The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-14

anu ready Tor the coDhict. promptly
responded. On the same day, tue Go
vernorsmaae formal requisition upon
me, Pdfsuant to thu Act of 1895, and
Section 4, Article w, of the Constisn.
ton, to aid in suppressing domestic
violence. On the next day, Issued
my proclamation, commanding the
Insurgents to dispense within five days
from the date thereof; but before tho
proclamation was published ia New
Orieaus, the organized aud aimed
forces, recognizing nsurping Go
vetnor. h"d taken forcibls possession
Of the State House aud temporarily
subverted the Government. Twenty
or more people were killed. including
number Of the police of the CITY.
The streets Of the city were stained
with blood All that WAS desired in
tue way OF excitement had been &C.
, complishod. aud in view of the steps
taken to repress it. tho revolution was
apparently, though it is believed not
really abandoned, and the CRY OF
federal usurpatiun and tyranny in
Louisiana was renewed with redoubled
energy. Troops ha.i been sent to the
State under this reQnisition of the Co.
vernon. aud as other Disturbances
set med imminent, they were allowed
| TO remain there to render the Execu-
tive snoh aid AZ might become ueces
sAry to ehforce the laws Of the State,
ANA repress the continued violence,
which seemed inevitable the moment
Federal support should be Withdrawn.
Prior TO and with view to the late
election Ill Louisiana, white men usso.
ciated themselves together in armed
bodies. called White Leagues; and at
the same time. threats we're made in
the democratic Journals of the State,
that tue election shunld he carried
against the Republicans ut uIl hazards.
which, very naturally, greatly alarmed
he colorel voters. By Section 8 of
the Act of February 2S, 1871, it ia
made the duty of United States Mar
-hals aud their deputies. at polls where
votes are cast for Representatives in
Congress. to keep the peace. aud pre-
vent any violations of the so-called
enforcement Acts and other offences
| against the laws of the United States;
aud upon reqnisition of the Marshal
OF LouisiuDa. and in view of said
armed organizations, and other por.
tentous circumstances, l caused de-
achmentS OF troops to be stationed in
various localities In the State, to aid
him IN the performance of his official
duties. That there was intimidation
OF Republican voters at the cleo.
tlon, notwithstanding these precau.
tions. admits of no doubt The fol-
towing are specimens Of the meaus
used: On the 14,h Of October,
eighty persons signed and pub
lished the following at Shreveport:
"We the undersigned merchants OF
tho city OF Shreveport, in obedience
toa request Of the Shreveport Cam.
paign Club, agree to use every endea-
| vor to get our employees to vote the
peoples ticket at the ensuing election;
and in the event Of their refusal so to
do, or in case they vote the Radical
ticket. to refuse to employ them ut the
expiration OF their present contracts"
| On the same day another large body
OF persons published in tho same
place paper in which they used the
following language: eve the under
signed merchants of the city OF
Shreveport. alive to the great impor-
tauce of securing good and honest
government to the State. do agree aud
pledge ourselves not to advanoe any
supplies or money to any planter the
coming year who will give employment
or rent lands to laborers who vote tho
! Radical ticket in the coming election"
have no information of the proceed
ing of the Returning Board for said
election which may not be found in it's
report, which has been published; but
1T is matter of public information,
that great part Of the time taken to
canvass the votes was consumed by the
arguments Of lawyers, several of whom
represented each purity before the
board. have no evidence that the
proceedings Of this board were not in
accordance with the law Under which
they acted. whether in excluding from
their count certain returns they
we're right or wrong, is ques-
tion that depends upon the evi.
dence they had before them; but
it is very clear that the law gives them
the power, if they choose to exercise
it. of deciding that way, aud prinau
fdcie. the persons whom they return
as elected are entitled to the Offices
for which they were candidates. Re.
specting the alleged interference by
the military with the Organization of
the Legislature OF Louisiana on the
4th Instant, I have no knowledge or
information which has not heau r.,.