The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-25
THE SOUTH.
Northern Men at Shreve-
port Issue a Card to the
Public.
Denial of the Statements
Recently Made by Mai.
Merrill.
Conservative Proposition to
the Congressional Com
mittee at New Orleans
The Kel1oggites Out of
Funds.
They Discover Something.
Crime, Fire, Etc.
The Kel1oggites Out OF
Funds.
They Discover Something.
Crime. Fire. Etc.

SHREVEPORT, La, Jan. 23.-Several
prominent Northern men, doing business
here. have issued the following card, deny
ing the charges made in Mai. Merrill's re-
port:
We, the undersigned brethren residents
OF Shreveport, La, have read with mex
pressible astonishment the statements made
by Maj. Merrill and others, representing
this community in a condition OF anarchy,
and its people lawless and defiant, stating
that in this vicinity there are not less than
$50 political criminals that coiored men
are Systematically maltreated and cheat
ed of their earnings, and that 1900 have
been driven from their homes in penury
We most solemnly assert that all such
statements are baseless misrepresentation,
and absurdly false. There is no lawless-
ness here nor in this vicinity that has come
to our knowledge. The only disorder that
we have known was made by this military
slanderer just before the election by send
ing his soldiers raiding over the country,
arresting unresisting citizens for imaginary
offenses, who have not been held tor trial
because there was no evidence of guilt. If
ordinary crimes are not vigorously punish
ed by our present judicial authority, 1t is
through no fault OF the intelligent aud vir
| tuOus part Of the community, who have
had no voice in their selection. Ii any ten
antry have been elected it has been to d
small extent, and mostly, ii not altogether.
| the vagabond and vicious. If there be any
desttution among the colOred people, it is
in no sense from want of remunerative en-
ployment. The relation of the two races
is unusually friendly, arising, doubtless,
| from the fact that at the recent election
many colnred men voted. with the tax-pay-
ers, the Conservative ticket. We thiuk the
good order here quite remarkable, when
we reflect that the parish official and rep
resentatives who were elected by 600 ma
jnrity in as orderly an election as ever was
witnessed, have been for the second time
cheated of their success by the present
ruling dynasty. We will only add that the
statements referred to are 50 outrageuusly
false and groundless that they could only
have originated in "a crazy brain or poorly
concealed malice.
| lSigned,
S. B. STEERS, cotton buyer, New York,
Il. L. DEANS, cotton buyer, K. Island,
j. j. HOWARD, cotton buyer, Conn,
Z. w. BURT merchant, Iowa,
+. H. CROSBY. New York.
d. SHARPLEY, planter, New York
A. +. WRIGHT, planter, Ohio,
FRANK LEWIS,
Boot and shoe dealer, Boston
New ORLEANS, Jan. 23.-The Conser-
vative caucus adopted the following, which
was read to the congressional committee
aud accepted by the chairman to be takei
under consideration:
Resolved, BY this house caucus, com
posed OF Conservative members returned
by the returning blard, but deirauded by
the board, that, desiring an end ofthe pDliti
, cal troubles, and relying on the integrity ant
fairness of the four gentlemen members .
the congressional Committee now in Ncy
Orleans, and in advance of any investiga
ton on their part, We as a Lody hereb
, ask them, ii the task is not considered To
onernus, tn take the returne of 1874. tn
gether with all fair and relevant test
: muny, and upon such returns and evidenc
declare what members OF the legislator
: were fairly elected.
J.. WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 23.-Lnuisis
s ma Conservatives, through their represent;
e tlves here, haze presented their draft of
compromise to Senator Morton and throug
him to other Republican senator's The,
10 is nothing to indicate whether the plan wi
receive any consideration, but it is certai
n that the Republican majority 10 bot
houses will welcome any suggestions whic
PROMISE to relieve the administration
its present embarrassment, and to assn
N permanent peace in that state.
1t has been discovered that the COnse
vatives in the Louisiana legislature st
have it in their power to checkmate Il
IT, Kellogg legislature and practically to d
t., stroy the Kellogg government. The co
stitution of Louisiana provides that Il
regular appropriation bills for state expe
or ses cannot he passed except by a recnrd'
sr !. two thirds vote in bIth branches of &
ed legislature. Under the present organic
nr tiun OF the state government. every "tt1ct
we even to justice of peace. draws mis- sa
ID ry from the state treasury. Unless Il
re re two-thirds vote can be obtained 10 app
NJ priations will be made for salaries for t
Ike current and coming years, and no prov
s ion will be made for the collection OF tax
hi Ii is not within the power of the kell''
,rk legislature To compel the attendance Ot t
NJ M absent Democratic members who are d
.an essary tn make the two-thirds majority
ace This dilemma has become very seri,
as ..ss one, and has been called to the attention
the authorities here. Ii the proposition
. the Conservatives is accepted, guaran
- is offered that the absent Democra
" members will immediately take their Sc
50 in the Kellogg legislature, and furnish
= necessary two-thirds for the apprnpriat
4 bills. The reports from New Orleans in
cafe that the Kellogg government is
ready severely embarrassed for want
IN funds.
- CINCINNATI, Jan. 23-In the joint d.
(. ocratic caucus of the legislature at Oh
= estown, West Virginia. last night, the
= suit of the first ballot for senator was
@ follows j. n. Camden Is, Sam Price
Henry S. Walker Is, John Brannan
}. ' scattering 9. Second ballot-Heury
Walker II. j. n. Camden l6. Sam ?
16. john Brannan L. The caucuss
le to promises to he long aud tedious.
$ re- NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. %. The
: ,ect ballot for senator to-day resulted-Jo
sns- son AZ, Bate IS, Stephens l, Ewing
Henry |.