The Portland daily press., 1876-11-22

the controversy IN tne minus Oh all talr ana
Intelligent men; but that the Democrats, as a
party, will accept the result, Judge Matthews
doubts. The evidence of fraud and violence,
however, will be fully reported, and the people
of the North can judge for themselves. The
members of the returning board are fair men
and fully entitled to confidence.
Dispatches are sent North from New Orleans
by Democrats of that city, who do not believe
what they telegraph 1t cannot be denied by
any candid or fair minded man that Louisiana
is a Republican state. and that an election COZ
Quoted fairly wond have placed the result be-
yond dispute. This is known to the Democrats
as well as to the Republicans, but the former
set out to carry the state for Tiden at
all hazards, and they are not now disposed to
give it up. Where there was peace at the vot-
ing precincts, in what are called ''bull-dozed''
parishes. it was the result of violence and in
timidation that preceded, and where the ne
groes voted the Democratic ticket they did so
in most cases to save their lives
1t is the opinion of Judge Matthews that if
the negroes were in any degree as yindicIiye.
cold blooded and cruel as the lawless whites
the South would be devastated; but the colored
people bear what whites would not endure for
day, and they are victims Of their doclity and
and forbearance. The white people of the
South do not. however, talk war, they know
too well what that would mean. They know
that there is a magazine in their midst that if
touched by the fire of civil war, would explode
with an erect that woul1 be destructive and
uncomfortable.
If the Northern people want free govern
ment controlled by popular suffrage. they must
stand up for that which is right that which is
legal, and manfully insist upon the enforcement
of the Constitution and the laws
Public Opinion According to Prof. Sum-
ner.
New YORK, Nov. q.
Prof. Sumner, of Yale College, in letter to
Gov Irgersoll of Connecticut on the subject of
his recent visit to New Orleans, says:
found no sentiment of disunion among the
men 1 met They only seemed to despair of
being trusted by the North. | found no senti-
ment in favor of solid South. and no ambi-
tions to be satisfied at Washington. The all
absorbing subject was the redemption Of Louis
lana from misrule. l found no hostility to ne
gro suffrage. People did not seem to care
about it, or if they did they approved of it.
They though if they could once get self gov,
eminent for the people of the state they could
manage to live together without trouble. 1
presume that there are many people worse than
those I met, but 1 think those whom I saw
would be as influential as any in reconstruct
ed Louisiana.
FLORIDA.
William Il. Chandler Says the State is
for Hayes.
New YORK, Nov. 21.-A letter from W. E.
Chandler of New Hampshse, dated at Talla-
hassee last night, claims Florida for Hayes,
but says the state is close, and it is not safe to
venture any figures, as that would give the
Democrats clew to the amount of alterations
necessary to make in the returns from Demo-
cratic counties to secure majority for TildeD.
He explains the law in reference to counting
the electoral vote, and says it makes no differ
ence whether Governor Stearns or the can
vassers count it, as they are all men of high
character.
Manion Marble veniiIates His Feelings.
Manton Marble has long document in the
World, stating that the action contemplated by
Gov Stearns of Florde in monstrous fraud,
and claiming that Stearns, a few days, ago ad-
mitted that it was the duty of the board of
canvassers to canvass the returns. Mr.. Mar
BILE claims that troops have been sent to the
counties to enable the Republicans to reform
the count of the returns. and intmates that
measures have been adopted to Illustrate the
desperate scheme.
Gov. stearns Temporarily Epjoincd from
Canvassing the Returns.
The attorneys of the Democratic managers
yesterday applied to Judge White OF the Cir
cult Court for two orders, one restraining the
Governor from canvassing the returns of the
electoral vote or issuing his certificate to any
elector or electors unless by order of the regu-
larry appointed board of canvassers, and an
other in the shape of mandamus to the re-
turning board ordering them to proceed at once
to the canvass of the vote.
The judge granted the injunction prayed for
temporarily and ordered the Governor to show
cause on Thursday next why the injunction
should not be issued permanently. He also
issued an order commanding the members of
the returning board to show cause next Thurs
day why this mandamus ordering them to pro-
coed to canvass at once should not be issued.
The papers were served this evening. There is
an appeal from the Circuit Court to the Su-
preme Court, subject however to to this possi-
BILE difficulty. The Supreme Court is not now
in session and will not convene in regular ses-
sion till next January. If it does not of its
own volition convene in extra session before
the 9th of December, when the electors certifi-
Gates are obliged to be issued, there can be no
appeal from Judge Whites decision, as there
will be no court in session to which an appeal
can be made.