Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-18
Another Document from
the Democrats.
THEY ARE DETERMINED TO GRE.
ATE DfSsENSIOy.
Arrogance and Conceit the Tone of the
Letter.
New ORLEANS, November IL.

| heWs, d "A. uafheld, W. ID Kelley, John a.
Mason, T.. w. StoughtOn, &. Irvine Ditty, j.
! IL. Van Allen, Eugene Hale, NJ 5. Quay, VIII
| 5. Cumback, +. >. Noyes, job +. stevenson
John Cohurn, Lew Wallace, .i". 1'.ul NJ
| A. McGrew, j. a. Chapman, ..i.aui a.. a .l IL,
Abner Taylor, 5. r. Haven, j. NJ. Bearcsley
Z. b. Farrell, CORTLAND Parker, Sidney CLARK
| and J. G. Wilson:
| Gents-We are in receipt of your answer TO our
letter of the lith inst, in which you inform us of
your determination not to confer with US for the
purpose of exerting such influence as we may
possess in behalf Of such a canvass of the vote &C
tually cast at the election in Louisiana as by its
fairness and impartiay shall command the &C.
quiescence and respect of all parties. We sin
cerely regret this failure of the citizens from
other Northern States in furherance OF the pur-
pose which, as we supposed, had brought them
hther at this juncture. We regret ii all the more
because your refusal to confer and cooperate with
us appears to be based upon a serious misappre-
hcnsion of the language no less than the spirit of
our communication.
1t can hardly have escaped your notice that our
statement of the result to be attained by the CO.
operative action which we sought to bring about
simple reproduction of the language of
Preside Mt Grant, at whose request we understand
you came here. In his recent order to Gen. Sher-
man, that language was undoubtedly used
doubt in view of the fact, about which, we con-
ceve, there can be no dispute, that the first and
most essential prerequisite to an honest and Just
declaration of The results of the recent election
in Louisiana is fair and impartial canvass of the
votes actually cast, and it seems TO us that you do
tne giea. nJus.ce III surprising .na' III
y. ene ~ ee'ua, ea'' you Seitainiy
w s '.J. Y ene 'ppu.a' i vi uesle W
probation.
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neoe ssity uoss w, iesaiy CAST we ne
siie " eeeuie iai III ah1 .'a canvass VIC
in the belief that we sought unduy to narrow the
basis on which we invited your cooperative ac-
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serve Una, Mnic unaouoteuiy, as you say seou-
lous ihcuicatioh ana CULTIVATION OF the naoHs Oh
ooeuieh0e 70 .ue ioi ns Vi law Is Fi.ai " 'ue pres
eINauon "a eonst.tutiohai hoer., IL 10 10 iess III
Poltant that refusal TO yleid such obedience De
not pto.oheu ny using ,hese ioils as "eans ,o'
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sieneu' "i.uout uuuei'aHinB " quee'iou 'ue siu
cefHy OF tne oehei' whIch you are AZ pains 10 eN-
press thai you KNOW OF no reason 10 uoupt .hs'
the LOUISIANA returning poalu VIII ihahe per
ecuy honest ana just oeclaratloh OIL Ine result vi
the recent election IN LOUISIANA; we deem IL
not inP'oPer u reHinu YOU eua' 'ne P'eseuee ~
.nis city VI 50 many citIens ion Ill pa us Vi tno
Union at this moment seems 10 De evidence OF
"iuey prevalent uisuus' vi Jus acuoh VI .uie
boafd, ana mat suoh distrust mas tne leunoauoh
al ieast that Inc constitution Oh Tue ooaIu mas not
peen chaneeo since us returns were SCI asiue ~
acohgrcssionai comih'ttee vi Which tno lePuoi-
can canaiuate Tor the vice-presiuency was mem r.
per' anu ,ns uisu"st Is MOI uInatu'ai IN VIC" Va
the TACT mat rs we uhderstapu' Que U, .ne lem ,
cers OF the returning ooaiu ~ canuiua'e soie9
LOT AZ the recen. eleGtion' anolhcr .ue noioe' VI
an once OF pront ana trust py apPonlnienl oi JUG
present executive oil the national goveIu,neh.;
while all me members OF the poaru are oeneveu
TO be IN animation WIN put one oil the parties 10
Inc present pomucai contest.
In view oil all thls 1t Is parity necessary 10 auu
that me terms oil our iette were not eese heu 20
PreJuaice the quesuon wheinet ,he iunc!lohs VI
the RETURNING ooatd were JUDICIAL OF minis.eI It
or both, put simply 10 invite 10 see WIN US that
Whatever may DC Ihe character Oh tnese iunctions
they are Openly, larry ana honestly ulschaigeu,
ana WINE we mus reifa'neo from any attempt =.
sta'lhg OF constituting Tue laws OF LouisIaha, VIC
ueemeu II equahy nteieVant W t,,e soeeI' VI ou.
correspondence WIN you 70 aiihue 70 'ne ua.ie'
aeVoNh2 upon omcers, othcr lnan tse cohs. ~
ems OF the louisiana returning poaiu, uneer tue
laws ana constitution OF tue Oniteu oa!es'
Whether, as you observe, oy way OF inus'ta.lon,
ander the constitution the president OF inc sena.e
oeth counts ana declares tne so,es Oh the
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