The New York herald., 1876-11-22

reeted In some way or o,hcr. that they were re-
turned mot iound.n Each had resistra ION
number on H. aud the pcrsan who held That number
Was struck from the list aud Warrant Tor his arrest
issued, hut not served The we're recorded IN a
book. but the evidence circular was attached to
the warrant volunteer committee indexed
aud after lorg succeeded in getting back tho
warrants ana circulars SO as TO bring about rla ana
excuipation. There were several thousands oil thesc
erasures Those who did not find out that their names
had had spend several hours on election
day 10 recover registration. Those WI" would not
take this trouble were INT undated from voting.
wRErcmED CONDITION OF Sgw ORLEANS
New Orleans Is to-day the most 'aournu city ever
saw. Ihe city itself squad and wretchcd IN ap-
pearance and The people urc dhpirited saw no
probability at all that there could be any use Tor
troops The grave importance of the election seemed
to lie national aspects rho federal power
has twice intcrvcncd Nav Orleans TO sustain The
Returning Board IN setting aside the will Of the people
expressed by elcc,on, on the ground thai they
did coincide With The will vi The people as expressed
by tho census Federal interference Is tho key 70
the situation Wmhont II the Returning Board would
have 10 exercise its great and dangerous power under
responsibility 10 public opinion at icasI With tha.
interference the Returning Board is an engine OF
tyranny which Is tho more frghtiul because It acts
under groesque travesty Of republican government
tho case Of LOUISIANA as II Il were far off and for
cien. They have icit LOUISIANA 10 become,
inside oi our own Republic. an instance
Of nagrant oppression and wrong Us any which, in
history or foreign lands has ever enlisted our sym
pathy II has however, been like cancer In our
body polite, and, at tins moment. when IL is eating
into n Presidential eicction-tho great nerve oi our
political systcmwhen TOO, the federal minlsrston
and tho federal arms arc stii enforcing the wrong.
arc told that tho principles Of Estate rights"
and ocai scgovernment'' command us 10
ct II alone, wc arc told al Now Orleans that tho
indeed, u must, Tor the forms o law are sacred;
bnl there IS an appeal which cannot be III vain
10 tho sober reason and honorable wii o! the
American people The law which comnends
obedience because II Is tho Will oi the governed
Is one thing The law which the people who hvc
under 1t never consented 10 und never made ~
another thng and those who rely upon It's sahcfioh
Tor arbitrary and unjust action brng law under Tho
most dangerous contempt. When the people OF tie
country appreciate the i,ct that II Is Their power
which has imposed upon Louisiana this industrious
tyranny their power cannot longer DO turned IN that
direction.
IMroRrANcE OF THE LOUISIANA ELECTION
1t was tins opinion Of tho national importance OF
vtat0n OF the commiitec. Thought that tue inter
est at stake went lar beyond any question o person
to sIt IN the Presidential CHAIR. thought that 1t
touched tho v.tals OF the repu lcan system Every.
thing saw IN Louisiana strengthened this opinion
hoped that We mght avert the DANGER Ia that we
did not succeed, but succeeded ut last
aud after persistent exertion IN securing Tor The North
people complete report Of all which may bc DONE
home believing that our institutions arc about
Ia be put a test compared with which the war was
insignhcant-.one which Will demand thai we gather
together all our manhood and PATRIOTISM and ail
traditions Of evil Liberty and sc-guvei nmcnt
Many learned notices have been written IN criticism
of tho conflict between North and Soutn, showing hat
II is conflict oil aristocracy and democracy OF Puritan
and Cavalier, and know not what Whatever the
cause which tho present governmcnt OF Louisiana re-
presents that cause Is unIOrtuuute III
BY the facts the record the government there exist
ing base corrupt and contrary TO every sound prin
cipic. A year ago could be iould who dal cd
apologize tor It, II is baser to-day than then, and
do not see how any honest man can side with II, or
believe that it can advance any good cause
EVIDENCE OF pisLoyALTy 10 THE UNION
found no sentiment ot disunion among the men
hey only seemed to despair oi being trusted by
the North. iound no sentiment in favor oi "solid
South and ambitions to be satisfied at Washing
ton. Tho aiI-absorLng subject was the redemption
Of Louisiana from misrule | found hostility
10 negro suffrage People did not seem 10
care about II, or, II they did, they approved OF
il. They thought that, II they could once get self
government for the people OF tho State, they could
manage 10 I've together without trouble presume
that there many people worse than those met,
bur think those whom would be as influential
as any IN y reconstructed Louisiana Yours very
spcctfully W. g. SUMNER
Hon. CHARLES r. IxGERsoLL-