The Grange advance., 1875-01-26
NEW LOUISIANA INQUIRY,
foints Stated and Proposed tn h.
Proved by the Republicans ON On.
Side and Conservatives OH the Other
Before the Majority COmmittee of
Investigation.

Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler, Frye and Mar.
shall Of the Congressional comm;++oa
having arrived at New Orleans and held
preliminary meeting, the counsel for
the two parties i'll Louisiana submitted
the points they intended to establish bv
evidence, as follows:
BY THE REPUBLICANS.
First. That We propose to prove that
there were over ten thousand Republican
voters intimidated from voting the Re-
publican ticket, first, by the Colfax mas.
sacrc; second, by the Coushatta ,nassa-
ere; third, by the White Lcapua con.
spiracy; fourth, by the violent denosinp
OF parish officers throughout the State,
and the Installing of illegal mercenar7
officials; fifth, by general prescription
and persecution of Republicans; sixth.
BY the insurrection Of September IA.
Second. That the White League is an
organized conspiracy against the State
government and confederated with kin
drcd organizations through the South.
and that it's object is to overthrow the re-
constructed governments and the virtual
anulment Of the constitutional amend
mentS, and that one of it's dangerous re-
suits IS an extensive revival of the old
hostility against the United States GOV.
ernment.
Third. That the pretended Wiltz or
ganization of the House of Representa-
tlves, on Jan. 4th, was revolutionary
mob and entirely destitute of legality,
and that it was a part of CONSPIRACY
to reorganize the entire State govern
ment.
Fourth. We desire to submit evidence
upon the political assassinations and mur-
ders, prescription in theatres and other
public places, and the expulsion of color
ed children from the schools by mob.
We also propose to show by extracts
from files Of the White League press, the
boldest and most outspoken advocacy of
assassination and murder cf Republicans,
as well as OF riots, armed revolution, and
armed resistance to the United States.
BY THE CONSERVATIVES.
First. The election of 1874 was a free
and fair election, as we'll as a peaceable
one, on the part Of the Conservatives, and
the party carried the election, procuring
a majority of twenty-nine in the House,
ten Senators and the State Treasury by
1000 good majority, and at least one ad-
ditional member Of Congress not returned
by the returning board.
Second. The returning board falsifed
the result by illegal and fraudulent prac-
ticas.
Third. That the only intimidation
practiced was by Republican colored peo-
pie against colored Conservatives, and by
the use of United States troops, under
orders of United States Marshals, on and
about election day, to intimidate and de-
ter white Conservatives from voting.
Fourth. The general prostitution of the
material interests Of State by bad and
corrupt government and the extraerdi-
nary depression of property of all kinds,
throughout the State.
Fifth. That there has been no intimida-
tlon of or outrages against Republicans,
nor has there been exercised any political
frauds.
Sixth. That where enmities have oc-
Cured they have sprung from local
causes. generally oppression, robbery of
the people by corrupt officials, and were
only political in the sense that the people
resisted the invasion of their rights, and
that in such enmities the people were
first attacked and outraged.
Seventh. That the criminal statistics
of the State will show more homicides,
arsons and other crimes by the colored
race than by the white race, and that a
large proportion of said crimes were
traceable to the maladmnistration of the
government by Kellogg's appointees, and
the wholesale Pardonin6 of criminals BY
said Kellogg as Governor.
Eighth. That where disturb rbances have
occurred they were local and without COL
fusion, cooperation or preconcerted on
the part of other portions of the State.
Ninth. That frauds were committed by
the Republican party to the amount of
several thousand votes in the city of New
Orleans and Throughout: the State, by
fraudulent registration by supervisors of
registration appointed by Kellogg, and
that said fraudulent papers were voted in
the interest of the Republican party.
Tenth. That the uresent House of
Representatives is an illegal body, organ
lied in violation of law, and has had at no
time legal quorum.
Eleventh. We deny the legality of all
the conclusions contained in the brief Of
points submitted ky the Republican
counsel, and especially that there exists
in this State any disloyalty to the gov
ernment of the United States, and of this
we challenge the proof.
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