Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-07-30

WAsHIkaroE, July 25-The report of the Sc
lect com mittee, appointed to Investigate all
matters connected VITA the Memphis rio 3 AID
massacres, was mads to the House Tonight
1. is signed by Representatives Washburie of
Illinois and Broomsll af Pennsylvania The
other member Representative Shankin of Ken.
| tucky dissenting. They cay the outbreak OF
| tho disturbance resulted from collision be-
| tween some policemen aud discharged colorrd
soldiers, and was seized upon rs Il pretext for
an organized aud bloody massacre ofthe col
cred people of sIemphi3, regard esq oiage, sex
| or condition inspired by the teachings OF the
press, aud led on by sworn officers of the law
composing the city government, and others. ,
| The whole evidence discloses the killing OF men |
women and ohildren-the innocent, unarmed |
and defenceless, pleading for their lives and |
crying for mercy the woundiuR, beating ard !
maltreating of still greater numbers burning
pillaging and robbinR; the consuming of dead
bodies 10 thefiames; the burning Of DWELL lis
aud tue attempts to burn up whole families
10 their houses, aad the brutal aud revolving
ravishings of defeuceless and terror stricken
women.
The report gives q circumsi ant ial account of
the commencement of the difficulties, the re-
newal of disturbances, shooting negroes bru-
Ia! murders, what the riot was, the cowardice
OF the mob, burning OF the Libcoln chapel, and
i, other features ofthe mob, and recapitnla'es The
D number of colored persons Killed at forty six
aud two whites; wounded seventy five; rape n
Q colored women s; maltreated, ten; robberies,
one hundred; houses and cabins burned ninty-
t one; churches, four, school, houses, 'tw alve;
Q value OF property destroyed S13O,9s0
d The committee say iu their general conclu-
! sions that from the testimony taken from per-
|. | s)nal observation and from what they c)ui d
IT learn in regard to the state of feeling in Mem =
:, phis aud indeed through that entire -ec'on OF
country they are of opinion that there is but
1aNal lArn al. nv
nv state of Things in the city of Memphis 10 very
"a much now as 1t was before the breaking out oi
a., the rebellion.
"a Many Ct the same newspapers published there
"a then are published now and by many OF tn,
a. same men-by men who, during the war, wer
m in the Rebel armies fighting for the overthrow
"a OF the Government, protesting to accept III,
ne situation. They seemed fred with as deadly
o hatred against the Government as ever, and or
or guilty OF the same inctations 10 violence, per
tecution aad oppression towards the mel
holding opinions obnoxious to them that the
oil wtre towards the men who were well dispose
OF toward the Uuion men in 1861, The commit
ler tee say deliberately that in their judg 81
- there will be no safety to loyal men, ellhe
ase viii or black, should the troops be withdraw
de and no military protection afforded. rhey be
l.. lieve that the riots aud massacres oil Memphi
: oil are only specimen of what would take plac
)el. throughout the entire South should the Co
ernment TAIL to AFFORD adequate mlhttry pr)
teetion. Indeed the Committee believe tt
tn sentiment of the South which thsy observe
80 is not sentiment Of full acquiescence
90 the results Of the war but that there is amcl
rms them II lingering hope that their favOrite djt
iii | triue of secession the same as ever Thoul
IA a, they have been beaten by arms, they a.
maintain that the prime pile is the same III
hope for it's vindication hareatter in som, wa
sion In view OF the fact that the state of pubic Sc
has timent is such iu Memphis tina. it is conced
bis that no punishment. Whatever can be meted o.
iur' TO the perpetrators OF these outrnges by Il
best civil authorties and in view OF the further IA
s at that the city repudiates any liability tor I
properly both OF the Government and iniiVi
. the uas' uesuV3eu ny 'ue my, Tue eommi''se
orge ieVe IL 70 DC the unty OF tls H)Verain Ahl
rect arrest, try and punish the offenders by mlit
rk is ry authority, levy tax upon the citizens
hree Memphis sufficient to cover the losses OF
s cai property destroyed.