, 1875-01-01
The Vicksl,urg Massacre also
Inquired Into.
No Remarkable News Turned Up Yes.
terday.
The Alabama Investigation,


THE SITUATION REVIEWED.
TIE LAND AND THE LION LIE DOWN TOGETHER
ron AWHILE.
speetd! Dispatch to The casraoo Tribune.
New OnLEANH. Dec. 31.-Since the advent OF
tho Congressional Investigating Committee aud
Lieut.-G Gen. Sheridan tho war feeling eeems to
hAve considerably Bubsidel. At all events, 1t ia
not Expressed with so great freedom In
places Of public resort, and the White-
Leagne prcpa has suddenly bocome c1.
tremely larnb-iiko. They, nevertheless,
express their discrimination to scat tho members
Of the Legislature, and othor candidates whorn
they claim wero elected, without regard to the
findings Of tho Returning Board. How they
will do IT does not appear very clear. but thoy
claim that by kcnping Home Republican members
in tho country by force. and by
BUYING A FEW MEMBERS,
they will get the organization OF tho Houes. The
Republicans Say it is poor ru!e TINT don't work
both wars, and claim tbs. they hayo been prom
ised tho support Of some Democratic u1embeFs
Az for thoso mcmbers Of their own party who
arc detained iu tho country by threats OF
assassination in cssc they attempt to
| leave and o!hcrB on such charges
Us having stolcu pig or sheep. measures hare
been takoa to bring them all into tue city before
next Monday It is not Improbable that some OF
| them will be brought in By \ United States Dep
| uty Marshal on charge Of having violated tho
| Enforcement act.
| It is probable that. unless measures arc taken
to prevent it. the Capitol will. houra before tho
time for the mcctiDg Of the Legislature next
Monday, DO flled With
| WHITE LEAnUERa APPARENTLY uNAnMEn.
who will see to 1t that m.ttnfs are conducted ns
| they wish, Thcy SAY: 1.-THE Capitol IL public
building; and wo, aa citizenB hAvo an unaoubted
right to bo present and gso the Legislature or
Eanxcd. Ho will go tteTo nd poaceable, law
nbidng citizens; but, II anyone attempts to but
us ont or satetfors With us in any way, they had
better look out"
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
arc working vigorously to, day. They had before
them Gen. Fred N. Ogden. commander Of tho
organization was extremely throadtare. There
were very few points on which he could enlghten
the Committee satisfactorily. except that tllt
Leagues purposes we're purely protective, and tt'a
it had dons great and good work ln protecting en-
culored Democrats from tho ona!auEhts OF tbell
bloodthirsty Republican brethren. II nunoefek
only about $500 men in the city, and WAS mort
Lieut. Gov. renn's Etato Militia than anything
else. It vas organized to couutesact tho es
Influences OF the, Metropolitan brigade
and tho colored militia, which wero boint
used to cA1ry out the nefarious purposes o
the Kellogg nsurpation. As sample Of the goot
work the League had done IN the Tay OF pro
tecting things. Cen. Ogden testified that he hat
caused guard Of fifteen Wl,to Leaguors to b
placed nround each poll in Eew Ofleans durlnt
tho last election to prevent anything like inslnl
dation or violence.
Gen. Emory was before the Committee thl
evening.
A committee Of gentlemen waited on 'hr
Foster. Chairman Of tho Congressional Commit
tee. this evening, and stAtod that they were me-
,, Of Northern birth, and lepublicans,-not on
/ would be possible for them to give eEi
|, dence bofore tho Committee and not hay