The Van Buren press., 1872-11-19
TENNESsEE-BRoWN NEGLECTED GOVERN
oR-GBEELEY's MAJORITY 5000
NAsUvIIJr Nov q
Louisiana Politics d.
A Foul Conspiracy Foilrd-INe Custom
House Ring Defeated.
New ORLEANS. Nov

Ao"So Att"y Dceufe0'
New ORLEANS, Nov. IL
The meeting of the returning board
was held on Tuesday. Daring the sit
ting Senator Lynch, one Of the members
declared it to be his purpose to reject all
the returns from the parishes snd poll OF
the city which were charged to be fraud
ulent and illegal. 1t did not need this
ultimatum to put Governor Warmoth on
his guard as to an infamous conspiraey
which had been concocted TO cheat this
people Of their rights and re-deliver them
into the hands of the custom-house cor
morants, and he was ready for their plot
Accordingly, when tho board met yester
day, present, Governor Warmoth, acting
Secretary of State Heron, and Senator
John Lynch, tho Governor presented the
certificate Of Auditor Graham, showing
that acting Secretary Of State Heron, be
ing defaulter, he had been compelled
by the constitution and law to suspend
him from the exercise Of his functions,
on charges that would be enumerated to
the Senate, whereupen, on request, he
withdrew from the board.
The commission and evidence Of quail
ilication of Col. Wharton, for the Office,
were presented and hs permitted to oc-
cupy his seat in the board.
Lieutenant Governor Pinchback hav
ing been candidate in the late election,
it was decided he could not act as mem.
Der of the returning boari. The name
Of f. H. Hatch was proposed and accept
ed Senator Lynch voting no. A simi-
lar proceeding was had in the case of Sem
tor Anderson, and his place was taken by
Durant Duponts.
The board being thus completed ac-
cordng to law, will proceed to its du-
ties
Thus has been fo.ed as foul and infam,
Gus conspiracy as was ever concocted
to defeat the people of this State of their
rights, and set aside lawful and honest
election.
WASHINGTON, Nov, Is.
The Hon. Montgomery Blair has writ.
ten an important letter TO the Liberal
Republican Central committee OF Balti'
more, pointing out the causes OF the
failure in.the late campaign, and predict
ing the early triumph OF the Liberal
cause. He states that he was early APP
prized from an authentic source that the
money organization Of tho country had
concerted war upon Mr.. Greeley, and
to their influence and expenditure OF
money, and the failure of the Liberal or
gans to accept the issue thus rendered, Inc
ascribes the defeat of the movement
which was in July an acknowledged sue.
cess. He says that the government will
vet be redeemed from the banking, rail
road, credit mobiler, and other parasite
cal interests which were hung upon il
during the war to absorb its powers and
vitality.
THESE PARAsITtCAL INTERESTS
form the nucleus Of the Radical party
1t is its essence, and therefore aplunder'
ing party. We shall have four more
years of plunder. Tho continued growth
Of that miraculous individual wealth wit
messed in the last decade, resulting from
the pervcrsion Of the government to that
object, and q corresponding progress in
the Capitalization Of all the powers ofthe
government. Mr.. Blair further main
tains that the Liberal party will DO con
solidated, and that time only is wanted to
compact the opp si.ioa and restore pop
ular government.
Full returns from a large number OF
counties in Virginia have reached here
and they show that the extraordinary re
suit Of majority for Grant was accom-
plished, not by an increase of the Radi
cal vote, but by the apathy ofthe Demo
Gratis. who, after the October elections re
garded the presidential contest as hope
Tess, and therefore stayed at home. The
vote for Grant in many counties Is far
below that for Well in the gubernatorial
election of 1869, when Wells was beaten
by 1909 majority.
SCOTT VERSUS CAMERON.
The latest sensation is that Colonel
Thomas A. Scott, vice president Of the
Pennsylvania Central, 10 TO enter the
field in Pennsylvania as competitor
with Simon Cameron for the United
States Senate. Col Scott, it 10 under
stood. refused to allow the Pennsylvania
Central road to be used rs a partisan ma
chino to promote Hartranfts election,
and he also resisted Cameron's attempts
to bleed the corporation for his party and
personal purposes
All this Cameron bitterly resents, and
il is reported that he went so far as TO
try, not long since, to have Col. Scott
turned out by the directors OF the Penn
sylyania Central. This effort was an ig'
nominious failure, and now Scott in com
piance with the wishes OF his friends,
has consented to enter tho senatorial
race
LIVELY CONTEST ANTICIPATED.
1t is thought by good judges, that his
chances are fair for beating Cameron. II
the contest goes on, it will be lively ana
severe beyond precedent in Pennsyiva
mia politics. 1t will be Greek meeting
Greek, 40 neither asprant has ever failed
hitherty to control the Pennsylvania
Legislature.
T..oc tho colored nsDirant for At