The New York herald., 1876-12-07

lion q The inside o. the psss i .oss
mentioned publicity o. all the Of the
opened opportunity Tor candidates In
By before the Rosrd-n man,
returns wer. opened aud IN every Instances before action
give such fa and widespread pabicy to the proceed
means Tor permanently recording every werd and
It's members while engaged In .he discharge oheir duties
psssa,ea ssa,s%sns the n.ans ssserdea oi Witnessing
sa 90 sso creation o such board in Lonssa and to call
attention the which deyoives 10 and
other BY
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peled condition Of resuming their former
s%snseu IN sy Which, IN hostility TO Ssr %
sssn and although was their duty 70 submit TO .
political reorsanizaoh tho annals Of thu south, and
Of its ruling white people prevent the
Of s ss w S e naes
on,sages and mnrsr IN that state Just pre-
found stated in various 90 rspYri From these
o,nswse Injured in that state within lew weeks the
Presidential election OF that year that hall the state wa.
bs urendrea All ess and them
parish of Orleans. which contained 2yslo votes
spring had given ss7a republican votes the fail
4 ns Gu With 05 @
blood and Ku kux notices we're scattered throughout tho
oasdo there we1s ass republicans Who in the spring Of
@ Sa the ss IN ss M riot. to m
the parish Of St Landry the republicans had registered
y II the @ vote for
the and ' In ,G.s OF ss
of the boodiest riots record in which
and chasing them for two days through and
swaups Thirteen eapvss wsrs iaasn irom The 1 ana
y the wood, ayns thus conquered the rep%seans and
red flannel, enrolled in clubs, lsa 70 the polls
which they given certificates q that TACT These
political supremacy o those VINO em, Sw years before aaa
ossned tes money OF mnaer whose aws the
equal protection II but natural andjust that tho col
pnepiss .hsy owed their freedom and protsc.on aud this
seems to have marked their political course from thc time
Louisiana has this whsneves they have been
Se IN the
their and who repndiatsd tho idea OF being placed
lair siee,ion could not be parishes conianins any
1870 acquesced in by polisica parties amended
in 1872 passed creating Relurning Board authorized
the throughout tho entire state and authorized
,ion sd bribery or influence mad
prevented from registering had materaiy inter.
Soas as % pr tho % Ss
o so h Do With of
men.s not materially changing =. nature, is tha.
now ss end SITS Ths such
s G IL. a
iimdation which had before prevailed throghout tho
sssa 1 s and asnas
s ass a M 70 70 r .' %
Of the Board limited TO ,hs rejection OF votes
eas add to the DeeS
sd 9S ss Il. @ resi @ 10 the
five parishes Of East West Fecana East Rouge
ana for
he
BILE in either In each and all Of these there is large
Sr %
m.or. q no ItDy ni,mdstion and violence the demo
immense gain would thus achieved: If Board
It would be powes.s to administer that complete justice
wan ss rs s.s M TOR s %
volence would have been east for their candidates
qast remedy the grave wrongs which the
people and white republicans OF Lons'aas have long su
and weighed i will be found as we believe, tIat the re-
GENERALLY polling 1n BUT
intimidation. violence. outrage and murder, would
hs. By the Board In s sonsdsrnx I ss We and
and IN hs exercise Judicial discretion reject votss
actually i wi therefore readily one
of and vioencs in belief that other
their party even should majortss parishes
n might wen raced % s of
that such the mode adopted Louisiana for the
chief rs@eded the law could but partially repair
Prohibit the poll vos
Ing places unless certain solemn are rsi com
Witnesses statute organizing the Board declared
shall received By Board the any
supervisors Of commissioner OF election
riot su%u acts d Violence %.imidaon armed disturb
M aa.s
electors entitled 70 yote Ut such Pos the Board shall pro-
adayits they shall be convinced such did
e pna aSsa .,
from voting materially change the result OF the election
hsg s s shall be s 10
examine further testimony in regard thereto and TO that
If after examination the Board shall be convinced that
sersrs with the purity and Of tho Al such
poll or did prevent sufficient number q qualified voters
result Of The election. then the Board shall
from their returns Nothing can Be more simple more Just
than these p,0.Gns sy s for ;Ss ,sson before
plee remedy Tor i may be fairly said that e oy OF
political party the adherents Of another restrained from
voting through fssr equitable remedy practicable for
they lost. The Of being. however
reecson votes and it IS worthy OF remark that the most
asrant cases submitted the Board have proven
yose"whieh woaid Undoubtedly have BEEN cass
the 1os Of apd III.
have TINS alluded 70 some Of the causes which led to
s duties and the proof upon which u is authorized to
1t tribunal established by the laws OF louisiana
entirely ndepen ot the laws of other State of
the United States 1t is tnings,
and finally determine the number legally
electors OF President and Vice President the
United States but in the discharge Of that 1t
cusyey under authority OF the laws Of that state tho
constitution OF the United tates having declared taat
each state shall appoint in such the Legislature
thereof direct number Of electors whole
number o and which the
be entitled In the Congress. Not only is the
this Board independent Of State national laws other
than those OF Louisiana; but its determination the
and cnndda,cs elected final and substantially
conclusive, ms appears from decision Of the supreme
Of that reported In the twenty fifth
the Louisiana Annual Reports where the Court
POS ssys:"No statute comforting the tho
OF contested elections title Office
nuthorizes them 10 revise the action Of returning
boards II to assume that prerogavc we should
have 10 still further and revise the returns OF supervisors
OF election examine the rights of and,
Short the Court would become Ia such
officers for counting. compiling and reporting election
turns The Legislature has proper lodge
decide who has who has been elected in Re-
turning Board might have conferred that power
courts, but IT did not Whether the law be good or
bad IL Is duty to obey Its provisions and
not to egsa.e" IL became duty Immediately on
arriving in New Orleans to thoroughly understand tho
of nd a