Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-16
TEE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.
Report offhe Congressional Sub.Com-
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Af-t tNHkAh Nat>t AND ARbT
80 "hNtHNL iNTINIDArIoN or EEpCR-
LlCAN NOrfEo-DF,1.I oF PROSPERITY
N Loti>lANA-A FBEE AND FAIR FlFt.
TEuN IN \oNrbllEU.
H. the House vc>icr,iaN. NJ. Gen = F,ar
chairman of the Committee on southern Al
falrs. presented tae Ucfryj ~ Iue Suh-con-
mltttC of three v ilO went 20 New Orleans Cd,
investigate the ate troubles attending ra..
organization Ot JHg legislature of Louisiana
The rCIoiT was Hlop;,si bN the tspntllfrt.r
ai.d orutftd - he printed and rycp.uufttal
The sub committee. ia their report. say rh4t
NullnE the eight Gays they remained in M.
/ orleans They were attended throughout their
>'N>lo.tN, Nilicn were plntlc. 10y ttc counsel
ol the republican and conservative state com
nltte">. They examined over niucty-f.-..
WITNESSES. besides taking large amount 20.
documentary evidence.
THE RETURNING BoARp AND rr~ Acrs.
They first proceeded Ia an examination .E
llc returning board uI thC state IN respect 90
me late election. anu then ~ an inquiry m
reference 20 the White League. The law pro
NlicS that the board shall consist OF five pea
sons. ''rcpre~ ntiHg All parties" 70 consisted
at The opening Of their last s1>~ion Of uN.
republicans, Upon the resignation oG one oE
whom. iGcn. IoHg>treet) Mr.. ARROYO. q CON
SerNatlNe, was taken to MI the vacancy. A.
Ter protesting against tie action OF The blarI
IN secret session, hc resigned before tha con
Clu>tOn ot their laborS. and his place was uof
hllcd. 50 that, aS your committea mink ths
law as to ihe constitution of The board was
not complied with.
The conservative counsel objected that the
bbFltl. B'i FtdctltiG TIE return irDn such 4bT.
tested polls, read and become informed ut
those reforms before laying them aside 20
take up he other polls On this point tha
committee did not tind il necessary to cpms
10 any cor clUslon.
COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE.
As finally announced. as kellogg recDItiat
~, the findings gave To the legislature fiity-
three republicans and Efty democrats. one OF
whom was regarded as not a staying demo
crat. the beard making no decision as to tns
remaining five seats. The private sessions
a - laR a for 1t1N H.,
put in publicly la both houses are alluded ~.
IN which the decisions were secretly arrived
al. of which the minutes make no record.
ARBITRARY ACTION OF THE RETVENING
BOARD.
tn" committee 90 at length into different
eases. Including the parish oi Rapids, from
which three conservative members were re
turned with certificate from the United
States supervisors that the election was fair.
fun ANA nee. and the elected members pro-
ceSdeN To New Orleans, there having been no
iDilmation that any one contested their seats.
yet they found that al one of the last meet
lnSs OF The board il had declared the rcpuhli-
can candidates elected for that parish. The
action OF the returning board in The parish at
Rapidcs alone changed the political complex
ion Of The lower house, but their action in
other parishes was equally Objectionable.
The parish of neSOta showed a conservative
majority of 900 ana yet the returning boart
refused 10 count the vote of that parish. Ia
W ynn. IeTrebOune and other parishes the
same uniustifiable action was taken bE the
returning board. Without referring to other
instances. We are constrained to declare thar
The action of the returning board, on the
whole. was arbitrary. unjust, and. in our
opinion, Illegal. aud that this arbitrary, un-
Just ana illegal action alone prevented The
return by the board of a majority OF cOnseI-
vative members To the lower house.
No GENERAL INTIMIDATION OF REPC BIZ
CAN VOTERS
was established; no cOl0red man was pro
duced who had been threatened or "A sSS ui5el
by any conservative because of political
opinion. or discharged from employment or
refused emy loyment. OF all those who test
fed to intimidation there were hardly any
one who Of his own knowledge could specify
a reliable instance of such acts; aud Of the
white men who were produced 10 TESTIFY gen
orally on such subjects, very nearly all. ii
not every single one. was the holder Of an
Uffice ON the other hand appiicat IONS 10 tn
Unite States commissioners in the variou,
pariSheS-not ouly for alleged crimes. bat be
cause of alleged threats OF discharge. non
employment. or other interference with pp.
litical prefence-wer2 frequent. Upon thc>e
applications warrants were often issued and
whited citizens arrested and bound over TO-
, tIial.
ABUSE OF CoLoREn CONSERVATIVE.
In reference - intimidation. the commit
On the other hand il was in evidence that
the blacks who sought II act with the con
>ervative party were on their part some
times exposed 10 enElltN and abuse. la tne
interior one colored man WAS shot for max
ing a conservative speech. and an New Or
leans ii appears from the testimony. h2.r
rolored men who sought To cooperate '.-,tb
the conservatives were subject 10 -, ,1 1l,b
abuse from The police and o'hes ,,sa. THAI am
association of LAWYERS N..,unteered TO pro-
tect them. but With .. tIe ,ffe,.f
BEGLlNE Or -roSPERITY IN THE SOUTH
Inc commit lee recite The grievances ui tiie
} tonot.grvatiVeS aga inst the Kellogg govern
! iitnt. and state that The securities OF Jhe
I state have fallen OF IN two years from e" "I
! 70 30 -, OF the city cf New Orleans from - or
! 20 TO 80 or A.. while Tie faN IN bank shares
railway shares. city ara other coTpotIi.Iie p3lI.i e
Companies have IN degree ,'"T-e>l'oiiu' - j,
me Coltiiiltt L.. rtier 10 the OGpU0u> '~l -.
taxation ana the distress il causes AMI Nl
IN New Orleans houses and stores can
be bad for the taxes.
lsA LlEtTioN or NOVEMBER A FAIR oNF
ii IS the opinion OF the committee that ia
November. lS1I. thc people al the state oT
Louisiana did fairly have free. pelcca bte
and full reg 9iStratiOn and elect ion, ia which a
clear conservative majority was elected 10
The lower house oI the legislature. OF which
majority the conservatives were deprived hv
The unjust. Illegal and arbitrary action pf TN.
returning board. II i conceded by all par
ties that The Kellogg government il only
upheld by the federal military. Withdraw
the military and that government wilt 20
down. This was true before the ith Oi anu
airy "a well as now.
THE WHITE LEAGUE.
In reference tothe White League. they say
ti'at organization had no uniform. and that
the anus are the property of individual, and
rot OF the order They comprise a large mum
Der OF the reputable citizens and property
clare TO I've simply protectiYe-a necessity oc-
cASIoned by the existence OF leagues among
The blacks; Ot the hostility with which Tie
Kellogg government arTayed the blacks
against the white race; Of the want of securi-
~ 10 peaceable citizens and their families.
which existed for those reasons, and because
also, of the peculiar formation Of the police
brigade. That IL had any considerable rela-
tionS outside OF the city Of New Orleans, or
that il was intended i'm any way To interfere
with the rights of the colored citizens. did not
appear. Nor, on the other hand. did il APP
pear that there was any extensive secret
league amongst the blacks of any kind.
FEELING OF THE CONSERVATIVES.
The conservatives of Louisiana do not pro-
pose 10 hight the Federal government. They
submit. not because they want 10. but be-
cause they must; not because they proclaim
any enmity against the flag; not because free
labor has not been found practicable: not
because OF any hostility 10 the colored people
because colored; but because they regard
themselves as defrauded out OF the election
OF 1872 and yet more. out of the last election,
and because they think their state govern
ment has been TO the last degree destructive
and corrupt.
THE COUP DE ETAT OF JANUARY 4.
The COMMITTEE We're present at the organ
lzation OF the house ON the 4th OF January
They then relate the circumstances OF t6e
, mi finra Nrhi dn "A lf,sra,