, 1876-11-26

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Thcyotes of these parishes were not canvassed
there being contests
FLIED FOR HEARING NH1T WEEK.
When the returns from the parishes marked
contested we're opened, the Democratic counsel
we're allowed to be present. The returns IRON
Dc Soto Parish were brought In and contained N
one package sealed with wax. When the
seals we're broken by members OF the
Board there were found inside the con-
suiiIated yotes OF the Commissioners,
statements, and tally-shects- Attached to
< tho returns were large numocr o.
protests and .fidayits- The Secretary Of the
board said the package had been received on
the 18th inst, and was entered in his recent
book. and the returns, he said, had come by
nail. In the course Of inspection 1t was o's-
covered that one Of the protests OF the Super
yisor charging general intimidation was dated
Nor. q. and sworn to in this city before the
Commissioner of the Circuit Court. When
called upop to explain how a protest dated on
the 18th inst, to-day, could get into a sealed
re;nA red package received by mail on the 1otn
inst, the Secretary said
uE HAD RECEIVED TWO PACKAGES
He was detected by one OF the Dcmocrat1c
counsel present in the act Of making another
entry on bis book Of two packages received.
Alter some delay another package was pro-
duced, and found to contain consolidated
statement of votes and Commissioners returns,
but 10 protests or at1lday1ts.
The members Of the Board we're unable to
explain the matter, and Senator Sherman, Of
the Republican Visiting Committee, remarked
that there was no use to disguise the tact that
Lad 1,1nu noH uY1,Jy y1rnfaEfE In-
serted after the package of returns had been
re.eiycd-
The affair created
QUITE SENSATION
among members OF the Committee present. The
uc,uoers Of the Democratic Committee were
very outspoken in the opinion that q fraud had
been perpetratcd, aud the Republicans did not
deny that the affair had Gery peculiar aspect.
Democratic counsel say that similar thing has
occurred in the case OF other parishes, but as
they were not admitted until to-day there WAS
10 opportunity to discover the frauds
now TO PREvEST BULLDoz1SGr NEGROES.
HedItlFs te1fcY 10 Cincinnati Commercial.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 22e.-1 went early,
took seat, aud watched with interest the pro-
sccG.ngs of the Returning Board d,-procecdings
w1cn arc to elect either Hayes or Tlden Presi-
GcuLt Li1:4L 10 ~ 1HG dc II Z E@1u oC1, AU4A I<
X ste farat time these days
The first man in was Gov. Wells. He vas
atwly shirrcd, shaved, and shorn, and looked
like IN Ohio farmer al ready for church.
s'tiooa morning, GOV. Wclls.''
s'GocL morning, sir; how do you find your
srlf!"
II find myself trying to understand the eter-
nai rau.ii. atous II ti,c Louisiana cssc- think
n:syc j. iop that w1il give Me reasonable en-
bloy,ncnt tLr considerable t,uc.''
Yes said the Governor, rubbing his wrin-
tiled Lrow; there's . good deal to This thing"
II Should say so.''
A1.dc,sui., Cassaaye, and Keuner came in,
slid tuuk tite,r POSITIONS around tic table
We tikcu upon various topics, and limited
gently at q compromise. which, to my luuiel
Understanding, scclus 1hc best way uut OF Lie
difficulty, anu which certainly would bring peace
~ Loui>iatsa, which sue his not enjoyed LOT ten
years. That is, give the State to Hayes and
Nichols, securing loc4 Dem ocratic Government,
which is the only Government t!4at will ever be
worth cent here South Caro.4Aa E how happily
oct vi lcr difficulties by ti:c eictt; II Hampton,
a wiz, ilas nlore puNcr i'll las little finger
tua, tic whole Republican Government OF tuas
State, and ean, with wink, disband any rifle
club, and quell any riot aud protect any class.
In my late letters frum that State I repeatedly
expressed the wish that Hampton might be
e;ee1cu and at tic same time Hayes curry the
State. Why: Because the State is fuirly Re-
publican, aud belongs to that party GU the
national issues. and 1T the same time the local
Republican Government there is no ac-
count, worthless, corrupt, weak, imbec}e,
cultcinptiblc, can protect nubouy, and SO
r''w,rlcss that fifty 1ncn could run the whole
Thing lnto the Atlantic Ocean. The material
interests OF every Southern state have been ad-
vanccd " filling into the bands OF the Demo-
1ral,t party, not because it is the Democratic
purity, bu: tecaLse it is the white people, and
they arc better capable Of conducting good local
government than the ncSrucs. 4 party COM
puse1 exclusively Of negroes, oii1cered By a few
carlet-baggggers, who have no interest lere,
aud will run away as soon Is they are
out Of oticc-such party and such
local Government Is NO account and cannot
stand, and tue sooner it goes overheard the
souucr We arc relieved Of tie troublesome bust
ness, and tie eternal yelp 1or troops ceases.
Tue whites, lett TO themselves, aud kept in
cu,npa.t mass no longer by the blaek party in
trout Of them, will DIVIDE out into parties, and
then tic ula.k vote will be cultivated BY these
respective parties, aud behold the problem is
so4yclt When the native whites back the nc
gro vote, YOU will find that intimidation will
tease, 1ur tho blacks Will have backing that
Incaus s5mcihing.
Look at Georgia The Republican party there
has GebSto the dogs, is utterly stamped out.
and the Dem ocrats lave about Il, ,003 majority,
although the white rutc is not very much larger |
than the black, but the blacks have nobody to
Jack tlle'u, aud they are virtually DISTINGUISHED.
IL ctun..es where there are 600 black voters, t
Ley do not cast 500 votes.
WHAT is the result! The Democratic party |
.berc is beginning to crack. It is topheavy. 1t
Mill split in two. Its sspbtting now. Each side |
xill cultivate the negro vote, and the negro will !
lave something behind him besides TWO carpet |
,aggers to the county. Look at the Seventh
icorgia District, situated in the hily section of
he northwestern portion Of the State, where
he colorcd population is not large, but still con-
ide1ablc. An Independent Democrat, Dr.. Eel
on, ran against the regular Democratic nomi-
&c. Dabucy. More than onc-third of the t
democrats in that district, being the old Wing
lcment, camc to the support of FELTON,, and