New-York tribune., 1876-12-20


Second: That the Election law OF this state was
enacted to meet similar condition of affairs which had
under such conditions TO be null and void ana ne
pretended to be cast under Inc insecurity dagg ng and
void; that the Law vests the returning info Sna S
examine the facts where such condition Of affairs
is charged and to ascertain the truth OF s9cn
aud pr0yc 10 declare the nulty OF such eecton 9nd
carry into effect such nuty by rejecting and refusing
TO count pretended votes made null ana VOid ana the
Thd That W the returning Officers did so examine and
inquire according TO law and did find that IN certain
parishes and polls the election made nnli and void
by above recited and the returning ocers as
commanded by law, did declare this nnlty ana dia re-
nni in the Localities thus terrOrized by bgands and
"bulldozers." oooo 4
Fourth That at the recent election from 10000 to
Is, 600 Republican voters who desr0us OF voting
and who made earnest and dligent efforts to vot the
rded by these systematic outrages SO that they were
driven from the polls and prevented from voting; tnas
from 5000 5000 Republican voters were, Dy tne same
means, forced against their viii aud through ear 10
Fh That in said election the right Of from 10000 to
10000 eoored persons to vote was by these MEANS de-
MED and abridged.
to territory follows In the whole or IN part OF
the following named TO W.T. Est bdI% Mnrebonse
Richland, Grant Livingston, Franklin, SABINE Galdwe'
e sxnt ot ts denial and ardSment as TO the
number OF voters s as follows In the foregoing parishes
than from 900 to 5000 voters were prevented
voting as they wished forced TO vote contrary TO
their wishes, at said election.
by of conspiracy to and for that end that TINS
conspiracy had for its express purpose the VlOeht sup
preston Of number Of Republican votes large en0ugh
to enable the COnspators to carry the state for the De
Ocras and that this conspiracy was carried out W means
Of armed bodies OF men, known as bulldOzers anu py
nightrdngs, patrOng, whippngs, sbootings hangngs,
burnings, mutations assassnations, murders anu mas
committed by them.
Eh That the conspiracy Aforesaid, ana tue various
acts OF violence lawessness and outrage, done IN pnrs
and furtherance thereof, were committed oy whte
Sin@ : That the method and purpose thereof was to
violently and through fear ana terror suppress, drive
away and prevent from voting or c0eree 70 yOte tne
Democratic ticket such number OF Republican voters
would secure an apparent Democratic MAJORITY Ill tne
State.
Tenth: That preeoncerted plan and conspiracy to
these ends Is shoTn st Dy tne secret nd ssed b
the chairman OF the state Democratic central Com
S SeSSnd ny ae o w Se Of Baton Rouge
East Felicana, West Felciana, Ouachita Morehouse'
Lafayette, Claiborne, De Soto, jackson, ana Nstcnl
toches. or these the following to W.T. Esst basOd a0d
Rouge. East Feciana, West Fellciaha, oHacHta, % anu
Morehouse, are parishes bordering upon the states o
Mississippi and Arkansas. In these parishes tnere Is
Republican vote OF 1894 and Republican majority OF
1870 to Democratic vote OF 432a IN the renaHn9 I
eleven OF these parishes, to W.T. BGhland Grtnt &
ingston, Franklin, Sabine Caldwell Lafayette Cfai,
less brutal and covert, but not less effective sys
TEN OF intimidation, by which proportion OF the Ee
to compensate for the Democratic vote When ,Lcl
would. be lost in the "Dulldozeu' Eii Eaifiisnes
the election in sand parishes third by sudden aud SIM
ultaneOus outbreaks Of violence ana murder III hese
parishes before and the election; and, fOurth Dy
the anomalous and unusual conduct OF white c0mmuhi,
ties among whom these Outrages occurred as conrasea
az that which obtains among other civilized comInunl
ties where similar acts occur In were c0hyeu
at and concealed they were seedey @ b gsTnme
there has been condemnation or these acts Dy the
press by public meetings. by the clergy While citlzens
who have yentured to denounce these outrnges nave
been menaced with prescription ana persecution anu
thus sienced Tie Democratic managers naye pds a
where they have been compelled TO acknOwledge iaes'
they have falsely attributed them 70 the negeet or5 @
cheney OF the local officers, although well knowing that
these local officers were rendered poweress p e same
terrorism which rendered these Outrages possible.
Elere That under our law there are no returns % OF
election, and can be nOne except those ade Dy tue re-
turning officers, and that neither commissioners OF cleo
un nor supervisors OF registration are returning ohcers
have either Of them authority 10 make ana ueciare
TeIHh That the effect OF these outrages and lawless-
in ntimdatng colored people was not connnea 70
the limits Of parishes in which tney were perpeuiteu
but this effect spread to great distances In surrounding
and nCighbOr1ng parishes. r,,- -.
ThiTteenM: That in the Parish Of East Feiciana the
horrible murder OF John Gair an exRepresentatye anu
then scrgeantatArms Of the House OF REPRESENTATIVES
VINO was arrested night in the town OF Baton Rouge
forty miles from his hOme by sherih's posse, upon
wrong charge, secured by force ana torture from poor
and defensecss coored woman, OF completely IN thc
killing Of man who was not Killed put whO Is now awe
and WELL and who was fOrciby taken from tue posse
while on his way stand his trial by an armed company
OF regulators or budozers under cOnand Oh one Stpt
Norwood and tied to Tree by these regulators ana shot
10 death was crime cOmmtedby Democrats Tor reasons
growing out Of political anin0stes ana 10 aehleLe po
cal ends that the same was one or tine most errDe anu
country and TO this day all investigation into this crime
an inquiry after its perpetrators has been continuously
and Systematically discouraged anu prevented Dy INC
white community OF East Feicana
Fourteenth That in the Parshof Ouachita the assassin
alton of DR. b. H. Dinkgrave was political cne com
mtted for political reasons by Democrat ana was con-
niyed at and all investigation into sned ana fOWneu
down by the Democrats Of that parish:
and deliberate attempt TO assassinatc senator Iwltne
bv hired assassin with the conniyance Of tne Demo
cTats with the knowledge OF the white community
where he lived from political anlmoses ana pOltlcal
ends ...-.,o -, ~ ,,,i,
tee the significant parallel between the condition OF
affairs in 1865 and in 1876 and the similar effect upon
the subsequent elections only remarking that there are
s6s which have passed history aud those few who
NAV deny IL only dscredt their own veracity.
HUGH j. CAMPBELL, Chairman OF committee
THE DEMOCRATIC BRIEF.
The counsel for the Democrats submitted the following
statement of their case to the Senate Committee:
First That they received at the election held In this
State Nov T. 1876, majority OF the legal votes over
their nnponcuts averaging about 1000 votes.
Second That the election so far as the Democratic
Conservative party was concerned was ar and peace
able and full and that said candiddtes and SAID party
used every exertiOn and endeavor TO secure free and
Tsid That on the other hand their opponents and
leaders Of the Republican party OF this state had Tor
time previous to the election aeterea anu SOi md
with that end In view did perform among others the
Forh T6ey did appoint as supervisors of regstra
ton none but Republicans and few but Republicans as
clerks Of registration, refusing reiterated demands Dy
tho Democratc Conservative party for representation
ts limiting and restricting the opportunities oil detect
inc and preventing frauds
5iM That they did in most instances send out to
coury parishes as supervisors corrupt and dishonest
men from this city, whose residences were not in the
parishes for which they appointed, ana IN many
INSTANCES selected for such supervisors aud clerks EN-
plOyes of the United States
Srfh That said supervisors in number OF parishes
NJ fins state did throw every obstacle In the way or reg
istration Dy Democrats, amounting In many cases TO
dena of registration, the other hand aOrdng every
facility TO Republicans, and issuing large numbers OF
fraudulent registration papers to colored kepuDlcans
Amounting In the State to more than 10000
Sepenth That SAID supervisors In number OF cases
refused in their revision of the registration to strike on
names OF Republican voters clearly proved to lie
andnent and that on the day OF election the greater