The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-22


remain Very truly. yours.
CHARLrs II. ISGERsoLL.
Prof. W. G. SUMNER, Now Haven.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 81, 1876.
DrAp SfR: In respo nse to your request VIII
state us briefly and clearly as possible the I'M
rressi,ns / received dutng my visit to New
Orleans.
Inc gentlemen who were requested by the
National Den ocratic Committee to so to Lou
isiin expressed at once to one another the de-
Termination to certify to tie Northern
people the truth with regard to the vote Of
Loulsana without raTty bias. Several Of
them expressly declared that they had
not come TO New orleans to Get the
State vote for Mr. Tilden and all acqriesced.
.1ne nr.t effort was. therefore, to ascertain the
fact. Judging from the usage OF Northern
State. a. would not seem diilicult. On address
iue the STATE Committee for Information, II was
a oncc found that that body had been Obliged
10 contend with unhoard-ot difficulties in their
eGnrts t. obtain feturns. These difficulties
veio frtly physical. due TO the lack OF means
Of canmcnication with remote parishes. hut, for
the m,si part hey were due to Artificial and mali
Ci9us distractions placed IN their way. The cleo.
tion was hold under complicated and elaborate
Coirs Of hcials. al pointed 10y the state Gov
ethnCnt. aLd hte from any of those popular
ClNfhN WINCH we. ID lt NNiiU. Re .Nu as tset IL
tial e. soi'-goN,irmcut. 1he efforts 81 the
press aId iho rGity committee to obtain in
formation wcr, treated as impcrtnent II was
Furthermore uecess ,ry inasmucb as the ruling
party did not publish returns except n ere
after 81 4tcG- ana did not therefore .her deny
OF acceue to thy Democratic relO.ls, to fordfy
these latter hy certificates In amanner totally
uuknown ia the North. The Democratic
Uommittee warned 10y the experience o.,
Is! and ls,i took, as It appears, energetic
measure. 90 secure Trustworthy returns, dup H.
rates OF the returns cent to the Returning
10 I'd. lac suspicion OF the latter body i'm
eiiet iu ilis course II action is abuudantly jas.
Iiued hS it, history. ! have before ne dot IL
60 settlement ty yiafishes of the returns which
were received as q result Of the efforts Of the
Democratic Con mittee. With meme rauda Of
The Authority On which each parish return is
ba-ed. Allowing for possible errors Of detail,
thi, siaicIlt Nt tstIblishts "A moral certainty
that Coy. ! ilGen carried the state 10y s,UVO mt
5'rity according t. the returns.
vet uu person In Louisiana. and mixed
40 ieeiy o. possible with persons OF all classes
ailu both parties. who denied or doubted that
this Was the true tsult Ui the election 1 wAs
tou that the Republican newspapers had put
lis ed retufn- from thirty or forty parishes.
rOirciding with those IN the Democratic state
nent, but nau then desisteu. deci-ringthat tac
returns were incoirecs aud unsati4f-c.ory.
No counter claim is mace I'm regard
g the returns. The only answer maue
tntimid uoi. Ia I've or six .risnts, and that the
Beturuins Npari will nave to correct the returns
~ tnIowins car the votes Of tho.c Igri.hes.
gne nepuouc.n newspaper uf the lifh iu-t.
went iu'ihef, ana declared that II would be
1been cast Tor the Kepubhcau ticket II the
lntimld,iinn Ia not iaken place. | net
hO per. whatever who admitted auy
lug Bo.td would bling out Repunlican
"a. ~ c'urse The pr-n"sai tnen - ~, ibe
iarge m.inoer OF persons wno reaiI, voted. md
HupniN votes % "a lara of a