, 1874-12-24
They Give the Republicans One Majority
In the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
-
Four Conservative and Two Re-
publican Congrcssmcn
Elected.
ghe Conservatives Enter q Formal Pro-
test Against the Decision.

kHfOUtGu ny &ue L0l1HGlsHLlfu AiH 4IGAt1D1Htt1
party to witncss tho canvnss'ng and compiling OF
tho returns by tho lsctnrning Doau,, to.tlny rro-
mulgatod tho rcturus Of tho election hold Nov. 2
Tor congressman. Stato Trcastlror, md members
Of tho Legislature, certifying, nnlor onth that
the statements anl compilations woro compiled
by them from sworn duplicate returns III tl,oir
possession, and lsa,e been by thom compared
with tue duplicates in posBuasion Of ssi.l Doard,
and corrected tl,ereby, and correspond to tho
compilation aud canSass, poll by poll,
md parish by parish, made by said
Boarl md therefore certify and declare
tho following wero duly and lawfully elected !;
-Four Conservative and two Republican Con-
grcssn,on tho election Of Nloncure. State
Treasurer, BY 1851 minority; and tho election
Of gcyenty-one Conservative and thirty ty-Heydn
Republicans to tho Legislature. Carroll Parish
is excluded from The count Of tho Returning
Boatd.
Tho Conservative Committee Withdrew today
alr. Arroy a1so Withdrew. and vii! Eiyo his ica-
IONS tomorrow for lis withdrawal.
Tho ]saawl to-day canvasAed tho reinrna Of
Iberia and Torro I;onno Parrish. 1oll /. which
guyo 30S CONSERVATIVE antl o. Republican votes,
was thrown ont, counting iii Republican ii
place OF q Democrat. In Terro 1sonMe Parish,
polls g. 3, H. and II, giving GAG Compromise aud
a83 Republican votes. wcro thrown out, counting
In two Rtrnightout Republicans In place OF tha
Compromise candidates, nnftlefenting Goolo for
tho Senatc. lilo returns, as complied l'y. tho
Board to dutc, Hiyo Tho Conservatives 10 nn1 the
Republicans II members Of tllo l1ulse--ono
n,njurity for the Rop,,hiicanh. The Consersa-
tiven arc dnaponGcnt, and the Republicans iubll-
ant, ovcr tho result.
THE CONSERVATIVE. PROTEST.
The following il The toxt Of tiie protest cntcrcd
by tho Conservative Committee which tho
Boari allowed to ho filed, but refused to hear
n $fH fI1Nir 11rn
"The undersigned Committee, on behalf of
tho Conservative Democratic party OF tho SLato
Of I.oulsanR, beg icnso to present tho following
Gnul protest nEainbt, THO action Of tho
promulgaio the returns from tho parishes
nf EAvnyelica, Eossier. Ascension, Assumption,
Carroll, Coucortlia, Natehtochog, He'd River,
and St. Tammany. and the contemplated rofer-
cuco OF tue same to tho Legislature"
The protest horo exfnustivoly roitcrates in for
ciblo terms tho grounds wherein the hoard failed
to.perforln its duty i'll relation to these parishes
thcretoioro p,hllsllot), anl says tho actlon OF
tstsl ts 1sa therefore natsS IN e 1s0fts Sf s e0n 70
bv W law and By tho Unprecedented,
elamofn4 and aissracetul proceedings Of tho
I4Ynch-l3oyce Eonrd. Sor has tho illegal neton
eiloTltion Of subjects ii tho manner Of lts pro-
ccdurc. but its decisions Eoo to bo guided hy no
other will than party intereHt III tho caso Of
tho 1'nris Of Dc Soto, tho board decltled not to
. j ,drol by law with tho Clrrk Of tho
District Court. Rs 1t would aoatn, for the very
purpose OF supplying tho loss of .hose tor-
1Yardcd through tho Supervisor of Registration
wheu it was established tint tho latser iia been
Supervisor of ls0sistratieN: In tho caaa
of Carroll, while fraudulent aud forged
returns were rejected no fur ~ they
roncorucd Republican candidates. they wero
II IN
candidates.. IN tho case Of Aynyolles tho Board
xont outside Of tho returns to cai,yass, mud
ktuw round maj jority Of 150 in favor, uf tito
Republican candldntes, baelng THUR action Oh
Natchitoc1eH, Assumption, st. Tamrnany
tea ttS '1s5 pos a0 ursrsy el ''.siiE ani % isrgeiy
Conservative have bcon rejected Oil insuniueut
30 al to give Republican nlajorities in parishes
nnquestionably conservative. In most Of thcao
cases tho Republicans have been allowed toiutor-
potato evidence utter tho testimony WAS closed.
30 M not to allow OF ils rcbnttat, aud evidence
filed by tho Conservative Committee hus boen
abstractea or p'lrposely Inislaid 30 as not 10 bc
before tho Board in itu deliberations III I'LL Of
shoso deliberations thu Dosrd seems to have
been guided by no fixed rule Of right,
hut has yaried it's notion SO as to
PROMOTE Eopnbliean interests aud defeat
Conservative llajorities, tnYuiying itself i'll II
mass Of contradiction and opposing rulings
which offer ITO Glow to its comprehension gave
tie steadiaAt devotion to the rrpcse Of return
elected or not. Not G Binble protrat
tiled by this Committee Las been nus-
tanned, although it il notorious, and
Established by irrofutable Testimony, tllat in
many 0f the PARISHES Ut tic Stnte tho United
6tntus army, under tho direction or tho Chair-
man Of tho Republican Btato Coutral Comnttoo,
was used OIL election day to intli,li1ata Conserva-
two yotera aid drive the1n from tllp pulls. The
brfr7ft1i t4n1 }1.r1n x1u.ty& $r
declare lhat they are roactnntly drawn
to tho concl1Aion that this board
M court of elections. for sucl It IL undor the
decision of tho Supreme Court, has entered into
pruuent 'lanrpiny Governor Of the Stnte, to ovar-
:llrn the d,lly-elcctea General Assembly Of tho
State and to substitute therefor ono III Its own
:ruation a,nl manufacture. For those rcaHona
ibis Committee feel now compelled to withdraw
rom further participation in tho councils and
deliberations of this Board. In doing 10 this
Committee deems it to be tho sucrcd duty OF tue
people Of this Stale to aolcnuly protest against
.l!o tecision Of tho Board ~ revolutionary III
sfIeet. II not, in ILL., design, IF oyer-
turning thu le3ally-t!cctcd Legislature Of thu
1,eople by aurrcldering TO partisan, minority uf
perhnIh voted for tlu power OF deciding who
shall compose tho majority, Tile responsibility
% tf f ssI oa oi'p so,smsi sn At ss ' t "ss dsets
~ a. grave one, a"d such ,alsllrpation
has alwaya reacted in torrlblo nianner
wherever 1t has been adopted III America, and
this Committee trusts That it's Eryity Inns l,een
well woislse1 by your body, nj it alone
boars; it, ~ tllis Committed ean sl,aro no
rart Of the burden by either continuing its cou
nee!ion With your bosiy, wlen lending seeming
ac1nlcscenee by ts continued prckeneo. Ilayl!lg
exhausted by this nnl protest, M n last lnnaliH
Of resistance to tlla revolutionary tleclaion, ul
we regard it, the COMMITTEES now rotireB, caying
thoresponnbility wl,oro it belongs, tocompc!o III
duty by surtendering itb trst to tho constituency
~ 1lnf1.
of tho State and Uuiou in itH propur light tic
actiun Of tho lourd uni thin EoIutnittoe fur then,
to pass OIL, III po!i!enl court Of laat rcsust to
Judge tho cni,ns Ut Lo1sinna nn.i decide tic
{sIsncd,) z. G. SEArlAyE,
". Il. WltIrAKEn,
g. CAyA:AcN.