Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-22

lege, there isn't an American worthy
of the name who will not demand
protection for the people OF Louis
lana against the horde OF infamous
adventurer.
! Concerning the precious Wells,
the head of he returning board, 1t
will probably be of interest to note
now what Gen. Sheridan thought
Of him in 1867, at the time that
Sheridan was here, and bounced
Wells out Of the Gubernatorial
chair. In his letter to the Secre-
tary OF War, detailing the affair,
Sherman said: 81 say now, un-
equivocally, that Governor Wells
is a political trickster and dis
honest man."
1t is asserted upon the authority
of member. Of the Southern Claims
Committee, that J. Madison Wells,
President of the Louisiana return
ing board, could not be believed
upon oath, the committee having
evidence Of his guilt as perjurer
not only in the claim be presented
to the committee on his own case,
but of the worthless character of
his affidavits in other cases.
The returning board will claim
AMI exercise the right to do with
the returns according to their own
sweet will, regarding the perpetu-
alton Of Republican administra-
ton as the end to be kept in view.
With this idea they will throw out
just as many parishes as may be
necessary. II five are not enough,
they will count out dozen, unless
the people of the North manifest in
a most positive manner their de-
termination that such perversion
of the ballot box shall not be toler-
ated. An army officer, says the
Philadelphia Times editorial cor
respondent, informs me that United
States Marshal Pitkin admitted
that the ballots as cast give Tilden
a good round majority. Another
Republican official says that they
can reduce the Democratic major
ity to 1900 by throwing out five
parishes, but that "the devil of it
is to get rid of that 1900 on any
PLAUSIBLE pretext. General Au-
CUR says that the elaction in New
Orleans was as quiet as ever seen
in New England village.
The Democratic committees are
making very extensive prepare
tions to meet the charges that in
timidation was resorted to to carry
the five parishes which the Repub-
licans speak of as having been
bull-dosed. The parish commit
tees Of East Feliciana has prepared
and sent to this city list Of 500
negroes, each of whom, they say,
is prepared to swear that lie voted
the Democratic ticket of his own
accord and without compulsion.
The committee reports that the
number of these affidavits can be
greatly increased.
The Democratic State Central
Committee has now at hand hnn-
dreds Of afficavits from Democrats
and Republicans in various parts
OF the State, setting forth the man
ner in which the election was held
in this State. In each aft iavit it
is strongly asserted that the cleo
ton was peaceful, and that neither
turbulence nor intimidation was
known. From Morehouse parish,
about which Kellogg has telegraph
ed emphatic statements that there
were fearful disorders on election
day, there are about sixty affida-
Wits declaring that the best Of or
der was maintained there. One Of
the affdavits was made by the
District Attorney Of the parish,
who is one of Kellogg's Republi-
can appointees He utterly denies
Kellogg's statements that there
we're disturbances in Morehouse,
and says that the negroes voted
freely and without tho eliphtost