New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-22
WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS.

~ SuCuIu DC bO14O Al AA1do 90oe 'ANN
Senator Carpenter speaks Of the LoIisi
ana election and the resulting conse-
duences, he bases his statements upon the
evidences presented to the Senate commit
tee last winter. AL the affirmative test-
mony bearing upon the subject was IN the
hands of the Fusion advocates. The Be
publicans were on hand with negative or
rebuttirg testimony, the effect Of which
was to show that the so-called returns
could not be relied upon.
Our friends never had an opportunity 10
examine these returns parish by parish,
and point out the glazing frauds that had
been committed upon the people Of The
State. This placed the Fusionists in the
vantage ground, apparently, as they were
permitted to introduce their testimony
without it being subjected to cross-eya-
mination. And yet with this preponder-
ance in their favor. let rs see the result
Of the trial-how the case struck impartial
minds. With 10 other guide for his judg-
ment than this evidence. and predicating
his remarks upon it solely. Senator Car
penter said that it appeared tina: Kellogg
had not been elected, and tia: McEnery
had been elected by fraud. There was
not suficien! evidence TO show that the
mar who ought to have been elected, that
is the man whom every in%telligen: person
in this state believes is the choice Of the
people b; more than twenty thousend
vetes-was elected, while there vas
abundant evidence that the declaration
in favor q his opponent had been
obtained by fraud. And this is the
best showing the Committee Of Two Hun
dred, Governor Warnoth. Senator McMll-
len and the bogus returning boards, who
went TO Washington with three trunks
full Of well prepared papers could make.
They succeeded after an immense deal Of
trouble in satisfying the Senate commit
tee that the people Of this State had been
most eg~regiously cheated by their SER
wants who were charged with the conduc:
Of our election. Up to this point we cor
daily agree with the report Of the COM
mittee and with the present views Of
Senator Carpenter. We were cheated at
the last election in the most outrageous
manner. The so called .eturns, which
were carried of to the federal oir:,a! to be
summariIy condemned. were in 70 sense
of the word evidence Of anything. They
had been made up by hired clerks to suit
the emergencies Of the case. Had another
thousand, or even two OF ter thousand,
been required to show tina; MoErs J had
been elected Governor. they would have
been forthcoming. But i was thought the
preparation. compilation. Or ":abula-
tion.' as it was called here. was sufficient,
and therefore the energies Of tie !abula-
tors were no! strained to their utmost ten.
sion. Bu: when the proposition IS made
70 give our Fusionists tie tenef: Of their
own wrong, even to the exten: .! afford
ing them another opportunity to cheat,
We dissent from Il in toto. \: the last
election every Republican in this State
voted in good faith fo- the candidate Of
his party. The people employed and paid
officers to make an homes. coun: II the
election. They have a rigb. 20 insist
upon this coun. being made. Il the
United States government las any right
to interfere in the matter o. all.
which We do not coIcede, it can OILY ex-
ercise tina: right so far as 20 compel our
unfaithtul servants 70 sepor; truly how
the people voted. and not to put e." whole
State 20 the expense and trouble Of ~reiter-
ating VIVA: j: said. Senator Carper:e,
|'told Us tha: we had an elcc.ior-a: ieas.
| we had something. We tell him tina: the
| people regarded i. as a bona .tds election.
| held according &c the forms Of CIR law.
no matter whether that law Was JUS: what
| it should be Or not. Il was the province
OF this State TO deal with .he unfaithtu.
and dishonest servants that betrayed her
i: was no.: a case Tor Congressional inter.
ference. and so Congress decided: for il
not only refused TO instruct tie President
to recognize McEnery. whose election o.
pretended election was eff Ted by fraud
but il refused to order a new .cial, 81 il
any manner disturb the arrangement tina.
had been brough: about here ty u: Owl
people. partly through the aid Of the CT,
cult Co1r: and partly rom . a:s!nci'na
ton Of the better par, Of the opposition :,
give their sanction 20 wha: they wei
knew TO be a glaring 's.ud.
And it IS orr conviction TIA. !! e:er Ii;
question cones before Congress again
which is by 10 means an assured ''irs
: will be preserts! in such a share. ar
with such ;rrefragab!e evidence as vii
lead tina: body 70 deduc: the advantage
the F~us:onis.s derived from their no:oricr
frauds and add them 20 the Republican
side Of tie account. Such q :hing g
Congress o.ier:ny a new election il
State instead o; adopting The prope
means Of ascer:aining how the dispute
one resulted. would SGT such a p.ecedea
as nigh: Eventually ups.: > general 90:
ts: in :ne .eea: States Q; Ne" Iorl
Pennsylvania. Ohio or Illinois. 5eca.s
one constable though. he had beer cheate
IN some way. .;:Le: in :he :onn: o. b:
cause his friends had not vo:ed IS ne &.
pectel they wouid. Each case ough, +:
stand upon IS ON he..:s. so :La' ii
rights Of !. man who has been :airi