The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-04
AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH,
r,a Louisiana investigation : R"in
,.,,dcr the Kellogg Regime--Ch"r'
..,or of the Judtctary--Thc Intinsi-
S,tiou stories. DC.

.,,nr,l,Cr OF Inc he'ui hoS - ::
Nd also . member Of the White heasue, III
HI. testimony before tue co"s1ess''n"' ~o'''
,,.,,rr Yesterday, said
M, nc, :,nnn!e are utterly unable to pay The
80, ;,,,nsc3. In many instances rents for
" ,..:,I, rick residences will not pay taxes.
'"s, .r.~ Great cause of financial depression
mant Of confidence in The Integrity OF
T., ,;n;sry. Ch,cfJuslice Of the Snpreme
'.' niclinr WAS convicted IN The SUI
N'.,,,, Cfn,r, al The United States of stealing
~ Potter: That is figure OF speech.
~, yorman repeated that Justice Strong,
:. ,Ln orinion Of the court. said that he
~ - ,injinyt ba !. by fraud and chicanery, and
(N,lnciuc others 10 betray the trust re-
.n3 !, them. obtained possession oil the
- o,a fail 10 see the moral distinction
i I' ,ba, and stealing. Jacob Hawkins,
;.,,,,a AZ N, next most important court, Is
,i!,.,,,,ahle character He was member
- ,Sr notorious Lynch Returning Board,
81 i utterly unreliable. These are SAM
'T.. ~ ,lr res. under tie Kellogg regime.
l1T,,r. o-c in this city three or four honora-
i,...,,;on> on the district bench.
T,.,n a-r the immediate causes OF the dis.
,-... and depression prevailing. The prt-
,,,..-c c,,,>e of all is the perpetual Interior
,,..i br the Federal Government with local
,1nr,.rns hy means OF army and Federal
,H.,,fS in Ncw Orleans II the Federal
W. had not seized the State House and
,,'.~i-,il,d the organization OF the LeglSia-
.rr,.,n 1872 the McEncry Government and
conservative LEGISLATURE would haye peacea-
lJs and complete control. If the Federal
r~r,y had not demanded the surrender OF the
>,,,. House and public buildings on the 18TH
- ,.p,emher. 1874. the McEnery Govern
men, would have complete. undispu;ed, ana
,..o,,,aa,c contro! Of the State until The end
ri TN, term OF Office, AMI peace and conf
= NJ. wout have been restored. All we
yt.h. all we need. is TO be allowed 10 govern
ourselves and select our own Legislature and
o,nrar, Without interference by Federal
a,1 .jaIs, civil or military. We are fully ca
ua5ir Of >ell.govsrumcnt, with equality for
al before the iaw.
WHO ISTlAlpATED VOTERS.
CAPTAIN SNOW testified that he was in Ra-
pid,> parish on the day Of the election.
knew of no intimidation except what be
was told by Mr.. keI>o.
Allan Green. Of Liucon parish. testified
that he vas waited on by Conservatives, who
.sCuc.tcd thai meetings Of negroes they
were holding at night be discontinued. We
did 80. Was afterwards waited on by
patty Of men who requested him to make
>pn,. changes in the parish officers. l
thought the best thirg was to resign. Mr..
Green then went on 10 say that he was in
timid4.cd. He enumerated the members OF
Iii, family holding office in the parish (some
bali a deem.
judge Trlmhlc was the next witness eX-
amincd. He stated that the election was
perfectly quiet in his section, Including five
PARISHES; knew OF no intimidation except
that produced by United States cavalry raid
ing through The country, and the case of
Nr. GCtvn. which he spoke of. In answer
10 The question why the presence OF troops
caused white people to leave the parish.
Judge Trimble stated that they were anX-
ou> 10 vote at the election, and after that
they cane forward and offered TO surrender
themselves, but were not arrested. The
officers exhibited long lists OF names of those
they said we're 10 be arrested, including
many prominent persons deputy marShals
had warrants for arrest in blank. He testi-
Ted to the cutting Of telegraph wires, and
4rraf-ument before him of the officer who
had committed the act
State Senator Stamps testified that he knew
Ct DO intimidation except threats Of nom
employment. Some of the colored men were
told ii they did not turn in their registration
papers 10 the Dem ocratic committees they
would be discharged. That form of intimi-
da;iUD did not enable them to carry the dis
tiic.. He thinks about two hundred voted
TIE Democratic ticket. Has talked with
about twenty-five OF the two hundred since
the election. About five hundred whites
voted the Republican ticket. a white man
could no, vote the Republican ticket with
out being ostracised, called 4 Niger, and
anything else but respectable gentleman.
The general construction Of the election law
il his district was that any one who got rid
oi his registration papers could get dupli-
Gates. That was the custom with them.
TESTIMONY OF AN OLD LlsE wHIG.
Dr.. r. SulIcvan, OF Rapides, testified
that he spent the summer in the parish OF
Eapidr>, aud saw no evidence of intimida.
ton whatever. The colored people on his
plantation and those adjoining came to him
End told him that tor several reasons, among
Others misappIication Of the school fund,
they tthe Degroes) would this election vote
the Conservative ticket heard OF no efforts
Il intimidation except what was told him by
Governor Wells; was an oldline Wing,
never voted the Democratic ticket in bis
lie: continued TO vote for Henry Clay as
long as ne was on top of the ground; was
mon man during the war; was arrested by
The Coniederates and thrown into prison
with three hundred negroes and jay hawkers
covered With Yerm;n Of the most disgusting
nature.
Ills nephew, who had all his life been
Democrat, vas q candidate during the late
election on the Republican ticket, but was
not elected; had never made any effort to
influence colored men on bis place to vote
Tor the Conservatives; did not know Of bis
ueighbors taking any such steps. The colored
people became dissatisfied with the Republi. |
can party because of bad local government |
and failure OF The lreedmen's savings institu- |
i!ons throughout the country. 1t was IN !
deTatood among them that all their savings |
lau been swept away by this failure.
TAX-coLLEcToK's EVIDENCE.
Michael LeguaS, tax-colector of Rapides |
parish, testified: Don't know Of any un.
Usual efforts being made TO get negroes to |
'ote the Conservative ticket heard of no |
intimidation; heard no col1red person say
llat be had been Threatened with discharged
I'D account Of voting the Republican ticket
A"a'd nor knew of nothing but friendly
len.ug between The blacks and whites; did |
10: vote himself, and tor that reason did
not interfere in such matters; told Mr.
h"i,o that they were going TO make ar
T"sts hat Mir. kelso was one OF the stls.
P'cied persons, and that if such was the |
case lie had better get away.
Il Was reported that Federal troops
fhrnliphnnt
HE PARISH; did not vote because he
d!d not want to; has been an old
line Wing; sometimes collects two-thrds |
q, thE srfs