, 1876-08-11
liISSISSll'i'I.
The Outrages in the Recent Elec.
tion.
Report Of tho Sennto In-
vcstisating Committee.
Democratic Ascendency 6eourod by In.
timidation, Force, and Fraud.
From Thirty 10 Fifty Negroes Assnssl.
natcil nj Clinton.

| From Thirty 10 Fifty Negroes Assnssi.
natcl nj Clinton.
| wAsttxnroN, u. C., Aug. 7.--'rhc report of Tho
niajority, alEhe by SENATORS linuiwelt ts ahtluf)
CnmcroN of Wisconsin. and McAtillnn of Mime.
fota, IL n n,astory production. II IL tnt1 of text
which will bccnn,o The euggchsion f0r thousands Il
| campaign speeches. The testimony Will hc pub.
llrlcd atol't tho Isl Of September twill MI abont
q, 900 octave pages. The ah}Oinetl abstraut covers
every point Of tho rcrost, hut excludes thr uno.a
tlunr md, III all. il nbuut fnurth Of Tim rig-
innl document III length. It snys that the evidence
before tho Committee viii support
| ..- THESE CoNCLCsloHs:
| l. Tint force, fta1t. and Intimidation were used
yyucIally and successfully In the political Canvass
~ Z: Tl,at aoy Ans. wa. nnn OF nc,e9nel intsq-
oGice.,, men who wero incapaGlo or .ishoncd. Int
Of nor tho n,atseA 0f thu purity .nrtatnr1i ti,cN,
but On sl,o contrary that they were generally driven
a Tiat while T. + ,rue That some q the recent
citizens Or 'enrpct. .haggcrs betrayed thn tF.st
CnnaAcd 10 thetH, tho iln]orty werc Intelligent,
entirely incorrnps!bc, who xro nov struggling
against eteat odds 10 secure lust administration
& Tint the 1ats of tncssasc Of ta3e, Of Nlis.ls.
NJ wers eesea fSs !.
platmt Is made Against .thcm. This complaint Is
! considered IT hsrnn length.
| U. Tint thcro was
NO iusTIr,cAr1os WHATEVER
n any sFrongs or errors Of Republican aiminisra-
tim for or TIE ouitngeH md crimes committed to
(. That the ehatgo lint oor; Ames attempted to
hf as +! sGanss ns whta s;s X
evidence shows That mil ye.b born citizens. Wb0 had
served in the Confederate army, were ncccptcd by
nross @ IN s"ic an ri ncccpt 5esr,1s + f1 a
classes II The people Of thu State.
@ a h nst ts cas sfs t sss
@ 1s to psres c taf ri Reoes upsnly
BY which tic cplotei Inhabitants and while Rerub.
lcans ar t',e slnfn svcra nyrrnwcd, jDtimIdatelt
~ j. Tkat tseso con eops"lcs C cemm.ts ] numerous
murders VI clt!zens WHO Ind buun md then wore
active % H., Il shc =, Republican party. -
10 Do a md that Tho coluc. d the Democracy il,
been suppressed, either BY tho State OF national
j. 9a 81 fsi "tG ss "9 %rs s' Mof h sty sn
With the policy previously adopted and designed to
1NTtMIpATH AND rAEALrzE THE MErunLIcAN
II, Tia. thu Allegation, hat tho negroes were or
ganztns Into military bandr for thu estfuciion of
thu white rasc, prstcxt made for tho Foundation
truo, The evidence shows that not uny wore thp
blacks moi armed tu ex!ens, b,t that ttosr Win
had arms were furnished With inferior md HecoDd+
hand wunpohs., and that their leaders, both rry-
ious aud political. discountcnancod the resort 10
fprcn.
II: That IN . ssntoncu II mny bo nseerteu that at
tho statements 'uade that there hny taBtEaabts
en,ss io. tho rceua: proceedings In sissBslppi ar0
il. THAT, OF .hc other hand II /. to bo said TINT
waior!ty Of tho whIto nsslattc ystst* o tl.e
lis eecton I'D s ws p"rpose sStt to rcssft Sto q
all means within tctr power Including On tl,o payt
Of SONG of them tho mnrcr Of prominent persuns
Ii. That thu minority, who wrfu opposea 10
these outsages, and who arc far n time overawcd
anl po~erless. urc meinbors Ut ths Republican
3D. That t!e clement of society which chioay
lepabl!cHns was mainly y.nas s men, VII Who have hsys
reached n'unhood nincs tho c!otc Of tic War, bnt
ey etS xg In r;r r. By o
yantaycs OF tAelr conduct, nndaro
LARGELY nEspoNsluLK ron THE CRIMINAL re
IT. That the negro laborcrn were In muny cases
compelled to vote for thUr Democratic employers;
that tleto was gcneral disposition by Threats OF
70 70 compel tlls and that ID some Counties tho
eonttaes M,s s With tho labo;e1s dssarcd Hat
a uut ] yoto !" s,t % a,r % ompoSar W .A' crops 'o's
IN. Tint tho Ecn,ucralc clubsDrsanizcl In every
Eart of tly Sae wrro supnlic' With thu hest ar'ia
election Ut vi hazards; tint III n,a,y cascs TIDY
which ticy traycrscl tho country for weeks betasv
tho cluctson. intmldatlng tho i,cgroca, nollaclng
TSs ra "T s ntsst6s G,s tSft FEM. %ss " ns
q large nun,hsr Of countless previous 10 lhe eloc-
iu1, u was impossible to hold Republican meet
Republican meetings wore broken up, a,sl t,eruGy
all attempts to canvass theao districts wcro aban-
| 20 That tho carly riots at Clinton and vIcks-
burg wero tlle rcsults of special purpoHc on tho