The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-18

Administration thus inaugurated, yet l
never could give it the sanction OF my APP
prevail or friendly acceptance. For tue
overthrow Of such dynasty l should
rather appeal to the peaceful Instrumental
ties OF the Constitution. These are the
legislative halls, the judiciary, and the bal
lot-boX, the latter of which should ever be
held as sacred as the ark Of the covenant.
ESignedl ALEXANDER 81. STEPHENS.
LOUISIANA. e.
GETTING AT THE TRUTH OF THE RADICAL
TRICKS IN NEW ORLEANS - HIEDRANCEs
THROWN IN The WAY OF THE INVESTI-
eating COMMITTEE. 49,. ~ ..-
WASHINGTON, December 16.-Spcaker
Randall has received dispatch from the
chairman (Mr. Morrlson) OF the Louisiana
Investigating Committee (which says:
Every obstacle has been, and will be,
interposed to hinder this committee In the
discharge Of its duty. The Republican
witnesses have been threatened, and dare
not testify without mourning loss OF posi-
ton and personal danger.
1.-THE production OF the papers and tele-
grams is refused, it is believed, upon rs
surances Of protection from Washington.
! Without the power Of the House TO enforce
not discharge its duties. The House should
remain in session." ..,...- ...
[This is the dispatch alluded to in the
House proceedings.l ......--.s.
The Senate committee will commence its
session on Monday in the custom-housc.
RESULT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL lNyEsTlGA-
TON ON sATURDAY-HOW A REP PUBLICAN ST.
PERyISOR WAS MOBBED BY HIS OWN PARTY
FOR PROTECTING BALLOT-D0X-POMPEY
sToOTs'S TALE-HOw THE NEGROES VOTED
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET-A STRANGE SINH.
| LARITY IN TESTIMoNY-How THE MONEY
FOR sCHooL-TEACHERs DJsAPPEARED-COL-
oRED MEN lNTIMIDATED BY REPUBLICANS,
NEW ORLEANS, December 16.-The Con.
gressional Committee met to-day. Mr.. 5.
p. LeIer, Of New Orleans Republican), ties.
tilted that he was United States supervisor
OF poll in the Thirty-second Ward. An
attempt was made by the Republican CON-
missioners to prevent Democrats from vot-
ing, the names on the poll-lists being different
from the names on the registration paper.
The day after the election NJ. Hare, Repub-
iican commissioner, said to him there was
some trouble about the poll; that the
Democratic commissioner would be ar
rested, and they would take the box
and fix it up to suit ourselves.
Later two deputy marshals called witness
out and asked him il he had gone back on
his party. Mr.. Casey, the Republican mar
shall, said there was money in it; that ii wit
ness would let them have the box they
would give him five hundred dollars. Wit
ness declined, and informed the Democratic
commissioner, who sent force to protect
the box. The Republicans finally made an
attempt to seize the box after it had been
taken to Mr.. Baine's Office, where they were
to make affidavit to the returns. The plan
was to arrest the Democrats and take the
box to the custom-house. Hare IRE
pubican) finally refused to testify
to the returns, saying his instruc-
tons would not permit him to do
so. The Friday after the election lie met
puty-Marshal Casey, who said to witness,
You are traitor to your party; and knock
ed witness down. A colored man named
George Dean then struck witness over the
head. Witness ran. and was pursued by
Dean with a pistol to the corner of the
block, where he met three men, who pro-
tected witness and prevented Dean from
firing upon him. The offence OF witness
was that he had certified to the returns as
correct, and had refused to allow the ballot
box to be taken possession OF by the Re-
publicans.
Cross-examined: The election was peace
able, quiet. and fair. Casey is an employe
of the cuStonl-houSe. Witness did not
make complaint to the authorities about
the assault because be intended to settle it
in personal affair. Mr. Donnelly came to
his room and told witness that il he (the
witness) did not keep indoors he would be
killed for going back OIL his party. The
witness is still Republican. He asked
Colonel Potter and others for protection
from violence. sri- -'aa
Pompey Stools (colored) testified that he
voted the Democratic ticket in 1874 and in
1876. The colored people attempted to in
lure him, and used abusive language to-
wards him all the time. Hehad been twice
assaulted. The colored people were afraid
to vote the Democratic ticket. .. a
Marshall Taylor (coored DemocraD gave
similar evidence. BE had been :cut about
seventeen times and shot at four times by
colored men who belonged to the Republi-
can party. --. ...,s,..,,.,,,T G...,a- rs
E. FL. Fleuers, who went to school in
Philadelphia, but cunle to Louisiana in 1865
as school-teacher, and who, too, voted the
Republican ticket at every election except
the last, when he went with :theiD Democrats,
cIaNneu Ills pOLllSo DCSaOSC liz oSStiSu
Il change in the Government, and imagined
the success of the Democrats would amelio-
rate the condition Of affairs. He came out
openly as Democrat in the latter part OF
August He made 4 proposition to the
Democratic State Central Committee to can
'yass the State for the Democrats il they
would delray his expenses, and was ae-
cepted. He made speeches in Rapides,
Grant, Nach1toches, and several other
parishes. He conyersed with q large
number of colored men who affirmed
that they would vote the Democratic
ticket, and was told by great many
that they were afraid to vote the Demo
cratic ticket owing to the threats which
had been made regarding > the: colored
Democrats. He heard P. g. Deslande,
secretary .of State, remark toJudge Phil
lips some time previous to the election that
the Democrats would probably carry the
State, but that would not affect matters, for
even II they were successful, the Republi-
cans would get in the colored men through
out the State who expressed an inclination
to side with the Democrats. He said they
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