The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-03-05


more solid matter. contained in the in.
testines, washes" them out, and the man
Is well. The covering Of the grapes
should I've chewed, but not swallowed.
Report Of fhe alabama Coiamiffee,
The committee who went to Alabama 10
investigate affairs in that State, have agreed
upon a report. II is signed by Messrs. Co
burn, Albright aud Common. The minority
Messrs. suttrell and Buckner, will make q
report disagreeing with the views Of the
majority report
The first gives the status Of social aud po
litical parties in the State prior to the cleo
ton. At the commencement OF the cam
paign the Republicans were denounced q.
common enemies Of the whsle race, whose
suppression was necessary to the prcserva
ton Of that race. Long before the assem-.
bling Of the convention on either side the
Democratic newspapers were filled with
appeals to the white people Of the State Ia
stand q, a unit against the advance Of Re
publicanism. These appeals were founded
upon pretended assumptions Of Repub.
lican aggression, as charged by Democratic
politicians, in order TO inhame the white
man aud arouse the dcadliest Of human pas.
sions. The Democratic press Of the state
were filed with accounts Of negroes arming
aud drilling in order to intimidate whites,
aud that negro military companies were he.
ing organized for the same unlawful purpose.
Pointed inquiry on this subject totally dis.
n l..
and established further, the fact that not a
single negro military company existed with.
in the border Of the state. These incendiary
appeals produced disastrous effect, and the
wonder is that il was not more "a, and the
committee believe that, but for the timely
interference Of the Administration in Louis.
lana affairs, q revolution wound have been
preciPitated on the people Of Alabama.
II wa. not long before an era Of intimida.
ton, social ostracism, personal violence, and
murder was inaugurated, and true men who
stood by the faith Of the Republican party
were subjected to a series Of indignities aud
maltreatment heretofore witnessed only in
savage warfare, and unworthy OF the Chris
tian age in which we live.
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the Democracy seemed to he to crush out
white leaders. To this end the new feature
Of American politics Of social and business
ostracism was introduced.
These are few Of the notorious facts
which convinced the committee that the
campaign Of the Democratic party in Ala.
bama was made against the colorcd man, as
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were out of sight. Appeals were made to
passion, prejudice, and hate. Reason, prin.
ciple, and law, were not invoked. but the
canvass, on the part Of the Democrats, was
inauguratcd in bitterness and strife
and ended in victory won by fraud, violence,
prescription, and murder. Evidence shows
that political meetings of colored men were
broken up by armed Democrats who went
about threatening negroes and burning their
churches, because Republican meetings were
neiu IN 'hem' 'oiored men were threatened
WIN loss oil employment unless they voted
'he pemoerauc tcket. Black lists OF colored
men were prepared Tor their future dismis-
sal pieuge meetings were gotten up to which
coiored men were brought under pain of
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The State authorities were powerless to
quell disturbance, protect its citizens, and
enforce the law. The Courts of justice
were Powerless to make arrests, and the Gov.
ernor had no militia to aid willing officers.
excepting the very men who were commit
ung expectations Under all circumstances
the Committee say: "Our only regret is