The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-27
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
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EhOW WASHINWERONs
I5oW WAsHINGToN, July 26.-The re-
port of the select Committee appoint
ed to investigate all. matters connect
edwith the Memphis riot and massa-
ere was made to the House last night
1t is signed by Representatives
Washburne, Of Illinois, and Broma-
low, Of Pennsylvania; the other
member, Mr.. Shanklin, of Kentucky,
dissenting. They say the outbreak Of
the disturbance resulted from a COLI
lision between some policemen and
discharged colored soldiers,f which
was seized upon as "a pretext for an
organized and bloody massacre Of the
eolored people of Memphis, regard
less of age, sex, or condition.; melted
by the teachings of the press ,pand led
on by the sworn officers of the law,
comprising the city government and
others; the whole evidence disclosing
the killing of men, women and child
ren, the innocent, unarmed and de-
fenceless pleading for their lives and
crying for mercy; wounding, NAL
treating and beating a still larger
number; burning, pillaging and rob
bing, and the consuming Of dead
bodies in the flames; the burning of
dwellings,, the attempts to burn up
whole families in their houses, and
the brutal ravishing of defenceless
and terror stricken women
The report computes the num-
Der of colored people killed at forty
six, two rapes on colored women, five
maltreated, ten robberies and a hun
dred houses and cabins burned. Val
| ue of property destroyed $130, ,981.
The Committee say the feeling in
| Memphis, indeed throughout that en-
tire section of country, shows thereis
little loyalty to the country and flag.
The state of things in Memphis is
now very much as it was before the
breaking out of the rebellion.
The Committee deliberately state,
! in their judgment, there will be no
safety to loyal men either white or
black, should the troops be with
drawn and no military protection af-
forded. The Committee believe it to
be the duty of the Government to
first try and punish the offenders by
military authority; also by the same
authority levy a tax on the citizens Of
Memphis sufficient to cover the value
of all property destroyed.
WASHINGTON, July 26-General
Banks, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, has presented report
on the question of neutrality, the con-
sideration of which has been pestpon-
ed till to-day. 1t searches thoroughly
the history of American neutrality
from the stringent acts of 1897 and
1898 designed to protect the then in
FAINT Republic from too great con.
cessions both to Spain and Eng.
land, down to the recent exhibition oi
the neutrality of England in the af
fairs of the rebels and Fenians. The
report regards the law of 1918, which
formed the ground of present neutral
obligations, as founded on an unsound
philosophy, and imposed upon the
country by considerations affecting the
lnteIsss Of other countries instead ot
our own, and holds that the higher in
terests of civilization demand thai
the liberty and rights of neutrality
should be extended, and the, privileges
and powers of States at war be dimin.
ished. The laws of 1918 REQUIRE thai
all concerned in fitting out any yesse1
with intent that it shall be used in
war against any nation with whom we
are at peace, shall be fined not more
than ten thousand dollars, and impris
oned not more than three years.
Another part of the act REQUIRE:
that owners and consignees of foreigr
vessels shall enter into heavy bonds fC
keep the peace; that collectors shall
detain vessels on thep slightest suspi
cion, and the citizens of the UniteC
States responsible for the acts 0
foreign subjects to or beyond the ju
risdiction of the United States. Th'
report proposes the modification, o
the provision, whose effect is to per
petuate the subjugation of States with
out naval force, with the will of dom
inant maritime nations
The attempt of Spain on the South
erni Republic, and more recently tn,
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