The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-10-09

showing a small excess Of white over colored
males over the age of twenty-one The whole
forco OF the argument Is destroyed at once by
the fact which Mr.. MARI designedy or acct
dentally fails to mention that the same census
shows that there are nearly Is, 900 alien males
over the age of twenty-one in this State, who
are of course, disqualified from voting. De-
duct these $4,000 aliens from the total OF
white citizens claimed for the Democracy ;
deduct also the 5000 or 900 known Repub-
lcans, and add that number to the colored
male adults all made citizens by the war, and
the census argument estaphsnes larger ex-
cess of Republicans over Democratic voters
in this State than even the Republican party
claim.
There are two other points that may DO
mentioned in this connection. First, that
there are larger number Of colored men in
this State 80 nearly white as to pass for white.
and who are doubtless 30 classed by the CEN
sus enumerators; aud, secondly, that there
has been for years past and still continues, a
steady immigration Of colored people to the
fertile alluvial lands or the State from other
Southern States"
The Governor scouts the idea that the
Republican party was divided during
the last campaign, and asserts that War
moth and McMillen carried no votes
over to the fusion camp but their own,
and that the only reason Warmoth was
wanted by the fusionists was the belief
that he could so manipulate the regis
tration and election that it would ap-
pear that the fusionists were elected.
He says:
Notwithstanding that the whole strength
Of the opposition was thrown into the fight
! against me- even the fusion returns show that
| ran far ahead of my ticket in this State.
When was nominated for Governor, the Con-
sentative powers, in many instances, spoke
approvingly Of my nomination, and warmly
commended the course l had pursued in the
Senate in advancing the material interests Of
tho State. The New Orleans Picdyuns edito-
| rally said that the nomination OF Senator Ke.
| logg was source of qualification to all good
| citizens.
1.-THE question as to whether Mr.. McEnery
or myself was elected Governor Of this State
is one that have several times proposed to
submit to arbitration. While the suit brought
in the United States Court WAS still pending,
l offered, though my council. Mr. William
| H. Hunt, a Southern man, and one Of the
foremost lawyers at the bar OF this State,
that the returns should be submitted to
prominent and disnterested citizens, two to
four, and proposed to abide by the result of
their decision; but this proposition
was declined. / am prepared to show before
any competent tribunal that a portion Of the
returns upon which Mr.. McEnery bases his
claims are forgeries manufactured in this
city. / am able now to produce the judicial
officer before whom portion or the blank
tally list aud returns were sworn, to be subse-
quently filled up hero in this city and palmed
| off on the public as the genuine returns OF an
election held in strong Republican parishes far
distant from this city. Even Senator Car
| penter, in his speech in the Senate on the 4th
| March, said ~ do not think that McEnery
was in fact elected, though the returns show
he was" hold myself now ready to impeach
the returns relied upon by the fusion boards
as altered, defsced, and in some instances,
forged outright. / charge moreover that
the returns from Iberville, St. James, Terre-
bonnie st. Martin, and other Republican par
ishes were thrown out by the fusion Return
| ing Boards for no just reason, but because
they gave myself and the Republican ticket a
| heavy ma jority, and assert that by the gen.
uine returns, counting the votes actually cast,
was elected by several thousand majority,
and upon this issue L am ready to stand or
| fall. 4"
The address refers to the forthcoming
election, asserting that the Republicans
desire that it shall be fairly conducted,
and citing in substantiation of this state
ment the improvement in the registra-
ton law passed by the last Republican
Legislature and the compromise recent
ly entered into by which an Advisory
Board is to be appointed to conduct the
registration. The Governor concludes
"There is no just and proper safeguard
that can be suggested to me which will not
be willing to throw around the conduct Of the
coming election. The Republican party is
willing to be judged by the verdict of that
| election, provided it can be held without in
timidation or violence. II our opponents can
show at peaceable election that they have a
ma ority of the qualified voters of the State
we shall uncomplainingly abide the result. Ii,
on the other hand, the Republican party
should triumphantly vindcate it's claims to
the government, We shall have a right to ex-
pect the acquiescence OF our opponents, and
the active support of all law-abiding citizens
| Throughout the country. In the event Of
our success the nation can certainly
| leave the interests of this great
State in the hands of those who i'll so short
time, and against such adverse oircum-
stances have done 80 much to reduce the
! burdens of the people and advance the ma
terial welfare of the community with greater
safety than would attend the surrender of the
| lives and liberties Of more than 80, 600 peace
| full, industrious Republican citizens to a party
which has never attempted anything for the
redemption OF the State which, during it's
brief resumption Of power Immediately after
| the war; showed itself utterly incapable of
| honest government, and which has three
| times within the last six years attempted to
| override the known will Of the majority
| twice by violence and once by fraud. flask
| those Republicans OF the North who have lent
a willing ear to the indiscriminate denuncia-
ton of Northern mon who hold Offices in the
South and Of the Republicans OF the Southern
| States, to reflect that those denunclations
| proceed from those who hate Republican
I principles everywhere, and who can see no
virtue in any man who is not identified with
| them in sentiment or in interest, or
in both. IL 1 consulted only my
personal feelings, 1 would rather DO
relieved of the position l now hold than con-
tinue to retain 1t in the face of the difficulties
and caumnies which beset me at every step,
but there are higher questions involved than
| mere personal feelings. My resignation would
simply transfer the Executive duties to the
next in rank, and would make no change in
| the status of the State. Either the Repubi-
can party in Louisiana is in the right or in
the wrong. Ii we are right, / owe it to the
| National Republican party and to the general
government to maintain my position. IL We
are in the wrong. and the people at the COM
ing election should 30 declare, the Constitu-
ton and the laws of the State provide suft
cient remedy. We confidently await that YER
dict, and, meantime, AK from the people gen.
orally, on this plain showing of the good we
have done, and the evil we have refrained
from doing, juster judgment and q more
generous sympathy than have yet been given
20 the Republican State government OF