New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-24
ORLEANS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER

Governor Palmer-I desire to be the
mere medium Of Communication. do not
know the contents of the box.
General Anderson-So it is not come in.
fernal machine, We are perfectly willing to
receive it.
Judge ghtou-I was going to say that
you ought to open it because there might be
some powder in it.
Governor Palmer-I am willing to take
that risk, but do not want to be responsl'
BILE except as tho medium of cOmmunica-
ton. l will take the chances of the pow
der.
Judge Stoughton-But you will let the
board take the chances when this box le
opened.
General Anderson (opening the box)-
The first thing in the box is q newspaper
article. headed 1.-THE Outlook in Louisiana
the People Hopeful of Reform-Packard d
Co.'s Last Resort" HIRE is sl,O an cleo
ton poll published by authority. accom-
panying which is q statement with refer
ence to the number of pei mentioned Ia
the list. II says that two polls not A4en-
toned in this list we're established by the
registrar ON the day of election.
President Wells-The law gave him the
right to do that
General Anderson-1n the town of Ope-
lousas they established two polls on the
ocratic polls. Here are eighteen attidavits.
which we're enclosed in the package l
will read one of them, that OF Louis Gas
psrd.
The General Rad the affidavit. which
was as follows:
State of Louisiana-Parish of Plsquemines.
Before me, the Undersigned. personally
came and appeared Louis GAspard, who
being duly sworn, doth depose and say:
70 ard. / At
Pointe a-la-Hache, fourth ward, parish of
Plsauemines; l was born in this parish and
have resided here all my life; am about
fitty-five years OF age; my occupation ls
that Of laborer, cul,ivalipg rice at Pointe-a'
Ia II ache; was duly registered as voter
in this iparish in 1874. but did not
vote ut the last election; after the
election seve1al col)red Republican poll
ticians above Pointe-a Ia Hacbe, at Louis.
lana store, threatened to hang me. and
some of them to burn me, on last Sunday,
because did not vote at the last election;
they cursed me for q damned Democrat,
and said that was the reason did not
vote; my intention was to vote the Demo
CRATIC ticket; the real reason why did not
vote was because had lost by registration
paper. On election day l saw . crowd OF
fiye or six men around the courthouse, all
colored, who were threatening and intimi-
to cast their votes. They said that we
would be put back in o slavery again 1t we
voted the Democratic ticket. They in imi-
dated q large number of colOred voters
and prevented them from voting "a they
desired for the Democratic ticket. am Q
colored man, and l want to live at peace
with every body, white and black. respect
ing the rights OF them, and expecting them
to respect my rights hl' ,
Witness: mark
b. NJ. TURNBULL,
PIERRE DRAGON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
seventeenth day Of November, 1875
FRANCIS s. CARO-.
Fourth Justice Of the Peace, Parish of
PlaQueminee.
General Anderson stated that there were
1916 voters registered in the parish, and
IN At there were about $500 votes cast. The
population Of the parish in 1874 was 1859,
of which 1920 we're colored people and 769
white. The colOred population had been
increased largely in that parish, owing to ad-
ditional plaE tations there having increased
the cultivation of sugar and rice. On the
consolidated return. he continued. We have
a vote of 1854 Republican and 7l2 Demo.
cratic.
Governor Smith-What is the aggregate
vote of this year compared with thai OF last
year or lS74i l ask for information.
General AndersOn-Itha has increased about
ten DER cent There has been an Increase in
the vote of las, 900 during the last year.
Governor Smith-The law requires the
protest to be attached to the papers, does
it mott
President Wels-No. cir.
General Auderson-Tnat was the ruling
of the congressional committee OF last year,
thatit was matter of equity. They thought
it should be permltteu to file the protests
after ward. They reversed the decision of
the board in some five or six of the parishes,
but the people have sustained the board
this year in returning Republicans where
they returned Il R,publicans in 1874, and the
committee substituted Democrats.
President Wells-Take q list of the evi.
dence furnished in the package presented
by Governor Palmer. Mr.. Abell.
President Welk-We will lay over the
returos of this parish.
General AndersOn-It is just as we'll to
order them to be compiled, and when We
come to the evidence We an decide whether
to compile the return or not. Thst ia my
idea about it to facilitate the work.
President Wells-There are NO returns in
now but what are contested. We stated to
the gentlemen We would take up Baton
Rouge, but it is too late to proceed further
We had better adjourn.
Adjourned until eleven o'clock this morn
ing