Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-03

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minutes of such changes as WeIe mad.
in the returns by the board. The con-
clusiOns, or decisions, were arrived at il
executive session, and were not placed
on the minutes. There is no record ex.
tant showing these changes; the only
way to arrive at it being to compare tn
original returns made by the supervisors
with the statements published or pro,
mulgated by the board. There was evi
dence filef in the case OF the parish o
Rapide5. At the suggestion of the com
miItee it was agreed to produce the tally
sheets and the supervisors returns, ant
all the papers in the cases of the parishes
of Iberia and Rspides; also the iOurna
wherein The compiled statements wert
promulgated.
Cnares ProvOste-This witness wa,
produced to prove the existence o
| cOlored clubs who took action against
the Republican party in the late elec
| ton. There was a large club in the
second ward, all colored, who cooper
ated with the Conservatives because
hey were tired of the existing evil
This club voted the Conservative ticke
to- nearly its full strength, aud voted the
ticket openly.
OCOIRS DupItL lSStluGb 10 tile organ
lied colored club in the third ward. Al
the poll where this club voted, negro
precinct exclusively, over three hun
| dred votes were cast. The majority al
the election for the Conservatives footed
up one hundred and twenty.seven
These suffragans were labOreTs o.
member of the Whi,e League
and the captain of com
pauy. The object of the order was tC
oppose such organiz atoms, as the Re
publicans had formed to meet the un.
lawful aggression of the Metropolitan
brigade, etc. The White League has
made no preparations to take action next
Monday.
l.. b. jerks testified: Was at the
convention in Baton Rouge; voted the
fusion ticket of 1872 with one exception
that is, voted for Kellogg instead o
| M'Enery; had heard of M'EneTy's
speech in Baton Rouge, which was ex
tremely partisan; it advocated that in
the event of the people eIecting theil
candidate, they (the people) should Oc
| cupy the city, and see that they go
their seats in the general assembly
Millinery also spOke Oh one occasion, a
the Varieties theater, in about the same
strain as he did at Baton Rouge. Mr.
Mari also spoke at the Varieties; his
speech was like that Of M'Enery's in
tone and temper.
Major Wm.- -R4ehiRsdh, ses---s ed;tez- o.
the New Orleans Republican, was
brought forward to testify to certain eX
tracts. published in his paper as being
genuine productions of those taken
from certain country exchanges the
Shreveport Times, NachitOches Hindicd
tor, ana others. He agreed to make af,
fidavit to the required effect.
A. B. Levisee testified that he resided
in Caddo parish; a man who voted the
Radical ticket in Caddo parish is Ostra'
cised.
He was asked by Mr.. Potter if he was
elected to the legislature, to which be
replied that he was returned member
by the returning board, but not by the
popular vote.
d. w. Baker testified as follows:
reside in Bossier parish; am parish
judge; the Republicans have been ostra-
cised socially to great extent.
Joseph Bowling testified as follows: ]
reside in New Orleans; am merchant
and member of the firm of Peet, Yale d
Bowling; touching the commercial con-
dition of New Orleans, it was much de-
pressed; persons were afraid to enter
upon any character of enterprise; at.
tributed this to the eXOrbitaut tax that
has existed; this depression is evident
in one particular by the great number
f business houses now offered for rent;
some houses are offered by the owners
to such persons as will take them, pay
the taxes and keep them in repair, and
frequently there are no takers even on
these terms: was here ON the fourteenth
Of September; the feeling in the buqines.
community after that event, that is,
when it was supposed the peoples gov.
ernment had been established, was
buoyant; a revival of business was an.
ticipated; tn re is an extended desire or
the part of the people to leave Louisians
because of the existing state of affairs.
Mr.. Foster desired TO know if muir.
derers were generally condemned by
he community and dealt with accord
lug to law by the courts; also, il theiI
general immunity from the punishment
Of these murdeTers has the effect Of
preventing in a large measure i'm.
migTation to this State. Generally, any
murder perpetrated in city is largely
condemned if persons are not arrested
in some cases, as in that which occurred
on Thursday night, to which Mr.. FOs.
ter referred, it was mainly attributed tC
the inefficiency Of the police, thereupon
the police did not know whether it eff.
fected immigration or,nOt.
Mr.. Potter wanted to know if kellogg
had not been in the habit OF pardOning
criminals by wholesale, and if murders
ETC., were perpetrated, and laWlessnes.
existed, this wholesale pardOniDg wa;
not, to some extent, the cause of it.
Witness heard it reported, and haC
seen il in the newspapers, that many
criminals had been pardoned, anC
thought the paIdoning had tendency
to encourage crime.
The following is the letter from Gov
erpor Kellogg to the congressional com
mittee, which was delivered this even
ing:
KELLOGG WRITES.
NEW ORLEANS, January l, 1870.
Hon. Charles Foster, Chairman OF the Sub
committee on Louisiana Affairs:
SIR have been informed by one o
the counsel engaged IN the investigation
now taking place before your committee
that you have determined not to include
the election Of 1872 within the scope o
your investigation. Permit me respect
fully to suggest that in the question
whether or not Louisiana was carried
by the Republican party in the election
of 1872 had been the principal disputed
point, which for two years has agitated
the State. ReligiousIy believing that ]
was elected by majority of votes act.
ually cast at that election, l have strug.
gled to discharge the duties of my office
1iffia,1ltinS snoh fau man hat-e
been called upon to encounter. Moth.
ing but a sense Of duty has kept me al
my post during all these weary months
OF Obloquy and Misrepresentation
Recently / telegrSphed the President,
urging that a committee of congress be
sent here, believing that such commit.
tee, being upon the ground with power
10 send for persons and paper, could
ascertain the right Of the question. So
far as / and the government | represent
are concerned, l am intensely anxious,
and, think, justly so, that there should
be some solution Of this difficulty. l be
lieve an investigation, that need not last
many days, would reasonably satisfy any
impartial mind whether l was elected
in 1872 or not. But even by taking q
general view Of the case, | think some.
LuiuR Ullkhb bC hOlc " Tue
question. For instance, if the COM
mittee were to take the returns OF
1872, as made by both boards,
and contrast them with the returns oi
this year as made by the returning
board, and as claimed by the Demo-
cratic party with such facts and details
as think could be readily obtained,
believe q righteous conclusion couid
be arrived at. The census and relative
registration, white and black, and rela-
tive vote in 1872 and 1874 would throw
much light on the matter, and submit
! that the returns from these Democratic
parishes whereby fusion count OF the
former board were allowed our reasona,
Bile minority vote in 1872, but where nC
/ Republican vote. or scarcely one wa
/ permitted to be cast this year, NIGH
| properly be considered. l have 40 op
portunity to examine. in detail, the re
turns of 1872, as made by the fusionists
those returns are probably acceptable
and their authenticity, or genuineness
| is susceptible Of proof. Allow me to sug