The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-08

AID NEEDED.
THE PRESIDENT ARRAIGNED.
WASHINGTON, August 7, 1876.


that tho testimony taken fully sup
ports allegation that force, fraud and intimidation
wero used generally aud successfully the political
OF 1872 Before proceeding to detailed state
nent OF facts AMI their conclusions, they
refer TO sundry excursions which, they say.
have been offered in justification OF The ouragcs com.
mtcd, and condemn them utterly inadequate.
They nnd that Governor Ames is not ancnabc to any
jvst charge affecting his integrity ntpcss as Chief
Mngstrato and while admitting that taxes are higher
Mississippi than before tho war; say tho rate of
increase Is far loss than In somo North
ern States, where no serious complaints arc
made against the administration Of public affairs.
Tho majority also say the testimony shows
there foundation for reports that negroes we're
armed were arming and massng in large bodies for
the destruction OF the whites. There wcro such
organizations and the negroes not armed gem
orally. who had arms furnished with infe-
ror weapons, and their leaders, both religious and
political, dscountenahced resort to force. After
quoting largely from tho testimony the report OF tho
majority says
The committee find that tho young Of the State,
especially those who reached manhood during the war
who have arrived at that condition suce The war,
constitute the nucleus and main force of the danger us
element Ms far as the testimony taken by the commit
tee throws any light upon Tho subject II tends, how
ever TO establish the fact that the democratic orsaniza-
tons, both of the county and state encouraged young
men IN tnc,r course" accepted the pontCa AVNuuHkcs
OF their conduct and IN large degree, responsible
for the criminal results There was general DISPOSE
ton on the part OF white employers to
COMPEL ruR LABoRERs TO VOTE THE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.
This disposition madc manifest by newspaper
articles by resolutions OF conventions aud by dccara
lions of land owners, planters and farmers 10 tho
workmcn whom they employed, and by the ipcorpora-
ton in contracts OF provision that they should 90
licau ticket Democratic clubs were organized
in all parts OF the State, and the able
aIc ni1nAC init
military companies aud furnished with the best arms
that could be procured IN the country Tho members
OF these organizations tho majority assert are shown
by the evidence TO have traversed various counties Tor
weeks before She election mcnacing voters, prevent
ing, disturbing or breaking up republican meetings
causing riots at Vicksburg and Clinton, ard killing
large number OF unotendng persons throughout the
country. About hall the white voters In the republic
disi riots thus organized and by intimidation
they compelled The republican NOMINATIONS 10 be with
drawn in counties aud forced republicans tovote
the ticket deprived them of my opportu-
nifty to vote Otherwise
The majority also find that the civil authorities have
been unable prevent these ourages to punish tho
offenders and in this connection quote the published
report of November Grand Jury OF the United States
Court for the Northern District Tho report proceeds
folows:-
ourRAGKs PERrErRArEn
The committee nud that ouirases OF tho nature set
forth this report pcrpetrated in the counties OF
Alcorn ANTE, Chick nsaw Claiborne Clay, Coptah. De
Soto. Grenada, Kinds, Holmes, Kemper, Lee Lourdes,
Warren, Washington and Yazoo; and that the demo-
victory In the State due 10 the outrages so
perpctratcd I in the counties named there had been
q Tree election republican candidates would have been
chosen and the character Of the Legislature changed
Gratis the House and 20 republicans 10 IL democrats
In the Senate consequently the present Legislature OF
Mississippi Is not legal body and it's acts are not en-
titled to recognition by the political department. OF the
government OF tho United States although the Pres
dent may in his discretion recognize It as
government de fcto Tor the preservation Of public
Dcac n Governor Amos effected
by body OF men calling themselves the Legislature OF
tho State OF Mississippi by measures unauthorized oy
law, and he Is OF right the Governor OF that state.
The evidence shows further that the State Of Missis
sippi at present under control OF political organiza-
tions. composed largely OF armed men, whose common
purpose TO deprive negroes OF the free exercise OF tho
right OF suffrage and 10 establish and
MAINTAIN THE SUPREMACY
OF the white limo democracy violation alike OF the
constitution nj their state and o. tho const luton
OF the United States The majority further sny that
the evil conseQ OF this policy touch and parayzc
every branch OF industry ana the movements Of bust
ness in every channel and unless arrested every sue.
darker and boodcr than the preceding one Tho re-
port concludes as follows
This tendency cannot be arrested by the unadcd
efforts OF the patriotic, peaceful and law abiding cit
zens There Is small body OF native white persons,
who, with heroic courage, are maintaining tho prlnc-
OF men from the North who with equal courage, are
cpdeavorinc TO
SAVE THE STATE FROM AxARcnv AND DEGRADATION
II left to themselves the negroes would cooperate
with these two cssess but arraycd against them all arc
majority OF the white people who possess property;
who uniformly command leisure whether individually
they possess property not who look with contempt
upon the black race. and with hatred upon white men
who political allies who habituacd to the
use OF arms "a wa, ana IN peace; vino "a 'ormrr ,nos
OF political power, and who now consider themselves
degraded by the elevation OF the negro to the rank OF
equality in political affairs Thcy have secured power
by force and If left to themselves they VIII BY fraud
ard force retain H. Indeed, The memory OF bloody
events OF tie campaign OF 1875 with tho knowledge
III
organized bodies Of armed men at every voting place
will deter The republican party ron any general short
dcrs exist also IN noghboring states, and tho spirit
and Ideas which givo rise to the disorders arc even
moic gcrc' al
The power OF the national government will be in
yokcd and honor and duty will alike require Its cxcr-
Dominion oi iawlcssbess ana anarchy In state, with
their incident evils and knowledge OF tho inevitable
consequences. 1t owes duty to tho citizens OF the
United States residing In Mississippi and that duty u
must perform. II has guaranteed TO the State Of
Mississippi republican form Of government, and that
guarantee must DO made good. TIE measures
sary and possible IN m exigency are thrcc;-
Firs-Isws may DO passed by Congress for the pro-
lection OF citizens IN the respective states
SecondStates IN anarchy, wherein the AFFAIRS
controlled by bodies OF armed men, should be denied
representation IN congress-
Tatrd-T The copstiu ;onai guarantee OF a republican
form OF government Will require the United States, II
these disorders increase or even continue, and oil
mas' p'v co,a,,'on and ,h,ous "v.,s
OF public education and kindred means to change tho
ideas OF the inhabitants and reconstruct the govern
mcnt q republican basis
REroXE
the minority OF the committee, Mcssrs. Bayard AMI
Mcdonald. present lncr views at length. They say
that while writing them they read with surprise aud
regret message OF the President OF July 81 trans
mtung TO Congress certain correspondence relating to
the murders lately committed Hamburg In which no
says"But recently committee OF tho senate Of the
United States visited tho Stale OF Mississippi TO ako
testimony tho snbjcci Of frauds and vlolcnc
ccctona Their report has not YET been made public,
but await It's forthcoming with feeling OF confidence
that II will fully settle all that nave stated relating
fraud aud violence IN the State OF Mississippi" In his
the Goth OF July to Governor Chamberlain he
had stated Us governed oday by oficins
chosen through fraud aud violence such would
scarcely be accredited to savagcs, much LEES
a civilized and Christian people," THIS last
statement, come II from whom II may, pro-
nouncc. IN the lace OF the testimony aken By this
mittce and not yet printed, TO DO untrue and
rantcd by the fncts disclosed The tenc OF luminosity
10 the whitc people OF the south which bfeathcs
throughout the Presidents Message and letters
misakablc In his Message OF July 81 six days sub