Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-03
BLAINE.
He Calls the Attention of the Teller Com.
aaittee to Furious Matters.


He Calls the Attention, of the Teller COM
a'aittee to Furious Matters.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Dec. 23.-Mr. III. M.
Teller, United States Senate, chairman Sc
lect committee, etc.-DEAR SIR: have this
morning received your favor inclosing the
following resolution adopted by your COM
mittee
iPesolued, That the Hon. James G.. Blaine, the
mover OF the resolution, be requested to specify
IN writing the particular class of frauds, out
RACES, and violence committed in the recent
elections which the committee is expected to
investigate and to furnish such information
and evidence as may be in his possession, and
the names of witnesses he may wish to be ex-
ahmed.
1t cannot of course, be che purpose of
your honorable committee to limit the in
vestlgation to any particular class of frauds,
outrages and violence committed in the re-
cent elections that may be specified by me-.
The resolution is the action of the Senate,
speaking almost unanimously, and it is not
for me to say what your committee is
Expected to investigate beyond what is
expressed in the resolution itself in very ex-
plicit terms. It would be gross assumption
in me to specify where the Senate itself
has directed.
But, anxious to indicate any details that
may expediate the labors of the committee, I
will call your attention specially to the tissue
ballot frauds in South Carolina; to the laws
of that State, which made free voting i'm
possible in certain counties: to the practice
in that State of breaking up all meetings
held to oppose the Democratic party unless
Democratic speakers were allowed to take
part III th' discussions, and to all the meth
DDS by lch in Sumter and other counties a
full : Zee election was prevented.
Ir louisiana I invite your attention to the
murders in Tensas Parish on election day,
and to the frauds committed in tho same; to
the frauds and outrages upon the ballot in
the city of New Orleans, and, even while I
write, to the alleged assassinations of two
witnesses while on their way to the United
States court to testify against those who had
robbed them of their rights on the day of
election. could make further specifications
IN these two States and in other Southern
States, but 1 have not time. I am Just
leaving for New England, and am compelled
to postpone further details until after my
return.
Among the witnesses T would name are
James B. Campbell, E. w. M. Mackey and
y. u Mlmmlnyer, OF South Carolina; Gov.
Nichols, his agent, Col. Zachary, ext Chief
Justice Ludeling, of Louisiana; the Hon.
Reuben Davis, of Mississippi, j. Cole Davis,
of Helena, Ark; and the editor of the
A00la1ache, a Democratic paper published
in Memphis, Tenn. But l beg espe-
cially to refer you to large mass of valuable
information in the Office of the attorney
general of the United States, already called
for by the Senate, and soon, presume, to
be laid before your committee. This is of
fetal in its character and in many cases has
the weight and value of legal evidence, not
requiring further examination of witnesses
to authenticate and confirm it.
In offering the resolution in the Senate ]
did not assume the part of public prose-
cutor, but especially declined any such SER
vice. The invitation of your honorable
committee, however, is one which cannot
disregard, and on the reassembl;ng of Con-
gress ! shall from time to time lay such
facts before you and make such suggestions
as may seem to constitute full and fair
compliance with all the requirements of your
resolution.
With great respect, your obedient servant,
j. G. BLAINE.