New-York tribune., 1876-12-07

OF the Board Gen Thomas c. Anderson, senior
member, Southern born, and OF old and highly re-
spectacle families. The father OF the former the
Hon. Levi Wells OF the Parish of Rapdes Who in 1912,
represented in the convention called to frame the Con-
stitution OF the State OF louisiana The received
liberal education, and early engaged in the OF
the planting and other interests Of his father He
Union man from the time the war broke out, and al
though he suffered greatly by 1t in the loss OF property
he altered IN his devotion TO the Union
Under the Banks's reconstruction scheme, he
chosen oveTnor on the ticket with the Hon.
Michael Hahn, who was elected Governor, and upon
the election OF the latter to the Senate after Mr.
Wells became Governor OF the state TO which office ne
was almost unanimously reelected under the recOnsruc-
ton plan OF President johnson. His experience IN public
Lille has Deen great and varied and his capacity TO dis
charge the duties assumed caunot be questioned.
Gen Anderson born in Virginia. has resided In the
Parish of st. Laundry for the period OF 40 years,
ter at the outbreak of the educated lawyer;
Is the owner OF ana carries several plantations Is
state has been Intimately associated in the promotion
OF social and industrial interests Of his parish ana has
represented 1t in both branches OF the Legislature more
than 30 years.
Mr. Casauave the third member Of the board, is man
OF intelligence, Of excellent character and business
habits, not dependent on Office for living nor seeking
it, but wceduclted citizen who has long eOndueteda
Orleans
Mr. Kcnner the junior member of the board is young
mao, born and reared in the City OF intel
gent and active who for some time III charge OF the
Street Commissioners Bureau In the Department OF
improvements
PLAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
We will present such outline OF the proofs as
disclose not only such violence and intimidation as pre-
vented fair election in several parishes and at many
polls, but disclose also that these grave oenses were
committed In OF preconcerted and settled
plan formed by the DeTocatc leaders to prevent Repub
lican voters from attending the polls, and that such
unlawful purpose efectualy accomplished as not
only to interfere with the purity and freedom Of the
election but materially change it's result To illus
trate how carefully the political campaign was con-
sdered and the plan mentioned cODtved by the leaders
OF the Democratic party Is instructive to refer 10
circular issued from the Of the Democratic Con-
servatye State Central Committee at New-Orleans,
marked " "Conhdentai.' and signed by j. W. Patten.
President. and T. J. sullivan Secretary, intended Tor
circulation In each parish and recommending the f0rlna-
tiOn OF ward clubs therein These circulars urged that
in conversation no gloomy forcbodngs should be IN
duged in and that the result OF the election should be
spoken Of as ioregone conclusion, as we have the
Of carrying the election and intend 10 do So nut
be careful 10 saw and do nothing that can be
construed into a threat intimidation OF any
character" The cfular also recommended that there
formed and that they occasionally their several
places OF meeting, and proceed thence on hotseoacK 70
The central rendezvous stating that proceedings OF
this character would impress the negroes with sense OF
your united strength" And It further recommended
should be adayits prepared the effect that there has
been intimidation. and no disturbance on account OF
any efforts by The DeinocraticConseryatye party 10
prevent from voting on account oil race cOlos
or previous condition Of seryituie."
There were IN the state oi louisiana on tne Gay OF
election o. 996 white registered voters ana 1880 COZ,
ored-a majority Of the latter Of 22.3I4. II was well
that II left free tO vote uninuenccd ny violence
intimidation the blacks would be almost Unanimously
Republican, aud that Win the whte kgp1oeSn % H fOg, ,
Gated. The plan appears 20 nave Dseh 10 se''eS @
for the purposes o. intimidation =, ana H3ehSe ,orS qs
few parishes n possible (Or III 10 OF % parshe WITH
thcse not employed the Republican majority was
600. select those III which the coored vote as
compared with the white womb DI htgo a ueSs ,,
fully prevented for doing might be expected that
should any majority they could thus obtain IN buch par
ishes be rejected they would nevertheless attain ther
purpose by the suppression Of arge Republican vote
TIE RESULTS or EIIMIDArIoN.
In pursuance of this plan. five OF the parishes selected
In which the greatest violence and Intimidation were
practlcr were East and West Fcciana, which border
upon that portion of Mississippi In which murder aud
outages 40 prevailed during and preceding the election
as substantially To prevent any Republican vote East
Baton Rouge which borders the southern portion Of
East Fcllcana Morchouse, which adion' the state of
Arkansas and Ouchia, which adjons and lies directly
south OF Morehouse.
The geographical position OF these five parishes was
well suited to the purpose be attained for 1t was easy
tr members OF clubs 20 be found therein, and who us
Ally perpetrated outragcs with masked faces,
10 pretend that they committed by bor-
der ruflans from Mississippi and Arkansas
where like outrages had been perpe-
,r,ted The location Of these five parishes was not,
however better suited TO the plan TO be accomplished
than was the great dEproPortnn existing between the
hur"d Int 5I3i, the latter I3,2Il-a majority
Of the latter equal TO one-tnrd Of the entire
majority o TT,S'" TnS returns If votes actually
cast ia ye parishes suggest that The cubs To whom
was assigned the task OF securing Democratic mGores
therein Lad performed their work OF violence ana ut-
idation eecually; while the PROOF HiseoS"s IN pris @
poItilus Of which are hereto annexed that
where violence and intimidation were lnrllclent mpr,
der maiu ng, mutilation, anu Whipping were LuSfGu t
IN Instsad of n majority OF 5000 or 1000 when me
Republicans -houll have had In these parishes upon iar
election there actually returned 70 tne hennSS E SS
West Feliciaua, MOrchousc, and Oulchlt oi 30 auu
in Fast Fciclu where the registered col4rea yoers
- notun Igu pieCtOr
east In East Baton Rougc, containing 3552 coored
registered voters and but lsol Mhtes tue
clam majority of CIT. which but Tor thr Ielefu o
several poll. by the commissioners and surrrV.ol1 OF
election would have been returned TO tue returning
If to The Democratic majority from the four parishes
as above stated we add The Gl7 thus claimed anu IN
sisted npon bef0rr the Returning Board, Democratic
majority of ii3j Is The result oi h eicliTn Ia NV P P
Eta White Democratic voters The conclusion
that intimidation ana VlOleIce hVnp tUu nmd tb,t
such Influences were empoy cd and were
supplemented by murder when tnat was lnougnI n'c, -,
sary is ostsDshed by the proofs already r. lerreu TO-
n int confirms ths to refer o the vote cast IN
these five parishes In lS74, "heh no Spcol' p h ec
existed for the Of cruel means to hhnec' nG
ton. The Republican majority therein was t, o5' o.,
result suggestive OF violence hhu III ,,ins
was obtained by means the most terrible anu Io'Oi'lns
OrgnniIrd rlubg Of ma -kcd armed men, formed as rec
commended by the central democratic ioi @
through country at night, marking theii G01 ~
the whipping shooting. woundng, manling lnutliatlon'
and murder OF women, children, ana uetiiSIe' h It
and as their inmates fed through fear. tn9
pistol, the rife, the kuc, ana the rope Hor. cmio2 %
Ia do their Eorrd work. Crimes lIae thcsc tesh' W
by scores OF Witnesses, were the means eoJeu III t
siaDa 10 elect President OF tls Ih.1 , porrhiic
when tneY shall succeed The glOrics OF tho htpuho
will have departed, and shame ana horror WIZ sup,
ulnnt in the hearts Ol our people thht Iolo ahu ~
rrnrrnfion with winch they have hitherto regarded th9
Institutions of Their country The proof OF violence ana
ntmid ltion and armed disturbance ~ many otne p
sbrs ts OF te same general character, although more
general and decisive as the five parishes Pircuatg
referred TO- I'm others these causes prevaeu ~ phIuV
MAR mailing places nj many OF which Republican 'Ote
was to Il considerable extent prevented.
TIE BOARD THE FINAL JUDGE.
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