Report of the Joint select committee appointed to inquire into the condition of affairs in the late insurrectionary states, so far as regards the execution of laws, and the safety of the lives and property of the citizens of the United States and Testimony taken.

1938 CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Question. What is the trouble?
Answer. I don't like him.
Question. Why not?
Answier. I never liked him before the war, nor since I have known him.
Question. Was lie not a radical office-holder?
Anszecr. I don't think he has much radical about him.
Question. He isn't very well thought of down there?
ALnsicr. Ycs, sir; a good many people there think a great deal of him.
Questions. But you don't?
Answcr. No, sir; and never did.
Questiuon. Did you ever hear that the court was compelled to adjourn on account of
the Ku-Klnx?
ASnswer. No, sir. I never go to Butler; I never was at court in my life.
Qrestio?. Did you ever hear of any negro churches being burned?
Ansiucr I heard that there was some churches burned there sonle time ago-a year
or two igo.
Qesstion. Did you hear it was done by the Ku-Klux?
Ansier. No, sir; I didn't hear; I did hear who did that too, but I don't know
whether it was so or not.
Q(ustiont. Did you ever hear that any negro schools were broken up or interfered
with?
fierd with.
(Quest;. Did you ever hear of the teachers of negro schools being interfered with?
A,su',er. No), sir.,,';csltiso. Your people aIe generally in favor of negro schools?
f,:: 8'er. Yes, sir.
Q,9ttsiont. Are they generally in favor of negroes voting?
Aner. Yes, sir; we don't care whether they vote or not; it is left to them.; we
ucvir.sl the:l to vote or tell them not to vote.
(x'e.stio,. Your people are generally in favor of their voting?
A nswr. Yes, sir; just as soon they would vote as not.
Qulltstion. N) opposition was'ever made to it?
JAn sw'r. Nlone that I leard of.
(QesiioDn. Do you expect to make them all democrats?
Af,;i'r. -No, sir; we don't care whether they do or not.
(>u:sionio. It doesn't make any difference to you whether tlre radicals or democratS
hiit l tf oh. e ciies?
Anwersc. YX's sir; it nmakes a difference about it.
uIstiil,. Do you seek to promote the success of the democratic party?
i.u'evr. i d(., sI r.
ueS;ti,;. l)id you ever lhear that there was any Ku-Kluxing used to compel negroes
to vxt It ie rad(ical ticket?
Aswcnr. No, sir; it h as never been so, that I have heard of, in our county.
e;tCiion.. \ iWhat do you understalnd those negroes were killed for?
Iasuo'e. I don't inow; I never understood what they were killed for.
(tues'cio. You had no curiosity to inquire?
laiNie. None on earth. They were entirely out of our neighborhood, and I asked no
q'1sti:O.s albout theem.
tQcstionl. Are there no negroes in your neighborhood?
A1st'er. Yes, sir; lmore in our neighborhood than any neighborhood in the county.
I livi oni the river.
(Qutc, tio. They are all peaceable and quiet?
A swrit. YTes, sir, and.have been ever since the war.
(,uetstion. Are they well satisfied to remain here?
Inster. Y'.s, sir.
Qi(',tio. Thley don't labor under any fears of being Ku-Kluxed?
A1swe(r. No, sir; not in our neighborhood.
Qutsfion. Youl neve(r hear of their talking of emigrating to any other country?
Aiisuswr. I Ihave never heard any one say he wanted to leave.
Q)uctiol. TlSey are all attached to the country?
Ans.recr. Yies, sir; they were all raised in it, and want to stay there. They all have
ciiildeiice inI the whites.
By Mrl. RICE:
Qt.tio,.. Do they all vote?
An sswer. YYs, sir; at every election nearly every one votes the radical ticket. Every
Otte onll l 1)1 Pce does.
IB the CHAIRMAN:
Question. Does that give satisfaction'to the democrats?