Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-14
Prominent Democrats and Re
pubIicans Present and En-
Route to the Three Com
tested States Latest
from All Points.
LOUISIANA.
\ True Picture OF the Situation.

\ True Picture OF the Situation.
Special to the Appeal
NEW ORLEANS, November I3.-Ihe Situa-
ton here is very grave, and the people, though
anything but excited, are filed with app7e-
hension. They say they have made their last
fight, and since the preservation of the hber
ties of Louisiana has become a national con-
test, they viii stand aside and await with
folded hands the result. If the northern
people can bear up against this last and most
outrageous attempt upon the use of the ballot
box, they viii try to. In the accomplishment
of this outrage there can lie no doubt that a
conspiracy has been entered into by the Rad
ical managers at Washington to cheat the
Democratic party of Louisiana of its victory
IN the election of Tilden; nor can it be doubt
ed that Grant has lent himself to the pur-
poses of the consVrators. Whether he is
one Of the conspirators against the people re-
mains to be seen The proofs of that CON
spiracy are abundant here and would seem
to be in Florida and South Carolina. where
Chamberlain and StedIns are holding back the
returns, awaiting Keilogg's report, Within
the past few days the troops at this post
have been largely Increased, and they are 50
stationed IN and about the city as to command
all important points, being supported by the
war vessels Ossippee and Canonicus which are
IN front of the city, with guns ready to rake
the streets. In the customhouse, where the
returning board have their irheadquarters, there
are SIX companies of the Thirteenth Infantry
OF the returning board you can form an idea
when you know that it is composed of five
members, three of whom are the notorious
Madison Wells, and two negroes, one of whom
keeps bagnio, and the other a doggefy of
the lowest class, both being as ignorant as
their brutal business would argue. 1t is this
board that is to decide the future, perhaps
the peace of the Republic. Think of the
fortunes of forty millions of people depending
upon two UNANIMOUSLY brutal negroes. Suppose
Florida and South Carolina are counted for
Hayes, in spite of the facts patent to all that
they voted for Tilden, there can be no doubt
that their ignorant tools will, in obedience
to Kellogg and Packard count out enough
parishes to turn Louisiana over to HAYES, and
that with but little chance for remonstrance
on the part of the Democrats. As II is, Kel-
logg will not afforl any facilities to thenorth-
ern Democratic statesmen here to examine
the returns or allow them to be present In
person or by committee to assist in the count,
and whatever Is done in that way will be
forced under the law. which admits Of CON
Ofcandidates, who thus will have AN oppor-
tunity of being heard by counsel, and 50 of
probing tins cOnsummate villainy TO the bot
tom. What the extent of this villainy Is will
be apparent from the reports now before the
executive committee of the State. and the de
sire of Kellogg to deliver Louisiana over to
Hayes. We ascertained that the official
returns give the Democracy a majority of
7757, which if the counting out of East and
West Feliciana, East BatonRouge, Morehouse
and 0uachita is permitted, will still leave us
5}47 majority. These figures are verified by
the statement OF an ex-governor, himself a
Republican, who says he gives up the con-
test; and Pinchback, in answer to Senator
Logan, of Illinois, says that nothing short Of
the official count will tell the story. There
can be no doubt, from this, of the crime con-
templated by Kellogg, who has the direct
support of the administration, as learn. X.
w. Markay, cx-State treasurer of Pennsylva-
mia. and a confidential friend Of the secretary
Of war, has arrived in this city from Wash
fl,a Ia,r,- Of li-,,,t,.bnc from,
eron to Kellogg, supplied, to use the Ian
guage of dispatch before me, with 'rations
to feed the hungry" IL is these ''rations"
we have to fight. How that will be done.
viii lie able to tell You tomorrow, by which
time Mr. Abram Hewitt viii be here, and
full conference of all the Democratic states
men present will be had, and a definite
plan Of procedure will be determined
upon. OF the Republicans and Democrats
present | have ascertained the following
names: Judge Doolittle, Senator Lyman
Trumbull. Perry h. Smith. Chicago; George
b. Smith, Springfield, Illinois; Governor John
H. Palmer. Illinois; John W Stevenson,
Kentucky: George W. Julian, indianapolis:
J. r. Stallo, Stanley Mathews, Edward F.
Moves, Job +. Stevenson, Cincinnati; Gen
eral M'Donald. +. B. NJ M'Donald, John Love.
\. Munson indianapolis; William O. HAM
ilton, Maryland: /. V. Bogy, St. Louis;
William NJ MoITis. Illinois; John p. Martin.
Ch,rlrs Gibson. st. Louis; I'rorgr H. Smith.
Wisconsin; j. q. BroAdh-ad. st. loms: u.
Hone, Mayor BrarLslry. c. h. farwrll. Abn-y
Taylor. Illinois; and c. Irving Ditty, Mary
land; Henry Wstter-0n, Louisville: l.. q. c.