New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-23

repor: of congressional committee shows,
within sixty days before the Novem Der cleo
ton of 1865 more than 1000 men were killed
and wounded in Louisiana for political
causes. bringing about a change between
the State election in May of tina: year aId
the presidential election in November OF
more titan 10000 votes.
General Sheridan, who had been carefully
gathering up the statistics of the mum Der OF
persons killed and wounded in Louisiana
since 1866 and up to February s, 1879, on
accoHnt of their political opinions, reported
to the investigating committee appointed ny
the House last winter the nun Der, go Tar
ascertained, as follows:
hled .'....-.....'''''''' 50,
Tota,. Ass
This ia 3 greater number than ieIi at the
battle OF Bell Run, and with another d.i-
ference, that in that battle the slaughter
was not all on one side.
Hon. George +. Hoar, chairman OF the
| CONGRESSIONAL investigating committee, N
his report made &c the House last win.er,
briefly recapi-uIates the history CT the muir
| de.s and atrocities in Louisiana. ard pre-
| seIts a sicken,ng detail OF io:rors thai
! dwarfs into insi gl!t:cance any Indian war
that has occurred within century. The
| Lorri0 massacres a. the Mechanics Inst
l Tue. al COllnX, ~ SOusAdtt I'd, ~ cay AU IL 4N :
| of those Of lesser magnitude, relieve those
a. Wyoming and Schenectady Of .he.c lis
roric prominence and throw over TIE
| butcheries Of the Modocs mellow Light.
The report OF Hen. JoDn CobUrn, frcui tie
| eelec3 committee on affairs n Alabama.
Submitted to the House a. rs last session,
| presents another chapter Of horrors q Lite
less bloody thar that CT Louisiana, bu: par
taking OF tie same general character The
| murders, raids, rrue.-.es. anu proscr1pt!ors
| prac.iced upon the Republicans, both Black
| AID white read Ike a chapter in tie NJ o.
ish history of Spain. These reports, Fus-
| tanned by vast Body o: testimony taken
bv committees OF the sto., Bre 10 pe IouLC
| IN the printed volumes OF .te shelves Of
your library and may he inspected by any
! one who doubts the truth ct re description
| which ! lave giveE.
VIOLENCE " 1868.
| The evidence taken ry he recon .,uc.;on
COMMITTEE o. tie House. o. which M:. Boat,
wa, cow lLembec Of IT'S body, was
| chairman, II regard 70 iEe election IL Mis-
| sss:ppi IN 1858. presents -ae bloody and
fraudulent an.etype OF ne election last fall.
/. reei.s with murder, frauds, prescriptions.
| intimidation, and slows that tie new con.
s.i.u.:on Of tina. year Was rejected oy TIE
same Infamous ins,.CI enta,i:ies by which
the revolution OF las, tall vaa e1sc:ed. The
bloody record shows that the White Line
Democracy OF Mississippi, Who low wonId
have the county believe thai they lave
Deer pa.ie-r and long .o- ariLg, bu. were
italy aroused 20 loccnIo.laU!e anger by
tie expressions and Tooberies q L !epuU-
lean ate government, 4 1868 ho.atea Tie
| same tlooGy tss pearlCg IKE inscriptions.
| Under which they marched % victory
won ny the same weapons. The pre.ense
-ha. they lad borne with Republican rot
| berries AID expressions uLri to-oeararce
Was 10 .or ger possible, and had ceso.ted 10
Intimidation ana violence when no ocner
remedy was LETT, ;s a talseuco.. lie Mon-
| stros.:y OF wiicr is OK y eoua.sG by ;he az
dacitv CT is presumption upon TIE -gLoI-
ance 0. torge.tuiness 0. tie ration; and
! stall show hereafter tina. al the real
! grounds OF OIno.a;I. when they had
| agaius. Republican STATE government q
| N.ssi.s ipp. were trivia. a-nc.. con.em pit
! be, when compared WIN ne wicheCress
| and enorMl.:es which ..:s.s1 gu;sted tie
| government OF Ina. SAFE w...e u he taLos
| OF tie Democracy before Iue war.
| RI2oa7 OF JOINT coMMIr.rE.
The report of tee io:r- committee e re
-To houses o. Congress OF Southern ol--
RACES, appointed n 1871. through Hon. join
Scott. then Senator from Pennsylvania, rre-
1 sec.s The history anG operations Of zee XII
! klux organization q u .ss!ss-rpl SoE.h Car
| Gina. Georgia, Tennessee and FLORIDA. n {.
| picture go fea.tni and .eva.lug .ta- tie
reader urn. from :. Wiz he sickness u the
p, hear. Il is a .a.e 0. EELd!c1s o: brutal
murders. OF deeds w.--oC- a calle, Q: inLu-
| ranities ard cpp-ess.ors 1pcn ms ,nuoceI-.
| Ietense,ess and ignorant. .t.- VI cha.
-eLge the annals o. crime n any sg7 o.
| cpuu.-v.
| Wien we read .G;s dreadful record ve
| retec. that the vengeance q Go. cao Lo.
| seep forever. The Statesman -l0 says
| that lie IS go absorbed Z TIE s-1d- Q. ppli-
| zeal economy :ha- he Las 10 .!yne 20 attend
| % :nese .rea- issues OF lie aCd Cea.h and
IS wea-y Of these ,ales OF horror sad suffer
| lnE, Iaats .Le SANE answer ar made %
| zee Lord wnec Le Was asked. "NEere :
! try urothe.! ara Ca:c answered: y know
| mo-. An ! nv o:o-1-. keeper! Aud the
Lord said: 'WLac has lion GoIe' TIE
voice OF cty brothers o.ocG c-:e:n CI:o LIE
i-ou ne ground.
Topun.eh such crimes he en force LeL- sc.
vas passed in lS7!. which. Q: course, cou.d
not Apply 20 cTT-ls.s already committed.
bu. under i so persons were Indicted L
tie Cc!.ed SAFES courts n Mississippi. Or
these - were tried and -oacd gril:v, and
re cases agains. So persons a-e s-.il pend
Ing. II North Carolina 1919 were indicted.
Vi these, 5lS We're tried AID .oaLd guilty.
and cases aye still pending aga.rs. ,41-: IL
SoU:n Carolina 1855 were indicted; II Flor
Tennessee. IS, and L k-r:ucAv, -, 4 a..
SD.
TIE passage CT the el:oceMen. ar. and
the prosecutions under j. had he er.c- 20
break Up me h1-kiux Organizations
:hcou gLou. tie SoG.h. ana gave coz para
I've peace and security IL several Of tie
Southern States Ior Two c. .t-ee years. The
suspension OF the VIII o. haoeas CORPUS ~
tie President Il - counties il Sol.u
Carolina mad ICa~icel irt,.euCe and MANY
q the most desperate Men u mat and otter
SAFES immediately Fan away. some o. whom
Eaye DLt recently re.I-IeQ. he White
Liners 81 mat State. yielding 20 lie only
principles they recognized. force ard tear,
Gus pended their operations. and Lave on
recovered their courage since .Le revol1-
;,oD IL Mississippi, which they are now de-
ciacing = IS tne:c purpose % -spea. and
AaEe -le basis 0. Their canvas IN 1916.
Social prescriptions and pans nmen.s were
never Io,e powerful and RELENTLESS char
before tie era OF reconstruction and cGe
years immediately succeeding; ana i IS an
narsvera ole tao: tina. these Outrages and
horrors have Loc been inflicted upon the
thieves aad RODGERS. fer they generally had
Democratic partners, out. upon -he 'inro-
cent, tie Ce1eose!ess, and tne iguoraE..
ALLEGED siIsGovgHNNEST No EXCUSE FOR
MURDER.
Bl. Il the uisgove.nueL: and oo7,rp.ior
had been ill tea: has been represented,
what justification or excuse wtllc they
constitute ioc the violence and murder that
lave oeep committed? None Whatever. Ii
they be admitted 20 constitute a jdstitca
ton or even substantial excuse. that &C
mission would be fatal 20 the existence Of
republican government. M:sgovecn,nent
and corruption have not been confined 20
the Southern States s:rce the war. TIE
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