, 1876-11-27
LOUISIANA.
Tho Muddle Down Therc.-.Aiadavits
and Counter 0aths.
How tue Blacks were Influenced as Well
rs COerccl.
Tho Case rs Il Looks to an Independent
Observer.

H. r. Reaf|ld In C1netnndu Commercia'
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 23.-Tho tnan who tries
to get at the exact truth here, aud lay Il before
tho rcalcr without party colortng, lnbofs under
d]f|1cultics. 1t Is easy rery ensy, 10 get apy
amount Of information yon want for "your
sfdo" whichever aldo that inny bel, md 1t Is
easy TO write 1t up from u partisan standpoint,
supprcsstng whatever may look like aifosding
comfort 10 tho ctclny,-all TINT Is matter OF
little or no labor; but when you come to try to
reconcile all the conflicting stories, aud got bot
tom facts, then Ia tho tnsk hard; naY, imposs-
bic.
And when lind such confusion confounlcd
refgntug here, and Sec and experience tho I'm
possibilities Of getting tho truth and The whole
truth, can Imagine how easlly the people ut
large may fall Into error, having in
most Instances only the partisan press
out Of which to Inform Themselves.
The Democrat naturally concludes that ifs party
is being cheated out Of tho fruits Of their hard
earned Victory By the Returning Board, which,
two ycafA ago, WIS denounced as fruud and d
swlndlc by the best Republicans In The land, and
that tho Louisiana 1ladical gang Will, under the
projection Of the army, usslrp tho local govern
lncnt and turn the State, bound and han1cu1fed,
over to Hayes. And what he reads in Demo
cratic rnpcrs IA calculated to stimulate that be-
lieE and stir Ills blood up tn tho fighting point,
On tho other hand, tho Rcpu bllcan, fed by the
passionate partisan press, believes that there Is
a now rebellion down here, TINT the negroes asu
daily slot down fer voting the Republican
Slaughtered il d few parishes tu influence tho
rest on behalf of Tii1cn aud Reform; and 80 on,
aud SO on,
Only last night went to representative ola
Northern Journal here With mn item Of news
which / was goiug TO use. "Ob,", said he,
without even stnilc at the hbsnrdity OF the
thing, "0h, that's no use to Our blde'-that
won't do olr folks anY goodif
caci, party North with one-+,r,l statements, 80
rs to influence politics hereafter. Questions
that arise here viii scrve for political Thunder
for years to come; therefore easll side ls making
Now, mark this. Each party hcre will give a.
sort OF olllcluf statement to tho country, md
those. statements will each be supported hy
abtindanco u sworn Testimony, yet tho candid
reader will be unable to reconcile tEenl. They
Will bo rs far apart ~ tue poles. l acc that
brewing HOW.
For Instance, tho Republicans already have
thousands Of alidarits from soloFcd men, VITO
through fear, Or that they wcre kent from
voting the Republican ticket by forre The
DeInocrats have thousands Of M11laaviss-and
cact party Is ndding to the stock lally--lnadc by
" l,.ett; WY nMS.t tnEJ soteu I!E ucno
crat'c tsKet Iscely, IAsE!y, anu @ tllcir own ny
slfe. aia So out .ne'r reasons ioF 30 aoinR, III
nhy nsIAsGS, I.1 luc nG,t " !. pc'i IMaI tsSs
Aau sotsa Win iIs Nepuoncan party eitHt
yea!s, aHu lucy ahu tns country were 20 gelleI
vi, out ratncf on INC oecilne. nhn, n'so, aaree
ntnuss " sWos4 ~. s.atsn.tts LIN a1,a..s
Wahtcu 70 Totc .ho 4eMtoe.nt,G tsckete Hut Wcie
Aept Iroh " ~ tne 1eal u Fiolehco Atou the1s
Own % rnce:
IL. Ihcn @ TUG M Aepaoaeans haSe stacks o. a'uua- @
vSs VIZ irpa teSc vcry el, Ut 1nay ~ ul tg; n
Wno sMsar snas INK we're ioleGa " SWEET tnaI
i!u!lJ. Mas.t Il, auet tnoj uA;nt ouL Mn.1ttt ~ ~
SolG iof tlio NGpubeht ea,lal4atcs Oil INC tncs
siltltls II ~ uu"l'i examining cSnsus 1e
npeis uHu teElstsulloh. lists, mlhns A,'uMA'eeI1
lol plaels Oehoe1ats aho "nA'o Iscpup4le"asi
come ~ -
ONE coNCLusloS,
whien VIII take more eysdehce t!at ! aaEe SGt
inunn " urlyc litG from. AM! tMas ID tnls' -
tMe Vote neto nau ueTH III Hvety "ny w. !as M a1a ~.
itcc aa you nave IN 1Hlo, W!tl1onI Maruer ol the
nlacRss or 1r1snten'HS ol tne.il, Ut tn1eatehHlS
thetn with no lan1 70 cllt!satc. Or lowering
thclr wages oil account OIL MAflleal taxatioi',
Of nfcaEshg up t!leR ncctli,Pst OF ahythiils
q inc sort, Loasslana Wn0ld nave gene 1of
liAGos a, ny inhioflty Oh NOT iess tnah i2,WV.
We kho" tnat Tue negro III Mepuollcan ~
nat!ona! issues, OWING 10 causes when E9 oatk
lBto niato!y. w lrect lhir eleetlon, Wlsnous
| any other appliances 70 Wln fotes iha,i you
rave IN Uh!o, 70 nosc nlasks wenid vote Ky
nclnoGratlc tekct tNan W!lsts Monlu Eoto s!.o
NepaDllcan t,cNet. w ms2nt iAltsy olIset ouo
vote asalhst thc nthef-tne b'aek uenloefa'a
ngn,!ynIsit ,yI'si tno ~ wh'te ~ Aennhlica9ns. .,,. ru,