The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-06

and lent plausibility to the complaints.
There has been much dishonesty and
corruption in State and local 1dminisA
Itration, for which Republicans, -
pecially under Warmosh's rule, re
largely responsible, though in numer-
Gus instances their opponents were
equally to blame. The effect Of oil
this has been to put an end to au-
thority of law and deprive the negro
of suffrage in a large portion of the
! State; to wholly destroy the value 81
the methods prescribed by lsw for
securing fairness in elections or as
pertaining their results, to virtually
overthrow republican government in
Louisiana and seriously menace it in
the whole country. A new election
at this time under national authority
is not desirable and is not wished for
by either side. Congress should rec.
ognize Gov. Kellogg as the choice Of
a majority Of the voters of Louisiana,
and should provide further safeguards
for holding elections and ascertaining
the result. but" say the gentlemen
in conclusion, these remedies are at
best.temporary and superficial, curing
the symptoms, not the disease. Eli
cient aid to the State to establish
public education may yet do much to
effect a cure. The public sentiment
of the rest of. the country, without
distinction of party, may do much to
remove, as it has already unfortu-
nately done much to aggrav,.te the
evil in Louisiana. That people
should be made to understand that all
the. authority lodged in the national
government to preserve republican
government, and protect the rights Of
it's citizens, will be kindly but fear
lessly and strictly executed, and that
no party in this country will accept
the alliance of men who are seeking
power by such methods as we have
been compelled to describe. Unless
this can be done, the free institutions
of the whole United States will not
long survive the destruction Of those
in the South" .--s.
We do not think it demonstrates
unreasonable bias upon our part to
advance the opinion that the report
Of Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler and Frye is
in every way the superior of the doc
ument presented by the other men,
bers Of the comnitte. Founded upon
more complete and thorough inves-
tigation than was instituted by the
Foster subcommittee, during which
was elected testimony of greater
diversity Of character from a larger
number Of Witnesses, the conclusions
arrived at and the causes given for
our deplorable disorders must be gen
orally accepted as just and correct,
while the method Of permanent cure
proposed can hardly be objected to
even by the most violent extremists
of either party. r~4t~ a5sa
This report is no whitewasling af-
fair. It fairly states the patent facts
esta blished by the evidence Of credi-
bic Republican and Conservative wit
nesses, without undue leaning towards
one party or the other. It lays upon
each share of blame for the condi-
ton Of affairs; and while we most
heartily agree. with the structures
upon the opposition, we are willing
to accept those upon our own party
as equally deserved. If the honest
and moderate men on both sides will
join US in this position, union will
naturally follow that will produce
peace within the borders Of our dis
turbed commonwealth, harmony be-
tween the races, reform in all branches
OF the government where reform is
needed, and revival of business that
will soon relieve the State and people
from their present financial distress
and bring back the old days Of pros
perity that at times seem lost to Louis