New-York tribune., 1879-02-28
THE FRAUDS - THE SOUTH.


THE FRAUDS - THE SOUTH.
4 SUMMARY or THT ErroEr OF TIE TELLER cont
MI:IEE-IUE POINT MADE BY MB. BLAIHE
FULLY PROVED.
lGFNEEAL TGESS pIsPATCn.I
WAsuINGTON, Feb. 27.-The report OF the Teller
Committee, made 10 the Senate to-day, reyiows the
testimony of he nuety-one witnesses in Louisiana
and the IO7 in south Carolina. II states that the
frauds in South Carolina by the use of Tissue bal
lots extended to every county in that State except
one, and that between thirty and forty murders
were committed IN Louisiana. The committee
says:
There appears TO be n viiesprcad determination IN
the Southern states :. restrict TIC freedom or Hpech a.
10 political questions, upon the claim That the discus
sion Of the relation oi iaho; 10 cai-ta!' N ~
ployeTs TO emp"Ne@, ard oiheF klhdr'd SUD
jects, is calculated 10 aTray ihe eolored people
cuactmenIs the Democrats. vLo attend the "tI al
-, ~ cnD1si-.nu. gro IN IN. habit cf refusing
to allow t1e speJaers 10 discuss tDese question,
- ~ ra'T1f rI1 hcf9ra tlc war and the ca,ss tuat
oG 10 the war coud, mn"d a. being OF an inccr-
j. allowed 10 ID" attendants AZ puhI' m-rl'hE
to determine what l. ana What Is not IHcenGI@ry or
auu uot to be permitted, thoIe VIII BE- an end OF n
political discussion unless tue sIeaAcrs ehah
Win me view OF the minority that may b.
~ attendance. Great hara-v must be allowed in the
discussion OF Il- p' iiiiEii'i4- ii4 No VII ~
IN t-nIi, crow ot geatt0 part ana at public meet
ing 10 dccrmne vhat and what is bot inc,ndilry
speech, and what is EJl proper u be SAID Oh sich occa
AIl the attacks which have been made III" coored
pope have been attempted 90 uc usuhed or excused on
ag,i5 ~ fhe whites However false and destitute or
foundation these Tcto't' may nave O'rh' inty
have been made thr excuse oI 'at M's1 uh-
fms Or tended l,r Of Ee-r0 Hsurrecfion + made the
excuse FOL the 0uidteS o." lut to.ien itople u NAV L"V
be- alss 90 say tua, the Democratic whites, when inter-
rosittd on that po.ut, all sl,ga tLht i' nero vas
icIor.4 II the UPRISING o' tbs class Il people
had been done and ai admit d that u would require
toy0cnce against tlr whites !rtprci oi Au '"orIy,
obedience 20 law and a'acArnt o. persons anu lA.Ie
No Cuuols nave Uc,n instituted by the state oi
cIo9f bI- pttI macy ~ I-.'.- 1C I- " " - 'i1
wautonly outraged Ler Cl''hSi ana Ntrn the tuied
states Courts have been rrsorteG 70 for the purpose OF
PunIshIns the ouIaS,s on ,Ae T{.C' lie coHpiIlaAI
in violation Of law, by the state EafhOrt'os on
charges oI perjury. aud committed 10 jail unless
h. gave bail Culens asc IAreat, ned thar, II they
attempt punish tln offenders in The United States
Coatts and thus he state not only declines 10
punish these criminals hut re.iser 10 allow 1t TO he
Government ia a white GoNeramtut; no cOlOrcd men
are acpleseuted u ana ,hs r''2. 20 lar 10 mon
Alil ~ ,,t1' - color Ibe laws of south C1-.ii-s
, n% ~ = iaeirC,t En- luj there ua been % la~lr
;;,i',-. r i ,-forrc tn'n Ih- c.rsse rI..r In t.r
en-. De TIE distraction o. lA- IoN, tnMt-t, Oi tu,,e
i.,pds of rersons IN those states controlled hv the
rcnIcal party pronfng 3y tl,se outrage eoEleun
tL'ln tL il,iv,.- be,I,i in opp5sition 10 ti.r, mo.
never VIII Dc peace AID good order AMI cous,gueu.
prosperity IN The south, ME any considerable nun beer
Of the mite people doy th' c'u.cd people t-c rat5
-,, Them ly law. To iu-aIr "a lasting peace 10 The
I3nie y hite ana black Tie fullest fretst exercise
of al pouycai Il-uts must De- oolscded 10 al
4
I'm. short time the committee had been In session 10
investigate the elections held in all tie Con
are.,;oual Di,tric'- in Louisiana and south
Carolina, bu. sufficient testimony WIS taken
to show coaclusiy,Iy that in several districts.
III these States, not only tla elections for Con
..r,-,mcn. but thc elections for STATE and County
officer. %. we'll We're neither fajr nor fec and thar
hy violence and fraud tie honest expression of the
viii OF those entitled 20 vote was prevented, and
thcIs5uGs Of citizens a. these states we're dcpri .ed
Of the elective franchise. The report continues:
The Democratic leaders seem 10 De- inecnsihe 70 The
latt that 'Hc saoy ~ our Coy -rnm.i D. in'o.Yed in
u-,rcal inst th'lr course renders the re-
tmn 81 material PROSPERITY TO these people an
, i.re ,,ii rc no ohcoI,uya 20 or cuforccmct = of
Jaw Material PROSPERITY c-anot com, To thc,c -ra!e'
radical c.aua. I'D 'h rIg9'oul .1t ot P1iti Il aiL..r
I1c trainers q; lhc Constitution appear 10 have
c.u-r9rrrd % safe t0 'oay" thr times, places and
manner oI ho..uE elections under the coz
tro. u. 'lr State. hut Il Is very evident iAa
'rturc uld.r which fh' safety 4 the National
Government and tac IE.i- ~ ct/rus might rcGmr,
M 1udrr own control and uof Under that ot tic states.
Tne time has CON, when Congress should cxer-
yIdirc ry law f"t fair and free ce non
of ulnrfs Of Congress. The power 10 paes Laws pIe-
tIJ, or Irrmuol-.f Congress necessarily implcs tue
5oWcr 10 provide lor p, plai-lnept % ,iolt,Iou-
az