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2 e e e THE CHICAGO TRI BUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1876—TWELVE PAGES = campalgn,—one at Tunihurg and the other at Mr. Stanton's plantation. While making the speech at Tunesburg, the negroes had frequent- 1y Interrupted hlin with threata of his life, “say- ing that every Démocratle negro would have his throat cut and his hieart cut ous. WILLIAM WARD, . cotored, of Grant Parish, testifled $hat In 185 he was shot at and knocked on tho head by Republicans becauso he wanted to run for the Legistature. Was then o Republican; had to losve the Btate because M knew too much. Demas Matthews told htm i he did not leato he would be killed. He remaincd outof the Btate six months, Took his seat In the Legisia- tuce n 1874, though he was falrly heaten at tho polls. A paper written by witness entitled, “History of the Outrages on the Red Rlver,” was handed him, Mr. Ward sald he wrote it, and belteved It true at the time, because ke had been #o fnformed by the whites, Now he knew better. The Committce requested Ward to make such corrcetions as ho deslred, and’ return the paper to-morcow, Ward {s now a Democrat, . 00 Do MOAN festifled: Lives In New Orlcans.’ Talked with. Supervisor Anderson and Gov. Kellogg before | the election. ‘Anderson didn't think it safe to return to East Follefana, but Gov. Kellogg In- structed him to rcturn and arrange for the negroes to vate at two or thfee places nnd elect mutnbers to the Legislatare. Talked with Ane dereon after tho clectfon, * Auderson told him tho Democrate had earried the parish, only ono Ttepubllcan vote belng polled. On meeting day some men came to Anderson’s office and sald he ought to b bung, but they did not otherwiec molest him. = Morgan claims to be a Republican; was clerk In the Qustom-House; was discharged 10th of November, but frequented the Custom-Houso afterwands. Baw anomber of persons there making out affidavits. Known some instances they were not in accordanco with the teatimony given in regard to intimidation, The witnesscs were mostly negroes broughts here by Deputy- Marshals from tho country, Talked with Su- pervisor Clover, of East Baton fouge. Ile eatd it wns peaceadle therc on tho day of clectlon; but Clover did not conslder it eafe to remain there after election that ie had thrown out some boxes and elected three Republicans to the Legislature. Conversed with Supervisor Ledny, of Fourche, befors and after the electfon. Leday toid witness the parish was Democratie, but it would go all right. e was not there for any foolisbness. Ho would throw ont enongh polls to clect the Republicags; sald nothing about intimidation. Witness waa advised not to go before the Cons gressional Committee, as he woulll not gethis place back {n the Custom-House If he testifled. JONN PETTY, : colared, testified that he resides in Albfan, Voted the Democratic ticket at the late clec- tlon, Attempts, were afterwarnds made on his Nfe. HMewasshot and Beaten by colored men bocause ho voted the Democratic ticket. SERVED ’EM RIGHT. PRESIDENT ORTON REPLIES TO MORRISON'S DEMAND FOR CEHTAIN TELEGRAMS. New Onnzass, Dee. 15.~The following is telepraphed to-night: Tha Hon. Samuel J. Rtandall, Speaker, Woshing- ton, D. U\ Everyobstaclo has boen and will be fn- terposed to hinder this Committeo In the dls- charge of its duty. Hepubllcan witnesses have been threatencd, and dare ot * testlMy whithout Incurring tho loss of position und personal dangers. The production of papers anyt telegrams are refused, it is belleved, upon nsstirances of protection from Washington. ‘Without the power of the Nouse to enforee “obedienco to {ts process, tho Committee cannot discharge its duty. Tho Touse should remain in sesston. Ilave just received the following meesage: ORTON'S DIAPATON. rTive Oprick Westreny Uston Tr Lise: 1 ConrasT, NEw Yonk, Dec, 15, 1870, Hov. William 1, Morrison, Uhairman, etc., Orleans, La.: Sim—Subpenas have been served upon several employes of this Company directinz them to preduce befory the Congresslonal Commiitee of which yon arc Chairman all the messazes In possession’of the Company sent and tucelved by the nersons named In tho subpanns durlig s everal months of the prenent year, 1 have delayed u reply to these demands In the expectae tion thut shinilar appiications would be made by a committea of tye Senate, alsocharged with the Inves- theation of mutters connected with the Prosldential ¢lection aud canvasy In the soveral Staics, 5o thal tho action of the Company, bolmy the samo {n re- spect 10 the messages of both political partles, cuulil not be attributed to 8 desira to prejudice or promote the interests of cither, No snbpmnas bave yot been gerved upon us by order of the Sen- ate Commitiee, aud as further delay wight appear to be a discourtesy to_yaursolf and your Commits toe, it Joes not scom proper to furllier postpone thisgnewer, Tho subpenas wero surved beforo the Investigation which the Comumittce had been directed {0 make was begun, and befors esldencoe hnd Dbeenm presented to the Cammittee cither thot the persons named in the subpenas had aent any messages whatever, or that any meesages sent by them related to the aubjoct- matter of the {nvestigation, It appeats lo have Urenassumed that persons holding high ofictal po- sltions under the Federal and Stato Governmoata and others prominent Ia public affairs were In the Loblt of eending messages by telegruph, and, with+ out attempting to ascertain If any of these mes- sages wor maturial to the lavestigation, thg oM- ters nnd agents of this Company have becn com- manded to lay a#{do the business in which they are engaged to becomo apies and detectives upon ond informers sgainst the chnstomers who have reposcd in ws tho gravest copfidence concernlug Doth thelr ofitelal and thelr private affalrs, 1 have never bolioved t tho Congress of the Unlted Blates, with this subject falrly beforo them, would permit committeas to violats the secrecy of tho telegraph In this manner, aud it scems to me that the present ls an opportunity which 1t would be unwlye to forego for obtalning & decialon dircetly from the representatives of tho people. If the messages of persons connected with one political varty are spread before the public, a llke course will Lo taken In respect to those of the other party, Both pariles, thercfore, havo the samna intcrest in publishing to the world the crets of the telegraph offices or of proventing ch poblicity. 1t has thorefore boon decided to Aecline very respoctfully to permit the employes of this Company to produce bofars any Commitice of efther Hausc of Congress newsages uent or recelv- ed by the reprosentativesof eithor the Democratlc or the Repnblican party, at least until altor Cone Kress ehall Lave appiraved thosubpeenas of the Com- mittees, snddirected that thelr demands be on- forced. Tam with great reepect, etc,, WiLtiax Orroy, President, MORKISON'Y REPLY, Followling {s the reply sent: Naw OnLeany, Dec. 13,—~Willlam Orton, Preai- Qent, ete.y New York: 1have nothing to do with your motives for refusing to abey the process of the Houde of Nepredeotatives. My duty will he performed Ly fnvoking Mte afd o the enforcement of wich process. Negrotting your refusal of Infor- matlon necensary to uscertaln the whole truth as to the Loulsinna election, Iam yoars, respectfully, ) Witttax R. Monnison. — SOUTI CANOLINA. THE CONGIESSIONAL COMMITTER, Corusmntd, 8, Dec. 15.~The Nenute Cume mfttee, with the exception of Scuutor Merrlmon, Who stopped on the way at Raleigh, arrived laat night, Senator Merrimon 18 expectod to- morrow mornivyg, when the Committes will pro- ceed Lo work, i The Honge Committee examined several wit- nesees ond have obtalned returns from nvarly ull the precinets but sbout tifteen, which will be supplled by testimony. W. D. Bimpson, Democratic Licutenont-Goy. emor, to-duy sent o letter Lo the Senate clalm- fug his clection and demanding hls sest os preafding officer of that body: The letter wus read and referred to the Judlclary Committes fur report. Auotber ballot wus taken to-day for United Btates Senator by the Democrats In foing sesslon, 'Fho vote was scattering, with uo cholves JUDGES OUSTED. Wasiineron, D, C., Dev. 18.—~A dispntch frum a Democratle correspondent at Columbia, 8. C., suys that the Republicau fousy yesterduy adupted o resolution declaring the election of by prescut Clreult Judges to huve been yulds The Senate will concur, and the result will nec essarily be fatal to Hampton's essuinption to be Governor of the Btate, The Domocrats nre greatly disturbed at {he situatfon, and In the face of Nampton’s * inauguration » yesterday there was noticeable nmong his friends 8 decp anxlety ot tho drift of events, ‘The correapond- ent znys that o few days will practically end the atrugele between 1Mampton and Chamberlaln, and that tho former's weak point consists in the fact that only a fraction of the Sonate ls actiug with him, . MOSNY TO {IAMITON, On Tucaday last, Waie ampton sent a tele- gram_to Col, John 8. Mosby, asking him to cons sult with. Gon. Bradlay ‘M, Jonnzon with regard to tho most advisablo conrse to be puraued to olitatn 4 reorganization of the Wallnco House by the President, as the Damocrats. claimed a legnl quoruni, Col. Mosby did not comply with the roquest, but sent Mampton o dispatch saving that ho would Lo glad to assiat Lim (f ho had the 1aw on lis aide, Moshy has recefved uo mora -dlapatelics from Ilampton since eending his anawer. THE COUNT O TAE DEMOCRATIC LEOIBLATURE. New Yong, Dee, 18.~A special from Colum- bin, dated yosterday, saya: . ** At a meeting of the Leglalature In Jolnt sesslon the vote In the counties was ‘procipimed, and tho total voto in . the Btate announced ns*follows: * The vote for Governor—Hampton, Demoerat, ‘92,2015 Cham- berlain, Republican, 91,080; Hampton's ma- Jority, 1,184, For Licutenant-Governor—Sinp-, son, Democral, 01,0805 Geaves, Republiean, 01,6505 Bimpson's majority, 139" The Speaker then produced and read the following offiuial statement from the colored Secretary of State: The.volq for Goveracr elected fu 1876¢ lamp. ton, 02,201 votes; Chamberlatn, 01,137, - Orrica or Tie BronkrAny or Srats.—1, 1, 1. E. Hagne, Secretary of State, do hereby certiry that the foregoing 1s & true aud correct etatement of the vate for Governor at tie gencral election of 1870, aeappenrs by the Commissioners' returna now on file In this oMce, Given nnder my hand and the 2eal of the Btatoat Columbia this Uth dny of December, 1476, nnd In the ono hundred and firsl year of American Indo- pendence, (Slgued) J. 11, B HAYSE, E Scerotury of State, *“This Includes the vote of the countles of Edgefeld and Laurens, whichi the Board of Can- vassera threw out.” y DIVIDED COUSCILS, ° New Yong, Dec. 15.~The Times special from Columbia says: “It i3 understood that after the fnauguration of Iampton, yestorday, the Demoeratic membors of the Scnate would with- draw from the Chamberlaly Legislature and go overto Carglina Hall, but the oponiug of the Scnate to-doy found thein st in thelr scats, 3 usual, and Immpton's Legislature s still loft without an upper House. The trouble {s they cannot sgree among themsclves a8 to the proper courss to pursue. Somo of them held that it was a fatal mistake for the Hampton men to withdmaw from the regular legislature; that they ought to Dhave remafped where there could beno question as to the legulity of thele position, and thus bave galned whatever advan- tage they could, lad they done this it s thought they might hiave secnred the Spenker- ship and possibly have eapturcd enough Re- publicans to vount in Hampton for Governor, but as 1t {s they bave put themeelves fn an ub- surdly falso position, and the moro closely their posltion is examiued the clearer It becomes that nelther Hampton as Governor nor his Asscibly 08 n leglslativa body has the slightest legal or constitutlonal ground to stand upon, They have (nvolyed themeclves In n weh of inconsistencles, contradictions, and absurditles. Take the Inauguration of Hampton for example, They have all along maintalned as one of the grounds why. Chamberlain s not legally Governor, that he wus not sworn fnto offics by the Chiel Justice, and yet Hampton could not get the Chiof-Jus- tice or cither of the assoclato Justices to admin- ister tho outh to Lim, and was obligzed to take Makey, an {nforlor Judge, the legality of whose clection nt all {8 in dispute. MISSISSIPPI, ' LIOW THE REFORM VICTORY WAS GAINED. Special Dispateh to The Tribune, WasnivartoN, D. €,y Dov, 15.—A gentleman arrived from Corinth, Miss,, to-night reports that at tha Inte clection the Democrats made heavy gains on the Republicans by going to the printer who had agreed to print the Repnblican ticket, and threatening hine with loss of busi- ness aud destruct{pn of his press. As 8 conse- quence It was necessary to unmilertake to write ticketk, and many were unable to obtaln tiekets. Five wlllers in the same eounty entered futo an agreement not to do grinding for any Kepublie- au negro who voted with his party, OREGON. TNR HOOUS ELECTOR, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasinnoroy, D, C., Dee. 15.—The Democrats in the Benate vontinue to treat the Oregon case with an evident lack of frankuess and soparent want of slncerity. They tind ull sorts of tech- nieal excuses for Gov. Grover's action, and dilf- gently delve in the Eoglish and Ameriean lnw reports for cases that can by twisted Into the form of precedents. They deprecate, nlso, all eritlclsm upon the Governor's action, and try to make him out n saiut n politics, wha rigorously adhered to his conselentious view of duty fn the premisys, They decllue, however, to say whether they think hls uctlon right, either from n legal or @ woral point of viow, and nd amount of questiontug on the purt of the Republlcaus can muku them commit themaelves on the essential point of the uestion. The unly explunution of thelr con- uct s, that In leaving this yvitat question of tho rightfulucss and legality of Grover's perform- anco open, they dustrs not to dubar themsalyes from tuking u position in opon defenso of his action in casy the necessity of thy political sftu- ation may hereafter BEEN TO DEMAND IT, Thus they are ju reallty engaged In fortifying tha approsches to opposition, which, although not very defensible, they fear thuy may be obliged to take refuge upon, Benator Wallace, alouw pwong bis assoclutes, exprossed o definlte and distinet oplvlon on the Qregon offalr to- day, holiing thut there wers fn reality only two Llectars lugnily appulnted, and thut, therefare, the Btato had forfelted ong of itsthree Electoral votos. Senator Thurwun tnads suotherspocch to-lny, condonlng Urover's nction, und hnd the Becrutary read a four-colusun lettor from Judge Hoadley, of Cluclanath to the Cummercial, in wilch the . Judge gave from ulemory tho pubstance of thu opinfon forwarded ta Qov. Grover at the fustanee, of courss, of Tilden's frlends. In tho courss ot this lettor the Judyo rofurred, as it Delleving n‘m he absurd, to the story recently published o < A CONSPIRACY betweon Benator Sherman and Gone 8herman 10 sclzs pon the Uovernment attor the 4th ot AMurch, The Senotor Intorrupted tho reading, and, smillog at the ubsurdity of the idea, «akl that tho statement was & la so palpable that he did not suppose it could decclys any one, and was surprised to fiud that bis ol friond, Judge Hoadley, who had Lean hohblug - arougd a good deal of lute fn polltics, had been takendu by ft. ILLINOIS, THE DEMOCIHAQY WORRIHD. dgecial Dispateh to The Trivune. RPRINOFIBLD, 11}, Dee. 16.~The Democratic State Central Committee fa culled, by what suthority is uot stated, to meet hiere on tho 21t for the avowed purpose of dlsplacing Mr, Mc. Cormick, Chuirmay, and to hesr from Gov, Pal- mer on Loutafuua affadrs, aud thy condition of the country generally. 1t I3 proposed, ulso, to adopt the Indlans plan, snd calf carly In Janu- ary & Demogratic Btate mnss-mecting, " TILDEN HOLDIEKB." Bravorienn, 11, Dee. 15.~Tho late Tilden Soldiers’ Club held o protructed meeting heve to-night and reorgunized under the name of the Demoeratic Reform Club. Thia beeause it wos urged that other than ex-Union soldicrs, two or three ex-Confederates and othier citizens desired to join. Thero were o fow lot-heads fn the As- ‘sewmbly, but » wajorlty scewed willing to walt, A Tong at least as the dth of March, beforo they diciared “wal,” They declded, however, to sapport the House of Congresa (n such action as 18 might take regarding the Presidency, RLOOMINOTON. Bpectal Dispulch fo The Tribuns. Broosunaton, Hb, Dec. 16~—~To-morrow night ameeting will be held at. Durley Iall to discuss the situation of untional nifairs, and ratify the logal elgetion of Hayes und Wheeler, The uhject ol the meoting Is to ndopt n aerles of rusolutions, now belng prepared, ns the oxe irexston of Republicans of this section, What s futended 18 n enl, dlapassionate reviow of the problem, and with this in view the entire people are wanted to nttend without roference to party atd opinfon, and to express themselves freely.” A number of promfuent Kepublicans are to speak, among them the Hon L. Weldon, Preatdent Admns, of the Wealeyan Univorsity, Profs, Caok aud Sewall, of the Normal School, {ien, Bloomfleld, Judgu Tipton, the Houa, John Cnultl{, Jolin Cusey, .and’ John M. llamliton, aud others. * SOUTHERN LEADERS. A DISPOSITION EXMIBITRD DY TUDM TO JOIN " HMANDS WITIl TIAYES, Dispatch 1o Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem. 1y WasuiNgrox, D. C,, Dee. 13,~Thero I8 n izveat deal of talk hiero concorniug the attitude of sona of the Southern members on tho Preal: dential nuastion, ‘Tha apprehension fs bocom. tng deeper every day that thoy are willlng to temyporize with Gov. Ilayes rather than. resiss againat the sceming suceesstild hope of his In- augiration. ‘The real point at fasue with them is whether the Demoerncy will be able to successfully {nduct Cov. Tilden, . They have been so long under the fron hand of Grantlsm and his carpct-bug. nlliea that any relief from it will bo hailed with de- lighttul satisfaction. ‘They, lowever, assert that they will back up any step taken by the Demo- crats of the North to secure the seat to which Gav. Tiden i8 clected, but that the inltinl step must be made by them. They sy that 12 any movenicnt abould be tnndo on thelr part the old ery of “Rebel ™ would be ralsed, and it would serlously Jeopardize Gov. Tilden'’s chanceg. Bon Hill reficets the sentimonts of not & few, of his Southern colleaguea {n asserting that- It "Tiiden I8 beaten out of his cloctlon, It I8 much better to escape from the lls under which they uow auffer by MARING FRIENDS WITI ITAYAS, than to ondura a policy of hate;which has been tho crownlng feature of thelr sufferings under Grant. A promincnt Demberat from the South, who does not caro to be mentioned by name, sald to-night: * I wo don’t win the fight I am not suro but what It would be better to foin hauds with Hayes. What fs the use of out keeplng up the empty ahell of organization, and loslng control of our own affalrad" 1 have been slow to harbor the bellef that this feellng existed. Whon it was first broached it had such a flshy emack that It scomed incredi- bleg yet the npathy, tho uttorances, the jmpres- slon acquired by associntion and conversation with Soutbiorn ftnembora, Jeads to the conclu- slons: ‘1. That Gov. Hayes has made assurances to Southern members that, if they make no oppo- sition to his peaceful tnauguratlon, be will, so far as In his power, allow the South to vontiol its own afTaire, 2. That he has consulted with -Southern -men tter, and, through Halatead as proxy, com- [eat i to thein that, under his Admninistra- tion, the Bouth should b relieved of the tmal- admintstration of bad men who now rule several of the Southern States, -~ 4. "That theee assurnces on his part have been communieated to the leaders of tho Southern Desnacracy, and [t has had o tendency to create 1 widcspread schism amonz them.” They are up[nrchcunh-e that the Northern Democrats may not be able to successfully reslst the conaplraey of tirnnt, Cameron, and® Chandlar,” and, \rnfn this fear before thelr eyen, THUCY SM0W A DISPOMTION TO ACOEPT THE TENMS O FERED THEM, This s not the fdle vagary of a too fecund fmagination. It 1s too puinfuily n fact, If the Demuerats of the Nurth do not take some bolid, flrny, oegressive. and determined attitude at once, there {s tho dangzer that, when thoy wako up, the goldent opportunity will have passed. Hayes hits put out a tempting bult, and the men who have Hved, us {6 were, I hell on carth, don't pause long to inguire into the’ means or ways through which relief comes, ‘Fhe South wab loeal grovernments of. thels own, syen if they Jcn}mnllwn Presldency, and they are losing Jaithin the nerve of the Uemocrala of the North, BOUTUERN DEPCCTION FROM DEMOCRACY. Dipateh fv ginelnnatl fngurrer (Dem,) WasiingToN, Dee. 14.—~There is no uee of disgulsing thoe fuct that the Northorn Democrats are not taking the flrm course neceseary o se- cure a unity of aetfon with the South, °, . Meanwhile, the frlends of 1iayus have taken ad- vantage of the defection, It'is not fdle gosslp when the assertion fs inudo that [Hoyea is ready, nnd has so lutimated through those I his con- fldence, that he will give the South a fair sho M they will make no foreibla resistance L his fi auguration, ‘The erles of war are tor the very purpose of overaw(ng this Southern element, who fear, if It was precipitated, that, as fn 1600, the North would abandon the South to its hor- -these two elements, rors, 'They want no.war, RATHER THAN TUAT THEY WILL ACCEPT IIAYES, but In 0 dolng um{) witl tako tho terms offered rather than get no bone ot all. Golng back to the ann{ uterview printed fn the Enquirer, ono finds that Halstead advised Lamar to callon Gov. Iayea, Yor what reasun, prayi DBy whnt right of authority did Jie advise sucha step o the part of o outhern Senator who had been Identitied with tho Rebelllon? 'No wone knows, but there s the [ncliuation to belfeve that Hayes dirceted Hnlateud to endeavor to see reprosentative leaders of the Bouth und muke known to them his bid. Mr. Lu- mar says that the call miglkt be miscon- strued, and for this reason Do did not maka it Col, Hoberts next appears on the scenu with o letter from prominent Republicans; he did call, and, although he may not bave represented Mr, Luutar or anybody ¢lse, ho reflocted the sentiment of B A LARGE VORTION OF THK SOUTUERN 1OLITI- GIANS, which was, that the North might be too weak aud neod to maintaln at all hazards .what it le- gally was entitled to, ‘T'he moral §s plain. 1f the Northern Demo- crats ure to induct Gov, Tilden they must suund the key-note now that, como what “will, they (o- tend £0 bave, peaceably 1€ porsible, bt foréluly I neceasary, the rights to which "o prepondets uting elective franchlso entitics them, ' 1f the wlariu I8 sounded, tho overtures alreudy mnade by linyes can be Dlown to the winds, A littlo langer delay, and law aud order succumbs to foree and compromise, WIIAT TII) BOUTH WANTS. Hpertal Correspandence 81, Louls Rovuolican (Dem.). Lor a long’ tiine Bouthorn Duimocruts huve made frequent avowals that they Werg prore Interested in securing the coutrol of thelr Btate Governments thou in-wresting Nutionsl power from the Jtupublican party, The campaign fn South Caroling was openly and vigorously pros- ceuted i this yein,~lhunpton belng, the waln cunafderation, Tilden belng regarded a3 of mueh lers importnnee, In the subsequent etfort to de- feat the muchinntions of the Cunvassiig Bourd, the suno Jdes governed cyery move, mud the Presidentiol was subordinntedto the Guberna- torlal questlon, if, Indeed, the former wos uot ataplutely saerillced for the latter, And the wutne aplity proveils {u Dther Bouthern Status, nuvlmz guided the eonduet of the Democrutic canvass 88 unmistalably, although lesa striks i<y, in Lounistana and” Florida. ~ Afrer Cune greas met awl the Detuocrats were brought to- wether in Washington, the samo feobimg quickly manifeated fteelt there, und, despite sl dynials, has hud much inffucucs In-shuping the conduct of the’ mujority which now controls the House. 'l‘lllu fuet ol tho tnatter v, that theSouthern peo- plo are WORN OUT WITIf THE LONG ATRUGOLE: to redeem thuir States frow the bands of thieves which huve fncessantly plundered them for tnore than ten yeurs juist. Looking at the pres- enut politieal complication, thess lung-suifering peaplu see ltede I the titurs to which they ean inngg thetr hopes, 1f Haoyes goes luta ofliee, they cannot_ut ‘foreseo vt {8 o fs opposed Dy i unfted Bouth, the eatme set wiik control him who huve slways defended and protected tholr OUpressurs, eiocratic goveriient In the Bouth will still by trested us {f ft wers Lut thy synonyin for Rebellion, and the whole machinery of the Natlonal Government etill pe exerted 10 put out of power those who are gullty of the unpurdanable sin of belng Demo- crats, OF what use, then, fa the continusnce of this unequal aud hupn‘uu .strugplol Ia At atrunge that many of tliese peopls should begin to fugulre whother or not they could bettur themselvos by unconditibnelly surrendering to the party which they cannot uvercomed Having fuiled 1o suve themselves through the modlum of the Dumocratic party, itls unl{v huniun naturo, thut they should at fenigth ask 1€ 1t 18 not posst4| ble they can . YIND 6UELTER IN THE NEPUALICAN PAUTY, Time and time ugaly they buve heen told that their onty crime Is thelr Democracy, Ropublies an politiclans and Republican r:u»,-u have dinbed that {nta thelr eurs, und protmlsed them all they ekl IF they would but forswear ullegiancs to the Demoeratic party, You nisy bave Hampton, you may have Nicholls, I you "will only swear true faith and loyalty to Huyes, waa the tempt- fugpromise of the campalgn receutly closed, fternted and rolteratod, amain andagaly, in plan, distinet words, Power and position, with free Fuvnrnmnnl. and prospority, ard the tempting nducements, and it will be no ateange thing 1€ the Houth does o to Hayes, in the event of his Inaugueation, it any satlsfactory guarantee is given that these promises will e kept. It 19 a sigoflicant conlneidence that there Is an element n'the Repibltean party which Is deeply anxious for the cotaununation of this alllance, The reform wing of that party is very aick of the Bouthern question and the “eternal” blazon- Ing of the bloody shirt, notwithstanding it quietly aubmitted to, and oven asslsted in, the work of llrlug the Northern heart by the re- vival of the dead tases of the War, The Lib- eral or Reform Republicans ara quits willing, however, to g\urt cof| nu{ with ‘tha carpet-bus- gora of the South, if only they con be assured that the Southern Btates will ‘support the Nan- tional policy of the Revublivan parf i There Is no need to deny the notortous fact, that, within tha last two weeks, they have been feeling about to aec what can be done In the way of o COMPROMISE WITIf THE BOUTHEIN DEMOCRATS. The fnterviow of one of the asalatant editors of tha New Orleans Times with Gov. Hayes, about tiro weeks ago, wasone feature of {hls move- ment, - Sonie effurt was made to give that in- terview sensatlonal fusportance, but both the prominent Democrats and tho prominent Ro- Puhllunn. who were representod as interested n tho niTalr, made hnste to deny that it meant anything more than tho friend '! call of ono gentlemun on auother, Col, Roberts himn- relf, the ‘:entlmnnn who called on Gov. Iayes, oxprossed to ma his regret that ho had been thrust forward Iuto a prominence which he nelther destred snor had done anything to Justify. Mo was right, perhinps, ahout his inter- Vivw ‘with Hayos behiz only of tho ordinary soclal Kind, und, it thero were nothing olse Fulng on to exvito suspicion, this affalr would have been very quickly forgotten, - Iut, when Soutbiern Derhoerats so sudidenly betray nn sicharacteristle excess of conservatiem, snd Dbein to put the curb on their Northern nszo- cintes, it Is not to be wondered at that people shonld talk. Mr. Murat Halstoad wrote ro- cently to the New York Zferald his cxplanation of the way the Interylew with IInyes wos brought about, In the course of which he'says: I had o tung and Intereating conversation with Mr. Lamar, and suggestied to him that it might he woll for him w call on Gov, dinyes on his way to Washlngtons Ho had two equally good reasons for not accepting the sizgestion: irst, he was ina hurry to gut to Washington, where ha had to Dreside At the Democratk caucna; ‘second, ho thought he could .not call upon lln‘yu\vlllmut newspaper.comwent, which m\th\w dfkagreenble, Thero was another reasun: Nolther ho nor Hlayoey conld huve anything bearing dircctly upon tho publie business to aay Lo each other, ' and, Whilo 3 tafk wonld boegreenble, thers contd not b any |mrurlxlncu init chl to the notoriety it wonld irobably have, M. Toberts wan not in 8 apecial arry 0 reach Washinztan. e ad a letter of fn- troduiction to (fov, Hayes from the Hon, Job Steve enson, who wis one of the Hepublican visitora to the Retarning Board gt New Orlenns, Ha was well acquajnted with Gen, Comley, who wns the Lioti- tenant-Colonel of linyes' old regtment, and {8 tho Columbus Postmaster and editarof the Uklo State wJournal, Then [ gve Mr. Roberta s lettor to Mr. Hnycs, stating that hia conversntion about Loul- elana alfairs would bo very Intaresting, A_GOOD DEAL BELOW TAE SURFACE. Mr, Halstead further states that no propos{- tlons were inade to Gov. Hayes, and no pram- iscs made by htm, and no oue wil doubs that this is entively true. Yot this interview lsa mamfestation of the desire of such promiucnt men {n the two partics as Lamar and Jlalstead ta sce If therg {8 not soine uommun;l:rnuml tipon ‘which they might effect a compromlse, Whether there fs yet any definite agreoment between I cannot gav. Nobody fn Washinzton charged that there wus, and there probably s not. Tho nuvst that scems to be suspected s that the leading Democrats from the Southern States nave had somo private con- ference or caucus among themsclver, which they havo curelutlly concealed from Northern Democrats, but which has enabled them ta dutermine a plan of action In reapect to the party conduct, which they ave united fu obscry- i, A speclal telegram fn to-day's Jeepubllican from Whashington, says that this extremo cone rervatismn has ot length Jed toopen charges In the Incal papers that the Sputhern Demoerats nranot uversc to Hayes, and that inquiry hus dnvelclpcd that tho 'fluflus men aro undoubtedly scheming to accomplish this result. The' tele- gram adds: % Vor two doys thera has been muelh correspond- ence batwaen certatn (It might be sald responsible) Southern men and somo of the Hayes Independont llepublican udnyrers. All manuer of promilscs have been made by the Iatter, aml with tho re- puted anthority of Gov, Hayes, 1tis roprescited that ifayea la uxcem\lnvly anxlonw to do what e can to retfove tho South of Girantlan, As yet this schiemo has not rocelved tho sanction of thy influ- cotial Southern men, nor has an sgreement bes tween those dickoring men been made. > FEEKING SIELTER, ‘This gives about all’ the point there Is of the atory Enk untold, Thure 4 no Jikelilopd that theso Bouthern Democrats will do iy more than epcourago these overtures untll the out- cotne of the Proafdentinl muddle can be more clearly seen thun now. They will not abandon ‘THdei 8o long as his cause r¢malos I Congrese, but, if the contest for the Presidency threatens n conflict of arms, tho Bouthern “Domocruts will moat lkely be hulck to make tertns with Iayes, i’ they cun got anything Nke favorable conditions. Thers is no toubt nbout the sincerity of tha Soutbern woople fn deprecating forcible resistance, They know what wur is, and they havebad enough of it; su, 1t they can strike hiands with the Relorm ole- mentof the Republican party, Ihc{ wiil do so undoubtedly, vather than pish Tilden's claim by the bajonet, athongh they may be con- vineed that hia is honeatly elocted. But it must not by forgotten that thelr sceesslon depends upon two contingenciea: the faflure to secnro a. praceful scquiescence 1 Tilden’s auguration, and the assurance of shelter {n the Republican party if thoy ga there. WIIEELS WITHIN Wit Reapecting this latter contin ed only to eny that such Information as I coutd euther In Washington fnst week respecting this movemunt lod me to bellove thet it is conflned altogether Lo the couscrvative and Hberal eluss of Republlcans. T do not mean to indicate that those who favor it are only those who have been known as Libern! Republicans in recent yuars, but rather, na I have represented fn this communication, that clues Kuown as the Re- form wing of -tho party, Tho wovement fs anti-Grant, and I8~ hased ultogether upon the awsumptign - that Ilayes honestly lolds tho views which huve been fmpli- ted to bim rospucting Grantism. At the bottomn of this thing is the iden that he {s willing to un- dartuke Clvii-Borvies reform, i€ he cun ho given sulllelent strength to make hin Independent of the cosrupt poople in his own party. This Southern allignee, 14 18 argued, will elye him onotiyh adheronts fu tho Sengts and the [Touse to assure htm ‘o working mafority af both Lodlcs, and he s thought o be troubled about the diflleulties which would confront bim constantly. it ho dovs not du somothlng to break ‘tha Democratic majority In tho South, . . . Jf Hayes gets in, it'whl be n fortunate thine for the ' country if this compact with the Southern Democraty is made, Ciruntlsm, soctionnllem, aud the eolor-tnawonll vaolsh, from our politics, and, whether preseut party names sra retalued or not, new lbaues would srise nnd new partics he bom to fight the Dattlea of the future, Jf Hayes dovs po fn, ouly such 1 movanent us this cun snve us from un abuolute desputistn that we wonld ultimately hava to fres ourseives from by tho sword, there s trenson dn the Democratfe camp, theres fore, theru ks thut wnuch of consalation In the conteigplution of 1ty pussible rasules, o ! C. W. K. LUTION OF SOUTIERN POLITICIANS, Diwateh to Cincinnall Commercinl (4ad, Dem,) Cu10ad, Dees H.~1ncouversing with a man who hss-Nad an intimate wcqualntunce with promtuent Buuthern politicans, yourcovrespond- ent was fnformed that these men—soolig clear- 1y the impossibltity of harmony and the perfeet reatoration to Amurlesn cltizenship while they cling to the Democratle party, which li wronged them In uvery way, scelug this inore clearly than those mussea of the Suuth who do not nilngle in politfes, und who are captured by the nouse of Democrut—haye furmed 8 yesolu- tion to sever all connection with the Democrutic pn‘r]l{, 50 fur as they may bo ably to effoct ft, uud to ALLY THENSELVES WITIL THIE REPUBLICANS under the leadersnip of Hayes, ‘The lato ube tucks of Ben Hill have becn made mercly as feelers of public senthnenc {n the South. Thay uro not spaama of - fudignation, buvanerely the initlatory steps of u great politleal revolution. Thoe Bouth do not earo_for Tilden, but they do sdmilre and yespoct Jloyes, They want what thelr long afllfation with the Demoeratic party has failed to give theni—citizcuahilp sod a resto- ration of fraternity with the " North, ‘Tho heavler Bouthern Democrutic guns witl ero long be brought fn position, und men ilke Lamar, (lardon, aud othiers will give J1Il1 a soliil back fng, which will sustain him fu bis fmpetuosity, L — FLORIDA, p TUB CONOREAFIONAL COMMITTRE. TALLAMA%eRE, Dec. 16—The Congresalonal Committee fu stil) st work on Lpon County, but appcars to worl quity slowly. Thoe Re- publicans have had mast of the day, and huve aubpitted but tle in vebuttsl of tho charges wmado yesterday. The Supreme Court will roassemble In the morning, aud the mandamus case will be taken un for final wrrument and decison. Everythiug quict aud dull, WUAT GOV, NOYES SAYS AROUT ‘TR BOARD O i " CANVARDERS AND IT3 WORK, z Diactnnall Gaisite, Dec. 11 Ex-Gev, E. F. Noyes returucd on Saturday TE! night, after nearl month’s nbscnce at Naw Oricans and Tallalisssce, whither v went Lo ros n falr count. In the course of n brlef interview with n Gazetle repurtor, he Lold sumething s experiance, 1le eald of one thing lLia was cor tatn, that Florkin was as fairly and lonorbly Republican at the Inst election aa Ohlo and Vermont. Bald ot * There was alinost noone I the Capltal to look after the Republlean in- terests, and when I found that thers was no need for me at New Orleans [was comiug liome, when [ waa asked to zoto Florlda, I gut Kas- son, of (own, Lew Wallace, of Indiana, and At- tornoy-General Little, of Ohlo, to 2o with me. Wo found we had, with the other gentlemen from tha North, slinost the whole cause to ate tond to. ‘There are no l(cguhllum lawvara iy Florkln. Wodivlded the Btato into districts, and gave each onc certain countlesto look nfter, and then wo began o collect testimuny, 1t was not n case Nko Loulsnna; there was no bulldor- ingr? it waa a worse kind, if possible,—a tamper- ing with returns and ballots after the clection, or grossly {rregular and illegal voting, In one case a traindond of people’ voted At n stotlon, nnd the excuso offerod by - the udges was, that they supposed that’ at o Pregldential clection peaple who were roglstered had a right to vote anyiwhere In the State. Tlau task of gathering proof was o diilienit one, We were obllged to send messengers, Ono sont to Manatee County was stoppedon the way, and required to ghow a pass from the Democratic Commilteee, or to nllow a Democrat to accom- pany hlm and- know everything ho did or saids e wont back. Another found’ it impossibla to return overland, and ho got a reveuue cuttor Al eame bnek that wn?'. An attempt wns male to assussinate another ot Live Oak, Yo wer quite succossful novertheless, 'Tho Demo- crata filed 100 aflidavita on Saturday, Dec. 2 In referonco to ono contusted county. Weo had littlo thine to prepare counter aflidavits, but wo Rot atrain, sent it out, brougzht in 120 voters, and by Monday we filed 120 counter afiidavite, showinie the truth of the matter, ~;£'Iuw waa the declsion of the Buard regard- “ Cocke, the Democratic member, agreed with the other ‘membera to the throwlnr ont of enough countera to give the State to Hayes. After ho had done ft, tho Democratic Cominit- tea tade such o nolse obout b that ho came back and wantedto reconsider the actlon fn re- gard to Mouroc County, but {t was too Inte. e did not agrea with all’ the conclusions of the Bbard, but nelther hie nor any one else imputed any fmproper motive to the Boarl. L bellove they are all, including Cocl right; honorable mei, who could not be Induced to do anything wrong. There was n0 charge of corruption ex- cept_in one casc, and thatwas completely re- uted, = WAng, by the way, the funnicst cose we had wnz that ono of Archer Precluct, In Alnchua County, where the Demourats cluimed wu had rafsed the llc“nhucuu vote 219, Tha returns camo In signed vy Moore, Dukes, and Black, in- apectors, nud* Vimeo, clerk, in regular form, iving the Republlcans 309 nd the Denocrats %. Then the Democrats produced an afidayit by Moore nnd Dukes thut the retwrn was falso 0 the extent of 219 Republican votey, Then the Tepublivan Committee produced affidavits from these men saying thelr former afli¢avits were falee, and then, to complote the muddie, the Democrata put them on_ the stand. Moorc aware Lo nover sworn to tho second nflidavit, but slened i, and got $109 for It, and knew what ft wes to bo used for. Dukces swore lie - never signed - tho aflidavit, but that Walla offercd hiny 825 to sign {t. Then we. put. Walls on the staud, apd he swore he never offered Dukes a dollar atid we found by muother erson that Dukesdid sign andeweartoitafterit Yuul been read to hlin. Finally wo thought the Democrats wore golng to fix us. Thuy sont nfter: the gustice of tho Peace who admnin- {stored the oath, Belton. They kept him under Fuard 8o-as to not allow him to fiud out what he wounld swear to. They put him on the stand, and ho siwore that Dukes did swear to the agldavit, and that he knew ita contents woll. This was o complete surprise to the Democrats, and they trled to mpeach him, but he showed a perfectly clear vecord. Dosides that, wo had positive proof showing that only 257 ballots were count- ed fn that preeinet, while wo had tho atlidavits of more than that number of Ropublicans who hod \-‘ut their batlots. * It was o perfectly clear case,” Flh llluv;'lweru you treated by the people of orldui" - “Wo were not trented at ail, 'Wa were very busy, but we were nob troubled with fnvitations to diue. On the other hand, our Democratie brothren from the North wers shown many civilitles, Weo were nlmost without noews, Everything was unrollable that came by tele- graph, and we could get no Pn ers undor o week, The Democrats kept felllng ns that Sonth- Carolinn_aud Loulslana were gune for Tilden. Wocould only answer ‘ that therefore they ought not to object to lotting HHaves have Flyride, I bave, ns I sald before, not tho sliphitest Tiemtancy {n saying that Florlda I8 ag truly and honestly a Hayes State in this election o8 Ohlo or Vermont," GEN. GRANT, BENATOR RANDOLIU'S AGCOUNT OF TS INTER- VIBW WITI T PRESIDENT. 5 DispatcA to New York Herald, WaAsHINGTON, Dec. 11, —Senatoy Randolph, of New Jeracy, In answor to sume questions sbout lis interviow with the Presldent several days a0, gives the followlug particulars.. It will ho seen that the President, in his account of this interviow In to-day's papers, ‘omitted some de- tails‘of his own convorsation, whivh Mr. Ran. dolph now supplics. ITe anid: 1 had suidd to Gen. Hampton, during my visit to Columbla, thut #f I conld Lo of any servicein bringing about an nnderstanding between the Fed- wural uutharitics st Washington and the Conserva- tive branch of” the Legisinture, that I would be glad to dowo, T wuw from timo to thne, through the public press, how matlors wers progressing ot Columbla, and on Wednesday last T understood from Mr, Mewitt that & wajority of the conetita- tional numboer of the South Corollna Luglslaturo bad given thele adherence to tha Cankcrvativo body, 1 teléeraphed CGon. Iawpton durlug Wedneaday ny to the polltical eltuation. s raply cama to mo about 0 o'slock p. m,, and wasin these words? Thihe ton, Theodors F. Randnluk, Washingtun, D, £ Everstiitng ngntigs well, | Wa e hat tio tréops ba renioved and the drofSton of tho Suprvole Court ba respected. This Wik beinc prace and harpony, 1 our. Houso 1y recognized all troublo will he over, Wane: ifanproy. Earlier in the day I had recoived a dispatel from Gen, Humpton acknowledging thd recelpt of o let- ter written to him on Mouday, whereln I had atated that Mr, Mewilt's understanding - with the Presdont was that no House would bo recognlzed wntll sixty-threo members holding certificates of the Board of Cenvassers had gathered en one hmh&;‘ Gen, Uampton clused this dispatch in these words: wiiy togot recopuition from suthoritics. Al going With these tvo dlspatches Tn my hand, and with my understunding of the President's Interview with Mr Howitt on Bunday, T deemed Ity duty to call upon the Presldent and make known Gew, linmpton's requast in oclinlf of the Conscrvative Leglaluture, — As Mr. Howitt bad given we the original Informution aa tuthe President's inter- view, L requested him to go with me, which he did,' * Eonator Conkling luppencil to ho tn tho dininz-room of the “hotel "at the thne of my raceiving tho dispatel quated fully bee fore.” I submitied bt to him, nnd asked his opinion da to aubmiting It to the Predident, o guite agreed with me that it was deslyable wo fodo, and sugrosted }lmnnku Wwith me the dispateh recoly- el earllur n the day, mlln{: 1hat a mojority of the eonstifutional membors had Leen convened In gne Tlouse, 1t u duo to Mr, Conkling to say that tho w‘lnulu conversation with him ocoupied but a min- utg ortwo. Mr, Hawltt and 1 reached the White Tlousa beo- tween 7aod B o'clnck, and were shown into the Presldant's peivate puetar, where the President und hin fuully pnd Lhe Secretary of War wero assoine bled. “Jatated to the President that wo called to glve him #omo-informetion which I had ruceivod from South Carolina, snd to show him a dispateh 1 nad recoived from Gen, Hampton. NHefure | had rend uny Funlun of thu dlspatehics, ho turmed to Mr, Howitt, and complalned ‘pretty warmly of the misruprosentation of his, tho Praaldent’s, ‘oxpren- slon us given on Sunday, 'This eonveraation lurted wome minutes, and, When 1 . supposod the Preaident and Mr, Hewltt had conte to s un. deratanding as to what cach had sald, I ronewed thu conversation as to Gep. Pampton's dispatch, As soon 08 I had repd it to tho Prqsident Tio said with much foclingt **Oov, ltandolph, If I were to characteriso that dfaputch at all, lnnunm-:‘{ that 1 wan an imperiinenes," To which § repliads 1 do put seg, Alr, Prosfdunt, how you could imagine o wun vf Gen. lawpton's character seeking such wmethuds of ofending you, His whole courss for mantbu SMI boa beon one of Srnduncw. tempers auce, and putience, and 1t 13 hardly to bu concelved that, ot Uhis Jupcturs of alfalrs, ho would seok to olfund the Chiut Magletrate, 1also assured tio Presldent that 1 was perfectly convinced that Gen. ampton’s purpuse wus to Convey 10 o aw clearly a4 povalble within tho hrie? Mimits of u telegraphle dlspatch fust what tho mitnation was and how ths Tibtiowe framight b promoted; that he prabably liad nio {dea 1 would hand the dispatel over: und thut Tcartatnly had uo idea, as uo one eliv bud who Lad sven thio dlspatch, that it (ntended to carty BRY COVERL NICANINE, OF anything more than the so- Jeitous exprosalon of an’ anxions umn, slncerely doelring to prowoto the publlc welfare. T alsi sald to the Prealdent that, §f he would bear in mind thet the dispatch was not to hioy, but was one {from DPG feiend to another, ho woulld probably seo that bls Intorpretation of Ity spirjt was nut a falr one. JTe ruplivd thut, o thix view of the matler, perhaps | waw righl, ‘The cuavereation turned ulum what constituled o constitutional quorwin of tho Leglelature, —Mr. Hewltt snd wyeclt contunding thut the Macke, 1loune cauld uut possiuty be’ recognlzed, tnavmucl 88 1t did not have a ma urlgy of mowbers huldiug certificates olther frun tha Etate Hourd or th Bu- prome Caurt, The Sccretary of Wuru!ucuud the opiulon that a nuwber less then one-baell of & 1o’ slative bosdy might. undor given elrcuratances, canstitite (r;:nl mornm, 1 mae reference lothe fact §n talking to the President that the Conderva. tive Houso [n Suuth Carolina not only liad ama- jority of " nll tho moembors | nummg vlho coetldentes of tho Siato Board’ of ~Crnve wor, the same Board that gave the fayes Electors thelr cerlificatos, —but that, in_addition to thle, soven or efght niembera hield crodentints nnder ore der of the Supremne Conrt of Eomih Carolina, -Ta Tiia remnric tho Preatdent promptly roplicd that ha a1 ot ihink the Snpreme Court uf Sunth Carollng had apything to do with the matter: that they had oveestepped thelr functlonas and that lie dki not roposo {o recognlze their anthority in the matter, oxproseed sonia surptivo, and satd to i that, 1f thie decinfons of the highost coirt of a State wora not to ba acoeptod in matters pertalning afono taa State, [ could uot nuderstand where our anchorage wonld b, and [ tharefara hegged of il Lo recons alder, this 0|)‘l‘nlufl astothe nuthority of tha Su- - prome Cout v "The remalnder of the conversation was ns to the general election, the loyalty of the Hayes Htates and disloynlty ul Tillen'e, and has hoon sahetan. tinly stated fn previous publications, The Preni- dent dfd not ke to have any donbt #e to the va. Hidity of the Electoral voter of Florudn and South Caraifnn, 1o was not #o deguled in his exoreasions na ta Loalslana, but thoneht the report of tha Ro- publican Committeo sent by him tothat State would carry great welght with the neople of the countey, THE BULLDOZED BTATE. - JUDGE KELLEY'S OFINION OF TR BLECTION IN LOUISTANA. : Judge Kelloy, since his return from Loulslana, talks quite freely In regard to the manner in which the cleetion was conducted fn that State, flo fs thus reported after one of the Interviows. It will bo recollected that hofa o conscrvative man, with atrong sympathies for tho pcoplo of tho South, and not fu full accord with the sen- timents of lis party §n the North: Philadelphia Drest, The Hon, Wiliam 1. Kolley, who was invited by President Orant 1o be preseint with o number of otier prominent Ropublicans at Now Orleans dunnyg the acesions of the Roturning Hoard of turned ro this city front the South on ¥ ng, Press reporter lust evening visited the Judgo at hle residence: In Gormantowi, Tlo sxald: [ sttendeld most of the mectings of tho Tteturning Board, and I conferred with niuny wit- nerses Trom different parishes, 1 spoke with nativa Loulslantans, white and Diack, and with settlers from tho North, and others; I read many pronfs _of tho evidenca prescnted (o 16 Board, und t sdditfon (o thin Urvatied myrelt of all pocial opportunitics thas olfered consh‘leml{ with the performance of my duty. ~Lnst Sunday was one of a party of twenly gentlemen, ombric- 1z Hepublicuns and Democrists from all kectionsnf tho “country, who visited the wmagaificent sugor plantation of Air, Efinghan Lawrence, situated n ew miles helow New Orloans. It has an orsnze groveextending two milcs along the bank of the Miaxlasipnl, antd there (pointing to a small bough with thiricen aplondid oranges on 1t} i& & specimen of the fruit. Mr. Lawrence wan a Calhoun secess loniat, und ae such fought to take bis Stata out of the Unlon, ile suatained the war to,the bitter end, und subsequently acting with the Democratic purty, has been, returned by it to tho Forty-third Congress, In the course of somo remurks aildresa- ed to hia gucats whilo nmhng around his hospitable fable, e said that no candid man conld deny.that any fair clection in Loufslana woull stiow a Republican majonty of 14,000, and that there was Indlsputably a Republican majorit of 40,000 In 3lesissippl and 20,000 In Alabama. "Tlo aleo sald that whenever the Democratic party in the Gulf States could make up Its mind to truly accept the situatlon, and give the colored votera iominatlons for some of tho re- spectable ofiicea in cach ‘purl!h. vote for thou falrly, and sustaln_ them fn the performance of thoir dutles when elected, the color 1ine would dis- appesr, snd good order prevail throuehout that woction; and that =0 long as the Democratie party should continuo to carcy clectfons by hulldlu.lng sud other methode of Intlmldation, dlvorder woulk provail, and (ho returny of olectlons would require revision, Inproaf of the mood feeling manifested Ly tho people, he pointed 1o the fact that there was not u lock or fastening of any kind upon hiy doora, Though Mr, Lawrenco emlgrated from (o North thirty-flve yours azo, ho In not regarded aw o car- pot-bagger, and we accepted hils teatimony as that of_on independent Southern gentioman, Teporter—Dut abot the testimony of the wit- nexres before the Board? - Judso Kelley—Among witnesses who had becn broughit *to New Orleans to testify, Iwas fntro- duced to one whose naine 1 am notnt liberty ta wention. e I8 of un old Southorn family, a'col- leglan, and had entered the Confederato army with tho breaking nut of the War, and continiied to sorvo until the War closed, when ho was paroled. In the conree of a romewhut extended conversation Bie sald tome: **The extent of tha violence thant has heen resortoa to for the purpose of Intimidat. Ing tho coloredd men of Ouachita and othoer par- Isties will never be known, It eannot be pro- clabined, I know of it, but I cannot tell," Upon my romnfldnf that o gentioman in his poaltion ind conragoshould tell, hu sald: ** You do not under- atund the case, It n not fenr that restrains me, 1 would not testify whero they roguired ma to give the wiholo truth, aa I would {nvolvo 1ife 2 friends and kiusmen, who udvised me that I migh wuve myself, Gratitudu ns well us honor geals my 1ips as to {nformation thus obtiined. " Judge Kelley here voferred the reporter to o sworn statement of Mr. J, I, all, glving de- tails of outrages committed in tho Yarish of Or- cune, Judgoe.Kelley then related a bnteh of fright « ful murdors and mobbings of Union men, aud continued: * Tteportor—Nut, Judze, do T understand you to chnrge theso polltical curses upon the Democratic party of Loumsiana? Juilge Kelley—If you mean to embrace every mambar of the Demagratic party of tha State, na, 1f yon mean to ank'ma whether they woro ' per< petrated by o recognlzed organlzation” within® the bosom of" the Democrgtic poaty, the exlst- once and purposo of which were known to the leaders of " that party, iy answer.1a In tue afirn-. ative. The witnessed who were called to contra. dict the teatimony of Eliza Pinkaton hud no hesita- tlon In admitting that the Demoerntic clubg fn thele nelghborhood wero alep rifle cluba, nnd rode at nieht. The Dewocratio party must undoubtedly be held responsiblo for them. § In this connectlon' I may add that some of the colored men who testifled hefure tho Iourd «that they voted the Iemucratic ticket wupscauently confessed that thoy had to give this testimony to Inaire themaelves “tho pro- lfcllun that the "Republicun pagty cannot give thgm, - cporter—Judge, 14 there no way In which tho newroes of the South can bo effectuully protected ln tho exurclse of the frauchise? ;- Judus Kelley—Under nur pecnliar and compti- cated form of government I do notaco how it can e done. ‘There Inan thing the people can’ do— llm{ cnn lmel) from power the party which resurts to this brutaland cowardly vialence, . Roporter— From what you obsorved in the South, o yon hulleve the Confederates, under certuin cireumstancos, would attempt to obtuin by arms what they werw unallo to accumplish even by the ructhods they have adopted? In other words, {3 thelr any prospect of a new robollion? . Judgy Kulloy—No, sir; the rifle cluba are not ar- ganized for tho wirpose of fzhting the resular army of the Unlted Stutus, ‘They aro milltary or- f'” zatjons of 1ueal charactor for tho suppression of topuolicantsm by Intimidation, and, If necessary, murder, A Rebal sakd to mo, **1€thers in anathor wvar our Nothern frlends will bave to lead it; thoy cheatud us once before, nnd can't do it again, W N CHICAGO. . THN FIBRY, UNTAMHD DEMOORACY, The Committes appolnted to consider the ealling of a Democratic mass-meoting to pro- teat agatnst “high-handed outrages, ete.,” mot yesterday ofternoon ot the oftice of tha Chalr- man, W, 0. Goudy, Esq, 1t was soon devel- opad that there wus no ungultnity of fecling on this matter. while others plped for peace. Tt was, In fuct, a Palmer House moeting on a amall scale. The u‘zlnlou “of evyry member was elieltod; and the discusston was at thnes more or less anliated. Finding that it was next to fmposaivle to harimonize,” the Committes finally ad. Journed withont taking auy actlon whatever fn regard to the muutlufi. 'he tuore - modorato Democrats urs disposed to pooli-pooh the fden any way, dnd to hold thut the Democeatie ma- fority in the House of Itepresentatives can and will stand up for the rights of the party, and that there is no neceasity for any expression of o publiv meoting In Chicago to strongthen thelr backbone. The thirsters after . gore, bowever, {nsist upon the meeting, They want the popu- Jar beart fired o8 that wicertaly coninxlity wus never flred before. Whether wise or rash counclls prevall remnalns to be seon from the fu- l.ulr'.n: mectings of this st present divided Com- mittee, THE DEMOCHATIQ VETERANS. The Vetorsu Reform Association (Domocratic) leld a_moeting last uvunh(n!:u Romer's Hull, No. 45 North Olark strest. Gen, . Herman Lich was, cleeted Chalrman pro tem, and M H, F, Merritt Socrotary. There was a long debate about amending” the Constitution {n regard to pmhlblthu:’ memhers frous holding more than one clvil otlice, wirdeh amounted to nothing.t ‘Tho election ol pormanent ofticers was thon declarod to be In order. Gen, Herman Lich was elected permavent President Ly u wnanlmous cholee, “In accepting the office ho returhed thunks for thg honor couferred, und gald ho felt deunlrv this sign of confidence. Mo saw by the Ropublican press thot the Repub- licans wers' In great tribullon ad to what the spldivra of the late Wur wers golog ta do, They wore classed with Rebels and Copper- licads, a3 If they intended to disrupt the Union which they had helpod to save, Tho traltors were those who attempted tu destruy our fn- stitutions, and say l.lw{ da uot coro u d—n for the Coustltutton. . 12 It becama nocossary L0 In- sugurate the rebollfon and hang the ‘traltor who threatened to imprison the Domocratie wembera ot Congreas, then thdy might march 1o Washlngton, hls was blood-unid-thunder talls, theu let it bo called such., ‘Ihoy moant to stand by the Unlon, Constitution, "snd the Houss of Representativos. ‘They did not want to excelte public appreliensivn,” hut for the soldlers of the Jute War he woulil say thut, ruther than submit Lo bo robbed of their libortles, thore would be another war. [Cheurs.] It was foullsh to wuit another four years. T ottay T oew 1D ver ‘n' Ta Bome were loud for *wah,"" popular election in this countes, :nunn Lo upact things, Tt tl‘;i‘} -::r:‘x‘fi\vt ‘1“‘;“-1:“ I:{':‘){l:'l:’l‘!: lllu‘-‘g‘l;‘x‘ninl. He 1 not however nmv’r:‘ i comy ] 2 5 "Ths men dlolting neatins the o” o ety D wouldandonbitediy ahandon the ott- Jottof thesciome,ub therchiientsof e ey :l)"chrytxlnnl;: Nln;ly extend v e city nml sectira a tnomb C! o, il lopod et woni v el o for them Lo go to ht, Lut 0 A4 Yo ready nb nll times Lo stand by thelr ‘tg‘yv\‘l‘x)-‘n:;‘ tuttons'and thie Jlonsg of Hej s entatives, T following wore eluctul Viee. ‘Ll" 3 s D, Taldwin, W, 1, ¢ S5 Risgiin g lll I}Vnrd‘ W, B, Wise, offinin, For leconfing . Fo bfixr.rul:lry, Mr. H ¥, Merritt was r)mse:fu'('.!!)':f- :M:’:\“;\l‘u"t!:x!xu”'\‘\"u consumed In electing the number of the vxlnlnhrn’l;f. LI & thelr volees for. “wali? Warrlora present. ralsd MEADQUARTAR aosstp, - For somo days pmat thoro Liave by and etartling famors afloat iy rt- v..'rfi"flf"'??"'. tures having bean made by somo ol? tho lending Democrats of this oty toa number of ofllcers of the First and Secand Reglmonta, sud that they had promised toenter the warltke arena tn hn’- half of Tilden. Something of thie 8ort may have pone of, bub - fi was learved yoste;. day Iv a = TutpuNg reporter '.hgl- ‘;ru suth thing could bo sticeessfully worked in elther of the battalions. :Tho tivided in politics, and boty omnnllnl.k?v‘:‘:nh:y{: been kept pecullarly aloof from politics, T Colonels arg under command of Gen, Ducat, and llmg know thelr reurnnnlblllty inthe prem. {sen, and aro contident that the tnen wilt Oliey them. ‘Thus from that source there need bo no ald expected by the Democrats, Dan Chincron, the hero,of the new wah and Commander-in-Chicf of the Bridgeport Guards, was for aome ten'sweeks Iast suminer el mannger In tho Democratie camp I tho ubseice of Cyrus 1. McCormick. Ha totled, and wns very successful in producing a nrofound discard {4 the “unterrifiod " ranks, At lost tho “reaper King? returned from the East, Nomet our Dan, The two sacliems greoted each other cordinlly and whifful the catumet, Danlel retlred swectly in one of Pot- ter Palmer's hiota of down, 116 rose refreshed and ealn, though he was a canny warrfor, and o soldlor bold yould be. “[To selzed his pon, and with It promulgated a general order {y l.!m shape of ‘o bonrd bl at thg Palmer Nouse for 820 per week. This stortling tulseiva was persuadinzly handed to "Mr. Cyrus I, McUormick, who blandly asked ‘what that’ was for. The modern Hannlbal replied that he Diad acted for the wentleinan fn his absence, and was entitied to Msboard-bill belng pald, ** 1 did not know that I was to pay your board a3 well asall the othier expenaes of ihis Corfmit. %e," replied Mr. McCorlele, ‘Lhis freitated . Twenty doidars o week and no post-office to draw from. Ny “Yheavinga¥{ revenge he would have, But Mr. McCormick somewhat retented, and charitably contrlbuted €19 per week for Dan Cameron’s board at the Paimer ITonse. Lust ovening n TRIBUSE reporter met Col, Cloary on thostreet, andasked him if holadonly ¢ subscribed three vents to Dan Cagcran's ware fund, Hereplied: *Yes, that'sall; andihat's ndivil of o sight more than he is worth, an' [ \vouldnn’t;gv-; n.lu;]wrlh more. At tho Grand Faclfle Hotel Col. A. C. Dab- cock I8 fust finlshing up the work of tho Repul- Hean State Central Committee, Ills clerks aro busy, nud he expacted to conclude Wis laboss to. dny, bt will not. befora Monday next. . 3o has prurnrcd a statement which accounts for every dollur of the campaign funds, and sliows how fairly thoy ave been uscd. There fa u voucher for every dollar expended, and the balaneee sheets are very complete, THE SHIP'S ARRIVAL, Look to the farthest 1imlt of the Eastern lne, Where the Sun, robed In splendor, lcaves hia conch of goll, And *neath hiy light is xeen a speck, ro very fine Th“hklcce""l cye its distant bearlng acarce can 18 it o lonely reagull sccking for Itamate, By huwling tewpost parted, whera white-crested waves Hold mighty revels at the swful work of Fate, And ulnn¥o the strioken ship in thelr dark, slleat caves Or did [t linzer near a sntiiy ale, or fn the wake Of plenstre-frelehied yacht, nnd, charnied by swmall, white hands, Or music's dulcet sounis, forget the course to tako Which led Ite weary partner to these Northem stranda? 5 L " Behold! the rising Sun han 15t the snosty clouds With rims of burnishied tire, and left a mirror hl’lli'hl 3 \\'hnrelu ln“'l! beautiful as molten gold; nsnght hronds ; l]l.'mom!ng Tieams, the glory of lils mew-born Tight, The rpeck {schanged, Like jewel hungfrom reslms nuove, Looms upa ship—drawn homo by wishes pure and trues And myrinds of sweet Coplde, on swift wingsof love, By sllicen_cords warp, the! proud sbip o'er tha waters blue. Forth from each bow Anticination sent her crew, With briltfant ralnbow-ribbons [n each tiny hand, Chantlng n earol sweat, While faster still they drew Tl vossel, with hor epcay-kissed, stuenlustied sidcs, to land, . 1 Aud from cach mast, In flacey linos, llko borea Tare, Love,” Eaith, and Hopa in Jay sent forth thele ‘cherab binde, . With \Villifi 1ike mountatn enow on which the sune Vi pin 8, Rasy clmnk»,y and eyes of blue, limned by nus. tor hunas, As o malmed veteran, returning from tho wara, Witn prouder step keops tlme, —with high, def- ant hoad, d And jenlous eyo, watches hia standard's sacred wEATS, Whlgh :XE" of bloody battle-sconey and comrades cad: So_proudly glliles onr weathor-beaten shiptoparty Notalland tapering maststo plerco tho ether biw Her lofty walls knd masts were ront, and made tie or ‘:m'rrlavlnd‘a fury, rnln-l‘lrdwlng as it flew. Her splintered masts and atorm-torn salls tao aadly * 0f dewpornto battles fought with Neptunc's mighty But now ste heard et Iopo's tospiring wordh T AT While fairy ‘b:ndu ro-ccho it along tho coast. The hachor's goinod. Slo anchars, ringed by ver: dant iules; bs Hor ulll':fl'm] #ails ara furled, and all the clieru! L lgl . Test m.“ ha wing: Love, Faith, and Tope, with radiant sin! int ’l‘)mlr{nlrgm‘ fill‘r‘"l‘ tn circles bright, and eeawanl 1 1 r firht, . V. elen In anhattan Monthiys e em—— A WINTER-SONG. nalated from fuerger.] e flmir Vi '\?lllh Ao ioncks ‘The poplar-tree e barod Kalold )I:n; i I:n‘ 1o Fober-cloeh That took Ita May-gpurl 3 ¥ a0 St i, aid sed, and white, e muaw und teo bivo burlod quite. Yét, lovely foward, your vanléhed graca hall wrlng no pluint from e Frowh blosmoing iha tanl face Your buauty stifl | seet 'I'll&;)llnrq.‘t‘lulllc«l eyen aro hrightest blag, Tirow, white, und Hpu of ycarlct hue, 1 cara not If, {n valo and wold, No bird-songa now I hoars For Mojlie trilla a huudrcl ln}ll More swoet aud slivar-clears Ttee bizeatls is Hko the air of Spring * Wheu hyacinthing odors cling. When sluo Hps yiold thelr frult mc‘lt e, When e et perfect biiuat No stnuvborelea of cherrlos e'er, Ao wweet a8 Moltlu'a kisd, i 0 May! why should 1 plno for then? e charns of Spring are atill for me" ® MiLwauxes, Whi 0 e T0 M, R Taugh of little Maude T%l‘fl‘n’&’h y§u alad 1o more; e Tut tha gray-blug eyes snd .'am-lyrornl W1t in fancy appesr to you real and falr, Au they were in daya of yore. d muva by the Winter.tro, s e igh witl sarl j {"3:} :ml.hit'u‘mu cluath that Lisa torn you apart, Thangh 10 you it s marchlng ou. = 5 Thon prepare to pass through the Valloy of Do hthe brlghtor, Botter Lund. faid You will #oo your littly Maudlu’s £ In that lawl{ and glorious placd, "And claap tho dear little Baods a 1ittlo handa aro folded nav, “Anld o Jittlo heart 1a still, Iah, Wow dry Hiu toar and check the sizk, For pulit 10 mope makes. Mgn(l\u [H And this du our Father's will Citicauo, Dee, 16, 1870, , 25 Ruleldo h; l::,uns:;l dteal Journal. The jufllrlfl.‘rgt'.fil:xgél sulcldes in )"rnr,:i?“m 1874 sliows the number of 5,017, tlflo -rtx‘nl which hias yot heen ecorded; 4,433 (0 L S:n u} thes; 20 wero below ry L nee, Moro dre were uyver 80, As usual, thoey o ¢ riog (31 per 100) aud in 5 u:‘g Ill:\(rz“dx[:usnfin( wintor (23 per 100) aud r u (10 pur 108