River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-01-29
NEW LOUISIANA INQUIRY.
Points Stated and Proposed ia be
Proved by the Republicans on One
Side and Conservatives On the Other,
Before the Majority Committee OF
InvestigatiOn.


Messrs. lloar, Wheeler, Frye and Mar
shall Of the Congressional committee
having arrived at New Orleans and held
a preliminary meeting, the counsel fol
the two parties in Louisiana submitted
the points they intended to establish by
evidence, as follows:
BY THE REPUBLICANS.
First. That we propose to prove that
there were over ten thousand Republican
voters intimidated from voting the Re.
publican ticket, first, by the Colfax mas.
sacre second, by the Coushatta massa.
ere third, by the White League con.
spiracy; fourth, by the violent deposing
Of parish officers throughout the State
and the installing of illegal mercenary
officials; fifth, by general prescription
and persecution of Republicans; sixth,
by the instruction of September IA.
Second. That the White League is an
organized conspiracy against the State
government and confederated with kin.
drcd organizations through the South,
and that its object is to overthrow the re.
constructed governments and the virtual
anulment of the constitutional amend
mentS, and that one of its dangerous re.
suits is an extensive revival of the old
hostility against the United States gov.
eminent.
Third. That the pretended Wilt or
ganization Of the House of Representa-
tives, on Jan. 18th, was revolutionary
mob and entirely destitute of legality,
and that it was part of a conspiracy
to reorganize the entire State govern
ment.
Fourth. We desire to submit evidence
upon the political assassinations and muir.
ders, prescription in theatres and other
public places, and the expulsion of color
ed children from the schools by a mob
We also propose to show by extracts
from files of the White League press, the
bOldest and most outspOken advocacy Of
assassination and murder of Republicans,
as well as Of riots. armed revolution, and
armed resistance to the United States.
BY THE CONSERVATIVES.
First. The election Of 1874 was a free
and fair election, as we'll as a peaceable
one, on the part of the Conservatives, and
the party carried the election, procuring
a majority Of twenty.nine in the House,
ten Senators and the State Treasury by
1000 good majority, and at least one ad-
dltional member of Congress not returned
by the returning board.
Second. The returning board falsified
the result by illegal and fraudulent prac.
ticss.
Third. That the only intimidation
practiccd was by Republican colored PEG.
pie against colored Conservatives, and by
the use of United States troops, under
orders of United States Marshals, on and
about election day, to intimidate and de.
ter white Conservatives from voting.
Fourth. The general prostitution Of the
material interests of State by bad and
corrupt government and the extraordi.
nary depression of property Of all kinds,
throughout the State.
Fifth. That there has been no intimida.
ton of or outrages against Republicans,
nor has there been exercised any political
| frauds.
Sixth That where enmtios have oc,
CURED they have sprung from loral
causes, generally oppression, robbery Of
the people 10y corrupt officials, and were
only political in the sense that the people
resisted the invasion Of their rights, aud
that in such enmities the people were
first attacked and outraged.
Seventh. That the criminal statistic,
Of the State will show more homicides
arsons and other crimes by the colorej
race than by the white race, and that q
large proportion Of said crimes were
traoeable to the maladministration Of the
government by Kellogg's appointees, and
the wholesale pardoning of criminals by
said Kellogg as Governor.
Eighth. That where disturbances have
occurred they were local and without col
fusion, cooperation or preconCerted on
the part Of other portions Of the State.
Ninth. That frauds were committed by
the Republican party to the amount OIL
several thousand votes in the city of New
Orleans and throughou: the State. by
fraudulent registration by supervisors Of
registration appointed by Kellogg. and
that said fraudulent papers were voted in
the interes Of the Republican party.
Tenth. That the present House OF
Representatives is an illegal body, organ
lied in violation Of law, and has had at NO
time legal quorum.
Eleventh. We deny the legality Of all
the conclusions contained in the brief OF
points submitted ky the Republican
counsel, and especially that there exists
in this State any disloyalty TO the gov.
eminent Of the United States. and Of ;his
we challenge the proof.