Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-03-08
THE TELLER COMMITTEE.

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THE TELLER COMMITTEE.
Report Of the Republican Members Of the
COMMITTEES,
WASHINGTON, d. c., February 27.-The
report of the Teller Committee made to the
Senate day reviews the testimony of 81
witnesses in Louisiana and 107 in South Caro-
lima. 1t States that frauds in South Carolina
by the use of tissue tickets extended to every
county in that State but one, and that between
80 anu 40 murders were committed in LOuisi-
ana. The committee, in drawing their con
clusfons, say: There appears to be wide
spread determination in these States to re-
strict freedom OF speech as to political ques
tions, upon the claim that discussion of the
relations of labor to capital, employees to
culated to array the colofed people against
the whites, and thus endanger the safety of
authorized by State enactments, but Demo.
Gratis who attend political meetings-not
only of their own party, but also OF the oppo-
the speakers to discuss these questions in
their various forms. Any reference to the
condition of the colored people before the
war, and the causes that led to the war, are
condemned as being of an incendiary charac-
ter. 1t will be readily seen that If it is allow
termine what is and what is not incendiary
or infiammatory material, and therefore OBJ
jeoiioneble and not to be permitted. there
VIII be ah end OF all political discussion, un.
less the speakers shall consent to discuss
questions in accordance with the view of. the
majority that may be in attendance. Great
liberality must be allowed in the discussion
of all political questions, and IL will never do
to permit crowd of heated partisans at
public meeting to determine what is and Is
not an incendiary speetb, and What is not
proper to be said OH such occasions. All the
The coored 'c people % have ee been atte9pted ed
TO be justified or excused on the
ground that the colored people have made
threats against the whites. However false
and destitute of foundation these reports
may have been, they have been made the ex-
cuse OF the most unheard of atrocities against
these people. As the pretended fear of negro
insurrec;iOn is made the cause of outrages
on colored people, it may not be amiss to say
on that point, all agreed that the negro was
peaceful and unrevergeful and that with all
the reports of the uprising OF this class of the
people to murder and oufage whites, there
was no instance in American history within
their knowledge where this had bren done,
and all admitted that it would require great
provocation to induce the colored people to
res; ore to violence against the whites. Re-
sp-ct for authority, obedience to law and at
characteristics of the colored race. No
prosecutions have been instituted by the
her laws, and no effort male to punish men
VINO have thus wantonly outraged her citi-
zens; and when the United states Courts have
been resorted TO fot tile purpose of Furnishing
putrrses on the ballot, the comp ainant has
in very many instances, been arrested, clear
~ in violation of the law, by the State author
tiles, on charges OF Perjury and committed tn
jail unless he gave bail. Citizens are threat
ened that If they attempt to punish offenders
in the United states Courts witnesses will be
punished in State Courts, and thus the State
not only declines to punish these criminals,
States Courts The State Government is a
white government. No colored men are rem
resented in it, and, so far, no man connected
tnsnits to attemHt t6 redress the 55tfages sol of
those unfortunate men of color. The laws
OF South Carolina and Louisiana are
n mr. Ad nsA
lection of all their citizens, but there
mas been lamentable failure to
enforce them. This course must, in the end,
6e destructive of the Governments OF these
States. Thousands of persons in those States,
controlled by the political party profting by
the Independence and courage to make them
selves heard in opposition to them. There
never will be peace and good order, and con-
considerable ruuIbet oi white people deny
colorcd people the rights given them by law.
To insure lasting peace to the people, white
and black, the fullest and freest exercise of
all political rights must be conceded to all.
The honor and prosperity of Louisiana de-
mana M tma. these sate ,pe and Na
tional law, shall be punished. That this duty
devolves upon the State all admit and what
ever may be said of the duty of the General
Government to redress the wrongs of its
citizens under these circumstances no one
win famine the state un9sb authorities fhsss
offenders The Committee say it was not
possible within the short time they had been
In session to investigate the elections held In
all the Congressional Districts in Louisiana
and South Carolina, but sufficient testimony
was taken to show conclusively that in sew
tions for Ccngres men, but elections for
State and county officers as well, were nefth-
er fair nor free, and that by violence and
fraud an honest expression of the will OF those
entitled to vote was prevented, and thous-
ands of citizens of these States deprived of
the elective franchise. In Louisiana, both
vs1la, nd mud nvfn al vel
In South Carolina, fraud was more largely re-
lied on. lii both States these agencies. so
I to the stability of republican form of gov
ernment, were used not only against the can
didates of the Republican party, but against
| independent Democratic candidates., and
candidates by whatever name known who
were in opposition to the regular
clearly that the result sought for and accom-
| plished was not prevention of the so-callec
carpet bag rule and establishment of the So
called home rule, but the success of the Dem
ocratic party in these States and in the Ma
| ton by whatever means and at whatever
cost. South Carolina shares alike this spirit
with louisiana The Democratic leaders
seem to be insensible to the fact that the sta
bility of our Government is involved in these
| questions, and to be utterly unable to COM
prehend that their course renders a return of
| material prosperity to these people absolute
ly impossible. Without peace and good Or
| der there can be no obedience to, or enforce
| ment of, law. Material prosperity can not
| come to these States in the absence oil
this requirement., and there must be q
| radical change in the management OF
political affairs. The trainers of the Consti-
| tuition appear to have considered 1t safe to
| leave times, places and the manner of hold
| ing elections under control of States, but it is
| very evident that they foresaw condition
might exist in the future under which the
| safety or the National Government and rights
| of citizens might require that times, places
| and manner OF elections should be under its
ana % not Ss1 5a1er snar S sband
| exercise the power 1t clearly possesses OF pro
viding by law for a fair and free election
OF member of Congress. The power
| to pass laws prescrieing times, places and
| manner of holding elections for members OF
Congress necessarily implies the power tc
| provide for punishment of violations of the
| law. 1t will scarcely be contended, and GER
| tainly IL can not be fairly claimed, that the
punishment OF offenses against its own law!
upon the laws of the several States.
| The minority committee have not yet pre-
pared their views for presentation 70 the Sen
ate.
An artist went to his allopathiC
doctor for remedy for cold whicl
kept his wife at home. "Paint you
wife's back with iodine" was the in
junction. In the evening the artist Sc
to work. His artistic fancy got the bet
ter of him. He sketched a Landscape
with river in the foreground, noun
tains in the background, and introduce,
bits of still life. "Have you not fin
ishedp" said the wife impatiently
"Yes," he replied, 'one-half minut
more to put my name and send for tn
framer."
old Lady (who had been buyin
eggs)-" Deed, Mr.. McTreacle, butch
ers' meats sac dear nowadays ah'm n
able to buy't!" Grocer" You shoul
turn a vegetarian" Old Lady" ..
vegetarian!-na,n ma! ah was born ar
brocht up il the free kirk, an am n