Year: 1875

passionate and conscientiOusly exact statement VI
the present condition Of affairs In louisiana
and Congress and the people lhey
are unwilling that the truth should be
known, aud so are making ali sorts Of excuses for
not approving the report made by Messrs. Foster.
Phelps, and Potter, and presenting IL to the House.
The pressure that has been brought to bsar upon
Mr. Foster especially by the CharmIn. MIR. Hoar,
and by the men who are now moving heaven
and earth to convince themselves ana
the country that the Southern people
are "banditti," is said to have been immense They
desire that he shall not only change the conclusions
arrived at after carefully listening to the evidence
and studying it q whole, but they are dissatisfied
with the manner in which the facts are stated but
it has all been in vain chance was made Areport
signed by all of the three members of the SUD
Committee was presented to the full committee
last Monday, and the leading points of it were
telegraphed to THE TRIBUNE at that time. his
was recommtted with instructions to add nara
tive of what took place at the State House in New
Orleans on Jan. 4. This narrative was added, ana
the report, again signed by Messrs Foster: Pnep',
and Potter, was laid before the Committee this
morning. 1t was dated yesterday. Still the Repup-
licans who did not and would not go to NewOreaos,
and who say to-day that they have not read the
testimony taken, are unwilling that the truth shall
be given TO the country, and the only reason that
can be imagined is that they are afraid that
the truth will hurt their party. hundred different
excuses sought for expressing this important
document for which the country has been looking
with greater interest than felt even in the Pres
idents message before it came to Congress yes
terday.


1t is said that the investigation was not thorough
enough to enable the Committee to deal intelli-
gently with subject 90 complex and so important
This would he true had the Committee undertaken
to investigate all that has taken place
there since the beginning of 1872, but this
was unnecessary. Committee of the Senate had
inquired into all the events connected with the
original usurpation and to go the work 1t did
again. after the lapse of two years and when it would
be more difficult to get at the facts than when
everything was fresh in the minds of the VIII
nesses would be q sheer waste OF time. Con-
gress had already all the information 1t needed IN
regard to the original usurpation in 1S72-73 Ids
subcommittee, therefore, wisely confined It's H.
quiries to the circumstances attending the late
election and the action of the Returning Board
Nobody can say that it was not In New-or-
leans long enough and summoned witnesses
enough to learn all the facts in regard to
these things. The Conservatives were represented
by one man, who was employed to present their side
of the case, and the Republicans were represented
by three All witnesses whom each side named
were summoned and examined and, If anything
tho Republicans were given the best opportunity
to make our their case Mr. Foster did ms
whole duty ibyihis party On the subject OF intlm-
dation he gave the witnesses every opportunity to
show case if they could. He put leading questions
to them, and was finally forced to give it up. Tho
action Of the Returning Board was such that when
the facts became known to the Committee it could





Board threw out the vote of some polls 80 far as
| they related to members Of the Legislature, aud
| counted those that related to ConNessmen, and
they failed to make returns from districts in
which there doubt that Conservatives were
elected in order TO give the organization of the Leg
islature to the Republicans. The President of the
Board, and the only member OF it with ability
enough to defend its action. did not appear before
the Committee, and his attendance could not be
secured. II the Republicans did not present their
case in its best light, it was their own fault
But now Gov. Kellogg telegraphs that ms side
did not have all opportunity to present Its
facts. This statement would be worthy OF serious
attention by the Committee were Gov. Kellogg
man whose word was good fJr anything, aud were 1t
not believed that the dispatch was dictated from
Washington by some of those who desire to suppress
tins report.


The Republicans who did not and could not be in
duced to 20 to Louisiana are now unwilling to allow
the report to be presented to Congress until they
have read the testimony, which has not yet Dsen
printed. Then they have proposed that the SUD
Committee return to Newt Orleans and take more tes
tmony, but it is understood, Mr.. Potter says that
he won't 20 backi and tho obstructionists are
shrewd enough to see that any subcommittee
which now goes TO New-Orleans without Mr. Potter
would, should il make q report different from the
one now under consideration, be unable to
defend itself from the charge of whitewash-
ing. Then it is proposed that the whole
committee to 90 to Louisiana and take more testi
mony, but this meets with no favor from those VINO
have been there once, or from the Democrats some
of the Republicans wish to put out an official sum
mary Of the report, as sort OF feeler' put
this is objected to as unfair to the men
who have prepared it. The fact is that an
effort which now looks as though it might be sue
cessfu is making to suppress the truth as given IN
this report, and the men who arc doing 1T ought 70
be held responsible for it, The Committee is in ses
sion tonight and the result Of ts meeting has not
yet been learned.


OPPOSING THE LOUISIANA OUTRAGE AS
REPUBLICAN.


. CARD FROM THE HON. WAYNE MACvEAGH-oNE
MANLY voICR FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
| 70 TIE Edttor or The Tribune.


SIR: was sorry but not at all surprised, to md