The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-03-04

intelligent Coiored witness testified
hat he desired better Government,
and to that erd was willing to swallow
The white man, il the white man would
swallow the c0iored. These causes
and feelings naturally united 10 swell
the Conservative vote in such. locali-
tics as indica ted by the returns.
Eitth-Ofcourse i'll So large a State
it would be impossible there should
be no instance of refusal to employ or
of intimidation. Sach occur in ever
State. But the evidence certainly in-
dicates no general intimidation OF col
ored voters, and thst such imtimida-
tions as did exist in the State was rath-
er in the interest of Republicans than
of Conservatives. United States Mar
shals, whose chief was Chairman of
the Republica State Committee, arm
ed i'll some cases with blank warrants
of arrest, and aided by Federal troops,
made constant arrests before the eieC
ton, brH not afterwards. The over
sight ofithe election and returns did
show % majority ofzthe members of
the bower House elected b,fthe Con
servsti~e- wieh ctftSaHy protest what
ever, except in three parishes, although
it was their province and duty to pro-
test IN any case .Whsre violence and
iniPilstinqor fraud exis,Y'. Indeed,
thf dITS.ffideneeas 70 TIA iestqion
clearly indicate peaceable aud fair
election iIh fhtt9 after thasvisit of the
! first committee aud revisit Of the spe-
ciA idatn taf1ae,;the Kellogg party with
all their nachipery tor collecting evi-
deiies Hehd GaaBIk)tb2 ppodhceiih tths
Sfnf = I'll =
| pefsonsfo't5stiftt o aiiy Hing i'm nbeach-
| ing therfrssdom and fairness OF the
late leanh.ibhs: j I OIL Yilf = 9fIiIFtI
Against gugl, facts it seems to US
idle to- hksdAis that |tiIe distsrbandas
so Eivify pictured by the minority
conlal lAavs kept Up -thtbuaadht this
would justly itlse assuhi a 10 ioii ii thai hut IT.
! for that feeling the State YOU'D have
gone RepubIieasl ftf8p pItRenee shows
EoaAas sna, Lgfattrned BY tsld X ise{dro
eJssa , RSi's i3 tRf t. e sesb
lEs3 Isl 3Sis s '5yBf2sf IL 1 s5f fstS%S2f Hoa2
anna anna fia 9 fay .,Sa YS qa Ss see;is eSeSsaois Is
Whislh Sli.s5 llsfE d sSspshyserya'iyg PpaRjgty "
Es,Iiaa1a u ahis lGsfF ms 3 s9s fss
nseryatiyBs9ssKw we.rse. .rs.|d |dlepFivsd ,Pt the
I 1.-THE, Returui ngfBUapd.i
! To the resolution reported to the
House from the Committee AZ to the
action of the Returning Board, we are
all agreed g We understand the Com
mittee to he unanimous in pending the
part that thf action OF the Ra Turning
Board has nefeaied the will ofthe peo-
ple,- as expressed by them al the polls
| OH the asf 4f NSks@ser, 4eTt. aIhs
people the elestSX.e'th the IawefHeGse.
Oft heflsh essfs1 an. F<e maj drftv'of E;o
seryative members. a portion OF the
Conserva tive members thus elected
were Gafu 5e,l tlFsr ScerDfcates.~ This
iis an act Of great injustice 10 intiivid-
/ uals of the gIeVest danger tosthc State,
and q free government, and ought TO
be Immediately corrected by any
power compPtent 10 correct it. The
resolution reooanm ending the recogni-
Iitlon OF Governor Kellogg Is based up
on general impression, not upon evil
iaence on thSs point, .No. testimony
was taken. either by Uortsiltttee or
any part of il, Kellogg may or may
mol nave Deen elected in IoT2, but
there. is no evidence to show the fact.
or if.,there. be it has been neither
sought nor found by this Committee.
In our Judgment, all that is needed in
/ opisiana is 10 with draw w the Federal
F:troops and leave the people of that
State to govern themselves.
@''0AAsT Foster, 20
zx SW4. WALTER, PHELPS,
! - "CLAf;kS0N N.sPoTTER.
'SAML. S. MARSHALL"