Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-17
The Board Sits with Closed
DOOrs-SO Spectator or Re
porter Need Appiy-A
Very Dark Picture.
A Sample Of the Democratic
TestimOny-keIlOEg Contra
dirfed by Hundreds Of
NegrOea-A Peaceful
Election.
The Fight for Louisiana to be
Made iH Congress Of
the New Orleans Press
Current opinion.
LOUISIANA.

! The Fight 10 be Made in Congress.
Special 10 the Appeal.
/ NEw ORLEANS, November l6.-'The con-
. test for the vote of Louisiana, which it was
/ thought possible 10 bring to a close here, will
I have to be fought to a conclusion in congress
/ The northern Republicans refuse to assist the
northern Democrats in their efforts to secure,
rs Grant expressed it,
FAIR COUNT.
/ In their letter, sent to its destination to-
day, the Republicans say they cannot inter-
fere with the affairs of a State hav-
ing all the machinery Of government
and competent to the discharge Of all the du-
ties deyolying upon II. They are States
rights men, but for this occasion only. They
are very tart, and aim TO be very severe;
refer TO the count of the vote in the senate
with view, no dOub.. to a discussion or an is
size that the Democrats will in their answer
altogether ignore, or refer to congress. The
Democrats will also ask them what they are
here for, what is the meaning of
THE EXCITEMENT
under which the country is laboring, and
what the meaning of the Presidential anxiety
as expressed in his invitation to them to
come to New Orleans, and his orders to Gen
eral Sherman? The Democrats will thus as
sumo ihc aggressive. and put the Repuhli-
cans IN the attitude Of snubbing Grant, who,
it l. generally believed here, has, in all that
he has said and done, deep designs in the
shape Of permanent hold upon the PreSi-
dency To this the southern people are not
avrrse. If 1ildcn is likely to be
swINDLED OFT or THE OFFICE
they would rather see Grant hold on to il
than have Hayes sworn IN by the fraud and
corruption which the Radicals now here have
evidently come prepared TO indorse and de-
fend. The returning board has been sworn
IN, and Wells, Kemer, Clsanaye and Ander-
son propose to fill the vacancy By the election
Of a negro named Demas, bitter partisan.
Taking their cue from the refusal of the
northern Republicans to act in concert with
the northern Democrats, the board will posi-
lively
Eli WIN NLoSED BOOHNy
save when hearing the voluminOus testimony
/ prepared or being prepared, and On which
they viii count the State out. As sample
Of the testimony TO be introduced by the
Democrats, can mention a Sc
eret circular issued to the su-
pervisors of election. instructing them to
bring up their majorities ON pain of Hayes )
official displeasure; also the statement of the
thirty negro leaders who to-day sent a letter
10 the New York Herald certifying to the
fairness of the election; that they had can
vassed the State for the Democratic party;
that hundreds Of negroes had voluntarily
acted and voted with them, and that the only
intimidation they knew of was that from Rad
ical toward Democratic negroes.
THEY CONTRADICT KELLOGG
IN toio and insist that the vote of Louisiana
was cast in peace. but this will 60 for moth
ing with the returning board. who will act in
concert with their brethren in Florida and
South Carolina and count in Hayes, and so,
after all the excitement, the efforts of dis
tinguished statesmen the anxiety OF the
President, the intensified earnestneSs Of the
people and the movement Of troops, the fight
for Louisiana will have TO be transferred to
congress. J. NJ. h.
Associated Press Dlspatches.l
NEY ORLEANS, November l6.-The State
Democratic committee made application for
representation on the returning board, but no
action was taken in the matter by the board.
( They also desired that subcommittee be al
. lowed to attend the sittings of the board. In
reply Governor Wells stated that in all cases
Of contested polls, from any cause, they
would be- notified and the board would hear
argument from both sides The boards ad-
io1rning till Saturday noon gives rise to spec
ulation a. to the cause Of delay in beginning
their laborS
Everybody here appears to be waiting for
/ definite news from South Carolina and
/ Florida.
Reply OF Grants Delegation so the
Democratic Note.
NEW 0Ri4A ANz, November l6.-The fol-
lowing Is the reply of the Republicans to the
communication from the Democrats inviting
a cCntereI G.:
NEW ORLEANS. November 10, 1876.
/ GENrLEaEN-Th majority of the under
/ signed, to GhOm your note of the fourteenth
1 instant was addressed, only arrived IN this
| city yesterday evening. We have, therefore,
been unable TO reply until tins morning, and
can only regret that your communication
should have been given TO the press inume-
diately gYOG its delivery and without the
possibility Of an aIlswer accompanying it.
Your remark that y0u arl Informed that We
came at the request of the President, 10 see
that the board Of canya,sers make & taiF
count of the votes actually cast, and ask that
/ We meet and confer in order that such infiu-
] ence as We Jsgssess may be exerted on behalf
/ Of such canvass Of the votes actually cast.
as % it, fairness and inpaItia.ity shall com
~1aLd the respect and acquie>cenca of the
= ,~ricsn pvcIlP of all parties. We JOIN
i..l,.;i,- with you IN c1uasels Of peace and IN
''' ,%'' I'm, son Of an earnest desire for Il
,'ertrty ,a, bon.,sl ar.G iustdeclaraion OF there
p,Its If the recenss election in Louisiana by lis
.,,gfulIy constituted anthofitIrs, and We may
add iLit We know of no reason to doubt
that such : declaration viii be made; but we
do not see N.s proprety or utility OF confer
,4,ce ON the basl5 and subject to the llmlta-
ton, You propose. fos F~e have no such duty
imposed upon rs. Sud q suggested by the