The Portland daily press., 1876-12-12
THE PRESIDENCY,
FEW NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
An Oregon Judge Says Gov. Growers
Action is Illegal.
The South Carolina CanyasseYs
Discharged by Judge Bond,
A Warlike Appeal from the Louisiana
Democratic Committee.
SOUTH CAROLINA,

tensions of disorder while troops remain in
the state and that they will remain until all
probabilities of an outbreak are over is as
sured.
The Senatorial Controversy.
There is much interest in Republican circles
and particularly among Southern Republca ms
regarding the Senatorial election in South Car
DINA. A letter from Gov Chamberlain to one
of the South Carolina Senators intimated that
just now there were no indications by which
to judge who would succeed Senator Robertson
whose term expires the 4th of March.
The State Canvassers Discharged by
Judge Bond.
COLUMBIA Dec. II. Judge Bond has de-
livered a decision dischargipg the board If
that the Supreme Court of the State had no
Jurisdiction.
LOUISIANA.
The Congressional Commi tee Pt New Or
leans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE House in
vestgating committee have arrived, except two
members. 1t is reported that the u. S. troops
have teen ordered away.
Flat Denial
The chairman Of the Democratic State Com
mittee publishes a flat denial of the charges
made against the committee By Senator Sher-
man and bis assoc ates.
ReorgsnE cation of the Courts i'm New Or.
leans.
1t is ntimated that Gov. kellogg will not is
sue the commissions OF the lately elect d city
judges, but when the Republican Legislature
meets, the courts will be abolished, and new
ones created, and the judges will be appointed
by the Governor.
A Double LegisIature.
1, is improbable that The Democrats will 90
into the returning board Legislature bat SEN
arate Legislature will be organized and the
Democratic candidates Tor state officers will be
naugurated by that body. The Democrat c
committee has promulgated the election re-
turns according 10 their tig1res, giving a tie in
the House and six Democratic majority in the
Sanats 1t is said that SIX Democrats in the
House will act with the Republicans in case of
the organization Of dual government, which
is LOW intended.
They Admit The Outraxes but Seek 10
Avoid the Responsibility for Them-A
Wariike Appeal TO the People.
New YORK, Dec IA Washington des.
patch today TO the Philadelphia Times gives the
malu points of report made TO Mr.. Hewitt by
j. M. Palmer, Judge Trumbuli, w. Bieler.
George w. Julian, George Smith and 9. n:
Watson, who attended the open session of tbe
Kellogg returning board in Louisiana. 1t is a
It says: The evidence taken on both sides SO
far as il las been accessible 10 US, discloses a
state OF lawlessness in certain parishes, not in
the state generally, about the cause of which
the parties are not agreed. The Democrats at
tribute it to the ineficiency and imbecIlity OF
the state government which they alege to be a
usurpation resting wholly for support upon the
federal army without the confidence or respect
OF the people, and without the disposition to
prevent or punish crime which they can per-
vert TO political uses. Such state OF things.
as might be expected, has lead to disorder and
10 some instances to the most shocking baFbar.
tiles. The Republicans on the other hand, at.
tribute tue lawlessness to hostility of whites
against the negro race, and as largely due to
politics.
10 summing up the situation the report saws :
With he law aud facts before US as has been
disclosed by the action of the returning beard,
we do not hesitate to declare shat its proceed
ings as witnessed by us were partial and unfair,
and that the result it has announced is arbitra
~, illegal and entitled to no respect whatever
Fife en- years ago, when Fort Sumter was fired
upon by men who sought disruption of the
Union, million OF patriots without regard to
party affiliations sprang to its defence
VIII the same patriotic citizens DOW sit idly
by and see representative govern ment over
thrown by usurpatIon and fraud? Shall the
will of 40,00o.0OO people. constitutionaly ex-
pressed, be thwarted by the corrupt, arbitrary
and illegal action of an illegally constituted re-
turning board in Louisiana, whose wrongful
action heretofore in all respects similar to its
present action has been condemned by all par.
ties? 1t is an admitted fact that Tilden re-
ceived majority of million of the votes cast
at the recent election. This majority is ready
and willing to submit to the rule of the minor
ity when consttutonally entitled to demand
such submission, but is it willing that by an ar
bitrary and false declaration of votes in Louis.
lana the minority shall usurp power? These
are dark days for the American people when
such questions are forced upon their considera-
ton. If it were true, as some insist that Meth
er the white nor the colored voters have in all
instances been afforded an opportunity to give
free expression to their wishes at the bal Hot box
shall we, by sustaining fraudulent and illegal
declaration of votes cast stifle the voice of the
millions of voters who have freely expressed
their choice and thus seek to correct great
wrong by committing another unmeasureably
greater wrong? Can We sanction such action
OF the Louisiana returning board, and thereby
form precedent under the authority of which
party once in power may forever perpetuate
lis rule an SO emf CONSULT nal liberty? Snail
such be the fate of this republic at the begin
ming of the second century of its existence is
the momentous question now presented for the
determination of the American people.