The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-02
Yesterdays Session Of the Congress
SiOnal Committee.
What the White League Said
and Did.
Stories Of the Wrongs and Troubles Of The
ColOred People.
A Legislator Who Organized
Republicans.
THE QUESTION IN THE SENATE.

THE QUESTION IN THE SENATE.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 1, 1875.
The Congressional Committee resumed the in.
vestigatton to-day. The evidence during the day
did not greatly liner from what has already been
Introduced.
Mr.. Hoar nxed the number Of witnesses to be
examined on each side at thirty.one upon the
subject Of intimidation OF republicans and thirty.
i've for the democrats.
AN ANCIENT FEUD.
Mr.. Allen Green testified to the existence of an
ancient Ieud between himself and the Allen boys;
on election day. In 1872 1t eliminated in shoot
ing afiair, In which number Of shots were fred.
As to the White League organization, he only
knew that It was kind OF club. Two negro men
were killed north Of his place in 1868. 1t was not
known, or positively proven. that the deed was
done BY white men.
PoLIcENAN's STORY.
r. A. Veasey was sworn and testi1ed:-He lives
IN Iberia; 10 member Of the police jury, all OF
whom are republicans; says the negroes during
the recent election campaign were kept In lear
and did NOT register as fully as the white men:
states that the conservatives rallied fully to their
utmost vote; corroborates the statements OF the
preceding witnesses a. to threats and intimida--
tion.
MAJORITY FOR HANGING.
Mr. Do Lahousie, Jr., was sworn and testified -
He resides IN st. Martin parish, OF which parish
he was Assistant Supervisor; was Q democrat,
and carried out the law Iuly In Q legal way In the
interest Of Mr. McEnery; warmotn's instructions
were to that effect; witness excluded 100 repub-
lcan votes; the republican party carried the cleo
tious In spite Of that; before joining the repub-
lican party witness was esteemed BY the white
population; the White League forced MIN to
resign MS once; Its Executive Committee took
vote at q meeting month ago to see whether
the republican of1ce-holders should be hung or
driven from the parish, 100 voting for hanging.
three against; 200 negroes were discharged ior
having voted the republican ticket; the organizes
ton In the parish is armed; was told frequently
that there was Q disposition to murder him; Mr..
1arr telsgraphed at one time to keep the bail
moving. - there was no prospect Tor troops; the
negroes on election day were threatened with
dlscnarge: many republican voters were dis
Hs' souS not wsoSa
10 M. Marshall-six or seven murders have
largely inundated; witness did Inc same tnine
~ s ss asS.s s' o S e
fusion ticket. and though he contested the seat
Il q e. ne
counts had been kept correctly By the tax col.
re ou, q
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60 70 Break Bridge 70 report; witness went
and ga reports witness called meeting Of whites
sSS .sS s S., sSIs z
on fSs any sns sondSn
ssss 81 I'm " way SHys ss D %SS
nea; several Others were pointed ont VINO admit
ted that what they had done had been done by
there White League cavacads WHOA wens
to church, and two OF the party threatened TO-
cut "a the ea,s Of the negro preacher; SUISSE
quently they sent to zee that this man ana others
who had been ordered away did actually leave;
witness. upon being consulted ADVISED co!ored
voting he told young men as their duty vote
witness himself saw negroes leaving because they
list OF negroes who voted the republican ticket
vas punlls ,9 In English and French IN the Alta
Crosse xamined :-Coula NOS eau the country
peaceful; preferred living among Comanches 70
residing among that iGnoranf, prtest-ridoen peo-
people with whom mad been raised, that there
was such population; witness c0ulu not say that
ofed populstioa or the United States; the feeling
among the white population y IN opposition 70
men voting ;ns{ e. ,s ss United
terested in the Kellogg government. toward which
and they had an idea that Tor man to be a repuo.
lean Was to be . radical
NO RISING CONTEMPLATED.
- Johnson, colored, testined-Was told that
the object 81 taking away tne arms from the
cSlorsd people N IT Marsln's parish was because
ton Whatever Tor any such report; don't believe
!. J. Johnson testl1ed-Lives In De soto parish;
Ss css sa s ss eop
White p:esis S:ss s:sa ssas 's 4ss. and as
yxssn.ss went through sSs parish ors.nisi mixing;
snoaid vots the coiorsd ticket i they did nothing
else: some white men. wno said they meant pusi-
IN ne On n! 70 sr
was Squire Hsdess killed Tor joining the repuoi.
s0d U % US % % re
city he found out be was % % titled wasnsver he
we're uSa * ws sss @sra
was NAT Dswsss ana some others lIed gone wne.e
pound, All sorts Of do6ees were .r1sortsd
1sssS. Va M.s sSG I'll
Green told him 20; the coiorea people came IN
large mass fo register; there were seven hundred
Ssmp Pc ous to rsgistef e. one t!ms they wou.a
to cannon hrln6 much and whom It aid open on
election day the colored people thought the white
would ride In blood up. TO their horses nccks;
the witness mere handed In paper. when ne
sad no had juat brought here to show; Il cous
famed what WAS aleFed TO be lst Of l2o murders
sonnalttsd 10 tns parish stncs 1894 also lat Of
large number OF negroes discharged from labor.
He said thvy whip colored people nowadays.
sometimes With buggy traccs IN the stables;
s . they TAKE anytnlng that tue oSiorsd
were told ~ senator Elam to Hive up their arms;
that 10 would bo beso Tor them; wlthess made no
protest because No wanted to save his lie; u was
not safe Tor white republican TO make . speech
IN hat parish; Oolouei Fielu mao tried IL once Ia