New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-13
SOTTHERA OTTRIGES.
INTO. GRANGE N MISSISSIPPI
sOME LIVELY TESTIMONY BY TWO NATvE-BORN


WASHINCTON, Feb. 1.-THE Teller Com
mi'tce to-day ,Htmued General Reuben +. DAVIS. OF
Il-sss ppi major Bruce and Representatives. Mul-
drow Hooker Chalmers and Money OF tuat state were
present
General DAVIS testified that previous 10 secession be
wac member OF the HOuse Of Representatives. He bad
been connected with the judiciary Of Mississippi. aud
had held office under the CoDed rare States He Was
candidate for Congress The late election. He narrated
the history OF the Il ere were IN that dis
trict six "wuite" and five "cOored" counties. H.
said he travelled with Mr. Mu!drow and they made
speeches together Mr.. Muldrow, a Democrat. was his
political opponent He mentioned several places where
he not allowed speak without Interruption aud
SAID that had informed privately OF threats 10
prevent him being heard, although NJ Null
dTOw heard without any interruption whatever.
The idea prevailed. said that he endeavornS
u reOrguniZe the negroes opposition TO the Demo
crate ter the election be heard that ne had been
hung IN edigy ana then burned. He Grcenback
candidate having been nominated oy that party IN OPP
position L. MS wishes, and voted for by the
coored people who understood their interests on that
question
Senator Garland Of the committee. asked the witness
whether he did not maze speech in Congress
about hanging Northern men.
The witness replied that he did make speech IN De
cemDer. 1859. IL during the consideration of an
II speech lie srrhigned the RepnD
ncans a. rebels, and sad II Mr. Seward would come
South and utter such sentiments a. be entertained
and lad frequently expressed. he Uhe wtness) Thought
the people would hang him he retu nc0 to the
North The Witness said ne had been brought before
The committee as d witness without his consent, but he
would state The truth In pOuse to every question pr
pounded.
Senator Garland asked him whether he a Repubh-
can now, but not a Radical.
The WItue-s-I am a native born Democrat. hold 10
the doctrie good TO The greatest number
and wherever TINS .eads viii %. was kicked out ~
,ue Democratic party when hoy III 1880. have since
been kicked the currency Question, and am now
out of the parry by force.
senator Garland called the attention OF the witness 10
b., testimony before tue Boutwell, Committee ID 1876.
The wine, Sid he iudor.ed every word then uttered
hE him. He had said that he Radicals were bull
dozcrs and thaJ they operated negroes by -npers
ton. threatening 70 put SNAKES and lizards into
them. lie Lere added tnat testimony that
the Democrats AZ the present time are obnoxious TO
what then SAID II the Rtdcalsi white man cannot
vote m Inc south against the Dem 'racy without being
ostIacizud But" said the witness. 81 dread the
a-si.si's knife more than 90 osracism" Tie said IN
that testimony tine white mnn = more moral than
and intellectually superior 20 the negro lie was
praised by the Democ,a-- more Tor that testimony
than for all the other acts on us NE
together. ~ these very men undertook to rally
the col, rel men against hm ior WHAT he I'd on tha
occasion He believed the .eat 10 1rty Ot MS district
wa. against UJldozns and oa-o-'oN statinG o" ueFe
,I..s IF au,5.ftons. a,p,riu1 men WIN sought TO
,or.,rs ,lore Who do nor ,lopr tlcirvlcws;
and n IA, been openly declared than any man
,,nIi synra.. IN. oo,nlo., w.nn the units Of
the Democratic party but outside he would do - al
i,. ,ard The time VII, When differences OF opinion
we're respected bat THIS chaL ged ana there are 10 us
Mace t,enccd and low vul gar abuse. He claimed mat
i ,,,, count he could nave .,aten Colonel Nuldrow
w 10000 votes. and in us On saii that recent
vcu. had pyrlopcd tie fact that tn country has tue
,., 49,, ,,tb a. oi can le,isatep he
SAID and yet you 'ann'; prot Ct ne aud III cas-
Of my death by violence yol eannot give my WIG anu
80 D., -, ,..i e., ,.o, oor,IeI mon To testify
can ueI' anu ''''"' '''- ' -,.
on subjects when mag SUBJECT Iu''H ~ P''''H" ''o
enc - -. -, .,,.....,ro, ,..,,oed that 10
"'''" 80 - l..,.,u h IS ha,,i,ot
W1sa native al virginia ol'-Iu'Hy no as o""%''
j., tle o.d WLir partv and .Ince the war h.
Was elected on the Acorn ticket state Treas rrr II
, it el.r,o, he -i,uporrei H.. Crecuback ii, i.t.
~ - , -,r,,,., ,,-r -,, of event. IN tbe carpp,-n
s,a;.r- ,hat Al Oklahoma tne political meeting was very
boI,frr,us TUa-ihilus ~ tle crowd seemed 60 be-
.-, .tr 1uI,,rnyg ,ya. gglcriv listened Co, but Mr.
u'""A' '1'' . - ~ b., 80.
DAVIS was preTcnted from -l"tA'ng' ME ne was
az W,st Point lie Wa called upon Tor a rlk
az w. - ,..,..,.r 49, s,.ooot , cr,,gl
lie was '''' ~ VIZ" - % - >.
what he ea. reading VI felt satisfied vas BULLDOG
inE crowd. \ goo" MAJ. 80 l'le -. ~
l.- r,arsors i.v.os In tl- country.
~ = ls y. .-.. .;,., what o., ,.,., o,ll q,
radical spcechl
~. az v.r yyoufl cal 4 -.tr.ll.cln speech. they
III, r-,...I .-5 ,r.-.r..... .,,.r, one. aycr,.
thing is called Radical IN Ms ..p.' mar is not pe4 Den,
pei, s .,' o- .,s mans .,, a3 5Isucss .el