The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-08
Afternoon Dispatches
LOuISIANA INVESTIGATION.

servatiyGs:
Lieutenant Edward A. Belger, Third
Infantry sworn-Was stationed at Alex
andria-arrived there on the tenth day
Of October, the troops under witness
command were stationed in the court
house yard and are still stationed in the
town Of Alexandria. Was present on the
day OF election, and noted that in Alex
andria the election was in every way a
quiet one. Has observed no evidence Of
hostility in the community to the General
Government. The election was held in
the court house,
DR.. Alfred Observation-Disclosures in the
Parish Of Iberia; voted for General Grant,
and In Tho clcction OF 1879 canyRssetl the
parish for Gov, Kellogg. Shortly after
ward President Grant had many support
err in the parish. Much Of tho present
trouble was attributable to bad legislation
--monopolies burdening the people have
been created; Judges Ol inferior courts
sometimes not being able to interpret the
law, or being pFejudicCd, failed TO apply
il. Many criminals go unpublished. Con
siderable ignorance exists among the
white people Of the parish. More among
blacks. The deputy tax collectors are
sometimes lawmakers, They receive 10
per cent for collecting and leVying taxes.
Before the war this cost was three per
cent, Although having taken decided
stand against secession, and having CO.
operated with the Republican party, has
never bceN'Oslracised. Have always been
Kindly aud considerably treated by the
intelligent portion Of the community, A
great many negroes voted with the Con-
servatiyCs because they were disguised
with the Republican party. They had
never recaivUl any promises made them.
Mr., Wheeler desired 10 know what
would 10 most acceptable to the majority
OF the neoplc-A recognition Of the KelI-
ogg Government, or u provisional Gov.
crHmen,,? The reply was made that
the recognition of tho Kellogg Govern
menL with Inc Legislature elected last
fall, would be most acceptable to tho
majority Of tho people In witness section
Of The country,
Andrew j. GOrdGn, COlOred-lIas lived
three years In 81, Marys Parish; Is a
man Of education, anil teaches ColOred
public school; voted tho Compromise
ticket last election. and auteriorto that
Inc Republican ticket. Dies not know Of
nnv instance Of violence TO negroes, The
only intimidation praCticed was that by
negro leaders. reelection was free and
fair. When the troops came the negroes
snid that thoy were sent To soc how they
were gningtoyote, and they did not vote
tho Republican ticket Grant would know
tho reason why; II was also said TINT
every one voting tho compromise ticket
would bo arrested, there was never any
nupreheusiou on the putt Of Republican
rimbs, nnl thew express their opinions
without rpstraint. After supporting the
cnmnromise moycmcnt witness scholars
were taken away from him.
10 Mr. Fryc-St. Mary's Parish ought
to Five, on u fair count, fifteen to eighteen
hundred majority. In 1872 Grant and
Kellogg were only returned ono hundred
and twenty-five majority, because the
vote was frauduIently MANIPULATED by
Warmoth,
Edward Jones testified: Ia from Quin.
Nv. m. wns in lho Federal army; has re-
sEIeI here since 1850 IL now u ltepnblt-
can, and has been received here socially
as elsewhere, There has been no desire
Gyinccd 10 oslrocise tho witness socially;
| IL IL hero n. everywhere else, as far "a wit.
ness experience goes, a mans character
decides Ms social status. The election
VIVA mir nnd free,
Henry Wnrc--ltesiies In lberyilIe par.
ish. en;ogrI In planting after the war
nv syn1nathies were viii, the hoiest'I{e
nIIblIcana At the election Of 1872 voted
Inr EeIlovu nnI Grant; Inc Republicans
arc in n majority Of three or four to one;
Tho oIiriMistlIcru have becr, for several
ycnrs maj inefficient and internationally;
n some instances il il admitted by llIe
halter oni more intelligent of both raccs
thot changes nre necessary. Appoint.
ments hnyc been made principally, tap
| nnnru In rnvnr nnl trotrci tIGfnultInu
rGirinIs nml prevent them from being
Lronwht tn ius,irc, This has caused much
Iissniisfnrtion even among Republicans,
III" relations oi tho rnrcs werC amicablc,
Touchinr n ,lisposition on the part Of Inc
nlnntcr 10 lrfraud The laborer, witness
affirmed lhai Tho imu,,tatiOn thrown upOn
ihs farmer hy Maior Merrill, in his tGsti.
monv VIVA Wholly unjust. The late cleo.
| lion WAS fuil, fair and free.
To Mr. IIryc-lt wns n peaccable elcc.
| linn in nv narisll in 1872; Il payo Grant
nnI Krilom oycr / 800 minority. The
Tnrrmnn ~ Tho Returning board threw
nmt iLo nrisI mn tho ground that tho