New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
We suppose it is brains and redundancy
Of legal knowledge. but whether this be q
correct supposition or not, the effect is un-
mistakable. Day after day President Wells
protests that all this display OF Democratic
and legal eruditien on the part of Messrs. Nc
Gloin, Zacharie & Co. is ieopardizing
full investigation of the electoral vote by
the Returning Board; yet day after day do
the Democratic attorneys continue to con-
sumo valuable time by protests and mo-
tons and frivolous interrogatolies, con-
spicuous chiefly for their verbosity. What
object they can have in thus interrupting
and delaying the important duties of the
board, is as set a Democratic mystery.
But, on the part of the Republicans, who
are anxious that conclusion should be
reached in order that business matters may
resume their proper channels, we enter an
earnest protest against any further waste
of time in this way.
A prominent Republican, on Monday,
was informed from Tallahassee that an
"extra" had just been published there de-
clariDg Louisiana to have been counted Tor
Tilden. On the street last evening was a
rumor that Democratic contemporary had
dispatches to the effect that the Florida
canvassers had counted that State for Til
den. This Is a very weak subtertuge on
the part Of the enemy, and whether de-
signed to affect in some mysterious manner
weak faithed Republicans or to stfien the
Joints of coliapsing Democrats, such men
dacious reports evidence a very democrat
lied condition Of the Democratic managers.
Horrors on horrors head accumulate.
When the tales Of atrocity, illustrated by
SCARED and mutilated bodies, impover-
ished widows and helpless children, are
given to the world, as the Investigations of
the Returning Board shortly will make all
the terrible facts known, the country must
stand aghast that even Democratic political
rancor and lust for office could 60 to such
| extremes. 1t may be true, as Sam Randall
| is credited with saying, '.that our fellows
[Democrats] can lay over them [Repub-
licansl in these matters" of procuring ati-
davits; but what weight will afidavits
have alleging that the makers thereof we're
not inundated, against the sworn DECLARE
tions of men who yet carry Democratic
lead in their bodies or whose manning could
not have been more hideous and revolving
| had they fallen into the hands of the Co.
manches of the plains' For the future fair
fame of Louisiana we dread the full ex-
pesure that must now be made.
| Messrs E. John Ellis and Randall Glib
son will have chance next week to move
repeal of the Holman resolution which
cuts off all appropriations for our levees OF
for Southern Pacific railroad. 1t is very
doubtful if they have the moral courage to
so shock their Northern Democratic allies
as to ask such substantial relief tor their
State; but even should they screw their cour.
age TO this patriotic point, it will be safe
| wager that a compromise on some two
penny investigation committee is effected
in the end Our Democratic Represents
tives hold the bag great deal and with
much faith, but catch very few quail.
It was not until the evening papers were
printed yesterday that We learned all abou,
how Florida had gons. Smith, of Wis
consin, received a telegram dated , P. M.
from an authentic source" which gave the
State to Tilden. Without Jones should in
form us under date of p. NJ, that the
Hayes banner waves triumphant from the
State capitol, we shall be tempted to com
promise yet undetermined bet Of pint o.
peanuts.
The Baton Rouge Adrocate promises t
quit the field of politics and give it's readers
a more "newsy" paper. 1t threatens will
direful fate any Radical who attempts tt
hold Office" should this third effort of thu
Democracy to seize the State government
be defeated by an enforcement of Law
through the medium Of the Returning
Board. 1t Significantly posts, too, Re
publican "wretch" who is performing hi
official duty.
We understand tAat Alfred Tanner i
just now making kiaiself very consplcuou
IN the role of testimony gatherer.
And this is sbout all the pith of tn
issue of the A;S% oose before ne. Now "
can suggest material for real live Bato
Rouge NEWSPAPER. Let beginning b
made with the sworn statements of thos
reputable gentlemen, Messrs. Pratt an
Granville pic c-nee-,;; TO the method adopte
by the bui..psers- for killing niggers-ei
pecially theSlser 'atful slaughter Of old ma
Robertson. Lo ct to tell osahe midnight hang
ing of the old eisssv beard Jerry Meyers
cause that party had enabled hir
to reach the digni41SS of weil.to,do farmer
and of his son shot six times throus
the body, and -,S,w:ce through the head,
a hundred yards away from his father
impromptu gallows. on Joor's road. Let
tell Of the ''niggers" whose bodies wer
used as decoration for their own gait
posts: of women lpng to death on a SUI
picion Of an attempt TO poison; of scores {
similar chivalrous deeds, Truly, theI
should be no difficulty in publishing
"newsy" paper IN Baton Rouge
A genial old colored man named Fert
Bynum is the latest victim of the my
ferrous" assassins who go efeotually reduc
the Republican majority in Ouachita pa
ish. Eight buckshot in his back and