The New York herald., 1876-11-22

OF fair decision by u now remains Tho law Of
Louisiana requires shc returns from polls 10 be
delivered 10 the Supervisor OF the parish
county within twe1ty-four hours after tho
closing OF tho pcIs-thai s-by SIX r. ~
oi tho day following the election In Iberia the
messenger who took tho returns showing conserva-
i've majority, TO the supervisor. arrived in the
ing and not aading him. waited through the day Tor
MIN 10 return aud receive them. Alter six O'Clock he
me and refused then tho returns, because
tho twcnty.four hours up; yet the same su.
pcrvisor subsequently, received returns from other
polls giving republican majorltes, which returns
were counted by the Returning Board and those show
Ing democratic majorites were rejected by II, thus
choosing republicans the representatives OF the par
ish.
In Rapides parish the returns elected all three con-
scrvaivcs the Legislature When the proofs closed
tho only proof before the Returning Board the
aldav ofthc United States Supervisor that tho cleo
tion In al respects FULL fair and II not
known IN tho parish that any contest existed against
these menbsrx They lett their homes and proceeded
10 New Orleans 10 be present Al tho opening Of the
Legislature no intimaton OF conlcstng shoir seats
or objcctioo 70 their election having been given
by Their spvousnsa Al one OF their last
Sons tho Retarsing Board declared all the republican
members slscieo from that parish When the papers
of the Reterntng Board were produced before your
committee tnose was found among them mn affidavit by
Mr. wclls the President OF sho Board, declaring that
Intimidation had existed at the polls and the returns
should therefore, bc rejected. The jurat this ai
dayt was without date and u turned out that Wells
was not IL tho parish ~ al on tho election day.
now coxssav ATlvE nAssnrrKs WHITFIELD DOWN.
In the parish sf Dc Zoo the returns showed
servatve elected BY over lsooo majority. The Super
visor OF Registration brought The returns 10 Now
nj -
servatves took legal proceedings to compel their
production, but tho Court held that 1t had juris
dction TO that end They then caused DO produced
before Board tho duplicate OF those returns from
the ofco OF Secretary OF State, together with tho
tally sheets, poll lists, &c, filed there according 10
alleged result Of ihs compiIsd returns which the said
had produced and 0f these alleged facts undis
pulsd proof was also submi.sed 70 the Board Never.
parish. IN Winn parish, where 404 conservative
and l64 republican votes were cast, upon verbal pro-
quHlideA, OF which thc oDsy proof that hs had
failed forward his oath VI Office TO the Secretary or
election wss not isir rsprsssasss,on Of the win Of
the poopiohe whole vote of the parish rejected
So IN Tsrrs Bonne parish where there as conserva.
Election through MISREPRESENTATION OF their duties
closed Ill shs rourns the ballot boxes and deposited
required the boxes be len The Judge or the Court
thersupon Issued mandamus commanding the Clerk
10 tho secretary Of state, whIch was done Neverhe-
less the Board rejected the teturbs from these polls
thereby giving the parish % she rsp1olicana
publican members eeated
and II would therefore make no difference whether tho
real democratic msjorisyta louisiana 10000
$1,000 THIS board claims !owss 70 consider The sub.
proof satsfactory 10 them 10 STRIFE out tho
wnole vote at that poA Experience has shown
sks,s bind nj fAa man
and proof Of IL dlnculs Stale in which
one United States Supervisor sdmittco Congress
ssance Of Kellogg tna. no issued US dup,cais regis
trRsiun papers to negroes who voted Ou them, nnd
,hn, alter election: .s aorgs. Isl. -, amosvns purpor
tue democratic party" On which, among other kin
drsd evidence. the Rcturning Board found Kellogg
eecscd
know that IL said that LouisiAna ought TO DO
republican state, because tho black population exceeds
the white but suen IL MOT shs fact And here asan
quote second report of tho Special Committee
on 81 ~, ,ns south !Esp Il aSrss S scasus Of is.o shows
years age All tho statistics aud evidence before
has Indicated u" change In this proportion IN
incorrect and exceeded tho true c0lorcd IL
wholly in tho hands oi the kellogg officials, with
DID s~yss' the rspul "a ea5Sys.or. Of Ksaissrs.on
make any complaint 81 the registration TN the other
hand ihs spcc,nsd with proof zoo
of conceded inse registration IN New Orleans alone
and these conservatives, whU had been cooperating
JOINT purity COMMITTEES ~ LAIR registration.
gave up tie effort IN ucspaIr" And theE the report.
alter giving various reasons why the blacks naturally
voted the conservative tckcl concluded ALI cx-
rercnce shows that the result o the election of 1874
IN Louisiana, returned to The Returning B0nrd
natura and 10 be only accounted Tor ny tho
We have given. In fact, after tbs tho
nrst committee and the revisit OF the special coni-
mittee. the Kellogg party with all their machinery
ior collecting cviuenuc, were unable to pr0uuce III tho
entire S,aie than hall dozen 10 iestify
10 ythng impcacLng the frceuom of the late clcc
tons who not ofllce-h0ldcrs or connected with
otuc. holders, ave understand me committee 10 be
undn.aaous IN finding thc tdct that the action Of the
Returning BOARD has defeated the TO- ne people as
pressed by them me pous the ID ~ November 1874
Thus ought to DO seen that there just ground
Whatever Tor the pfetencc thai Louisiana should have
gone republican, nor for the complaint that ke
0gg officials IL the returns that havo been made, did
not sufficiently keep down the democratic majority.
WHAT Is THE REMEDY?
Assuming, then, that after the clectora. vote OF
South Carolina aud Florida shall have been counted
for Hayes. tho Returning Board OF Louisiana will,
without just cause, reject upor pretencs Of Violence
the vote enough democratic districts to gyo the
the Hayes electors and those electors be by
that oArd returned elected let consider what
will then lawful regular OF proceed
ngs, that We may discover what, any lawful remedy
Tor that abuse will remain
On the second Wednesday In February tho houses OF
Congress rcquredt TO meet IN JOINT convention that
the electoral votes may Le opened and counted. 1t has
been assumed that tho House VI Representatives will
refuse attend perform that duty. The
might have saved their time The House will most
certainly attcud. aud toe President OF tno Senate Will
then open the returns
Just hero let refer to the proposition that the
President Of the Senate might himsoli, against what
oLJcction--by sheer orce Of muscle and voice,
suppose-reccive, ascertain and the votes and
proc,alm The result but IL should DO remembered
that amount OF voice audacly confer const
tutonA right The constitution gves the President OF
the Senate no authority 10 count the
by counting the right Of ascertaining and receiving
the votes. For, 10 count the votes decide what
votcs II 10 only The electors OF tho states who
have right 10 VOTE All that tho constitution says is
that srhe President OF tho Senate shall pres
Of tho and House Repre- scntaivcs open
ail the certificates and the votes shall then counted
Counted by whom the constitution does not say
PREsIDaST RLHcTuRAL COUNT.
lf to be counted by the Vice President was meant
think fanitar with Tho precise and tersc style
or the constitution could doubt clause would
have read rhe President Of the Senate shall IN the
presence of the Senate and House Repre-
open all tho certificates anu the votes.u The
change In tho form Of the language that 1t was
not he who To count
And what could DO more unreasonable than that the