The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-22
THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND CONGRESS-.

sent to New Orleans to
inquire into the political condition of
Louisiana has been submitted to the
House. Its great length Precludes its
insertion in our sheet, Il circumstance
we very much regret, since the state
ment of our troubles made by the COM
mittee is fairly made and the conclu-
of the causes which have brought LOU
isiana to what she is. The report is
signed Ivy all the members Of tho sub
committee, which was composed Of two
Republicans and one Democrat. 1t is
drawn in n mastery manner, evidently
by lawyer accustomed to grouping
facts together with view of justifylng
conclusions, and evinces familiarity
with the trials and wrongs OF LOUISE
ana, on the part of the committee, which
would be a cause of wonder were not
our grievances so glaring and portentous
that not even an ordinary spectator can
fail to appreciate them.
The prominent features of the report
are
1, That the Returning Board was not
legally constituted;
2. That in the parishes selected as
parishes to test the fairness of the recent
election, the election was fair and legal;
). That the action Of the Returning
Board was unjust arbitrary and illegal;
4. That there is general want of con-
tidence in the Kellogg government,
paralyzation of business and destruction
Of values and that the Kellogg gov
eminent, pretending to reduce the State
debt has given opportunities ofswelling
the debt with fraudulent claims;
s. An arraignment Of Kellogg's Off
Gals for malfeasance, embezzlelnent,
&C.; "withdraw the military and the
Kellogg government will go down
6. Does not appear that the White
League interferred with the rights of
colored people;
Z. The Committee says:
If Louisiana were a country by itself,
McEnery and his associates would at
once be installed in power, but the
Conservatives do not propose to fight
! the Federal Government. They sub
init, not because they want to, but
because they must not because they
proclaim enmity to the flag not because
free labor has not been found practical
BILE, nor because of any hostility to the
colored people because colored, but
because they regard themselves us
defrauded out of the election of 1872,
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and because they think the State gov
crnment has been TO the last degree
destructive and corrupt. Indeed, in
our judgment, the substantial citizens
of the State will submit to any fair
determination of the question of the late
election, or to anything by which they
can secure II firm, and good government.
What they seek is peace and an oppor-
! tunity for postcrity.
10 that end they will support any
! form 0f government that will afford
them just protection. In their distress
they have got beyond any mere ques
ton of political party.
without further analysis, that upon
every material point at issue it is sc
clearly s,,stains the side of the Conser
Natives that the Republican extremists
are disgustod and propose to have
another investigation to be conducted
by the full committee. The members
of the subcommittee, however, appear
perfectly satisfied and will not join in
the investigations, which will be con-
Quoted by three Republicans and one
Democrat, Mr.. Marshall, of Illinois, Al
strong, shrewd and resolutc man. II
is not to be denied that this second
inquisition is II confession of Radical
weakness, il not matignity, and such
we feel s:,nguinc will be the verdict OF
the whole country.
The opportunities for producing tcsti-
nony were equal the Committee was
Republican but because the report is
not partisan and docs not follow in the
old beaten path OF previous congression-
al committees in condemning the honest
masses and not unfolding the rascals,
the second investigation must be had.
OF this investigation we have less fears