The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-08
T,he Northern Rep-
reSentaGiVeS.
der Hearing all the Evidence
what they say.
r..ev Count Louisiana for
TiIden.

-rt,ey Count Louisiana for
TiIden.
These distinguished gentlemen were
elected by the National Democracy
10 pre>ent at New Orleans, to Wit
ne.s if the Republican Board made
c,;, count. 1t will be noted that they
are not old partisan Democrats, but
for the most part Independent Repub
leans now supporting Tilden Their
statement. as honest men and men who
we're present. hearing all the evidence
on both sides, will go long ways to-
cards convincing the Northern public
hat Tilden carried Louisiana fairly
aud squarely;
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF Tue UNI
TED STATES.
New ORLEANS. Dec III the
People Of the United States: On our
arrival here, in casting about for ap
nroacbes to the officials who control
The election of this State. we discover
ed that they were all of one political
Marty, and that the governor had ap-
pointed none but Republican supervis
ors Of elections and that the returning
lofficers constituting the State board
were Of the same political school In-
,-fuenesd BY these inauspicious sur
rouudings, our thoughts and hopes
were TUNED toward the eminent gen
temen who had been selected by the
president to be present and see that the
Board Of Canvassers made fair count
of the votes actually cast. and on the
l4th OF November We invited these
gentlemen to inset aud coufer with Us
This co operation was declined but
we nevertheless have reasons to believe
that to this CORES pondence may be at
tTibutcd the invitation to Us on the
18th ult.. by The Returning Board
to attend and be present at its meetings
as spectators and Witnesses Of is pro
ceedingS. Through this courtesy, and
the services of a competent stenogra
pher we became possessed of all the
essential facts developed gu the face OF
he official papers We have been fur
nished with certified copy of the du
p'icate statements Of votes made by the
commissioners ofelection a each place
of voting tie State From these states
ments it appears that the Ti'deu cleo
tors received the following votes,
to wit:
McEnery .S3.7l3 WickHTe......s 81. $50
81. Martiu.--.s3.6 16 Poche...........s3. 2g
DO p#..r HU
Cobb -........... ea,559 Cross. .........-e3. 552
The Hayes electors received the fol-
lowing votes, namely.
Kellogg........-.77152 Burch.........77,1 IA
Joseph. ..........72. $50 saeidon......74. sl4
Marks ....-........I5, 22I Levisse ......75.j7a
Brew ster.........15,4 57 Jviirion......75,.9 "a
The result of the vote for president
ial electors, as disclosed on the face Of
the returns opened by the Returning
Board in our presence, was As follows:
For the T1iden Electors.
McEuery. .... 50 DOB wichHhe. - $50
St Martin. 81 1923 Poche........ - OaG
peBieiue. COO Seay ........... - .241
Cobb......t...... 81, so Cross. ..........s2 IU9
For The H1ges Eiscf2rs.
Kellogg. 1929 Burch ..........7G goo
Joseph .......... 1902 Sheldou.......14.67s
Marks ..-........45.0ST Levissce .... . I57
brewster. 1920 Jeiirion. ......75,39O
La most eases the returns opened by
the Returning Board corIesponded
precisely with the certified copies OF
IN. sta temeuts of the couiinj- -iourr4 of
sas3ction furnished u.. The most ma
fe~9l difference arose from the failure
Of the supervisors OF East Baton
Rouge, Tangipahoa and OF Orleans 20
forward tile statements of votes from
all the voting places in their respective .
parishes
Ia thirty Eve ont Of the thir'y-eight
States ia the Union these figures
would be conclusive No one would
claim that Tiden aud Hendricks were
not entitled to the electoral vote. of
he State But in Louisiana a fribu-
lal has been set up which on former
occasions has overthrow the will OF
he people as expressed at the polls.
md for which the power i now claim
ID 10 It's discretion to change the re-
ult Of Tie popular vote at the recent
election IN view, however. OF the re
urus aud the law and facts which
houId control the Returning Board
With which we have made ourselves
ami.iar. we have no hesitation in say
no that the result shown by the votes
ctG9l!y cast can not be changed with I
ut the palpabie abuse Of the letter Il
nd spirit Of the law governing the r.
lrning Board, aud a manifest perver
ion of the facts before it. Irregaari-
es have been committed in some in
ances Oh the part of officers conduct f
" the elections and IN making re (
rms, but they are about as much on +
ne side as the other; and a. to intim /
latiOn, violence, or other illegal acts a
reqeuting a free aud fair election
lere is evidence on both sides, but not i
such a character as to affect the gen :
al result Ia most instances, the II
is Of violence proceeded from mere \
wlessueSs, as in the the case of Harry o
ID Eliza PinkSton, and had no con :
ection with politics. 1t is a sisuii Ii
mt fact that in the parishes where il o
alleged that voters were kept FROM q
e polls by intimidation, the total vote j
such parishes was a large as at any
me heretofore, and in the whole State e
800 above any vote heretofore fl
st. An honest and fair canvass of \
e returns. even under the Louisiana "
y, can not materially reduce Til h
ms majority as shown on the face oil i,
e returns. john VI PALMER, +,
LYMAN TrUMBULL, :,
WIN BIGLER. n
@ GORGE W SMITH. a
GEORGE w JULIAN, Y
III Ii WATSON. n
Warrington News
IF there is excitement in Washing il
D it does not appear on the surface la
7erything is jogging along in the old al
". An evening at the White House "
geals General and Mrs Grant enter il