The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-03-05
IOTISIIN.i
p Conclusions -Irr;r"d Mt Hy H" IHr"Sti-
ghTfisy CONAN ift"".

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the condition of affairs IN Louisiana have sub
m.t,c,j tleir report to the House. The follow
Ing are the conclusions reached b the com
mittee
TIL under-ignt,!, majority of the COMMITTEE on
tn sat" 81 the South. respectfully report that they
cannot agree To the report made 10 III committee by
Mr~scs. Hoar, Wheeler and Frye. III" laws iniLIir2l
to the colorel people OF Louisiana, referred - III
their report. have been repealed for yearS. Except
during III. s,h!sm Of Gov. Warrloth, Ill 1872, thu
Republican party has lrng had control oi III" ina
chin"ry Of TIN state. The lat- registration shows an
excess IF thu colorcd o,"r IL" whit voters, giving
..0.7~i ,o.or-d t. 7G.s13 white. Ia tn. ahsruce Of any
dire: evidence that the late election WAS not free
ana fart tn assumption of the minority, that enough
c..nr.d voters must Therefore hay" been prevented
from voting at the late election Ivy til. recollection Of
tn Co!:ax and Cousha;ta killings thr c~as"S ard
circumstances Of which ara d~isputeI, and 10y other
act, which occurred YEARS before. to have changed
III result u The election throughout the State, Is an
ASSUMPTION 50 Violent, when il Is rrculicctei that
both iL,-. parishes elected the tuIl Kellogg ticket by
increased Republican lnajor.ties, As not II b" Re-
ceivr:l. # any other cause Tor thu vote of Ii" State
can 81 tounl. Such caIse5 exist and arr Obvious.
al.naJ them are:
FTr>'-Thc registration was Incorrect, and exceed
ii thu true co!or-d vote. The registration vas
wholly IN IN" hands % th' h"il'SE "IiiclaiS' Win
whom a f"lI'I.c'n ''i1h!it'''' "'N 'h'Sd H'a'''
Marshal Packard at their head, co-nprrated. In only
tr" parishes dd the hepTh!lran Supervisors ri
REGISTRATION max" any complaint 81 "il-a'F "E III
sufficient Te6i>tr-ti'n' On III" "'i"r Land very
great complaint Vas made 10y he'"hs'F'''i''S' VINO
sp"rihed, with proof LOO cases ~ conceded ial''
registration III NJ" Orleans ai'h'' ana t'o-e Ton
serFa'i''H VA" i"' been c'-"p'radhS III @' JON.
parry coinnlIit"" II S'c"re idir registration gave up
II" effort III despair. III" rens'ls OF 1870, the cor
~r'ctnrS- II winch Is not ln'I"arii't' showed 7''"'6
whites Hn4 N".%lJ c"."rcd mates over = years "i aS'.
All IN statistics ami evidence before Us Indicated
no chang" IN THIS proportion III FAVOR 81 the c"i're'i
voters. Yet tNa REGISTRATION 81 c'!'Eri voters "A-
c',,tHi by 4.uf' tn" total number 81 a+"it llalnS r.
turned 10y "a" census, "hit" tlr registration ~ "Alt"
N','s N@@ l"."" less.
".f'"i-!.e mo" number o. F"''S registered
vs. I57.h'1. II uir-" lt".7=j voted. Ihi~l@ larger
proportion ~ registered voters tlin usually vote N
any OF the Northern States IN an agricultural
STATE. >cautiiy settled, where long Journeys hal
often I" b" made to reach the polls. Il : nhrraS"na-
10, to suypo-. tIat a greater proportion OF the regis
tore / blacks would nav" turned ont t. sustain tn"
GOV, rsmrut under which the prosperity OF I'll" stat.
ami their " L. ana Waite o: their s.:ares y Ir2tuc-
toD rad ~.-aily declined, than usually ''t' At elr'-
tons N-:,1 or South.
I~h5ri-Im.y" ar 1874 vas one Of POLITICAL change. in
winch tn vote throughout III III" states was 7':'-
"l~iy affected against tn" i"pUbEcal parry"
change resulting largely from nnane4ai distress ~
II" people ana winch 7N'''" n'F'I"T' H"'"ra"S
-a'. been even greater IL louisiana IMAM "la'"i'F'.
r"'p;"-lt became II" lAt f'St 81 tn '"A-'r'"-
tiv'S, At least "a me last ei'ct."l' E"t !" !ht1il''i'''
lat Ia acquire ny every ia!r means IA" t"infri VOC.
Parties who wer" alleged u have Threatened Inc
blacks even Win refusal OF riApi"!ll'h' "'f' 7''"J''t
- prompt arrest. II was Known t!at !f't'N'9 ""4''
be S,"gA; I" deprive III" conservatives o. me result
i in"y prevailed IN IN" tl"ctl'N. II Va therefore
tl'1r interest - a'"'d gIE.hE any Such lEH''Nt7'
Accordingly, th'y determined everywhere l" CO.
"p"rat' with anu c2nrllat' tir blacks ih"E voted
down the propositions or suggestions which were
mad" II thf early part @; the campaign Tor rtliSal
- Employ those colored voters who would not CO.
operate with them, and generally sought by COM
binlng with col"red voters to carry the election.
Local combinations against the h'iln4S candidates
Were made in many parishes by ln"n Of all parties
and col"rs. In several parish : a Union ticket OF
cn,orcd and Conservative votes was voted for and
elected. An intelligent coiored witness testified
that he desired better government" and to that
end was willing to swallow the white man II the
white men would swallow tn" coIored.' These
causes and feelings naturally united to swell the
Conservative vote i'll such localities, as Indicated by
III returns.
Fyth-The entire want Of any direct cVIi"nc" to
show any general intimidation of colored voters. of
course. in 20 large a State it would be impossible
there should be no instance OF refusal to employ. or
of intimidation. Such occur in every State but
II" evidence certainly Indicates no general intiMi-
Gation of colorrd voters, and that such intimidation
Il. did exist i'll TIM State was rather i'll tn" interest of