The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-11-25
Political Notes.
IN. O. Republican,

seen that each one of these gentle
men took the broadcast ground under
the election law of 1872, aud as mem
hers of the Fusion board OF returns /
did not hesitate to throw out any
votes claimed by them to have been
cast. st. James, st. |
Tammany, lberville, Terrebonne, and
polls in Orleans and Jefferson, were
rjgidly excluded by these gentlemen
upon the ground of fraud and intimi-
aation. Should the Returning Board
of this year, upon the same kind of
evidence Messrs. Mitchell, Sonth-
mayd and Forman considered sufficient
in 1872 to exclude votes, refuse to
count fraudulent ballots, we are Ger
tain these gentlemen, as honest men
and good citizens, will stand by aud
sustain them.
The crisis through which the coun-
try is passing will do much to allay
the silly but popular cutlery against
returning board. Denunciation has
led to investigation, and investigation
has developed their necessity in the
disturbed section of the South, and
their utility us IA guard to the purity
of the bolI0t in all places. We shall
not be surprised if the returning
board, in some form or other, becomes
an approved institution in every
State of the Union. New York State,
especially, would be benefited if some
revisory power existed to purge its
returns of the vast and decisive frauds
which the Democracy roll up from
the slums of New York city. Louis-
lama may yet receive the thanks of
the nation for having instituted for
it's protection returning boards.
Our prediction that very large num-
hers of white citizens would vote for
Mr.. Packard was true, or else the
Democrats are doing some tremen-
aons classifying regarding che colored
votes given to General Nichols. All
the testimony we have seen tends to
show that the Republican candidates
won several thousand white recruits,
while nearly all of the colored strength
lost to the party was by means OF
violence or intimidation of some
sort.
The Baton Rouge bnlldozers are
making fierce threats to deter Repub.
lican witnesses from testifying to
the enormities praeticed to force
nominal majority for Tilden and
reform in that parish. We are greatly
mistaken and shall be sorely grieved
| il many of them are not soon put
where they will experience unsur-
mountable difficulties in perTetrating
additional crimes.
The Vicksburg Herald declares that
the people of Louisiana ought to re-
fuse submission to any decree of the
Returning Board unfavorable To De-
mocracy." This is very safe advice fol-
the Vicksburg man, even if he knew
any thing about the intentions of the
board but the people of Louisiana
look at the matter very differently
as they would have to b ar all the
lireful consequences. They have
been sorelv burned before in trying
to pull chestnuts from the fire for the
delectation of the Northern Democ-
racy, and have resolved to let these
bomb-proOf patriots perform this dis.
agreeable part of the job for them
selves this time.
The evidence of fraud and iDtimi
dation perpetrated by the Democracy
in the hope of seizing the government
of Louisiana is being rapidly put into
shape by the Republicans for use be
fore he Returning Board. 1t is mos
convincing and conclusive in it,
character, and will not only justify tt
the nation the reversal of the man
ufactured majorities of the Democrat
ic committee, but create demant
for the punishment of these crimes
against American citizenship which
Dust not again be permitted to g
unIeeded by. Murders most foul, thu
torture of innocent persons for til,
mere offense of Republicanism, tina
would shame the religious persecu
tons of the inquisition, robbery ant
ineendiarism, will all he provel
Democratic agents for the achieve
ment Of desperate and revolution
AIRY victory. So far the press ha
teemed with allegations against til,
Republicans. In few days will b,
given proofs that must make honora
BILE men blush that tley are Dem
uciats.
|
At Homer, in Claiborne parish
there was Federal protection of til,
ballot box. At not single poll il
the parisl, but that at Homer was
Republican vote cast. Is common
necessary ?
Scores of first class plantation hands
are wandering about the street o
Bayou Sara, having been discharge,
by their Democratic employers for re
f,tsing to vote the Democratic ticket
By this illegal system of coercion i
was expected to gain the parish o
West Felciana, but they will fail il
That, and it is hoped will be unable t,
replace their faithful laborers.