The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-30
GheqntelLigetteer.
;.,,I.Iana Returning Board

i,ou Congressman Frye, oil Malne'
'.bIi,bed ", r, in the Lewiston (Me.l Journal
I ,s,,rl to the Louisiana Returning
~ e.,,J ,,S As our rca4era know, the Board
M, in frs..class OdOr at the NoF'n'
n,jYIy in consequence Of the reports TO
Congress in regard to the revolutionary |:
e.rprreDce. %rS Of the year 1874 !"
ynaim,un. Congressman Frye "" one
Of ,hc Congressional investigation CON-, CON-.
N Mite. cent down to inquireinto the isS's
connected with those OccuFrenee'' aIu ne
,,r wv. in hi, letter to the Journal that he Is
i.5po.d to appear in print at this time
IN 'n[r Con,.ouepcc Of IA Misrepresentation e1'
',fng ~ TO the Louisiana Returning
Rs.rJ. 1 il, duties, its history, the person
nj olit, members" and because OF the
hs, m fla, Me.srs. Wheeler, HoaF and
Frye, Of the Congressional Committee o'
'ae a's oo slom,,,ion Of H."
quo'su ~ Nt.a. .' n, F,ve zoe, on to
ave brief history Of affairs in LOuisi'
ana prior to the organization OF the pres
,pt Returning Board system. lie quotes
'N' ~, p.l.ni,,-,onor. 10 the 42d Con.
JadSe fV'A"1 ;r...5;b,. rrmbsr of
gress 10 sho" Tue inc'euio'' "
persons who were Killed IN sHe Si6 mas
',cr4, Of 1868, viz: the Bossiers Far
'I''" 'S,.,,,. ,bs g, Laundry massacre.
I'D n4''A''', W. c.IIo ,Ln I:g.,.or and
Ihs.Ohean'' Tue USuuo' '"' 'euetI0 e
tbs St.. Bernard masaAcres. Judge fo
,,Dd stated in his report 10 Congress that
,.ss M ,..,;mo,v ,boV, ,ba, over two thou.
'ae N'"N''' sA ,;II.i n.;o. ~ tho
Lnd persons "ere A.''eN rto, ~ M
.lscliOu (ialI OF '6s): that halt the eta1e
Suoyer run by violence; that midnight
raids, secret murders, and open riot kept
ID. people in constant terror until the
Republicans surrendered and then the
.a.,ion wa. carried by the Democracy"
Il. then wen. on further to state that
oThe parish Of Orleans contains 2O,9IO
votes, Of which 1920 were 6isSk; y OK: ~ IN
the Spring that parish gave 1899 he.
publican votes; in the Eau II gave utah'
l,l15. Riots prevailed lor weeks. sweep.
ing the city Oi New Orleans ana hlling II
with scenes OF blood, Wh'le hukIu3 no.
ices were everywhere po'1eu' Warn,9g
the ColOred men not to vose' IN oauqo
there were 1887 Republican voters III
the Spring they carried !he parisn Dy
large majority-in the FaIl they gave
Grant one vote. ln 81 iandry fa!isa'
The Republicans had a registered MAORI
yoI l,OIl yo!esi IN the spring election
their majorlty was V7S, while IN the ran
they gave Grant no vote, ana the Demo
CFAs cast the iuIl vote, 4roh LOT eey-
nOur and Blair"
Mr.. Frye follows the labove quotation
hom JuJvs Poland's report with the fol.
-. w." HS..L. - NJ. ~. In ,.a.rJ N
'o''DS 'emAFA' Vi "'' O"" ~ 's" "
The occurrences 'ha1 nnaIIy LED 10 tue
loruA,ion Of 4 Returning Board in LOU
lima:
Al. ,r.u,v,wo n,r;sba. anil NV po.,.b.
IL Nen''s"o .Sas az GnH ~ pc,pbi;"an
"a aeM HS, J.;""n t,on' UO ,honoiIs liz pnJ oni~
SsSs ,s5 ;,J wete J'.neM '.n,a Jun H"dr 80 ,hon:
nv a.Io"eI " Vs,'S,,,ons VIZ "V r""o @ S;II.J
Nv @ ,O'e''' ,;.Ii, a., "T;S aU;S"n, ,b", aIoc,;"n.
nUiGs'ay I"y Lo go S'Is ;t @ lie P"onLI;
auu'u o';' UG ,a'.s - 80. - | ro,o bIooIv
sAa' ptts'''%eu % ~ ling ~ S,J "a .nS " o.J;n..y, Ill.,
HaSeu'es IS; "hGeF ,,on, t"v VI" r. "," re,od~ Ia!
TI 'T,".".a ~ ,'U,sa"s 81 s ,ho % nOrera t;,%ar
.a' ,Ii iNs'j'asuts r,n;.,;onars Ui of R,sc,ion.
" It'seu ~ H., Souin'ISo..'' r." ,hn m ooNn,;ns
wv 'ss..u '"st, Ot;a, ~ IL. ,Ia ~ s.,nrns va
s'sa.,OS ;a a,S ,So % honJ If I've men who
svuse,uI ~. i" '"H pa,n.n;nD n 6#cars ~ ,bo
~ S,S y e'uo ~ i.StusnS %Isn o, u H., - w;,L
a", Oa5;,S,,a "%u aa'"o, aSS :r.asIvM;n evsnt
US Hulit'GHS' I:.! ,o.Si ,,."W I;h! ,Lu ehena
Waeonu1uoh ol lnthS' nke 'ne "Go's
~ Iu'tInS IL In ele.slon sne!, "I"s a"
suy, 'aO9'a oe au!horizeu @ y 70 near ;nh ekf
Ssass' naa 'aess' anu u, !" .neIr !uus
i,I a'nS' susn ''auu, '!o'enCeI u s.Iio ~ "a
lGa IN any parish as 10 prevent .ne ins'
pn! o. Me 'essi voseTs, ltom 'o"Is'
J Tsn 'ney 'nyula h"TO '. .ne power 70 QUO ue'
SiHe sI't,, II & iIyU' anu I, !nFo" OUT 'He 'o'e'
" S III Pa.,sn oE poIi. p,.,r;
suSn 'a tae hetaFnIns nostu o. L3uIsli ;
W., Aau WITHOUT ", ~ Que uIs1lhguISneu
si,.s %.assS Ottose our HongteSs'ohaI Som' S
Im'sS' Is"SS saIu, an election IN INA. s!s'e
w".T. ~Sa,T s'u' Py LeSS1et Tue aIe'ateS ..
TISs,Vu' ;.TS.a ,n9V. ATs W oecnne 'Ie Jaw
G.s ~ 1'i1, anu a9y. meIls, 1ohn Lyhcn,
NJ v vnonS''ees' At. CIsnaVO, anu Lews
P.,nniS MsIue' NE NSte e'ecseu oy .ne oSUase sOao
y. ws.'T,'n.ng onceFs IN January, 1915.
W.: W., tyuSa :;aS,at ie;.SItu M anu l. =, AnGetson
III. ."',S vS.SN u1a,. :" n's p'sce W Tue Doa5a'
nnb,ir,r can.a'nN,;. "".vaSt.'u'e vas 'neh ne'
pnbI;cSn, SH,stI.tnS ".oS at,H'S aHa L'oeraa me-
rrs.sn,sS SAS" ." ,So y, 'pese p Pa'ueS oeIng re.
sIsc,in~ !, IL Ia7H ~" ',.L Doatu. ~ Ihe last
I'd. tSsv W Tsrs ~, Psnnt,;n p%3 ns@es i aSa chang-
NJ. or IWI;,.M NJ "! TS.Can y" ~ .,vtt snn C9nsefys,
IN Nov."ns. 's '4IH iU-, VI "m'e League.
e,aT... n" rs'r.a a''1' rI Ine iS! 1Tard met %
P.,,v r,ots,,sS ,%S 'eST,Gs' ,Ss, ine n9ite Mans
i.U,:,ior VrSa ~" ,Ga n" .Ias ,"eS n lAd no repre-
IoD1,,,sst :" ,".;.OOj ~; noj'u. - iHsteup9n Zen
WiscIej Sv bsT.H, tbss m,.,r Anu Mr. ,;,,s ;AE,toyo,
TSn,,bv % !i,S t1s sL parry ana a,sa enare.y IN 10
tooE ln lctiye par, ,aT IN The their Deliberations
up TO Dec, % ISL Two days before The
.sis ,s.i.Is as 'uFTaent OF tho Board, when he
osS' SoS During this canvass .esn,se counsel
l1gcsd, eT.minSS , MR. ,rg H'e.ep cro.,.esomined
EiIn.,S., and The evidence before our
committee d;'cIo'sJ V SSSrH rN ~"N, ~ foirnsS'
a, ,,,,' ulsS'oseu ho want Vi A1'I uese,