New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-09
THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.

THE CONGRESSIONAL investigates.
TIE WHITE LEAGUE ORGANIZED FOR PROTECTION
AGAINST TIE BLACK LEAGUE-TEST!MONY OF
FX-JtDGE HOWE THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD
OF A CASE OF SOCIAL OsrRACGsM AGAINST A
RESIDENT or NORTHERN BIRTlI-THE PEOPLE
DIsIIEARrENED By HEAVY TAXES AND BAD
GovERNMENT-TuE PROPERTY IN THREE
FoURIHs OF TIE STATE WITHOUT ArpEEcIABiE
VALUE-pEKsGCUuo OF CONSERVATIVE COL
oRED MIN.
NEw-ORIEANs, Feb. s.-The Congressional
Committee continued ITS Investigation to-day
James Buckn,r testified thai the White Lcagne was
organized protection, because Information had been
received Of the formation Of Back League the If ir
of III lfh September the impulse OF the hoIt
the Ght was brought by tho police, WHO refused to
allow the withdrawal OF arms from steamboat; AT
that time the organization numbered nine companies;
the members principally business men; ely prop
city could scarcely lie mOrsaged tor Onecihih Of
its former yalae.
W w. Howe testified Has lived IN the city since
1868; was in the UIted States army; has been Judge
OF the Supreme Court Of the state; resigned in 1870;
always acted with the Republican party coming here
az n United States soldier, to do all the damage he
could he did dot expect TO be received on pleasant
social footing aferwLrd until the passions OF the
war were some assuaged; lie had never heard OF
well.csablished case OF social osrTacsm against any
resident OF Northern birth he never saw
more p .aceable election anywhere than the last
one in New leans. TIE present CONNER
cIa dullncss IL due to taxes, political quar-
rels e.. The GitlIng-gun Convention, when War
moth was crowded out by r. publican Convention
held the Cu>tonhOusc, was the commence cHt OF the
Louisiana troubles. Wi mess, with great many others;
tnen ( IL that nothing could he done III wa natural
Tor the people TO get angry when they rev thcy ma
been swudlcd and To feel 10 0spo' oH TO push ther
usuts or c.ju lie. Property frequently does not
pay taxes ana repaire The assessments ma oeeh eA
c,sslye. These had Deen:lehistcd by taxpayers gong
before judge ana showing mat aiprdlsemeHIH were
excessive Tue election lSGs vas unfair because CT
the action OF both pariies Ii was Tue mrs. eeCsou
neld Tue R.pubhcdns acted wrongly Ia s;ayln- away
and refusing They were IN red.ly IL 10 dan.
or. Wues~ voted then the Rpu5lean tlcket "Ith"ut
danger. Toe Republicans agreed not to vote 10 lhYd-
dlc the cun and that the fact mI2H b. brought 10
ucaI upon tie Government. Tao Il turning B'LiE Ia"
was, IA lis opn.Oa, lhvdli.
Cuarlcs +. Fenhci, sworn, testLed; k'sldes ~ the
city; il attorney Htaw; III ihfee-iouItis OF the
safe wUul be Impossible 10 ~ an "PPIecl"Dt yaut
up properly; III lsCs The people wer hoieinl aud mad
been since tie properly then Lad reached lts
highest value; the subsequent cuormons decline was
occasluntd hy Ignorance ani corruption 10 tlo s't-
ture: the ltcG-hat Is, corruption represented
by men who came here 10 ATE credit; although
taxes made twlc a. largc a. ever DtIOIr ana
Yclc diyiucd among the lcIi-.atorr the people
'.,uI1 ann have retained Lupo AMI estapc!
rulu bat Tor the fact that machinery
was cratcd 10: rerp-,n't'nE lhS power;
rlur gOVtrUn- under whtCu tie pfOHc wire pfOiA-
ing; special cuur. created to coustlue fdVurdhly
every Ia" OF rohuea! SITUATION m"I' pl tHe in'lhS
power the people fet that thty hi' S"ch network
woven arUnG them by muskets police courts, and Diner
machinery Invented 10 keep theh ir'h escAllLE mat
thcIr dcspdt Naturally Ill cled values; uhGei t' Nate
Of ahAs ha- existed siuct Dos ~ 'ptd' N"Hid "t
inv,s.rd here; need "a good government win Que
our prosperity Il assured k"pGlcAn' az stch are not
Osrac Eel. .
Vim. Acxaudtr was sworn and testified: lie j. Presi.
dcnt of "A Conservative club he bciryed ;hc tu. lad
come When change IA otce would he benz tirl LIS
race consequently ne, with nny Other cOlCrrd men,
voted the wntc.Ieket tue memoero vi bis ,iu" were