New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-02

REPUBLICANS WISH TO PUBLISH THE DEMOCRATIC
EVIDENCE, BUT CANNOT GET IT-AN INTGMI-
DATED CORONER.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
NEw-0RLTANs, Dec 1.--President Grants North
ern Committee express regret that the statement
which they will make to the President and through
him to the country will be based almost exclusively
on ex parte aflidayits and depositons They say
that they invited Democrats to furnish them copy
of their documentary evidence, promising to publish
II with that which they have gathered from Rcpub
lican sources; but the invitation declined. The
truth is, the Democrats have not known what sort
of evidence to introduce until they have
that submitted by the Republicans; and
their time then so limited that it was imposs-
bic to furnish extra copies to any one. Those that
went to the Returning Board were of course mac
cessible and even they had not been the Republican
Committee could not have had them copied, such is
the mass of them Much of the Republican evidence
will not be copied until after the Visiting Commit
tee returns North. The address of the Northern
Democratic Committee referred TO in dispatches
last night will probably reach the country through
the Associated Press this evening although it may
be withheld until tomorrow for want of some sta
tistics which are to be embodied in it.
Among the ex parte afIidavits taken by the Re
publlCans, one of the most interesting is that OF
Benjamin Morgan, Coroner of East Baton Rouge
Parish. He attaches to his deposition copies of Off
cal returns made by the cOroners jurles summoned
by him from April IL TO time in September,
1876. The number of cases thus investigated by
him was IL. Victims were hanged or shot, and in
most cases by unknown persons. In September
Morgan sweaTs that he received through the post
Office letter of which the following is a copy:
Hr. BEN MORGAN, Coroner: You win please bear in
mind that your required in the county, and
further inform you that II you caught therein
your fate shall he those you hold your
inquests Yours, truly,
CAPTAIN OF REGULATORS.
After receiving this paper Morgan held no more
inquests. Eugene Hale, who has examined carefully
all the Republican testimony relative to East Baton
Rouge, has had compiled list Of nineteen murders
porpctrated there within about year. zL.w
THE COMMITTEES IN CORRESPONDENCE
APPLICATION OF THE REPUBLICANS FOR TIE DEMO
CRATIC RYIDENCg-TIE REPLY AND REFUSAL
NEW-O ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-The Returning Board had
the usual attendance to-day except that the Rcpub-
lican Committee were absent. Two boxes Of East
Bgton Rouge Parish We're opened, showing for the
Tldca electors 437, and for the Hayes electors 49,
Little busne9> transacted to-day and the board
adjourned unit tomorrow. The following CORE
spondenco took place on Thursday and Friday be
tween certain Democratic and Republican commit
tees now in this .ty watching the canvass of the
vote of this State ty ,he Returning Board:
NEw-CRLEANS, La, Nov. 80, 1876.
DEAR SIR: Ii il purpose TO communicate TO the
President copies of the test mony Of witnesses taken
under the order Of the Returning Officers before
commissioners; but we have no means for obtaining
copies dispositions taken in D"la of Demo
cratic candidates for electors II you will secure us
copies of such dispositions will with pleasure trans
init them with copies of dispositions taken 10y the RoPub
lean candidates; that if printed hereafter the whole
body of testimony may be read and considered ogethe
There is no doubt that request by you of the gentlemen
taking the depostons will enable you TO comply with
our wish for copies OF them Very Respectfully yours
JOHN SHiIMAS, Chairman.
TO the Hon. John NJ Palmer, Chairman.
H.
NEy-ORLEANs, Friday, Dee. I, 1876.
The Hon. JOHN SHERMAN-Dc0r Sir: Your note Of yes
erday's date was received this morning at once laid
before the gentlemen with whom am ass 'ciated, ana
! they instruct to answer that they aie extremely
anxious that all the facts relating to the election OF
Presidential shal be known to the people Of the
United States that your note contains 10 assurance
that the evidence collected here viii be laid before the
country They further instruct to-day that although
upon that and other grounds they decline to b. the me-
dunn OF communication between the representatives. OF
the President and the citizens who claim to nave peeh
chosen by people OF Louisiana at the lac elections as
Presidential electors they would gladly unite and CO
operate with YOU and your associates in collecting aud
coating publication such returns, protests petitions
exceptions and evidence taken by all parties with any
other papers which be necessary TO fun under
standing Of all the questions that relate 10 the election
OF Presidential in this STATE In view Of your
proposition and Importance Ct proper understand
ing of all the facts by the country must express our
regrets that you declined the cooperative action pro
posed by us in the beginning. Very respectfully,
JOHN NJ PALMER.
TIE DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.