Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-12-07

meeting was held on the I'd, and an asso-
ciated press telegram says the Cabinet
were divided. Several members advocated
sending instructions to General Rugcr to
tifcates Of election form the Supreme Court
while other members contended that the
Government had no right to interfere to that
extent-that it was the duty of the federal
government to simply sustain the legally
constituted authorities and perserve peace
In this view the President agreed and It was
so decided.
After adjournment of the Cabinet, tele-
gram was sent to Gen. Ruger, announcing
that his explanation of the military on Tues
gay last was satisfactory and his course was
fully approved.
Louisiana.
The business OF the 9th was confined to
opspxng contested returns, and reading them
4 ,Withapt making any decisions. The board
new motions or protests, whatever.
The 28th was occupied in hearing testimony
relative to intimidation in East Baton Rouge
On the Goth, the Board was chiefly occupied
in hearing the story Of Eliza Pinkston, a col
ored woman, who alleges her husband and
babe we're killed and her own person repeat
edly violated by white men as means Of po-
litical intimidation. Per contra, tn: other
side ssy the outrage was on-political and
perpehated by negroes.
On the LIST inst testimony was introduced
to show that the Pinkston outrage was perpe-
trated by negroes, and the result Of a quarrel,
having nothing to do with politics. The
board declined to hear but two witnesses in
the matter.
LITTLE CORRESPONDENCE
New Orleans, La. Nov. 80, 1876. DEAR
SIR 1T is our purpose to communicate to the
President copies of the testimony of witnesses
taken under order of the board of returning
officers betore commissioner, but We have
no means OF getting copies Of the dispositions
taken in behalf of the Democratic candidates
for electors. II you will secure US copies Of
such deIositions We will with pleasure trans
NIT them, with copies OF the dispositions
taken by the Republican candidates, so that
If printed hereafter the Whole body OF testi-
m0ny may be read and considered together.
taking depositions will enable you to comply
with our wish for copy OF them.
Very respectfully yonIs,
To Hon. John NJ. Palmer, chairman.
New Orleans, Dec. l, 1876.-HoN. JOHN
SHERMAN, DEAR SIR Your note of yesterdays
date was received this morning, and at once
laid before the gentlemen with whom lam
associated, and they instruct me to answer
the facts relating to the election of Presiden-
tial electors in Louisiana shall he known to
the people of the United States, but that your
note contains no assurance that the evidence
collected here will he laid before the country.
Between the representatives of the President
| and the citizens, who claim to have been
chosen by the people ct louisiana at the late
election as Presidential electors, they would
as Presidential electors gladly unite and CO.
operate with you and your associates in COL
lecting and collecting for publication such re.
| turns, protests, petitions, exceptions and evil
dence taken by all parties, with any other
parties which may be necessary to full
to the election Tor Presidential electors in this
State. In view of your proposition and the
value of proper understanding of all the facts
by the country we must express our rogrets
that you declined the cooperative action pro-
posed hy us in the beginning.
JOHN NJ. PALMER.
ADDRESS OF THE VISITING DEMOCRATS.
New Orleans, Dec. l. 1876-To the people
of the United States: On our arrival here, in
casting about for approaches to the officials
who control the elections in this State, we
discovered that they were all of one political
party; that the governor had appointed none
but Republicans supervisors of elections, and
that the Returning officers constituting the
State board were Of the same political school
Influenced by these inauspieuous surround
lngS, our thOughtS ana nOpeS were turned TO-
ward the eminent gentlemen who had been
selected by the President to he present and
see that the board of canvassers make tair
count OF the votes actually cast, and en- the
14th of November we invited these gentlemen
to meet and confer with us. This cooper
alton was declined, but we nevertheless have
reason to believe that to this correspondence
may be attributed the invitation to us on the
18th ultimo by the returning board to attend
and be present at its meetings, as spectators
and witnesses of its proceedings Through
stenographer we became possessed of all the
essential facts delivered. In the face of the
| official papers we have been furnished with a
| certified copy of the duplicate statements of
votes made by the commissioners of election
at each place of voting i'll the State. From
these statements we obtain the following re-
suits: