The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-10

Stanford Z. Chaille, NJ. d., Medic
Department University OF Louisiana
Before the Congressional Committee
Jan. 4, 1875.
A Republican majority is claimed by Il
Republicans on the sole grounds that Ii
colored population is greatly in excess, an
that the colored voters are reinforced by som
5000 (as they asserD white Republican votert
This claim of great excess of colored voter
il based on. the fact that in 1874 an excess Q
1900 colored over the white voters was regis
tered; and on this Is, 900 excess, with the ad
dition Of the 5000 whites (claimed), it is con
hdently asserted that 80 fair and peaceabl'
election should give tho Republicans from
10000 to $4,000 majority. r. y. =.
Statistics thoroughly rsfute these claims
and prove beyond discussion either that the
reoistration of 1874 was q fraud las were oil
of it's predecessors from 1869, or that the
United States census Of 1870 was fraud.
Tho correctness of said census Congress I'd.
mits, aud I am prepared to prove the fallaciea
of any who may present any facts tending 70
call in question its comparative correctness.
On this subject fully concur with the Presi-
dent Of chs Republican State Central Com
nittee. s. B. Packard, United States Marshal.
The census of 1870 states that Louisiana has
. total -popalation OF 72s,9l5. with 3G2, O65
whites and 364, $50 colored, and Of these there
are S7,OG6 white and 86.913 colored males
If ma civ n
slight excess of white males over twenty-one
years. ao.,s-,'
The official newspaper organ Of the State
reports as the official registration of Orleans
and forty seven other parishes de forty-eight)
of the total ffty seven parishes, that the total
voters registered in said forty-eight parishes
wersl49. 1877, viz: q, 422 whites plus S23l5
colored voters, thus giving IN excess of IA, 1913
colorsd voters registered. .StT
Fo, comparison of these figures with the
population, tits necessary to deduct from the
United States census data as to the total popu-
lstions the corresponding data in the nine
parishes omitted from the reported registra-
ton. But since two of said parishes omitted,
wiz Red River and Vernon, have been con-
structed sine. 1870 out Of other parishes, the
data for these two are embraced in the
United States census totals of other parishes.
Therefore 1t is necessary TO deduct from the
census totals Of Louisiana the data for seven
only Of said nine parishes. The results are
that q total popul ton OF Gio, 1876 had 157, 4H
males over twenty one years, and registered |
l49, 737 voters; these totals were thus distrib-
uted between the races; the white population |
of 1924, 316 had ~, 900 males over twenty-one |
years. and registered G7422 voters: and the
colored population Of 1926, 465 had ~, Alb
males over twenty-one years, and registered |
82,3l5HI r"%
The following are fair average proportions.
viz: 1924, 3l6 whites ought to furnish of males
over twenty-one years about one fourth, or
81 ,O79, and about three-fourths Ct these, or
6O,8O9, registered voters: while the 325. 4G5
colored population would furnish, under the
same large proportions, S1,3i6 males over
twenty-one. and 6l,O24 registered voters.
But in fact this general average of GO,809
white voters for registration became 81, 422,
while the 81, 024 colored voters for registration
became 80, 3l5. Now. if $1,000 white males
did fairly register 90, 422 voters, then the
~. Alb colored males could not fairly register
over 81, 315 voters and their registration Of
~, 80 is 1900 in excess of the white pro-
portion, and about u 900 in excess over the
general average registration OF such popnia-
ton in the States generally.
1t can be proved that part OF this excess,
(Of from $4,000 to 81 900 colored voters fraud
ulently registered can he traced to tho city
of New Orleans; and that there were regis
tered in said city from 1000 to 10000 colored
voters Ia excess Of the number its population
is entitled to.
The United States census of New Orleans,
with Carrollton (since March, 1871 the Six
teenth and Seventeenth Wards) included !
states thu. the total population is 1898,
with La, O7G whites, plus 53. S37 colored, and
that OF the males over twenty-one years, 3G, 035
Are whites aud j., III, are colored.
Now it will be found that as to these totals
l97. 913 population, with T.? 237 males over =.
twenty-one, registered AZ, 500 voters, and cast |
81, 022 votes; and that the distribution Of
Bhese totals between the whites and colored is
IA 076 whites. with 81, 035 males over twenty
,ne, registered 2S.4l5 voters. aud cast %. 741
votes; 53,S37 colored, with
l3, l73 males over twenty-one, registered
1894 voters and cast 1881 Republican I
II 36,035 white males can fairly register 2
49, AIS voters, (Which exceeds the general y
vera9e,) then the H. 173 colored males could :
lot fairly register over 10,3OS; but they did h
egister over 5000 more than this. , d
That the colored males over, twenty-one v
ears ars 81 thirteen to thirty six, or about one
ourth Of ths total males over twenty-one L
ears in New Orleans; and that there cannot !.
possibly be Is, 39i colored males over twenty \
me years even residing (much less registering {,
8 votsys) in this city are facts fully proved, o
lot only by the United States census, but it
lso BY the mortality statistics from our ceme- q
cries and sex tons.
For the census reports that our colored pop q
'lation In 1870 was twice as great as in 1850, :
md our mortuAry reports state that the col b
'rcd deaths have in like manner doubled;
md while the census reports that the colored n
males oyer twenty one years are a little over
onS report that during the four months, g
1874. they buried lS6 :;
,Olored and 536 white males over txenty.ope - -