Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-03

Committee, to rebuff the evidence in reference to
his famous circular. and he was called and test.-
fed TO the etect that the Democratic State Con-
vention adopted resolutions favoring and com-
mending peace, and the pr ncples enunciatcd
there were for full, free and fair election
In his Gou speech accepting the nomination
cepted only on condition that be should
be the Governor Of the whole people without re-
gard to color or race. circular published by the
witness during the campaiga. and incorporated in
Senator Sherman's report, was shown to the wit
ness, and he was asked II it was Il true copy; he
replied that it was, and said it was
of the committee said he was opposed
to any circular, as no matter what was written
It would be msconstrued by the people Of the
Norh; another said making it ''cohidentialn
would attract the attention OF those to whom they
were sent; the circulars were scattered broad
cast, and there was no intention OF keep
ing the contents secret. aud they were In
tended for general circulation and used
witness snid 1t had been the universal custom of
the committee to urge upon members OF the party
the supreme importance Of preserving the peace at
the racrihce OF everything but self-defense: he
was satisfied that in fair. free and peaceable
election hey could carry the State: knew nothing
OF tue conduct OF the campaign in Ouachita except
from hearsay. Sam McEnery, lawyer. of
Ouachita, testified that he Democrat: the
rifle clHbs had no connection with the political
clubs OF the parish, and were for the purpose of
preserving the peace and protecting Democratic
negroes against outrages from their own race;
OF his knos ledge he knew OF only one case of
the latter klnd; Dut mad learned OF others, &C.
counts OF which he detailed.
VIM. Orion was called bv the House
Committee. but not appearing, a resolution
was adopted declaring him in contempt
of the process OF the House, because
OF his refusal to appear before the
committee and testify, an 10 bring with him all
the kilograms in his possession or control sent
by the persons named in the subpoena served
upon him. Several witnesses were examined be-
fore the Morrison sub. committee, who tesjifed
to colored citizens having been prosecuted and
abused Tor acting with the Democratic party and
voting the Democratic ticket.
The Senate Sub Committee, consisting
Of Messrs. Wadleigh, Mcmillan and Mcdonald
met on the 9Th, and took up the Parish OF East
Baton Rouge Six witnesses testified as to out
RACES by so-called Bulldosers' or - Regulators
In that parish, by which colored Republicans were
intmidated and prevented from voting, or com
PEELED to vote the Democratic ticket De-
tailed accounts were gwen of the killing Of
VIM r. Payne (coored) his wife stating
that. in June last, her husband, who was
prominent Republican. made speech
on Saturday, and was killed the follow ng
Tuesday morning by body Of white men, who
came and broke down the door, tied moose
around her husbands neck and. mounting their
horses, galloped of dragging him on the ground
and haunting him. Before the main committee
Sam d. McEnery testified further to the effect
that one Of the first efort of the Democrats
was to break down the color-line, by assur
ing the negroes that their general condition
| would be improved by their joining the
whites In an attempt to secure good government:
in order to do this, the assistance Of leading
colored men in the various wards was first
enlisted, and arguments and reason were used to
induce the colored men to join by both colored
aud white speakers, and their efforts were
generally successful. large numbers of colored
| citizens voluntarily siding with the Democrats at
the late election.
Several witnesses were examined before
| the House Committee on the 9Th, their evidence
being mainly to the effect that the negroes in many
cases acted with the Democrats voluntarily. and
| We're prosecuted by coored Republicans for so
doing. James Lewis (coored) made a statement
relative to the testimony of n. ii. Wilson on the
| 18th: said he never told Wilson nor any one else
| that the Republicans would be counted In whether
elected or mot; said the statement Of Wilson was
| false