Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-15
THE ELECTION.


der that they may have time to perfect the'r
premedtated plans to defeat the will OF the
people By traudueuty counliog 10 bis oppo'
| ncnt.
LOUISIANA.
| Mr.. Richardson, the Intelligent and reliable
corresnondeut of the Baltimore Sun, 10 dis
patch to that paper from New Orleans, dated
last night, SAYS | can only repeat my owu sol
emn conviction that the democratic party has
peacefully and lawfully carried the State OF
i Louisiana by a majority ruonlDg into the thou
sands. believe, also, that 1t IS the deliberate
purpose of the radical authorities here TO re
verse this majority by throwing out suthclent
marshes, or parts OF parishes, 10 accomplish
that purpose. and that they have the utmost
confidence that the President OF the ns Iiteu
States will sust ain them with arms. The whole
BODY of the white people here are OF he same
opinion, and all that they really expect Is that
the republican mon here from the North shall
with as the transaction aud report the same to
their owe people. Tben, go far rs the electoral
vote is concerned, the settlement will be remit
ted to another tribunal.
The Norlhera democrats now 10 New Or.
leans have addressed the following to tn North
ern radicals sent there by Gen. GRAFT The un-
derslgned arrived here yesterday 10 answer to
kilograms from Hou. Abraham ). Hewitt,
Chairman of the National Dem ocratc Com
mittee, dated New Ynk n mbcr 10 b. We
are Informed You have come here at The re-
} quest Of the President Vt the U6lted States to
see that the Board of Canvsssers make fair
count of the vote actually cast While in the
late canvass " u gave your support 10 hlesSrs.
Hayes and Wheeler as cand dates for Presl
: dent and Vice President, and the undersigned
gave their support 10 Mcssrs Iilden and
Hendricks for those Offices, they feel assured
that all good citizens OF all parties regard an
honest count AID !ruo return OF the vote &C.
, tu4l!y cast of greater lnomeDt thau the success
OF any candidate Tor office. aud ar" ready 10 do
all that ouolable men should do 10 secure
such re!uro OF the vote cast at ;he la'e elec;lon
10 the State of Louisiana, which assum Ill re
than ever before naloual Importance, aud
upon which in this crisis may depend the Very
exlsteuce OF coustiiu ional government. The
undersigned, therefore, 10 view of the unhappy
coutroy. rsles which have heretofore arisen
: from the action of the Ra!urHiHg Beard Of the
State, where its action could not in any went
change the result Of a Presidential election,
and in view of tie d.Sir4 # all good meu that
' effect should be given to The Will OF the major
iy as lawfully expressed Respectfully ask You,
or such Of YOU : are present, 70 meet and con-
fer with hem personally or through commit
tee. as NAV be deemed most wise, IN uricr that
the Influence we possess may be eXerted 10 be-
+ half of such canvass OF votes actually cast as by
9 its fairuess and impartiaIiy shall command the
respt Ct and acquIescence OF the American peo-
pie of all parties
In reply 10 Marshal Plkus' invitation to
D Gen. Blu Ter TO visi! New Orleans the General
T. replies as follows:
| dom; believe Northern men ought 10 go
down and interfere in the affairs OF l. ulsIana,
except, il necessary, with arms 10 their hands.
Have fair count Of the houest vote at all
0 hazards n body will submit to anything else.
Every lru. man will sustain you III tha;.
The democratic committee have comp leie re-
: turns made up from duplicate lists OF the Su'
, peryisors, showing Tlldcn's majority IL the
: State to be s. lO7, by which maj'rity they claim
they have carried the State. The rrturos show
! Nichols majority to be nearly 10000.
Mr. Henry Wattcrsou, editor of the Louis
q vile Courier Jourual, who is now 10 New Or
leans sent the following telegram to the Now
= York Tribune % Monday
New ORLEANS, Nov. 10 New Orleans is
as quiet as nursery The people canoot be
! poadsd into an outbreak. The question pre-
septed is this Shall the American people be
cheated out OF their free choice and their free
government by handful of desperate adven-
turers kellogg, Warmoth aud Packard
backed by the President and the military arD
y OF the nation ? These'reckess persoos, follow.
ed by an army of plantation hands, are arrayed
against the responsible elements of society 10
: Louisiana. Nobody life is 10 DANGER nor any
body's liberty. Is it possible that you Gao place
!, the word Of worthless Vagabouds agalost that
of every banker, business man and bona tide
, citizen in Louisiana!
la dispatch to the editor of the New York
NJ
Upon careful estimate, official and un
, official, the democrats have carried the State
. by majority Of 1851; but the scheme of the
republicans is TO throw out votes enough to re-
= verse this Quite a number Of distinguished
. strangers are mere, but it is believed they can
do nothing against the returning board, which
9 backed by the orders Of the President, Derved
by the presence Of the army, and directed By
Kellogg, Yarmouth and Packard, is packed
a for the express purpose of giving the vote for
!, Hayes, no matter what the popular majority
, for TldeD may be."
ES Senator Jarpepter, 10 his speech Oh the
. L ,uisiana case, January 81, 1874. gave a
, pleasant picture of the working OF the return
/ iDg board
"Oae pleasant little gentleman swears, with
Smiling face, that he himself forged POO
affiavts 10 one day, and delivered them to
Mr.. Bovee, sitting 10 the board, and Bovee
said that he Was hell of fellow and asked
if be could not get more Of the same kind, and
be said he could get 800 or 400 more OF the
same kind BY 0 clock the next morning ii
necessary"
The two negro members Of the returning
board ar. said 10 be on one OF the gunboas IN
the river, as the radicals are afraid the con-
servati9es may undertake to open neg1tlations
with ,hem.
l. O. G. Lamar tell graphs from here 10 a
friend lat the people Of New Orleans, though
profoundly agtated, ARE quiet, aud there is cot
the slightest purpose to disturb the public
peace.
| SOUTH CAROLINA.
COLUMBIA, s. c.. Nov. l4-Nothpg has
transplreu since the ac'iou Of the Supr me