Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-09
Washington CorregponsIence.
WAsi.ISGTos, Jan ;, 1879

EDITOR REPoRTTR The adoption
Of the following resolutions BY Senator
Cameron Of Wisconsin, ResoIpe,L,
that the President the United States
be, and he hereby Is, requested to fur
nisa the Senate, If not incompatible
with public interests, With copies of
the Report Of the United States Mar
shals and other officials, and such 9TH
correspondence as he may have rela-
tive to tie recent election in the States
Of South Carolina and Louisiana" has
furnished the Committee appointed to
investigate the fraad, violence and in
timidation practiced in the Congress
sionol election with the evidence sent
TO the Attorney Generals Office, which
is of nature that should arouse the
patriotism Of the loyal North and de-
termine them not to allow such high
handed crimes to give the disloyal
South the control Of both branches Of
the legislative departments of the
Government. n..s5.r. ai5
[ give some extracts from the Re
ports from Louisiana. CCaddo Parish)
From 80 to IS negroes killed, num-
bers driven frsm their homes, many
assaulted and all inundated. Repub-.
lican meetings were disturbed and bro
ken up by armed men, Republican,
speakers insulted and Republican
leaders threatened with violence and
assassination. This Parish is Repub-
lean by over 1900 majority, but the
Democrats openly took the election by
violence and fraud, military compau-
les were organized, and appeared un-
der arms Atone precint where 256
Republican and no Democratic votes
were cast, the box, list of voters &c,
was forcibly taken from the Commits
sioners by large body of armed men.
The laws Of the state and the United
States were fagrsntly violated, United
States Supervisors were not permitted
to dischare their duties,o and -Republi-
can voters were not driven from, the
polls raar glt mn III"
Natichitoohes Parish-ab7 political
meeting held on tho 14th Of September
last in the townof NatichitQohes, aad-
dressed by the Hon. j, b. Elan,
Democratic Candidate FOR Congress
from tho 18th Congressional Dist, and
by other speakers, the democrats we're
publicly ltold that if they couldronot
do away with 1t or Is radical leaders
they were no. worthy to be called
white men. Shortly thereafter the
doing away process commenced.
The residences of prominent repuk7
licans wers surrbundodaat night and
inmates aroused and alarmed by armed
and disguised men, The Democratic
parochial Convention assembled on
Sept II was scarcely called to order
when it was. BIZ motion adjourned, 50
that its members might proceed to
break upa Republican ward meeting
held on the the. same day. The
Chairman.of the Republican parish
Committee, and other Republican lead
ers were arrested at different times and
places, outraged, insulted, threatened,
AMI driven from the parish. with the
final warning that they should certain
" be killed should they ever again
dare to enter its limits, this parish is
and always has been largely Rspnbli-
eau, bat throughout It's limits such
scenes of violence waro enaeted fraEd
such effective means of intimidation
wore resortcd to by the Democratic
forces, organized and armed. as pre-
vented the Republicans from exercising
their rightto yots"
"Qnachita. Parish : Three promin-
emf local leaders Of the Republican
party we're killed by bysa large com
pany of armed imensJand other negroes
are rcneEted to have been lihedI In
this parish thsre'is a large Republican
majority if the freedmen dare vote. RI.
Aerehouse Parish, -Ths loeel lead
ers of the Republican party were com
PEELED t. abandon the canvass in order
60 save their lives. ,a.a aal azaHw SIS
Toasas Parish. Fifty or more ne
groes killed and numbers driven away
from the polls. Negro MAJ Gritty in this
parish very large, put Why 90 on with
the egtraots-lt. i5a repetition IN all
parishes where there is a large Repsb-
lean majority outside Of New Orleans,
where unmitiayased frand WAS resorted
to n 6fder to .s4eute Democratic as
conlepcysr;f t is eleagly5shelsnl shat il
is by murder outrage, aana fraud
that the legislative Department Of this
government passes froatathel tcontfol
Of those who fought to sustain 1t, int6