, 1876-12-20


m'tteo was called 10 or11sr NJ 12:oo hy Senator
llowg, Chairman, WHO stntnf tho Committee
was not yct provided With tic desired tables of
returns. lio said thu statement given tho
clerks Of tEc ecnnio Committee hy the sccrct
ts a Il lid U no ae T ho Sstes
thrown out in detail, but simply, gayc, tho aee-
Errgatn number, whereas Ens desired to OBJ
tain The Totc rejected at cah poll.
:, NJ Mercy, Gf tho Republican counaal. s.ntstl
Testimony Of n witncss, Eaton Logwoo!l, wllo
oqaehita Parish, and was INV In Tho City.
Mr.: McGofn, Of tho Democratic counsel,
Witnesses could ,,ot appear hetore the Commit
tee OH account Ut sickness, q DOCTORS certificate
10 that effect be filed witt. the Committee
After soma discussion as To tic best way OF
tctnlact Tint It si'oald be- taken before n com.
mlttce at bis restdcnre. The evidence eltcltct
wss materially The same az given by Logwood
before the Returning board, Nov. rs, md iu-
glalcd IN senator sli'fmsn's report to tho
President.
The Clerk was instructed to procure tho re-
qufrc!l tables from the lonr.t, and The Commit
tee adjourned until Wednesday at II a. N.
aBrunLlcAN sTAIEMsNT.
Tho iioe Of e1l4ense submitted 70 the !, scnnte n,
puh1icans Is 40 follows:
hall d 'ls Republicans, ,'he following iact.:
.FlIt-Thstthc late election In a6ls state .was,
iatimiatiea; III. ose..eaed y I'D sens!st!ng q
ssas i 1ae who sa ssve einai asted
npon The whIto and ,colo.ed Republicans whip.
pings, shootinet, hangngs burninta, mutat1ona,
ttacd murder and inasrasre. That BY these % mcans
condition of terror las fccn ptoancel among Re-
publican. IN ccrtain secinua Of thd State which aa
fTrS H
Setoad@That thc Election law Of th!s state VIVA
enacted to snecs similar condition Of anal,s which
election held under suclt conditions to bs null and
vold, and tho votes pretended to be cast under the
to &c n yeo 7e, tae
O1eors OF tho State with posvar to Inquire into and
exatn.ns the facts where such condition OF Affairs
election, md carry into effect auch nniIIty hy
rsfetinS ana refining t. tSaot pretended yotss %
;, TalsdEfsst l6s itstSfnios S1lce,s da 70 % . e1em-
s s nqs sn ps t. ;ssan sad did ad n a
Returning oa'sers, rs so,aTanded by law. dtd ie.
count liz shs T votes he nads nn Il tic
localities thus tcrrofzsd by br'ssnas Apd bull
aozcEr.
xourtA-That at tho fccsnt olect!on from IL, 900
vo.tng, and who madp earnest and dil,gcnt Efforts
70 yots tho Republican ticket, Were nut In fear Of
s yo a h,x tsaa G afs feo @ ont
prevented from voting; that from i. 900 70 O. oo0
Republican voters were by tho same naeaus forced
9HGs tasf ,,dt xt' and through fear " Tot' the
F3lMGThat in tsid election Tho right Of 1e, 900
70 10, goo colorcd pe!.ons to vote WINS BY thesc
SltihITbas Tic ertsaf of this denial and sbridso.
q d pass i tic tolioslns psfIshe,, to VT; East
puaehta, Neichouse, Rlehand, asant, Livlnsston,,
Dcsoto, Jackson. and Natchitoches. That the cx-
bet Of voters Is as follows: IN Tho foregoing par-
lshes not lcss than IL. 900 to 1000 voters weru
prevented from yelling g. hey wi.oa or forced to
Sessnth,-That ths donal md aeridgament wa1
enscteA BY !neans of sonsptsasy = and for that
p 2oan n' Gs
publican votes Large enuugh to enable consrlrators
10 carry the State far the Democrats. and that this
q %s sSse sft q sna s.
ridinga patrolling., .whfprlngs. shootings. hing
ings, bnfnlnga, mit[latoHs,, assas.!nstions, muir
kaeAth-That tho conspiracy aforesaid, and !uri-
ons acts Of violence, awlcssneas, and outrago done
IN pursnance and fslrthe!ancc thereof, worc COM
N!nfA-That tho method aud pnrposc thereof was
70 violently and through fear and toFros suppress,
ssB s'1 Sbes n Il
publican vgteea ng would secure Nh apparent Dom
oc5atie majority In the State,
ey csa Ss H. {s' r. H. and %
ton letter. k,,own AZ Tho confidential circular, sign
Cd md issued BY tas Chairman % tho State Central
isass 10 30 carried by balidezing. fo.wt: Those
Of East Bat9n Rouge, East Fells!ana, West Fellcl-
ns onaeR teaIS"a 1fnn Ly
essss DffSs fs: sst*'sa sow!a sps sss9t
Fart I,aton ltonge. East feliclana. Mest Foclana,
upon thu statca Of siississppl aid Arkansas, anl
" M sl,ese yntithea slsse Ii Republican yete Of
sa sos Nepqefsn 1aSty Sa Of S
ot tl,cso PARISHES, to-.lt: ltlch!aad grant Liv.
inlg.ston, ffaaElin. sabine, esllvoli, Laiayeto,
heru was less brutal but not less effective System,
of int!Midation, by which prop9!tun of the Rc-
publican vote was suppressed sufficiently large 70
By ioa In the baiidoxed parishes by the operation
* t,S !a II nnssy!ns ic election IN snd parishes.
rhiIa, py suiicn and simultaneous outbreaks
and near the elcctiun. Fourth, by.lho anomalous
ana unusual ~ % conduct u tho white Committees
I'd With ti.at which obtans nlnong other civilized
communities where si,4tlar acts occur. lit lhls,
that they were connlsed at-Cuncealel; they wero
discover punish tho criminals Thero llas been
liU condemnation Of these acts by tho Psrss public
n1tctlnEA, or W thc elGr1yp Wills c1tlzrD8 who
| havs vanturul TO dGlouncc tllesa outta9cs llAyu
been ,nensccd with proscrption aud persecution,
upd thus p!leaeel. The Democratic manayars
have pretended that tltsQ Dnttagea were not pur-
| pctrataa, or where they hare beon compelled to
| acknowledges thu facts they have falsely Httrth-
uted thun 70 neglect pf anenlcicncy Of tho !oc:.!
oi?icets, although woll knowing that these lornl
officials wero rendered povrrlusa hy the game ter.
rorlan which rendered thcse a,uttagcs possible.
| Efetfnfh-ThAt under our law thero arc ITO re.
| tana Gf electlonp, and can b. none excert these
| Nude by thu Returning Otlcerr, and TINT neshe
the t;Glila!tslunsrA Ut Election nur supervisors VI
Registration are Returning f!cers, hur havo 0Ithei
! OF them authority to make ani declare returns.
!. 1tvttth-I'hat the Dllnrt OF ihcsg uuttsgen ant
law!essness, iattmttatng eolore1 people. Waa NJ
conGned To thc limits Df pMrlthca In which shej
wore lerpetFated but Thai thls effect tprcad tn
great d!stanco In surrounding nud McfghboEing par
| isles.
TnirtssatA-That In tho Parish OF East Fellclan
thu horrible murder OF J0hh Na!r, an cx,lsunro
sentative aud thu 6crgc -ArEi of the llou.
the Town q na!9n llougc. tprly, ,ni,ea from hi
hama, by shcfiG's posse IpoB chArRu Wsuiy b
f0tce md torture. from, = poor snd dnfenxc1ss
colored woman Of c0npliclty In tho Killing Df
man who was not Killed. bn! Ii nov aIiyo and well
an! who wss forcf4ly taken from tht p0sso viii!
on his way 70 stand hia trlal ly an armed compsn
of rcgpfa!ors o., bultdozers. nplee coula,an'
| th0 fnhnAIfD hr fIIetb trnt1 mi nhr1