Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-20
The Congressional Committee in
New Orleans Democratic Tes-
tinony.


The Congressional House Com
mittee of Investigation on Southern
Affairs began its work in New Or
leans last Friday. The first witnes-
ses were largely in the interest OF the
Democracy. They must be ar out
rasovus oct of people down there, II
the testimony is to be believed Il
the testimony of both parties is to
be believed, they are in state bor-
dering on barbarism. II the one side
is true and the other is not, it is over
whelming evidence OF almost limit
less corruption, as no community can
be good community that has 81
much counter swearing in it The
people there seem to be cursed by
their own corruption, and If the
country allows itself to DO dragged
into serious trouble by such a cor
rupt set of people, who either have
committed the outrages sworn TO, OF
have sworn to lies for political effect,
it viii be cursed as deeply as the
scoundrels whose respective sides are
espoused. But to the first install
ment of dispatches:
Henry Carroll, colored, testified thai
be lives in Orleans parish, on tbe right
bank, five miles below the city was
formely Republican joined the Lib.
eral party and voted Tor McEnery in
1872; voted the De,uucrafic ticket this
gear, for which his life was threatened
and attempts were made 10 muroe
him. A man was shot and killed No.
vember 10, beng mistaken for witness
William Ward, colored, of Grant par.
ish, testified in 1874 he was shot al
and knocked in the head by the Re.
publicans, because he wanted 10 run
for the Legislature; was then a Repub.
lican; had 10 leave the State because ht
knew too much; Devices and Matthew,
told him if be did NOT leave be woult
be killed be remained out of fht
Stale six months took his seat in tht
Legislature in 1874. though he wa.
fairly beaten at the polls.
A paper written by the witness en-
titled .History of Ontrages on Rec
river" handed him. Ward said b,
wrote it and believed it true al tbe timt
because be bad been so informed b,
whites Now he knew better. Tn,
Committee requested Ward TO max,
such corrections as he desired, and re
furn the paper TO day. Ward is nov
a Democrat. o. b. Morgan festife;
that be lives in New Orleans talke,
with Supervisor Anderson and Coz
Kellogg before the election; Auderso,
did NOT think il safe TO return 10 Eas
Feliciana, but Governor Kellogg in
stucted him TO return and arrange on
negroes 10 vote al two or fhree place
and elect members of tbe Legislature
talked with Anderson after the election
Anderson told HIM the Democrats ha,
carried tbe parish, one Republican
vote having been poiled on meetin,
day some men came TO Anderson
Office and said he ought TO be hung
but they did not Otherwise molest him
Morgan claims to be a Republican
was clerk in the Custom House va
discharged on the 10th of Novembe
but frequented custom house afterwar,
ana saw a number OF persons ther
making out affidavits knew in som
instances they were not in accordance
with the testimony given in regard t.
intimidation, &c the witnesses wer
mostly negroes, brought here By deput
marshals from the country talke'
with Supervisor Clovet, of East Batol
Rouge he said it was peaceable ther
on the day of the election, but Glove
did not consider it safe to remain ther
after the election Clover told Morgal
after the election that he had throwl
out some boxes and elected fhree Re
publicans TO fhe Legislature converse
with Supervisor Leday, Of Lafourche