, 1877-01-10
E. FIVE CENTS.

80 fs tne bast eondt1on Of things tn 1<oufs
8 Jas reaeeable and law.abidlog - the people
" ny other State. II II b.. true that Tho Dem.
.-T,t!c party elected Tllden by the means do =
taa'e'i ', hS ths Senator from ohlo, Of course DO
aild honc:ty elected. Tho effort made l,trc wat
~ wrench from tue rc1plc OF I.nu[4!ans tho frea
vote Which theT Eave tor .fila'n.
inaauI1ed whcthcr thc senator from Missouri
tia'1y} denied t'lc fact that rrfnle existed ~
ret forth By the Senator from Dhlu, or whether
is adtnitsc! the fact, and claimed TINT crimes
VT: +. cgamltte % fer other than political rcason4
mora !nie!l!Eent mnswer after hc examined all
the testimony. The crimes IN n.nfIy ca.cs woss
coIni''sitcl 1y coinrcl sncn Themselves.
A!r. Boutwell, .akl II was sp1nc stlfct to think
snat ths:o crimes prtxcrlcl from political
tal.et; because he tlon'd ,l;s1ssc to believe they
existed as A normal ssntltten o{ sociclf. X
that MAS tho case. there vas
LITTLE III HE HOPED FOR.
llIstend OF betng nIarMed at the statement ot
Tue Senator from Ohio tSlrrnanl o. to tho
crimes committed IN Louisiana, he felt tn eornn
extent relieved, hccanso a year ago there WAS =
s!ppi. and the fact that IT was not 10 bad fn.
Lelll"ana showed that there might be some I'm"
Mr. noyv taid he believed that tho testimony
takcn In Aisrf.stppl yeAr ngo, like that Just
takcu III Louisiana, was exaggerated. Tho
worst men we're brought forwaril as witnesses
Al these stor1es wcrc founded on falschoods.
air. Boutwell, sald II tllc Senator had read thu
taken t'y the CoInm1tt:u In .st[ssisslpr1, 30
would have seen thut he was mistaken entirely
as tn the character nf the witnesses. II tho
Indians upon tho Western frontier had pcrpe-
tratcd such crimes up,n the settlers A. wcro
penetrated upon thy blacks and Reuuh]icanA In
Mississ'pp+ the wllo1c country would haze
RALLIED TO THEIR RELIEF.
Il wou!d be ono Of tho tnaryels Of history that
fHr fU1njt nj thf NrFflf ethf, Ind HarJ4hrAt
hundreds 0f thousands Of ttyea anil expended
millions Of treasure for thu pcrTctuttv of the
Cnion aud frcedum ot the slaves, quietly looked
IN in this inc ninctccpth century, whi1c Ill
tho South.
atr. Boey said II would be one OF tho marrcls
Of history that in FREQ country m effort vas
piaeScn aid d.Etacc @ ouc-IlalF ii to IT, peopie % Of @
th'. country. The Democrats ia sfltsfrsippi
and elsewhere we're the peers OF tho Senator
from Massachusetts. TIE people Of the South
had been compelled to take tho law in theft ox,.
hands tu relieve themselves from the miserable
massachusetts and bis friends. The Adu'fns,
tratlon Of tiov. Ames In Mlsslstlppi WAS a dis.
was pcaee aul prosperity, and the black mcn,
n1any ol whom were wurshy Of respect, Hcro
treated viii, much more respect than blac1
tnen were In Massachusetts,. Whtc ncn in tho
South had been
FORCED TO AreoRT TO VIOLENCE,
as thu people u San Francisco had 10 some
yeare ago. 1t vas mt lawful, but II was tho
great American common law, the right uf self
Itfcntc.
Mr. Boutwell, s4:l tue senator now admitted
tLe. fact that tlIcrc was violence IN tic South.
Mr. Sherman sal,l tho Senator from Missouri
principle whtrl!. II Carried nut. would toon tle-
s.soy Tits CA.t>n. The Democrats, by thy!r
platform, had promised that thu colurcd pclp1o
should have tltc rish. tu cnoy the cicc.isu fran
chse.
s1r. Sherman again referred tu tho sceues OF
yiulrncs III thr south, nu'l sail try wu,Ill not
bc attempted In tic :iorih. The pctp'c uf Suw
fnrk City, wilsn sol,!md Ut 'nlliIuns Inv Tweed
al1 Its ls.1EnttF, lid int rcau-t 10 -ulcKc.
Mr.. Dogy bail the wi'ttsh III thn A,,itl!cr:,
Et2trs liad the right to rctci Gguiltst y State
t;"strnmcns iorscd upon tllen, !'s t',c ledtraI
Government, aud sustained br Fcsterxl basonctt.
Wien minority Esovrrnr1 the ntulorlty, md
tlt,l 10 At the point Ut the hayoncs, the lHorlo
hui the right to rr!,cl.
The resolution oi Mr. WALLACE, upon wtie|,
tic discussion took l''acc, was thrn laid nstlc.
TAFT.
THE ArronxEr-GEsEnAL% or1SloS or aouTu-
Elm Affairs.
WASHINGTON, q. e., Ian. 9.-Thc following Il
the conclusion Of the nnnllal rcport Of Attorney
GeNcral Taft communicated to Cnngrcss to-day:
ThG state Ut thr country, In anticipation Of thn
recent Presidential election, has thrown upon tho
National Government unusual rctponr'btlity. Evil
tence which eonll not bc dlIcrcdltcd cAn,u 10 tho
President and t" the Department Of Juftier. ahow-
Ing TINT Intimidation md s!oicncs prevailed In
several States to auc4 an extent ~ to prevent
freedom Of opintun, md TINT In South Carolina
unlawful military chnlpanfes known ~ !" nido
Clubs" wplo orgsnlzed. an1 that by rdn;
through the country. armed. doing violence to
pcaceabie people, aud nenactng good citizens who
differed with them tn political "p1ulon. they
.frA f1-
dscH4s!un. III View of tho actual and prospective
danger 0f law.css violence before and 1t tho ccc-
ats 70 keues
enpcrsielun mud direction over the Attornoys and
MsIshas uf all districts In tho United statea - to
communicated to thu siasshsls Ia those dls,ricta
which appeasca t" be IN apecal dangcr from IN
limitation Or fraud tho instructions ineloscd.
stringent their character, snd designed to secure
so!sr. r Tho exeIe'se u their rights.
The Atturney.tiencral says:
/ am satisfied Tint United States 3Iarshsts and
Attorneys, acting tn eoncHrs with Supervisors Ut
ltuctioils under thesc Instructions ~ New York.
urIesns. anl in tcsersi ot tie soathern states.
contributed materially 10 tho pEcserratioA ot
wh,sa she psopis u the rn'ted State. hass H. tic
purity of tic ballnl for Federal otesrs bs eleet
tended IL guard lhe talots for Congressional eau
dllates fruns fraud. jasilhed and required s',a
1 lAkL4HC]sUHs. 6uEu Hc|t kAo 4uWVA9A&L0Hu VI
domc+t!c .sielanes in soash carolina a fuw
weeks bcfuro The election, "a d.
,a uo>s.na. Hs that stats applied, andss sae Con.
akItuten, IL tho President, stAling that he was un
ahlu tu suppress aiunlcttc vl"ltnco inst ex..cd III
!he state: that armed organizations. contrary Il.
1--we known II itln. Clubs. continually foa1,e'i
over s9ts cunntry. doing ,xolcnse. and that they
wcle ultoge1Acr bcyund hIs control, bEea&tns up
the praee Of tho State snd terrifying tho ctsi::
.ens: The declaration ot the Governor. supported
lho President M course Int to conlrty with
ha constitutional demand by issuing al'irupriats
proclamation, and hy ordering tu that stae such
With his eontsoi. Tic troops m w were uoi iateaisd
to interfere. and dd nut interfere. ~tth any CHI.
ztns right IL sots. but vn the contrary, thclr Gu.
cA;or ~. to naks ]! safs Tor etlxrns !" T. tuto ae.
auhcntIc syiisnrt that any i:.n IL been deprived
of hEa right to vote or ot hl. f,ceoln at opuIoI.
BY tbs prcsvncp Ut The small military force tl south
s.rol!tis r" hasu refused Inv ald sought BY tho
tioxagnug tu suppress lunaesi. rl"clcc ana fn4ur
II ths eon,tituti"iisl s1shl n the Goscsaof
uMd peurlr 1f Suuth laEotAa. The spirit
u 1ns nsurres!on ~ aouth tasos,aa. a,,d IN sims
Gt;4lr St4trt In wfelt cuurSd yuttEa nulnefoYs,
scuntad ~ ba founded upoM ltlc idea that tha E&-