Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-02-04
What Are {" Ficti0ns."

The committee say that there was no intmida
tion of the colorcd voters last fall; that the cleo
tiOn was conducted with remarkable fairness. The
stories Of oppression and lawlessness by the
White League are fcons.
Tho report of the subcommittee OF
Congress who visited New Orleans is
thus summarized by Democratic news
paper. Taken altogether, this is perhaps
the most remarkable report ever sub
mitted by committee OF Congress. If
there is anything stranger than the re-
port, it is that such committee were
ever sent 10 Louisiana to make it. We
know of no other instance in which
dominant party has delegated work of
like importance to individuals all OF
whom were either opposed TO it or were
utterly Indifferent regarding the subject
Investigated. If the report were not 50
pulpably and transparently false it
might cause the country TO believe that
all the stories of outrage in the State
named were purely imaginary; but the
subcommittee have gone 50 far in their
prejudiccs that they have ovcrreached
themselves, and their report will only
create q smile Of contempt.
"Thcre was no intimidation" WheIe,
then, the necessity for such certificates
Us lnc LoilONlDp
New ORLEANS, Nov. y, 1874.
This II 10 certify that Charles Durassa. bar
Der by occupation Is a member OF the First Ward
tolorcd Democratic Club, and that Mt the late
election he voted for and worked in the interests
OF the Democratic candidates
WILLIAM ALEXANDER,
President First Ward Colored Democratic Club.
NiCK UoPE, Secretary.
Was this to insure the safety of the
bearer Of it, Everybody knows ii was,
and for this reason the coiored men clung
to these certificates as they would to a
life-preaerver Those who did not have
them occupied dangerous ground indeed,
No intimidation Wherefore, then,
such words as the following, from the
Westyille NeaoS which were substantially
repeated by every White League organ
in the South
The white mans party is the only salvation for
the State. Sh0W ne ncgro his place and make
him tetp H. II zee can't oote MIN dorm Ce can
knock nm dorm and ne result 1riR be The same.
NO intimidationp Why was lam
Guage like the following employed by
the Shreveport Times again and again:
The white people are dete,n3Bei to protect
themselves 70 NE last eriffHity, ant IN tie mare
desperate means The btiter. ~ sag again,
re- are goi"y to curry ne elections in this state
itNh Tie NttIipS Oh INV ltSSHtSS anu
oppression are ictons." Are they. in
deedl Pray what kind of peace, quiet
and liberty are Indicated by the follow
ingY The victims, it need scarcely be
remarked, were ali Republicans:
An mquisition taken for the State of Louisiana
at Caspiaua and Campo Bella plantations In the
parish Of Caddo on the 8lst day of August, 1874
before Justice Marion, acting Coroner of said
parish, upon the bodies nj six unknown men.
ID "A urg 10 fu-nf In tail nn
and three on Campo Bella plantation. lying dead
The jurors, whose names hereunto sub
scribed being duly sworn, do hereby render as
their verdict that said six men came To their
death by guushot wounds produced by parties
unknown to u.
signed by W. j, Hutchinson, Foreman, and
eight other jurors, and attestcd by John Marion,
Justice OF the Peace, acting as Coroner.
But why quote these positive acknowl,
Judgments of guilt from the members of the
White League themselves Have they
not been given again and again, and if
the committee would not believe men
who confessed themselves guilty of
murder, and boosted of it, what testimony
can satisfy themg There was no law
lessuess, and yet this committee were
walking the streets where few weeks
before an organized army of rioters de-
ned the law, murdered the guardians of
the city's peace To the number of a score,
and only retired when driven out by the
power of the Federal army. Even while
the committee were there in person they
W. messed an attempt to oyerturn the law
of the State by violence, and organized
the legislature by force; and yet they
have The temerity to say that all is peace
full and serene! The report is an insult
to the intelligence of the country, and
the feeble-minded gentlemen who made
it have evidently mistaken their calling.
Inter Ocean.