The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-24
end new feature OF American politics
namely social and hnsfnesa nsfraei.ra os.e.,

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namely, social and. business ostracism was
introduced. ~. ~,
The committee declare that the Demo.
cratic victory in the State was won by fraud,
violence, prescription, intimidation, and
murder. The law officers were in league
with law.breakers the courts Of Justice
were powerless to- make arrests; and the
Governor had no militia 10 aid unwilling
officers. ;sifsa k5s.g tyses,
q The committee say. 9 Our only regret IS
that there were not more United, States sol.
diers In the State than there were for the
purpose of aiding In the enforcement OF the
'aw.0 .eEG laja Il EIsygs
The report then treats Of the baliot-box
strffing and burning of ballot.boxes which
was INDUCED in, and gives full review Of
the riots at Mobile, Eufaula, Spring Hill,
aud other places.
I The opinion Is expressed by the commit
tee that bad a full, fair, and free election !.
taken place the entire Republican State
ticket, with majority of the members Of
the General Assembly and elk out Of eight
Republican congressman, would have been I
elected, and they recommend the passage OF
the force bill.
TIE MINORITY REPORT.
The minority Of the committee make
very lengthy report. They begin by pro-
testing against the indecent haste with
which the investigation was conducted, but
say that the evidence taken by the COM
mittee establishes that Alabana's was
peaceful, quiet, aud orderly Coy.
ernment: that there was no necessity, for
during the late canvass; that there was no
ofcr fro n
States troops in Alabama than there was In
the States Of Missouri or California that the
few acts of violence which had occurred prior
70 the demand made for troops were not
proved then, nor has there been any
proof since, that they were instigated
from political motives; that it was .
party necessity of the Radical leaders TO
create real or apparent disorders In the State,
and that the use of the bacon donated by
Congress to the sufferers by the overflow as
o corruption fund, the appointment Of spe-
cial deputy marshals by the score in cOuc-
ties and districts within the black oelt, ic
not under instructions from the hesa of the
Department of Justice at Jeast with
his assent and connivance, and the
false aud unfounded charges Of murder,
violence, and Insecurity Of person and pre-
perty. made for the purpose of obtaining the
introduction OF the milit ~ into the State,
were part and parcel of the scheme cOncoct.
| ed by Republican congressman to carry the
election in November last per faset nefds.
The minority then call attention to the
| fact that the investigation was diverted to
many subjects not covered by the resolution
raising the committee such as the use Of
the terms carpet.baggers aud scalawags
| frauds by either party In the election the
cbaracter of the public schools, and whether
they were taught by Democrats or Repub-
licans, males or females, natives or foreign.
| ers. r..
The distribution Of the Government bacon
the minority think was withiR the scope Of
their inquiry, bnt the majority thought tho
reverse. Enough, however, was picked up
during the Investigation, together with the
| report OF the Secretary of War, already given
10 the House, to show conclusively that
this berefaction of the Government was di.
| yerted from the object for which it was given /;
that the troops of the United States were
asked for tn carry the elections by console
| dating and massing the negro vote for the
| Radical ticket.
The minority next direct attention to the
marked difference in the condition Of the
adjoining States OF Georgia aud Alabama
| the one peaceable and prosperous, the o:her
depressed, and according to Radical testt-
mony, disturbed.
rat 2 O'Clock, when we went to press, tie
conclusion of the minority's report had not
been received by telegraph ]--EDs.
Washington Item~
WASHINGTON, February 23.-There was 8
full Cabinet meeting to-day except Secretary
Robson.
The Senate Finance Committee has sgreed
to the bill authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO buy the Freedman's Bank puiio-
ing, in this city, at s3l5,OOo..
The Cabinet to-day decided TO take no
action at present upon the proposition from
the Pacific railroad companies to make
sinking fund of their obligations to the Gov
ernment, lest the discussion in Congress
should put to hazard the regular appropria'
| ton bill. :.
There was no discussion In the Cabin
either upon Arkansa' or Louislana.
weather Report.
WAsH1NGros, February 23.--Durlpg Wed
nesday:
In the South Atlantic States, stationary
barometer, easterly winds, warmer, CLOUDY
| weather.
| For the Gulf States, falling barometer,
| ,outherly winds, followed by rising barom'
eter. cooler nortbwesterly winds, partly
cloudy and clearing weather, With !
"nortber 10 Texas.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, SOUTH
east winds yeering to southwest and nor!c'
west. followed by rising barometer, lower
| temperature, and cloudy weather.,
| For the lower lake region and the Mldole
Suites, falling followed by rising barometer
northerly winds, partly cloudy and clearing
weather following light rains.