The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-19
VOL. XLlY.-N0. 100.
THE LOUISIANA INQUIRY.
NORE ETTDENCE or ISTTwIDiTIOy
OF COLORED DEMOCRATS.

Election bay by rhreats Of violence-1he he
beginning OF the senate Committees W ork
New ORLEANS, Dec. 1s-M. s. Peelcr
white Republican. who testified before the com
mittee on Saturday, reported lrls this morning
10 tho Democrats State Committee that ON
Sunday night he was attacked bv three armed
Republicans. who attempted to kill him. Ho
was Ia terror for his NE, and demtuded proteo
Hon. which will oe eiyen. Other witnesses have
been threatened with dischrRe Dy hish officials,
or death by a gang OF Custom House strikers,
lpp,reDtly employed IA a standing menace to
witnesses not br zen enough to swear falsely
The Congressional Committee met at ii \. VI.
George johnson (coiored), VINO testified a fcw
days ago, was recalled, and sail that be had
been assaulted hy colored Republic ms since he
testified. lie knows other Witnesses who fear
violence II they ties ifY
EW. Barnes manager OF the New O1cans ONCE
of the Western Union Telegraph Company, who
had been subpocl ci T. produce desJatches
sent and received by Messrs. ,llo1g, Packard,
Dibble, Warmoth, Carter. and zen. Augur, from
and fter August Is 1875 WAS called before the
committee. MIR. Barnes saii that he had not
brought any mesa yes with him, and that he
had been instructed by General Superintondent
Van Horne not 70 deliver nor produce any mos
,age. Consequently he must. under his instruc-
lions, refuse to deliver the kilograms called for
by the subj ~na.
The committee after consultation, adopted
the following resolution, which the Chairman
was instructed to communicate to the House OF
Representatives by telegraph:
kesoiued That or tho efficient prosecution OF me
mSSiea,e t. the Hou.e for its ccusder Sa The r,u.
of T. W Barnes to pouuce before the committee teie
SpSn hin Dec IS 1879 his Ttiosli being IA contempt
pi the House vi X pr sentati'ts
Gen. Hurlbut moved tnat the last clause. mis-
.at, 90 ha ttrE ~
rs the House itself was the best judge Of the
bontempt. II there was auy.
Ths Ch !irnnn pu. the question on Gen. Hurl-
butts amendment, ana II was lost. the hepubli-
sans voting for aud the Democrats asain,t 1t.
The resolution was tnen carried uy party vote.
John Young, OF DE Soto. testified as follows;
heard stale senator Dave You s. 4 Republican, sY
before the election ,hat Nirhu. wDud uc uun'cd ont
even Il be- was elected an OF iniiuida ion - RE-
puDlcaus Of negroes whO intended vote tue Demo
traic ticket Tne' we're hrrh enc snO IN some cases
Dred people Tere aira to vote Tie Denocr,tc ticket
Senator snos Of oie in-iarc whcrc On lie Ten es
river. white man lDcmocIsU irmr !e ~ was MAJ.
20 protrc' nesioe, who dessn t. vote ne Dem cratic
fvvs'i 49, M '''Se az ' a., ' & sn &a'V'nvy.
i6uis. ano Others. Ain a { 1.eryalye Dcmoer { At
vidalls 9non. 100 nesr re yeiri fr liilen and 100
wero sfraa % 70 the pem9cr tie litse uniess guar
n may instances " re dettrrc, ifous6 fe fpo'n
yotine the Democrat ticket thr gencrAlialA among
be sil.el, ls vie should uia!reai aad cave nln.
Rspu6hcan partS IRE ,ars"y "a lac maj nj '
y SonS1rds nn9" O. so o1%ncs % T. 60 rrd
several other Reppocan on enY!drrs are under IA,
I5sy $a';las az ;.s.'iss % m onsy
iroIn v iiis the bsG'craie tieSst fcins EeSuS
rrasis 'icsess. fas saptrvi, OF L sS,raon N We
~. o" rS,gTns i sne a.. o a'y r9s ,4e 's,Sna
witne.s d4es oa' some OF tese p.o.e t. lnese poLs
James +. King OF New York. formerly con-
pected with noyt. : rague X c' L s'ih,d d p mt
sdly for one hour. lie h "a neen ~ toe oagl-
est Repu' lican ptrishes during ths nv - 30
mau could conceive tue kent II illumination
practi-ei by white and black Nepuhiicans
Against Democratic teiroe. Ihe witness en-
noned many illustra ions Of taeir VI lence from
DOWNRIGHT IOiitlca murder - mamtng. lie
isid there were negrp Ki-kux crgani1atiuns OF
various kinds, VINO cOerceA and intimidMed
roters. il THIS VI l1ienc- lad nnt been u9ei, tie
thought the maj J)uy Of negroes would lave
Toted tue u -mosratc ticket.
Many other wi n sses. If DO races. supported
king's stat menis. O.her witnesses nam q a
list of X uu tcdn ndidates un cd IA bN the
board VINO are under indc meut tor dot~lca-
Tnom.s Dawson (colurelJ, resident ~ Com
jordia parish. testified that he had workel ON
Ihe Morgan place for about eignt yeirs j. Floyd
King Is now manager OF tna' pant tOL, ma
was President OF Democratic club containing
,hirty 1--WE or fort, memoir. made up Il lands
IN The plantation. lie (DAwson) voted the
Democratic ticket bectuse he wanted to. lie
heard many threats MADE by color herub-
icans against coofed Democrats. lie docs not
eelieve that he would have voted The Demo
cratic ticket the day cf the election If he h ID
not been attended by white men as a projections.
NJ violence was done 10 cnOred Democrats.
Z. q. Whitaey. residing IN New Orleans, trs'i
Bed that he called upHn James AnueIson, super-
visor of registration for the parish Of East Felt
riana. to in erview tim, as he learned that An
derson de .red t. make an EXPOSURE OF certain
matters regarding the election Ia East telicia a.
He ID a correspondent Of tie Ntl lOIk Htrdid.
and II the Democrats would gurr'ntee hin
position, he would expose every ming. and tnti-
mated that sucn an exposure Would De favorable
10 the Democrstic party. Anderson said he
wanted diving, and produced l.rge envelope
with a seal. directed 10 James AndeIson. and
endorsed. "To be opened when tue ltetu ning
Hoard promuigates the vote" Anderson sold
that ne Was badly treated Oy Kellogg and his
party for as tney sa'd, having gone BACK on the
Charles T. wace. coored. u Concordla parish,
voted the Rep Iolican National ticket aud the
Demoofai ic STATE tick {. lie did 80 pariiy be
Cause he had a ui -agfernent with senator We
wnuli give the State "A better government Ho
knows Of no violence TO cJlOred Democrat, b It
heard a great uiAu' threats.
The House subcommittee for BAT n Rouge
aud adjacent parishes lett Tor Ba on Il L0a t0-
day. SuO committees Tor Shreveport and sioA-
Ex GOV. Wells slated IN conyersaton t o.
uons as t. the 10 son tor tuIVwiu. Out iN.
votes VI any poll or parish.
TIE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Tho Senate investigating COMMITTEE mo Doe
day IN tho United states District Court rou' i4
called TO order. Sir. Howe said that In tl- iu-
terest Of harmony there wOuid only be a e. ,-
tpin number OF persons present, W., %
representatives Of each paltf 10 hci as LpLilt h.
ana the members of the press. lie asI .Hib
that counsel for the party oulrctinx to tn' a,.
tion ul the Returning Buard desired 10 "a .lt
statement OF their bJ-cuOns ~ wTltng. HDrl
hststetucut ne CHAIRMAN thOu~ M wOuld Il,s >
factatetho business ~ the COn. mute lie Ni-u-
Id the document u be biief and - De suniili I'd
A. early as pOsstDle. jude C4npIel desii 4 60
hle counter statement, ana Ma acCora,u tntt
privilege. ihe Chairman eHil II WIS ce-ited 10
proCDIe "A tuOuld ed statetncnt ol me votes ar
Returned to the buhtu. None VI tne Deiuot ratio
pounse were present. Iue committee ui4'
cuss sd the best mode OF oJtanluR a iul st.to-
nlsut of the Votes retained. a WISH haS TX
pressad ~ get cOpies of IA Coumi loneio' re-
tutns ~ ihe Supervisors, ana IL Was nually con
Cludtd To s-ud - Gov W els ~ ufuer TO Opt. IN
tho required information. wells cane, ans
promised 10 supply the 81 teneLt ul ani poii "T
parish called fpf. After ul.cussiun, II was
agieod ~ the cumni, eos cieik suould be seut
to tne Clerks cuAmucld 40 compare the state
SuDeTI itOrs' returns Mitn those lIumugated by
the bOar ri to hrcrrt in what lcls had uern Tr-
turned ana what rejected. ADJOURNED til to-
morrow.
AT ne night session Of the House invssti "a
ting committee, Wm. HuuteT Of COucuIdlA
paiish testified ~ iOlluws;