The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-04

| tut WOouhi uot uuly was tulh Vuuult4VN
in Conshatta, but In the surrounding par
ishes; the disposition among the whites
to inAict justice on black and white,
"a. Hall, colOred, sworn, Resides ii
Shreveport; believes the late election il
that city to have been fair one, ThC
way in which the Savings Bank was man
aged made q great many colored mel
Democrats, who voted with the Conserva
tive party In order to secure good govern
ment. Witness was disgusted with tn
claims OF the radical speakers who pre-
tended that all the negroes would agail
be reduced to slavery, and by trying Il
control their votes In that way, Witness
had been slave; his place was that Of I
confidential Virginia servant, and Coult
not well say that his condition now wa
much better than 1t was before the war
that in judging as It had Jared with hin
the colored men who behaved themselyei
at all were treated like tho whites. AL
threats made by the whites to dischargI
could not have been carried out, and diC
not affect the cOlored men because every
body knew the planters were Obliged t
have hands until January to help ge
out the crops. The Golored people II
tho parish were not afraid OF any trouble
about obtaining work, although they de
pended upon their labor for their living
generally tho cOlored PEOPLE are on tic
most friendly terms with the whites; ne
groes get Justice before white jury al
readily as q white man; several hundred
negsoes voted tho white ticket; some
would not vote the Republican ticket
from party dissatisfaction the intelligent
negroes believe that their interest Is ident.
iGed with that Of the whites, which Is the
reason they give for voting with them
the negroes voted In Caddo and surround
Ing parishes at tic late election freely
quietly and fairly. Witness Is worth
$4,000.
Tho witness was subjected to u fierce
crOss-examination by Mr., Frye, who re-
cited to him various articles from the
Republican platform and party proceed
ings, with the inquiry, "What do you
think Of that doCtrine7" Replies were
made in accordance with tho above evil
dence.
II. II. Mari was Sworn-Was member
OF the New Orleans bar; never held an
Office or been candidate; had been chair.
man Of Democratic Convention early in
the late canvass; q considerable number ol
coIored men seemed 10 take an interest In
the discussion. I then stated that where
the cOlOred element was In preponder-
anca that their choice in tho elections
would meet with no opposition. Other
wisc there was a perfectly fair election
throughout the State. The difference be.
tween tho colored and white vote was very
small, rather in favor Of the whites, ac-
cording to the census Of 1870, which was
taken when the white population was
mostly absent from the city One Of the
injurious assumptions against the Com
servative party was that there was q
strict color line In politics In this State.
This was not the case, A great many
colored men had been put on the Con.
servatiye ticket and commanded tho col.
ored votes. Not One.tenth Of the think.
Ing people believe tho present govern
Inent to be otherwise than illegal. In.
posed against their will after every
desperate resort made by the general
government OH the opening Of this can.
vass; they felt that It was Of the most i'm
pOttanco to obtain possession Of this
government the last election returns
showed the disapprobation Of the people
Of the existing government In terms as
strong "a can be conceived Of by twenty
nine majority in the lower House; wit.
ness never sent any such dispatches as
had been sworn to OH tho other side; wit.
ness will die In the beliOf, as he has said
before, thatit Is right OF the people in a
Republican government to put down any
usurpatiOn with q strong hand, even II
they have to appeal 10 arms; during the
late summer the State Central Committee
always advised In reference to q fusion
ticket; they said an arrangement should
be made fairly whenever practicable or
advisable; the more liberal cOlorGd men
agreed and this witness spoke In favor Of
II; the people on both sides in good faith
attempted 10 carry 1t out; the doctrine
Of strict white mans ticket was never
carried out In any parish. The name un.
der which the movement for tho re.
demption Ui the State was organized was
the Deniocratic.C Conservative party, the
name Of the white mans ticket was voted
down through the phrase: ave the white
men and all others oppOsedto the Kellogg
government occurred In the Baton
Rouge Convention. The phrase was not
intended 10 exclude black voters. The
com promise tickets were seen In dozen
parishes with cOlored men put in the
place Of white men whenever It United on
thc opposition ticket. Witness read an
extract from tho Republican TO show that
this effect Of the late political situation
has been that the people have felt called
upon to look to themselves for a redress
OF tie grievances more than under any
other circumstances they would have
done; the first movement In Colfax, Grant
parish, had been in opposition or pre-.
tended support 10 the officers who had
been announced In the official Journal;
commissioned by Kellogg, the colored
people had commenced drilling, and the
white families had fed to The woods; wit.
ness read extracts from the Republican
stating that the negroes at Colfax were
we'll armed and for two. weeks In armed
occupation Of the town. and were expect
ing United States troops. He gave an
account Of the dissertation Of d dead body
In private residence and the general
history Of Colfax; the killing, which went
beyond measure, did not occur until after
the death Of Hadhot and the wounding Of
another man. Al tile commencement
Of the campaign II was the general
opinion that there was no need Of
having canvass, because In any event II
was thought probable that the elections
would be decided In favor Of the Kellogg
party, and The determination 10 go on was
only arrived at by a small central com.
mittec. Witness believed that whenever
The general condition forced itself upon
the American mind that there was fraud
In getting possession Of the government
that there would be trouble III every case;
the people should remain passive when
their right were taken from them until
their legal remedies we're exhausted; the
races would long since have amicably ad.
justed themselves but for the interested
opposition Of Radical leaders who used
them 10 control the State; the action Of
the General Government had excited the
disttust Of the white people; he firmly
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