Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-01-02
Investigation of Louisiana AZ
fairs at New Orleans.
THE SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS -
CONTINUED.
of General Emory and
Oilers.

New Orleans. January /. r. B. Forma1 con-
cluded his testimony before the Congressional
committee, yesterday, as lows:
"Ali we wish all we need is to be allowed to
govern ourselves, and select our own legislature
and officers without interference by federal Off
cials, civil or military. We are fully capable of
self government with equality before the law"
General Emory was the next witness, and test-
fed as follows:
Have been commander here for three years. I
was here before and during the election All my
troops were brought here before the election.
After giving in detail the disposition of troops
on election day, General Emory stated that they
were so placed by order of superior military au-
thortv, based on requisition from Attorney Gen
eral Villa 81 was directed to arrange my
men so as to preserve peace. There was no dis
turbances; could not say any troops were used on
election day; have no knowledl c CT the White
Leagues; my impress on il that peace was kept
on election day only by the presence of troops
There were several reviews before election; they
were not made to affect pub c sentiment
Capt. Snow testified that he was in Rapides par
ish the day of election. Knew of no intmdatng
excep. what he was told by Mr.. Kesla.
Allen Greene of Lincoln perish, testified that
he was waited on by conservatives, who requested
that the meetings of negroes they were holding at
night be discontinued. We did so; was after
wards waited on by party of men who request
ed him to make some changes in the parish offc
es; thought the best thing was to resign.
Green then went ON to say that he was intimi-
dated; he enumerated the members of his family
holding office in the parish, naming some half a
dozen.
Judge Trimble was the next witness examined ;
he stated that the election was perfectly quiet in
his section, including four parishes.
At the conclusion of Judge Trmble's testimony
the committee adjourned to meet to-day at the
custom house.
To-Day's Proceedings.
New Orleans, January l. The Congressional
nm fffnny add, t5 af,ovN Bod
State Senator Stamp testified that the negroes
were inundated by threats of unemployment
There is no secret organization of colored people
The colored people feared the Write League, he
said.
DR.. j. b. Sullivan, of Rapides, testified that he
spent the summer in the parish of Rapides and
evidence of intimidation whatever. The
colored people on his plantation and those adoin-
ing came to him and told him that for several
reasons-among others the misapplcation of the
school fund-they (the negrces) would this cleo
ton vote the conservative ticket. The colored
people bee imc dissatisfied with the republican par
ty because of the bad local government and the
failure of the Freedmen's Savings Institution.
Michael Segurs, tax collector of Rapdes parish,
testified:
He believed any honest man who attended to
his busress snl let o her peoples alone, could
live In Rapides parish and exercise his political
rights without regard to party.
Joseph Connangutson, colored candidate for
legislature from Rapids parish, testified:
body of men were riding about over the
country calling themselves White Leaguers at
least that was reported, but he never saw them
himself They inundated the voters by threaten
ing to discharge the colored people if they voted
the republican ticket. Not more than % or 80
colored men voted the democratic ticket, and not
more thru or 6 were democrats from choice.
There were 500 or 600 colored persons who did
not vote because of intmdatons.
The caucasian org aniZation in Alexandria threat
ened the lives of all the leading republicans. The
major ty against him was about 800, but he has
been counted in by the returning board.
Benz. Cooper Of Rapides Parish, planter eight
miles from Alexandria, testified that he never saw
any White Leaguers in his neighborhood. Never
heard of any except in New Orleans. Adjourned
until s Z. NJ.