The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-23
also Confer with the Conservative and
Republican Counsel.
Ole Feel to the Front.
He Trots Out the Bloody Shirt.
Points Submitted for Investigation.
aae Returning Board Matter In for Con.
sideratiOn.

Of the Congressional Committee, elected tina
1T was the intention first to ascertain the de
sires of respective counsel, and then deter
mine upon course of action. Judge Hoa
announced that after hearing the wishes O
counsel representing the respective parties
Conservative and Republican, the committee
would probably have some suggestions to sub
NIT.
motion to this effect was made in a pre-
1iminary meeting held in ParlorP P, st. Charlie.
Hotel, and was adopted by all the members.
It was further agreed that the counsel b,
invited to meet the committee at 10 o'clock
when they would be heard. Only the counse
and representatives of the press would be ad
mitted to these deliberations
THE COMMITTEE
For better information regard ding the com
a,ittee we will herewith state that the com
mittee consists Of Judge George F. Hoar, o.
Massachusetts,, chairman VIM. F. Wheeler
of New York, VIM. P. Frye, Of Maine, and
IS. S. Marshall, of Illinois-three Republicans
and one Democrat.
Relative to the Republican members, it is
understood that they have had nothing to say
either pro or con, touching Grants course in
our State, and it is further asserted that some
measures Of the Administration have not been
endorsed by them.
THE CONFERENCE.
At o'clock the counsel were invited before
Che committee, when the chairman announced
that they were prepared to hear what the
parties proposed advancing in their respect
i've interests, affirming that it was quite nee
essary to know their purposes in order that
the committee could determine upon def
mite line Of conduct in prosecuting their in
vestigations.
Mr.. Zacharie, on the part Of the Conserva-
lives, affirmed that he was prepared to show
first, that the Returning Board in canvassing
the returns had committed the very grossest
frauds; that the election had been fair; that
the intimidation charged by the Republicans
was not true, but that he desired to show
that the white people Of the State had been
intimidated by the Republicans, who used
the military to that end.
Attorney General Field came forward and
said that on the part Of the Republicans he
proposed to show that the Conservatives in
undated the negroes previous to and on
election day, and are guilty Of having COM
mitted wholesale murder throughout the
State. He affirmed that it was his intention
to bring out the Colfax affair in all its horrors,
and would cite other revolving episodes which
characterize the history of the Democratic
party in this State.
He said murder, riot and the persecution of
Republicans had been going on here IN
checked, for 10, these many years
He will show that violent speeches were
made by McEnery and others in North Lou
ssiana, and that they advised the people that
this should and must be white mans gov
eminent; that Republicans have been driven
from Office in many portions OF the State;
that the papers in the upper portion OF Lou
isiana indorsed these violent measures. and
advised the people to execute them to the
very letter.
He then reverted to the Coushatta affair
and was drawing pathetic picture OF that
incident, when the chairman interrupted him
and intimated that the committee was doubt
less very much impressed by his eloquence,
but as It was not judicial tribunal, but SIM
ply a committee empowered only to make
investigations, speeches were altogether out
of order; thereupon, the redoubtable Field
responded humbly that he was open to IN
struction and would tone himself down ac-
cordingly.
He said he couldn't help getting excited,
and if he had shaken the bloody shirt around
TOO vigorously for the occasion, or hunched
out upon TRADE that was inapropos, lshe
committee must excuse him, and attribute 1t
all to zeal for the cause
Proceeding, he affirmed it his design 10
show that the White League was organized 10
overthrow the State government; that there
were thousands of people-men OF straw
who were naturalized in the Second District
Court in the interest of the Conservative
party; that negroes in Caddo parish, while on
their way to the polls on election day. were
fired into, and prevented from exercising
eheir right of suffrage.
BE designed further to show that great
n IT Of the present State debt was contracted
Dy the Democrats, and that the present state
Administration has reduced the rate OF taxa
ton.
The Chairman here stated that he would
much prefer that the counsel would submit IN
writing the points which they proposed estab-
fishing by evidence before the committee
Hugh J. Campbell, on the part of the Repub-
sicans, then came forward and submitted the
document:
Psrst-We will show that many thousand
votes were lost to the Republican party oy
reason of intimidation practiced by ConserVa-