Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-15

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Recent Eycnts in tho CnhAP.
$3.50 Py state.
Especial Correspondence OF the L.o.lsrIlle Con.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 26, 1872.
A brief summary of some Of the
occurrences in Louisiana during til.
past eight weeks may interest readers
who have not time to read lengthy
details.
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
At the State election on Monday,
November, there were polled in
Louisiana about ono hundred aud
thirty thousand votes, of which the
Greeley fusion or anti-RaIissf ticket
received q majority Of aboutt ten thou
sand. There were elected all the
Greeley electors; tho entire fusion
State ticket. headed by McEnery, the
fusion candidate at largo for Con-
xress;t hree out of the flro district
fusion candidates for Congress, be.
sides . large fusion or conservative
majority in both branches ofthe State
Legislature. In the city ofNcw Or
leans the whole anti Radical ticket
prevailed by m,joritics averaging
about twelve thousand votes in a to-.
tai Of thirty-six thousand, giving
Demonstration or Liberal Mayor,
: city administrators ,coroGers, sheriffs,
judges of eight district courts, clerks,
justices and constables. When three
or more candidates were in nomina-
tion the fusion ticket ma have fail
I'd, or may not b. now ascertaincd as
elected, but Ell the general ticket,
candidates wore elected by two-thirds
vote where the contest was between
TIVE contestants only.
THE PLOT BEGUN.
In the face of this notorious result,
Senator Kellogg, the Administration
rNkEdnate for Governor, assuming
: that q large number of negroes had
been prevented from registration anu
suffrage, and pretending TO fear that
the regular returning officers of the
State would not do justice TO him in
their returns, brought suit by PRAYER
in equity before the United States
Circuit Court, Judge Durcll presi-
ding, against Warmoth and others to
prevent them from making the cou. 81
aud return, but to empower others
to act as a returning board. The
election throughout the State had
been the most pacific and orderly thai,
had ever been held, while in the cityj
not an alteration. fight, or arrest &C.
Cured. No complaints had been pra-l
viously made of fraud Or fayoritism
III registering voters. No propcrl,
ote was excluded, andtgcncral coed
feeling prevailed al the polls. The
vote was much the largest cveri
cast in the State, being the first e,ec-
ton since the war in which tie white
voters had all even and fair chance.
and the first managed by Lands moi
bitterly hostile to all conservatives.
THE PLOT PROGRESSES.
hellogg's prayer was heard, the in
functions granted, able counsel en-
ployed by both parties to the suit,
many ahidaEits of real or pretended
negro voters submitted, MANY LONE
speeches made and much anxiety
felt, which grew IN intensity dav b,
day. The defense was managed with
great ability aud the argument en,-
pleyed by both parties was marked
by much learning, ingenuity and elo-
quence. Few at first believed tina,
the court could take jurisdic.ion,cven
under the late act of Congress rcspec-
ans elections, where members of Con
gress or Presidential electors are TO
De chosen; but those who knew the
temper OF the court land the spiri,
which controls the people who arc
represented by the Administration.
know that this Radical judge would
mold7his decision and rulings to sui,
o who hate the white people OF
the South. Their predictions were
realized, aud their fears were soou
changed into n hidcous reni.,v.
KELLOGG TRIUMPHANT.
In effect the prolonged argument by
able counsel was little more than /;
farce. The judge had evidently 70.
solved, before tho trial began, ts
grant the prayer of Kellogg. lie rcad
brief paper, prepared by the han,
oil another, %purporting to be reason.
for his decision, and concluded will
n decree and order which was moth
ing more nor less than the whole O
hellogg's volumntous petition. H,
not only decided that the Hero,
board was h true and rishtful re-
turning board but he accepted a,
parts of his decision all the alIcratio,
OF the petitioner, all the carefully emu
merated and cunniugly invented in
1erences that could be drawn in adj
vance lie virtually put into tn,
hands of Hawkins. Lynch. Long
street and Heron the power to re
turn ms elected any ono whom the,
might prefer, forbidding all interrer
snce,and installing in Office those Off
GERS II legislators whom they Nigh
name.
A DRUNKEN JEfrrIEs.
Intelligent medical men affirm ,hei,
oeiiei that Durell wss NOT metally i
to sit upon the bench any ON. d.,
during this long suit, and that who,
his judgmsnt.was read, he wa. ,is;h,,
1y under the influence Of dr;nL H.:
while VIGOROUSLY a ~drunkard. whi,,
well known to have been repeatcdi,
intoxicated during the trial, and Will
for many hours just before rcnder;n,
his judgment aicohollically insensi
bic ; yet can not believe that, whc
with shaking hand he blotted hi
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