, 1875-01-02

COL. NILLEEs TESTIMONY
V1cKsErl.o, Miss. Jan. 1.-The Congressional
Committee n,et ut 10 o'clock. The examination
Of Col. Horace Miller waA continued.
Ia 4Nr. O'BrieA: Held tho Office of Judge Of
the Criminal Court ia 1867, In 1862 nas ap-
pointed Charge d'Affairs to Bolivia, which posi-
tion filled tilree or four years In answer to
question concerning the origin Of the 6o-cal.ed
ca1or line, le stated that for Rone time after the
wcr tho whitos mado earnest efforts t" ACCOM-
mouate themselves to tue new state Of Affairs,
pecsellY with reference to ncgrocE yo!irg. by hold
Ing out ererr lncNcemcnt to sct them to vote
with the whites by the nomination Of iona Of
them for office. Thia was continued tJc Tsath
wisholt nuccess, when 1t became Il ree agElzel
fact that every negro Whose uauo was i ace1 on
thu Conservative ticket WAS ostraciEnd bv his
own race, no ianttor What his former condition
with them Ind been. After inony unsuccessful
atselurta, thls kinl Of feeling grew TN the COIN
nnnity, that it Was impossible TO conciliate that
oloncut owing to tia fact that ii ortejuIices Ut
tue blacks were continually against thu whites by
appeals Of cRrFet-baEgerH. political adyenturera,
and tho worst eemcnta OF tho white race, to the
effect tha1
THE WHITES WE'RE THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES,
hnl exaggerated statements OF cruelties an1
putiahmcnts utllttel OIL blacks III slave times,
mud that tho otjert Of tho Democratic party was
In reduce thcm tU @ tlasery condition. ansi their
only Ea3o:y Hns in Alnering to tho Republican
party Every elemcut Of tacorti was constantly
Eupt before them. aud the result vas that IN
every election for six years tho negroes wero
voted in an almost solid mass, and often carried
10 the polls in military arraF, under lenders,
where they remained till the whole colnmu had
voted, tlle leaders handing them their tickets or
else depositlug Ealota for sten1 This
state Of affairs produced color line, tho Whites
being satisfied it was useless to attempt to
colleece With tho negroes in voting. and that
they Ncre incapable vi 1nniaterip9 any Office for
tho benefit Of tile country, and determined in
futuro not only to vote for white nlen for office,
but in tlis had TO intention OF deprifinE slle
negroes Of tho right of tue franchise. or other
vested rights granted them unlss the Constltu-
ton, or Of abrilglng any OF their riEhta ia
voters. All tho whites Of mississippi accept in
good faith the Constitutional amendments and
laws passed By Congress IN relation 10 thu
negroes. Tho oniy exception to blacks beng
free to vote AZ they rlcaso
coNEs FuoM TllEtn own RACE.
and such il tue intimidation used in tAia case,
that they dare not vote against tho Republican
pnrty, lfe clted two indlylduai casos Of colore4
mon. Ono, lis former sinre. who wanted to vote
Tho Democratic scket. but ho (atil!er) Atyisel
him not to 10 30, as bin black noishbors wuul
kill him; also That Of another, in flcksburg,
wLo III TWO occasions, had TO be escorted to tho
l'ollH by whites in ordor to deposit a Democratic
ticket, mud oact, tMe on returning home WIS
assaulted by mobs Of black men aud women, and
ony escnped murder by tho Interference
VI hulkt luSu. 4A3UH u klI1 lnEkAilC0 HItEG ub-
groes had been discharged for not voting tho
Democratic ticket. lla1 heard uen say. in con.
sequence OF the enormous taxation, they would
not empioy negroes who voted with lhoAa vim
bud saddled their taxes OIL them. On Friday.
Dec. 4. Crosby told hui, in tho prepouca OF Con.
Writ Adams, that 10 could not porfect his bo.d.
Tliel after consultation with a number of tax
payers, to etfect compromise. by getting Crosby
10 aT'po1nt Hnlne man acceptable to tho
taxpayers III .!opu';;., who could give
tho Office, with full authority to
discharge tho duties, Crosby thongl.t llo was
entitled to tho cnou,neltB Of tho Office lio
o ts a% fas ss rs tssss *'a ss ISn'ss s to
consider Tho question. Made two appointments
Ia mret him and get All annwcr, but CtoAny kept
neither ot them. Afterwards learned lie went
to Jackson that night. aud relnrhed tue noxt
whcn told hin. What ovens had sa
about him. lie sa1t Owens and TIN
rolorcd psoplo Ind misunderstood his
orllcr Ho had not instructed them to come i..tu
tow,,. Illon asaI,, he admitted Lp had done 70.
Lis answers in reference to tho cart published
over his name wcre contradictory. The cart was
written by follow in 1ackBon, wtIo signed tIis
ho (Ctohbyl wanted 1t; but tl0 a1mlttoI that 1t
was written at As request. aud circulated by Lts
orde.a. Gan. l'acker anl Cot. Leo sAil, when
they saw khe carl, it was dangerous. aut likely to
PNunEcE IAI, RESULTS.
They wero bnth in tho city tIe day OF tic fight.
Int hu (ai,ney) didn't SEQ them. They llal told
Him they wcre here. Tho ,ocnlatiuus Ia office
here .latol back tu tlle accession tu ohieo OF
croshy a. County Treasurer And Cnrdozn al
Circuit Curt Clerk. The increase Of taxation
here had hecn rapid and enormous. Now. the
entire sAxa1un uf tho State, county, aud city
was near per cent. A reduction has been matlo
iu tho rate OF the city taxation since thu Demo-
c,atlc tiovernmont was elected IN tho former city
Tho governments since 1877 hKye been kepubll-
Tau. 1T WAS dhcu! to ortsulato tho sssessiusn.s
Gu land outside tho city. with lLu real value
but in nearly osery case, II put mp At public sale,
it would not bsipg tho assessed Salue. Tho val
uea Of lands in tile State siuco)a:ld before the
War hare beeu daleElorase4 from 80 to 75 per
cent. lautla in this vicinity, worth prior to tho
war 225 to 80 per acre, are now only worth IS
II ain tIha Califor1,is tla mi.