New-York tribune., 1880-04-05
cREDITABLE TO MR.. VOORHEES,.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO TIRE CAUSES OF TIFF
ExopUs CARRIED on WITH FAIRNESS woR
THY OF NOTICE.
Ley IEIEGEAPu 10 TILE TEIRrSE.I

TuE INVESTIGATION INTO IRE CAUSES OF IHE
ExopUs CARRIED on WITH FAIRNESS woR-
TIT OF NOTICE.
feY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, April 4.--Senator voorhees, has
earued gcidea opinions for the fairness with which
le has conducted the investigation thus far. He
has neither attempted to brawbaat or confuse
witnesses, nor to curta the privileges of the mill
ority. On the contrary. he has been uniformly
courteous to Republican witnesses, white and co..
oref; as much as to his OWN Senatorial associates
This 10 rather unusual course of procedure in an
investigating committee and is deserving OF no.
tice.
Both Senator Voorhees, and Senator Vance nave
sahurea zcalO,sIy, while ercss-examining witnesses
nepn,eDed nv the Republicans to convert. them 10
tks Democratic way of looking at Southern affairs
f.sioving each DAYS repetition Of tue doietu and
ponCtenous stGry of fraud and violence peTpetrated
bs white Democrats upon black Reputlicans these
Heuaters have sought to make the witnesses be-
lievc that under the present pateTnal sway OF
Democra.ic Stale Governments the lot OF the c9oed
non and woman in the South a. coilspicuousy
bisssea us compared with the 10, Of the iaborer III
The Ner,h and elsewhere The result has not
sr,,eiaiiy brc; fortunate. "Hes, we do have
schools - is in substance the answer. but yon EN-
., " inferior teachers and you don't keep them open
as Won do white schools, while You do keep us in
e,,ch st ate of poverty that can't send our chill
drcn to school anyway; "e can vote, hut our Fo'es
sro not counted; We have liberty only In name
Yon once held ns as slaves, and you were forced at
the point of the bayonet to lih.raie us. lon lid
not do i, Willingly. ard now yuu are trying to re
epsaye ;is ard It seems as u You were apon' I" De
successful. That Is why We leave
lf must be said that the advantages are an on
the side OF tne Re2nblicanS IN TINS inVcsHs9,lon,
for il has no other than Il political object. Facls
one oy No means essential. Opinfcns and t"he's
aiane are TO be sOnght ior In the Opinions ana ao-
v.cfieus of cOlorcd men and women III The Soiifh
the exoius had its origin. The c;0ss-exannatl0n
ef q cnlorcd witness is qute as lihtN 10 BRING ou
and emphasize his opinion 81 Demociatlc heaIIuIS
r. Sbr direci examination, white ne counter 'pin,
isus of fl,p pcha:TlnaD however iolcibiv pnt VIII
hsr.,iv be counted III making np the summary OF
, eyidcoec for The report 10 the Senate.
- "A General Press dispatch says: Mr.. Window
exxna;seI a coored man bv the o: William Nur-
rsH, o: ga hsoa Parish La Sa.urd y Mr. Mnrrtil siid
tha. The Miss si p vaiey Convention represented the
yalfr and Intelligence Of that region, and tie re ou-
tsns sdopt, there cu;an'eoh geot treatment 10 me
pasiVes Yet 10 less than threc III nth the terrible cut
TaG Tcrsa, Ia h by armed ;ioo,S icd by tie Hon
J. Feyd KIM, ptra.eJ. He asserted tiat there
more a.d better n,ars oreanSnons r., IN l. u
fh64 riwee lsG6 ana 1879 there were 81 Al black nrn
hl,ed and 2II5 wounded In Louisiana Tor political rea
oa rr@--ernmir a;icn by Mr.. Voorhees,, The wt,ess
esd tst he ha het three times ecied % tue Icrisla
nrn without moesia ia,iou. but was bald"zed" out OF
',s ''s.,on iss. Fa.!
III ailn near Shreveport. tesidef TO Mr. Voorn,es
ta.scr Is ~ 'ieman "a G ,at Vie ty Nsgro noye
asoAbly proyid; Abou, thirty faioilies loft Inn
nn1 Nrnt to K'.Ras -Four have returned and&tbree
haSc esked hm to the exp, hack. In the Cal
oot1ea mot VITA eed ha dozen negroes aud
wntee Killed. When such nffai-s s.arted they
svt fs the hsrs OF men not having she best interests
Of ths country At hert and the ttr elasses could not
s>sEsoD AiexardrF one Of tlc colcred men who
xe' 70 KaDs1s and returned to Louisiana testified that
- West TO Kans because ne had heard about
kanse0 being line country. IL dit not suit lin at all.