The Portland daily press., 1877-01-03
LOUISIANA.
The Tcstimon Before the Investigating
COunmiftees

Committees.
New ORLEANS, Jan. AT last evenings
session of the Senate committee, John e. Vim
cent, Amanda Burrell, colored, aud Reuben
Basterield, coored, testified as to the circum-
stances of Eaton Logwood's death. Their
statements were not materially different from
those already published.
Robert Logan, one of the parties ALLEGED to
be guilty of the shooting of lockwood, the kill
ing of Primus johnson aud Henry Pnkston,
and the whipping of several parties, denied ali
of the charges, and said that George Phillips.
DR., Young and others accused of completely
with him, bore the best of regulations.
Isaac Randall testified that he was president
of colored Democratic club: that he Joined
the Democratic party three weeks before cleo
ton, and that the election was quiet and
peaceable. In reply to Senator Howe, Randall
stated that he joined the purity after several
assassinatons.
Joseph Benoit testified that James was a
very noisy, busting man, saucy to whites, and
that he had said no Democratic niger ought
to be noticed.
The Senate investigating committee resumed
the investigation of Ouachits parish this morn
ing.
New Oreans, who took an active part in the
Democratic canvass, testified to the efforts of
themselves and other Democratic leaders to
have peaceful and fair election, and that the
general policy of their party was directed to
that end.
The Senate sub committee today heard the
evidence of Frances, wife of Paul johnson
(colordl of East Baton Rouge, in reference to
masked men coming to his house and break
ing in and asking hum to sign paper and &C.
cuslne him OF organizing an armed company !;
that they then tied rope around his neck and
carried him off; she had tracked him five miles
in mud but never saw him again; heard he had
been found with his eyes picked out by buzz
yards; all the men concerned were masked ex-
cept two, whom she recognized, but notwith-
standing she was pressed to give mares and
assured BY Senator Wadleigh of protection she
refused as she knew she would be killed if she
revealed them.
Proceedings of the Democratic Legisia-
Iaiure.
In the Democratic Legislature today a con-
current resolution was introduced to notify the
President of the United States that the Gener-
al Assembly of Louisiana, now in session at
st. Patrcks Hall, in joint session had met,
read the vote of the state by parishes and de.
clared Nichols elected Governor and Wilt Lit.
Governor.
Gov. Kellogg Refuses TO Receive a Com
munication from the Democrais-The
Republican House Declares Packard
Eiec,ed-Proceedingsi i'm the senate.
Shortly before noon committee from the
St. Patrick's Hall House waited upon Governor
Kellogg at the state house and presented a
written communication, informing him that
the House of Representatives was organized at
st. Patrick's Hall, at the same time entering a
solemn protest against the occupation of the
state house by an armed police and militia
against the exclusion from the state house of
duly elected representatives of the people, and
against the presence of armed Metropolitan po-
lice and soldiers.
Gov. Kellogg replied there were several
statements contained in the communication
which were incorrect There were no military
properly speaking in the state house yesterday.
There was force of police armed not different
ly from the way in which they were ordi narily
armed as conservatOrS of the peace. They
were specially instructed not to interfere with
any member of the Legislature, but to protect
them from Interference by others.
There were no United States troops in the
State House. 1t was not true that any passage
had been cut frOmtthe State House to the
adjoining building to facilitate the bringing OF
troops into that building. Whatever commun-
icaton existed lad existed a long time. As to
the House which the committee claimed had
been legally and properly organized the law
provided that the Secretary of State shocld
furnish the Clerk with list Of the members
elected. That list was furnished the clerk and
68 of the members whose names. appeared in
the lists appeared in the regular hall of the
House OF Representatives yesterday and AZ or
43 at most appeared in st. Patrick's Hall He
must decline to receive any communication
from body which lacked nearly 20 of quor-
UNI
The Republican Legislature in Joint sesso
to-day heard Mr. Bush read returns from such
parishes as were furnished by the Secretary of
State and compiled by the returning board, and
announced that Packard had been elected Gov
erDor and Antoine Lit. Governor.
The Republican Senate to-day adopted a
resolution requesting the Governor to transmit
Immediately 10 Senators and Representatives
in Congress those portions of his message
raj tn no mol it;< Is
state. In that portion of the message Gov
Kellogg traced in detail the history of the state
since reconstruction, asserting that the New
Orleans July riots of 1866 were still justified
and approved, ard the judge who refused to
charge the jury in iegard to them had been re-
ele ;ted to the same Office. ever since; that the
Grant parish massacre was still regarded as a
Justifiable assertion of the white supremacy
and that the whole political history of the
party opposed to the Republican principles in
this state was characterized by one aim-the
vesting of all political contests in the hands of
an arlstocratic oligarchy, irrespective of the
will OF the majority of the people, and the
practical publication of constitutional mea-
sures which accord to emancIpated slaves the
rights of citizens.
He adds: 1t is argued with apparent plausi-
bility that the disorders admitted to prevail in
some of the Southern States are the result of
the Republican state authorities and their in
ability to enforce the laws and bring the guilty
p"h'ASo W JuSOCO. ~ is pOluLeu OUT Llat
Georgia and Alabama, and other Southern
States which have been redeemed, as it is
called, from Republican rule, peace preyaiis
and political murders are comparatively un-
known. The very statement of this PROPOSE.
ton carries with il a confession of guilt
1t disclosed the fact that disorders in the
South are created by opponents of Republican,
ism for the purpose of obtaining control of The
government and till they obtain possession of
the offices whether they have such majority
OF legal voters as would Justly entitle them to
these offices or Los the political turmoil will
commune. NO local tribunal can prevent or
punish the political offences whilst the controlI-
ing sentiments among the more in
huential citizens sanctions or at least connives
at these disorders There seems to be but three
ways by which peace can be maintained and
the laws of the state and the United States
can De enforced In Louisiana against political
offenders
FIRST, The surrender of the state government
TO the minority who controlled its destinies be-
lore the emancipation of the slaves
Second, The acceptance by that minority in
good faith of the constitutional amendments
and issues which were decided by the war.
Third, The enactment by Congress of such
appropriate and valid legislation as will secure
the enforcement of these sentiments against or
gained insidious and desperate hostility.
Packard Recognized mt Washington.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Assurances are re-
peated in Democratic quarters that the Demo-
Gratis of Louisiana will maintain course SINH
lar to that of the Democrats of South CAROL
ma, and will do nothing that may partake of
domestic violence. In this connection gentle-
men who have good opportunities for knowing
say there can be no question that the admins
tration will recognize the declaration of there
turning board as conclusive of the election of
Packard to the governorship of Louisiana. and
the Republican Legislature as legally elected.