Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-16


iutentiyp to examine toto the action OF the Re
;uruins 3 ard, Governor " ellis never came for
ward as a witness Al the close OF OFT proceed
Jugs leave was asked that bis deposl'loo might
he given H. This was decllned. aud Nr. w els
va. Invited To appear before the committee,
but be never came. Leave was also gwen tor
tax az hi testimony By commissioner II lie
d, c!ln.d, tuI was not availed OF.
Your comm,tec are therefore constrained to
dc are tia. til. action ri the Returning Board
ia 1ci:c,iDg these returus 10 the PARISH OF
RI plies. and giving The seats for that parish
! t. tic R-publicau ca1diGa,es, was arbitrary,
unfair. aud without warrant Of Jaw. If the COM
r,;.tee were to 81 behind The papers before the
L ard, aud consider the alleged charge OF H.
humiliation upon tie proofs before the conult
/ {. tier f0liGg must necessarily De the same
Il vas asserted IN Governor Wells affidavit
iaat the McE-ery officials had usurped me CT,
ice. Of The parish, aud thereby dated
voters. Immediately alter the 18th Of Sep
tcuoer. when tie Kellogg authorities ln New
! Orean. we're put out by the Penn authorities,
certain changes took place 10 some OF the par
/ i:has. Wheo the Jews from New dreams
! reached these parishes the Mckuery otDealS
| demanded their places OF the Kellogg otac'ai''
| and th.y we're 1t oLce given up.
When the Federal Government interviewed
aud unsealcd the McE4eGy authorizes To: AL
/ Iogr Officials demanded AID received back heir
! office; put III R.pides some time seen.s 10 have
lupsel before he Kellogg officials took their
| place. back los committee are at loss to
see any Intimidation Of the electors Of the
s.! parish.
! l. % happens that he parish was :ak@o as
a sample parish 81 illumination. N-u5 wit
te.scs from other parishes were cxauilu"d
with retere~ce t. it. They show beyond
N ..tiou ;ia, there vas flee. iu lar,
api Iasccab.- election aud registration
/ there. y, evidence either OF discharge or
/ Of refusal TO cmpy was produced. Not
oue s!lgle co.orcd man throughout he e.
/ tire parish was rr5Iuc.d 10 testify el;l.er TO
such threat or tie execution of such pur-
pose, Whether before or after the eectloD.
The ac; u JI ;he Rr,utuiog Board ii this
parish vt RapIdes alone changed the po!itca!
conp!cxioa Of the Lower Hgu>e. but their ac-
ioo 10 other parishes ,qua ~ otj-ctloaa-
! bic. Instances 10 the cauVasS.og aud compa
! lion Of The return: 10 other parishes are gwen
! IS sEe c.luGittre, aud extend to nearly every
| prohibition Of the law.
! Wiit.ul ocH r.f-iriDg 10 other instances,
| We ,.rc CO tra:u-d 10 ti=cl!re lat The acton
| Vi the Returning Board, Oh The Sbo!e, Was ar
/ titrary. u u>t. anG, Ia .ur oplolon. Illegal,
aud that TIL, ARBITRARY I'LL list, aud Illegal ac-
ton alone prevented The return by the board
f :. ua r!'r Of Conservative ucmters 0t the
l. ">r liJu>c.
L'pyn the general sGl.ct Of the state OF al
fails 10 Tx South. ala "a 10 whether the al
! l-scd S.ou-s 10 cJIoIeu cl.lz>ns Tor political
Offences are real, or wcrc asserted without
:uuICa:iuu, your c1wnl,tet - K such prOJt as
tie Opportunity cti.!ct. 30: parties agreed
upvn our parishes "a sample. oi the con!lucn
ii affair, 10 that respect IL the State. VI
I'll s.: cwin. to h i,np,s>ibity # procurog
witnesses FROM the localities ~ tm@,you. con-
III ;tov we're oL:igcd 10 c0rd1e their especial
< II 4a.loo TO Two parishes most accessible.
rs t. ,rv.c parishes. they received all the ties
;lu,oay hat was rfcTeti. and, in addition, they
rece.v.I I'll the testimony that was then 90
haou III New OgiraL>, otf:rcd IS either party,
i, TO tic condition. Of ati .ir> il other part, Of
III" State.
As whole they arr constrain incl to say that
the intention charged Is Dol borue OUT BY the
iac- before W. No general Intimidation Of Re-
uup.!can voters was established: 30 co!orcd tpao
was produced who had been Threatened or as
sau.tcI ty any & jn-rrvativc because Of poi,i-
cal o,,;uiou, or discharged from e:uploym=u or
refused employment. Oh all those who testl-
lid to intimidation there was hardly any one
VITO. If his OWE know! -ise, could specify re-
liable u>iaccc Vi Such acts: AMI Of the white
men who were produced to testify generally
On such subjects cely hearty all. It nat every
single one.w:re ne holders ui o1icrs. Through
ou the rlral 1.s:r!c:s OF the State the uuuoer
OF wli:e + puh,icaps ale vcry iew; it hardly
vxteods beyond those hoIdLg tfice and
those c3nnec ed with them. No witness
6, we believe. succeeded 10 gaming in any
parish five Republicans Wh1 supported
the Kellogg government vino were not them
selves Office holder, or related to office h9id-rs
or thysc haviag ottc.a! employment
The general condition Ut affairs 10 the State
Of Louisiana SEEMS to te as follows The COZ.
viction has been general auoog the whites
siuce lS1122 that the Kellogg gO7clnment Was
ao u>urpatiou. This CONVICTION among them
has been strengthened By the acts Of the XII
!ors |. ..saturc in abyi>L!ng existlcg courts
aun judges and substituting others presided
over by judges appointed hy k:ll0gg, having
tx rauriluary aud exclusive jurisdiction over
political questions by chaogcs in the
laws con.raizug in the Governor every
torm OF political cohtro:, including the su5
pension Of the elections; By Continuing the
Returning Board with >oluie power over
the relurn> of ei.ctious ; b. the extraordinary
provisous enacted for the trial Of titles aud
claims TO ,fiice by the conversion of the
police force. maintained at the expense OF the
city OF New Orleans into 40 armed brigade
o. State militia, sun ct to the commani Of
the GOV 1nor; By the cr.a:ion IN some places
OF mrnopoisS III markets, ;:a= making, water
works and ferries, cleaning vaults, removing
fth. ala doing wo7G as whsrfngerS; by the
abolition 0: courts with election Judges, aDd
rtS4i. Mi Il t.th q.
pointed by Ike logg in evasion oi the constitution
OF the State; by e:3ac.u:ents Furnishing crimi-
nsly I'll persons VINO attempted 70 fill Official
positions une:s returned by tho Returning
Board ; by unlimited appropriation: for tha pay.
mcnt OF militia expenses and Tor the pay rn-nt OF
,cgisi atve WARRANTS. vouchers AID checks issued
during he year. SO + 1872 by laws dec! ring
that 10 lec.on in arrears Tor taxes sitter default
published snail bring any sui: in any court OF
tue tate or allowed 70 be a wltneSs III his own
behali-n1ea ures which when coup ed with the
extraordinary buri NJ Of taxation, nave seemed
n .hn .erpISpa - (IOTarnDr n q lup-'s