New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-07

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stitution, that no State shall pass d law IN
[ pairing the obligations Of contracts neeC
ed no legislation to enforce It beyond giy
ing the right OF review in the Supreme CouI
Of the United States 10 the parry ieelin
himself aggrieved.I But in the cas-
Of the fifteenth amendment, the helpless
ness Of the party 10 be protected RENDERED
q larger and peculiar Legislation necessary
Congress, then. in the acts under consid
Grafton, threw around all classes Of citizen
these effective 1aws, and secured obedience
tbereto-frst by criminal punishment; ans
second, by clothing tie candidate Of The
voter with the rigL: to preven. o. redress
the wrong attempted OF perpetrated upon
the vote by ar appropriate Gil. action
Now, what are the grievances Sc: forth in
this case What are the allegations made IN
the bill They are, that 9, O90 citizens Of this
State have been, on account OF race. color
and previous condition, deprived Of regis
| tratioD and after due prefer OF the ight
! to vote, ana tha. that 10 o&) votes. which
were in fact cast for tie complainant: tor the
Office Of Governor. have been, OK are about
| to be suppressed by an Illegally constituted
! board Of returning officers and that without
the interference Of this court these votes,
both those reiused and those cast. which
ought to be counted for the complainant.
viii be lost 10 him, and that thereby lie Will
| he defeated for said office,
These allegations are Supported nv rp-
ward Of four thousand attidayits OF the
actual voters. The chief defendant.
namely, II. c. Wannoth, meets this weight
Of testimony solely by his answer and aft
,!avit, and certain acts done b. him since
tile canvass commenced force upou nv
mind the belief that his defense rests upon
no solid foundation. The further. aIlega-
| ton is made that the beard OF cauyassers.
legally constituted, are deprived by this
respondent Of the proper returns with the
view to deprive the citizens Of the right to
vote. III other words, that the respondent
has prevented a fair canvass Of tire votes
by impeding tie legal board and setting up
an Illegal board. This leads No 10 cor
slider the facts with reference 10 these two
boards.
BY an act OF the State Legislature of
March Is, 1870, the board Of returning Off
GERS was made to consist Of the Governor.
Lieutenant Governor. Secretary Of State,
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