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Show Potter nnii Teller (Juiinuiltces Washington, 12. The Potter committee com-mittee haB summoned Coyle of New York, Wooiey of Cincinnati, Solomon Solo-mon of South CarJina, aud Dunn of Florida. Tho Teller committee, to-day, examined Gcner.il Iteuben E. Davis, of Mississippi, who testified that he was a candidate tor congiess in the late election from the First district. He had been informed privately of threats lo prevent him from being heard. The idea prevailed that ha was endeavoring to reorganize the negroes in opposition to the democrats. demo-crats. After tho election beard he had been hung in efligy and then burned; he was a greenback candidate, candi-date, having been nominated by that parly in opposition to his own wisheB, and voted for by tho colored peopb, who understood Iheir interests on that question. He was at first informed in-formed tnat he had been elected but was afterwards told that Muldrow was successful. Senator Garland of the committee asked the witness whether ho did not once make a speech in congress about hanging northern men. Witness replied that he d;d, in December 1859. It was during the consideration ot the election case. In that speech ho arraigned tbe republicans republi-cans aa rebels and said if Seward would come eouth and utter such sentiments aa he i ntei tained aud had frequently expressed, he (witness) thought the people would hang bim before ho returned north. Witness added; I was kicked out of the democratic party when a boy, in 1835. I have since been kicked out on the currency question, and I am now out of tbe parly by force. |