Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-20
south Carolina Analrs.

New YORK, Dec. 16.-A Times
special says this has been duh day
in Columbia. The Legislature had
brief session. The democratic Sena-
tors are still in their seats and bill
to punish parties engaged In an at
tempt to set up State Government
in opposition to the legitimate gov
eminent passed the Lower House.
Hampton's Assembly met again in
Carolina Hall and had another ballot
for U. S. Senator, gavo notice of q
few bills and adjourned. They can
not elect U. s. Senator until they
get the Senate, and in the meantime
they ballot for amusement. 1t is re-
ported again to-day that the demo-
cratic Senators will scccdc and go
over to Carolina Hall on Monday,
but their future programme, if they
have any, is kept secret.
Hampton called on the u. S. Senate
Committee to-day and had some gen.
eral conversation on the political
situation. Butler also paid his re-
spccts to the committee. The COM
mittee has unanimously agreed to
take testimony in secret. They find
the same state of affairs existing here
as they did in Mississippi. Witnesses
are afraid to come forward and testify
in public for fear of the vengeance
that will follow, and the only way to
get witnesses before the committee is
to hold their sessions in private.
There will be nearly 200 witnesses
examined. Testimony was taken to-
day relative to the Hamburg massa-
ere, which inaugurated the shot gun
policy in South Carolina. There is
abundant evidence that the Hamburg
affair was premeditated and the be-
ginning of concerted plan to carry
South Carolina by intimidation. 1t
was predicted by those who took part
in it more than month before it oc-
CURED, accompanied by threats that
Hampton had to be elected if they
had to wade knee deep in blood.
The House Committee spent anoth-
er day trying to find some errors in
the canvasses of the electoral tickets
by the State board, but failed as usual.
They have become thoroughly con-
WINGED that their mission down here
must prove an abortion, but they
have not manliness enough to 60 back
to Congress and say SO. 1 am con-
stantly urged to contradict the lies
that are daily sent North from here
and it will not pay Northern men to
read them. Readers who are willing
to discriminate between truth and
falsehood can generally get at the
truth if they desire it.
The following illustrates the utter
disregard of truth shown by the DEM
ocrats in their efforts to mislead pub
lie opinion at the North. It has been
stated and published in democratic
papers all over the country, that Mr..
Hoyne, Secretary of State, who is al
ways designated as the colored Sec
rotary, has thrown all obstacles he
could in the way of the Congression-
oil Committee in their efforts to get
papers and documents from his Office.
Seeing these falsehoods, Mr. Hoyne
addressed note to the Chairman of
the Committee, requesting him to
state whether these statements were
true or not. To-day he received the
following reply:
Hon. II. B. Hoync, Secretary of State:
DEAR SIR: In response to your let
ter ofyesterday, 1 take pleasure on be-
half of the sub Committee, consisting
of Judge Abbott, Gen. Banks, and
myself in saying you have treated us
with uniform courtesy, and have on
all occasions when we desired you to,
given us free access to the records,
ETC., pertaining to the late Presiden-
tial election, and that you have al
ways been ready to furnish US with
such information in regard to them
as we desired.
[Signed,] MILTON SAYLoR.