Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-03-22
SOUTHERN OUTRAGEs. y
Report Of Minority commIttec--A Cut and
..saI Dried Arrangement.

.f.rI Dried Arrangement.
! We give below the report of Ii
minority Of tho select committee {
investigate the alleged outrages in tn
Southern States. We bcspeals for il
careful perusal, as il is truthful ex
posure of the manner in which tn
Radicals manufacture political capita
and how little truth there is in III
strange stories of outrages committe,
in the South:
Senators Blair and Bayard consti
tnting a minority of the committee
found themselves unable to agree will
the majority, and present their view
at length. Alter citing the resolution
under which the committee was ap
pointed, and referring TO tho repor
transmitted TO the President IN an
swer to,thc Senate resolution ofinoniry
in relation to the alleged organization
of disloyal persons in North Carolina
the minority says; "Thus it will ap
pear that the resolution, under which
the special committee was appointed
is founded on the report transmitted
as aforesaid, by the President. In
stantly upon this appointment, tho
committee organized and proceeded
without delay TO examine witnesses,
WHO were apparently all ready in
waiting in the city of Washington, to
wit I: The son of Gov. Holden, Col.
George w Kirk, and Bergen, his lieu.
tenant colonel No opportunity, save
that afforded by its single reading in
the Senate, has been given the under.
signed TO inspect the report of the
majority, or obtain proper knowledge
Of its contents. The report was read
once and instantly transmitted TO the
printer, by whom ii has not yet been
returned. We desire to attract the
attention of the Senate TO the scope of
the resolution under which the com.
mitlee have acted TO Inquire into
the truth or falsehood of the crimes
and outrages of political character
in the Southern States Hero is an
unlimited field of general allegation,
qualified only by the word political,
and conveying nothing definite TO the
communities whose domestic affairs
were without notice or specified
charges to have a congressional drag
net thrown over them and be hauled
before the committee and the closing
paragraph of the resolution only az.
gravated tho dangers and difficulties
of such an inquisition by inquiring
whether there be in those States Sc.
curity for persons and property after
saying that no State has passed any
laws in violation Of the fourteenth
amendment, and that no question bad
been made relative to the exercise of
power in the emergencies set forth in
The ourtn secu0n or article three in
the Constitution" The minority con-
tinuo: "The undersigned arc thcrfore
at a loss to discover where such power
is derived as is set forth in the resolu
tion and acted upon by thecommittec,
and therefore they protest ia the name
and under the limitations Of the Con.
stitution Of the United States against
any and all action of an inquisitorial
character into the internaland domes-
tic affairs Of any Of the States, or any
attempt by Congress or the executive
to interfere with the State govern.
ments Of citizens individually as 10
matters not cognizable by the Fedora
Government. In view of the fact that
North Carolina is in all respects under
the Constitution and laws upon an
equal footing with all the other States
of the Union, the minority assert that
any claim Of power to investigate the
internal and domestic affairs of
that State to invade her police
powers of control over all matters
within her jurisdiction mnst be equally
valid and have equal force when az. /
piled to any other State, and tho re.
served rights Of tho Consultation of
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, Ohio |
or New York are IN no degree more
secure than those Of North Carolina. 1
The exercise or omission of any such I
power is, in the opinion of The minori. /
ty, unwarranted by the Constitution,
and utterly subversive Of our federal
system OF State governments. They
say further there can no longer be
urged the plea Of military necessity" +"
The flag Of the nation floats in placid
security in every part of the Union,
and there is no protcnse of opposition I
in any quarter to the pcaceablc opera
ton Of the civil authority. Aiter set
ting forth that the kind of nrestiga.
tion pursued has simply given an op-
portunity for any one to come forward !
and assail the State and people of
North Carolina by any character of
testimony, or in any manner that
prejudice or testimony can suggest, |
the minority continuc "Bnt all this |
lie manilcstly the result Of plan 'cut 1
and dried BY a conspiracy formed |
of disappointed politicians who have
lost the confidence Of their people, /
and have been cast out Of Office by the
almost unanimous voice ola betrayed
and injured constituency. At the
bead of this conspiracy plainly stands
William W Holden, the governor Of
North Carolina, aud now undergoing |
trial by process of impeachment for
high misdemoanors and gross abuse
of his official power. lie has beg.
CARED the treasury Of his State and |
plundered, outraged and betrayed her
people, and now looks to the strong
arm Of the Federal government as the I
only means Of rescning him and his
followers from the just punishment
due their crimes In furtherance of
this scheme the present measure was
instituted and this committee raised. ]
The two Senators from North Carroll.
ma, Messrs. Abbott and Pool, have ef |
ficiently aided it, suggesting witnesses
and employing ihterrogatorios for
their examination, and sometimes es.
corting them IN person TO the door of
the committee room; and what is the !
character Of these witnesses found I
ready and in attendance for examina- I
tion2 Joseph w. Holden. the son and 1
acoomplico of Governor w. W. IIol- |
den, heads the list lie has been an