The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-12

gates Tnat tQcy are pcTlu4ttcO W vOtC NJ WuOm
they choose in their party for Governor and that
they will not be disturbed in their positions In the
Custom House II they exercise such freedom OF
the assurance and the delegates retire with the
viction that their continuance in the employment
support OF the United States Senator, the candi-
date OF the federal ofiiciaH. After twenty-fOur
hours delay the . body, packed n IN this way as,
rejected delegates, comprising some OF the abest
and best OF the leaders, rise one by to protest
drowned Dy the clangor OF Q brass band and the
screams Of a crowd OF DULLES imported IRON New
Orleans for the purpose. The permanent organi-
THE SURVEYOR OF THE PORT
OF New Orleans Is made permanent President and
manent Secretary, while the other officers includ-
ing the Sergeant-at-Arms, are all or nearly all
federal ofice-hoders. The cali Of the roll discioses
ONCE under the United States so "erI The
balloting begins, and finally the result is an
mated by q majority OF one vote. Then comes the
campaign. The Custom House is filed to overflow
ing with the men employed, not for any use
but for supposed political influence. They
are sent through the State as canvassers and
are paid as employees OF the government discourses
music at the meetings OF the candidate. An as
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printed as the organ Of the Senator, suppoffed by
month By the heads Of the department from the
Pax Of the employees s astionai government
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ito his surprise and disgust, hope) finds himself
summoned from his distant home In Alabama under
an election law introduced by this same Senator,
enumeration, known Is sKeiioggs e Election ION
law" The Judge 10 summoned to appoint
supervisor OF registration for every parish and two
spponsess VII Se asbdy ss %se
In some instances numbered $50 in q single
hr a MIN 1
United States troops surrounded the polls and at
tempted by this Of1cial and even military dpslay to
ing against the Senator q the United States. An
examination OF the returns shows that in those par
thousand voters were prevented from attending at
the polls and voting On me dsS & election
which can be proved beyond peradventure by
abundant testimony. They are recounted here,
not because | have fondness for dwelling on
such nauseating details, but to exhibit the evils
which must have been anticipated by the trainers
of the constitution when they placed this prohibit
ton in that instrument. / submit to the General
Assembly and to my other fellow citizens OF the
State whether any other Interpretation can be
Der of Congress or federal office-holder is
capable of being lawful candidate for the
ONCE Of Governor O. or Lieutenant "a, Governor
whether all votes cast for candidates thus notori-
ously ineligible not null and void2 And in legal
sense the article has meaning which recent events
have displayed with painful prominence, while
with the other nterpretation-namey, that IL sim
ply intends that no one shall hold the two positions
at once-it is well nigh meaningless being re-
duced to prohibition Of an act which no law
maker would anticipate and no sane man attempt;
and now 4+ H#
THESE coNsrIRAToEs. ta3
having been defeated at the polls IN spite Of their
extraordinary plans, seek to nuliify the voice Of
Circuit Court of the United States against the state
of Louisiana, the Governor of the State being
being intended by the bill to restrain him from
performing certain acts as Governor and to
compel him to perform certain other acts as
Governor They have procured the United States
Attorney as solicitor to file the bill They have
in utter shamelessness tried to hold out to the
ing the hop, OF reward by fabricating kilograms
from Washington to the effect that an unexpected
vacancy IN the Supreme Court OF the United States
may be filed by an appointment from this part Of
the country, and publishing these pretended de-
spatches several times in their official organ. They
have filed in the case several thousand aff1davits,
so-cailed, made on forms printed by the United
States Marshal in New Orleans, and distributed
them broadcast throughout the State, and now
filed up and signed chiefly with the marks of I'M
known persons, who say they did not vote at the
late election. The process by which the United
States Senator expected seize
POSSESSION OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
after having been defeated IN the election, was
through the operation o. an injunction IN the
intention OF the Governor and the returning Of
ficers to mutate and destroy the election returns,
necessary preliminary to suit which he Intended
to bring. The fact was that the returns cOnclu-
svely proved his defeat. and his object was to OBJ
tain such orders from the District Judge sitting as
a Chancellor as would enable him to substitute
for the legal returning officers others OF his own
choice his partners and cOnfederates in the con-
spracy; to prepare the assistance OF the United
States Marshas and United States soldiers to avert
chs ne o as
the General Assembly, and to constitute legisla-
tive body. composed OF persons selected by his
agents and proclaimed elected without even the
pretence OF legal returns. The Judge Of the United
CONFEDERATE OF THE CoNsPIRAToRs.
He lent himself to the fraudulent purposes OF the
United States Senator. He assumed jurisdiction
in the case not for the sake Of perpetuating testi
to be the object OF the suit conclusive against
the pretensions and plans of the consprators, but
really to assist in overthrowing the State govern
ment, and in forcing upon the people legislative
body in defiance OF their wishes and in contempt OF
the sacred rights OF the State OF con.
liberty, and these wicked purposes he resolved to
accomplish by prostitution of judicial functions
and an arbitrary application Of Judicial processes
try At the demand of the conspirators he par
alyzed the State government, by restraining the
He prevented the canvassing of the election re-
turns and the proclamation Of the results. He
RETURNS TO BE SURRENDERED
to men whom he falsely declared to be legal return
ing ofncers after the onices which they claim to
hold had Deen abolished by law. after State Court
had definitely decided the case by recognizing the
validity OF the repeating law and while Board OF
Returning Officers, appointed by the Governor
under the authority OF the constitution and CON-
posed Of citizens eminent for their integrity, was
He permitted the conspirators to summon the
Governor before him to answer for an alleged con-
tempt OF his authority, and held over him for many
days the threat Of imprisonment in order to deter
him from exercising his constitutional functions
and discharglng his legal duties. He did not
hesitate to assist at q midnight caucus OF
the conspirators and to sign an order prepared
BY them directing the United States Marshal to
take possession OF the building used as the State
Capitol. well knowing that 1t was the purpose OF
the Marshal to bring in the United States soldiers
under the false pretence that such assistance was
necessary to enforce the orders OF the Court.
With
FLAGRANT DISREGARD OF PUBLIC DECENCY
and Of judicial forms he suffered this be done be.
fore the trial Of the case had ended before the
OF alleged contempt had been tried, and before
even the order was recorded in mis- Court, sealed
with his seal or cOuntersgned by his clerk