The Portland daily press., 1875-01-25
THE SOUTH.
The second Congressional ln-
vesfigatiOn i'm Louisiana.



New ORLEANS. Jan. 23-The points sub.
mitted to the Congressional Committee yester-
day were as follows:
Points submitted by Republicans: First-That
we propose to show shat there were over l0,O0O
Republican voters inundated from voting Inc
Republican ticket; first, by the Cofax mas
sacre; second, by the Coushatta massacre;
third, by White League conspraces; fourth,
by the violent deposng of parish officers
throughout the state, and the installing OF
illegal McEnery officials; fifth, by the general
prescription and persecution OF Repubncans'
sixth, by the instruction of Sept. H.
Second-That the White League is an organ
lied conspiracy against the state government,
and is confederated with kindred organizations
through the South, and that its object is the
overthrow of the reconstructed government
and virtual annulment of the constitutional
amendments, and that one of its dangerous re-
suits is an extensive revival OF the old hostlllty
against the United States Government.
Third-That the pretended Wiltz organlZa-
ton of the House of Representatives on Jan
uary was revolutionary mob, and entlreiy
destitute of legality, and that it was con-
spiracy to revolutionize the entire state
government.
the political assassinations and murders, pro-
scription in theatres and other public places,
and the expulsion of colored children from the
schools by mobs. -.,
In answer to the points made by the counsel
| tie intimidation complained of by the United
States military was in fact only that near which
| the parties guilty of completely in the mas.
sacres of CoIfax and Coushatta, who thought
| that they were suspected of such com plcity,
| felt in the service of legal warrants for their
arrests, which warrants could only be served
safely in certain parts Of the state, under the
| protection of the military force of the United
| States.
| files of the White League papers the boldest
| and most outspeken advocacy OF assassination
| and murder of Republicans, as we'll as riots,
| armed revolution and resistance to the United
States.
| First-That the election or 1874 was full and
fair, as well as peaceable election on the part
/ of the Conservatives and that the Conserva-
| tive party carried the election, procuring ma
| jority of twenty. nine in the House, ten sena,
| tors and their state treasurer by four thousand
| and odd majority, and at least one additional
| member not returned by the Returning Board.
Second-That the Returning Board falsiied
their returns by illegal and fraudulent prac-
| tees. t
| was by Republican colored people against col
/ ored Conservatives and by the use OF United
| States troops under U. S. marshal, on or about
election day, to intimidate and deter white
Conservatives from voting.
Fourth--The general prostration OF the ma
| terial interests of the state by fraud aud cor
| rupt government, and the extraordinary de-
preston of property of all kinds throughout
| the state.
| Fifth-That there has been no intimidation
| been ostracised on any political ground, but only
| on moral grounds, when they were considered
corrupt and immoral by the communities in
| which they lived
Sixth-That where emeutes have occurred
| they sprang from local causes generally, from
| oppression and robbery of the people by cor
| rupt officials, and were only political in the
sense that the people resisted the invasion OF
| their rights, and that in such emeutes the PEG
pie were first attacked and outraged. -.
Seventh-That the criminal statistics of the
| state will show more homicides, arson and 9TH
| er crimes committed by colOred men than by
| whites, and that large portion OF said crimes
| are traceabe to the maladministratIon OF gov
ernment by Kellogg appointees, and the whole
| sale pardoning of criminals by said Kellogg
| government. /. 4- :. ~ ..
| Eighth-That where disturbances occurred,
they were local and without illusion, coopera-
ton or premeditated action on the part OF other
portions of the state.
Ninth-That frauds were committed by the
Republican party, to the extent of several thou.
/ sand voters in the city of New Orleans and
throughout the state by fraudulent registration
/ by the supervisors of registration appointed by
Kellogg, and that said fraudulent papers were
voted in the interest of the Republican party.
| Tenth-That the present House OF Represen-
tatives is an illegal body, organized in violation
/ of law, and has had at no time legal
quorum.
Eeventh-We deny the legality Of all the
conclusions contained In the brief of points
| submitted by the Republican counsel, and es-
pecially that there exists in this state any dis
loyalty.
| Twelfth-We deny generally all the allega-
| ton of fact and conclusions contained in the
brief of points submitted by the Republican
counsel, and especially that there exists in this
state any disloyalty to the government OF the
United States, and of this we challenge proof.
A Denial of Major Merrili's Report,
SHREVEPORT, Jan. pa number of the cit
liens Of Shreveport unite in DE- NAL of Major
| Merrill report that there is lawlessness and
persecution in that locality. They accuse Mer-
rili of having sent his soldiers about the coun-
try arresting Conservatives before election, and
then never putting them on trial for the reason
that there was no charges against Them They
say if criminals go unpublished it is the fault
of the ruling dynasty they also accuse the
Kellogg government of classifying the returns
and cheating them out of the election.