The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-03-11
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The readers of tho News have been
favored with the majority report of
committee appointed at the last ses-
sion Of the General Assembly, "to
thoroughly investigate tho disorder
ed state of affairs in the Third Con
gressionaf District, and the causes of
the intimidation, outrages and mur-
ders perpctrated preceding and at
the late general election, whereby it
is sstated that a fair and unbiased ex-
preston of the peoples choice could
not, and was not, given; and of the
existence Of. organizations inimical
to the peace and wcll-beieg of the
State" The comitteo consisted OF
senator's, J: J. Wright, colored, and
II: Buck, (DemocratO representatives
J. Crews, j. Bryant, democrat, }
Robert Smalls, colorcd, Geo. F.. McIn-
tyre, r: B. Elliott, colorcd. Mr..
Buck did not "investigato" with the
committee. The report of the major
ity shows that that portion of the
committee did what was expected of
rthem-reported that numerous Re-
publicans were murdered, whipped
Eand inundated, and there was a
thoroughly organized party in the
district for the sole purpose of de.
-feating@" the recoustruction acts OF
Cohgress. - %-s-. 90 - ':9.&.
tfSAs' soon as the General Assembly
convehcd' last November the mem.
bers were "lobbicd" to vote for print.
ing the evidence. which was done
resulting intwo volumes, one of sevon
hundred and eighteen and the other
OF twenty-five printed pages, being
| presented to the Senate on last Satur-
day night. Mr.. Bryant, when the
question Of having the evidence print
ed was brought up, desired to have
all of theS"hearsay evidence" stricken
out, BUT was overruled.I The volume
now appears with any amount Of
l'"hearsay evidence" 4 @leading. aqiues-
|'tions," 80, clearly proving that the
majority Of the com nittee conducted
their Investigation with2an utter dis
regard to the "fules ofevidence,a and
+ apparently with a:Siew Of getting np B
"a sufficient quantity hof'stateiments to
make a "report' of outrages.": Mr.:
Bryant as heinforms mo, was led to
believe by the%remainder of the COM
mittee that tho evidence would alone
be submitted, and knew nothing
whatever Of the report until day or
two since, when he learned that it was
already printed. He then went to
the priLters, and, after making a de-
mand for copy, succeeded in getting
one: a~ist ~j I.4r: = =, --,n. ,.' So,
'i MINORITY REPORT. a. .,
From this col copy he mad, ia minority incai y
report, which is as follows: ,''' -: =
The undersigned member mel Of the
COMMITTEES appointed: to psfnvesstigatee
the disordersd state or, affairs2 in ;lthea
Third Copgressibhslc District. and the
causes, Of the, ,intimidStiou,, outrngesaI
and ,mnrdersi perpstFated preceding
apdd; iat the, fate general q: election;
WyJhsreby,it is. stated, that a fair and
kHp6i unbiased expression. cf :, the peoples
choice could not, and was not given.
abd Of Existence of Organizations z ] in.
imicaf to the peace and wtelI-being of
thespatO,s' respectfully begs leave to
mike the following minority report !;
fE From the testimony given before
tiles com mittee; 1T appears that the
felectiom campaign Of 1868 was re-
'gardedo in rthsJ II bird Congressi;onal al
District as one Of no ordinary inter-
ests that it was prosecuted with UNI
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