The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-22

~ was permitted to attend, make objec-
tion. and offer evidence up to specified
day. After that the sittings were private, :
the discussions were private, the final de-
c;sion was private No minutes whatever ,
of the private doings were kept, and no
reasons given for the conclusions reached:
4. In the parish of Rapides the United
States supervisor declared that three Con
servatiers were freely, fairly, and fully
elected. No one knew of any dispute or
contest, but the returning board declared
instead three Republicans elected: Inc
congressional committee, after full ex-
animation, declare the rejection OF the
three Rapides Conservatives to be arbitra,
nv, unfair, and without warrant OF law
and that this rejection changed tne pons
cal character Of the legislature. Correc'
this single cheating out Of many c6eanngs
and the Democratic majority would De clear
and indisputable.
lin its rejection of the returns Tor poll NO.
! in iberia parish. and one Of the parishes
+ of De Soto. Wipn, and Terrebonne. on the
I oround of intimidation, was objectionable.
That. ION the whole, the conduct OF
j the returning board was arbitrary, unjust,
!, and illegal, and 1--WE quote the words OF the
9 committee) this arbitrary. unjust, aud il
:, legal action alone prevented the return by
> the board Of majority oil CONSERVATIVE
q members to the lower house.
q 7. On the carpet baggers' charge that
!. colored voters were by intimidation. pre-
4 vented from voting as they wished, tne
committee took ample testimony, and thu
lis their unanimous Judgment. "As
whole we are constrained to say that tn
- Intimidation charged is not borne out o.
- "the facts before US. No general intiml
"dation of Republican voters was estao
e, ''lished. No colored man was produces
y who had been threatened or assaulted b.
iu sauy Conservative because OF polltica
''opiuion, or discharged from employment
u ''or refused employment Of all thos
ne swho testified to intimidation there wa
" ''hardly any one who, of his own know
U edge. could specify reliable instance {
l.'such acts; and of the white men VII
II were produced to testify generally o
ne 'ssuch subjects very nearly all, if not ever
ne "single one. was the holder OF an once.
60 In other words. the stories we're lies OUT
mhola cloth cooked for the Northern mar
i u. Re. to fire the Northern heart; and trauc
~ ulently used for that purpose by order {
ny the Republican committee OF Indiana, tc
exampie, as in other Northern States I'll
, ", after election"
Oor Now let us ask what New York wou
VI, do on such state of facts? ,
III Suppose Governor Tilden illegal
tne creates an election board entirely of Dem
nen Gratis that the local officers of the sta
lre report clear Republican majority in &
anu assembly, but this board change that n
OF jority over to the Democrats; that VIII
oelthe assembly meet it gives seats to Il
so .. men whose right to those seats is LETT
80 the decision of the assembly; that Gov
was nor Tilden calls on General Hancock
o Sn'e Democrat) to arrest and expel these Il
&c ont of the assembly, and the latter obey
auo that whenever the majority OF the peo
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