The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-01-14
COLD IN VIRGINIA.
HORRIBLE STORMS IN
THE NORTHWEST.
The Mississippi LegiSla-
ture Endorses Lamar.
EX-KNAVEY BILL CHAND.
LER ON THE RAMPAGE.
The White People of jackson.
mississippi. 4 ford the
Opportunity.
OTHER NEWS FR0M ALL ARTS
OF THE WORLD.
Congress-.

Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-SEEATE
The resolution offered by Mr.
Chandler on the 10th OF January
instructing the committee on Judi,
dietary to inquire into the supres-
sion ofvotes of colored citiz9ns ot
Jackson, Miss, at the recent NUM-
ciplO election in that city, and into
the alleged participation in such
suppression by the United States
district attorney, duputy collector
of internal revenue and deputy
United States marshal, was taken
up and Mr.. Chandler addressed the
Senate in explanation and support
Of it. He said he had a commune
cation from Jackson asking for such
investigation and asserting that the
facts stated could be proven by the
testimony of the best men of both
political parties. He had not yet
in the resolution provided for power
to send for persons and papers, be
cause he apprehended that the facts
would be all found on file in the
department of justice. If that,
however, should not prove to be so,
he would desire to have the power
given to make complete investisa-
ton. He sent to the clerks desk
and had read several letters and
kilograms received by him also a
manifesto which first conveyed to
the coiored people of Jackson the
information that they would not
be allowed to vote. This manifesto
he said. displayed at its head the
engraving of a couple of pistols, a
couple of shot-guns and q powder
flask. In it the young men OF Jack
son announced their ultimatum.
It declared that having seen one
Of the number (HettishlyJ murder
ed in the dark by a negro policeman
Of the negro cursed city, that the
corrupt radical negro government
should and must be wiped out at
any cost that if the negroes ran for
office they should do 80 at their
EXTREMIST peril, and it warned all
the negroes against attempting to
foist upon US this black and dam
nable machinery called govern
ment
The colored citizens under all the
circumstances surrounding them,
had met in convention and had res
solved that it would be unsafe fur
ther to attempt to vote, and had
consequently abstained from voting,
so that none but white men voted.
The federal officers engaged in the
business were Messrs. Harris, dis
trict attorney, Wilson, deputy col
lector OF internal revenue, and Liv-
ingstone, deputy United States mar
shal, He submitted that the CUES
ton, although it affected only for
the tiIne being, the municipal elecA
ton in the city of Jackson was one
of vital Importance. The C .untry
this year was to enter on a presiden~
tial election, an election which was
to decide the presidency and also
decide the complexion Of the
national house OF representatives
In that election at least 100000
voters, representing 6O,000,000 OF
the American people would partici-
pate. Among these voters were
propabIy 100000 OF black men,
representing 100000 or 100000
of there own race, and it Was an I'M
portant question whether th'se l,
100000 black men were or were not
to be allowed to vote. 1t vas a
question which concerned those
citizens who desired q protective
tariff whether that matter should
be settled by fair Vote Of ali whu
are voters under the coA-iitu': :. ~
be setted with 100000 Of those
voters disfranchised, III pursuance
of that policy which has i'ren dc
HOerately adopted in tbs capital o!
the State of Mississippi, which State
was seeking to day t. have an as
sociate justice ot Iii" supreme courl
to aid in passing on The vitality ot
the constitutional amendments.
Mr.. Ri0dlebereeF remarked there
vas no conceAlment OF the tact thai
the resolution was intended to et.
feet matters that ought to be con
sidcred in executive session, and he
gaveI notice that, as for himself, h'
would vote tor the confirmation o
Lamar.
Mr.. WaithaIl said he had no
risen to offer any opposition to tn,
proposed investigation, on the con
trary he was anxious: the reso
luton should be adopted by vote
of those Senators whose views OF
the constitutional power of the Sen
ate differed from his own. If tn,
proposition were to investigate tn,
town election in New Hampshire, h
should vigorously oppose it. H
courted the fullest investigation o