New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-27
THE SITUATION IN TIE SOUTH
EX.GoY. CuRTIN,s OPINIONS.

W.
| MS CONFIDENCE IN A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN
IorrsI,NA-THE ELECTION ORDERLY AND FAIR
NEGROES VOTING TIE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
CHARACTER AND WORK OF TUE RETURNING
BOARD.
Fx-Goy. Curtin of Pennsylvania. who went
TO New-Orleans the request OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee has been staying AT inc Fhth
Avenue Hotel FOR several days. On Friday no was
nj the Everett House, while Gov. Tilden paid
a Wait to the committee-rooms. In ooINeron-
tion with a TIIBusE reporter, ex-CfOy. Curtin said
the great trouble now in Louisiana that the Re-
turning Board would not I'll the vacancy by appointing
Dr. Kennedy as the fifth nombor of the board Dr. Ken
nody was a man who commanded the respect OF good
citizens, aud the Democrats had requested that he be
allowed 70 represent hom. His presence on the board
could interfere with any honest action the majority
might take and would give Democrats the satisfaction
OF knowing what actually done, in which there GER
tainy could be harm. Mr. Curtin said he had no part
in the action either OF the Cincinnati or thu St. Louis
Convention In his support Of Gov Tlden he had been
moved by his desire TO the country imrmonousiy
united and the Old distinction Of North and South wiped
ont He believed IL was time for TIC South 10
share In tho fruits OF genuine peace ana nc
had found sOuthcners disposed to peace He went
South with an hottest desire to see Just what the eohd
ton Of affairs was II he had found chat the Democrats
had violence, and that the election wS mani
fest unfairly ne should have taken the next train for
home and reported that the Democratic representations
were false So far he able to judge the election
WAS the most paaocfu aud orderly ono whcn had been
held in Louisiana within several years. Especially III
NowOrcaH. the good order Of the election night ne he'd
ND "a a model to New-Yprk CITY.
He said that his In the main was with
people IL the conservative class, and lie saw men from
ALI parts Of the State and their talk moderate in
temper. aud lac strongly impressed with inc leehg
that they above all things desired peace and good gov
eminent They the last people to desire war, for
the civil war hal impoverished them They were on
deavorng tn mend their fortunes and sought Keller from
the hard times and excessive taxation lie asked
them repeatedly II the negro had been compelled
by orce TO vote the Democrats Ticket and thoy replied
that on the contrary. It very common and natural
FOR the negro to vote With bis white employer The
negro was shrcwd enough to that, 40 long IN there
was no danger OF ms being deprived Of hS freedom anu
citizenship the government under which MS employer
should prosper would be good for him also Mr. Carth
said that " his surprisc lac found that the ooored
people Of Louisiana owned T2O,OOO'OOo OF
property TO saw many intelligent and prosperous
Negroes These owning property he found thinking very
much in Che snnlc channel with the white property
ownors Tiny seeking government under "hch
thoy csud improve their material condition. and save
from ruuous taxation that which they had already ac-
oumulated As o ruio no thought these negroes had
worked FOR the Democratic Ticket lie had CONVERSE
ton with coored state Senator. who told him hn that
MANI ooOrcd citizcnf, IKE hifns'i, were III
sympathy with the white Democrats Of tie
s5uti, and that whom DC the SENATOR arrived NJ a
place 10 FclcIna Parish 20 ma'e Dem0criur speech
orod Democrats. The negroc. holding Ioir.l3 sought
"a affiliate as much as lo.so.n WIN ,ls @nGSS; h
distinction in tie North between bHek u9I MhIe a.,N
been or soe1l grounds In The south Tie ola status WIS
detarrncd by law siRce ir EF there M iSh' io
negro n,d the white the South thau IN the North
Al iie s0gth c racel understood each Othof b'tioF
NJ gurn gave 70 - his opinion That while the record
Of either par;j IN Louisiana had not been very pure Ia
election had c held aud the In tho ballot boxes
expressed che Tel dceirrl OF hc people 1ilcn mo uh
W. ~ which wen no. tbe Ertirning R,rlrd another
va. kent by the Republicans and third west 20 100
r,',"ed ygry cI,ssl, with thr rc INNS Led by the
! Ecpubliran. II the Returning BOARD threw oui the
vote OF The l,e s1Cailed "hu iosed' Parishes, There
would attn bel Democratic majority I'm the state Tho
! Domoctats alleged that they were prepared 20
prove that the charge Of takr yiten posses Jon =. the
! sir curtin sud he only feared that the Returning
Board would refuse ~ receive testimony. A. ,t ,r
To went 10 Louisiana VITA the expectation thlt we
Republicans inyit'd 90 20 by President Grant wonid
| meet with tho mon sent hy liz Dyulooruiic National
Committee, ana lAat JONI! t..s "'Sin ,I I @ ~
ton ~ tgc reulua and ~ mai NaJ WoNd influence uc
a result which would sai..y the county. he beloved
new tha il such joint action bad b'eh occurred nhd
! hension, at fraud and have qgietet u.e pubic mird
| 10 thought u unfortunate That tno g,htshet seiI ~
tho President declined mako rrrauseieutS lof Snch
}cld Win them showed they asserted the doctrine Of
state rights in is broade-i sense, and took their
! stand upon the election laws Of lDut,nla
! N wa. tiuo The visitors had no iesat
authority b ~ the election IN Louisiana had grown 20
great national consequence ne c0ud not but think II
would have BEEN wiser 10 lave met tOgcthcr and have
| made careful and fair examination. The roeult
would have been accepted az the North' ana
! tu,ldut luprcssion that effort was being
! fludr by the Returning Board % set aside an
election which was conducted with reasonable irHess
In one Congressional district the Republican ticket con
FAMED the names She e0cOrsltdrge and the eltc0r
for that district aud omitted the Ave remaining electors
IL was Republican district, ana 10 was not proposed 10
throw ont any parishes IA the district 10 mndD dfor
! enee Of 1900 votes against Tie I've electors
IIe bad 70 reported IN tie newspapers that the Re
turning Board would supply votes % tue five electors
not voted for in that district no had no appreeusion5
that il would be done, IS he believed that however
nnNOus the gentlemen sent by TIE President might DO
for the Of their party, they would dscohte
and denounce what hc would regard as Droadah
! ualpab0 attempt TO commit n fraud. . .
Mr. Cutin said ia conclusion that be believed me re
turning Board had the power 10 count ma Hayes IN LO
| lana The people ot the United States had boon 30 ac
ctIstoncd 10 abide by the decision OF the majority that
he Loped when was found that Tiden had recoycd
mnnriY OF the cast the nttompt % count ~ hayes