New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-03
The Louisiana Trouble.
From the Washington Ghronicle.l



WILLARD's HOTEL. /
Washington, D. G., December "a, 1872.
Editor Of the Chronicle:
Your edition of this morning contains the
following statement
Warmoth claims 1886 majority for Gree
ley in Louisiana, while the actual co Mt is,
according to the election board, 14.C 4 for
Grant. As the registered vote OF the State
showed majority of 10000 oolored votes,
which of the above shOWings bears
upon it's face the stamp of probability 1!
In one case Warmoth counted the
votes, and manipulated them through
creatures OF his own appointment. In the
other case board of sworn, reputable men
acted. 1t was just as easy for Warmoth to
sayo2 900 as 1000, and he probably would
have done so but for the fact as to an ac-
tual excess of colored voters. In 1868 the
Democratic majority was SO shameless
swindle, Congress was constrained to enact
a statute to prevent its repetition.
Now, sir, truth is always consistent with
itself. Ii is the undoubted truth that at
the recen t election in Louisiana, the fusion
ticket received majority Of votes; and |
am willing to admit that this result would
not have been probable if the fact stated
by you were true, viz. that there was a
registered majority of twenty thousand
colored votes in the State. But it is not true.
The registration to which you refer was
made at the election of 1870, and was nOtO-
riously fraudulent and incomplete. This is
sufficiently evident from reference to the
United States census taken in the same
year, which showed the white and colOred
population OF the State to be about equal.
Now, majority of 10000 colOred voters
would indicate an excess of cOlOred pOpu-
Iation of 100000 to 2O000, which is absurd.
No doubt the white and c0lored vote of
the State are about equal, and that being
s1,,,. Il rC,.,
ticket is not merely probable, but Is less
than would have been anticipated by one
acquainted with the current of events
prior to the election. There is not
parish or polling precinct in the State at
which there were not numerous COlOred
votes for the fusion ticket, and in some por
tions OF the State the cOlored fusion organ
izatiOns were very strong. The above
statement is of piece with the innumera-
BILE cunning Misrepresentation by which
the administration and its supporters have
been deceived. As we appeal to the admin
istration and its supporters for justice, L
must believe that you will willingly pub
lish this statement.
A MEMBER OF THE LOUISIANA COMMITTEE.
We give place to this communication be-
cause the writer thinks the people are enti-
tied to the testimony of the New Orleans
committee upon the point in dispute. Our
statement was made upon the authority OF
gentlemen who are thoroughly posted as to
the political affairs of Louisiana, and upon
whose yeracitv we have every reason to rely.
They are. we presume, ready to give the evil
dence upon which they based their state
ment That the census shows majority
of whites in the State is point undIsputed.
But it is perfectly well known that IN some
of the Southern States very many whites
re fused to register their votes, and we
ascribed to such state OF facts result
that would otherwise seem inexplcable.
If it be true, as stated above by member
of the Louisiana committee, thai the
white and colored vote is about equal,
then there is not reasonable doubt
that the Republicans carried the State.
We have no means OF estimating the
white Republican vote of Louisiana, but
it is certainly not unreasonable to sup
pose that it is more than ten times the
colored vote that was diverted TO the
Greeley m0yement-takiDg the result in
other States as a criterion. We find no
reason, therefore, to change our conviction
that the State gave a Republican majority
at the late election. if the registry Was just.
If it was not, the laws of Congress provide
for correction,
If it be possible to put an end to all dis
pute as to the facts. and il there Is m" nod
Of reaching a rock found. ION upon which
to .,uIId up a supcrotructure OF honest,
6enohCent government in these distracted
States, We sincerely hope Congress Will de-
veI0p Il. ------
The Chinese claim that Moan rec! rea, name amt,
was Ah-Boo, and that he WAS Oiiil mon
residing near Pekin.
New Hampshire still hugs Purlt,<r rnisln,
Her constitution contains n Protestant
qualification for certain Offices.
An infant aged seventeen advertise5 TO
be adopted-a comfortable home only re-
| quired, and ne salary.
A Frenchman lately recovered S2oJO IRON
some friends who had cut off his moustache
| in a drunken scrape.
Chicago has billiard champion who
| makes both ends meet by showing how be
| can use hiE nose aa 2 cu".
An $1,000 bronze group has been placed
| over the grave of fortunate infant at Gar
lisJe, Pennsy ylvania
| Indianapolis woolen manufacturers say
| their trade bas 6ou bled tie last season.