New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-07

House and obtained the following frol
a Governor Kellogg:
Governor kellogg-The White League
q distinctive organization; it was organize
in April or May, 1874 first in st. Martin o
st. Landry parish; St. Mary was among tn
first; Franklin is in St. Mary parish; l un
derstand you have determined not to g
back of 1874; could go further back thar
that time when there were similar organiZa
tiOns; originating on the Teche it spreat
to other parishes; when went to Washing
ton in June last, everything was quiet; til,
military left on the seventeenth of June: ny
to the first OF July no city was more Iuie'
and orderly than New Orleans; on my
return from Washington ! found some
excitement existed, owing to publica-
tions in the Picoyune pnrporting to be
jects of a Black League which
was to make parade on that day and
murder all white people who opposed them,
submitted copy of the Picayune of the
thirtieth of June: this publication had an
immense effect: q neighbours workmen
would not work because they wished to be
at home to protect their families; in conse
duence OF the excitement the militia were
| ordered to make no parade. copies of the
rcayune Of June 30 and July 4 were filed
bearing on the same subject: there was no
truth IN any Of those statements; much feel
| ing was produced in the country by the
local press publishing incendiary articles;
| reports that arms were. being sent tO
cOlored people in the country were
also circulated submitted the report
from the Adjutant General bearing on the
subject; 130 guns were sent out, nearly all
| Enfield rifles, tor cadets at Baton Rouge;
the balance were burned in couEtry parish;
under the law l am required to arm the
| militia; the arms were always left in the
srmory in this city.
July = the Picayune published a com
munication advising White League: l wish
to show that there was a persistent and de-
termined effort to organize White League;
no doubt many intelligent people believed
there was Black League; l submit a his
| tory of the White League organization; l
submit an account of the Democratic con-
vention ut Baton Rouge, at which incendiary
| speeches were made; Colonel McEnery
advised the people to slaughter the
militia in case they defended the State gov
ernment; the killing of the State officers
was even advocated by him in his speech;
ten days later q ratification meeting was
held on Canal street addre ssed by f j.
Ellis and Il. II. Marr; l submit the report
OF their speeches, which were incendiary;
organizations were formed and arms were
being sent here from New York, Boston
Baltimore, notably the latter city; ward
clubs received arms consigned to Mr.. Oliver
and ether parties
Mr.. Phelps here excused himself, desiring
to catch the four o'clock train.
Mr.. Morey, on behalf of the Republicans of
North Louisiana, wished the committee to
receive evidence on the subject Of intimida
tion.'
Mr.. Phelps said that they would take the
subject into consideration at Washington,
but had now agreed to adjourn to that
place.
General K. L. Gibson desired to intro
duce testimony to prove the peaceful con.
dition Of affairs in his congressional dis
trict. He was nominated for Congress
without being memheg OF the White
League.
Governor Kellogg continued-Mr. Oliver
said that q small invoice Of arms for 9
party in this State had been seized; Mr..
Oliver voluntarily handed over his con-
signment Of arms to the police, and Che
arms were sent back North; the only actual,
irregular seizure OF arms was that of q
dray load found on the street; gentleman
informed me that the steamship Mississippi
had several boxes of arms on her for pri-
vate parties here, and he asked me to eeize
that consignment; a car load of arms about
that time came here on the Jackson rail.
road, and were delivered at Leeds foun-
dry; l did not know of the fact until an
hour after the guns had been given out to
men; public meeting was called, to be
held at the Clay statue, by the opposition
about or on the fourteenth of September,
and the call narrated some of the griey.
ances; the great grievance was that private
arms had been unlawfully seized; this pro.
auced the collision; the State government
but we could not confer with an armed
body, and refused to have anything to do
with such rabble; the speeches made at
Clay statue were intiammatory; men were
tOld to 60 home and get their guns and re-
urn; that was after l had refused to abdi- |
,ate; streets were barricaded, etc.; for fur |
her particulars the committee is referred to |
documents which furnish.
This documentary evidence contains |
lothing further than what our readers |
'lready know. and such as has been pub !
ished by us
think that the attack made on the four !
eenth of September was not at first in. /
ended to overthrow the State government; !
have heard that soon after the fourteenth |
" OcpucmUCE SeCioL sOCloly was
lere, the members to take various routes to
endezvous at Baltimore, and there perfect
to assassinate President |
irant; do not think that the persons were
more than mere visiOnaries; that ipforma-
ion reached me SO direct that / was COM
,elled to believe it; l submit Major Mer-
ills recent report OF the proceedings in the
Red river department.; our present registra-
ion law has some bad features, and should
M lads ,cLo
stration offices had majority of Con.
ervatives in charge: in some parishes !
lot a single Republican was placed in the
egistratiOn offices discovered gross frauds
n naturalization in this city, and submit |
documents referring therefor the law con.
tituting of the Returning Board was pro.
nulgated by Governor Warmoth: have
the Returning Board law: was }
Tot in daily communication with the Re.
urning Board, as has been falsely stated;
aiked with two members of the board
bout st. Helena parish; made no sugges-
ions to the members; often urged Mr.. An
lerson to hurry up the returns; did not |
earn that the White League had anything
0 do with the proposition to assassinate
he President; the arms sent to three coun-
ry parishes, Madison, LafOurche and Cata-
Oula, were given out under the militia
aw; those arms were poor things.
Immediately after the committee began
aking Governor Kellogg's testimony Mr..
helps retired, announcing that he was
bout to start for home. This left Mr..
'oster alone, and he remained and heard
II that the Governor had to say. After
hat the testimony was cioseds and the
ommittee or all which remained. ad-
burned.
Mr.. Foster left fast evening for Washing
hjch will require several days to digest.