, 1875-01-01

commission Or per centago gu the amount Of .ho |
assessment, Consequently, tho higher r,>a, mo
n'8S'S''Af f. no ro,1oss s" ".o ior ' ."s tre ito
cnyrtp Thc Collectors arc patt ronmta-
ninns on taSee colicctcs1. FolIa tl1rHe "l'ieors
arc very lucrative lie elect u TINS e TO aflso
away capital mud prevent rcorle investing money
In puc wny AZ to ErtN,,co alt Distribute "ralth
Thu pooplo aro utterly Hnable To rhy tho taxes
imposed TT many itletatccs Tie rfsta nf eligible
brick residences will not ray tho taxes.
ANOTHER unEAT CAUSE
of tho flnhncni aerrnrstor in tho want q! con-
ii.1ctlco in tho integrity Ut tho Judiciary. Tho
Chief Justice Of tic Supreme tonft. l.ndollng
was convicted III tho Hnprrma Court " the
I1nite,l Slatus OF stealing railroad. Tho othor
I,y Mr. Potter" That !. figure Of speech"
mir. Foreman repeated that Justice strong.
II tnn 1n'"an t St fr fra,, opaS p ceanorv lea
md reducing othern to betray trusts repcHtti ~
,hntn, obtained possession Of tho roM. aHd !
fail tn sec tie near distinction between that and
stealing. H
Jacob Hawkins, Judge Of the next most i'm
yorlant court. In tilarenutable character. lie
waa 4 member Of tho notorious Lynch Returning
Doarh. and IL utterly unrel'abe. Theso aio
saple" "f tho rest md a.. under II. tro uo kcogE M ,o,E
honorable exceptions on the Detrict bench.
The4o are the Immediate causcs Of tho d'htrcrs
and depression, prevailing. aho The, primary ,t.a:
ssse Of If a" o is reaeRFsi RsifP'sss inter,
with local concerns br means OF tho army and
Fc,lcra! officials in Now orlcaus: II tho Federal
nrtny had not aozc,l tho State House and con-
1n72, tho McEne1y Goyornmont aud Conserva-
t,vo r.ceis|ature would lave pcaceablo and COM
s,,eta control,
JAMES LEWIS, .,o
colorcd, lato City Administrator, testified that
o;,,tn .rft} in ro11ft nf tttn
! an1or,I nennin. Politically thew are ncpubli.
| csna don't link YOU can fintl ton ont Of a
hundred who nto Democrats Mora voted the
soyara. reasous arc assigned Tor tho cause OF
clnuro in their vote but [ believe the principal
one is that thoy varo afraid Of loging their si.-
uatious. There was no secret organization
a amonr tha colorod peoplo. Know OF
nn REASONS why tho whites should
havo foara Of violence. Novcr saw
coIorea men drilling WHO did not belong to tue
militia. Thcro were only about half dozen
snnf ftcnn II, ta @ procesviop from the
seventh ward. Tho colorod Democratic clubs
e1isteJ on saper, not in reality DO not think thoro
wns Democratio club consisting Of fifteen men
| in tho city ut any timo. Think nbout 500 voted
| tna Conscrvatiya ticket Some of thorn told mo
| thny voted tho Kopubliean ticket wrapped up In
Gonsersatlye ticket for fear Of being tletoctetl
believed soma few Of them woro re,
warded By sppoatmsqss a IT, .o..s 11o sal TINT
|
| n.. },,c,r noiitirai yiowa, yoaid hayo voted the
| Tenublican ticket Tl.aro were squads of citi-
zens at eyary uo], Which intiuidated them.
GAIT. JEFrn1Es
of Ranids PARISH testified that tho election IN
Al aio1 1an1,,a nassod OF quietly. Tboro was d
comnnny Of United Stutca infantry oncamp'
ed in Tho sy,are. Squads OF Botliorf
Wero sent to tho polling g-placos In the
}ic },alIincer told mo lie had instructions
~ fnrn;nb troons wherever renuirod bv tho Re.
publican m party. Blk boxes wore thrown out b,
lie Returning Board. N1r. Roy entered pro
no no ascret secret organization in IIapi.los. I ad
dressed the colored people by invitation
ion eA Voted tho Conservative ticket. Tlnero va
was the auietest election lie ever saw. The col
. ored ne1uIe voted tho CouBervatiyo ticket be
cause Of tho iuolliciency OF tho present otliciaa
We promised them protection in Al
| thnir rights il no werc successful in the cam
:, n.;rn. There is strong attachmou
! botwoon tho colorod mnn aud his old master
Ahnut 1hl vhite nersous mud 45O cofored in tti
, narish abssaipel from voting Tho SUPERVISE
~ ilnristratjon tol1 mo several times that th
: ccct;6n wss fair one.
n, ". srAFronp AND JOHN PRESCOTT,
~ 1,.n;doa nnrieb. were examined, THAR test
1no,,y SUBSTANTIALLY corroborating the statement
;, nf liant. Jcffrleu, q. g. Koiso, Of Rapidt
! % IS tie colorad state Senator. He sai
3 tilorc WAS intimidation by threats to discharge
q They DIDN'T hh9o any Aepapnshn .nee.'n6a
t the a.al1 rd IL ~ fsar that thov wo be- baoke
- m hv violencn.
n Con. Emory was called and testified: HnE
o boon commander bore for three years: W
"as hele oeloIo a.S 1usf w ~, e1a,t,n
v ssoupn WIZ ~ aata;1 tbn dtsnosition of from
- NJ thay exlStod on election day, &c
= Emory stated that thoy wero