, 1874-12-08


orI.ne,t but. boforc tic expiration Of tho iivs
dawn tl,o inu,,,rsr,innnrv ,n,yan,cnt vnY ,,ruo-
ticaIiv absa!oro1. ntI t}o ufflcosa Ut the Ssato
Government. with sane minor exceptions, rc-
au1ned their powers aud anties,
CongdorinI, that tic present Stnso Adminislra.
t]ou Of Iouiainnn had bcen tho only
Gnvcrnmnnt In TINT Hiato tor nearly Two
Yogra thut Il has boon tacitly acknowledged
and aeuuiogcnl in rs 8uch by Cougrnas
aud moro than once expressly rocognizc1
legally called ,iuon for that p,lr1oso, to provont
faovnrtIrow III nj, nrmni 1nob. nnfer nrctonso
Of fraud aud irresulnrity il, tho election Of 1874
I layo heretofore ca,'o1 the intention Of t'an-
gross 10 shss subject, stating .hat, account Of
she frauds md forgories ru,nnlittod nj said e1cc-
ton. and locauso Il appeaya that tho roturun
fhcronf were neynr legally cRuvnasel. II naH In
possible to tell thereby Who were chosen but,
from the hest aourcca Ut information at my conf
mant. I hayo a1yays hol,eyod tic proRont Slate
oftlcers rnnciyal tnnjority Of tho legal votes
act,,allv caat nj tlnt tccttpu, repsls What
and in nv suecial message OF Feb Is, 1879, that,
Ia tho eyent Of no action by Congross. must
cont!nue to rccognizo tho Government horeto-
iSylM,uAr1ox At THE aouru.
reerot to ssy that, wth preparations for tho
late elections, dccidsd Indications appeared IN
some localities i tho nDuthern Statca q deter
ueuatjon by nets OF yio1opos aud intimidation to
doprlyo citizenB Of tho Freedom Of tho pa1os oe-
cau6e q tuen Po's'1"' ol'ItI lt .I..;rS.n.o. .ro,on ,
masked and ariaea* Maao taoM fa'.,.,et,
Nhtta Leagues and other societies wore 1oiuaoui
large quantities of arms n1ii hnllnuns,un mo,e
imported and distributed to those oean.ts...;oma
military drila, wtti, Inoilaong tsntonbsras'onf'
waro hold aud, With MI thcse, 1nuidofa enough
wore committed to spread torrpr alnong tiose
whoBe political action was to 'la a'ippTasseu, II
possible, By tllcHo lntolcfant anu cr'1nlna! pro-
oaodiugs, In eorno places, colored lnpofota
Wero compe!!eu 70 tusu netu.uios s,..nos tn-anta
Wishes ot t9af enpSSSS1s 10 pr mn, tharo
Of discharge Il toy ac.ea osneswtee a i,e.o ,le.o
are too many ii'htafiten ~ wMcn, Mnen si.eso
thrants Eern diHreEafaeu, theY Mals lolioia.'1ss~
" executed " tnueo " ntloaa 'a.aI .ho ror-
atnud tint tho fl1seetta t,,t H. ...+o ~
etiutlon VA mas tha hsc nt ~ ~ say Il 1B with an,eud
mente, H1a pa9eea t2 ohlo!cu ~ ~ ill.,
tho object o. ths oei1s ~ :" a,, ~ T.,
Reusiths f!8ne TO yo1o' hllu ~ pro'oe' '"e'" !"
tho free enloymant Of 'na. risu.. .,,. x. ,,,,.
Eh)olneu ~ tuo o'ss!sd .aa aJao ,o..naI
tue iowa ne t91lh!nlf sAEsaeu ~ ~. - .o;I
by unoonotco esuun.o @nal ~ n,o'
acs han heeh com,n!steu. ~" sH"S ~. ,,A
etla NaE1"nt alslesM. -. ~, ~ ,.aro ;o.,r,,,.ad
!eniloeco' LUZ p1ou. Hnss.n s.a -,
70 prosecute .no u.enoa. snu M Xxx eMcas
tloftod a. convenient po!n.a w ~ snuaG no;si
Of necessary, III tho pes1ot''anus VI <ne'i o'ei"'
au51ea. .,.,u ,,...,s.
complaints arc Mhuo 81 WE 4utctictoaso ~
Ecderas authority; ous saiu a.nsaunens t',ar ~
iut ~ aos tfo'1uo to1 hueA' ''.toi 1 a1 49, -
;he circumstances Us aooYe ssateo, spn lazy uFo
without 1neantg fofcc, or 9llectt anu suo "'io!o
echemo OF colofeu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN SoAAost"n
mookcty, and
LITTLE RETTAA InA;' a. q GnaaIh'
possibly Congfoas may hnn IL gus ~ tlutn AVG
Justice to ASCERTAIN. BY neans o. eommittoe,
whether thp o!ie&ea "ronss 10 eo.et9a ~ sa.asuh
!of poHaea! pulhoses tss .ea'. VI .a.u sepatea
thereof we're nlansaiaeturoa 1ol tne occasson.
Ihe "ho9e hnmoes o. ttoopa " tno esssoa O.
LOUISIANA, Aiaoa'ha, 'ac9lssa, rtoIina, oouth
tasohna< NoFth CaIonaa; nontueHs, is1;.eaaGes :s
AfRnnsae, tAltHlaslpI', AlSana' 1'im ~
At tue tlno OF tao etecIio1'' Msto 4,va.. inis
emofaces the satI1enna 81 w LILO 1o1ta 'so'a tao
uelawaso 70 the ct1il ol MeS'co'
AhRASsAs' =. .., A
another trouble naa alisen III Attansas. ATT.
l5 OF t!ie Gonh1it1t!on u ,no .otate. Wh!cA Waa
adoptou IN 1sss ati.i 1!'ols sle approval OF WHICH,
" congress tho otate was IeetoTen tofcPfesenta-
t'on as Que OF tllo atatcs OF tho onion pfoNoes
IN oHect, taat, ooiofo any aincndmenta proposed
TO this Coustitutiou snail oecoine pnrs thereof,
taey ahall he paaaeu BY two successive Assem-
oAes, auu tuen aEpuntte" ~ "" ansiAeu "
majority Or tne eiectore OF tnc 6Eate Votlng
tnelaon. W tup A!tu o. at9s, lota' sao ag4aruof
convened m extra seaalon or tue General
assembly Of tho States winch, On the
4hth da! OF tho snme montn, passed
aa hcs pfoVidlhI iof convention
to frame new Constitution pursuant TO thas
act anu. a. 40 o!ecttnn heia on tue a!th OF
June, lafs. the Chnsonton WAS AppfoVeu, antt