Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 24, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 January 1875 — Page 1

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YOU XXIV-NO. 24 INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY JANUARY 1. 1375. WHOLE NUMBER 1,73

LOUISIANA LUERATURE.

THE DOCUMENTS. A l,OT CF PIPERS THAT ACCOMPANIED TjIK y. I iÄOB CONTP.IDUTI05R BV KELT-O0 1 AND PACKARD S3 LRI DA NS LAST EFFORT THE LoNU B )W AS A MILITARY W.APON. Washington, D. C Jan. 13. The documents accompanying the president's menI'v e are voluminous. The first, is a letter fr .r. Gov. Kellojr?, dated Aupust. 10th Hst, d lresel to President Grant at Long Branch, in wbioh Gov. Kellocrg regrets to bs.ve trceiblo him again about Louisiana Ktj.v.rf, butwtateathat exceptional clreuav ÄtRCoc-s and the Importance of the issues in.V.wrf render fi nrcewtrrv that hf) should m;Jke a brief statement of the Kitnation, nÜch lie proceeds to o, premising that !Louiieria is now the last state in the SuthTvest that retrains true to the republican party. He conclude? by eayinj;, "I reprtfcllv aul -earnestly suggest tha if tbe United States troops were re.,.ta , ,w tffl. uch X'OUTie A?iVild have ; most salutary elf. ct, and rouW prcverft much Mocdfc.bc d, ami i pr . ?bly v. lormal ce.il upon tie president and a rer .ewed auction of the Louisiana question, which ntnerwise a quiet and lair election next NowmVr would forever set at reit, a ad fully vindicate your j ut policy tovird Ji." Man.hat Packard, on August 'not last, telerapLed to Attorney -Geueral ''Williarrs a request to "the secretary 4t war to order a siifli"i?'.it force, immediately to fcil in tie discharge of hin duties as -re queued by law. ''ho rcciHi.rV.icTu wis .boi.t to ecm roe-nce. L'.rgn bodies of armed arl mounted whit men hoi uppeaied. Ttr'J.r.h far of the:nho blaok would lMintM to register or voto, in ci-e of confli', v'.i.ch Packard r"rrrdi'd hh irrKnineut. On Au;r. S Gov. Ke'.!(,''2iiilurnn Aturu3V-Jueril Williams :t a f T! -? outrce wnicu ivau jinn'vi j'cir.trte 1 t Coc-.hi:U. Ti?preser.ceof trmips rouM rr, At to precut vi 1 rnce ' and Llood.sh-d. Hevi'ütWat tl.cro was an opnly vjw-.1 poUcv t ex;oimiut:rc th1 publi-c-u h.Infuriua'.iKaisj'Pntto Attoruey -General Williams bv Marshal Puvirr.rd ami D'strict Attorney Itc-kwith, datf i i -ptiiljr !0: h f is 1 13. h, o th prootc ! tai Whit? l4"Xiu and BiirK te r.e -M!y f-r troops t prevftit murdtrr, t tc. G t h 14 h IuV. Klloz": niakos a req'iet th pu-fcldnt t trtko iu-Nurt to put t!aj domestic violence and iBGurrectton then prevailinsr. Numerous tPiograms are pent rot he attorney . general by Mcrhl I'ackurd and oihia. k-hf-rtiny that raifd mobs vcth retiortd all over " Nt,w Ciiwans, the Iieap;iierd aro much moro ionnidabls tr:M is fuppo er?, e? Tto mayor of St. Franzi -ville telfrarks cn S.ttexlr 19 to the fctiornv ifftuwral: 1'he timolv arrival of federal troopa -hss savo' ti e l:esof uooffeniing republican. We lenk confidently to thrf loyal Si crib for support which t:v have so generously ex. endtit to th9 werK, and hope thRt the protection of the government will cnr.'inus until tin elections ar? over." On December 9 Gov. Kellogg tti piaphed President Grnut: "Iufermation reaches methat the White Lacgue purjHH-ei znakinj' ark attack rjroN the statr hocsk, especially th-rt portion occupied by th treasurer of the United States. The organ.izitioa is vt ry numerous and well armed, and the state kjft'es now available are not eutü.:ient to resist successfully any move ment they may make. With a viow ol preventing such an Attempt, and the llood-hed which should be likely to result, should an insurgent body gain possesion of the eat ;.bouo, iu difpecaing them, I ret-pr cttally reque st that a detachment of United SJatn trooo bo stationetl in that portion t the St ; liouls Hotel which i near tbe frte offices There tbev will be readily available to pre er.t any ntch Insurrectijnary movement an that c-onteninlmtd. Ex-Gov. u eli, rresi dent ol the iitai returning loard. tele graphed the p.-eKtlent December 10: "The membe rs of the board are being publicly and privately threaten! with violen.'f, and an attack upon the Ktate hou-e, which is likely to result In blo. dheH is also threstened. liy rtrinest of the boaro, I respect fully ak that a, detachment of tronf bo Kt.itioned in the srate bouse, ko that the dlibr-itions . and. final action of tlie board rr. '.y be free from intimidation and vk l?nrs." ThQ foll winß- "wan comoiuuicatsd confidentially to Gen. .Sftcndan: Wau Department. Wahhixotox, D. C, Dec. 21, 1S74. TTo tien. 1. II. s3heiidan, Chicago, Ills; G knb.l: The president s&nt lar me this .nomine und desires mo to ay to you, that !.he4visb8 you to visit the states of Louisi.ana and Mieissippi, and e?pec'ally New Orleans, , X.., and Vicksburg aud Jackson, Miss., and ascertain for yonmlf aud fo: ibis information the general condition cf : matters lu tjoee localities, iou need not iccnfias your vhit to the ataleä ot Louisiana cd MisiLrpif and may extecd your trip to oth?r sti.s. Alabama, etc , ir you see 5iopr. Nor need you confine your visit in XLe jitates of iLouisiaua and Mis.sNppi to lie Places caczed. What the nresidtnt dp.

) is tiie true condition Gf cllairs, and to

iasfy deem advisable and jud iv'ious. Inclosed - her-ewith is &c order authorizing you to xsauivi command ot the military division of tboStuth or any portion cf th it divLsiop, sLouid j ou see proper to do so. It nnyio p vbible tht circurustances m?.y arisa vhii-h would render th's the pr.; or aurwto pursue. Yo-u can, if you desire it, ee Ge-a. McDiweil in .Louisville, and nuike kuown to birn conCdentially the otjrct of vourtnp. asut tn:M H tot rejHired cf jo'i. Communication witk blru by vou is lefc eni tireiy to jocrewn utlgt.ent. l)f course you j can take wi.h you su"h gentlemen of vour .atafras you wilj, andit is" best that the trip should appear to be ere an mnchof plearffcire as buiiiese, for tlia ict of your mere CttiJenee In the loalitif-s referred Li will 'have, it ia presumed, a beneficial effect. Tr president thinka, aad .v do I, that a trip South might be agreeable to you, and that you ruicht L Able io .btain a uood deal of lu.'ormatioa on the eutjecc alxjut which we tleriie to learn. You cac m.ke your return by Washington cd mike a varbal re port, ajd also inform iue Irou time to time Ot yoHi viewaand cot?lusion. Vouta truly, etc., W. W. üelknap, Secietaiy of War. War Drp't, Adj't Gen's Offick. Washington, D.C., Je, 21, 1h;i. To U.iien. P. II. Kht-rMan, United U-les Army, Sir If in the course oftho iL.atctiori ;ird

V lnvestiiration the secretary of waT .his di

aireciea you to mw, in ins commu.nvMiion of this dte, you tshouli find it ucessary to A-SCHB COMMAND ct the inili'ary divieion of the Ssutb. or any portion thereof, the president oftho United Stätte hereby anthor:zf, and ir.tructs you t9tj?3 cojacit'jd axJi'dinIy, eul to satab-

Ilsh. your headquarters at such a point as vou mav deem best lor the interests of the

public service. I am, sir. very respectfully, your obedient servant. Signed tu. v. jstosipk, Adj't. General. A copy of the above letter was furnished to Gen."McDoweli, commanding the military divruiou of the South, on Jan. 5, 1675. Headoiis MiLrrAiiT Drv. or Missouri, Chicago, Dac. 26, 1874. To Gen. W. W". Bel k n a p. Wast. 1 n g .on , I. C. : Your letter ha been received. All rig. Signed) P. H. Sheridan, Lieut. GenerJl. IIeadq'iw Army of the United Statfs. JSt. Louis, Deo. 30, IsTi. kt.rau I have the honor to acknowl edge tLe receipt ot vnur confidential com nmnieation of Dee. iit, with the inclosure. Tour obedKmt servant. W. T. Sherman, Gpneral. To W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War. Next appear the telegrams of Sheridan, dated Jacue.ry 5, addressed to the secretary of war, relating to the terrorism, bin li t:!, tue secretary oi war, suu luuti tertothofrmer,heretoforepublisbed,aoyear in the correspondence, and al-o the lol low icg telertm: - i New Orleans, Jan. 10, lSu. To the Hoc. W. V. lk-lknap. Secretiiry of War, Washiii?iou: Since tbo year 1SG4 nearly 3,.W) perns. a great majority of whom were colored men, bve bt?n killed mil wcuuded in ttis itnte. In IStJS te (.üiciil record shows thtt 1.SS4 w?re WlA and wounded. From 18- to the present time no otU?i,l inventigition bp.s been made and the civil authorities in all but a few cas"Hhavo been unablo to arrest. -convict and punish the perpetrators. Cntequentlr th re are no correct records to 1x3 consulted for infonr.idtion.' There is ample ovidene, bowevt r. to how tbp.t more trsn 1 Ü00 per sons have betjn killed and wounJed during this time on account of tteir political ncnijments Frightful mas-ACrea have occurred lv;:;g b?Tre mo, of men hiile i on account of twir p-iKtical principles. In the pari!) of likmviU the number ot men killed is 30; in Ked Kiver parish th estimated c&?e.s of men killed is 24; in Winn Parish tin number of isolated cases where ok m were killed is 15; in Jackson pÄlish the riiuiter kiiied is 20. In Cauhoura parish tha number of isolated ca-.s reforttd where men were killed is 50, a.id most ul the country j ariu39 throughout thehUis will hiw acorrcspondina istate ofnilairs. The following Ktatementa will illustrate tLe characier ai.d lii.id of theno outrages: üa the üütli of August, ia K.-d Kiverparidi tix stat'iHnd prisb othcers named Twitchel!, Dhers, Hoilatid, Howell, Kdcerton and Wiliis were takau, together with four negroes, under a guard to b carried out ot the taie, and were dc-liberately murdered. Ou the 29th ot August, 171, the White League trietl, pentecced aui hs.n2ed.tw0 negroes. On the 28-h ot August, 1874, three negroes were hi.ot and killed at Itrowuaville, just balore the arrival of UuitJ States irrmps in tlie parish. Two White I.iguers rode up to a negro cabin Bkd called for a driak of water. When an old colored man turned to draw it. they shot bleu in the back and killed him. Tue courts were all broken up iu this üUtrict, and the district judge driven out. Iu the pri-h of C;iddo, prior to tho anival of tbe United States txoop, all of the ciSceis at Shreiport were cjmpeited to abdicate by the While Lf&gue, which took poesestion ol the place. Among those obliged to abdicate were Walsh, the mayor; Kaper., i he sherifl; Wueatou, the clfirk of court; Duraiit, the retorder, and FerjfUbon and lienlro, fuJiiiini&traTors. Two colored men who lud tiven evider.ro la regard to tbe frauds comiuitted in the parish, were comp-slleJ tj flee lor their lives and reacted this eity lst nitjt t, having heeu smuggled througii in a cargo ol cottou. Iu the parh cd Bossier tho White League have attemptfd to fcrcfthe hbdication ot Judge Baker, Uuitcd States commissioner and psrish jude, together with O'Neall, the sheriff, r.d Walker, the clrrk of court, and they have compelled the parish and district courts to suspend operation. Judge Uaker states that the White Leaguers notitied him oeveral times that it he became a candidate on the republican ticket, or it he attempted to organize a republican party he should not live until the election. They also TRIED TO INTIMIDATE HIM through his family, by making tba eame threats to his wife, and when told by him that he ai a United States 'cornmtesioner they notified him not to attempt to exercise the functions of his offleo. In but a few cf the country parishes can it be truly said that a law is proprrly enforced, and in some Sf the parishes the j iiges have not been able to ho'd a etmrt for two years. Human life in this state is held 0 cheaply thit when men aro killed on account ol their political opinion?, tbe murderors nre regarded rather as heroes than as criminals in localities whero they reside, and by the Wbita League and their s ipp orter. An illustration of the 03tracisiu that prrjvailsin the stato may be founoJn a resolution which states that tbey pledged th'tnselves, under no eircuii-atauees, pf:trtLe coo.' in? election to employ, rent land to or iu any other manner jlve aid, comforter credit to any man, white or black, who vetts asinbt ihe nomir.eea of the whito mrms patty, S-ifety for individuals wlo express their opinion in isolated portioos of this fctate has existed only when that opinion was In favor oftho priuc p!es aid party supported by the Ku-Klux and White League organizations. Onlv yesterday Judg Myers, parl-h judg of ths parl.1 or Natelutothes, called ou me upon hisarrivil in this city and stated that in order to rench here aliva he was obliged to le ave his home by stealth and alter nightfall, and make hit way to .Little Rock. Ark.. and come to this city by way of Memphia. ueiuriuer Mutes teat wuue 111 s lAlüer was lyingat the point if dea'h in the same vil lage, he was unable to visit him for fear of a-isas'ilnation, and yet he is a ua'lve of the parish and is proser'ibod for his political sen timents only. It is m?re than probable that if had government hse.'-3'cd iu this Kt 4a it is the result of arrn'd orgtnizvions whlc 1 fcave row crystahzrd Into what is calkd the White Lcfgi.-e. Irstea"! of a bad uoverutnnt deytl j.Ii)g t;:eui, they have, by their terrorism prevented,"t a cr.ntiderablo extent, the collection of .taxe, the bobiiocof courts, tU& DunishmeLt of criminals, and vitiated pvibl.c sentiment by iamiliaiizine it v;tn Krei.es above ctscril d. 1 am now en gaged in compiling evidence for a dt:ai:'d report upon the above tubjeot, bat it will be Ko'ioe time b-f,re I cho obtain all the rtfi'iisito data t' cjver the ca-ts that have e xurred ttrouehout the tUtw. J will also

in the parSbtwof Uossier.LVdd.v, Catahoula, n-iujr " ' V;." :i.t Fernard.fv.unt t.avtrv. Grant and j de, laro that the action of lh re.urnit!? O. l.ti-. The Antral chara 'er ot the mas- boaM.on tM whole was aröitrary, unjust, 8..ts in the above nacifd parishes fg aivl incur oririon illeKsl, and that this arw we.l known that it is UEt c arv to ! itrary, rJ-.Kt and illegal actlr.n alone pre1 mtSt.d bv the folN,v.i.,;; instances, rufjonty of cotiservRtire worn-....-.... i .t . T-AM-a nnw bois t the lower Ioue. The

report In due time npn th same subjct ia the 8ttes of Arkansas and Mississippi.

(Signed) r. .Sheridan, Lieutenant General. TUE SUB COMMITTEE'S KEPOKT. rtfEY FIND THAT TH ACTION OP THE BOARD WAS ICLEQAL AND CNJCST TnKRE WAS NO IXTimDATIOS-tXCEPT ON IHR OTHER SIDK. 1 'Waihinuton, D. C, Jan. 15. The eub comrrdttee appoteted to vWt New Orleans for the purpose of investigation is rej-orted to t!ie general eommlttee. After giving a foil account of th returuinj: board, the committee report rkat they an ccmtrali:ed to sav that the action oftho loard ia tbo reic.lon ol the returns ia the pari of Rapides, and in ßivicjz the seats for that prrish to the republican candidates was arbitrnrj', unfair ud without warrant f law. II the committee were to o behind the n-ip1 beforo the board and conIJer the aliened eh-rp of intiirrldation upon the proota beforo the ecmie their findin? wonitj cecesarily be the name. Rapides parish was taken as a sample parish of intimidation. Many witness of both parties show leyord qnestion that ther was a five, 'fall, lair and peaceable election and reeistratlon. There was no evidence of any iDtinndaiion o) votora practiced on tto dav of eUctton, altboupu it wa? asserted that intimidation ot colored men befiire the ebxtion bad betn eff'tjd by threats ol refunal to employ tüem or to discharge thf-m it tey votd the republican ticket. No evidence ci'.ber of diKoharce or of refusal to employ wna produced. 'Certrtn w itHe-ec themselves, everyone olllct-holders, testili d generally to such action, but liKrdly anyone was able to epeci'y a finale in-ta;icein which he hcarM any employer ao threaten or dincharge any voter, or knew of f.ny employee btirg s-o threatened or dlt-cafped. Not cne single colored man tLrouh.iut the en'ire p.irSh was produced to tertity either to nu.a a tf rtat or the execution ot such a purpose whether "V ' r,V " .?." . ! minmuut i-wä' committee confined their invextlijtion to two parisheeand find that no-general intimidation of -republican vote? xvA es!aliiahed. No colored man was produced whe bad fjeen threatened or assa ilted by any conservative, 'because of pulitical opinion or discharged from employ rrent or refused employ me -nt. Of all those who tostified to intimidation. there was hardlv any one who, of his own knowledge could specify a reliable Instance of tuch ects, and of the white men who w ere produced to testify jrnf rally ou such tubjecia, very nearly ah, if not every single one, was a bolder of office. No wit nese, we believe, succeeded in naming in any prrish five republicans who supported TUB KlXLt'33 eOVFRNMENT who wer not themselves offlceliolder or rolato:l to ofllcO'hok'er, er those having oftlcial employment. Or. the other hand, applications to the United States commissioners in various parishes, not only for alleged ciime, but because of alleged threats of dis -hargs and non-employment or other interference with political preference, were frequent. Upon thes applications warranta were alterward issued, and white citlzeta arrested and bound over for trial. In many localities federal troops were detained for service under marshal and deputy mir-dm'., and not only made many arrests immediktely ieforo tbe election, but reports that they were coming to particular neighborhoods Rbout the time of the election lor the purpose of making such arrests sorved, as the conservatives claimed, to intimidate, and some times even to produce a stampede among the white voters. How differently the twoparif-s look upon tho same fact will appear from the testimony of Mr. Kiddie. He was as commissioner in the parish of Iberia. Khonlv I fore the election, upon ihe application of colored persons, he issued a large number of warraub. lie considered it his doty, upon the arrest oftho persons charged, to require btil from uret ies who rx?fcc?sed land U esUtss within the parish, certirir-d by the assessor of tho parish to be of sufficient value, and of which the title wes approved by the register of deeds. This rule necessarily prcducod delay in procuring bail for tbe persons accepted, rd h was waited on In theca-eby a procession cf ciUzcL3 whnoffrred him a bond aigncd by every nnm in the procession. This he regarded as io deriion of his proceedings, an f he refused to receive the bond. He was called as a witness to prove that intimidation existed in that parish. He had himself no knowledge ot any act of tbe kind exec-pt this) procession which be thought was calculated to Intimi late the colored voters. lie bad no idea that the arrests made upon hia warrants and the proceedings under them had any effect in interfering with the conservative voters. On tbe other hand thecnt-ervatives in that parish thought about ttis just thereverse. Indeed the reports of tte military officers iu command ot tbe forces of he United States ia tbe country, though generally indic-iling a condition of quiet aud ordctr, tike sometimes an eutircly different view of th situation. On tho other band it was in evbienca that blacks w ho sougi.t to act with the exmservativen wero on their psrtsometimesexrKisfd to enmity and abuc. In tli9 interior one colored man wes shot for mkingacor.nt-rvative speech, aud in New Orleans, it sppearo I from tLe testimony, that the colored men who aought to cooperate with th3 conserva'lves were Bubject to as much ARl'SE FROM THE rOLICR and otherwise that an association of lawyers volunteered to protect them, but with little effect. Tl.o committee Rive cn account of tbe general condition of affairs ia, the state. Tho conic:ion among the whites that the Kellogg gov ernment was an usurpation, the general want of coufi fence in the state and local otliciali, the heavy decline In s ate securities and the exorbitant taxation, the reduction ol waces, the non-fultillnient of personal or political pledges, maifeisjnce of borne and local ofliciais, th9 disputes among the leading colored persons, the loss or embezzlement in come cases of the school funds, and tbe lillure ot the FreeJmen'a Cink, all eombiuo to divido tbe views ot the colorel voters during the la'e cair.paign. An effort wm accordingly mala by tha conservatives. to acepiire a j art uf tho regro vote. With tijit view it was sought in ioau- q.uarters to propitiate them. Frequeitt arrest by United Stares marshals lor intimid.it! on, or threats of nou-ein.!oymei)t and the apprehension that was felt that tbe returning board would count out their men if an excuse tor euch a course were offered, all combined, especially fier tüe UM ot September, to put the conservative-son tbeir g od h-navior, aud the re-ult wss that in November, 1S74, the ptople of Juislana did laiily havo a lif, peaceable and lull

registration and election, la which a clar conservative majority was elected to the lower llous of Inn lcgHatnve, of which 1

majority the c onrvatives were deprived by the unjus . illegal and srbitrary a-Hion of tho roturning, borj-d. Thit there were lurbul-nt spirit can not be donid. Those returno 1 to r T3co by the re'.rning board in violation to the wishes of the people are especially odious. In one instance tb editor cf the Xhreveport News, in anticipation of the frustration by the ! arcing board of the will of the pop!, openly declaredthat the only remedy was to kill tire usurpers and declared this to be the sentiment of tbe conservatives r,f his section of the state. Bat bej'ond a newspaper editor or two, no declarations even of that sort was brought to our own notice, although it was admitted on all bards that tho white people of the whole state felt grestly outraged by the action of the returning board. Indeed, it is conceded by all parties that the Kellogtr government Js only upheld by tbe federal military. Withdraw the military, and that government will go down. This was true b?ore January, as well as now. Gov. Kellogj says tbat this 5s owing to the doubt that Congress has Permitted a bojit the le7ality of bis government. The conservatives say that it is not only lifcause the government is illegal but because it basbiieri abusive and corrupt OF ilir. WHITB LEAGUE New Orleans, the committee say that it is an org-urz.ition composed cf diff.re'nt clubs, numbering in all between 2,-SOO and 2,8tW, the members of which hive provided arms for themselves, and, with or without arm-, engage in military drill. They bate no uniform, and the arms aro tho property of the individuals aud t.ot ol l!io organizations. They comprise a hire number f reputable citizens and of property-holders. The purpose they declare, to be simply prof ection, a necessity ocasioced by the existence ot leagues among the blacks, by the hostility with w hicn the Kelhitg lovcrnment arrayed the black against the. white race,and the wart of security to pps-einle cltizons and their families wti?h exi ted, for thes reasons and beeauso also of t!io peculiar formation rf ihe police brigade.- On the other bard the republic-ins sssert that this is an firmed brdy ot volunteers, existing for the purpose of intioit iatincj the blacks end overthrowing the Ktlloeg gavemment. That iL had any considerable relations emtside the city of New Orleans, or that if was intended in any way to itiirrfero with the rights of the colored citizens, did not appear. Nor, on tho other hand, did it appear tbat there wns any extensive secret le.guo among the blicke, of arry kind. That the White League would readily co-operate in any feasible tcLeme lor overthrowing tbe Kel log: government your committee do not doubt. Ho will-substantially all the white citizens of Louisiana. Such organizations mty be danerou?, and are very tarely to be justified. The affiir of tho 14th of September is an illustration of this. The committee give a detailed accountof tho trouble at tbat time, and say tbat the conservatives of Louisiana do not propose to fight the federal government. They submit, not bsc&uso they want to, but because they must, not becauKu they prcclaim any enmity aaidnst tne flag, net because free labor has not been found practiab, not becsnse ol any hostility to the colored people because they are colored, but because th6y regard themselves asdefrauded out of the election of 1872, and yet more out of tbe last election, and because they think their state government has bsen to the last degr; devtruetive and corrupt. Indeed, in our judgment, tLe sulst intial ci.izrs ol the s ate will submit to any fair determination nf the question of the Iste elf cth n rrto anything by which they can secure a lirm and good government. What tbey afek is peace aid opportunity for prosperity. To that end tiny will support any form of government that will afford them lusi protection in thfir distress. They havo cot beyond auy mero question of political party. The commit fco rcci-es at length tho f.icta relative to the attempted organization of the legislature of January 4ib, and conclude 89 follow.: "Your committed Lave nut bfee-n able to argue upon any recommendation but npc n the situation in Loui.dana as it spoeared lefore us we aro all agreed." The report is signed Ly Charles Foster. William Wnlter lMielps and Clarkson N. Totter. The 6Vidotiev ujm which the sub-committee base their conclusions has not vet been writtea out. It will 1 submitted hereafter If ir. .hall bo defined desirable. The comtuitU'O themselves voted to adopt the report, at'd i!ho to report tho same to tho Honne, with a re C'ium?ndatlon tbat the same bs printed aiid recommitted. MEMORIAL OF KKLLOGG'S LEG IS LA TÜRE. REPORT Ol A COMMITTEE IT IS ADDRFD TOOSIIRKM AND T.raVS THE TALK FROM THE RADICAL IX)INT OT VIKW. From Yestorday'istceond Fdltion ; - New Orlkans, Jan 11. To the Hon. F jx'.iker anJ members of the House of I4eproniatlvrsof the state of Louisiana: Gbntlkmuj; Your committee selected to prepare a statement of tho revolutionary proceedings that transpired in the hall of the Houeof Representative's on Mouday, January 4, 1S7", beg leave to submit the lollowirg stateuient and recommend that it Iteiaimediiitely forwarded to the Congress 0 the United Statis. lt?poctfully, James S. Mathews, " Crt as. WT. LowrLi ;fo. Drcry, W. P. SöDTHARD, R. 11. Rat. The returns of. tha e kct'.cn hdi Xov. 2, 1871, as promulgated by the proper rntuming olliccr thereof according to la v, showed that there wero elected to th House fiftythree republicans and fitty-throe democrats, aud there were live seats lor which the returning officers made no re:urns and were relerred for a decision of tnoir right to hold them to the general assembly. The whole number to the general assembly of tho House of Representatives is "ill. A quorum is a majority of the members elected, ard was at tLat timo 54. A quorum, when the whole number is seated, is W. A few daja prior to the day lixed for the general assembly a posse ol unauthorized persons sretly kidnapped A. J. Conin, a republican member, and by force and violence conveyed him out ot the city, under the color of a pretended charge of embezzlement of flOU, across Lake Ponchürtrain to a distant parish, where il.ey bd him in confuuinent uutil after the day for the meeting of the general assembly. They alt'-rwarJ released him, the very meu who made the charge poiDg ou his loud, and akuowlx!t;in that their ebjoet in arres'iux ad detaining him was to break a republican majority. Certain parlies in the meanwhile sought, by the payment of several thousand dollars to certain republican members, to bribe three of them to vole lor a democratic nominee for speaker. Attempts) were made to kidnap ot.ier republican meuitHrs. Public aud repeated thr ;i:s were mad 9 lor weeka previous to the 4'.n ol Januar, of vloleoca aud assassination toward certain ;epablican mem

bers ol the general asicrahly. Tbes threats and monaces were

repea'ed, confirmed aud indorsol by the pressof tho opposition throughout the state. In conseeiuence of infortcation In bis possession that organized violenca was in-1 tended to be used to influence the organiza-1 tion ot the House, the governor placed the ! state house under the military coniiand ot General Hugh J. Campbell, of tbe state militia, who was ordered to asit and sustsin the poiice nnder this order. Gen. Campbell excluded from the building on Monday all but the officials of the state government, tbe ineubers of tf.e general assembly and persons claim ir.g to be members; judges, members ol congress, and members of the United State civil, military and naval forces. The . - CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS to govern tho organization of the House are as follows: "Article 23. The Houso of Representatives shall choose a speaker and other officers' "Article 34. Kach house of the general assembly shall judge ot tbe qualifications of elections and returns of its member?, but a contested election shall be determined ia such a manner ss may be prescribed by law." "Article 36. Each House ol tho general assembly shall keep and publish weekly a journal cf its proceedings, and the yeas and nays of tbe members on ajiy question, at the desire ot any two of them, shall be entered on the Journal." The law governing the organization cf the House is as follows: "Section 44, act 2, approved Nov. SO, 1872. Tljat it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to tracsmit to the'clerk ol the House of Representatives and secretary of the Senate, of tbo last general assembly .a list of the names of such persons as, according to tbe returns, shall have been elected to either branch cl the general assembly, and it shall bo the duty of tho said clerk ai.d secretary to place the names of the representatives and aenntois elect, so furnished, upon tbe rolls ol the House, and of the Senate respectively, and tho'e representatives aud senators whose names are so placed by the clerk and secretary respectively, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, and none other shall be competent to . organize the House of Representat:ves or Senate. Nc thing in this act shall be construed to conflict with article 31 ol tbe constitution of the state." At 12 m., Monday, January ; 4, 1S75, the ntate house being surrounded by an excited crowd of several thousand persons, tho members assembled in tbe hall of the Uou?e,and the chief clerk called tho roll of the House. Immediately afterward, or a little before the clerk bad finished the announcement of tbe number of members who answered to their names, which was 102. Mr. Billien, a representative from Lafourche, moved tbat L. A, Wiltz, a representative from Orleans, be elected temporary sneaker. The chief clerk replied thas the legal motion was to elect a speaker, Mr Billien, paying no attention to tne protest of tho clerk, proceeded hurriedly to publish his own motion against the protest of all the republican representatives. The motion was put in a quick and excited manner, and not in a loud voice, and was voted for only by a portion ol even the democratic members. The negative was not put at all. Mr. Wil'.z, having previously taken a position near the clerk's desk, AS QCICK AS THOUGHT upon the putting of the motion, without waiting lor any announcement of tho vcte, sprang to tho speaker's desk, where tbe cierk was standing, seized the gavel from his hand, dashed tho clerk violently from the stand aiid declared himself temjsorary speaker. Following him was W. X. Houston, first justice of the peace of the parish of Orleans, who took from bis pocket a book, looking lik a Bible, and proceeded to go through the ' form of administering an oath. Mr. Wiltz, as temporary speaker, assumed to administer tho oath to the members en mase, against the prote-t of the republican members. Rome democratic meaiber theu made a motion to eloct Trezevant e'erk. Mr. Wiltz put tbe mo:iou and declared it arrioj. 2dr. Trczovarit at onco epralig forward and took the clerks chair. Immediately after, in a hurried aud excited rraniier, a Mr. Flood was elected sergeant-at-arma-upon the mention cf a democratic member. Also a motion wss made lrom the same sido of the House thst a number of assistant sreant-at-armn be sppnir td by the ciicir, which La declared car 1 i-d, when a large number of persons at once ap;cared, wearing badge-, on which v.'3s printed "assistant sergeant a'--armi." While all- the above motions were bein? put the republican mcn.bfn objected and called for tho yeas and mays, all of which were disregarded by tho acting speaker. Col. Lowell, republican member, niado a point of order that tlie constitution cf the state allowed any Imo members .to call the yeas and naj-s on any motion. Mr. WiÜzoVrUledtiie point cf order :ct well taken. (Set constitutional provhion above.) The pretended Hone then proceeded, in defiance, to swear five additional democratic members, to-wit: Jam;s Bright, Bienville; Cha-, Shnler and John L. Scales, of DeSoto; C. C. Daiin, of Granf, and G.-orge S. Keller, ofUnion, by which Ui9 democrats gave theirieeivr-s m . wdjoiity. Tho republicans protested agaiust this violence and law Issues, bat their protests were disregarded. Tho dv.-u.oerats then assumed to elect 'a permanent speaker. Mr. Wiltz claimoJ himself elected e.Uer goins through the usual form, having received, as be claimed, 65 votes, which included nvo men seated iu violation of tbe law, the republican members withdrawing aud not voting, , as they deemed the proceedings illegal. About the tinfe of tho withdrawal of the republican members of the House, Mr. Wfltz gave or caused instructions to be giveu to the persons assuming to l e sergraut-at-arms not to allow any one to pass out of or to enter the House." A great commotion et onco ensued, acd quito a number cf knives and revolvors were drawH aud diplayed in a threatening manner. Mont of the republican members had already left the room amid great confusion, when Mr. Dupro, of New Orleans, a democratic member, moved that the speaker be requested to call on THK UNITED STATES TROOPS to preserve the peace of the House Tbe motion prevailed and a committee ol which Mr. Du pre was appointed chairman, was appointed to wait on Gen. DoTrJbriand and request the interference of the Ur.ited States troops to preserve the pace. In a sLort time the committee ' returned accompanied by Gm. . DdTrobriaud and stalf. Upon the apreuraoce of (Jen. DaTrobriaud on the floor, inud applause came from the democratic side of tho House. Gen. DoTrobriaud movtd to he speaker's desk. and Mr. Wiltz stated In substance . the reason for his being summoned, and informed hirucf the impossibility ol his being able to enforce order and preserve the ? eace. Gon. DaVrobriand ia substance, the committee b--iDg unable to get the exact words, asked Mr. Wiltz wbetuer it was not possiblo lor dm to preserve order and keep tbo peaco without calling on him ns an - United States officer. Mr. Wiltx replied tiiat

it was impossible, tbat be h?d already Instructed bis fergoant-at-arais to do so. Gen. DeTrobriand then took action in th mutter, and quiet was restored wi'.h a little tremble. Mr. Wiltz then assured Gir.i. D Tobriand that bis coming bad pieveufed' bloodshed,- and, as jour committee Is. reliablx infoimed. on mnlinn thatiuorl 1 tm

in the nams of the general assembly of Louisiana for his prompt response to the summons of tbe Honst, and the general retired. The republican members then, signed ard preentd the following application to the governor, requesting tK legal members be put In pessr-ssion cf rho ball. Here follows the Uocumeut which Kellogg showed to tho committe and which was printed in the Sentrnel of last Thursday. This was signed by 52 legally elected and returned members. In response to this application the governor applied to the military force ol th United States to assist his officers in expelling the intruders and destroyers of the peace end preserving order,, which assi-tanco was rendered. and by it order was restored. The repubcan members returned to the ball. When th members returned to tho hal!, following Gan. Da Trobriand. at his request and nr. der his protection, and attempted to lei lew hiru through tho door, the ser eact-at-arats at door lfce -'rder f Mr. Wiltz, closed tho door ia their ficea imd forcibly prevented them from entering, and tfcey were cot allowed" to epte-r, until th atteution of Gen. DoTrobriaud was called to tho fact, and, at his order, tbe republican meaibeia were aduiltiad, and the five intruders were ex pslled. Tbo democratic members, with Mr. Wiltz at tbo;r hta 3, iheu withdrew, and tho Heu? tn n proceeded to organize accordln- to tL law ol tho state of Louisiana. A MISCREANT LYNCHED. PATE OP THE UI.RANA SCOUNDREL H15 PS LYNCHED BEFORE THE COURT HOUSE SUNDAY MORNING HIS IM'AJIOUS CRIMI.. By Telegraph to the Sentinel. Urbana, O., Jan. 17. Oa last Tuesday afiernoou, a little girl, nine years old, the daughter of J. B. Morgan, of this city, while returning from school, was enticed into the woods by an unknown man on the t', a ol having money for her father. Alter buil liu? fire he outrsged her perscu in the mcs: horrible'mar.rf r. Tbe villian brought the childa part of the way hoina and then iett bor to reach ter Iriends the best she could. Arriving at her homo about 4 o'clock r. m , Lewas in no condition to s;ive a description by which tbo mm could be identified. Early next morning, the authorities having got a description e t tho liend! from the child, tegrams and e-ards wore sent In every direction for his arrest. Tha city council called a ereeial meeting ruI offered a reward ;of ?Ö00 for his capture, and n-.en-were sent out to scour tho ccucty. Wednesday evening a telegram from Maryv:"e O., was received announcing the arrest ol a man answering the description. He wrj . brought here during tbe night, acdrsade a full canfession, saying that his name was G. W. Uilery, and that he wa.s from Buchanan, Mich. II U clothes aVo Fhwod unmistakable evidouce oi his lir;? the guilty party. Thursday night a ra.vked mob ma J9 an unsuccessful attempt to lnch. him, tut a heavy guard prevented it. It -as understood that it was not given up. About 3o'clctk this morning a masked and determined body of men, numbering be'.ween 30 and 40, and answering to numbers, advanced silently upon the jail. Tho guards were soon securely b:urc?. No words wer spoken, except by tb leader, who gave hi orders through a speaking trumpet. Abu je bv.ter5n.sr, ntn was used in breaking down th ortside door. The cell door was opened wit!; tc.'dchifcel, Uilery bound and taken in frort of tho court house and placed on a box, a ropswas adjusted arouud his neck nud f ecurod to th limb of a tree. He was then told that h could have three minutes to priy. When the time was up the box wj,i quickly knocked from under bini, and tbua Uilery received the reward he so Justly deserves. Th clilciij. fn a terrible condition, rs she received th meat horrible treatment from tbe wretch. The action of the lynchers is approved bv' tbe enttre community . TIIE TRANSIT OP VENT'S. COMPUTATIONS MADE IX KMILAND CUB II.STANCB from TIIK SUN VELOCITY WITH WHICH WE ARE APPROACHING HIM. New York, Jan. 17. Tho World pabliöhc. a cable dispatch from London sayir that the first tentative computations utsi'o at Greenwich from the data obtained from tho observations of the recent transit of Ver.us have yielded results somewhat diiTirout from what wa expected. Four caicu'.t'cns mado independently give the sun's parallax as being respectively 0M s?c?nd?f 9.43 sec onds, 9.ij seoonds p.nd 9.2J sooond3,th9 motn being 9.24 seconds. Tha corrputatiors were mado by Prof. O. ilenriei, Ph. D., cf University College, M. Freierir k Cutbric. itryal School ol Mir.es snd Arts, and itetrs. Durkcn and Ellis, esstants at the Ft-:yal Observatory at Greeuwieh. No cau'atk.r: have yet been completed at Kew Olervatory. The computations ss given were mad only upon tho basis of the moments cf external and internal contac's as reported lrom different points of observatica, acdi may bo considerably modified when thophotographic aud cicrometric ine?ere menta are taken into account. Baed on. this dispatch, the World remarks on th authority cf an ArcarSoan astronomer: "To say that the sun'sparallsx has been ascertained to bo K2-i seconds is to say tbat the sun ia distant fro.v. us about 22.323 semi-diameter of the earth or S8.443.72 miles. This is l!26.274 miles lets thau tbe distance made out by Ecckofrom observa ions offne last transit, end-' 3.000,000 or 4 C00,000 ier.s that; ;ho results, e btained by moro recent mpt-MmuitirdS. If tois ratio were constant we should r.-v.ilro 1,440 ears to overcome tl:e cbtire tfisiatfe and lull into tbo snn. But as it :s ci : aln that our eentiipetal motion would 1 6 vi UJ sccelerate i contiaitall.y as wo cot e .-.r w i;hiii the sphere d ttie sun'a attruvtlc;-!, unkj.3 Lis force s'tcuid le prrpcriinnhily decroRed or his volume rtduced, it is hlso profcablo that we should consume ery much less time than is above given in rrs-L-ing tho tremendous Journey. It 13 said thatFresideut White, of Corne ll, is preparing an esay uaon the Inancla! disasters of the first French lopabne.asd tho apptication ot tho lr-s-ca th-?y xcavU to cur exttitip ' monetary system.

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