Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-17
From Washington.


hhhutu htNtnloii lbl II was hnuMn Nltt nt nfiu
personally examined the subject and that his
statements were not based upon the testimony of
others. lie proved concusively that there was
intimidation, fraud violence and murder COM
mitted, and that the entire election was tainted
with force and wrong; but he also demonstrated
that the laws Of Louisiana provided n remedy for
the abuse Of the ballot box by creating feturn-
ing board, which had right to expurgate from
the returns Of the state results obtained in GER
tain parishes by fraud and violence Count these
rejected votes secured by terror and violence and
the President thus elected would come into power
with his robe stained with the blood Of innocent
victims.
Mr.. Bogy, in reply, said Tilden was fairly and
honorably elected The effort made in Louisiana,
the effort made here was to wrench from the
people of Louisiana the free vote which they gave
for Tilden lie denied the stories as to intimida-
ton and bloodshed The worst men were brought
forward rs witnesses All these stories were
founded on fasehood He said it would he one
Of the marvels of history that in a free country an
effort was made by a party, aud for party pur-
poses to blacken and disgrace one-half Of the
people of the country The democrats in Louis-
ana were the peers Of the Senator from Massa-
PEELED to take the law in their own hands to re-
ieve themselves from miserable governments
sent there by the Senator from Massachusetts and
his friends. The white men in the south have
been forced to resort to violence, as the people OF
san Francisco had to some years ago. 1t was not
lawful but 1t was the great American law, the
right OF sell-deiense
Mr. Boutwell, in answer to Mr. Bogy, said If
the senator mad read the testimony OF Captain
Nlham a. Montgomery, taken by the committee
IN MISSISSIPPI he would see he was mistaken en-
tirely as to the characterof the witnesses II the
INDIANS upon the western frontier mad perpetrated
snch crimes upon settlers rs were perpetnted
upon placks ana Republicans IN mississippi the
whole country would have rallied to their relief.
IL "o''u DC one oil the marVels oil history that the
people oil the North VINO had sacrificed hundreds
OF thousands oil ives ana expended hllllons oil
treasure ior the perpetuhty oil Union ana the iree-
uoii Oh saves qulet'y looked on III the nlneteenth
century, Whle all these acts oil violence were De
ing pefpetrited III the south
III the HOUSE resolution was adopted TO Oring
WIN o''oh peioie 'he house 10 answer lor coh-
tempt
MI ""'.e' vi hehtucky' NhepuDhcahl oHerVu
'eS"iu''oh ueprec"'hs All unnecessary excitement
anu he"tcu uiscussloh Oh the electoral question:
anu p'eus'ne pe''oeiul "cquiescehce III Tue result
"nen oo"S'''u'ohaily reached
WEDNESDAY, January 10th
The business in both Houses was unmportant.
Mr. Grape, OF Massachusetts,, ofthe Louisiana in
vestigating committee has just returned. lie is
very emphatic in his defense of the returning
board, and says it has in every case acted accord
| ing to the law and with abundant assurance of
| facts to base its action. He says Morrison has
conducted an exceedingly unfair and literally
| partisan investigation Every means has been
taken to cripple the Republican members in theil
work. No requests of theirs looking to a thorough
and honest inquiry have been granted. Morri-
son, before he had examined a single witness
talked freely in the most incendiary manner and
said there was way OF settling this thing with.
out bloodshed. His talk and course have fur
nished constant support to all the extreme men
The division into subcommittee and the assign
ment of work were all in the interest OF the demo
Gratis. Morrison constantly refused to allow tn,
Republicans to have the names of witnesses in
advance, and the whole inquiry seems to hav,
been conducted about in the style of last winter
secret committees, where the democrats met ant
arranged their work without consulting the Re
publican members. There will I've two reports
The Republicans will present abundant evidenc,
of murder and violence and the democrats vii
admit some but, as Blackburn expresses it, no
more thah was JusufaOle in the attempt to over
throw the Kellogg government The Howe com
mttee oil the Senate IL proceeding iairly, and thu
democrats nave their iull share IN the work an'
are made acquainted In advance with all that Il
TO be done. Inc Republicans OF the House com
mlttee who went with the subcommittee in TIN
bull-dozed parishes had no chance for fair work
The room where witnesses were examined WA
crowded continuously with democrats most o
them men VINO had RIDDEN throughout the entir'
campaign IN rifle clubs and the Republican wit
nesses were AFRAID to testify In fact, most OF TN
white Republicans had been driven from hom'
before the subcommittee arrived Morrison
report in which all the democrats OF the com
mlttee VIII concur VIII be an intensely partisan
and unfair document
The government is fully apprsed of the inten
tions of large number Of Western democrats he
longing to secret societies to come to Washington
on or before February l4th, the day for countin!
the electoral vote, and remain till after Inaugural
ton. The idea most prevalent is that the pur
pose OF the visit Is to OVefaWe the Senate or I,
be ready to meet the regular troops here if the,
should be used to nauguTate Hayes. Belieyin.
this, the government is laying its plans to NEE
the proposed democratic nundation
Tu,,ysn,v lapuor, 1t,h
In the Senate after the credentials of Hon +
II Rollins the nov sena,or fr,m Nav Ham,
sbi,e had heen nrosen,ed tho hin IN nor,oo, ,l,
reyis,op n, ,,o statute of ,ho Irni,od sta,ns 700
considered A uronostio, IN res,oro tho ola rat
of mileage-twentv.6ve cents nor milo each wa,
10 tho e,ectoroI n,ossonoors ros dofoatod Ion :,
inc IL Mt twenty five cents nor mile one yov
In tho Uouse rho consni,r and di,loma,io ~,
rronr;o,ior rim v,os nossod ot,ar oii ,ho or,ra
men,s hod haon dofoa,oa ,ho on,ondr,or, os,oro,
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vo,a NJ ono b,ndrod IN efty-rno mo Militia,
aoodor,,. annro,ri.,i,, lin aI,, ,oso1 ,,;,,,,,'
rn,r.,. to,,,., to,i
FRIDAY january l-th.
In the Senate Mr. Rnoth of California ral lie,
- L., I'm i; hit, a, .t A., -.
up his oill III rcHtiuh W Couhtlhs the eleNtoIf'
vote and mazda hia uromisad sueecb Ua ,yo
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eagerly listened to, especially by Republicans
| H.. l. A., -. ,..i.. H. Ii ,i.. go Al,
put nc ala moi clearly lhulc"'e ms views On TN
most vital points in the controversy. His friend
=, -, 49, c. 81, a
say tnat lie nous Win iIoles>pI NtelNei ol tH
uouge that i'm case tho two Hnuses fail tn agrp