The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-28

Malacon was next called and he corrob-
GRATED the testimony given by Mr.. Pugh,
rs he was with him when he called upon
General Anderson.
General Anderson was recalled, and in
regard to the assertions of witnesses,
Pugh and Malancon, he said that it
would have been impossible for him to
know the result on the day named, rs the
returns had not been seen by him on that
date.
This closed the testimony upon the
first line of evidence.
Lieutenant VIM. NJ. Gcrloch, of the
Third United States Infantry, stationed
ut Shreveport, then took the stand and
testified as to the violence, intimidation,
&c., at Shreveport stating that num-
Der OF prominent Republicans told him
that it was dangerous for man to an
nounce publicly that he was Republic
an, that they would get III rope; that
there is yet spirit OF hostility by ma
jority against the general government;
that the colored men in Shreveport were
not mistreated to any great extent, but
that in the country spirit of oppression
pervaded, and that the colored men said
that they had no political rights but were
forced to remain in ths woods, in some
cases, to save themselves from whipping;
thinks the election wonld not have pass
ed of quietly had there been an absence
Of Unite1 States troops; there would
doubtless have been trouble; the troops
are quite necessary to insure the safety
of Republicans; there appeares to be no
enforcement of law there aud peace is
maintained solely by the presence of the
troops;
n Never Saw Any Act OF Violence
Perpetrated against Republicans;
on election day while accompany
ng marshal to Campbelis
with IL body of troops rs a posse con,ita-
tbs saw number OF negroes who were
armed met large crowd of negroes and
all were armed; saw also some white
men who were armed; the negroes said
they were armed for protection. As IL
lustration of the assertion that there cI-
lists hostility to the general government.
Witness says, that i'll the event of for
eign war they would not fight for Uncle
Sam. Relative TO the business condition
of the community whereof he speaks,
witness said there appeared to exist
very general want of confidence between
the two races, and TO a great extent the
depression in business Is attributed to
this lack of faith. There is no doubt but
that the country is not in Il prosperous
condition and that matters are growing
worse daily. The witness related that
during an excursion from Shrevc-
port TO Campobclla he met Il
negro boy who described
the Cons hatta massacre, and the manglcd
appearance ofthe bodies of the murdered
men.
Mr.. Frye desired to know Of the com
mittcc if il would not be well for the
witness to reproduce the negro boys mar
rativc, that it might be determined what
effect story, repeated as it might have
been by the boy and Others, might have
had in the way Of intimidating the
negroes. Accordingly the witness told
the story.
Captain Arthor W. A len is an officer
in the sixteenth infantry, and was station
cu ~ SoIlaA AHHN ShI WI "'I''l'S bb '''-
fax he made it II point to ascertain
necessity of keeping up that post; went
through the country and convcrscd with
the people generally; found in convcr,a-
ton with Mr.. Cosgrove, editor of the
Natchez T6dicator, that there existed an
organization known rs the White League.
The League was organized to work upon
the fears of the negroes, every other
method to secure their political strength
having failed. When the men who had
been arrested and tried for the ColfaI
murders returned to the parish, II con-
gratulatory meeting was held by the
"a hitn pitiynus