The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-07
LOUISIANA IN SHACKLES.
a SCHEME TO EXTEND THE PLOT or
FRINCHISEMLNr

Thousands Of Cmizens Falsely Churgcd with
Fraudulent Registration The K'ght- ut
frcemcn 1tnmpied i'nicr Foot How the
hHdcnis Expect tG Garry the state.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 2.-The bogus frau
hulent registration afllayits made out against
lhc ID mocrati0 voters Of this city now number
between $3.50 and 900. IL tho present rate Of
progr sson In these cases bee keep, up hy cleo
lion day more than 2JOUD Bemoor .tic voters
will be CHARGED with fraudulent rcei'rltion;
and an aitempt Will DO made to disfranchii .
more than one-half OF this number. The casey
are being disposed OF al the rate OF ahout 100
per die II by the Uhitcd states Commissioner,
who has found that less than one per cent. Of
the whole number charged and examined nrJ
erronco isly registered. of have Ia ans way neg
lected TO conform 10 tho eXistihg registration
laws.
Ihe thousands u citizens thus falsely charged
express their nrm determination 10 IN r votes
on election dty whether their ballots are
counted or not, and Only the power Of me Fed
etal army can prevent them FROM so dong. If
that bc ought into llty TO prevent tneir flee
exercise OF the hight OF franchise. then they
viii make AFFIDAVIT before the proper court 10
The enoct N II they have been ueirauded OF
their right Of voting. They consider that this
protest AMI appeal viii not De made In vain 10 a
lust national tribunal, Executive nj Legi-li-
TIRE; but they nope vety little In the matter of
getting their RIGHTS II the Nepubl.can parry
should oe com lleteiy Triumphant in tue near
eection.
The following address was issued to-day;
NKw ORLEANS. Nov. .. 1870.
shosas IN severa parishes Of I'M state ~ further
hon IN parishe.. the sup u Rcel iritio
rave seer ten me archives all papts o. thgr rcspec
srpSiG, tonmlssiossrs d iec,iSh aud otacrsise to
Es'5 "a. Tia, al the legal and qaanncd voters Of
ss h eeci,6n S,y t rs tsr h gs ' tn
l. lie police uiS IN It, default tie parish Judge or.
ner required by Law. and appoint Cominls toner's "
. On the failure Of the above officers to 40 So the
eaid tuacpr, may o. tri'r.ed oi any Justice OF the
3 sfouid Il ,he above oiiccrs ~ the whole matter
OF the onaiidod voter vi SAID parishes r, SEC WV
4 II no Commiss ncr appointed mus nv the
supetvs1r OF log ration sHuud appear at The pol,
voters present shouti APP ONT one COMMISSIONS VI
ana tner,uuon SAL Ccu,ni,rloner vi appoint ana
swear IN asec ni Ionml's oner. amt then these Two
AMI one u them swe MIN in. lhe comuls iOasr.
sscy a, 4 apSointe O., tae supepsi or Of E,ectos.
and accordingly naAe returns q e,scilou
President State Ceu,ra Committee
This circular OF the Central Committee Ia
based on the declared inteuton Of tue chief
State anu Federal officials here Of refusing To
appoint polling places and commissioners OF
election In several pari she's that ar. MOI elessy
Loot 70 the Republicsn- on account OF tue gen
erul detection OF the coloied vote therein. Three
OF these set down Tor this policy are Easl bat n
which Federal troops are stationed The plin
Also takes In several other strong Democratic
parishes. VIII II work. IL Gov HAYES be
elected President. yes for II an election he held
In the manner prescribed 10y the Democratic
committee, then tue keturniug Board VIII re-
fuse To count the vote.
Your Northern readers may wonder al this
caring FRAUD and conspiracy. They have bad
many other frauds committed here to wonder
al since Grant has been IN office. and the senti-
mems they have aroused seem confined solely
To wOndtrmeut.
The eight electoral votes OF Louisiana count
sixteen In their actJal ue ring on the Presiden
tai contest THIS Is a political stake welt w0r h
PLAYING Tor. Hence Grants desperate effort to
gain II.
In ISIS this state cast alsree majority for Soy
mo- dud BAR; the Republicans IN many par
ishes Kept away from the polls, shouted iltim-
idaton, and ne electoIl Al vote was thrown out.
In le.2 tne state cast 1000 majority for Gree
ley aud Brown on a fan. fair. aud free election.
Her electoral vote WIS thrown out. Grant
hates her. for size voted against hfm twice
In 1875. on fun. fair aud free eectiun, Lou
Islam would cast 1000 majority for Iilden aud
Hendricks. WIth the cOlored voters actually
driven back INTO the Republiran party oy Fed
eral bayonets; with those who refuse 20 he
q wen ba X prevented from voting Oyt ssme
means Win ten thou and viii voter. Illegal
" disirancniacd on the very eve OF tie oicction:
WIN any election az 20 d. liNerttnly urrNrutcd
IN several nf tie str .nge.t ID norlittc naii-hes
by the Nrpuh ir ~ Officers 90 election; wt. 10 Ali
manner ~ lrtuI IA tue r. gistth ion, and iriGd
aud force ~ ue cit ;lr. Uud tncn'wit r.
tAruing a -rl go count uut tle remuiulug l., M
attc majority. Louis. ma may 80, after the u,-
cub r he.Ibllc.n fashion OF Loui-ii un vs. To-
DemU cracy then wonder az neiuv deliyerateiy
fNUAru SIX teen eject Ir..l Eutpat