Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-03-04

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The congressional connittes appoin-
ted TO inv>stigate Louisiana Affairs have
prssentedto tie House . maiority and
are mind ~ report. TIE majority ne
Portis : IA b Nessrs. Foster. Phelps.
FettsE 2Cnnho)A lie thrse. .frst
% vAo6 ossssutsd Tie sub-eomnit-
TEE which mas present IN New Orleans
when the legislature WAS dispersed BY
Gsnersl Sheridan. The majority re-
port concludes with the declaration that
'-all that i needed in Louisiana Is to
withdraw the Federal troops and leave
the people Of the State to govern them
selves" The minority Of the commit
tee, consisting Of Hessrs. Hosr, Wheel.
er and Frye, also signed . report
These gentlemen, it win be remember.
ed, were not satisfed with the report
Of the condition Of Louisiana - brought
back BY Messrs. Foster. Phelps and
Potter, and went down to New Orleans
to zee for themselves. Their report is
bitter upon the White League, and
they recommend that Kellogg be
recognised ~ Governor of Louisiana.
Both reports. however. unite in de-
claring the Conservative members who
were forced out Of the Legislature by
the beyouets Of Sheridan's soldiers
were legally elected, and the action of
the Returning Board WAS not in accor-
dance with the fair results Of the cleo
ton.
The State Legislatures to elect Uni
ted States Senators have now completed
their labors, West Virginia, Florida
and Minnesota were the last. The two
former elected Democrats and the lat
ter . moderate Republican. In the
elections held during the winter the
Democrats have made . net gain of
nine. It 10 . notable fact that in Re.
publican States. with the exception Of
Dawes and Hamiin, the administration
has always failed to secure it. favor
ties. The incoming Senate viii be
composed q thirty-one Democrats and
thirty-fv Republicans. Eight of the
latter were elected BY the aid of Dem
ocratic votes and some of them on
Democratic platforms, and all are be-
lieved to be opposed to extreme meas
ures.
Another outrage upon the colored
people Of Mississippi. A negro has been
seized and deprived of his liberty, and
consequently Of his right to vote, mere
" because he had attempted to wreck
. railway train by placing obstruetions
on the track. The railway company
should 1t once be proclaimed banditti.
Has it come to this, that . peaccable
and orderly colored citizen cannot
place . few triAing distractions upon
Q railway track without mourning per.
secution and violence 2 This is the re.
suit of permitting white Mississippians
to form reasonable organizations I'M
der the transparent guise Of railway
companies.
The vicksburg Herald, in noticing
the rumor of impending changes in the
Cabinet, and the possible appointment
of Ross Shepherd ~ one of the Presi.
dents constitutional advisers, suggests
that H anything should prevent Shep.
herd from taking such position, there
10 IN abundance Of iirst-class embezzlers
forgers, and swindlers among the Grant
ofRce-holders in Mississippi, who would
answer the President's purpose quite
- well - the late Boss of the defunct
District Board Of Public Plumber.
The Democratic members Of Congress
from the South and Southwest have
issued IN address to the people Of tie
Southern States, urging them to con-
tinued forbearance under the extreme,
ov.nr>es;v. .vA Unconstitutional meas.
ures imposed upon them BY their en-
measures which are only inten-
ded to irritate the people, drive them to
despair, and provoke them to violent
outbreaks in order to furnish IN excuse
for applying for military interference.
A bin has passsd The Legislatsre ct
West virxiniA which has for tn object