New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-26
WHOLE NUMBER 1905.

avoid amy apt "a zee of undue inter
terence iu STATE i.,s,S, and if Congress
differs from me what ought TO be
cone, respect go its immediate
decision 10 tina .2a- Otherwise, | shall
teei o0i1g"", s. faI 80 | can, by The exercise
OF legitimate authority, to pat an end to the
unhappy con n.rovelsy winch dsturbs the
peace and which pTos-rAtes the business Of
LOUISIANA, pv the recognition and support
OF that government which is recognized and
upheld hy the courts Of the State.
Third Dispatch
WASHINGTON, February 25-The Presi,
dents message, in the House. was referred
10 the JAdi3itry Committee, with the privii
ltge 10 - 'ort at any time.
a bill or Louisiana NAV, nv being a..
'ache6 :oa Tepor: :oc or against the in.
Heachnent of Judg ge Darrell become "A priv.
l."G question. which will give the control Qj
the matter 70 majority OF the House.
IL - al understood affair in the Senate
that Louisiana matters are not to come up
before appropriations.
Fourth rispatei.i
NAs'i:N"foS. February 1.-The presi.
den' sent the i".."w!ns Intssa.e 10 Congges9
20 day:
To the Senate ana House oi Representatives:
Your attention is respectfully invited 20
the condition uT affairs III the State of Lou.
!sIana. tirave complications have grown
out OF the election tht!e on the fourth OF No
Eember last. chiefly attributable. il ie pee
ll6VeG, 70 An organized attempt on the OaFs
OF those controlling the election OF officers
ana returns to deteat IN that election the
VIII OF d majority ct the electors OF the
| state. different parties are claiming the
| executive offices; Two bodies are claiming 70
| be the legislative assembly of the. State and
the CONFUSION ana uncertainty produced in
! thls SaN fal!s with paralyZing effect upOu
| All its 9nt@r5Sts. \ controversy arose AZ
| 5000 as the election occurred over it's bro.
| ceedlngs and results. out declined to in
tertere ill i suit involving this CONTROVERSY
| to some extent, was brought in the sircuit
court er tire United States. under and bv
virtue Of the act of May 81. 1870, entitled
an act to enforce the right Of citizens OF
the United states 70 vote III the several
States OF the Union. and ;or other 3ur.
poses. finding that resistance was made
70 the judicial process in that suit, withou:
any opportunity. and IL inv opinion. with.
out any right TO review the !udginen:
OF the court upon the ;urisdictionAf
or other qu. stIons arising in the Gases ! dip
fected the United States marshal TO enforce
such process. and 20 use. il necessary, troops
tor that purpose. III accordance with the
thirteenth section OF said act, which pro.
Sldes that TX shalt he lawful fcr the ?resi.
dent of th" United States TO employ such
lanC or naFa! 1Orces uI the JHitet$ States HP
Of the militia, as shall be necessary sa aid
IN tue execution OF the Judicial processes
under ths act" Two Oo<lIe. of persons
claimed 90 be the returning board
for the State. and the circuit Cou7g
in that case decided that tho one
to which Mr.. Lynch belonged, and usually
designated by MS name was the lawful re.
turning board, and this decision has been
repeatedly atfirmed by the district and SuD
preme courts of the State. Having no 0pD
PottUhLtY or power 20 canvass the votes,
and the exIgencies OF the case demanding
an immed diate decision, conceived jt to be
my duty 20 gecogn!ze these persons as
elected who received and held the.r creden-
tails 10 office from ina. then appeared TO
me 20 be, and what has since been eliscOy.
cred by the Supreme Court Of the State 10
be, the legal returning board. Cerf0rmanlv
to the decisions of this board. full! set os
state officers has been installed, and q
legislative assembly organized. cOnstitut.
Ing. II not a de jure. at least de factG GOV.
crnment, which. since some time in DecefE-
Der last, has had possession of the offices
and been exercising the usual powers Of
government. But opposed TO this has been
another government, claiming to cGntrop
the affairs OF the State. and which has To
some extent been, pro tlrDiG, organized
Recent investigation of the said election
has developed 50 many frauds and forgeriea
as To make it doubtful what candidate Se-
ceived majority of the votes actual cas:,
and in view of these facts, IL variety Of nc"
ton has been proposed. Here !nllGH c9us
clus:ons sent in first report.