The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-17
VOL. XLlV.-NO. IS.
TIE PRESIDENTIAL CRISIS.
SHE MISSION or THE GRfNT COM
DiiSSION ERS 10 IOTfSI-iNI.
Bot to Protect AGAINST Fraud, but 20 Stnnd
Dumb and " uuys- its Preparation De
ciiDing TO 4 xcrt their inf1cucc fora thir
srd Impartial turNe-s oi the Votes Cast


from tho [. D.niucr Is iu,i'trg conference;
Nrw ORLEANS, Nov. lG. 1876.
9BNrIIMfN . The uHJDiity of tho un0efslgn-
t-i. g. whom your toic tf the lith int. Was ad-
sressrd only ar wed ~ thus city y,sterd y cv,n- !
ing. Wohavc the ef re- been unable To rcply |
until this mornlu2 nd can only regret that !
your commune tiOn shoud have been tivcu to |
tho utcAs immcdiit iV upon it, d'tyc y, aud |
with ut the possibility of an answer acconpa-
Vyirc u.
Yor remark that vou are info rrcd that We
cauc ~ the r,oues; OF the pf 3idcnt % see I IT
tho 30 ri Of Canvas crs make a fIs count Of
the votes actual, cast, ana ask that meet
AMI confer in o. der that su'a inhu ence We
pos8es- in > be eXUr cd ON such &C .nv-ss OF the
voies actually cast, IA b, It's fairness and i'm
psitiaiiN shali comm nd the respect and ao-
tuiescenco OF he Amesicin people OF al par
lica" We ioin hear II. with YOU IN counsols OF
peaue and in the expression ~ IN earnest do
are fora ., ricctly honest and ist declaration
of tho results Of the rece u eiccti m OF Louisi-
ana by It's wfuIy constituted authorities and
we may add that We know OF no rVason To- DOUBT
hist suoh a declsfnuon will he made but we
30 NOt SEQ the propriety or utility OF so"nier-
sn0e On the basis and subject to the lint
Lalluns you propose, for We have 10 sucn
duty imposed upon US; and. as sue-
tesied 10y the claus If your note 0rst quoted,
Ne are At most Ttuuesteu 10 ne Witnesses
OF what shul. ,ccur Ia tho canvass OF the
vote, without power or legal influence over the
result or over the means by whirb, under tue
laws OF Loui-ian the result - O. be deter
"a M i,o,. viii c"ncnr ~ith US We re- here as
private CIT Zers, with NJ omcili powers we
therefore cannot supersede or MODIFY any laws
OF th.t st tc. nor nave We any t'Rnt 10 cvhttoI
or inhIence any Of Its ofhceis az 90 ne manner
In which thew sha perform ministeral Il or judi
ca duties impose upon them by its laws nd
shouli G. ing strangers and without tn nicth
aemned by he peope of every State In the
Union for an improper interier nee with local
Tnr Following extract from the laws Of Louis
ianH, shows that the Canvassne board is ex-
sicial as well as minist' rial functions;
bKc Q. That In tuch canvass and compilation the
5s,nrn,ns riSss s9s eye sne ioI9sSs ,, SrSeT:
% youig rs,e' At which here shall We been ir,
br received the statement o2f any supsryi.or OF
fsaSrca b. sec "a Of .Sls sc aihdsyi u
enss asSi ea srea II ulS H nSS oriper, OF cor
lsir. free and pc e,ao vote # s qa ned elec Ors
fes es en- e ha Il HsH Po snvs n1 count P pr ce e. us
,' msn sn m All psa % Do ST s sgSs place Se ns
BEEN esn",srS % sSa COMP ed fhe rS,arnnS
On S, :S' 'sn S%s to invsss i se
inLmid ton armed dstuI b,i CO. 6ribery ,r rrupi
Ss s,Ssses i..sS men. .ssy 3 j b ,oay,%s.d
ina such riot nmui acts oi violence. isIiniastiIn;
crislly iltrricre with the purity aud freedom II
vent .rffcl.n num3.r Of aaai.neS voter. iher..t
sull OF e tl,c,.n, then. sDd not otlsr~se s.i re;
ss RS: 1 az s pes sS Sss o. pr cu. &c . %,
vssscl ,ai m.,1d Iat II the returning SnecT.
GUY 20 x'mlne fuuicr testimony IN reg rd TOE eto'
saSs - .n T%a rSr- T s" @ Ss s iS' c
,sinrrins .h,, al 20 ny,nie nat ID ,aia r,t
ancc r'ioery or e.riup, naeie dld ma n ~ m
sSE cr Of Gr ' ses,or. ST a. Il 'SiS'a
c'cc'lon th, u saa larnii g me- sh.a nol ,aa;
poI Or yti'y oa :. nui shall &c ude Tom
% II ,S' prSyded ,a,, any pc, Ss ste';s4 ted
oaos ,hsi be allowed he ing b,r lore sso eiernias
tor ihe f1rSSr var n. OF .aii election.
Hence, T. IN. re are any facts r curing the
lection OF rrtu n- Is affected bv such frau Is or
val noe. II wound b. a monio't int riol,nc 3
pei-On, like ourselves. without official n hts,
30 hfptrut 70 lubu nra or 'utrol it- Jtdic cial
acuon HAD a CORE pond ng nond - the
pass upon Tue iraudulcnt return OF No o.
and 'S' az s.,"n -" Il c,,,z ms = Lauis yl1' na
however fe pecIaul", t empie 10 inn ~ re rs
i%aa naer ,G ae "p" 6 6ns sts s's scn ~
would h We bee universally cOnd' mncd II
TIC .t!aa the tnny ssing y .ern 81 l'"u. sana
Wer, merely ilisterial or cefic !, a. IN the
"a g ~ any offi'-r charged by the law win he
dut' of Nerhing aud decl ring the result Of
'hI 'NN s''N -" "'t ~ "iTN' eN''''',
Nh u the fre-i l' nt ~ tue -Cnhtr COunt- ard
decl1res the VT Of the electors Il the sever i
Ifesidcpt under O. Constitution OF the United
otites. q different case would be presen e..
II i- "a oar ids uent Wit to IN" pre.erystion
of cor-titutOnd li1erty tnat the hahit ~ ubc-
diyhce olne rms " should oe sedulously
iucUlo ted and G luv,ted. ana n the resOri TO
etua- constitutional modes ~ redress tor Ven
Gu 4 grievances should be avoided and con-
Londng 20 disorder and nMchy. 10 reduce
tne wholr question, therefore TO the mere
clerical duty Of counting the votes actually
from votes leg Nv cast and returned. III espe :
i've - the question whs her they are frandu.
lrhiY ut We, n ~ cast or otherwise vi lated, in
wolves uuihhcatipn 81 the prov visions of the
ls~t"t Loui-i II which hay~ olre dy Deen adj
igeicht'd a. 'lld the Slnreme Court, and
would be whfl lV uf juatihhtle here IA well as In
ANY othor state Of the Uni'n Whrh had pro,
v'ucd laws g. pro ect The r'eh Of vot' r. nd
Tire purity Of the uall1t. We Lnnf, therefore
concur In 'our prnp Il Ion for a oonfol once on
thdt oori-. Yer, re- &C fully,
}9s s4ranT sfTrw }G@s %sllsG. %SG4gGG pS sa
"a S,ksiIIS s ksnir4 ifi far &@H aSdtgwI IoY9 ns
'T% Srsr6aios, s'.1la $iY SSiiS SSn1fis ~ %'
nTse9 trrf' NTS'N' A4sfn - 4. ~ Lqy' II
EuifSk iiALE, Name } n fKAEosLrr H.
iyr|,tbr Aoyi-, on,o. J,.noLs \, ka'sAs.
10 te l.oa,. Jous y. .rAlMle LLwIsv, Bogr lYsAl
ni,,s.irs nj .,nN ql 4 me .Gl,Tsap y
tno NauOnI II C % inmuee.
rnf ia LafDtNr Ol rHE RErURNINd BOARD.
WAsHINGIoN, Nov. IG-It Is aste,ted upuu h
4iiiL.ii - % efuh' - Ol iLe S'Gthctn tl I'M
C.mn'i.-i ~ tha }. , Adi-oa Wells Prcsidt T.
OF tsl H. Isl u Returning 80 I'd, uuIid not b
btil gcd hpon Ottn. the tomui-siOn NJ eVi
Gonce ~ his gu'll npriJ lrer, not only ~ til
cl iu bp Ir Gated 10 the COmmls.i ~ ( hi
own case, Ia OF Tue worthloss cLAfuCter Oi III
sliI.Yit- in ot or rus,s
NrW OuLEANa, Nv l8.-Ex Gov. H. Madiso
Wch,. Grn. ih0mHs g. Andtr-ou, q. Cas,n W
ann Louis "a krnntr 10 day took tie nrih o
inrr. mel the nee ~ ~ hpers Witn tht Sec
rom. sf S4te, ahu went INTO exeou I've sea- \
IN ihr tDoul a,-isn. d tnem IA the state House
NGiil has trhuspired REGARDING their pro
20 uli's-.
Guy. Kr lope said tuls afternoon that tho va
cancY iu tne 30. IA a not Vol heen hled. Ih
Board aul rurd 80 meet On Saturday noon
Cos Wei -. To an scr 10 uu tuQ ury Wheth q
not rnioi Nrr- ana airrt. tors would admit
te o, sail n wo5 is " loh-H Hnd no evidently eX
pisas,u the sen ln,tu II all tle mem ers IA
lhe iIIG suou,d III ait clus, q Il .urs dtilinC thi
cinvasaing INA cpnuiiug Ol tho returns, ex1en
when iufurl i'luu 4" .o wanted concerning
paiti LlHr DOll OT ~ itcr connected With tui
election, 0T Wnon sntue y lUt wac 10 DO rSIe
bcfOie the tOdri. IA SAID that n itrtr the q Y
eruor nor any n, 10 Oficcr, n hi wish " = re-
RaTued, wnuld nave irre nrCe-s 10 t.e room dur
fnG the sessions Of TIE hoard.
II tue hoard nteh iegal advice, he said the