The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-14
U. W. MCOKANIk,
Member elect, Fifth District.

1
The conclusion arrived at by Mr.. McCranie
that Governor Warmoth had made the omis
sion Intentionally, and with the object of pre-
judicing the case of the Democratic mem
bers-had already been arrived at by the
CRESCENT and distinctly asserted soon after
the facts were made known. The governors
refusal to repair his error when called upon
by Mr. st. Martin afforded conclusive proof
of his design but if proof were wanting il
would be supplied by the fact that Mr.. Nc
Pherson, the clerk of the House, had already
notified to him his intention to insist on GER
tificates in the special form indicated. 1t may
have been that Mr.. Mcpherson did this in
order to give time to the governor to conform
to this requirement but it is more probable
that he intended to suggest an expedient by
which the Democratic members could be kept
from asserting their prina facie right to their
seats knowing that Gov. Warmoth would
seize upon any pretext that might enable him
to accomplish such an object.
To show the very nice distinction made by
the clerk, and for the qualification of the Gu
rious in legal quibbling when point is to be
carried the law cited by the clerk and the
certificate furnished by the governor are an
nexed, with the remark that the governor by
not accepting the clerks Interpretation of the
law as made known to him, evinced delibe-
rate design to deprive the people of repre-
sentation and the members elect of their
rights to seats in the House
That before the first meeting of the next Con.
gress, and Of every subsequent Congress, the
clerk of the next preceding House of Representa-.
tives shall make q roll of the representatives
elect, and place thereon the names Of all persons
claiming seats as Representatives elect from States
which were represented in the next preceding
Congress, and of such persons only, and whose
credentials show that they were regularly elected
in accordance with the laws of their States res
II, session Thirty NINTH Congress. ,,',''', O'
The certificates furnished members. as also
those sent to the speaker OF the House. ara
exactly similar to the following furnished the
negro Menard, except the necessary changes
in names and votes cast in each particular
case:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department,
New Orleans, Nov. rs, 1868.
10 all to whom these presents may come:
Know ye that, In accordance with the pro-
visions Of an act entitled An act relative to
elections In the State of Louisiana" approved
October 10, 1868, an election was held by the
qualified electors Of this State on the third day Of
November, Ammo Domini 1868, for five members of
Congress. to represent the first. second, third,
fourth and fifth congressional districts of the
State OF Louisiana, in the forty first Congress of
the United States, and for one member of Con-
gress from the second congressional district to
the forteth Congress, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of Hon. Jas. Mann.
And whereas the returns of said election, made
to the secretary Of state as required by law have
been carefully examined, compared and sttested
by the proper officers whose duty ii was to
examine the same;
And whereas il has been ascertsiued from said
returns that J. Willis Mensrd received 5IO7 votes
and Caleb S. Hunt 1888 votes, cast at said cleo.
ton;
Now therefore /, Henry G. warmoth. governor
of the State Of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
]. Willis henard received majority of the votes
cast for representative TO the fortieth Congress
from the second congressional district Of the State
Of Louisiana.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the seal of the State to be affixed
this twenty fifth day Of November, In the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.