The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
LOUISIANA

The Functions of the Returning Board.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 13.-Itis understood
that Gov Noyes, Judge Stanley Matthews, and
other distinguished jurists after a thorough ex-
animation of state election laws, nave come to
the conclusion that the board OF returning Off
GERS are bound to take cognizance OF charges of
intimidation and violence when alleged at any
poll in the state, and bound TO reject the vote
of any precinct against which intimidation may
be established; also that the hnding OF the re-
subject to review either by Congress or by the
courts.
Mr.. Lamar has examined the returning board
law and finds it constitutional and beyond APP
The Legislature Republican.
Avoyeller parish, Just heard from, heretofore
claimed by the Democrats goes for Hayes, and
elects Republican Representative, giving the
Republicans five majority on joint ballot.
Democratic Figures and how They are
Made.
The Democratic committee have complete re-
turns said to be made up from the duplicate
lists of the supervisor, showing Tllden's ma
jority in the state to be S107 The same re-
turns show Nichols's majority to be nearly g.
900.
The city is very quiet. Politicians are now
auxiousiy awaiting the action of the returning
board, which by law is required to meet ten
DAYS after the election.
l.
coming in show that the Democrats have clai NJ
ed the whole vote cast in distant parishes as
majorities
A Comprehensive Denial of a Democratic
Lie
NEW YORK, Nov 14-The Herald publishes
the following letter from U. S. Marshal Pitkin,
dated New Orleans, Nov. Sth:
/ A communication hence in your issue of the
9th, signed T. G. Zacherie, states that L am
the chief an armed coored organization call
ed the Council of Freedmen" here. There is
no armed colored organization, nor am l CHIEF
of any such, nor of any other council; nor am
Secretary of the Republican campaign COM
mittee, nor have 1 been for six weeks past mel
have United States army officers attempted to
demoralize the coloTed Democrats-there are
not 200 of the latter in the state; the troops
have not been stationed near all or any of the
polls to influence colored voters; nor have the
Democrats had any thirty colored speakers in
| their canvass-though they did have few
NANCY black mendicants, Cast OFF by the Re
publicans for their infamy and fit only for thei
new party utilization; nor has o. S. District AT
l torney Beckwith, nor have |, sought to debast
| our official character for party ends.
The communication in question is written by
| Democratic partisan, who ascribes to his eie
| ment disposition towards peace to which &
| vigorous assertion of law, emphasized by The
| presence of the United States ships Ossipet
| and Canonicus, alone gave seeming yesterday
too often attempt lite; their confederates IN tht
| city are as dilgent to assassinate reputation.
The OGicial Count Required 10 Determine
| the Result.
The following despatch was received yester
day by Gen. Thos w. Conway, late State Su
perintendent of Education in Louisiana:
Neao Orleans, Nou IS Official returns from
Point Coupee and East Baton Rouge chang
the summaries given before The Republicans
have itu Pnfr irrI III
slowly. Only the most careful supervision o.
the entire return can determine the result.
M. c. COLE,
Secretary of State Board of Education.
To Gen. Thomas W. Conway, Fifth Avenu
Hotel, New York
An Appeal for a Fair Count.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14.-John M. Palmer
Lyman Trumbull, William r. Morrison, Sam
}. Randall and many other Northern Demo
Gratis now here, in note addressed to Stane!
| Matthews. James A. Garfield, y6hn A. Logan
| William d Kelley and other Northern Repub
| licans here or expected here, say that they fee
| assured that all good citizens of all parties re
| gard an honest count and true return of tn
| vote actually cast of greater moment than tn
l success of any candidate for any Office, and ar
| ready to do all that honorable men should do tt
| secure such return of the vote cast at the las
election in Louisiana, which assumes more thai
| ever before national Importance, upon which
in this crisis may depend the very existence o
| the constitutional government. The under
| signed, therefore, in view OF the unhappy con
| troverSieS which have heretofore arisen froD
| the action of the returning board of the state
| where its action could not ia any event chang
| the result of the Presidential election, and i
| view of the desire of all good men that effeC
| should be- given to the will of the majority, a
lawfully expressed. respectfully ask you or sue
| of you as are present. to meet and confer wit
them personally or through committees, as ma
| be deemed most wise in order that such influ
ence as we possess may be exsrted in behalf G
l such canvass of votes actually cast, as by ii
fairness and impartiality shall command til
respect and acqulescence of the American pee
pie of all parties.
Prominent Arrivals
The following gentlemen have reached th
city:
| Ex-Govs Curtin and Bgler, Samuel Raj
dali and M. P. Hardy of Pennsylvania; Co
John G Burch, Maj T. O'Connor, j. M. Kea
| ing and w. H. Carroll Of Tennessee; o. Otter
dorfer of New York.
Gen. Butler Declines 10 go to LonIsians
In reply to Marshal Pitkin's invitation to hil
| to visit New Orleans, Gen. Butler replies 6
| follows:
don't believe Northern men ought to 2
down and interfere in the affairs of Louisian
| except, if necessary, with arms in their hand
| Have fair count of the honest vote at all ha
| ards. Nobody will submit to anything els
Every true man will sustain you in that
(Sgned,) B. f. BUTLER.
Messrs Garfield of Ohio, and Kelley of Penn
| sylvania, will arrive tomorrow, when the r.
publicans will reply to the communication
the Democrats. The city is very quiet. Thel
is no news