The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-09
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LOUISIANA NYESTIGATION.

LVUAStANA ANNEiSAAHEAAAV
NV ORLEANS, February s.-Jamea
Buckuer testified that the White League
was organized for protection because In
formation had been received OF the for
nation OF Black. League; tho affair Of
the l4th Of September was under the i'm
pulse Of tue hour; the fight was brought
on by the police, who refused the with
drawal OF arms from the steamboat; at
that time the organization numbered
nine companies; the members are princi.
pally business men; city property could
scarcely bo mortgaged for one-eighth its
former value,
W. W. Howe sworn-Has lived in the
city since 1868; was in the United States
army; has been Judge OF tho Supreme
Court on the bench OF the State; resigned
in 1870; always acted with the Republi-
can party; coming here rs q United States
soldier 10 do all the damage he could, he
naturally did not expect to be received
on n social footing until the passions Of
the war were somewhat assuaged, hO had
never heard OF u well-established case Of
social OstraCism against any resident Of
Northern birth; never saw amore peace
able election anywhere than the last In
Now OriCaust tho present commercial
dullness Is due to high taxes, political
quarTels, etc, The Gatling-gun Conyen-
tiop, where Yarmouth was crowded out
by packed Republican Convention held
in the CuStomhousC, was the commence
ment Of tho Louisiana troubles. Wit
ness, with n great many Others, then felt
that nothing could be done; II was nattl-
raj for tho people to get angry
when they felt that they had been
swindled, and naturally fOlt no
EdispOsihon to push their business,
bor enjoy lifei property now does not fre.
Quepily pay for taxes and REPAIRS assess
mcnts had been excessive; these had been
assisted by going before the Judge and
that appraisementS was, excessive; the
election in 1868 was unfair, because Of
the action Of both parties; II was the first
election held that the Republicans acted
wrongly in staying away and refusing to
vote; they were IN reality In no danger
witness voted the Republican ticket with.
out danger; Republicans agreed not to
vote so Us to invalidatc the election and
the fact might bo brought to bear upon
tho government; the returning board law
was, in his opinion, invalid.
Charles +. FGnner sworn-ResidGs In
the city us an attorney at law; New Or
leans has deprecated 80 much In her
value thut the latter may be said to have
been annihilated. In three.iOurtlls pf the
State It would be impossible to fix an up.
prcciuble value upon the property. In
1868 tho people WOr0 hopeful, and had
been 80 since the war; property then had
reached Its highest value. The subse.
Quent enormous decline was OCCasiOned
by ignorance and corruption in the Lcgis-
lature; the latter was represented by men
who cane here 10 use the State credit,
through the taxes which were now twice
us large ns ever before md divided among
the legislators. The people would.still
have retained hope and escaped ruin but
for the fact that machinery was created
for perletuating this power. Laws were
passed 10 rivet aud make stronger the
terrible government under which the
people were grOaning, A special court
was created 10 construe favOrably every
law or political situation made by the
power in their hands; the people fell
that they had such net woven around
them by niuskets, police courts and otlHr
mCslles, invented 10 keep them from es-
Gaping, that their despair natually affect.
cd values. Under the state Of affairs as
havG existed since 1868 no capital would
be invested here. We need n good gov.
ernment, with 1t our prosperity ia aSsIir-
ed; Republicans, @ such, are not Ostra.
Cised.
Vim. Alexander (Colored) sworn-Is
President Of a Conservative Club; believ-
cd that the time had when change
in office would be beneficial for his race,
consequently he, with many other color.
cd men, voted tic white ticket; members
Of his club were subjected to all sorts Of
OntrageS from Republicans, some Of
which resulted In death,
Tie Congressional Committee tonight
adjourned 10 meet III Washington. The
members stated that they would leave to-
morrow via Mobile.
The Committee Of Seventy passed resO.
luIions to bc sent to the Conservative
caucus expressing the opinion that any
compromise having the elect Of recOgniz-
ing The legality OF the Kellogg Govern.
mCnt or inpairing the rights Of the peo'
pie as they stood OIL the 9TH Of January
last WILDE disastrous to the interests Of
this StNlG and Of the whole Union.
NEW ORLEANS, January S--11 r. Nj
No decision yet by the Conservative Gnu.
Gus on u compromise. ......
1880 A. M.-NO reporters are admitted
in the Conservative caucus, but II is said
they received tonight u proposition for
n compromise signed byforty.two incm-
bers Of the Hahn House offering to seat
all those returned by the Board II Is
understood TINT tic Republicans will not
submit to anything that will disturb the
present organization Of their House. The
Conservative caucus Is now considering n
resolution for adjustment, which Ia TO be
submitted 10 the Congressional Commit.
tee. The text Of this resolution is not OBJ
lainable at this hour, but IL either re.
quircs restoration To the 4th Of January
status or seating Of all the members
elected, leaving the Returning Board out
Of The Question.