The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-02
NEW ORLEANS.
visit OF u Northern Congressman
His Conversations with La
mar, Beauregard ana Others.

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visit OF IL Northern Congressman
HIS Conversations with La
mar, Beauregard and Others.
Chicago Tribune. 5r
The return OF the Hon. G. B. Farwell
from Louisiana in consequence Of news
Of his wiie's illness, together with the
confederation that at this particular time
any. news from that locality is Of peculiar
interest to the general public, led a Tn.
6uns reporter to seek the gentleman at
his store yesterday morning. In response
to the reporters desirefor fow minutes
conversation, Mr.. Farwell readily and
gracefully submitted, and the following
is what he has to say:
az went down there at the request Of
prominent Republicans, and about the
first man I met was
sENEToR LAMAR,
Of Mississippi. lie said he would like to
see me very much and talk over matters
that he had been around to my room but
did not find me. He asked me to 60 to his
room, and l did SO. He tried to impress
upon me the fact that there was no intim'
idation at the South, and said, using the
most emphatic language, that there was
no intimidation at all. He said he want
ed fair count. l told him that 1 did,
too; that was always IN favor Of fair
count. Coming down. said TO smaller
matters than this, when was in Congress
/ voted to turn out eleven OF our Repub.
licans and seat eleven Of your Demo
Gratis Said ], Your people got power
in the last Congress, and | don't think
YOU wanted n fair count then. You
turned out every Republican whose seat
was contested, irrespective Of fact and
law WELL said he, as far as you were
concerned, voted against turning you
out, and the South didn't turn you out.
That was demanded by the Northern
Democracy. Il was an outrage, and !
knew 1t at the time. You were fairly
elected and entitled to your seat, but
the Northern Democracy demanded it.
WELL l aaid, Il am glad that now you
are In favor OF fair count. | am, and
always have bCCn.' He then reiterated
his statement, with more emphatic Ian.
guage, that there was no intimidation at
the South; that the negroes were the
most pettcd people on earth; and as for
intimidation, there was no such thing
he wanted to assure mo that there was
no intimidation whatever. Well, we
talked about one thing and another, aud
finally said, Mr.. Lamar, l hear
OTHER PEOPLE SAY THERE Is INTIaIDA-
TIoN.
They give tho names OF tho intimidatcd
and the persons who intimidale them;
tho days and dates, and all the particu.
lars Well said he,' it is not so. |,
Is not So.' 'Well, said l, anyway, guess
it won't make nygreat difference to you
and me The country will go on. II
Tilden is elected, We will have to stand
it, and il Hayes Is elected you can stand
IT, well, said he,' Il have thought so
until recently. But since I saw Hayes
Last speech, in which he says that so far
ay=he is personally concerned he don't
care much about the result OF the cleo.
tion, but that he fears for the poor ne
gro,-when saw that l became some.
what alarmed. l had told our people at
the south that there was no hatred on the
part Of the North, but when l saw that
speech thought | had told them what
was not true. WE'LL | said, 'Mr. Lamar,
you-are mistaken. The North does not
hate the South. Idon't know OF single
Individual in the North who hates sin.
gle individual Southern man. But public
sentiment, rs l gather it up there, IL
about this: Wc have evidence OF wha,
you did in the last Congress-turnins
out our Union soldiers and so on. We
fear to give into your hands the reins Of
government Of this nation. You who
got up this rebellion, who tried 10 destroy
this nation, We don't think you are cnti.
tied to the government OF this country
YETI t
"'But are we mover TO have any parti-
cipation in tho majority party which
governs this nationp
~ said, Yes, but the time is too recent
since you we're engaged in this Rebellion
for you to have the government OF this
great country. We want you to wait a
little longer. That is the sentiment Of the
North. There Is no hate up there. tits
simply the distrust about giving into
your hands the great interests Of this
great nation
aHere We separated, and that was the
end Of our talk. talked with Gen. Beau.
regard good deal, and with others, and
tho native Democracy there seemed to
COMPLAIN OF THE TAXATION
imposed, as they say, by carpet.bag
Government. l didn't know anything
about their taxation, but supposed that
what Gen. Beauregard said must DO true.
But I took occasion, in a stroll about the
city, 10 stop in at Tax Collectors Office,
went 10 and went up to the desk and
asked the clerk what tax.offce that was.
Ho said they collected the State taxes
there.
"What Is tho rate OF your taxation this
yearfIaSked.
"Fourteeu and One.half mills on the
dollar he replied.
upon what basis Of valuation is
thAtF
"Ths property.tax is about one.halt o!
itS value he replied.
"Well, what other taxes do yon levy.
awe levy the city taxes
aHow are they?
AN amount about equal to what We
levy for State purposes
@oa what sort OF a valuationT
"About the same.'
" gathered from that, that the taxa.
aon could not be very burdensome this
year, whatever Il may have been in form.