New-York tribune., 1874-12-23
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.

canvass elected Is Conservatives and Republican TO
tue House On the 81 OF November.
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY LAY THEIR GREY
ANCEs u. FORE TIE PEOrLE-THE RETURNING
BOARD CHARGED WITH COUNTING OUT LEGALLY
ELkCTED CANDIDATES DETAILS OF ALLEGED
FRAUDS GIyEN-rHE PEOPLE CALLED UPON TO
DEMAND REDRESS OF CONGRESS AND TIE PRES
IDEST.
New ORLEANS, Doc. 22.-The following is
address issued by tho Committee OF Seventy to the
people Of The United States:
TIE Committee Of Seventy. whose representative
character Is well known 10 the country call the aten.
ton of the people of the United s,aIes to the additional
wrongs and indgnties under which the free people
Louisiana suffering. For two years We have
been in vain appealing to the PRESIDENT and Congress
for relief mi istIce. oppression aud robDcry; from
the usurplg of the State Gpvcrnneht over hY the
private order of drunken United states judge written
III nls CHAMBER and sustained by Cmed states troops
brought here beforehand for that purpose Th5 GOV
polls by 1000 majority aui by such insa He'd
aud inaatainc IA power has hem unable, after nearly
conf euce respect Of the people, ana as soon as the
Federal troops were withdrawn. within an hour, bis
SHOW authority ana force melted into air before the
s"r "n", rsf,' in the san"tuaW OF the U,ited states
Custom house. Immediately upon the command Of the
President all the fruits Of the brilliant victory achieved
ami archves Surrcntercd to an officer OF the
UAtcd States army, WHO skewcrcd Kellogg to his gubcr
For several weeks before tho election. on the 81 Of
November. 1874, the whoc s'Ic, AM r,r clally me
u D,ucratic irshrs. were DLrrird by .h Uncd states
Army. aud leading citizens were arrested on innped
up cnarges made bg lrcSp,n~blr tools OF the tical
parry. or tue purp'e oi inlian: Ia whites ani car
ryng the election agiiist tlc wi, nf the mijory. Not
uc rxstcncr IN This depends upon driving tho
Government of p.und"rcrs irnm power knowing. tnit
Ignorant and c0rlup legislators who mad no interests In
the State, The value OF prJlerp had been DESTROYED
and ms, cad OF beng BIZ ssng hal become burden;
knowing that the iOnnthnS OF law ANA jis!lce
had been corrupted. anl that the Government whose
me hIHD a.
guc OF oppression ard extor,on oniy limited by its
Gecy knS"nT ,n ,nc'1 , WIN n, trs ,hs n"ot S
e'ectioa laws, devised to piPrt,'to h,a"a,
aid a%g the !" Umtsa states ' Army, in tho na,..
OF the Chairman Of the RrpIIcan State Central Com
mlcr clcciIoueerins e.ginc inst the
Conservatives tue latter succeeded in carrying the State
hy at least 500 majority. with majority OF 2S IN the
in both Houses Tnc city OF Nea-0ritinS carried
by the Conservatives by over l2t0J nli3"lty
The fact of the Conservatives na nag carried the eoc
tion has been well known cvar since the 5n of Novcm
her, because tho ballots were counted at the polls
even now. seven weeks after The e!ec.lon, We are
lmnineniy 1nreai"ned Mh being de!raddsd on
returns submitted to board of returning Officers con
with ana mmltted to the usurplng government These
men, aside nom their party nave hot sustained surh
confidence their Integrity mparalit, or to give
any nope that they Will fairly and honestly c3mpiis
evuced 1t determination TO defraud the people ana to
defeat their Will expressed al the balIooox In the
1000 majority. Inc Radical election officer Of the State
returns, placed tuem III the hands OF woman OF tue
lie left the state. The Returning ON
refused to t4s any steps 10 0,i"s re-
the Conservatives sent to De Soto aud brought down
and presented dupeates o" o @ 9rns ma sr ni tSe
District Court for the parish IN pursuance OF me law
in Rdlcal parishes they had acted secondary
evidence. This IL but one case or many such Appica
conpeI them to ecelva aud compile these duplicate
orgiual returns from Desota to the only Court eonpe
tent under the existing law TO grant writ: ,u
The Judge Of this Court creature OF the nsnrping
State Govrrnment, amt membcr OF the famous LINEN
| as reward for his services on that occason re,
fused mandamns During the session aoausna oi
sH'' member Of frauds on election returns.
the member in return M accusing the clerk we nave az"
stracted. and the Republican cross.marKed affiavts
themselves altered and forged in the interests Rad
icals weeks after tue election. There %
cation eU IouTs ean be- made are but creatures Of
patton whose existence depends upon tue continuation M
people. THESE returning officers have been now for
seven weeks daying with the liberties and rights Gi
an an opportunity is offered for them 70 con,
l9s11 yAay %y
They hope do this with impunitJ because the STATE
House where they s gai.onea wn KsSsRs csn
panes OF the army OF the United States wltn 30 yaia
the whole force OF the army and navy wln,n can % VI
4
| ridges distributed. -
In this manner are threatened with another mon
grel herd Of rapaciOus pundercrs, ignorant ana de
Dauched, claiming to be RepuDlcans eiected by ladc
returning officers aud Installed in tho Legislature ny
| the potential force Of the army and navy oi the
Unised states, rs was done In 1874 ra, 10 sucr nr
| base are your soldiers put Ihat our OUT
| people are disposed to Violence, ana that
Inc rights OF the black wOuld not be safe II the
Conservative majority in Louisiana was permitted 10
rule. as stated by our enemies and by the President ~
Ills message know " be disprOved ny the Tact tnat
| during the days during which the elected Govern
mrut was undspuied power, with large force AT its
command. nero was hurt, not an act oi violence
committed and ithstanng great previous provo
| cation. not q right OF any c!tlZcn violated.
Having failed In all our appeals 10 the justice ana
ism Of the President ana Congress We noW as
i.t resort appeal to the O all power the people
NJ rho whole country whose moral influence we INVOKE,
| m the nope OF awakening that sympathy WIN on
wrongs and suf-rngs always accorded W oinae @ au
| FREQ people Struggling for liberty. In the con
| nruce tuat a vIrtuJds puhc sentiment may, cohpe'
unurpc led hO Ircyihg on the fitdlH "l tn1
ale 10 let 40 their hold We nope u may react upon t
EYrru i've aud Congress aud compel thtm 10 Erdht Us
tI IcIcf winch tncir sense Uf lIsce nor ~
v,Id Tor fundamental iiallo"s oi ihe fodhN
| - ia.,, unle To effect We mako this nppoLl
| m aiyanco vi tue uaal CONTAMINATION vi groa'