The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-01
THE LOUISIANA RETURNING
BOARD.

BOARD.
Tx Hesthen Chinee Returning Board
of Louisiana notwithstanding that bland
and childlike smile which plays upon its
face, so touchingly pictured in the Intel
iigeneer of yesterday, is still dropping the
hidden bowers from its sleeve In man
ner that is frightful to see. The widow
PISCKsToN tale of woe was ingeniously
brought out just in time to appear before
the public on Thanksgiving day, when
they thought everybody would have time
to read. Hon. Mr.. FRYE may swallow
himself rs much rs he pleases and
endeavor to remove the suspicion he
may have cast upon the members
Of the Returning Board in his Congress
sionsl report, by stepping to the front
now and declaring and pronouncing
them in his opinion very respectable
and intelligent set of gentlemen, yet the
more honest and candid part of the
American people will declare that
enough has already been proven to stamp
with intsmy everything connected with
the csrpet.bsg government of that
State.
1t has been shown how the carpet
baggers OF Louisiana have been sus.
tanned by the strong arm of the Grant
administration in all their crimes and
usurpations, 1t has been shown how
for two years, the Federal officials under
the United States Marshal and the
Collector OF the Port, who was the
brother. in law of the President, and the
State officials under the leadership of
WARMoTH combined and eonspired to
rob the people of that State, not only of
their property to the amount Of thirty
million of dollars, but of their liberties
by the passage of laws which legalizod
frauds at elections, and annulled the will
of the people as expressed through the
ballot box.
1t has been proven that this same COM
bination OF Federal and State officials
fastened corrupt Legislatures and cor
rupt Judges upon the people in order to
carry out their schemes of plunder with
safety and impunity.
II has been shown how that MCENERY
was elected Governor and so declared by
the Proclamation of the Governor, was
unsested by a drunken and corrupt
Federal Judge and KELLOGG, the
usurper, eathroned.
1t has been shown that the admins
trstion st Washington were cognIzsnt
of the scheme of the conspirstors before
It was carried into execution, and sent
troops to New Orleans in anticipation Of
the outrsge.
1t has been shown how the Federal
Government has persistently used the
army, not in the interest OF suffer-
ing and oppressed people, but to protect
and bolster up the msrsuders and plum
derers.
II has been shown how the troops en-
tered the legislative halls of Louisiana In
1874 and removed Al the point OF the
bsvonet certain members who were op-
posed to the Kellogg usurpation.
1t has been shown how the admins
trstion APPROVED the celebrated SHERl-
DAN 6and,ttti dispatch, wherein he
wanted authority to try by drum-hesd
courtmsrtial and exterminate all VINO
opposed the KELLOGG usurpatlon'
1t known that the present Returning
Rosrd refused to fill vacancy in its own
body by appointing Democrat or Lib
eral; and it is equally well known that
they were caught in palpsbIe and bare
faced fraud during their recent sitting.
These and many other things nave
been shown, yet the outrage mill Is put
at work again, and the disgusting
"nloodv shirt" Is being Haunted by those
who. for base partisan ends, desire to
soment civil strife by rekindllng
the memories OF deploraole
civil war ended eleven years ago. Afier
all that has been so conc'usively proven
relating to the administration OF affairs
in Louisiana can it be possible that any
man can be found to stultlfy himself by
asserting that Returning Board IN that
State can be composed Of decent and re-
snectsble individuals. 1t cant be DONE
The task is too great for the small Frye
Congressmsh, or even the india rubber
brain of the political terrsplh whose
head is ou. one day and in the next