The New York herald., 1876-12-02
THE CONSPIRACY TO COUNT IN HAYES
A Republican Victory To Be S.
cured at All Hazards.
MANIPULATlONS FOR THE SPEAKERSHIP
Sitting Bulls Projected Attack on Fort
Peck.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Dec !, 1870
THE REASON FOR GRANTS INTERFERENCE IN
SOUTH cARoLINA-FEAEs THAT THE STATE
WOULD DE sSATCHED AWAY FROM HAYES
DIFFICULTIES OF THE LOUISIANA RETURNING
DoARD-MEANs ADOPTED TO THROW OUT THE
DEMOCRATIC MAJoRITIEs- -BAGGERs
TO BE LEFT TO THEIR FATE AFTER DOING
THEIR DIRTY WORK.
II is said here, by high republican authority, that
the object OF preventing tho regular assembage Of the
South Carolina Legislature by the interference Of
troops and tho ation Of Judge Bond to create a
deadlock which should prevent any legislative
until after next Wednesday. on that day the Electoral
Colleges meet and Hayes Will assemble in
Columbia and cast ana certify tho vote OF the
State for Hayes II Is said that tho republican leaders
here suspected the democrats in South Carolina OF
intention, IL they could organize the Legislature, to
repeal tho law giving the people the choice OF cleo.
tors, and returning to the old system in in South
Carolina before the war, when the Legislature chose
the electors To prevent this at all hazards It is said,
was The mrin object OF the OF Interference
and the purpose Is new keep the Legislature at a
deadlock until after Wednesday, this beng DONE
1t is also asserted, that General Ruger
will receive orders on no account to interfere
except prevent bloodshed TO let tho Legislature or
ganize it chooses and manage It's affairs allow
Ing the disputed democratic members TO bo admitted
democrats 10 have the ascendcEcy IL they can
get 1t is expected that they will do so; that they
will canvass tho State and declare Hampton
Governor, and, having majority on joint
tallot. will choose democratic United States
Senator This story comes sufficiently good
authority to make It at least probable. II il
correctly describes tho policy OF republican leaders
Tho rato oofC nhcrIa
Moses, VIII pper and Elliot, who will be retired to prl-
vae lie to the great satisfaction OF honest men every
where
1t is taken for granted hero that the Louisiana Re-
turning Board will give the State Hayes, and prcpa-
rations have areody been made for curing certain
tccts in the electors Two OF them federal Office
holders Brewster being United States Surveyor
General and Lcviseo Commissioner the United
States court. Thcy have been to resign
and then to absent themselves next Wednesday
from the meeting of the Electoral College, whcreupon
the vacancies will be filled the law pro-
vidcs-by the other republican electors The action OF
the Returning Board in suddenly throwing out s. 600
naturaized voters in Now Orleans rendered neccs.
sary by the fact, but recently developed that Tidens
majority in the State could not be overcome In any
other way. The other dcvccs-hiring Supervisors OF
election keep tho returns out OF the way causing the
destruction Of returns and records by secret
agents and making charges OF Intimidation,
have proved insufficient 10 mako sure thing
OF it, and this last card hold In reserve and which
is hero said the Board themselves hoped play
mus. bo played. IT has become necessary, they say
here because in some parishes all the Hayes electors
voted for and the deficiency thus caused is
found larger and less conccalabc than was at first
beloved.
senator Morton is credited with curious discovery
concerning Nebraska law of that State makes
the Legislature meet to proclaim the electors
The Governor and other republicans forgot
thcrc such law, and Senator Morton Is said to
reminded them OF /, by telegraph. The Governor
teegraphed this evening that he has summoned tho
Legislature
One need not be here long to discover that all the
power Of the federal administration bent tho
election OF Governor Hayes Every loopholo Of
defect is searched Tor by government officers, and
nothing omitted which can help toward this end
Al the time thero IS good ground for
administration to leave the carpet baggers md
ro9ues South Carolina and Louisiana 10 SHIFT for
themselves. II need occasion surprise il the re.
turning boards having done their dirty far rs
giving tho two States TO Hayes concerned tho ad-
mnisraon will thereafter, namely at.cr next We'd
nesday, declare that Il has no constitutional power to
Interfere that the Legislatures which in both Statcs
the votes for Governor, mast constitute and
organize themselves without federal interference and
that tho rcsu they may declare be accepted as
nnal In this both South Carolina and Louisiana
may yet hope for honest government, Tor the Lcgts
nturc OF LOUISIANA will have but narrow republican
majority JOINT ballot, and Mr.. Pinchback believed
to hold u force Of republicans under his control who
will follow hts directions even mo democratic
camp II IS very well known that Pinchback is tired
Of local misruo in his State. He denounced II sharply
in Cincinnati and he cares for happiness of
the colorcd people and for his fortunes than for
Packard and Kellogg
RrMoR7D RESIGNATION or SECRETARY FISH
There report all over town, this evening that in
consequence OF dissensions in the Cabinet to-day Scc
rcary Fish had sent in, or would send in his rcsgnn-
ton As 1t is probable that this report may be tcle-
grnphcd from here IL Is well 10 say that there Is no
foundation at all for the report.