New-York tribune., 1872-12-09

Returning Board would have heen elected under the
law and the entire Liberal ticket wouln no oopsS t
objected 10 the Governors Board under Tue ora nw
rom T1ey objected to the senate choosing Board
under the law for the reason that as he eeeuon
Was held under the old law, the votes should DC can
yasscd ia accordance with its provisions.
On Friday Judge DurCl directed Marshal Packard 10
take possession OF the building used for Statehouse,
and upon the marshal's requstlon two companies OF
United States troops furnished him with when ne
seized the building quarterlng his soldiers In the egs
laiiye halls On tho same day the Judge issued an IN
junction recognizing the Customhouse leturning
Board prohibiting Gov. warmoths Board from can
turns 10 the Cnston-house Board. Tie proceeding
against the Governor for contempt OF Conrt III iSS,hs ~,
hs proclomatiln and commissioning certain Oi lne
officials whom lie holds TO have been eiected went o'e
uuul Monday
This action OF judge Dureu decides questions about
the powers OF the state National Governments that
arc Of the aves Importance II he is correct IN the
position he has taken, then State Government Is
entirely at mercy Of any Judge OF an Inferior Federal
Court The Judge seize upon state capital arrest
the State officials and virtually decide VINO sha suoceeu
them I'm office Judge Darrell, I'm assuming the power 10
break M the Governors Returning Board WIN u
force OF troops and decide that the Customhouse
Board Il the only valid authority TO canvass the
vote, in effect makes O state GOyernue,htu ,u ioI
Governor who shall fill ali the State offices who snail sat
I'm the legislature who shall 10 the Uned states
coiSe tbc Marslai leader Of tho Custom-house party.
| backs him up with the whole power OF the United
~
the Supreme Coart that tribunal could not Iecce tnc
case i'm season 10 be any avail Tue terms OF the pres
ent State officials expire carly in January, and II their
successors should not be nauguraed unt thc supreme
Court could act in the case there would nc an lheTeg
| num- during which anarchy would prevail. .
The CustOnhOuse leaders do not appear 10 claim tuat
they elected their nominees by majority OF the votes
acnay put in the boxes They alcge that about ioOO
men OF their party prevented from registering on
various preexts, by the registers appointed by the GOV
cruor. they have gathered up the ahdavits OF 4OJJ
| persons, who swear they wero refused registration.
They propose it is understood, that their Returning
Board shall add these 1000 20 the number cast Or thelI
ticket and thus make majority for their candates i9i
rity state ana legislative Offices and for Congress
/ GOV WaImotl's Board canvass the returns
| they can probably make out MAJORITY
| for the Liberal candidates OF 2000 or 500
| with "A perfectly fair count or course they would
| not go Into the question Of how many men faleo
10 get registered aud how such would nave VOteu
III permitted Beside contest for the oces the
struggle in Louisiana IL between the coTrnpn0nsts
aud the refOrmers The Cstomhouse party II they gel
| control OF the state Government, VIII perpetnatt
for another four the shockingly corrupt regime
that h existed since the mixed governments or negroes
| aud carpeaggers went into power IN 1868 Ihe LiO
erals candidate for Governor, aud nearly al tho Ote
men upon their ticket, native LOuisir mans or char
acter property who pledged to effect sweeping
| reform.