The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-30
es they bad acted on secondary evi.

Y This case is but one Of many such
Application was made by candidat
o. for a mandamus to compel them tx
receive and compile these duplicate
original returns from DeSoto to til,
- only court competent under existing
II law to grant the writ Of mandamus
=, The judge Of this court, creature Of
\ the usurping State Government, and
\ member of the famous "Lynch Re.
- turning Board" Of 1872, having re-
= ceived the judgeship as reward for
his services on that occasion, refused
the mandamus.
ii During the session Of this Return
ing Board we have seen the clerk &C.
cusing member of frauds on the
election returns, and the member in
- turn accusing the clerk. We have
seen evidence and documents on the
Democratic side stealthily distracted
and Republican cross marked afflda-
j. Wits stealthily inserted and acted on,
and the election returns themselves
altered and forged in the interest of
the Radicals weeks after the elec-
ton.
There is no redress through the
courts, because those to which alone
application can be made are but the
creatures Of usurpation, whose exist
ence depends upon a continuation of
Radical rule in defiance of the ex-
pressed will Of the people. These re-
turning officers have been now for
seven weeks dallying with the liber-
ties and rights Of the people of an en-
tire State, apparently waiting until
an opportunity is offered for them to
consummate their contemplated vii
lainy by promulgating Radical ma
jority as elected to the Legislature.
They hope to do this with IMMUNITY, /,
because the State House where they
sit is garrisoned with Kellogg's stan {
ding army of Metropolitan police, t
with several companies of the army '
of the United States within fifty o
yards, and the whole force of the i,
army and navy within the call of .
kellogg's whistle, sleeping on their RI
arms with cartridges distributed. a
In this manner are we threatened |o
with another mongrel herd Of rapa- C
cious plunderers, ignorant and de- g,
bauched, claiming to be Republicans c,
elected by the Radical returning off, u,
GERS and installed as Legislature
BY the potential force of the army
md navy fthe United States, as was ell
lone in 1872. To such base uses are A
Iour soldiers put. That our people f.
IRE disposed to violence, and that the re-
lights OF the black man would not be &C.
afe if the Conservative majority in, II
louisiana was permitted to rule, as la
tated by our enemies, and by the re:
resident in his message, We know to sh
e untrue and disprovcd by the fact nu
nat during the four days the elected ella
overnment was in undisputed power pei
18th large force at it's command, Ra
OF negro was hurt, not an act of hey
oience committed, and notwith- to
the great previous proyoca- AS
on, not right Of any citizen was =
olated.
Having failed in all our appeals to ch '
e justice and the patriotism of the 49,
'esident and the Congress, we now ou,
a last resort, appeal to the source bo.
all power-the people of the whole ~ .
untry, whose moral influence we a,;.
yoke, in the hope Of awakening s;o.
at sympathy with our wrongs and ind;
herings always accorded to brave '
d free people struggling for liber. oha .
In the confidence that a virtuous :,
Bile sentiment may compel the I'M wv a
ncipled men who are preying upon hn :
vitals of the State to let go their y '
d, we hope it may react upon the =
ecutive and Congress, and compel 40 ~
m to grant US that relief which foo,;,
Their their sense of justice nor a l.nt
ard for the fundamental institu. ran.,
Is Of the country has been able to the.,
ct. 'ue't
cheer
We make this appeal in advance fax
the final contamination of the lette,
1t wrong about being perpctratcd such
u the people, as we are as posi- asked
.'oo'su VI 'ne intention of the beg
rning officers to defraud the peo. Who'll,
Of the fruits of their political VIC
as If the act had been already Tn
animated. We are not clamor. |ccnt
for party purposes that one set OIL Dick
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