The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-28

asked 10 make speech almost every
dav, but Z did NOT have time. I was
the only Democratic member OF the
COMMITTEES there, and I Was prryented
BY that from going 10 Monte and
Vicksburg. where I was invited. The
committee generally sat ten hours every
day. sometimes at night There were
three Republicans, and IS I had no
Democratic colleague with me, l could
not absent myself DIV. But where
ever spoke in public, OF wherever I
conversei with the leading men Of the
State, I found that they all accepted the
policy, known as the Missouri policy,
as the only hope, and I believe thai
IF GRANT SHOULD sE REFLECTED,
il would come very nesr depopuiating
the Southern States OF the white peo-
pie. I believe that everybody would
leave VINO had the means of getting
away. The danger. the apprehension
under which they suffer, the actual ms
bility 10 repress the crimes OF the char
ac,e- I have spoken OF ere such that
the people feel that they cannot IN
safety remain there among the vast ne
gro population, which Is prompted and
urged all The time by the most unprn-
cipled men on the ace OF Gods earth.
10 excuses OF every kind and descriD-
ZION. They consider that the Missouri
policy is the onl Y one 10 save them irom
-Iin-extradition rom their homes
They believe that il would produce a
condition OF affairs N the South that
would enable them 10 control labor
better. and n ail probability II would
renew the prosperity OF the South aud
conduce 10 the happiness OF both races,
because these disturbances were created
in great part by designing men down
there. growing out OF the anirnosiries
engenderei bv them. and they destroy
the happiness OF both The white people
and the negroes. They cannot get
along without harmony ana goa under
standing. The vhoie South IS IN most
unhappy condition.
ACTION Oh
7. DID fairness characterize the &C
non 81 The committee
tIen. B. No. IT here vas Draw
On the street. they would endesvor TO
prove il disorder. and eve the impres-
SION Of ,awiessness, ana they would very
frequently reserve witnesses For IN
stance. n Mississippi they ha5 before
them he United States District Attor-
aev. he came TO Column Gus, ana vas
there the whole time that the committee
at here. They never put hin on The
stand until he ve-r asst iay, when they
had determined 70 adjourn On Friday
night. Friday evening they put this
,enllernan on The stand, ana ne nad
'ortv pages 81 'oolscap. which ne aad
illei 10 with all the stories he mad
been able 70 gather together under hls
administration OF ;he Au-K.ux avs.
and ne -ead them 20 the committee.
ana they we're all reported wnen il vas
100 ate ,or ne % call any Witnesses
rom he localities % explain Or -efpte
them. And rhev observed that sort OF
,onduct n ali their sessions IN me dit
fr-ent PLACES They naae point 20
I'VE me minority no opportunity 20
reiute the stories .o,ten 10 n his way.
The
ONLY REAL zC-ELCX
that We had before is Vas man that
admitted that he had Joined the Au-
H.ux n Sumter county, Alabama. he
admitted hat ne had taken the oath
anu 'oinei he Al.h,ux. They asked
aim he question. OF course. you are
. Democrat but ne threw himself
back lpou his iignitv and said No"
hat before the-var ne was an Old.iiue
Henri Clay Wing. Since the var ne
nah 1oI belonged . any oar;r. But.
SAID these InaG.sitors. YOU iid not De
,ong % any party. ~; vou -oted ior The
Democrats VI. said he with An
oath. r have voted 1Ut once since the
var. and he line voted / vas Tor old
Squire Meredith. VINO = good Radi-
cal. That vas the only vote ne mad
gwen. ana that vas me only -ca. An
K.ux We fjuni.
r. What vas the feeling about The
proclamation Of marital lsw n South
Caroiina2
Gen 3. They apprrheni that The
same vii oe proclaimed N hose other
states OF political purposes 10 control
Tie
ELECTORAL TOTE
oi ne States. They nave 10 other
dea. believing NAT 20 oe the motive
vnicn animatez them. because there IS
-esllv no ground for martial law. The
Stale Governments couid reach ever
ZINE committed, ana with 4 nuca
--eate- certainty han The : niiei States
courts.
r. Was there much DEBATE N the
committee
zen. B. Argument made no sort OF
Inference with them. They persisted
n following out the course which have
spoken OF. | mad a great nanv witnesses
a. a mailer OF course. anu they
were GENERALLY men Of hIgh character
and standing n the country. The
witnesses callei By the majority OF the
committee were negroes-tow fellows.
No one. with 4 lew exceptions, OF any
character vas called oy them. Those
called Ov ILe minority were generally,
Is said. OF character, we're esteemed
N Their States. aud we're known abroad.
[ drew nv conclusions As 10 me real
condition oi the country from the state
mems made bv .Aese gentlemen. hat al
me excuses are iue 20 the piunder NJ.
legislative piunier;ng. Of :hese Radicals
in me State ami county governments
That the excessive taxation. the bur
ien- imposed upon them n every way
are or ne benefit Of :aess sdventure!s.
R. D. tue people expect any good 20
come sron he aC,ion u the committee ,
tTen. B. They would nave been very