Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15

AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT - LITTER FROM
JUDGE DIBBLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
Judge Dibble. of New Orleans. has adj
dressed the following letter to the Congress
sional Committee on louisiana

DEAR SIR: You are aware
that have held, and now hold an Office IN
der the administration of Gov. Kellogg. In
this relation have consistently supported
the State Government since its accession to
power in 1872. and have done whatever |
could to aid in such financial and political
reforms as it has been the policy OF this
government to effect. Consistent and con-
scientious in this course, | have no regret
10 express, and no further explanation 10
make; but to-day, looking at the situation
in Louisiana troin higher standpoint than
that indicated by my past relations TO the
Government. considering the troubled state
of affairs, not as a politician, but as citl-
zen of the Commonwealth, feel cOnstraln-
ed to offer to your committee the following
! suggestions:
Ii seems to INC that Congress and the
country at large will be unable to solve the
problem presented by the Louisiana case
unless they consider that everything that
has occurred in this State since the election
of 1879 has been revolutionary, utterly be-
yond due process of law, and violatlve of
those fundamental rules and principles
which undcrlie Republican form of gov
ernment within the purpose of the COnsti-
tuition Of the United States. In eonteln-
plating ths question it will not DO TO lose
]
lltieul society in this State in 1872, result
ing from the sudden change in the relations
Of the two races and the somewhat crude
and altogether partisan effort OF reconstruct
ton, an effort which was more or less 4
failure because 1t contemplated the estab-
| llshmeat of government upon abstract
theories. and lost sight OF the actual social,
political, aud economical surroundings.
There existed at that time. and has since
| the close of the war, q spirit ct Intolerance
toward black and toward white Repubi-
cans. This Intolerance, which TOO often
found expression, unhappily, IN acts OF 10
! timidatI1n, oppression, and violence. had
/ produced its counter result in the enact
nent, by the Republican legislature elected
under the Reconstruction acts, OF those
harsh election, Registration, Constabuls-
tory and Metropolitan Police laws which
have been 50 severely, and in some respects
I 50 Justly animadyerted upon by the Republic
can press throughout the country. These
measures OF the Republican party had vest
/ cd in the Governor OF the state degree OF
power scarcely exercised by any sovereign
4 IN the world; and yet the passage OF these
/ laws was iu-tihablc in 3 degree by the ne
/ ce.siiy OF attording prJtcctioa to the weak
and untutOred blacks, whose political rights
were constantly threatened by the more
FIHL st ID
- .ri'o - ..Iscte5 n,ier
a.. p..o+.,r,.,;.r Io,rs tIVarnonfb1
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-; - ID -, 3D.. p,.,,ti;cs,, 80,
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I.',iJ.,,,t -, agil;a,;a, H..
I 80 ,,,,l a,,t5nrir,, -,
MN / i,ar,. siysrtsI . rb,r,f,rs ,y,en I
he determined 70 unite is political fortunes
I with the opposition. he took "a them that
mn, ,,o3. i,s Accession vniyablc T., them
-al,no., absolute executive powers. The |
Erpuhlic.n leaders ia tins State. and [.
-, I'm sinc. sincerely and trnlv he 1
I li,ve Thar ou- Marty had \ LARGE majority 1
+, 49, 9r5 ~ O. EeIIo',, AND bis (
sl--..;.,.s a., Tho S-ata tirket v1pld have /
no., elected hv such n majority. had the 1
cI,.-i.,, ha.I, f.i- and bnnc.r but they wer. I
.,,-,,olI, ob.,-on liz the yotes actually cast
b., r.-lsq-l ,uei1rirv We CHARGED thcn
40 bsvs cycr .in,, continued Ia charge. /
80 .b,re ,.,r,.i,-ivrlv sboWn IN the Ssn- |
~. C,,uritr,e that Gov Yarmouth. m /
Ill.,. ~, D.. n .,,,.,..-..,- ,tscI Ii mn
- crl'.-'tiq, r,,,,cr +, rlo announcement
= IT,. who mani,ula.ed the reej,tra-
-l e., ,l,-,i-,, -. a. p. ,ba,,5e and /
- 80, 80 80 IL
49, 49,
10 crown @, NA-h 'le e''c'io1 "a 0to7-
board ana 10 tH1O, iHI. gnu lie ~ u"
the local iui,'iaff y Elo.en,-. - 80 al,
measures anu 'u'-- l 80. ~ ~, -
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ea.uiIS anu d. l't"5 4'2~ 10 VIZ va 80
contemplate IHe 'il-e " l'Ii - 80,
lt"''4e' 9,i'-'' ,' 4e''. ~ IN
.4'Au fvof-e rH'1 - " iili - 80
's.ie'e 'la' 'lllS IN .C.-1..,'
ol '-l "'' g"'''1u sV, @ -i--,e -
ti'u Aue -io.lAlS '0-0' 20 -
anu o'''eI 'lo.'.'.e T. '1' e' - -,
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re ol me a'a'c sPian- ~ ~ ~ 49,
ana 40 i''' !o' ''o'i''iS 49,,
re>u''tl 10 vac u tu0
l4"'''h %, 'il'' NV''0s - - W - 81
utceeuuu 'HoIo = v1.- i",'e ~ Va
ca So'oIrhVn' ~ ii"'u ~ -, 80
Inc setInN eNoI, uil SrO'et'' anu -,
e---'th wa GA '''7i''. - i'' 0-"'lon 40
HfHet iNleN en'lou "a ny to"1i9 %
ne eiei~. ''''e.nli.'"', III 'ui, 7
he4leve l Ela ''-l-s-''h.' nav. nc, "a 'ooA
cd upon the tA'slinz |c'eIillioh' ~ a.,
other hight t1an thSt q! -" 80 l'1'ion4iS
government, recognized. H9"e'e., ~ '"o 9
l resilient, ~ 'he House OF represent 70 = y
'he CHi'td 9tattS' ana n' the d ditc!aIy
"a ne ''a'e' ue4ie'c I,s acts sh2u4I nave ,
e- force anu effect, and personally nave
-en-e-Ld IL O"1e4t". upei4eIOe aH1 7-ppot. I
e'a cons n'iou1ly ne'Ie,v l"at d
Na- tAe choiee Oh majority oi the voters
Passing no" to t-e events cl i9H, We c
IND these were reqeatea-tne revolutions b
.ud e1untcr-reyoiGtionS when attended tae b
,lcction0i ~. During thlS lnte1'%! OF
We years the administration OF toy hel- =
osE carrlei on the government, making and q
xetutins the laws. 10 tins government