, 1875-01-18

Ices. Tho l'oAtd rejected tile returns from these
polls, tlereny giving tho }szwA to tho Rerub!,c-
Senator. two Republican tnentetA OF the Le2tg-
latil:c, and tho Republican pAri-1l officers
Without tIow referring to other innsa,.ccs wo are
coustraiued to declare that tile actio,l Of tte he
turning 1;oatd ou tho w!tolo WAS arbitrary, ut-
1nAt, and, III our opinion. illegal ard that this
atbitrArr. unjust. and illegal action nlnne pro-
vented tue rnt'1rn hy the lsar.a of rnajasty u
Conservative members tt Tie 1orer liunhc.
THE oETRAuEs AND I.;Tr,iIuATIoa.
Upon the general Huh ject u the htGsa Of af-
iatFA III tue South, and ny to whether the alleged
WRONGS tp coltred citizens fur political ufrehscB
arr real. or were hEhcrted without d'te fountla-
ton, your Committee took Hneh prHof as tho
opportunity offered. Both parties agreed upon
four tartthcs nB SAMPLES nj tho cunl:int. Of af
fairs il, that respect i'll the State. OF these. ow-
ing to the inposaliiy Of J.roc,ring witneHscs
from the ioeality in time, snur Committee wcro
obtlEet! to contiuo their Et,ecint examination to
two pariHhca They receivcd all tho testimony
that was offered. and in addition they received
al tIIc testimony thai waH .icn on hand in Now
orloans. hfetrl hS cit1Irr patty. eA To tho cpnd
tou u affalra III nllcr parts IT lilo State. As
"ho, they conB:i aimed to Eas that tho nttnli-
datioI charged IL mt borne ont by tho factn Ee-
fore III. No general intimidation of l.ctublicatt
vofeFB waH cktablIhbes1 No cDlurtd ulan was
produced WIG had been threatened or aHaau1ted
By any Conservative becsuHe OF political opinion,
or difchareed frusu employment OF refused cu-
tloyncnt. Ut ali those rhu testified to tn;i7i-
dation there rms hardly anY QUO who, Of his own
knowledge. coud specify reliable lt.staHee CT
s1ch acts: aud uf t4u white nIet Who nert pro-
tinced TO testify generally tn Huch subjects. very
nearly all il not every tiHgle n,Io. was tho
holder Of an Office. Throughout tile rural din-
tricta OF tue State the nun5"r OF whitc Repub.
licanh are very few. 1t hardly extends beyond
tntso holding Uficc. AID thOro connected with
them. No witltcrsta, We tecTc, succeeded il,
l.atning in any parish five Republicans wAo cup
pof.ed the Kellogg government wlo were
$hr+, pn1r ju{r
efliceholderr. Of thtas laying official etn-
llo, nsent. On tho other hand, applications to
the C:itel StateE Commissioners III tbs vnfious
Parishes, not only for alleged crimes, but he-
cause Of alleged threats of discharge aud Uon-
employment, OF other interference with political
preference, werc frequent, Cpon these appllca-
tiops Harrants vera often iBeucd and white citi-
zens arrested nnd bound over for trial In many
scrsca under the AiarHhala and Deputy Marallaia
and not only mado mapy orrtbts lna,nedi-
atcly before tho election, but tho re-
Iorts that they wefo coming to par
tlcuar ''c:Ehtorhoods about the time
OF the eicc;ill, fur Tic lu'rpose OF makng such
arrests, served, a.. tEc.ConecrvatlyeB claimed.
/ to lt'ttodnte, 1a 'unc:mes even to produce
stampede anohg the white ,oters. How dif-
1eicntls the two parties look upon tie sanle
fact will appear ttnn the scss,tEony Of Mr..
| R5dfl!e. He VAS Lnlted Stascs 'on.missiuner
! in the Parish Of 1beria. Shcrt!y Gcfne the ece-
ton. upon the application Of co'ored rrrtuus, he
issued large number OF "ar5autH. lie cnns;tl-
cred it Ills duty. upon the arrcat ct tho lc,AcEa
! charged. tn require bail from Hasetics wlu pcs.
seE.cd landed estates within thu parish, certified
to bv the Assessor Of the par1sh TO 1o OF sutt-
cieut value, and ct which the title vhs approved
t by the 1!.eirttr Of Deeds. This rule ueceEtnrlly
produced fe1ny III rocuricR Lail for tne re.a
| arrested. aud i,e vas waited pn iu Que caAc Ly &
! prpccsEop Ut citizens. who offered him bend
| signed b every n'nu in lilo procession. Illis Ae
retarded a. in der!son oi lls proceedings. and
refused to receive the bend. Tic WA caEjett as n
witnees to prove the Intimidation tiat existed il,
that parish. liz lad NO luowledge OF
alr act of the kind except this pro-
ccsRicn, which ho thought WAS calculated
10 li,timidate lhe colorcd voters. lie hs4 no idea
that the arrests made upon his warrA,l:s At,d the
proceedings Under them, hsd any effect i. inter
| fering With tue Conservative voters. On the
! other hnnd, tho Conservatives in tlxs neishbor.
Locd thought about this just the rcrc,kc. IN
deed. the reports Of the military officers IL cCill-
maud Of the forces u tie United StascH iu tha
| country, though generally indicating condition
! Of quiet and older. tal.c Eomotintea nu entirely
| different view Of the situation. Oh lilp Other
| baud. 1t Was in cyllcuce thst the bscits wAt
| snught to nc: WITH tho Conservative party Tcre,
| OH their mart. sometimes exposed to enmity mud
aGuse. In the interior ute colorett nau NAs shot
| for making tonFerya.lye speech. nud In New
Orleans IT appeared f:cH tho testimony ts,Et col
| orcd men who sought to cooperate with tho Con
aeryatiycH were tublcct to Eo much nblIse froul
! tlla police aud o!herw!su that m sesociatun ol
| l4EFEf8 FQlUu{GGlGu k& pFGLEEt tu&IQ. nu[ WILL
little effect.
GENERAL 6rArE or AFFAIRS.
Tie general condition Of Affairs III the 6tatt
! Of Louisiana Eeema to 10 III follows: Tho con
riction has toeu GENERAL among tho whites since
! 1879 that the kellogg Government was al
been strengthened Dy Tho acts OF tho ko1legf
| Legls1ature abo1ishiug existing courts and
! Judges, nad substituting otherz presided over by
Judges appointed By kellogg, having extraordi.
| nary and exclusive Jurisdiction over politica
questions; by changer in tho law eentFalizinf
IN tho Governor cTery form OF political control
| including tho utihpeusicu OF tho olections; by
continuing ths Keturuipg Board with absolute
power over tho returns VI olec.iona; BY tho OK.
traordiu.ry provisions onHcted for tic tsial Of
titles aud claims to ol'ice; W tho conversion
/ of tho police fore. maintained at the
expense Of tho City u New Orleans,
into an armed brigade Of State militia,
subject to tue command OF tho Governor; by
the erection, il sunle places, OF nonopolien III
markets, gaB-makine, watcr-v orla n..tl icr1ics,
| cioaning vaults. renufing iilth. and aoiug work
III wlRr1lu.crs; by tue abolition Of courts with
elective Judges, and tho substitution Of other
courts with Judges appointed by Kellogg. in eva.
Hiou Ut the Consultation OF tho State; by euac&.
mcnts Furnishing crinainal:y all Fersous who at.
tempted Ia ill o1hcsas Positions nnleHb returned
by tho itotnrmns boaru By Unlimited arpropri.
tor tho rayIEcnt OF Legislative warrants v6uch-
| CTS, and checks issued during tho years 1b70 tt
1879; by laws declaring that no person In Ar'
| fcars for taxes after default published ehal
hripg any suit in any court Of tue Slate, OF be
| allowed to ba NtlleEa In his owu behalf; mcas-
ures which, when coupled with the extraorllina.
~ burdens of taxation, laye seemed tc
ysst, in tle language Of Gov, KelIosg's counsel
''e degree Of power in the 0syernur Of . Ssata
| fea,ceiy exercised by any sovereign iu the
verdi" With this conviction il general waus
! OF confidence in tho integrity OF tho esstlpg
State sud local officials, 4 want Of conldepce
equally in their pctsonA aud i'll their 7sr:o'aa!.
| which is accompanied by the pata.. cation Ut
puniness and destruction OF values Tic most
Hopeful witness produced By tuo Kellogg party,
while hn declared that business ~ III 4 sounder
condition than over before. because thoEa was
tcse credit, haa since declared that thero was no
| prosperity. The securities Of the Stata have
fallen ja two ysasa from ~ or 80 to
Is; Of tie City ot New Orleans. from
| nU or 90 to 3U OF <0; while tho tall
in bank esarps. railroad shRres, city, aud
other corporate companies, have in . degrees
correspondent, 11rouehout tho rural districts
Of tie StAta tho ueeroes reared In the habit ot
| reliance upon their matters tor support, snd iu
| community IN which tho members are always
ready to divide tho uecesaariea Of lifo With eac
other, not regsldlpg such actlou Us very eyil,
| and having immnniky from punlahmeut from