The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-11-22
Our Washington Letter.
Special to the REPuHhIcAN.

WASHINGTON, ~. e., Nov. l1s 10
The, New Haven Union, an ably
conducted paper, which flew the Peter
Cooper cdlOrs during the recent cam
| paign, and which is decidedly, Demo.
pcratic in its leanings, in its issue Of the,
14thIinst, saysiu Judging the matter
impartially We are forced to confess
that the evidence of fraud in Louisiana
is altogether against the Democrats.
In Eve parishes where the negroes OUT
number the whites two to one, hardly
a Republican vote is returned, while
in 1872 and 1874, the Republicans had
very large majorities. The Republic
ans claim fraud in these cases aud will
have but little difficulty. weapprehend
to prove it. It is altogether against
reason TO believe that the colored peo.
pie either bodily abstained from vo-
ting in FIVE populoas parishes or voted
the Democratic ticket. In all other
strongholds Of Radicalism, the negroes
voted solidly for Hayes. We have no
desire 70 sustain the Republican char
ges of fraud, except where the evidence
is all in their favor The Democrats
seem wholly unable to explain the vote
in the FIVE Louisina parishes above
alluded to-" In other words, in every
case where the legalityiof the vote is
in dispute the White Liners are enti-
tied to the benefit ofeverg doubt, but
in the case cited, Ku- Klnx Ingenuity
has been taxed in vain to furnish some
plausible explanation of the total alb
sence ofthe colored voters from the
polls when the ratio Of colored Re
publican voters is two to one to the
whites Democratic voters.) Hr.e
The strenuous efforts now being
made in South Carolina by the Hamp.
ton and Tilden managers to prevent
the board of State canvassers from go.
ing into any investigation of alleged
frauds, and to confine its functions to
simply certifying the voteas returDod
by county officials, are regarded here
as evidences of their purpose to stiAe
all.iuqairy as to- the methods of tue
rife clubs of that State during tile
campaign. They celebrated the one
hundreth anniversary of our independ-
ence by the deliberate murder of sew
eral colored men at Hamburg, under
circumstances 50 infmoas and reyolt-
ling that even the better portion Of the
| Democratic press throughout the coun-
try denouAeed it as the act of barbar.
ians. Butler, the leader and defender
Of the massacre, at once became the
recognized head of the rife clubs,
| Republican political meetings were
eyerywhere overawed and intiinidsted
1 by the presence of armed desperadoes,
| A reign of terror was established
throughout the State. Scores of mur-
ders were committed and their authors
have thus far escaped punishment
| and the subversion of the State Gov
ernment by bloody revolution was
ouly prevented, as is believed, by the
preseuse of United States troops. I'm
der such circumstances the electoral
vote Of the State is claimed for Tilden,
aud it is proposed TO prevent any scru.
tiny Of the means employed by the in
terposition Of the Supreme Court ofthe
State go iiila s.Ii b4fsI san-L y
i In Louisiana where similar efforts al
intimidation aud fraud have been
made, like attempt to restrict the
members of the Returning Board to
ministerial acts, simply is being urged
as the only hope of giving the vote to
Mr.. Tilden; and it now appears that
it was a part of a shrewd plan to per
petrate all the frauds in the strongest
Republican parishes, and then, with a
great show of fairhess, to insist that
the vote Of the precincts tainted with
fraud be thrown out, thus insuring the
State to Democracy. A more Infamous
plan to rob tie majority ola commu-
nifty ofits constitutional rights never
was copoocted even by the Democratic
-manasers. TammanY Hall is Ia i'm