The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-02

We have been permitted 10 make the
following extracts from private letter
written by gentlemen in Louisiana to
gentleman Of this city, which will give
some idea of the true state of affairs in
that State. The writer is a native of
this State, but now lives in East Felici.
ana parish, and is gentleman of high
character:
CLINTON, La, Nov. rs, 1876.
DEAR -: The unparalleled ex-
element of the campaign, election and
its after claps has prevented me from
sooner acknowledging your kind favor.
This parish has about 900 registered
white voters and about 1900 colored
Every white voter, actuated by a sense
of the Importance of the election, ap.
pointed himself cauvassing committee
Of one; and the consequence of 80 much
action was that tho coloIed voters joined
our Democratic clubs in great numbers
The Radicals saw that the parish was
irrotrievably gone from them, and imme-
diatel y determined upon plan by
which to nullify the vete of the people at
the ballot box. Their plan, which they
executed on the day Of election, was TO
have all their voters stay st home, and
then put up plea OF such gross intimi-
dation on the part of the Democrats that
they were afraid to vote. The conse-
quence was that not more than one or
two Republican votes were cast in this
parish. Their infamous Returning
Board now proposes not only to refuse
Tilden and Nichols their lawful ma
jority up here, but to reverse the ver-
dict of the people by returning a ma.
jority for Hayes and Packard, such as
they claim would have been cast had
thAre been fair election. In order to
meet their accusations, we ave pro-
cured the affidavit of almost every
colored voter 10 the effect that
he voted the Democratic ticket through
choice and not compulsion. send You
herewith full history of our election up
here, contained in al article prepared by
myself. 1t is one Of number which |
have had published, in order to get our
case before the people of the country. 1t
is true that some months ago there was
spirit OF lawlessness rife among our
people This was, however, sort of
vigilance committee feeling, which grew
out of the inefficient administration of
justice by Radical judges and juries. 1t
! sd no political character whatever, ex.
cept such as was impaired TO it by some
irresponsible persons. The idea that the
campaign should be conducted by in
timidation was thoroughly repudiated by
our people at primary election held last
July, when the candidates VINO advised
violent measures were overwhelmingly
defeated to man. My own opinion is
that our Returning Board will undoubt-
edly return Hayes and Packard rs elect
ed. Now, whether the people OF the
United States are willing to submit to
their purely arbitrary DEGREES is ques-
tion to be decided by the Nation. Here
toiore our appeals all have been passed
Dy unnCticed, but now that the contest
here has assumed a national character,
the question is quite different one from
that presented in 1874, when Louisiana
was alone concerned. If Packard Is In
stalled rs our Governor, am really
afraid to contemplate the consequences:
1t will cert ainly be tantam Dunt to denial
of government TO Louisiana Tor the next
four years. Our people will certainly
not obey the mandates OF sny govern
ment elected in such manner. In fact,
| [ fully expect them to use in their wrath
and Kill the last one of the scoundrels, no
| matter whst the consequences. n