The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 1879.

tee for investigating the frauds and
Intimidation I'LL the Congressional
elections of 1873, left for New Orleans
last Friday morning asld are busy tax
ing testimony IN that city at the pres
ent time. The testimony already taken
shows that cold blooded murders were
committed for the express purpose of
intilaidating the freedmen, and there
by enabling the Southern Democracy
to elect Democratic congressman in
strong Republican Districts, and that
leading Republicans had to leave their
homes,. which in many instances was
nea1ly all of their wealth, and flee from
the parish i'm order to save their lives.
It is certainly high time that the loyal
Month should pause and well consider
tive objects that the Democratic South
have in view in thus defying the Con-
tItution Of the United States, which
guarantees to the freedmen all the
rights Of citizenship, and in utter dis-
regard Of the laws of all civilized MAJ
tions, coaamit crimes which are dis
grace to the Government.
If one iota Of the outrages which
have been committed by the Southern
Democracy against the Southern Re
publicans had been committed, by a
foreign nation, there would have bsen
a demand upon that nation for salts
faction and guarantees of good con-
duct for the future, and if not, acoeed-
ed to. war would have been declared
against said nation without the least
hesitation. Well may the Southern
Republicans ask, Is this Il Democratic
couniry, that it will not protect us in
the exercise CT those duties deaH to all
citizens of the United States-~the ex-
ercise of the elective franchize-;tn AMI
against the attacks of those who tried
their best to destroy this Government,
when it is so prompt to protect the
rights of it's citizens against the OPP
preston Of any foreign nation. Shall
the loyal North submit to- treatment
from the disloyal South. that they
Il f.,p avi 4 |,
from any nation upon the face of the
earth, when the avoweA and open OBJ
ject of the disloyal South in
pursuing such course is that they
may obtain control of the government
which they sought to. destroy and I'M
der the doctrine Of StateS-rights prac-
tically return the freedmen to slavery
again. Can any loyal nlan look at he
cOld-blooded murders and outrages
committed against the freedman III the
last Congressional election and say
there is no danger of The negroes being
virtually returned to a stale of bond.
age worse than slavery, it such Il thing
is possible. Can an instance of Il white
man being punished for killing a Negro
be pointed out In one of the Southern
states? 1t is enough to make one
tremble for the future of his country
when we remember that Goods ways
are not our ways" and that " His ways
are ways of righteousness and peace"
Hon. s. s. Cox on the first day of the
meetil Z of Congress after the recess
made Il bid for the Speakership of the
next House of Representatives by
yielding to the demands of the States
rights Democracy in introducing g
bill for taking the next census, which
practically gives to the Governors OF
the States the appointment of all per
sons employed in taking said census
the first instance on record, where the
effort has been made to have the off
GERS appointed by different Govern
ment from the Government that pay
them for their services. Mr.. Cox de
sires that the State Governments shall
appoint the officers but the Unitet
States Government foots the bills.
Since the adjournment of Congress
for the recess three members of TIN
House Of Representative have died
| A. S. Williams, Of Michigan, b.
: Douglas, of Virginia, and Julian Hart
ridge, Of Georgia, Mr.. Hartridge hav
ing died yesterday morning.
The following Internal Revenu
!; stamps were sent to Wisconsin durin!
: the quarter ending September 3Otl
1878: 1st District, special tax stamps
100000. Tobacco stamps, $256,314