New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-14
TIL MISSISSIPPI iDEf.

THE COIORED MAN To HAVE MS EQUAL RIGHTS, OF
COURSE. But 10 KEEP oUr or POLITICS ALTO
GtTmER, OR Else VOTE With TIE WHITE
MAN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The chairman Of
the Teller Committee, at the meeting today appointed
as 4 subcommittee Messrs. Hoar, Mcmillan, kirkwood,
Garland and Wallace, 10 inquire into the following
branch of the resolution Of the senate, namely:
whether i'm the year 1873 money raised by assess
n,cnt or otherwise upou Federal OficchOldcrs en-
sfanccs and hy what means and n So, what amount
was so raised, ard how the same was expended und
further. whether such assessments were Do1 III Od'Vh
of Jaw.
The committee then adjourned the mex; meeting to be
subject to the call OF the chairman.
Asub-commttcoe consisting Of Senators Teller and
Garland then continued the yesGaton Tito The Ms
sssipp election.
J. H. Field, of Columbus. Miss, testified that he was
chairman Of the 1T District Democratic Com
mttee lie gave brief history OF the cam
nsicr in which Colonel NIuldrow and Gen
,rM DIyi; were opposing candidates for Congress.
The witness did not know OF single Instance Of lntin
dattOn or attempt Ia prevent anyone from Nong lie
sald that the election sought 10 De- conducted IN
nIea-ant Way in accordance with the PRINCIPLES Of right
and justice, though act yey ana eherGctlcallv me
witness agree with the unflyorabic estimate OF
the negro made by General Davis He thought the
negro susceptible or Improvement Inc mayor,
ity OF the race were ignorant. ilicratc ana
not competent factor in controlling society
ut there were exceptional cases. lhose Oh good CON
duet aud Intelligence nave the regard OF the people gen
orally. .,,
senator Garlaud-Are people willing To accord 10
the black man all his rights under the Constitution
IL think they are with this mOiihcltlOn,
uamely-thc WllI" people gci'ialy Wouu ul--Hue ln'
negro by KIND and couriatorv means nom hHVlug any
ming 10 DO with politics. whc they would NOT exclude
INN from DONG so; iAnh pCoplr are against the
limitation Of suffrage or taking outrage away rom
them. -. &c., -
captain " ". Humphreys, 81 Mississippi, was exam
ufd bv senator Garland. He tcstiNei that the lat"
rlcciiol va. more ptatrlbc and quiot than usual No
bnly WAS prevented from voting. He Thought That It
was - aiI aud honest election - any held III any OF
senator irlard asked how would Senator Cameron,
Of WscoI~ senator kirlWOot oT amy other RrFuu
cau E.u Doe received should he 20 there 10 make
snrrclI A-Ithnkourpcopcu under t1ud the propIict-
ana cOnucs4 tie we'll the constituents Of those
Senators II those senate should 20 there believe
c people would receive and IccoSui1r 'hcw, not MY
I'm TIER official character, but social POSITION II they
should uci Ia speak our people WOMB urn out expect
ug to near speeches from e.! qurul -cIuut- OF l'duH-
ma druify ~ character n. however, the Senators
..uId not eloquent we'll known, they might not
,ftgcf au ulc-s but II either MI III nc or Nj. tOnk
ur slou.d there IA" people would mock 10 near hlln
| Ill.,, y.uiI n.ca being we'll IN own IN Mississippi.
senator Teller questioned the witness. Who sad In MS
r,uic- tItt .nclc no disposition 10 deprive the
runr.I iu. OF ot hi, rights except, prrai", on
he i,r al nicv extreme m IL. The freedom OF speech
ana Il ,uc prs mly recognized Ia MiHriss!plll
lnd auN could make speech There, provided IL
WAS rot atrd To- create breach oI the peace. lie
nrl ycd .uat Inc principal reason way the people DC
.rr color IT men 90 vote the increased Representa-
| ton In Congress.
Ihs probably concludes The examination Of the south
en- branch uf t.r Investigation