Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-09
Lost Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 26.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 70.
A brief summary Of some OF the occur
rences in Louisiana, during the past eight
weeks, may interest readers who have not
time to read lengthy details.
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
At the State election on Monday, No
yember 4, there were polled. In Louisiana,
about one hundred and thirty thousand
votes of which the Greeley fusion, or anti
Radical ticket, re received majority oil about
ten thousand. There were elected MI the
Greeley electors; the entire fusion State
ticket headed ny McEnery, the fusion
candidate at large for Congress three out
of the FIVE district fusion candidates ior
Congress, besides large fusion or conser-
vat!ve majority il both branches oi the
State Legislature. In the City OF New
Ofloans the whole anti Radical ticket pre-
vailed by majorites averaging abcat Twelve
thousand votes in total % thirty-slX
thousand, giving Demo:ratlc-!uslon OF
Liberal mayor, city administrators. cor
oners, sheriffs, judges OF eight district
courts. justices and constabes. Where
three or more candidates were in nomina
tion the fusion ticket may have failed, or
NAV not be now aseertaiaed as elected,
but on the general ticket candidates were
electedby u two-thirds vote where the
contest was between two contestants only.
THE PLOT BEGUN.
In the fare of this notorious result,
Senator Kellogg. the Administration can
didatc for Governor, assuming that large
number CT negroes had been prevented
from registration and suffrage, and pre-
tendins. to fear that the regular returning
officers Of the State would not do justice
to him in their returns, brought suit by
PRAYER III equity before the United States
Circuit Court, Judge Durell presiding,
against Warmoth and others to prevent
them from making the count and return
but 10 empower others to act as q return
ing board. The election throughout the
State had been the most pacific and order
II that had ever been held, while III the
CITY not an alteration, fight, or arrest o.
Cured. No complaints had been pre-
yiously made of fraud or favorltlsm IN
registering voters. No properly register
ed vote was excluded, and general good
feeling prevailed at the polls. The vote
was much the largest ever cast IN the
State, being the first election since the
war in which the white voters have had
an even and fair chance, and the first man
aged b'r hands not bitterly hostile TO al!
conservatives.
THE PLOT PROGRESSES.
Kellogg's prayer was heard, the I'M unc-
tions granted, able counsel EMPLOYED oy
both parties to the suit, many atidavlts OF
real or pretended negro voters submitted,
many long speeches made and much anx
ietv fe!-. which grew in intensity day by
day. The defence was managed with great
a,Iity, and the argument employed BY
.botl parties was marked by much learn
ing, ingenuity and cloquence. Few at
first believed that the court could take
jurisdiction, even under the late act OF
Congress respecting elections where mem-
bers of Congress or Presidential electars
are to he chosen; but those who knew the
temper OF the court and the spirit which
controls the people who are represented
bv the administration, knew that this
Radical Judge would mould his decision
and rulings to suit those who hate the
white people of the South Their pre-
dictions, were realized, and their fears
were soon changed into hideous reality.
KELLOGG TRIUMPHANT.
In effect the prolonged argument by
able counsel was little more than u farce
The Judge had evidently resolved before
the trial began to grant the prayer OF
Kellogg: he read a brief paper, prepared
by the land of another, purportlng to be
reasons for his decision, and concluded
with decree and order, which was moth
ing more nor less than the whole of Kel-
loggs voluminous petition. He not only
decided that the Heron board was the
true and rightful returning board, but he
accepted as parts of his decision all the
allegations Of the petitioner, and all the
carefully enumerated and cunningly in
vented differences that could be drawn in
advance. He virtually put into the hands
of Hawkins, Lynch, bouSet-ooe 6nef tfrr
ron the power to return as elected any
one whom they rnight prefer, forbiddln1
all interference, and installing in offiee
those officers and legislators whom they
might name.
A DRUSKLN JEFFRlES.
Intelligent medical men affirm their be
lief that Durcll was not mentally fit to
sit upon the bench any one day during
this long suit, and that, when his judg-
ment was read, he was visibly under the
influence of drink. But, while notorious
ly drunkard. while we'll known to have
been repeatedly intoxicated during the
trial, and while for many hours just be-
fore rendering his judgment alcoholically
insensiblc. vet cannot believe that. when
with shaking hand he blottcd his sign
manual upon the infamous decree, he was
ignorant OF its contents or unaware OF It's
sweeping provisions. The case was in
vented and the final order was framed un
der Durell's supervision, and, although
but third-rate lawyer he knew enough
during brief sober intervals to be aware
of all the force and effect of the miserable
document.
THE PLOT coNsUMStATED.
Thus empowered, the Nerron board al
once published what they called the re
turns of the State election OF November
4. The true returns and ballot We're then
and have ever since been, in the lawful