The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-07

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overheard three miles below the city
while the boat was proceeding down th
river, and was drowned. Mr.. Morgan,
Custom House officer, tell overheard from
the same boat, ten miles below the city
and was also drowned.
The Democratic Conservative Stat
Central Committee has appointed a com
mittee OF seven 10 form an address ex
planatory OF the compromise agrCemen
ol the conference committees.
EXPLANATORY ADDRESS.
The following address Is explana,or,
ol conferences and the conference agreG
ment; The Conservative people Of Lou
isiana, In convention assembled at Batol
Rouge, determined with remarkable una
nlmity to participate In this polltics
campaign. II did not occur TO them tha
In 30 doing they might ever by indi,
rection give any color Of recognition Il
the usurpatiOn Of the Radical leader and
manager. They felt this spontsneoui
movement Of the masses, and they were
not slow in devising schemes in Keeping
with the arliully .COntrived machinery O.
the registration and election law
IN order 10 Illustrate the result
II became evident that a fair and hopes
registration and election was again out o.
the question. This matter was tested
when the application was made by the
Conservatives for an equal representation
on the boards OF registration. This appli
cation was unhesitatingly rejected, but as
a matter OF grace the do lacto government
proposed that five names from each ward
Of New Orleans and parish OF the State
should be submitted 10 him by tho Con.
serVatives with the promise that II any ol
the persons indicated were suitable nom.
ination as clerk Of registration would be
rendered TO him. Otherwise an out.
slider giving what he considered
proper guarantees would be appointed,
As this was a barren promise, a mere
shift, the interview here ended. Not dis.
cOuraged, however, at having to cope
with such fearful odds and with organic.
ed frauds staring them in the face, the
Conservatives still adhered TO their or.
ganized purpose, determined to redouble
their vigilance TO ferret out, expose and
defeat all fraudulent Vaccinations. In
the meantime the feelings Of the people
had been running high. Taxation i'm.
posed by an usurpatory government,
amounting TO cOnfscation, had been and
was being irreparably enforced. The
policejuries even in the recently overflow.
ed districts had been engaged il swelling
up local taxes beyond the possibility Of
compliance on the part Of the owners of
property. Peculations and corruption
were rife throughout the State. A stand.
ing army OF Metropolitans, organized TO
overawe the people when not policing
the city OF New Orleans, were occa-
sionall invading the rural parishes with
all the paraphernsliA Of war to enforce,
not the DEGREES Of the Court, but mere
edicts and Executive orders; and, to cap
the climax, the usurpatory government ap.
peared constantly engaged in melting
hostilities between the blacks and whites,
for the nelarious purpose Of reaping DO.
lticsl advantages, even at the expense OF
both races. The colored people had been
crsitily led 10 form themselves into secret
societies properly known as the Black
Leagues. Arms had been and were being
furnished to them, and they were melted
TO a feeling OF hostility, although In reality
they had nothing to fear from the whites
whose feelings and interests prompted
them on the contrary to cultivate mutual
relations OF amity under such untoward
events. 1t became matter OF prudence
on the part Of the conservatives 10 organ
izs white leagues for their own protection,
should the necessity arise. That acitizen
has the right to purchase and bear arms
would seem to be an indisputable PROPOSE.
tion, and yet the de facto government pre-.
umed TO question this right. 1t boldly
attempted to disarm the white people.
The result was the 14th day Of September,
1874. That memorable day has convinced
the colored citizens that they have nothing
to fear from their white fellow. citizens.
It has opened the eyes of the people of the
Union to the impossibility OF war OF
races under our civilization. That day is
an era in the history Of the reconstruction
Of the Southern States. The President
has reinststed in power the Kellogg gov
ernment, but in. the light OF these events
the oIt-repeated assertions that Louisiana
had acquieeced in the usurpation arc
efeclually disprovCd. The dispersion
Of the Metropolitan brigade; the
decentralization Of the colored militia,
the only militia known in the State;
and the collapse Of the State government
OF the touch OF an outraged people have
taught the usurper that misrule must
have some limits, hence the presidential
proclamation was no sooner heralded,
but he managed to inaugurate conferences
TO adjust the troubles. A Committee OF
Conference. selected by him met similar
Committe selected by Gen. McEnery and
Lieut.. Gov. Penn, alter several DAYS
labor the Conferences were brought to q
stand by the refusal Of the Republicans
to procure three vacancies from
among the five members OF the
returning board ol elections with the
understanding that two vacancies would
be filled by Conservatives, while the
third vacancy would be filled by a Re
publican acceptable TO all parties. Their
counter proposition was that two vacan-
cies would be allowed to the Conserva-
tives, the Republicans retaining the three
already on the Board 80 as to secure 10
themselves the practical control Of the
Board. This matter was then called to
the attention oI this State Central Com
mittee, and by resolution adopted by
said Committee, renewal Of tho confer.
ence was effected with a view of making
the agreement which was concluded.
Tho negotiations were then practically
carried on between the State Central
Committees representing the two political
parties in the State. This responsibility
was assumed by said Committee, as the
regulations only effected questions with
reference to conducting political cam.
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