The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-13
BULLD0ZED IN MISSISSIPPI.
AN ORIGINAL FIRE E1 TER AND DEFEAT
ED CANDIDATES. COMPLAINT
Negroes Operated Upon by Superstition
Threats to Put Lizards nnd Snakes Into
Thcm-"I Dread the AssnasIn'- Knife"

Negroes Operated Upon by Superstition
Threats to Put Lizards mud Snakes Into
Them-"I Dread the Assnssin's Knife"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The Teller Com
mttee to-day examined Gen. Reuben L. Davis
OF Mississippi. who testified that previous 20 So
ccssion he was a member OF the lower House Of
Congress. He had been connected with the jul
dietary Of Mississippi. and held Office under tho
Confederate States. lie was candidate for
Congress in the late election from the First
District. There were In that district six white
and five colorod Counties He travelled with Mr..
Muldrow. and they made speeches together.
Mr.. NIudrow was his political opponent He
mentioned several places where he was not nj
lowed to speak without interruption. and said
that no had been informed privately Of threats
to prevent him from being heard. although Mr..
Mullrow was heard without any interruption
whatever lie was Greenback candidate, and
WIS voted for by the colorcd people. who under
stood their interests on that question.
Senator Garland asked the witness whether
he did not once make a speech in Congress
about hanging Northern men.
Gen. Davis replied that he did make n speech
in December 1859. It was during the consid-
Grafton Of an election case. In that speech he
nrraignrd the u 'puhicans rs rebels. and said II
MI seward would com' south and utter such
scntimeu's ns hc entertained and had frequent
w. expressed. be- tGou. Dayisl thought tho poo
plo would hang him before he returned to tie
North. H. said he WIS brought here u.s. a wit
ur-e without his consent hut he wouli state
the truth in response to every question pro-
senator Garland asked him whether he was a
EeuuUiicun now. but not radical
The witness replied: am a native-horn
Democrat. hold o. do" doctrine Of the greatest
good 20 the greatest number. and wherever mis-
lcaAs will go. | WIS kicked ont OF the Demo-
cratic, party, whom boy in 1873. / hayc since
! d % of tIH marty hV force.
sanhtor Garland called the attention Of the
witness TO his t.sStim9ny before the boutwell,
Gorsrd cyrrv word then uttered by him. lie
had said that the Radicals W re hulldo1'ra. AMI
thnt they operated on negroes by snp'TFtiiinn.
threatening Ia PIT snakes and lizards into
them. lie here added To- that testimony. that
ious 90 what Ee thcn said " the llndienls.
whit" man could no, vote in the South ngalust
ihc Democracy without being ostraciHrd.
sa-sin's knife more than do ostrac SIN" IIe
believed the great minority Of his di.iriot WINS
against bulldoz,ny md hgllot-hoX stuillnr. hut
who sought 30 render all persons odious who
do not adopt thair views. and u hni been openly
opinions within the limits OF tho D"mocrnii'
party. hu' outside be does 50 at his peril. Tho
tim" wits when differences OF opinion wero r"-
spertrd but this was changed. AMI We have IN
place iill-H hood and low. Nulgnr abuse. He
hrai"n Col. Mullrow hy 10000 votes. and in
con fusion said that rec'nt events hal devel-
ouod the tact that W. have tho weakest Govern
mcnt ON earth. You can legslat". ne sn!t.
and yet YOU cannot protect mo and IN cns' ~
my d"nih hy violence YOU rnnnot give my WHO
anil children pension. The people can say:
Your laws we drfy and s'orn and yet YOU
compel men 20 testify ON SUBJECTS which may
subject hem t' -auai violence. 40 ,.
VIM. II Ngsser oi VI ,ssissippi testified that he
was a native Of Nlrcinlg. uut had hNfd 20 Ahnr-
deem since lsl4. Originally h. was baptized IN
eec,ed ON tho Acorn ticket ~ state Treasurer.
In the late election ne supported the Gr"ennarS
ueNet IL SAID ihHi az ONAiomnr lnr utica,
the crowd seemed To- be drunk, Mr.. Mu,drow
was quietly listened To- Int Mr., Davis was pre-
! vented from speaking. NhilH he WIS * West
| Point he was called upon Tor a talk. He was
| charged with making Radical speech. lie had
put his speech in print crowd came in and
one OF the persons comprising It demanded
what he was reading. He ieit satisfied II was a
| bulidozing crowd
| zeal ,pecch' A-whst YOU would can Republican
speech, The, would csil Radical and in,urr,c ii9lrN
not pcm0Crauc A mnn who makes such srrcch Is
/ he o., cousielri dangerous pest man. ,o'.l aud
hIn,s, t,n al, 1'' ,I'l ~, ~. '''g'
! Mnk ~. go 900 srnlior N"",i .~ ,itr, Is
~ senator MAJ od-I,itthc hahi, oftrioyer. 8, 500
/ mad e.sDl m,,sI nr" 9t'Hnc,a in lite ~ lc and
ani uc,a. conduct aye confined t''un- m'u que pol-
81 .upno.c that hiic mcn wcr, 90 advise eo.-ca
me' To- 'Ad ~ ior 'ngT us rag, q, |og 1 -. e"n'a
Q-itYgat lot ne cons, iercd iu.nrrec;ionsry to al
vo lose li' socla elu,auau by a,i'ius Iepuu, au
raj +, r 5q.5 Sa9'j Hiee T egos, an
ralN o. Hrrl, Nit il"t dead 10 ".- may "Ni'l' nee
/ n,pubacln- have been without leaders
The witness in reply TO a question by Senator
| Cameron. stud the whites would tke every
measure possible 10 prevent the STATE from