New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-21

more faIly yhS Ssap3 2dnSS MifeudSa q
which Governor Warmoth attempted
To- 6S't e! f st!.s eE1eFy concern pgen TIC pest
Starting out with tia transparent f.
that all Of the colored people in louisa,
are LepuDlicans, because it 10 not yet 81
! to be anything che, you may Judge no
little reliability is to Be placed in IN ele
ton held under DemoCfdtiS auspicSS no
the following statistics: In the parish
Bossier, at the last election, the reeistere
vote was 36 white against 1895 colore
voters; and yet in the face Of these fact
under the manipulafions of Governor Wa
moth, Q majority Of 1876 is returned for tb
Democracy-a fraud Of 1905 votes, withou
counting the white Republicans, who nun
Der from fifty to 500 in every parish. l
Bienville, where the whites have q repil
tered majority of 200, which, to the aston
ishment of the uninitiated, was develope
in the return Of 600 majority for the FL
sionists, fraud of 400 votes. Madiso1
| parish has majority of 1000 colored voters
which, in passing through the fingers o
| Governor Warmoth, got 90 mixed tina
McEnery was returned az running abou
even with Kellogg, fraud of 1000 votes
In st. Landry the colOred Republican ma
Jorlty - 65O, but BY . peculiar system O
counting, at variance with al mathematica
majority, frsud Of l750 In this parish
our people we're intimidated and driven
from the polls. St. Mary. in q fail
election, is always good for 100 Repub
ican majority, but, according to the Fusion
count, the McEnery ticket is returned at
the head of the polls--a fraud OF over 1000
votes. The Fusion tricks were little varied
IN st. Tammany and Terrebonne by the
supervisor of the election, who neutralized
our heavy majorities in those parishes by
refusing to count the votes, and, Of course.
no returns were made. Caddo, with her
easy working majority Of 800 for the Re-
publican ticket. is counted 800 for the Fu-
sionlsts-a fraud of HOO votes De Soto. in
tar election and square count, is ALWAYS
sure for 500 majority for the party of pro.
grees; but, by . species of legerdemain not
generally underst0od, the Fusion ticket ia
counted 400 ahead-a fraud of 900 votes.
The colored and Fusion vote of Webster is
about even, with $50 white Republicans
70 turn the scales in our favor, but by a lit
tie shutting $50 is announced a. the Fusion
majority, = fraud Of $50 votes. By that
system Of manipulation which prevailed,
the well known majority Of 1900 in Rapides
was reduced and the opposition returned
their ticket ss elected, fraud of over 1900
votes. The Republican majority in Nstcbi-
toches ls 6OO, but by some means an extra
shake OF the box gave McEnery 700 major
ity, fraud Of l3O0.I In Sabine the intimi-
cations were carried to such an extent that
colOred men were not permitted to approach
the polle; and with these and other ont
RACES perpetrsted over the State, the Fusion
sts nave the unblushing assurance to ask
that their fraudulently returned ticket be
nsugurated into power by the federal gov
ernment. ~
Such are the returns of the favorites Of
Governor WarmOth, who were commits
'loned BY him to hold an election, which |
how faithful he was to bis
,art OF the compact to overcome the $4,000 |
Hepuollcan majority and turn the State |
'yer to the control Of the Democracy.
Ibis lnfamy would have been consum.
mated had it not been for Judge Duren, |
Who, in Judgment on the famous case of |
William r. Kellogg vs.. Warmoth ct al. |
rose to the dignity of the occasion, and |
ecominG the Gibraltar of the people of the !
tate, said to the surging columns of exult-
1g corruption and fraud, "Thus far shalt |
hoq 60 and no further" Sitting in court
I chance1y with equitable jurisdiction, un-
estralned by the fOrmalities and techni-
allties of law, with his oath of Office and
Is conscience to direct him, this learned
nd upright judge, fully comprehending
10 case, rendered that judgment which |
lands approved by the great Judge of
judges. 49, 80
Let us glance at the spectacle as it ore
,nted itself. The enforcement law had
cen violated in letter and spirit. which
udge Dureu had sworn to faithfully ad-
lnlster; there was notorious compact be-
veen Governor Warmoth and the Democ-
10y to defraud the Republican party out
over the commonwealth and frauds at |
'ery poll; the purity Of elections was
andalized and the sanctity Of the ballot
* violated: the men VIGOROUSLY defeated
ere returned elected and the elected were
turned as defeated; the rights Of the peo-
9 were trampled upon and public virtue
alculed; disorder, confusion and anarchy
ere threatened in the triumph of War
9th and his fraudulent compact, and pub
rights were endanged by public wrongs !.
hen Judge Durell, in whom were concen-
ated the hopes of the people of the State. ,.
40 seemed to be inspired with wisdom i
ID justice from on high, grappled with the
gal intricacies involving questions of law I
d fact, and in the majesty Of his power :
strained and suppressed the audacious AZ. :
mption of McEnery founded upon frand. !
The decision of Judge Durell was the de- !
It and death knell Of the unholy compact Y
tween Warmoth and the Fusionists to .
re the State government in violation of =
Y and IN defiance of the solemn voice of
people proclaimed through the ballot 9
Z. Under the operations of this great u
igment right has triumphed, justice has y
syalled, peace has been maintained, and y
) State has been blessed with unexsmpled | II
,sperty and happiness. Judge Durell,
bis famous orders and DEGREES, saved the :,
tie from blood and anarchy, and pre- I,
we'd the independence of the citizens and 0,
liberties of the people. Heaven, in it's =.
iona
uld neVer have permitted such q mon ~
ous lniqWty to prevail as was cOntem- q
ted by the Fusionists of Louisiana, and !!
all other means had failed, firmly be- a.
70 that Gods providence would have %
n as signally manifested in the over. "
ow of this offensive and unholy comb 81
ION as it was in the downfall of the Pe
and its wicked institution of u! n'
,ery. IN
he bill in equity fled in the United NJ
tes Court on the sixteenth of November, Il,
:, by William P. Kellogg, claiming to be lii
.ernor elect, was accompanied by lO, 900 ST
lavlts OF eolored men, showing that they LEI
been denied registration, and had been | of
ked out Of voting. While this suit was
ding, the court issued several restrain. 7,
orders upon Warmoth and others,
ng which that they, as defendants,
l!d cease from pretending to be a re-
ling board, or from can wasting the cleo
returns while the suit was pending; ba
issuing commissions to any one as an
ing to be elected under any pretended ~,
lorlty; and they were .enjsined to de- p0
into the keeping of the clerk of the sol
t the returns, that authentic copies of
1T be recorded, all of which was treated Ia;
indifference and contempt. M
lder the act of 1870, which was repealed sol
arch, 1872, in the enacting of registra- rea
and election law more in harmony with /
public sense of justice, but which re- Low
led unsigned in the Governors keeping. me
election of 1872 was held. The Gov. ger
Hnung tnat ne could not control the 70,
,nin9 ooaro, signed on the twentieth of me
I'LL UcE LQ0 new election law and /