New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-08

vious public abuses; he had labored for
honesty, but he stood appalled, ct the
recent crimes against freedom and good
government recently witnessed here. The
| more because the North is divided in Gym
pathies and Judgment upon such question,
it is written in blood that no nation can
safely lest on forced slavery or degrade
ton of q race. The American people are
today divided on the question of the dis
| franchisement and degradation of the same
| race that it freed; and what is more aston.
ishing, the Republicans have permitted
| the errsrs attending the first efforts of this
race in sell. government to go chill their sym
pathies as to stand and prsctics lily say the
| peace and political servitude is bette. than
abuses that newly-acquired freedom has
brought.
He denounces the conduct of the Den O..
cratic campaign rs brutal outrage, de.
pending upon fraud, persecution, intimida-
ton, and murder.
peace Of the State, but his Chan beriain' 81
life in his hands. This he did not doubt.
His life could be easily taken. That nothing
could make him abate his hatred and oppO.
sltlOn to the enslavement Of the people of
South Carolina. All other considerations
must yield to duty to resist the fin al succes 9
OF that outrage attempted by the Demo.
| Gratis.
The Florida Canvass.
TALLAHASSEE, December IA quo war
rantO was served on the Hayes electors be-
fore casting their votes IA Injunction is
sued in favor Of Drew, against the can
vassing board. Ccche, Attorney General
| and member of the canvassing board, de-
nounced the returns of the board, in his
| official prOtes', IS criminal, and q base
fa'siticatlon OF the returns. He also gave
certificates to the Tilden electors.
The canvassipg board has not vet COM
| pleted tie canvass, and has been E Ii day in
session, and some changes will, it is said, be
m sGe in the count for State officers.
The oniug Of the Congressional commit
| tee IS locked tor with great an xIety, and it
is expected they Will go into those counties
where the frauds were conspicuous, and
thus be brought face TO face with those tes-
tifying.
Attorney General Cooke v i'll, it is under
| stood, at the conclusion of the canvass, re-
view the proceedings, and dissent from the
| opinion OF his colleagues on the board.
The military yet remain, but orders are
daily expected calling the artillery to Wash.
| ington.
TiIden's Little Trick in Oregon.
WASHINGTON, December The follow
ing describes the situation more closely:
SAN FRANCISCO, December Ga Post
special from Salem says:
At noon to-day the Secretary of State de.
livered to Edward CrOnin, Democratic cam
didate tor electOr, cOntesting the seat of j.
w. Watts, postmaster, the certificate of ap-
pOlntmeDt as electOr, which is evidence
that the Governor has ousted Watts. The
AK electoral candidates then assembled in
the committee room of the St ate chamber
After half an hours conference one of the
Republican electors, w. H. Odell, came out
81 H.
State to demand certified copy of the Ger.
tiicate, for it seems the certificate included
the name Of A. Cronin, Democrat, and
w. H. Odell and j. G. Cartwright. Rapub-
licans, and as the latter demanded to see
and hold the certificate, Cronin refused to
let them have it.
Nothing could be done about this time.
Cronin left the room where the electors
were assembled and took q stroll around
town. When the electors were to meet
Odell and Cartwright refused to act with
CrOniD, whereupOn Cronin declared va
cancy and elected 1. N. Miller and II.
Parker to fill the place of the electors, and
the vote being taken, Cronin voted for Til.
den and Hendricks and the two others for
Hayes and Wheeler. Cartwright and Odell
a. first accepted the resignation of elector
cancy and cast the vote of the State for
Hayes and Wheeler. There is great excite
ment and the Republicans are indignant at
the Governors action.
Oregon Republicans Indignant.
SAN Francisco, December "A Salem,
Oregon, dispatch says the Republicans held
q meeting here last night to consider the
action Of Governor Grover. Resolutions
were passed denouncng him. and calling
upon the United States Senate to prevent
him from taking his seat on the ground that
he had willfully violated his oath. Promi-
nent Republicans advised calm expires.
sion OF public opinion, and it is now thought |
that no outbreak will occur.
Hendricks Interviewed.
INDIANAPoLIs, December THE Journal |
to DAY publishes an interview with Gov
ernor Hendricks on the situation He thinks |
the action of the returning boards of Flor |
ida, South Carolina and Louisiana not in |
accordance with the laws of those States or |
the Federal constitution, but hopes Con- |
gress will do justice and assert the true |
spirit of the constitution. He does not be- |
lieve that the Vice President can declare |
who is elected, or that the two houses of |
Congress are simply witnesses as to the |
count, furnishing letters to certify to
the correct reading of the ballots
He relies upon the twenty second joint
rule which ne contends has been in opera
ton since 1853, and declares it is legiela-
live Interpretation of the constitution spe-
,ially instituted to meet such crisis as the
present one. He admits the possibility of
The House declaring Tilden President and
he Senate declaring HAYES President, and
hat such a crisis would be Of the most seri-
,us character, and entail upon all parties
MAKING any statement as to his recent meet
no with GOvernOr Til6en