New-York tribune., 1876-08-08
measures necessary and possible in an erigcncy

measures necessary and possible in an e1gcncy are
l. Laws may he passed by Congress for the protection
of the rights OF citizens in the respective Slftes'
2. states IN anarchy or wherein INC anlS dis & 1o
,roed by bodies Of armed men, should be denied repre-
B. The c"i.fitntional riranice OF republican form Of
government to every State VIII require tbc United states
II these disorders increase OF even continue ana al
miier measures shall prove Intellectual, to remand the
saIc 10 a territorial condition and through system o
bc education ana kindred means Of ts
government upon republican basis
MINORITY REPORT
The minority OF the committee, Mcssrs. Bayard ana
Mcdonald present their views At length They say tha
while writing them, they read with surprise ana regret
the message o! the PrCs sidcnt Of July 81 transmitting 10
Congress certain espondcnce relating TO the
murders lately committed at Hamburg in when
he says: But recently Committee OF inc
Senate Of the United states visited the state
Of Mississippi to take testimony on the subject OF itauS
and violence IN elections Their report has not yet been
made publir but await its forthcoming with ieehS oi
lcuce that II will fully settle nlI that hayc stated
relating to fraud violence in the STATE Of mississippi
In his letter ol the Goth of july % Gov 'hhipcI ~
had stated Mississippi is governed today by officials
rl,,s.u through fraud AMI violence sUch as would
scarcely b. accredited 10 savace much less 10
This la.t statement come It from whom II may, we
pronounce in tnc face OF the testimony taken Dy lha
commt,cc and not yet printed 10 be- un'rne ana unWa
r,ucd ny the facts disclosed. The tone Of aun"-iy 10
the white people Ot the South Whch pr'n7
the President, message and letter IL un'n,akaDc IN
hi. message Of July 81. xix days slh7cGucut TO ms
Ir Ter tbc President saws: The rcpJitun NSSis-lrl
has moi vet been made public" Why shoHid hc IN l,i-
n"tr NE hold A. and believe 10 will be 50 held by right
iGnkiny mon everywhere, discrcditahc Tor ~" Chrt
Magistrate thus To have cAmDird H"eA ov'"n." oi
z.us II adds. howcvor, but another pLooi t
many given heretofore that the heart ana
mind Of President Grant are closed To gu sense :" Justice
where his political opponents, cs cclaHy ~ We olnrlu
Statrs are concerned. The minority. SHOW tlat nihrr
ateuts 10 f0rtsta public opinion ~ relation 'o aiS
in Mis-i- ippi have been made which are cacuatru 10
Wbcn GOV hmes took his seat on the ls day OF Janu-
,ry N74 elected ~ the month OF November previous
bcr of the Republican party lhcic No I"I q . ~
official 20 ur appointed bl ihc G1F'ihpI WI "S ~" III t
sm,aE OF ins effects Of tb, Erpubl'c,n system OF
~, government uunu rcIl estate aLi property,
and show at some i,ag;h talt Coy. AneS pros, ,trI
his office aud harEainrd Win lpPuiuicc' dnl SneH, o
ctmpIigu, the oiSia beng among me NO,
noto.ioUs nud interruptions palls'hs' u''yh ,, ann
white. of the state Administration many o' on'u, mem
being unable 10 read IH'H ti'''h ,El'''
alarm among the white population and Violence hio''s-
sn,d anl force the only 'rhiicr ut The faro" Nrit
r.t ,,iagstpl u time 6f profound peace o. lie rt's
There from the beginning 20 th' chl q" In1' 49, 49,
u!luv sing ~ tgv obstruction %" 'n''f veg ,"'
hc was cliorri man vast majority ol @ 'n, lWi -
Mississippi hayc every concut that constitutes E'"u
T1r minority make few rcurrks upon he condition
OF ',si,spln H june lS', saving mat u, h,' 1 ""'N
,,lIK or Ju'rut usIugc wiiu", Sr3 10y the tull-
Ui!i,.p and no s.. IN OF cUmy ~ lntl'ly Nt!r tA'
oJ. Tac poverty Of the people was apih hns w '',''
n.-l,,l abs....c ui good and CpW'nrt1 lc Nrhit.rS
Interference ~ Tcdcrii authority ~ in' aa' '''l"H7
ard lrlua affairs has since tao close gi '' Wy l.
ul.utIy taken p,lc' and never without Hrp.oH"'c aH"
ti.g.fioI. results. such interference Eat "i"NH bth
followed llud naturally ~ local H-I'L,H u, "','
liso,d.rs pa in fl, ,.i,r ~ Louisiana sud Alabama.
white N,r.nt4 North Carolina bCursi, Texas, Hhi NJ
LIu,a- an. living proofs their iur 'I'"d lE'>iilt!
aud tranquility, of the wisdom oi noulh''iie!'h,c