Rapier parish to ostracise Republicans sicially 3 on account of their politicalsentiment , There is no kindly feeling entbrtain. d' for'those men who have come here, 4 :994evith jose ,Wghir .are dis. posed to defraud the. people of their rights and liberties. Republicanism in the South is not what it is in the North. There are two great politicba parties there, opposed honestly to each other as to the best means of conduct.. ing the goveriment. Here it is not so. . To Mr. Frye-Does not: believe that the Democratic party adopted Gor.t nor:Warniioth in 1872, that, be n--miht 'brig' the engineering whidch 'lli had. controlled in behalf of himself in pre. viyus elections. . The reason for calling the party the White Man's party, was because theb people were defrauded of their victory of 1872, and, therefore, in 1872, a feel. - ing of lethlargy, was lprevalent, an'd to arouse thend thoroughly it was decided to appeal in this manner to' the prfde of the'race. This adoption of the name of White M au's party was not~a drawing of the: color line. Never represented to Kel. lngg that it was unnecessary to send troops to Colfax. Werit to 6seel` logg solely about the Parish of Rapides, and Ji'tform him that the representationsof one' Lloyd Shorter, a negro, weretalie, and that the presence df troop titre was nn'necesenry. Shorter wa's lt.e deavoring to have troops sent trare;, never approved of the. etreme; prt ceedings at. Colfax. Doe~d:c t athitk the presence of United States troop. was necessary in the parish attthel8 Of the electipn. , To Mrr HIIar-Is not tainised t 44 there was any great fraud in the ele Lion of 1872. -A great nmany of thenjien appointed by Warmoth in .connecdon with that election have gien allei: evidence that they are dishonest. : To Mr. Matshall-Gov. WatoI'3n tne elected to office by. th.RepblI.. .can patty, and it was by that pi~y that tl~ Jaw puttinig intto bls hiandflte 'eetioI, machinery somuch copinplu-d Gov W41l1 stated tht. imitated' fl, superv tton ansl compelled him to make a-. !lavit to the effect phat th.l'1e~l . ipdi been fair. The witness said this wa.s an-error. Hie was at thle C~I Ilpue at the ltime the returns were made up,. and'tllng asked to write the certificate! did so.: It has been stated that the negroees were murdered iat 9olfax after they, had surrendered, and it has also been said that sudcwas not the case., Astiei ming that it i~s a fact, the people e recate it. ' People have po copuldence that e courts will bribg the ganit ~$ t~" justice. If we had our courts organ-, ized seas to command the -eonedl4si of the people, tiere would no a -rll ~ culty in bringing persons to justicesi It is true that not only 'in Louiaslas, but throughotut the: Stllu tbb dfipi~ tion to redress .wrongs without resort' to law is too prevalent. ' 'ient Edward A. Belger-Is liebtieent in tbe3d Infantry, wast. ~ tined in Alexandria. Arrlhd64 thie on the tenth day of October. 2h ' troops under witness's command'41 stationed in the o'urt House yae r are still stationed:in the town ofE'* andria. Was prsent on the'ate eiection.andinoted thit In Alexiii the election was in every way a 'qitl,' one. Has :observed no' evidene d~'f hostility inthe eommunityto d id eral Government. The ele O!on 5. held in thle Court House, aadthetrooi were stationed in theCo yard. The troops Were i itirsb L inPineville, oppoaite Aleandria bet, A fetv days befoie' id eletsiioa w . moved to Alexandis.. ' : -T Bart.,le, ,. he last down, had twhat we' wold call ach a ' pion trip, take it all in all. It coi', aiagegyfD461,les ofcopu~itg~ a a g sq I of cotton seed, 8 barrels of rice, iE bogsheads bf engar, 2 ' Irrs of so lasses, 0S5 bogs, 80 head 4f lw'jne over 125 cabin passengers, and si dries.too numerous to meition. : " 'Taas i to the Bradish Joha forf ihi fll of ;papers from erett where; toChiarlie Drown, of the ti Belle, orf elw rleans ones, and bi the Packet Bart. Able tbr hetr W,.i package.