New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
DE SOTO PARISH.

It is probable that the heavy invest
ments in gunpowder. pistols, whisky,
Texas immigrants and other Democratic
accessories on election day. in De Soto
parish, have been lost. The managers Of
that scheme to defeat the popular will
overdid their part. The most elaborate
preparations were made to get up a first
rate scare, and SO far as the effects upon
the negroes of that parish We're concerned
the success Of the scheme was complete.
For instance. on the morning OF election
day when the coiored voters came into
Mansfield, cannons were fired to right
of them and shotguns to left Of them.
while in front Of them were Texans
enough putting their ballots into the box
to almost make up in numbers for the alb
sence of the legal voters. thus forced to
remain in the back ground. This grand
display Of war was KEEP: up until every
negro was scared back home and not one
Republican vote was cast. After the farce
was terminated by the going down Of the
sun. the orderly crowd paid their respects
to the supervisor. whom they compelled to
certify that the election was regular. when
he knew it was not.
Ever since this grand effort in the in
terest of fraud has been made there has
been manifested nervous anxiety. pain
full concern to realize the profits. One
thousand votes thus concocted have in
variably appeared in all the election
tables OF the White League journals.
They have counted De Soto as sound
asset in their political estate. and are
grieved to find it thrown out as worthless
by the Returning Board. There has been
growing and threatening in advance, and
there is doubtless much loud talking yet
in store for us. But the decision has been
made, and we believe it will be left to
stand. The Shreveport Times and the
P;coyune and Bulletin of this city are ex-
pected to indulge in threats. and If they
can find anybody rash enough to rush to
arms about it. perhaps there will be an
other of those disgraceful, miserable at
fairs which occurred on the fourt eenth of
September. with vastly different result.
We are satisfied the Republicans will
make the issue right here. and stand CT
fall on the decision in the De Soto case.
The Picayuns already threatens. 1.-THE
issue between the Returning Board and
the people approaches" says that journal
in the calm, self-possessed manner Of one
who expects somebody to follow it up
! with an instant attack. 1--WE see no way
| to lenient construction Of the board
course" pursues the same journal with a
little more caution. The small fry jour
nails will, of course. follow the lead Of the
greater organ.
In this connection We insert what the
New York Herald thinks about this bust
ness. We copy from a dispatch which
appeared in all the morning papers:
The Herald in two column article. in.
sists upon the correctness Of its recent
statement of Democratic plans in Louisi-
| ana. and says: The assemblage of the
| Legislature in JANUARY will be next IN
I magnitude to that which, fourteen years
ago threatened disruption of the Union.' y
The Republican party Of tho country is
fully alive to the issue. The Democrats
insist upon reapins the expected fruits Of
their violence, cheating and intim idation.
and request the remoya! Of the troops to
have clear field for their work. Let
them undertake to Sc: aside the decision
Of the Returning Board. and they will
probably begin to bring down upon their
heads some such hail storm as they
saw in 1861.