The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-18

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LOUISIANA.
As the Partisan Correspondents
Sec 1t.
DR.. Redfield, the Commercial special
correspondent sends the following:
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. T.-It is reported
that Anderson, of the Returning Board,
will resign. His friends urge him to, as
they fear grave consequences to the Re
turning Board if the whole Radical ticket
is counted in.
Several Northern Republicans visited
the Custom-house to-day and had inter
views with negroes from the "bull-
doZed" parishes.
The Democrats already have aftidavits
from several hundred negroes in these
parishes, swearing that they voted the
Democratic ticket freely and without
constraint.
Investigation satisfies me that the Re-
publicans have overdraWn the amount
Of intimidation in The disputed parishes,
and L am not now sure that Hayes Will
have majority if the Board acts W ith
strict fairness and lmpartiality.
There is talk OF a compromise, giving
the State to Hayes and the local Gov
srnment to the Democrats. Kellogg is
in consultation with Northern Republi-
cans tonight.
The delegations from the North spend
most OF their time in company with those
OF their own politics. Neither delega-
tion is looking squarely and fairly upon
both sides Of the question. Each culti-
Yates his own party.
The Gazette special is as follows:
New ORLEANS. Nov. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic visitors do not seem to be salts
fed with the pleadings in the Louisiana
case as they now stand, and it is under
stood that they will attempt reply to
the Republican answer to their letter.
Nothing, however, has been received at
the Republican rooms at L. NJ. This
afternoon, the Returning Board will in
vite five Democrats and five Repub-
licans from abroad, selected by the
delegations now here, to be present
as Witnesses, while the Board Is
considering the returns from the
several voting precincts and parishes OF
the State. This is regarded as emf
nently fair, and will give to the country
the assurance OF au honest count and a
conscientious report. There seems to
as to the character ana standing of the
Returning Board. Two members are
reputable and intelligent colored men !;
the other two are old citizens OF Louisi-
ana-Gen. Anderson ami Gov. Wells.
The former is cousin ol-Gen. Robert
Anderson, and Of Larz Anderson, OF
Cincinnati. Both are highly respecta-
BILE and prominent men. With the eyes
OF Ten prominent statesmen from
the North upon them, 1t is not likely,
or hardly possible, that any wrong
will be done. Witnesses arc fl0cking in
under guard, all ready TO testify to the
reign OF terror and violence under which
the vote OF Louisiana was cast. If those
voting places or parishes where a fair
expression was prevented by intimida-
tion and violence are excluded, there is
no doubt whatever that the Republicans
have carried the State, and such an eX-
clusion the law positively requires. II
the Electoral vote OF Louisiana elects
Hayes and Wheeler, they may as we'll
be getting ready tor their Inauguration.
Mr.. j. B. Mccormick, the Enquirer's
special spondent, telegraphs as fol-
lows:
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 17.-There can not
be the slightest doubt in the mind of any
honest man conversant with the facts
that Louisiana voted Democratic at the
Pres dential election. The fact is that
the Democracy induced large number
of negroes TO vote the Democratic ticket,
and that is where the shoe pinches the
Republican toe. Hence the fearful and
Munchausen stories of intimidation that
the beaten party is telling in order to
afford the Returning Board a chance to
reject the Democratic parishes and give
the vote of the State to Hayes. That
there was large negro vote cast for the
Democrats is positive, for / myself have
seen over five hundred aftiIavits from
negroes who certify that they so voted
without fear or favor, bribery, intimida-
ton, or hope of future reward.
The story Of the massacre OF twelve
negroes at Monroe is discredited by
United States Marshal Pitkin, who tells
Inc that If any such massacre had oc-
Cured he would have been informed of
it. He says that he does not believe
that twelve murders took place in the
State at all on that day. By the way,
the Southern Republican Committee is
terribly incensed at Pitkin for admitting
to your correspondent his belief that the
Democracy poiled the largest vote at the
election. lie mas been visited and
cautioned on the subject, and told that
that Is not the way to talk il he wishes
TO help the Republican party. There is
even talk Of decapitating him for the
offense.
had long talk with Judge Charles
McRea, OF East Fellciana, Tonight,
East Feliciana is the parish in which
the Republicans claim that so much in
and bull-dozing was prac-
liced that they were only able to poll
one vote in it. Judge McRea says that
be became aware of a Republican plot to
abstain from voting in his parish,
so that intimidation could be claimed |
and its vote rejected before the election
and in speecn which he delivered in |
Jackson, Thursday before the election,
he urged all Republicans, black and |
white, to vote just as they |
pleased. The Judge was the anti |
bull-dozing candidate for Dis
trict Judge, and beat the extrem-
st candidate with ease. The parish is |
only twenty-five miles across, contains
thirty large towns, Port Hudson, Clin-
ION and Jackson, and United States
.roops were stationed at all these points
within easy striking distance of any OF
.he polls. A number of the prominent
negroes Of the parish, among them Aaron
Robinson and Aaron Taylor, came out
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