Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-02
Hon John n. Palmer, Chairman.
New ORLEANS, December l, 1876.
10 Hon. John Sherman:

To Hon. John Sherman:
DEAR SIR-Your note of yesterdays date was re-
ceiyed this morning, and at once laid before the gen
tlemen with whom am associated. They instruct
me TO answer that they are extremely anxious that
all the facts relating TO the election OF Presidential
electors in Louisiana shall be known TO the people
Of the United States but that your note contains as
surance that the evidence collected here will be laid
before the country They further Instruct me 10 say
that, though upon that and other grounds they De
cline TO be the medium OF communication between
the representatives of the President and the citizens
who claim % have been chosen by the people OF Lou
lsiana at the late election as Presidential electors,
they would gladly unite and cooperate with you and
your associates In collecting and colating for publ
cation such returns, protests, petitions exceptions
and evidence taken by all parties, with any other pa
pers which may be necessary to a full understanding
OF all the questions that relate TO the election OF
Presidential electors In this State. In view OF your
proposition, and the importance of proper under
standing Of all the facts by the country, we must
eXpress our regrets that you declined the cooperative
action proposed by US In the beginning. very re-
spectfully, JOHN NJ. PALMER.
An Address from the Northern Demo
Gratis to the People of the 9Hited
States.
New ORLEANS, December 1.-The COM
mittee of visiting Democrats issue the follow
ing address;
NElg ORLEANS, December /, 1876
To the People OF the United States.
On our arrival here in casting about for approaches
to the officials who control the election OF this state
we discovered that they were all Of one political
party and that the governor had appointed none bu
Republicans supervisors OF elections, and that the
returning Oilcers constituting lne otdle DOdIu hGIt
Of the same political school Influenced by these In
auspiciOus surroundings, our thoughts and hopes
were turned toward the eminent gentlemen who had
been selected by the President TO be present and see
count Of the votes actually cast, and
on the fourteenth of November we Invited these gen
tlemen to meet and confer with u.s. This cO-Opera-
ton was declined, but We nsserthe,ets have reason
TO believe that to this correspondence may be at
trfbuted the invitation TO u.s. on the eighteenth ult
mo, by the returning board TO attend and be pres
emf at its meetings as spectators and witnesses Of lis
! proceedings Through this courtesy andthe services
Of competent stenOgrapher, We became possessed
Of all the essen ss developed on ng If IS 81 cr st
tined CODY =. the dupcat: statements OF woes made
by the commissioners OF elections ~ eael plaee OF
voting I'm the State, and from these Statements IL dr
pear that the electors received the following votes
For Tilden FlectOrs-M' EneTy, S3,1l2; Wicklife
90. $50; St Martin, $3.50; FOChe. s3.h2a; De
blanc 50 ,667; Seay, S3,S42; Cobb, s3,5T9i Cross
S3,652.
IA; Joseph, 1859; Sheldon, I4.S44: Marks, 40,
22l: Leviase, 1850; Brewster, I5,451; Jeriron
75,59+.
Dental electors disclosed on the face Of the re
turns opened by the returning board I'm our presence
For Tilden Electors-M Emery. 81. .223; WIckliffe
| 81 1926: ST. Martin, 50, 1919; POche, S2.036; De
blanc. s2065; seay ~, ,242i Cobb, Sl,95a; Cross
| 81. 100.
fOr hayes EltCtoIo-htiiusEs sbE1s bufCU. 10
qS3; Joseph. 1852; Sheldon, 74.B7S: Marks, 10,
OS7: Leyisse, 75,157; Brewster 1920; JefriOn
| 1890.
In most cases the returns opened by the returning
board cOresponded precisely with the certified copies
OF the statements Of the commissioners Of election
/ furnished us. The most material difference aTOS'
from the failure Of the supervisors OF East BatOr
Rouge ipahoa and Orleans 10 forward the state
msnts OF the votes from all the voting places in the
respective parishes. In thiTty-ye Out OF the thirty
eight States in the Union these figures would be con
| clusIye No One would claim that Tilden and Hen
dricks were not entitled 20 the electOTa
/ vote OF the State. But In LOuisan;
I a tribunal has been set up whicl
on former occasions has OyeTthrOWn the will OF IN
people as expressed at the polls and for which th
power IS now claimed. in its discretion, 10 chang
the result Of the popular vote al the recent election
In view however OF the returns and the law and tn
facts which should control the returning board, witt
which we have made ourselves familiar, We have N
/ hesitation In SAYING that the result shown by tn
| votes actually cast cannot be changed without To
| palpable abuse OF the letter and spirit Of tn
| law governing the returning board and manifes
peryersion Of the facts before f. Irregularities hay