, 1874-09-26

grant sash "riis for % = msndsmlis 10 oniorcs hls
sh!s tn: writ Tsa ros.A uYqn ao E1o%n,l tha.
srs !et Without hops q possibility of fair rtgis
stIention 10 paraFraph Of le .,crat circular q
Instructions sslled bF tho Bsao Supervisor to hla
~. n tue u III mox.
to eause ii registration of all Republican fatora IN
yor lara aud g espeeiay ,e,,co'r.Ho aud u.,rt tla
prlo'e yon will keep your o1lcs open 1t tho Court
no,,so tor ~ short oro az necessary, and then r.
ord yotcrs md give s,ch uoee Ii svss.se of eourse
M,a " saG ~ yrS.teAt eauon - VII facilitate thor prea-
oe M rar s a} hs asnpx 1G n iii. city, with
@ x9;ss + T. ys b
voters havo bcen. rcRstcrot, number creator thsn
t'o negro soters III tho Norl Ono nrgro was fnund
rcxaiFy which lie hsd obtained lu,ssli hy registering
80 n,any different tiinca iii Tasioun wards.
As part Of tho history Of ths tImcs and in proof
Sa auer ' nsrs a'ps1F an po, e s4an T. tic
United unted stntcs By tho Committee of Seventy,
sat Ssr s Is % ef Seb " e. pe as Sssn atea N
which we arc Inclined to believe has been supprosto
aud nc.er beon permitted to roach tho eyo Of y.
Az N&rF NV W. oatE4ss. seY.. .. 1876; s !
~ sy Il rS;sn st" 4 a a't;ss Gotss s"a's & ss
of which a,n Chutrnan. submit tho accompanying
RESOLUTION
"R. II, Mann.
"Roosss or THE CoatMrvrEr or s'EvEN1Y,l
Nkw ORLEANS, Sept. 8, lS74.
"Etsolrtd, That this con,sutce Oh tho part Of tho
people Of L9uzians: mike t!o following "proa to the
President Of tho United Statcs:
81 ST.. m . fsfs'.1ts Ss:ft I" s. Grant, f'<''k" " '"s '"@''
"Thc Co1r,mjuoo Of sc7cnty body which fully rep
rcscuta tho conservative poopie Of Loaiaua, refer-
@ aeS osr s'e. n s 1fan teen % s Ss
pfcfJ
wollid respectfully renin1 you tat tho people OF tha
stato whom la9a the Aouor to reprssant, have a.
icy consdcr an otons usurpa ion, Scen ro'nlitea oy
your action and by the nm -acon OF Congress 70 tho
Hot tho "ny 1 IT, tr cnre nsiS moro
than ordinary Significance. Tho chanros ase agatnst
tho conservative tssses. although they have Al, IN
election ID in The hands of the acting a'var.nr.-a
machinery carefully arrApxo.l by himself md
s sss s pspas d 9' s bs # @
| people. howcvor, beievo tlat thoy would
10 nbc to overcome cseu these aa'ansagen by thor
ost im1glo with what .urrrao thts community re-
ce'yo tic intelligence that you had placed Tug tloopa
Genoral of Tic United States Tor tbs purpoeo Of atss
Ing tho Marshal Of this District, =. H. r4cka1tl. in
81 e sse GsGn SS
aonAo of public dty, We would remind you that III thn
opinion 81 the people Of thia sate md WI hos;s Of
| III founded, Tho present Govarn1nent Of Louisiana
!ta blighng experience in largs meaara o tho
eoai nnss ' d aa.tG tint s r rMnr In wose eot,tri
tbs troops really 70 IL roncd vas one OF tho ac-
i've psrtcipants n the judicial and political nssu;
sineo the iriend ani supporter. Of tho acline
publican Convention in tha baIe. w!,oBa nonncas for
uongress mud other important psili"h aio no:S hcfre
yes of IT, s
mittes Of to Republican party Of Louisiana n1I,a il
tloEeore ose ut bitter fsisan H, as,nss ths ris!"
under tho orte1b Of tAc President Of lo State Central
Committee Of tia Republican party, It is manifest shat
see ee or re VI %s s's e IT,
sentiments of our pcopo cosreoty they havo 70 oljec
ou to your sending troops to Lo'siaa pzosiict! tte,
franchise by both white and black especially rs h
prssout State Goyornnont not having been chuscn b.,
aiectosi md .eonndonce, haA shown Itself ntorl:
unub1o To administer tho alntrs of tho State ant
prcacrre order: But ~e e,rnssty protect a:aina
control Of civil otcors, both Of whom aro thorough
act.taiy tho President Of tue Slate Central Conni.e
Of tho political purity sustaining tlo .,s,lr"tion 7
1e s"pf % Ms IT, poa esk s u us b.
purity. but enjoying tho confluence Of ot taul h',c
men may easily found,- will not object TO til
coufing Of troops to Louisiana for tho purpose
maintaining tho peace aud acquiring far oiostfou
Ih2 ClhA3 OF rGQ1le WHO'LL ne %9EcSGut
10 gain BY ,aordor, but everything TO loAe. II yo
consider 1t your duty u'dcr tho Inv 10 employ trooI
hore it socna to us that jMticc would reunito sna
hoy ahoud not bo PLACED In Ally way, directly or IL
directly, under tho control Of partisan buraha, VII
IL au activo supporter Of tit ,surpatton, md tho
honlodged leader Of CHG Or tho psrs!es 70 TITS con
! "cl1airmnn Committee Of Seventy"
4 rnE CONFERENCE nETwEkS TIL: orros1Na FACTION
70 show Tho original intrnt auA design of the Ke
ogE luurpation to manipulate tho repatriation Al
election u 70 secure tho a..ceets Of hts lary tho 70
bctwec1 tho legal GnyarInaut, represented by MoEi
cry and Penn. and tho Kellogg usurpation II submit
: "on Tnuraaay sert. IT, gcnsoman called At IL
sate-l1ouso, SAYING Kellogg aii olurs desired nj in
tersiow with Mclsncry Penn, and others, wl,h yio
othor czeus met tho parties nasnpd At Collector 6;
scy4 oIfcc. Various propositions paAacd a1ld f"od
y or s Gf
1 tLo, Two parties 10 allowed az equ1l co
and and oleetion Including, i'rs the Returning Boae.i
second, tho State lsgatrnr an CLERK; ti!ir, Tue a
, tis co.nssioners o Of Iiection .nd oIurE Il v:
@ ugrtcd that tho registration aud election should
i conIuotel untor the control Of all Advisory Boar
i composed Of two from eAc party aud All accc1t4b
d Republican was agreed upon IL tho hfn, Or umplt
But upon thu most iuportans question Affecting Il
yusxprs, tue Conservatives clat TINT throe menbo
!. Of the ,Do,rd shuad res!gn Hnd TINT two 1nenbe
roula ba Airsted by thu Conservatives, ana tut Y
aMpT. @ I on tho ~ Advisory noard. Ts proositton ] ~ v
o naly refused by tic RrpuhlIcany, who wou
y nlow hut two Conservatives on the Doar
t aud tie Committee Withdrew. When 1t IL col
1 t sdercl that tin 1ye menbtrB now comrohfl
J tho Returning Board arc lca'lns Republican
: unl ofrehollprs u,lder tho Kellogg Government,
. ui bo aoen tla' tho mere placing Of twe conserv
4 tyes Oh tho Uoard would sl lcayo tho Boarl al,s
i ltcy tudor tic control Of tho remaining three Il
It publican ot1lcclolISfa. Tla present loturni,
It Uoars. IN compusod OF Lougsrcot, CaHuanave j. Mud
= sou, Wells, Anderson, end a. j. Kcnncy, a1tluni
the law e1Ircssly rr0yieH that tbs Benao shall Ole
: from the dltletent political organizations. IT
70 Al4owcd RrosA y!uutto1, OF tlc STATUTE actcr!n
l. lon tue rart of tho KcloK party to reect my
10 nat1ncnt Of fair cAIracer th4t our people may
TOR, and avail themselves Of tho ulioua regiAtratt
anu election laws iii tho hata Of thcr paul8ans
ID rub tlp people Of thu results Of their ballots slos
glvy continue u participate IN thoceGton, Whom 1t
Remembered that tho Returning Hoard has tho pow
to reject tho yoe Of any ward or Precinct upon tie
ii elnn ntatcnent Of three cilixehs Tint thora wAA t
10 or Intimidation, nnd thAt It caA III tho future, al It
done III thu past, dAearu clectu ho1o having nno
ty Of tho volrs tut tho supreme Court OF Ioui
ann aa derilc TINT tlle Returning Bnar Ia subject
ii judicial control, antl that tho PRONUNCIATION OF tho
ynlta Of NJ clcutiou by at Uuar IL absolutely couc
it slye 10 tnt 1t ca1nt bn rsyIowos ueannod by
trih,nul tho Significance Ut tue rejection ot this prol
altiun will be 1uanlf0st. And In frthnr
u tia tremendous power vested III tho Board It may