Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-18
LOUISIANA.
Northern Republicans invited TO a
Conference.

Northern Republicans invited TO a
Conference.
New ORLEANS, Nov. IA, 1876.
To the Hon. Stanley Matthews, Jas
Garfield. John A. Logan, VIM. ID. Kel,
ley, John A Kasson, J. Irwin Dolby,
John ii. Schoenberger, VIM. NJ,
Evarts, L. W. Stoughton, John A.
Dix and others:
The undersigned arrived here yes.
terday. They came in answer to a tele-
gram from the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt.
chairman of the national democratic
committee, dated in New York. Nov.
10, 1876. as follows, viz: 1.-The citizens
of New Orleans urgently request that a
delegation ofprominent gentlemen come
there ut once to counsel peace and a
fair and honest return. You are ear
nestly. requested to be one of the ten or
fifteen gentlemen, all widely known, to
meet at Louisville, Gait house, Saturday
evening, proceeding directly south. or if
more convenient, meeting at st. Charles
hotel Monday morning. Your prompt
acceptance by telegraph is requested.
This emergency appeals to your patriot
ISM" The undersigned are informed
that you have come here at the request
OF the president OF the United States to
see that the board of canvassers make
a fair count of h vote actually cast in
the late v You gave your sup
port to Messrs. Hayes and Wheeler as
candidates ior president and vice-presi-
dent, and the undersigned gave their
support to Tilden and Hendricks for
those offices. They feel assured that
all good citizens of all parties regard an
honest count and true return OF the vote
actually cast of greater moment than
the success of any candidate tor the
office, and are ready to do all that
honorable men should do to secure such
return of the vote cast at the late cleo
ton in the state of Louisiana, which as
sumes more than ever before a national
Importance, and upon which IN this
crisis may depend the very existence of
signed, Therefore, in view of the unhappy
controversies which have heretofore
arisen from the action of the returning
board of the state, when its action could
not in any event change the result of a
presidential election, and in view of the
desire OF all good men that effect should
be given to the will of the majority as
lawfully expressed, respectfully ask you.
or such of you as are present, to meet
and confer with them personally or
through commissioners, as may be
deemed most wise. in order that the in
fuence we possess may be eXerted in
behalf of such a ava OF the votes
actually cast, as, by its fairness and i'm |
partlality, shall command the respect
and acquiescence Of the American peo-
pie of all parties.
Yours, respectfully,
[Signedl.
John NJ. Palmer, Ills, w. R. Morrison,
Ills, Lyman Trumbull, Ills, A. j. Cur
tin, Pa, Samuel j. Randall, Pa, VIM.
Bigler, Pa. G. H. B. Smith, Wis, j. r.
Doolittle, Wis, M. d. Manson, Ind,
Geo. w. Julian. Ind, II. Watterson,
Ky, John Love, Ind, H. d. MCHenry,
Ky. j. W. Stevenson. KY, j. B. Stallo,
Ohio, o. Ottendorfer, N. Y, j. o. Broad
head, Mo-, l.. V. Bogy, Mo-, j. L. Car
roll, Md, c. Gibson, Mo-, w. Y. Sum-
ner, Conn.,, W. F. Hamilton, Md, j. f.
Mcdonald, Ind.
REPLY OF THE REPUBLICANS:
New ORLEANS Nov. 16.-Reply of the
ASHuoiiSauo ~ In COMMUNICATION lIOIll |
the democrats inviting a conference.
New ORLEANS, La. Nov. 16.
Gentlemen The majority OF the
18th inst. was addressed. only arrived IN
this city yesterday evening. We have,
therefore, been unable to reply until this
morning, and can only regret that your
communication should have been given
to the press Immediately upon its deliv-
cry and without the possibility of an an
swer accompanying it.. Your remark
that you are informed that we came at
The request of the president, to see that
Inc board OF make a fair
count OF the votes actually cast, and ask
hat we meet and confer in order that
such lnhuence as we possess may be ex-
in behalf of such 4 canvass of the
'otes actually cast as by its fairness and
mpartiality shall command the respect
nd cquiesence of the American people
II all parties. We join heartily with YOU
n counsels of peace, and in the express
OF an earnest desire for a perfectly
lonest and just declaration of the results
the election in the United States, and
ne election in Louisiana by its lawfully
authorities, and we NAV add
we know of no reason to doubt that
UGH a declaration will be made; but we
10 not see the propriety or utility of a
on the basis and subject to r
limitations you propose, for we have I
o such duty imposed on us as sugges- g
by the clause OF your note first quo :
ed. We are, ut most, requested to be i,
of what shall occur in the can ~
ass of the votes, without power or legal :
lfuence over the result or over the a
leans by which, under the laws of Louis +
ma, the result Is to be determined. We a.
annot doubt that in this you, upon re- u
ection, will oncur with us. We are Il
ere as private citizens. with no official -
We, therefore, cannot SUPER q,
'de or modify any law of that state nor
we any right to control or influence r.
~ OF its officers as to the manner in 70
hich they shall perform ministerial or h.
dlclal duties imposed upon them by its d
and should we, being strangers st
ID without official function, attempt A
is, we would be condemned by the in
OF every state in the Union for an
lproper interference with local admin
The following extract from the laws al
Louisiana shows that the c~anvassine II
ard is expressly requested, in certain al
SEES. to exercise judicial as we'll as eli
lnlsterlal functions: Sec. 3. That in m
CHI canvass and compilation the ~ th
rning nffi"ore shall obnorvc the follow an
9 order: they shall compile, first, the wi
from all polls or voting pla- IN
5 at which there shall have been a fair OF
d peaceable registration and election. al
neneVpr from any nn11inr ,J,o, OO