The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-01-21
TUE LOUISIANA MIDDLE.

the people, that is the report OF the
Republican Congressional sub-commlt- !
tee, Messrs, Foster, Phelps and Potter
who visited New Orleans, who were
present during the disturbances OF the
4th inst. and who took the testimony
of the parties who presented themselves
to be heard. All honor to THE KePuo-
hcam committee who have so nobly
subordinated their party to their coun-
try. In their report to the general
committee they declare that the action
Of the Returning Board in rejecting the
members of the Legislature elected
from Rapids parish and giving their
seats to Republicans was "aroatrdTy,
umfair. and acithoM warrant OF la'o.
Taking Rapids parish as sample
parish, they declare that there was "a
full, free, fair and peaceaoie
election There was mo evidence
of any intimidat alton Of voters practiceo
on the day of election. Again. they
say:
No evidence Of discharges or OF refusal TO
evnnlov was produced. Certain witnesses,
themselves every one ofhceholders, testified
generally to such action, but hardly one was
, SShle To snecify single instance IN winch ne
heard OF any employees SO treated or DIS
charge any voter, or kne1 OF any employee
being threatened or discharged
Not one single cclored man tnroughouI
tho entire parish was produced to TESTIFY
e <hpeQt n the execution vi
snch nurpose. whether before or after eiec-
t;on The committee allude to numerous
: illegal acts of the returning board, and say
+ oaa;n owe are constrained to declare that
TIE action of the returning board. on the
whole, was arbitrary, unjust, and III ou'
opinion illegal, and that this arbitrary, uh
lust and illegal action alone prevented ths
return by the board Of a majority OF Consef'
70 vatiye members to the lower House.
\ If this be so, and this be 1t remem
, bered is Republican testimony, thel
a the organization of the lower House ..
- the Conservatives was right and proper
q and the invasion Of the hall OF tn
!. House by sodiery who drove these Il
i gally elected members from their seat
n at the point of the bayonet, one OF tn
greatest outragcs recorded in our HI
tory.
ed While the committee could find Z
in evidence that the negroes were proven
ed from voting or coerced or intin
"S dated into voting the Conservati'
~ ticket they say:
On the other hand, it was in evidence II
m the blacks who sought to act with the u
sentative party were on their part SOL
~ times exposed TO enmlty ana ABUSE. III
W. interior one colored man was shot LOT ma
tie ing a Conservative speech, and III New !
leans it appeared from testimony that G
'io cred men who sought to cooperate with
the Conservatives were subject to so much aDs
Zoe from the police and otherwise, that an as
citation OF lawyers volunteered to prot
the them, but with little effect.
ota This means that there is deter
nay ined attempt to make politics tu
III upon the question Of race, and arr
usk all the black men against the whit
our Nothing could be more deplorable tt
and slch result. The bitter and hos
IDLY feelings which must result from sue
At conflict Of races must be terrible; ;
on inasmuch as nearly all the negroes
civil non. taxpayers, the property Of
be State will be left at the mercy OF
having no interest in the welfare OF
r., State, and who are led by demagog
.o~s who have no purpose but plumber.
results are depicted as follows in
report Of the committee:
THE GENERAL CONDITION OF AFFAIR
Jena; In the State, the conviction among
zen en-, : whites that the kellogg government va
Nal usurpation, the general want OF c0nnd
u ' in the State and local Offices, the heavy
oun cline in State securities and the exorb
, taxation. the reduction OF wages, the
S fulfftlment of personal or political plec
tbs Of malieasAse u nv. hoIe ssa;na ",larsd rers
uAlly hus AA .,-ismsnt IN some case
gov school funds, and the failure of the Fl
!, ou. mems Bank, all combined to divide
a u, views of the colored voters during the
o: ~ campaign. An effort was accordingly l
by the Conservatives to acquire par:
I. negro vote With that view, it WAS SO
a ~. ~ in many quarters to propitiase them.
. hcIf The terrible White Leagues, Of v
y ON VIC have heard so much, are thu
elk Of ferred to-:
" in The committee say It is an organiz
uation composed of different clubs, numberln
in ex- tween 200 and s, $40, the members OF '
rice Of have provided arms tor themselves, anc
lssess- or without arms, engage in military
pk up They have no uniform, and the arms a
fee Of nroperty of individuals, and not OF org
600 in tons. They comprise large number
nforce izens and property holders. Then pul
ties in they declare, IS SIMPLY protsction-a ,
and, in sity occasioned by the existence OF Le
alsable among the blacks, OF hostility with
n who the kellogg government arrayed the
n COM aaainst the White race the want Of Sc
mild as q peaceable citizens and families whic
istrd for those reasons, and because, al
20 r,s, the peculiar formation OF the police bF
. On the other hand the Republicans
roper that this is an armed body OF volunte<
mere isting for the purpose Of intimidasing
and overthroxing the kellogg govern
prop That II had any Considerable relation
at life side the city OF New Orleans, or that
trouble intended IN any way 70 '. ala no. !.
ng the n conc,,s,on the committee $.
deo To- InSeed, in our Judgment, the sui
he line citisens OF the State will submit to u
determination OF the question Of th
= election, or to anything by which "a
secure . firm and good government
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