New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-20
The PincEbaCk Cnss,

The Washington correspondents o9 the
Chicago Tribune. an anti Re pu slican pa
| per, forwards the following chapter on the
Pinchbaeb case in the Senate:
Senator Morton to-day made very
vigorous and earnest speech in support OF
his resolution to admit Pinchback as Sena-
tor from Louisiana, taking the ground that
it was not in the province or power of the
Senate to go back of the hearing and de-
ciSions of Judge Durell in the United States
ID strict Court. l5 was prima facia case
and must be accepted as such. He re-
peatedly. during his speech, net interroga-
uons from Senators in opposition, and it
Was evident frcm the discussion to be con
tin ned tomorrow by McCreery. of Ken
lucky, that every point Is to 10 strongly
contested.
A very significant statement: was made
by Mr.. Morton at the close of his sneech. TO
the effect that If the other side forced the
Issue. there were certain startling new facts
to be brought out, now IN the hands of the
Senate committee, which would reveal
deeper depths than We're ever imagined in
the Louisiana elections, proving incontesri
bly, the bogus character OF the MdInery
Legislature. 1t is understood that this le-
iels TO most remarkable turning over of
papers and documentary proofs of the in-
famies perpetrated the chief tool of Che
consprators, one Blanchard. having, for
ultimate purposes OF his own, beeome eyi.
dence against his employer. 1t seems that
Blanchard was the SO called registrar of
elections, had charge Of the whole machinery
of the election, anu, with a comprehensive.
ness and zeal worthy Of better cause, con
cocted and carried out scheme for oser.
coming the known Republican majority.
which he hA and manages in e.s swn
hands.
He has made an atEdavit covering All the
points and features of the process. showing
that all the officers of elections and places of
voting were 80 created and managed that
returns were controlled exactly as the con-
spiratUrs desired. Blanchard o xni bits cop
les of dispatches, orders, distse and pro-
grainmes constituting a machinery CT fraud
incredibly bold, and go successful that the
results withstood the Investigations Of last
wtter, end actually fnd no place in the
volnminous reports of Congress on those
frauds. The new chapters will be added,
however. from present appearance. for
Blanchard is undoubtediS all he claims to
BE-, and his budget of surrendered papers
will prove bonibsh when fully spread
upon the records.
They will show that the voting f9sces
were changed deliberately on the day of
election; that ballot boxes were carried
away and others, previously prepared sub
eituted in their places that thousands OF
negroes were driven awav from the polls.
and III 6 word that d ference of 10000
votes was frauduiently effected in favor of
McEnery. These revelations were onIy
made to Senator Morton this moining-an
bour before the meeting of the Senate. At
the conclusion of his remarks, Senator
Tburmane of Ohio, made an effort to obtain
possession of the Blanchard documents for
pcrusal, and would have succeeded but for
the superior activity of Mr Weste Of Louis
lana, who ran over To Mr.. Nurtcns desk
and reqceote,. Lim TO Sarsss IL 81 Jos the |
SIesente
The correspondent aSdss
While Mr. Morton was addressing the
Senate, his client, Pinch back. leaned com. |
on the rail surrounding the Sena- |
tors desk. His coUntenance was wreathed |
in SMILES. and he evidently felt confident |
hat his troubles are about over. His oppo- |
nent, McMitien, sat cOmpiacently on one of |
the sofas il the rear of the hall, looking as |
hough lie didn't care much how the ques |
ion was decided.