New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-27

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~ SNr GARRISON n Potter would. 1 know, have
candidate for spcale or II ne had been elected 10
49, xIJyth Congress. fear hatS States RiSht pee III MS
,et and the seventy solid Southern VotcS OF tne De
nocracy have turaeG MS hehI -, .
T,ba Sudden veneration for Judge Moses OF
- Csrolina. which mas seized the Democracy is a
,,f,, instance of spontaneous piety. They have ap
,,s ocnfeunded him with Moses of old, not un-
prl thing for them to do since their study Of the
eas,,res being confined 70 few weeks OF tue laVe
li',sign was necessarily very superficial
Col IncersOll gives this opinion of one phase
-, electoral question with regard to those cases
" rlich the names OF the electors were msspeHed and
na,naps omitted the only question is, Whom did the
- intend TO vote forP II there was enough on the
s0te st no determine certainly the intention OF the
sd ,sr eject should be given TO his Intention"
Iudoe Trumbull has the rare good sense to
hat nothing can be gained for his party by denounc-
,s the Louisiana Returning Board before IL mas mani
80 disposition TO unfairly. He saws in private
49,. % his son al do not myself despair OF reason
81, count in this state. We shall have it If we carry
,da and even if the Presidency hangs on the result
-. / AZ not ace how, without committing such palpa-
,s.,ce and wrong as viii take from the decision al
be gu Sso,e the county, the Returning Board, even If
weg snossd can commit great inqnity in The pres
- ~ Inc committees" Even blind Democrat oGght
enc % h l' 10 see the wisdom Of talk like this
ex-senator DOOlittle is another Democrat
h heen 70 New Orleans and kept his eye carefully
Nxed on one of the question lie is sure the return
=, ped is boupd to count in Hayes, but thinks II
CotfhC
49, onId have yilted." He is sure the'trOOps were
90 hsck mn the rascaes Of the board and that the
pnnbeap leaders there simply to see the counting
IN consummated AS of Republican interference
cites this: In some way other all the kilograms
18th sides were taken of the wires apd got out OF the
Sa,oes We were advised all the time of the kilograms
Chandler and We supposed th9t 1ney were ADVISED
any kilograms sent by any Of ia $50 10 say s Inc
the Democratsl That is interference" with ven
gcsncel ~
Judge Stallo has returned to Cincinnati
orugbly convinced that the vote OF Louisiana belongs
~ ridden He told Commercial reporter that he went
~ NewOreans prepared blame the Democrats but lie
was ready 20 declare after careful examination that tho
ecton was entirely fair and that the Democratic ma
Iory was at least SOOO The most extraordinary state
p,apt made by him was the following: He thought 1t
Was mistake accept the statement for TRUTH that the
oord voters largely outnumbered the whites in that
STATE He had proof that Gov Kellogg in order that
contrary idea might gain, had when the census was
taken caused the manuscript report TO be so changed
respective strength of the voters, black and white" The
best thing the Judge can do will be TO display That PROOF
~ as possible
A private letter from a distinguished Penn
syvanian says South Carolina in the editorial OF
todsy's Fridays) TRIBUNE: In 1856, when the Re
publican party not what 1t now Is, Judge Mclean
was withdrawn and Col Fremont selected at an infor-
mai meeting members Of the convention and others at
the La Pierre House, against the opposition Of Mr. Thad-
defeat with compOsure Mr.. Stevens, in conversng with
me about it, told this story. When young man he
was once engaged to defend man before Dutch jus
tee The man was really innocent Of the charge, and
ping law then still in force, and while Mr. stevens
speaking he heard the cries Of some one UNDERGOING
flat punishment. When he mad finished his speech the
justice said him, Mishter Stevens DAT yoS VERY
eOOt speech but Hans is ickt P"-Hans is uckt nowI
The first glimpse of the intimidation afhda-
Wits which the Louisiana Republicans are collecting is
Naxu -Criea
matt Commercial Dr. H. " Redied, who has heretofore
leaned strongly toward the Democrats in his letters
but has always been regarded as thoroughly candid
and truthful man: "TOngnt spent some time at the
Custom House. reading the latest ahdayits made Nine
teen men were all busy copying affdavits, which Will
give you some of the magnitude of the business Two
COPIES are taken each adayitthe original is for the
use Returning Board copy for the Northern
visitors the other for Cling away These documents
are printed blanks has been supposed but each
case is written from the statement of tho witness
They vary length from two pages Of legal cap to ten
Some of these sworn statements simply horrible. If
they can be sustained the Democratic goose is cooked
No party afford TO have President elected by such
means Most Of the afdavits while not detailing nor
rors yet plainly enough that there was systematic
Intimidation. The most horrible one in the lot Is
the affidavit Of a woman, who swears that
on Saturday before the election, in Ouachita
Parish her husband was out Of bed at night and
murdered because he had been an active RePuOhcah;
His body sayaSey mutated IN her presence, ana
her baby taken from her arms ara US throat cut 1ne
Tuians said they wanted 10 finish the STOCK She "aS
herself severely shot and Sho gives names ana de-
tails with particularly. Gentlemen IN charge ten me
that there yet thousands OF uihivs 10 come Az SET
tug forth facts Intimidation and some OF them de-
failing brutal Outrages The magnitude and interests IN
VOWED stimulating the most searching inquiry some
OF the statements arc weak not setuns OUT any
thing worthy OF serious consideration Out Others az te
rby explicit and give names, dates, ana detils WIN
yiydness that is well nigh oonyncng III not uue iheg
can dsprOyed, but there an end 70 the clm
Democrats having carried this state by Ia means
The Hon. Charles r. Buckalew OF Pennsyl-
van presents latest plan for Improvement IN the
manner Of electing President He suggests constltu
tonal amendment as follows: "The citizens Of each
State who shall be qualified to for Representatives
IN Congress shall east their for candidates for the
Presidential Office by ballet, and proper returns OF the
votes so cast shall be made under SEAL within ten days
70 tie Secretary Of State other officer lawfully per
forming the dutes OF such Secretary in the Government
tie State by whom the said returns shall be publcy
opened the presence Of the Chief Executive Mags
tAte of the state and of the chief justice Judge OF
the highest court thereof the said Secretary, Chief
Magistrate and Judge shall assign 10 each candidate
voted for by sufficient number OF citizens proportion
ate part Of the elect raj which the State shall be
entitled, in manner following that Is 10 say: They shal
divide the whole number Of votes returned by the whoe
humber Of States electoral vote and the resulting
quotcnt will be the electoral ratio for the STATE ana
shall assign to candidates voted for one electoral vote
for ratio Of popular votes received by the!n respect
lively and, II necessary, additional eiectoa IotSs os
successive largest fractions Of ratio sia De asssuSa
10 candidates voted for until c whole number OF me
electoral OF the State shall DO dlstflbuted anu the
sd officers shall thcrcupOn make upand cerIy at least
three general returns comprising the popular vote Dy
Counties parishes other irlncpa DIVISIONS ol 'o
State and their appointment OF electoral Yoes az
aforesaid. aud shall transmit thereof under seal 70
TIE seat Of government OF the United safes, one one
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives, ana lhr1
unseaed return shall be forthwith filed by tnc sA'9
Secretary IN his Office. be recorded therein, and DC al Az
Times open ~ Inspection"