Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1875, Page 2

[ RECONSTRUCTION. A Work That Is Still Being Wrought Out in Tears. How Miserable Louisiana s Torn by Contending Parties. The Machinations of 1he White-League De- mocracey. Causes of the Uprising of Sept, 14 -~-Revolution as a Par- tisan Ageney. @ov. Stearns, of Florida, De- nies Any Intention of Selling Out. The Democrats Cannot lHave That Slaie Government with Itis Conscnt, ‘Results of Saturday’s Investigations at Vicksburg and New Orlcans, Same Enoouraging Testimony from a Republican Standpoint. Approval of Gov, Kellogg's Fi- nancinl Administration, TRESH DEVELOPMENTN, LOUISIANA. DEMOCBATIC MAGUINATIONS IN TIE PELICAN BTATE, From Our Own Correspondent, Nzw Onrneaxs, Dec. 31.—It is one thing to seok to dolcuid enc'aparty weaknesses and short- comiugs befure an outraged, thouh possibly still indulgent public. 1t is quite auother to exposo au unserupulous etiemy in secking, through such salient points, to effect an cntiance into tho rtrougliolds of one's friends. Tlhiore may bo, a3 thiero uudoubtedly ig, macl in the past of Louis- iana Ttepublicanirm ope, in comwmon bonesty, may aeither seek topalliate norexcuse. Thero iy cortainly much in the preaent of Louisians Do- mocracy to occasion o thousand-fold more appro- bousion aud slarm. 1have no defense to mako (lyf tbat which, ut Lost, is indofensible. Imight, if 8o disposed, perchauce, oifect something of & divereion in favor of that certainly well-adused cloes usually denominated earpet-baggers, a8y found even in Louisiana. I might make an in- disputable showiug, for iustance, taking them up in detail, in proof that & lazgo majority of those having brought tho party orsauization Into dis~ repute wero actually unatives of tho South, in- gtead of immigrants frow the North, as geuerally imagined. I might go oven further, perhaps, and ehow that thoso generally admitted as most objectionablo wero born and raised in Louisians. itself- At most, howover, it would probubly be oue of thote lubors of love the sppreciation of which is only to bo measured by tho abuse nud culumny heaped upon one's héad in retur. Iprefer rathor, for tho present at least, to Jeavo tho past of Louisiana Lopublicanin, and deal yith THE PRCSENT OF LOUISIANA DEMOCRACY, Tiad our Iriends intho North adopted the same rulo somo munths since, thero wonld likely bo somenbliut different political status than is pres souted to-day. Ilow thoy have sliowed tho ene- my to stesl into their lutherio invulnerablo stronghold, under cover of o smoko raised at iheir own oxpense, thoy aro undoubtedly begin- nlug to sce. Tow much of it, 8o terribly blind- ing in its effoct, as walted from Louisiuna, wos but tho ofiluvia, #o to rpeak, of & rampant Rebol Dowocracy, it would be well, periape, to begin 1o 1uquire. ‘I'he spectacls of an armod and bloody revolu- tion, and the people of a Btute leld in furcible subjection by Federal baonets, is assumed, by Louisiana Democratic politiclans at least, as chietly fustrumental in careying tho Northern elections. However thelrassumptions may have ‘been borne out in actual fact, tho effocts wero certwmly palpable enough toall. ‘Iho effccty sdmitted, ous uaturally seeks eomothing of u eausfuctory eolution of “tho causes tending to their proddction, Lhey have been rung, i all their chauger, ns attributnble wholly and solely Lo the Administration and party i power, Hiuce the Iabor of luve toits fouwitmin-heud, and you are brought Lomo to the Louwsisua Democricy, Torhinps it would bu o8 well, in this conuectio to truce something of tho history of that welf- samo Democtacy from the opaning of tho cam- pulgn. If it aford & komowhat dulerent version of this Louisiuua caso from that genorally un- derstood by the publio at lurge, 1t is sinply that the facts a8 presouted speak for themmelves. Begiuning with the Lousiana Democracy, tbou, at the dato of ths Convention, wetind that, from the tirst, there could be no misundorstand- ing as to ecither ils stutus or purposes, 1t was #u incontrovertible fuct, a4 dewonstrated in the Convention, that TIE WHITE-LEAGUE LXTREMIATS were decidedly 1 the urcoudency. ‘I'hey had Joswensed thowselves of tho wholo Gf tha puriy- wuolinery us opposed to the Lepublicans, Thoy were in ulymun: complote und sbsolute contiol of the enginery of tho presd, Tho Pleayune, ua the organ of the more respectable, or Liversl eleweuts, alona held ont. L wan i vain, Low- ever, that 1L sought to stem tho tide, With the presa aud party-wachinery a coutrol of tho olds school Democracy, 1t wad smply & question of time with any and _all opposition. As in 1851, the various dissenting oloments must needs fall iu with the stream, befors, tov, thoush far from justrumeutal in ity wauguration, the coue thict ohico inuninent, thoso of the wore rescct- able classes mwust needs assune tho lead. They awust leud the rubble. ‘Thoy might not otherwira coutrol, Lhey wmust wansge the clomouts by Fidiug tho storm. < 'fle alteruatives, as presented to the Liberals, were aftiliation with the ltepullicans, or to bo averridden sud luunll( grouud to powdor by the Dewocratic boides they gonerally ailoctod to despso, ‘There wus littlo ol mclination, as thoro was certalnly lackwg the moral coursgo, to Lruve the Kuhlm presqure by a rosurt to the formor, There was a natural repugnanco u tho matter of covsenting to tho lutter. Thoy bhad commitied thomeclvis, too, through a participu- tion iu the Couveation. ‘Lhie Couveution, to bo sure, a8 wight hove been expectud, hiad turned out Kotething of 8 fraud. In the expoctation of participating 1 & so-caliod ** Veople's,” inptead of a Dewocrativ Convontion, thuy lisd boen decidedly taken m. It ‘wpd tus late, bLowever, to meud the matter now, There was 1o resource for tho Liborsls but to fall into line, Naturally cuough, in so doiug, their would-be leading representutives sought fi; gain control. 11 su dolug, ks usturully, teo, they wust out-Herod Horod in thewr zual for the wideey thoy would leud. [ U'heir conrse oues do- cidegd un, thers wua littls hositation in the prome- e The Picayune, the old, reliable, staid, and orderly v1gan of the respectabiliny, LED OFY IN THE NEW DEFARTULS, The Hullelin, the recognized organ of the old- Dowocracy, suddenly found itsolf far eclpeed 1 its awn poculiar fieid. Huve ay it ight in ite somewhut tragical delinentions of Radical enormutiee, the Picdyuns would juyaria- Liy g0 it & Lhuudred Lnttor, | Tue Bulletin bad the dissdvantage of being B R0, while tho Ficayuny wus ai old aud estab- lished organ, istence. a8 it would seom, rather as a month- plcco for tho extreminte (han nu fAilling Any rec- ogni: )""iruyum‘, witl ita superior prestizo, had but to came down from 1tA pedestal of respeatatlity, n8 1L were, and identify {inelf wilth the masses. the revolutioniata,~ta be recognized s 1n Lern ingly almodt ‘Llin other would incito to action. t their own peenliar standpoint, were ph_vnhhll)‘nu d recognizod head, tho magses for political effect had produced itn cuncernied, must be proven to the world, ernment chiming to have been duly elected st bo seen, though deposed by force, as sl st allogi veople, to impress upon 1he people of the Nurth a setiso of the terribio mjustice and wrong mitlicted upon the peopiv of Louisiana by a base prostituticn of the power of ho Gevoral Goverument st the hands of the part would, by the ve Licai down slt Of opposition throughout the State. bls cife coudemnation upon tho earnet-baggens through- o the country paished. cuco of the cerpet-bugrers, thero was hittle fear to be apj reliended of 1 very thorough co-opera- ton among the blacks, in tho oy could only bo restraived through tho general ef- fecriveuess of That, oa found in was domons'rated as insuflicient, country. Laving ut least a_cover of legatity, Lut thie one woy for it. the Meluery Govornnient must assun sponsibility, classes must Bupport ‘The dissenting element, if any, must be re- worselessly whi of tho State, to meot the requiroments in the c whera the mousy came from for the purchase of those muxkets, 8o effectivo in the hands of the McEnery White-Loague nulitia on that bistoric day in September last, iz ~subject tho evasion over, brooked hittla evasion. seutod in o light that st least reached tho pock- ets, howaover the patiiotisns may have been af- fected. stood, had but to cull and present a list of assess- woints o the revolitionary tund to meet with a roady response, ‘Iho Labkers, insurauce-nion, aud merchants #0 prossiug o ca luocraey, af tho ovidence preseuted, there wore liberal do- nations to thie causa from the samo sourca, 1ans bondy were made to bleed for the poso, ¥ Of ciroumstancesin tho connection, 'Lhe Buuthern Detivcruoy huve nover beeu proverbisl for any excass of honor 1 the mattor of weoting their obligationa, vine-tenths of the repudiationsts i tho past, sy found i tho Souib, buve been of the Dimocratio school, I the campaign of 1872, in Louisaus, It wasa attor of wo hitlo notorioty that not a The Bullelin had sprung into ox- The ed vacan o tho journalistic field, o ‘I'ho conteat between the two wonld have rlmply amasing bt for the seem- incyvitnble results that train, Tho Bullctin Tead, masg folluw - its woull scen a8 lnboring for permanoncy awd power tiirough conntant and_ persintent appeals to tho prejudices, ‘lhe Jirayune. an cvident, woull maater tha elements Ly playing upon the pas- The one wouid stir up s well of hatred, Both, from Kions, tho wealmessos of the mauscs they wonld con- trol. Tho J*icayne, tako it all in_all, constder- ing, to uso an expreseon of its own, * tho mer- curial naturo of our peoplo,” . PLAYED THE STRONOER 1AND, 1t graduatly drew nbead in tho raca. ‘Iv rido the elementa of revolution, there muat necds o a central junta in recoguized control, "There must be a thorough and proper organiza- ton of the foices iv the field. " ramething Tie s dofinita purposo in view, So Thero must Lo far, the Committee of Seveuty hnd been the only The propiammne of stirring up fegitimate fruite, There coull Lo no question ih the Lntter of ita effectivences througuont the State, Tho trouble lay in tho uver- zeal of tho mora vicions and Jawiess ele There ents, fast getting the aserndency. JZ 5 vion terious danger to bo apprehonded, for iugtance, from the effecia thronghout the North, of such patriotic demonstrations ns tho kiling of tho six white ofticials at Cousliatta, {rom the earnest remonstrances of the Natthern Democratic potitictans, it had somehow been interproted in n sense that' nade its repoti- Judging ToRunCHL tion at least unadvieable, ‘The merging of ths authority of the Committee of Seventy into that of the Democratic Central Committee did littlo to improve the situation. I'bero must be generally-recognized higher authority in cantrol. o fill” tho mensuro of requirenients in tho { case, tho Qovernment of McEnery and Pesm must bo assumed a8 intact aod BINUING UPON THE PEOPLE. The White-League organization cosld thus bo mnde to como uudor the head of a regular Stato militin, officered and controiled 1 nccordanco with the forms of Iaw, ‘Ihe claim had been long and persistontly urged betore Congress and tho nation at large, that the Kellogg (overnmont existed only a5 8 miserablo usurpation, reared and uphald by Federal bayonets. The claim, vo far, aL least, a3 material manifostations wero A Gov- intact and firm in its demands, It bo ecen ns commanding the ance of a uvited and dotermined The Kpectacle, o8 arguod, would bo suro in power. N A completo sud thorough organization, too, v force. of puulic provkue, The affur at Cousbatta, while its possi- petition was (8 bo uvoided, for fuar of its 1 tho North, bad put aban of popular Relieved of the wtls- "ILic culct causo of fear, a beforo stated, lay «ul of the country Democracy. It A MILITARY ORGANTZ. the W T0N. eague Order, t least in‘tho There wust Le a mihtary nrf:\ulz:xtiuu There was Thows claiting to form tho re- Joading or rej: (otivo them in their protensions, ‘Fho pped into line, Wa bind thus prescuted, at onco, n somewhat anowalous condition of aluwrs, The Kellogg Govetment was, osiensibiy at least, tha logiui- mate Government of tle Stato, It certuinly rop- resented turnas can ba claimed ns in any mauner reliable, o Iarge majority of the legal voters, tiou at 1swue, if any, from the fitst, could ounly be in the matter of returns of the actual voto ns cast; out of this, again, tho ixaue, on the Kapub- lican mide, of gigautic and aystematized frauds, through which a in ity waugaration, if the ceurits 1o- “Tlio ques: Inrzo proportion of lo- gal voters were either douied tho right of regimration, or wero dofrauded in the miatter of boicg proporly returned, Whatevor tho imsues, it was, an it still s until otliorwise dispased of by Congresw, the only recoguiaed, aud therefors ONLY LEGAL GOVERNMENT. Oy posed to its authority, huwover, is soon an or- ganization of politic.ans, claimng, s per roturns ot & partikan Loard, to bo the legaliy-olectod Gove crnment of tho State, logg Gove: and the Ml alcue entitled to that right. protenaons, it is scon as asauming the autbority fora o logal wilitia, callod Stato lews for tutn] subyersion of the recognized Government ‘Lhe movement was but 3 neces- ary preliminary etop to *ono of thoso mpon- tancous uprimings of the pooplo,” that, huwover, . tliey may deceivo the univitiated, liko sponta- neotis combustions in general, requirs a proper condition of the elemonts to effect the result, Wo have thus lhe Kel- tment in recognized lognl possension, inery Government clatming itself ay lu support of its B ieral organization of what iv. clumed a3 The organization of this so- militia, too, lovks to mnothing its immodiste object than tho An organization of State militia, to bo effoct- ive, must nocessarily inve something in the way of unns and equipments. The membera of tho country be looked to to supply themselvos, at tho Seat of Governmont, o they required o more thorough and effective organfization, must Le provided with moro effoctive arms. ‘Lo pure chago soveral thousand stand of arms required no little outlay of rendy cash. Thers must necds ba orgumzations might very well Those A BEVOLUTIONARY FUND e. Exactly of which wecms to luvo oceasioned no littls soliaitude in council, I i one, in fact, tha dircussion of which is genorally avoided, as it js one thav scems to kavo wurked gomo considerable seandal, that, like seandal in gouersl, bad better be loft to weay itsolf out. ‘L'he times had changed, how- ovor, with the progress of the revolution. But a fow montha boforo the most urgent and pu- thetic nppoals of the Comumittee of Hoventy to the patriotism—L. 0., the pockets—of the imor- ehunts and business men of the city, met with but a cold and henrtless response. Thelr pa~ triotism was msutticient, in fact, as understepd, tosupply oven the meedtul with which to pay tha oflico-1ent of the Committos, ‘Ihe necds of aw impending revolution, how- They were pie- Wiite-Lenguo Committecs, as undor- lgnnemlly. could ecarce declino I upon thair patiiotism, The Northern Democracy, too, paturally cnough, woro moro than interosted in tho situation 1n Lowsiuus. Poor old Louisiuna, in fact, wastl.etr ttuck-in-trade, The terriblo wrongy and 0[;|uo&- sion, the wartyrdom of & onca five peoplo,—I, ., tho Louisiana Detmocracy,—was an over-fruit- fulthemo. ‘Ihospectaclo of such people riviug in opeu rovolt agalust their opprossors would he g godsend. It would croate & wave of popular in- diguation against the {mrty in power, that, like the tidul wayo that follows the earthquakoe m the Tropics, would swesp overything boforo it. ‘I'ho movenent would weem, boyond & douwt, to have been well nuderstood in certain Domocratio clrelos iu Now York snd elsewhere in the North. 1t would seem, in fact, Lo have Leen COUNSELED AND ALYVISED by eortaln slining lights of the Northern De- It oue, Loo, is o bulieve a tithe even It 1 wald, too, that certain lioiders of ILouis- 1 aIne piye ‘Llicro is cortuinly & vory wuspicious fiuin L i provably safa to ssy that fully faw of thuose found among the wercantile aud moneyed clusves, having an interost iu tha ctudit of of the repudistion ideas of the wan gonorally admitted ot tho time to have in- fluenced (uite & vote swong tho merchunty uwl bunkers sor Kellogy progeps of sealing v.fi so-called * Punding Lill,” us genorally udmitted, waa practically that cluauati the Hrate, were serivusly afraid Demwocracy, It inliou of McBEuery., Tho @ debt, 88 ewbodied in the from the Cham- bor of Commerce in Now Orleans. It wasan effort. guod or bad, to meet a generalty-roco, nized necensity, nuid ward off an otherwire-possis hlo total repudiazion of the bonded debt of tho Heato. ‘Tha Inantguration of the late eampaign found aticket in the fiold in favor ol s ERAL AND COMPLUSE REPUDIATION, ented, in the mam, as well un iroperty-hollers nud tax-payers Consututional amondmont, a3 n part of the sealing proce furmed ona of tho 1saues of tho campaign, The repudiationints wore dispored in §t8 favor, o3 at least & compromiso with their own more estremo fdear, ~ Nttangoly cnough, lowever, the rovolntionary leaders mana tho de- foat of the amendment otio of their most direct Insues, Tho press m their control wsed their lieat offorts to that and, As it turned out, tho efforts of all wero fitiitless, tho awendment having been adopted. The facts of tho opposition, howover, undor the circumstances, taken in con- nection with certain ugly rumors, seem eignifl- cant enough. Bo thoy true or not, between tho varioua ronrces of supply, the rovolutjonists obe tawed tho necessary funda. Heveral thonsawd Blands of arms wero purchased, with whicn to complete the squipment of tho MeEnery White Leagno milltia.~ Tho preparatiang sre xeen as eomplete for ono of those grand and )mpulflr upe Tisings of tho people, for which the Latin races, ay found in Youisinua, aro somowhat proverbial. Fho coup d'ctat of tho 1ith of September, for ** & spoutaneons and general upriging of an op- prewsed and down-trodden people,” ns our jour- nals biave it, must be recognized ay at loast TOLERANLY WELL MATURED. <[t was probably hastenod somowhat by tho ac- tion of the Stato suthorities in sitempting the forciblo seiz I the arms, 1t wonld certainly Aoem us Lhe iest nonsensge imagluable to as- cribo to the mero - fact of tho seizure itself the outbrenk that had beon maturing for months. It wnd tho siwple culmiuation of & rev- olution detiberately planned and porfoet od in nll ils detnils, There are ovidencos, sbundant ond eatisfactory onough in themmclves, to show it ns having extensivo ramilications through _Alabama, Mississippi, Texns, aud Arkansas. Detween the estremists or revolutiomsts propor, and the ropresentative Yaberals, sooking, as it would scem, to rida tho alorin, with a view to its control, tho versions are contrrdictory enouglh. Tho former woull foment a general revolution over tho wrongs and oppressions of down-troddon Lonistona, 1t was to bo a war inside the Uniou, in which the peo- plo of Loulsiana wero to take tho Jead in once moro fiahtiug for thoir rights, The war, once inaugurated, was to draw in the prople of Alabam, Miswsippt, Toxas, and Arkausas, to the rescite. 1t was to rovolution- 1ze the States of Loulsiana aud Miseissinpi, and, If ueod be, regulate affairs in Arkausas and Alabama, It was to culuinato in placing the whole of tho Sonthein States onco more in ropor nccord, in control of tho samo old-time lomocracy AS BEFORE THE RENELLION. It was to bo a spectuclo, ns presoated to the uation, of a peoplo driven into rovolution by tho Wrongs and uppresstons of the party in powor. A4 such, it was to command tho sympathy of tha poovlo at large to anf extont paralyzing 1terference, and insuring an cosy aud certain success, Lo this end, the organiza- tion of an effective army, repreeutiug, a4 cliin- o, in Louisiana aloug, a foreo not loss than B0.0N) strong. ‘Flie LiLerals, again, would claim the move- ment o8 nothing woroe than a domonstration, vehich was to prove beyond all cavil the oxisting CGoverument as ineapablo of solf-sup.port, Thoy exgpected, if to bo eredited in thoir assertions of to-iay, tho immediata iuterferenco of the Fed- el Goveroment, and o retiro, Bs thoy subsequontly did, on demand. They expiecied, 1 80 doing, to practically revolutionize tho North, and thus oltain o foreod abaudon- ment on tho part of thie Geuceral Gouvernment of its support of the Kellogg regimo. They ox- pected, iu the sume counection, to insure o thurough orgenizetion and co-operation among tho poupla of thio Stato, that should gain, by tho very forco of public yrossure alono, o cerlain suceass at tha polls, Thoy might taus hope to nccomplish tho regoncration of the Stete, and iu- sure peaco aud contentment among tho peopla. Tothe end of & proper accomplisiment of all this, the justillenzion for the bringing into play of tha revolutionary elements is scon, In one respect, at least, their prograrme mav Le enid to Lave proved a success, Lrom tho date of tho coup d'etat thero was NO LONGEL: ANY OPLUBITION ta the ravolutiouary junta in control. Tho Hives, a political oraculzation of rapudintionists, felt theingulves caantrained to wichdraw aud une cord thoir eo-opora:ion at vnce. As a prominent candidate exorened it to moat the . ¢ Thore is no resinting a reizn of torror liko this." Ifo expressed tho oxact mituation. It was em- phatically o reign of terror, that might not bo 1eaistod,” One fel: in the very alr, 25 it wers, o seuse of kecrct mtimidation, It was a practical renowal of the limes of 1851, It was felt amd reeoguized, us intended, throughout the entire Btate, It practically vitiated un otherwiso cor- tain olectiva, 1t bag sbgted littlo of ity furce with tho lapse of tima, Ib &till speaks of an impending revolution, Reso. s FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR, LITTEL TU GOV. STEAKNSH, OF I'LORIDA. Davesronr, la., Doc. 14, 1874,—3Mr Dran Goveryon: IHerewith pleaso find & clipplug from Tie Citcaco TuinuNe of the 12th inst.: In the polilica of Florkla thcto appears to boa po- culiar comigli.ation, * Lisut,.Gov, Mareclins L, Steurus (licpublican) camo ‘futo tho oficy of Goveruor, sone Moutlis age, upon the death of Guy, Iart, aud his ole c1al tera extends yet two yeurs, Ha i3 kiowh to pose sess ambitivn for'a sost 1n the United States Senate, whivh the Republicans hove not heen disporod t geatls 1y, Just now tho situation, ax deebribud Ly the duc. nonsille New south, o Kepubitean payer, of Dec, 5, aud th manipulation of eievtfon returns by the Goverhor'a Hoard of Btate Oanvassers (of which ~ the Sew South speuks plainly),— All sliow & dsspirats dotormination ta eo arrange tho wislatuen ns (o wive tu Stowrun (Ilepublican) the power 10 4ay (fd the Domaceats) yuu must hava mo for 4 tiu years longor, witn Hopublican otbeors again 1 i o you sy weitd o to the Unitod Statos Sénats and wiil plave o Democeat in tho clair ol the beuste, and v3 you control of o Btate, aud & chance 16 wiy thu twaycars henoa, ‘The Stuto Henate fa spparently tied (12 to 1%), and there v & Democratio majority of five (30 to 24) 1 the House, 1f thio ubove cribed plan sliould succeed, s Democratic Presideut uf the Sensts would brcotne Governor on the 4th of Alrch next, when Bteurns ‘would tske his seat ut Washington, The sltuation has apparently been discugsed in Washiugton, for tho Wiphington r.;hmmcla makes it o subject of editorial . s b 10 to which wa refar i carrisd ant, 1t will bo pbrinclple and tho resalt of gr ception, under the Rocuustruotivg Is very groat, 110 has is appuintincat of in T g uch'do-ploals treasun as this is brougnt ta light in Aworioan politics, but, wheil (¢ is, o satlve akents fa it ara cortaln to recelve §avora and morited pe {stunent, lot Gov. Btearna and ble frionds wolah well tho rosyionsibility whioh theyiugue If they daro 1o trifla with tho oxpressed wishos of the pooplo. 11 14 trae that, f t0 whiicts w6 refer, o will bo uilroly fnto thu subtrol of tho Liit s may rest asaured that, a1 tho hest, o will unly rocelve as roward Ior bis Lroaton the jity and coutenpt of 140 mea WU LOW ¥usk tu Use buw fur their own seltall purpos, Alio, n Wathington spoclal snye: 2 1t ls tundoratoud that the Admialstration Is watching this nolariuus conspleacy, and tiat htoarns bhas beoy titled that If ho porsisis {u lils presont course, ho wil suroly fucur tho dusplessuro of 14is Lxoelloncy, Tha Goy- oruor's patronago N very kroat, and i1 ho doss o ovor, ho will h|u lblu [ h:l’ll c‘vf £y h‘:lm‘n‘l ‘vf’lull) in the finulq over to the Dutaccrats, whilst the strictly-virtuous peopla of Florhda ratly fear s will do. pesy 1t doen not clearly appear how tho Prestdeut can fn- terrupt oy, Btvarns in bis kald-to-bu coutemplated ure raugementa, Dut experlence ln Florida may show, us it hau ahown elsowbere fnthe Boutl, that the recone struction policy of waking the Gavertior % puiitically awtipotetit ” Was, at boat, » mistake, Tho improseion produced upon the public mind by tho vicious article appearing in a pro- feusedly Ropublican newspaper of T'lorids, tha New South, ot Incksonville, asoribing to you the contemplated action of surreudering the Gove ernorship, with all {ta patronage, into tho hands of the Democrats, for tho sako of being elccted United States Seustor by tho coming Logislu- ture, muy bo damaging fu the extrems to your hithorto unclouded reputation, if permitted to float about the land without donisl, As, in my estimation, you are not one of the kind to give tho encmies of pgood governwent and tho advocatos of caste any uudie advautage, but rather to dely them firmly aod uncompromisingly to the oud, even though a not itproper ambition to serve thio Btato of your adoption in anothor hone orabla capacity mayv bo sacriiced theroby, I con- fidently auticipato o prompt reply to tho charge mado by your malignant accuseis, which will quict forever ull apprelivusions sa to your future courso, . Ylorida, by tho deliberatoly-oxpressed voice of Ler people, has & Hopublican Governor now, and ehe will need ono of that stamp for the coming two yoara more thau ever Lefure, I shoula bo lad; in connection with tLousunds of others, to woo you i tho Bouste of our common country ; bt “certainly not ut the frightful expense of axnum. avor the beet-soconstruoted Boutbern Jomwonwoulth into the hauda of the membors of the White Muu's League, I remain, us evar, sweerely your fiiend, Tit, J, BAUNDELS. Phs {1ou. 3. L, Bieauss, Uoveroor, Wailuhing- aev, Fla. GOV. BTEALNS' NEPLY. Tavrauassey, Fla, Dou, 21, 1874,—My Dran CoroxeL: Your kind favor of the 1dth jost., includivg s clipping from "Tax Cuicaao TRILUNE THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY of Dee, 13, haa bren received. T haston to re- ply,—first thanking yuu for your friendly ox- proseiona in tegard to mysclf, 1 ahouid have beon taken entirely hy murpriso by this fulmination of Lne Tunuse, had I not long kineo been nwaro of tho animus of my aceu- eers, Fory 1n the fitstplace, I havo neither kolieited nor expected o ** seat in the United Btates Nens ate,” nor does a combination of friends or foes oxiat for that purpore, to my knowledgo ; and, in tho second placs, tho New South, frem which o quotation s made, and upon which the artivle inclosed (s based, in 8 newspaper of such low reputo in 1lorida that I rarcly over soo a copy of it, and did not seo this, or hear of it, until it oamo to me by your nssistance through tho oflice of Tue Tuinesr, of Chicagn, - Ido wirh thiat our Northern friends woro not #0 ready to givo cradit to overy idle rumor from tho South, It ecems to mo they are more con- corned aboub our polilival aifairs than the strictly-virtuona peoplo of lovida themsol 7os. Isat nal time fo¢ them to begin to look aftor their own taurels, and savo nome of tictr sym- pathy for use a little searer homo? If they will ravo themselyes from the *‘enemies of goad government aml the advocates of caste,” wo will endeavor to 1eliovo them of their extravrdinnry, but no doubt well-meant, anxioty ot onr hebalt, In regurd 0 tho quotation aseribed to the Waxhinglou Chroniely, it in not only musquoted, but, s £ understaud 'it, does Infustico to that paper, If you will fake the paius 1o fuvestigate tho subject, T tlhunk you will find that the slan- dor attributed to the” Chrenirie appeared in the National Kepublican of the 2t inst.: and that tho #eheme thera reforred to was not the election of myeelf to the United Staten Honato by Democrate ic votes, hut the election of a Demucrat by my arsistance,sns you will seo by roferring to the whole article, “which began by saying: * An ugly rumor comea o us srom Florida that Gov, Blearns, of that Stato, has entered into n combi- naticn with the Opposttion to securo tho olection of a Domocrat to suzceed Senator Gilbort ;" aml closed ns follows: ** (ilvo us & Ropublican Scna- tor from 'orida, by ail mouns.” 5 Now, is it not strango that L snould bd engaged in & combination to eleet both myrolf and a Dem- ocrat at oite aud the same time, and to fill the Eamo_vacancy fu tho United Siatos Senate? And, by the way, is it not still more stranga that tho great North shonid be obliged to ca! u‘mu us of this benighted laud woimploringly for help ? But, if you will pursue tho mvertigation a little further, you will find the secret of all this alarm, You will find that, on or sbout tho 23th day of November last, a United States Henator, olected two_years nzo by Domocratic votes, and now s Lright member of_ the Republican Congressional Lxecutivo Committee, left Florida disappointed, after giving us two nionths of hin best enorts to enrry the Stato for tho Opposition m the lato cicetion, and arrived in Washington about tho 1st of Degewber, filllug tho National Cupital witly alarm ot this double-headod combination, for whietr ho is cortawly entitled to a pateut by right of discuvery, if not of invention. Now, I acsire you, thore is no slarm hero about this watter,--not oven & kensation, —and, except for 128 appearanco in respoctable Northe ern papers, it would Lo eutiraly unworthy of notice, The only fmportance hero placed upon tho Nalional Republican's “ugly rumor " is in tho indications it furnistioa_of tho fuiure policy of its author, fuis ehrewdly surpected that tho originator ol this story m desirous of liquidating tho ubligations under which he was pluced by Demoeratic votes two years ngo, by now sceui- iing tha election of o Democratio successor to our outgoing Senator,—thereby, morcover, ob- taining an nbaoluto sway uver tho Ioderal pat- ronage withiu this Stato. Thess wdications, to- gother with this cowardly though amusing at- tempt ot swearing off his own illegitimate off- spritiz upon anothor, givo that rumor the only iuterest 1t possesses in this latitude. Again : you will find, upon further investiga- tiou, that both thowe URly Tumots, iough iu- conslstent with cach other, tako their rise from the rame gushing, putrid fountain. For let it bo remembered that tho editor of the New South is simply the mouthpiceo of the Benator, aud tho tecipient of Liw mont gracious bounty in tho slmpo of the most luciative Powt-Oilico in tho Siate. Tho only apparent objout in retaining tho sd editor in this or auy othier official position is, that the Scnator may porscss n readyand sub- servient orpan,—unleds, indeed, it be for the purpose of Uringing diecredit and disgraco apon tle Lepublican party, to which ho claims to Eetony, But for your letter, this matter wauld have oxeared wy notico aliogathor; and porhmps § onght to nsologizo for thespaco which I have dovoted to it, 1 liave endeavored Lo meet your kind letter fn the apicit in which it {s written; yet I capnot refrnin from tieating tho rumors themselves, rnd their author, with the contempt which thoy desvrva. For mysell, I have no private or porsonal ends te attais, My only ambition i, tosid {n main- taming the contintied pre-cininence of Kepubli- can principles, and Bocuring tho ever-incroasing prosperity of 1y ndopted Btato. With sonti- monta of tho Jughest cstcam, 1 remain, your obodiont servant, M, L, St Col. Tuozras J. Bauxpens, Davenport, — CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES. AT VICKSBURG. TESTIMONY TAKEN SATURDAY, Viorsnuno, Miew,, Jau. 2.—Edward 8. Datts, Casliier of the Vicknburg Bank, was the first nit- ness Letoro tho Congressional Committue Lhis morning. Io teslitied that be retmned from Now Orlezns Dee, 6. Tho next morning heard an olarm sonnded, Went to the bank, got o gun, and burried to tho Court-Ilouse, whero ho found furty or fifty men with arms, under tho orders of Col, Balrd ; took command and marched out on the Qrove strect road. Saw sume negroes on an opposite hill shirmiching with a few whites ; fermed, and soon dispersed the negroes, and Lo teturned to the Court-House with bhis command without firing a shot, 1lis desctiption of tho fighting on the various roads did uot differ materiaily from those already reported, Ho only know of throe negroes being Lilled and ono white man, 2o Mr. lurlbut: Did not sco Nogan's com- pany durlug thoe fight. It was fiom Suyder's luft, 12 miles out. To Mr. O'Drien: Tirst heard the rumor of an intouded attack from Geou, Furloug. Laughed &t him about it. Iurlong advised the barrie cading of the roads with cotton bales, ns Cros~ by's card had produced Elcfll excitement amoug the negroes. First saw Crusby's card whilo on a train at Jacksow. IHis friends thero told him Gov. Ames would teach them alt a tesson, Qeu, Packer and Col. Lee came on the train with bim. ‘Tlio improssion provailed at Jackson that the militia would be called out and Ciosby ro- instated, There wag no hostility on tho part of the whites of Vicusburg towards tho negroes, 23 8 cluss, The whitos had always assisted him in building churches, ote., when calied on, All tho troublo was caused by the colored ofticials ovor- awing their own race.” Puoplo hero had no idos of dephiving the negroes of any civil or political rights, Phero wos much oxcitement in tho city, ou tho morning of the fight,amaeng the women and chililren. Domocerats and Hepublicaus, and all people of tho betler class, including minstors and ajzod mon, wero in the rank, smong them Dr. larpor, aged 79, & nephow of Gen, Wintleld Beatt, Provious to tho tight never saw any riot- ous demonstrations on (he purt of the whites, Am s wmember of the Tax-Puyers’ Lesguo, At the August election two colored men woro elected Behool Visitors, Thore was no opposi- tion to their taking moats. Tho Tax-lavers' Loaguo bad at ono titne numbersd GO, 'Chero was 0o politles in it. Colored mnen conld join it. Tax-payors Lad beenappointod on the Comimittes by the League to examiuo.the buoks of Chaucery Ulerk Davenport, abous a year and s half sinco, When tho Committeo entored the ofiice and told Davenport what they had como for, be kaid no "Pux-Payers' Losguo Committee should oxamine Lis books, We showed Lim our tax-roceipts, and askod to bo sllowed to compare them with tho books, o again rcfused, ssying, *I dun't represent you or suy of your crowd, I kuow who 1 was elocted by, and “they will sustain mo." Chuncelior il "wus pressnt, but did not iuter- pose, and we left. 'ho whites pay 09 per cont of he taxen. Letwoen 300 and 400 colored childron attoud tho publio echools, In the Tax-Payers' Leagne tho only question in regard to hold- ing ofloe was, ** I8 he competont sud honest 7" o My, Conger : Know u colored family named Moutgomery. * ‘They wers not the secoud largest tax-payers. Our experience with Repubiican ofticinis is, that they are neither eapable mnor fit to hold ulice, Dion't know what tua color ling iy, Hava woveral times voted for negroes for bigh ofiicos, with kowe capacity and honesty, Would support one aa well us a whito man, 2'o Alr. Speer : Qur bank makes no diseriming tlou on aceount of color, Bince the Fieedwen’s Lank bursted we keep the accounts of o great mauuy negroed. Davenport is pow undor several indictweuts for malfoasance iu oftice, All the bogks, whowing the tux-warrants and slowances, arein bus custudy, some of which are roported wissing. Iiutts then exbibited the tax-receipts of an estato for which the bank was agent, tho taxen on which in 1800 were $27.00 ou s valuation of 9,900, and the tax-receipt on the sawe fur 1873, in which the tages wero §180.50 oa a valuation or 7,400, Ho thought the lacreaso of taxes way 4, 1875 ARY caused v the vecklean ovirayaganco of the county oflicials. 'Tho Tax-Fayers' Leagno grew out of this utate of affairs, Durmig the time mentloned the taxes bavo beon lovied mainiy by tho blasks and paid by tho whites, To Mr. Conger: A'vorlion of the difference in tax-recotpts xhiown was caused by the taxes not Leing levied fn 1569, Ho was then examined In dotail In regard to apeetfic itens i the tax-receipte, and reiterated tuat thoy wero tho reeult of reckless extravie ganee, To Mr. Speer: The Leacna know ono Instanca whero Crosby, while Ticanurer, had funded ono watrant twica, aud otbor mimilar cliargos wero mude, and this was tho reason why tho Leaguo objected to his handling tazes withont good bond. ‘Tho Toar-Ilouse casl §3,000, and was wrobably worth 3,000, Conger : Woodruff is & pronounced Re- publican, thoich not an active politician, Day- enpord, u rveaiing of the party horo presented, meant the lepabiican party, Davanport seomod to thiuk that the buoks Of tho ollico wera Lis owIL Proporty, To My, O'Brien: Think the intention of the negroes, on the dav of the fight, was to roinstate Crosby and plunder st will, To Mr. Williams: If my family had been in tho conntry, wonld have loft tliem thoro, and coma inn and joined tho whites here, as tho best means af defending them, ERASTES DARWIN BICIARDSON. Was Bworn, e horo gince '63, Waa put in churge of the Court-llonse by Col, Baird whon Cronby resigned. Was on duty there tho night befors tho fight, and gave the alarm by ringing tho bell. During tho noxt day was iu tho cunolvon the lookont with field-glassea during the day, Witnoss then detailed at great longth what o saw from his Jookout duriug the day Tlourd Capt, Buttasay ho was notin favor of taking. any prisoners; tuat Col, Millor atrongly opposed any violenes th prisonore, aud. that tho fitiig on tho Grove-streot road waw first Logun by n body of mounted citizons, among whom was Gen, Furlong, now Slate Senntor, Charles Wheeler, Patrick Malloy, Randull Yates, and Morrls Nor- ris, Dwming the day heard of Furmau being killed on Cherry atreot, and another colored man on Clay stroct, Cross-cramination. Ry Speer : Have beon n Dbrkor and a_glazier, Am now on tho police. Havo always beena lm{mhlicnn untillast August. Tho party got up such a bad ticket I wouldn's stand it, and voted tho Demoeratic ticket. Wns Coroner for threo years, ‘he Ilepublican catii- dates for Aldermon iu the August election wero all blnck but one, and lie couldu’t read or wrice, and wao not a citizen of the United Statos, ‘Tlhero waa no intinidntion of the Dlacks on the day of tho clection. 'Tho negross who marchod on tho city Doc, 7 must Liave left home tho night before in order to reach boro when they did, In answer to Mr, Conger, witnesa detailed tho flight of Davenport, Chinncery Clark, ana Wil- sou, Cororor, wiien the Leaguo callod upon them torosign. Saw sjuads of men pursuing thom a far out as tha Nott Cemetery, = Saw no arms, The League wonted Davenport{o resigu bo- causo scrip hnd boeu forged and othor ravcality practiced. ‘Lhree indictmonts Lad boen found against him, oud ho bad given buuds for hia ap- pearanco a fow days Lefura tho Longuo callod on lum, 1ad bheard that, when he and Wilson flod, they wont into the swemp nnd got sep- arated that night, but got = togethor the next day. 'Thought their lives had been in danger at tho timo if they had been caugiit. About {ifty orsixty armed men from Monroo, L., arrived lero on Tucsdsy morming after tho fight, and loft the next day. Idon't know who asked them to cume, They were not rogilarly orgaized, Capt. leed, from the country, camo iu aleo with foity or filty men. Capt. Bacheiler, sith thitty or Torty from the same nefglhior: Lood, also arrived, “Capt. llogan _came from Snyder's Dl with about forty. Ifo came into town on tho Mouday after tho fight, and re- wawed bl tho noxt day. During two days abont 160 to 200 whites ‘came 1u to asaist the clmzcuu. Nouo brought their families with them, Lo Mr.0 Drien : While hero thess men wero all ordorly uxcurt Iogau's men, who were excltod about the killing of Brown, and but for the citi- zeuy would hayve hutt tho prisoners. Hoard that wen wero ready to coma from Cafro, Menmphis, and saveral otlier pointe. Uho Kuights Femplar, on routo North, who landed hero that dny, are reported to have tendered their scrvicos to de- fond the city, Don't thiuk the majonty of tho cltizens would have hurt Davenport. Crosby way not molested aftor lie resignod and wont abont tho city. The mnight alter tho fight ho would havo beon in daugor, as tho peoplo bo- lioved ho was tho causo of the trouble, Ileard’| Owen say ho would help to hang Crosby for ordoring them in heres, but thought Owen would liawve said anything to save his ann neck, Iind Crosby given good bonds Lis would not have Leen moleated. To Mr. Conger: If Croshy had been white, I thiuk the peoplo would Luvo ucted in the amo wav. Ilis bond was universally rogarded as in- sullicient, 'I'ho Board of Supervinora kuow this, and by not dotug their dusy caused most of tho troublo. Cardosn sud oiher corrupt oflicinls could havo ercaped punighmont by their friend Crosby, tho Shoritf, packing the juries. It waw Eenurnlly bolioved thut various county ofticiuls ad formed & ring. Al tho’ proscut Board of Hunerviors can rond and write. Dou't think the law requires tho Board to sccept bondsmon sim- ply ou their onths, Ilad tried to got some of Urosby's bondsmon indleted for perjury in that conueotion, but the Grand Jury refused to In- dict them. Among thoue was John 1. Lows, whoin tug Graud Jury refused to fudict after his aniest, To Mr. Speer : “They were roleasod on bonds taken by Croaby, somo of tuem golug on each othor’s bond, Ll Comuittoe, at the conclusion of Richard- son’s tentiwony, adjourned till Mlonday. A HEFUDLICAN STATEMENT, Vicksuuna, Miss., Jan, 3,—1'he Leglslativo In- vestigating Comuitteo adjourncd last night to meet 10 Jacksou to-morrow. LPromineut lepullican mombors state that thoy Lava had u witnesy who rostitled that Car- dozn, ox-Clrewt Clork; Davenport, Claucery Clorks; and Dorsey, ex-Circait Clork, all colored, bLave Deon guilty of' forgery, and Cardoza also of embozzlewent, for which thoy have beon indict- od, aud would bave boen tried but that the De- comber term of tho Court Lud been broken un by the riot aud tha forcod resignation of Shoriit Crosby, District-Attoruoy Loo testifles that in his “opinjon 8u impartisl trial sbould havo becu given them, 1t was also shown in avidonco that Crosby was required last October, by the lioard of “Supervisors, to pivo a uow bond, owiug to the death of one of his soouri- tios, but coutld not give tho bond required in this couuty, ard was compellod to find securities among his politieal friends in difforent parts of tho btate; and this bond was accepted on the 27th of October, Tha testimony also goos to show that the oolored people believed thero would Le uo tronble wish the tax-leaguers, and connequently were not prepared for it; thut the whites first commenced flring on Grove street aftor the blacks had roweated about amilo; that the colored mon wore uuder the improssion thut o colored militia wos to bo orgauized in Vickeburg that day, sod came in for that pur- poso ; thut all kuew Crosby was to boe deposed, and many did not know what they wera cominyg for,—sowe broughit women aud children, and Lulf woro not srned ; that o large majority surnod back when thoy lesrned trouble would Lo the result if they paraisted 1 comiug in ; thot upon the flrst fire from the whites the blaoks tled, panio strickon. ‘Lhe witness estimntod the klited at from sixty to sovonty blachs, aud two whites, with very fow wounded'on eithor side. Ono witness tostitios to having seen two meu kitled while slying on ;.Jhn‘ ground, j aud thut fow colored ‘men are uried, ——— AT NEW ORLEANS, THE RETURNING BOAKD INVESTIOATED, New Onieans, Jan. 2.—The Congressional Cowmittoo met at 11 8. m, at the Custom-House, Charles B, Abell, Bocretary of tho Returning Tioard, was the flret witness called, * Was electcd Becretary at the third meeting of the Bosrd. 1lis dutica were to keop the minutes aud to pro- duco such documents as tho Doard tulght re Kulm; he, the Seorotary, Liaviug chargo of them, 1l paperd, with tho excoption of the minutes, wore hauded over to tho Bectelary of Htate on tho adjournment of the Baard. ™ All evidonce tuken by the loard was written, and is fited with tho papers in esch caso which came up bofore tha Bourd, Usn_groduce (he minutes, No pa- port seut to the Noard disappeared, to tho best of witness' kuowiedge, 5 Mr, Phelps—\What was the acticn of the Board when the prolests were preseutod Lefore tho Board ? Mr. Abell—The Bosrd generally connted the returus to which sych protests bod reforonce, sud then jofs them for conslderation, I'apers were rojeoted without any entry befng made on tho miuutos, nor was there uuy montiou made the miuites of suoh chauges w8 wore made in the returus by the Bumd. Conolusions or declsious weore arrived at m exocutive wossion, and wera not placed ou tho iminutes, There js no record oxtant showing thess charges, tho only way to arsive a4 it being to compare the original returns wade by the Bupervisors with thestatement pub- hiehed or promulgated by tho Board, ‘Thers was urmouuu Hied in the caso of tho Parwsh of Ha- pidea, L At the suggeation of the Comunittoe it was agreod to produco the tally-sheots and Huper- F-qn‘ relurny, sud s{l papers in the casea of tho ‘srisbios of Iberia and Kapides j also,tho journul wnnr‘o Incompleted natatomonts were promul- gatud. CHARLES PROVOSTE, This wltnesa was prodieed (o prove the exiat- oneo of colored cluls who lv\n’( adtion Agajust the Republican party in tho Iato electinn. ‘Ihera wea a largo club in (ha Second W, all colorail, who co-oporatad with the Consorvatives hecarno thoy wera tired of tho existing evil, This alul voted the Conservative ticket to nearly ita full strongth, and voted th ticket aponly, GEOMUE DUPIESE teatifiod, Organtzod & colored eluh fn the Third Ward, At the poll where this clnb votad, n no- gro precinct oxcluslvely, over H00 voted wara. cant, T'he majority at the election for the Con- reevatlves footed up 127, Bolunged to tho White League, aml was Captain of o num‘mny. “I'ho objiet of tho Ordor was to opporo such organiza- Hons na the liopublicavs had formied, to meot the unlawful argrossions of tho Metropolitan Drigado, oto, 'I'he White Lengue han mude no Proparations to tuke nction noxt Monday. L. . JENES tontifled. Was nt (ho Convention in Daton Rouge. Voted tho fusion ticket m 1872, withy one exception; that is, voted for Kellogg ju- rtead of BleBnory. Heard Meknery's eposch Baton tonge, which was extremoly partisan, 1o advucated, in the ovont of thio jioopla elact- ing thetr candidatos, that {hey, tho pooplo, alontd occupy the eity, anid seo that thoy got their rests in tho Genoral Amsombly. Mellocry also spoke on ono ocension, at tho Virioties The- alre, in aboat tho gntae strain as ho did at Baton Rauge. Mg, Matr also spoke at the Varieries. 1Lis speecls ‘was liko that of McEuory's in tous aud tempor, MAT, WILLIAM ROBINSON, the news-editor of the New Orleans Repullican, wag broneht forward to testify to cortain cx- tracts_published in his papor as boing roproductions of those taken from certaiu try oxchanges—iho Blraveport Times, Naoli- toches Findicator, and O(Rur!l. 1o agroed to mako afildavit to tho roquired offect. A, D, LEVISOY teatifled: Resided in Caddo Parish, A man who voles tho Kadieal tickot in Caddo Parmh is ostracizad, ilo was aslkod by Mr, P'otter If ho was nlectod to the Legislaturd, to which ho roplied, *1 was roturnod a member by the Returnitg Board, but uot by the popular vote, L. W. DAKER testifiod: Resido in Bossier Patish, ns Parlsh Judge. The Hepublicany have boen ostracized socially to o great oxtent. JOSERI DOWLING teatified. Residos in New Orfoans, Ts a merch- ant; member of tho firm of Peat, Yalo & Bowle ing. ouching tho commoreial condition of New Orleans, be said it was much depressed, I'or- #0N8 wore afraid to enter upon auy chstacter of enterpriso. e attributed thia to the exorbitant taxes thut have oxistod. I'his depression is ovident in one particular,—by the great numbers of businoss houses now offered for rent. Somo houses are offored by the owners to such per- sons as will take thom, pay the taxoes, and keop th hiouses iu repair, nud froquently thoro are no takors even on these terms. Was here on the 14th of Septembor, Tho foeling of tho business community after thut evont—that 18, whon 1t was mlp{‘wud the people’s Governmont had been eatublished—was buoyant. A reyival of busi- ness was anticipated, Thero is a great derire on tho part of many peoplo to leave Lowwsians, be- cauro of the oxisting state of affairy, Mr, Foster desirad to know {f inrderers wera genernlly condemned as conviots and dealt with necording to law by the courts ; also, if the geu- cral immunity from punishinent of these mur- derers hus tho cffect of preventing, in » largo measure, onigration to this Stato. T'lre reply was that, gonerally, any murder por- potrated in tho city is largely condomned. If tho persons are not arrostod in somo instancos, ns in that which occurred on Thuraday night, to wlieh Mr. Foster roferred, it was mainly attributed to the inoliciency of the police, ~ Didu't kunow whether it nfiected emigration or not. Mr, Potter wanted to Lnow It Gov, Kollogg bad not beon fn tha habit of pardoning eriminnls by tho wholosale; and if “murdor, ete., wero porpetratod, ard lawlessnees existed, if thls wholesalo pardonivg was not to sowe oxtent tho coauso of it. Witness heard it reported, and had seen it in tho newspapots, that many cdminals bad been pardoned; thought the pardoning had a tondoucy to encourage crime, JAMES GRANAY, next examined, said: I was Auditor of the Statd at one time. 1've been a Notary twenty- four years. Busiuess is vory much _dopressed. Wo haveno males of real estate. Property {s yory low, owing to the bad givernments chiofly. People will engage i nonow enterprises for want of confidonce. To Alr. Foster : Taxation has boen reduced o 6 milla this vear, ‘The Btato debt before tho War was $10,000,000. It Is now $40,000,000. The city dobs {8 §25,000,000, aud was thon abont $11,- 000,000. L am still & Ltboral Republican. Corrupe tion has beon confloed hitherto to members of the Republican party, 1 think tho Htate debt bas beon Incronved during Gov. Kellogg's Ad- ministration. Tho Funding bill was an Admin- latration measuro, and the bill that was passed was 1ot the one suggested by the Chambor of Commerce. 3. M. SEIXAS testified; T have boon In buslness twonty-ono yeara, I think that the future of New Orleats 18 8 political question. 'Thoro is a shrinkage'in all kinds of etocks, rallroad, bank, 1nsuranco, ' roal ontato, &o. 1la gave an oxample of tho de- croase in tha value of real eutaie. As to the Fund- ing bill aud _Stato seourities, Lo was opposed to this nll. Witness deseribed the condition of thio Btato, Bouda and bank-stocks Lave shrunl 50 pek cout since 1872, Htocks rose immediately nfter tho olection, becauso the people thought tliera was to be a changs in the Logmlature, ~If there wa any contidenco felt by the people of New York in the condition of New Orleans, thon thsy would take up these bouds, 'Lbis condition would exist if the City Government was unoon- trolled by the Leglalature. City railroadstock is in demand. Mr, Fostor—Have you any objection to tho porsonal character of Gov. Kellogg? Wituese—Gov. Kellogg bas again and again broken his word, Take, for inwutauce, the Bliroveport alair : it Las never been disproved that he subscribod $1,000, snd paid it out of public mousy. Mr. Foster—Was that subscription made as Governor or as & personal subscriber ? Witnoss—As a porsonal subscribsr. Ilo has oue back on his assurunces. He siatos thot ho a8 reduced Btate taxation, which is noi trae. I won's ny anything against hr, Ticld, us I don's kuow him. Mr. Fostor—Ifow abont the Btata Auditor ? Witness—WVell, ho kiad somo dealings with the YOUNG MEN'S OHIISTIAN ASKOCIATION, which cousod him to loave it. Ila haw sssumed on snthority olearly outsilo bis powors. Mr. Lowcll was Poatmastor, and was a dofaultor. Mr, Zacharie, CUonservative counsel—I would remark, in connectton with the Bhrevopors sub- soription, that Gov, Kellogg's dispatch was pick. ed up in & newspapor establikhment, aud the factarconcorning that subscription cau be proved, Gen. Campbell, Hepublican counsol—T woull eay that matters of newspaper notoifety should not be brought in as evidenco, Mr. Zacharie—We cau produca dispatches. Wo can bring forward tho tostimony, Mr, Fostor—We will look iuto this somo other imo, Mr. Potter—Well, the Chulrman solicited the oxamination. Mr, Pholps—Ie focling agalnst the CGlovern- mont on account of its bemg Republican ? Witness—No ; on account of it persoual char soter, Tho venerable DISHOP WILMER was next asked to tako the stand. The Chaliman—The Comwitiee would like to secolvo auy information that yon may be dis- posed to give us with refereuco “to tho political, soclal, aud business condition of this sectian, 7 ‘I'bo Bishop—I am no_politician, nover bave concerned myself much iu political struggles, ‘The dopression iu the country is almost without pracedont in & civilized community, Our people are in dewpair, Mauy of them Who aro able o B0 aWay aro proparing to leave the Btato. Thoss who cannot ara doing their best to struvgle againat tho difionlties that surround thoem, I ain at a loss to enter Into particulare unuless o quention is asked mo, Mr. Phelps —Yorhapa {t would be of interoat ta know what are, in your opinion, the main ¢z .uca of this lamentable state of affaive, Aungwer—1 oan attribute it anly to loss of con- fidenco, the universal distrust’ which has par- alyzed tho onorgies of our peuplo, addod to ther vory maovy lossea and chanze {u system of labor, and atsa to unvumbored depredutions to which they are exposod on overy slide without the power -of hrln};lua tho porpetrators ta punishe tuent. Tho universal tostimony in this country is that peoplo caunot rslss auything, because thoy caunot keep it, It fa stolen from thom, No ‘description of mine eould enable you to roalizo that it is itapossible in many parts of the couutry to ralse any stock or vogetablos for -their fumilies. We hive no resourco whatover, It would affect you very much to hear storios which I could "give you of the extremo poverty to which many paople are reduced who formerly lived in afluonco, With reference to the Covernment. [ think that whut wo wang is some means of bringing those who violate law to unishinent, Porsous are eent to the l'entten- tury, but when they return there is no stain at- raclied to thelr good nawe. I kuowof 1o ine stance in which & person escaping justice has loxt anything in the esteowy of his fricydy and compnnions. I am speaking partienla:ly or poLty fareonios. 1 went i’ oun parial Ly olher dag, au tha elunches wore cloked, Paoply Dind o means with which to sy port & minisor. Thoow of acane whero tetined ladios had rajsng B enrdon of_vegotables, whet, i n singlo night, « they were tohbed of everythimg, Mr. Elelps—\Why i8 not tha party paniahed ‘I'to Binhop—The Jury aro partial ln their juige ments, unjunt fu their decsions, The guilly ara never puniehed for their oriman, Mr, Phelps—1fow, then, ean that bo corrected ? Tl Bisliop—By & mcro veid aduinistntion of Justico, and n bottor _selection of jurors; by ealing with such ctimed according tu law, and showlig that thero fno hupa of oacape, Many of theso pooplo aro misorabio and Iguorant, not roalizing the criminglity of their ncts. Mr. Dholy #—But if the maral scnso of & com- munity is 80 low, how ¢au their thotts by pune ishod by any syntem of government ? Tho Tishop—Thut in & subject for leglalation, I am abuolutely ulppom.'d to uuiversal suffrage. Mr. Phelps—Wlhat I8 _your opinion a8 to the efliciency of Judgen and athers engaged in the adminiatration of Justics ? ‘tho Birhop—1 lave . great distrust in them. The character of tho men oceupyin theso ofticos i bad, O coursn thern are gonapicuous oxame ples. Tho Polico Jury is composel of mon en- uirely untitted for that oftlce, ’j'hol’nrith.xd o8 are extremely ignotaut, and invompotout to dis- chinigo thejr duties, Mt, Phielps—My question talken rathor a politi- enl furn, but an suswer would Lo wortl very much to us: What 1nterferoncs has there boan on oither kido with the fiea oxpression of citi- zonn' will at j:olls—in othor wards, was thore any iulimidation used on_ oither wilo to provent any man from votug sy he pleased 7 Tha Bishop—L suoposa that discharging from omployment |8 Inehidsl. — Manalactorios profer tu umploy peruons who are in favor of “tatiif pro- tect, Tho Govoirnment employs those wha aroin sympathy with the Governmont, Nail- roads arc apt to lind tieir bet employes among thoso who upliold the mterasts of 1ailrond enters prizes. In ik manver, I think it 1s probabla thnt Inrge numbors of nlanters woud prefor ta omploy thoso who would not militato agninst thoirinterests, Idonot kuow of s singio in- stanco where any man iy rojectod thows who yoled in contiadiction of his ‘intercete, I have Leard colorad voteia say that they would have voted tho Demoeratle ticket if they had not beon afzaid of porsecution, and many would voto that :;;.-koul they wore uot restrained by thoso around e, Alr, Fostor—Yon Lave confined yourself to minor crimes. Let mo ask you coucorning ligher ones : Does a whito man™ suller disgraca for killing & negro # + Tho Bishop—I take it for granted that ho doon witliout any qualification. 1 canuot imagine any gtonter crimo than whon a man commits such an fiz for political reasous, whethor lio ia white ox nck. Mr. Foster—We aro of opinion that {t would not injure a man to kill a negro, The Bishop—I think our peoplo are more Ppronia than others to sudden acts of violanco, Ir. Potter—Can yon aay whether thero isa feeling of insccurity amoug whito peoplo s to porrous and property # Tho Bishop—Very grest. I thini there is more sectirity in the northern part of State, This coneluded Bishop Witmer's ¥ and the aflidavita in the Huplies coso word brought in and handed over to the Clerk ior eptiomizing provious to examinntion, Ar. Zucuario—L would say that this is the first timo I hiavo seen this afiidavit of Mr, Wells. 1t was not among the papers betoro the Board wont into oxecutive session, It was on this ex-parto aflidavit of Mr. Wolls that tho Parish of Rapiden was throvvn out. Thae dacument wan eurrepti- tiously inserted. The Board said po ovidoucs - should bo filed after the adjournment, Mr. Zaolarie's protest was placed on record, Ar, Ray—L wrota the afildavit for Gov. Wola, MT. LEONARD, proprictor of the Hurovopor: Times, was tho Dnoxt witness, A copy of s papor for the 20th of Novomber wad shown him, ahd Lo was aslke:d it n certain articlo i it represented tho toue of tho paper. Ho said that tho spiit of a papar could not bo ascortained by 1oading a siuizia article. When askod if ho sccouded tho Times in {ts advico to do away with (he men who wera not legally elected but roturned by the Loard, La answerod that he was opposcd to tyrauny, VARIOUS WITNESSES, 3Ir, Bchwing stated that Poll No. 1 in Iberia Parish was thrown out under the followlng cir- cumstances: ‘I'he bozes were to be hauded in at Go'clock p.m. At 6 o'clock Mr., Dumartrail, United Btatea Suporvisor, took the box to ths Commissloner’s house, and to his_stote, looked for him in every diroction, and only found him at 8 o'clock, whon Iin would not receiva tng boxes. The whole vesult of the election in that parish was changed by this. Mr. Dumartrail gavo corroborative testimony. Domargel (colored), o butcher in Ibervilla Darish, said that he Dbolonged to a Democratio club, 1o saw twonty-rix colored meu vote the Conservative tickot. Ioury Wagouer Scnlomd). from Iherville, atated that hoe thought it biy duty to sustain the country, o he voted the Democratic ticknt. Jolin James (colored), from the same parish alxo went with the Consorvatives; said ho vot Just a8 hae pleased. . Martin Ulger (colm-m!z, of Iborvillo, romarked that hio put in & White-League tickot and bolonga to that organization, James Taylor gculnrud). of Now Orloans, i President of a colored Democratis ‘elub of 183, Ono of his men was arrested on election day on & frivolous charge, aod taken to tho satation louse, Taylor went to inquire aftor him and was himself incarceratod till noxt morming, Baid he was once in tho Itepublican party, but fl“}t ?u tho principle of leaving a sinking ship 0 loft. Honry Koys (colored), of Torrebonne, mated that be was elected on the Cumrmmlu tickot. The unitication liad boen extublishod ou aczount of corrupt governmont. L. 3. HIOLRY z testifled: I liave resided in New Orleanasince 1868 ; was a candidato for Adwinitrator of Com- nerce ; was cleoted by 1,200 majority, Dusinoss is greatly depressed, owingto s want of confie denco in the Adwinistration. ‘Che bar atthe mouth of the Miesissippl has considorable to do with our prostration. "I think the affairof the 14th of Baptembor has doprived capitalists of conlidence, Tbings were & good deal botter before than uow. Iwrote aletter to the Now Orleans T'imessaying that our taxation amonnted to confixcation. Kellogg has aa good personsl stzuding in the cowmuuity as nnybody, 1f he had Lzs own way be would do well GEN, CYRUS LUNSLY. Iam a commission merchant in New Orleans, Dusinoss is uow very dor}muaml, owing to baa govorument, The river bar overflows, oto, New Orleans bas not lost her cotton trade, Ht. Louis Lay tasen much of our ‘Wexas trade. This city hias lust moro in ono year by tho bar obatructions than wouid build dve Fort St, Phillip Cauals, 1t e hnd a8 good a government now as befaro the War tho city would again be prosperous, The Stato debt is now 10,000,000 moro than it was before {be War. R, OEORGE JONAS. I am Prealdont of the Canal Bauk. The diver- sion of trade from Now Orloavs and the want of confldonce In the Governmont has destroged our Lugineas. Wa aro taxed to doatl, Our greatest grievance is our Blato oeseasmonts, 1f we had coufldenco in tho Govarument our capialists would build railrosds, Thera is no confidence in our judiciary, All wo want is & govornment that the pnu{rlo uhall elect, whether Republican or Democratic, 1was not in the oity on the 1ith of Hoptomber, Icamo hero the day aftes, and it was liko » new'city. Everybody was in #miles, aud thero wax a goueral feeling of cone fidouce, Btocks wout up. 3, . 0GLESDY testifiod as follows : I can't expisin sbont the increase in the vatus of Htnto bouds siuco the election, The issue of £2,600,000 to tho Chattanooga Railroad is uni- verdally roprobated, These bonds were issued beforo Qov. Kellogg’s Administration, I believe the Funding ol to bo o very wive thing, The Clanber of Commeroa employed ablo counsel to draw tho bill, but it was slightly changed afterwards, I cannot say that Kellog; L 1nade any gront fulura in Stato fluances, i consider the flnsnoial condition of onr city better to-day thany before in nwon'g-flvo yoars, Wa have not bad @ protest in our bank in - eizhtson manths, and the number of failures in our city have been far less than in any other clty of Its slze in our country, The cotlon crop is lazger than usual, Our peopls are wore eronainical, and thera is loss credil-busie uoss, Factois hiave mot advanced as profusely a4 1 former thnes. cm{m aro to-day raised with a leas expeuditure thai in past years. Now wo hnvcnlwo number of small farmers who snnuslly produce from four to ten bales of cote ton, and this is the reason why we canuo: fore- tell the extont of ourcrop. 'Tlese small pro- ducory do niot draw on our capital, Tu the sitempt to work reform messures, the Commitice was soconded by Qov, Kellogg, and he atsisted us grestly, One of tho reform messutes was to change the rolica Jaw. We had the apprapriations of “the city for the qh of the Metropolitan T'olica reduced from @' 63.000 to £400,000, 8. If. RENNEDY, of the Biato Natioual Bauk, tesiifisd much to the samo effcck l“h Mr, Ug‘lcv‘:u“i attributing the prostration of buainosy to bad goyernment, no sallroady, bars, and overljows. © ¥ ‘The Commitieo adjourned to moct st the Cuse on-House Monday &t 10 a, m. e