Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-24

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Judiciary committee of the United States SEN
ate. As a lawyer he is careful and conserv-
ative. In a time like this louisiana could
have no safer or sounder adviser.
! Bo'i. George b. Smith, OF Wisconsin, will
/ be m'atlmiriIblc member Of Il committee to
/ which general attention Is directed at this
! time. He has the highest character for in
! tegrity and patriotism, with very large ex-
perence IN public affairs He has national
reputation as a Sagacious and far-sighted
| political manager. In the northwest where
Mr.. Smith is best known, any statement he
may make In regard to the case which has
now become such an important one will be
accepted without questions by the leaders in,
| both the great political parties.
| Few public men of the day are better known
| throughout the Union than Ex- Governor Big
| Ter. In Pennsylvania his name Is synonymous
with honor, integrity and patriotism That he
has consented to serve on this committee Is 2
! fact significant at once of its Importance, and
! its tRlr and honorable purposes.
Hon. 7. Ill. Watson, of Ohio, was assistant
secretary0f war during Mr.. Lmcon's entire
administration. This gentleman displayed
extraordinary administrative ability, and as
he had entire Charge OF that portion of the
army E5lIch served in northern Virginia, to
him rs much as any one else is due the credit
Of the victory which ultimately crowned the
Federal arms. He is a clear-headed, praC-
tical business man, whom no difficulties can
daunt or sweryC from the course he has
chosen. This quality was particularly shown
by him when at the close of the war he WAS
chosen president Of the great Erie railroad
company at time when i was ellyironed by j
difficulties with its foreign stockholders,
and if the corporation was brought through
in safety, to him the credit is mainly due
The selection Of such man for this commit
tee is proof positive that the great Con-
servative party deem the emergency grave
one which viii call forth the exertion of the
highest talents So
COlOred Republicans Testify.
The New Orleans correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, telegraphing on the
twenty-hrst instant, says: Thomas J. Lyons.
Isaac Randall, William Parsons, Richard
Dunn, Richard w. Burlington, W. A. Hill,
John Wilson, America Watson, w. G. Head,
Peter James. Frank Ashton and Joseph Car
roll, an influential and very intelligent body
of cOlored men from the parish Of Ouachita
where the Republicans claim the bull-dozers !
played such havoc, arriving in the city this
morning, and at once repaired to the rooms |
OF the Democratic State committee, where !
they met the five northern Democrats now
watching the returning board. They say |
that the election IN Ouachita was one of the |
fairest and quietest ever held III the State. |
They were formerly all Republicans, but be |
coming disgusted with the fOulneSs Ofthat par /.
ty in this State they joined the Conservatives. |
and i'll the last election acted with |
the Democracy. No inducement or
bribe was held out TO them to do So only .
they felt that their interests and those of the |
white people, among whom they have always |
lived, were identical; and SO they and hun
dreds Of other negrOe, joined Democratic |
Radicals, voted for Tilden and reform. They
will go before the returning board of their
own free will, and give full testimony as to
the truth of their statements. As indicated |
DAYS ago, there is no truth in the rumor Chat
the returning board intends TO count Packard
out and give the gOyernorship to Nichols. It
can't be done. for Packard runs right up with
his ticket. and leads Hayes in the State, on
account of the electoral mistake, fully nne-
teen hundred .-F '-.E @
senator M'DOnaId.s Testimony.
Cincinnati EnQuIrer.l ..#f .#
INDIANAPOIIs, November 21.-Senator J.
t. NJ Donald has returned from New Orleans.
and has the following to say in regard to the
situation in the Pelican State. In the first
place, he was furnished most satisfactory evi-
dence by the negroes themselves that thou
sands of tlreuI have voluntarily and freely
voted for 1ildcn, and was further surprised
10 learn how systematic were the efforts made
by Kellogg and Packard to impress northern
Republicans with monstrous stories about in
Limitations. Such alleged tumults and ter
rOrism. circumstantially worked mp and high
ly colOred. were related to both Republicans
and Democrats of the various parishes where
they had been located. and he heard many of
them say that they heard the first of these
cnOrmtics on their arrival in New Orleans.
In consequence, the northern mission
aries. simply on unsupported testimo-
ny OF the Radical ring-men at New Orleans,
have come home filed with nightmare
and indignation against the Democrats, and
he felt confident that the investigation
would knock the bottom entirely out of these
partisan fabricatiOns. He stated that the
election law requires the commissioner of cleo
tions or the supervisor of registration to atfix
his protest. in writing, to returns when made
first to the board of canyassers. This is taken
~ ,IriBiG tacie evidence of intimidation or IT.
regularity, but no cr pdrte charges can he
legally heard unless the poll has been first
thus legally contested. The senator thinks
this one Of the strong points in the Louisiana
muddlc. He does not think it possible that
enough parishes have been thus legally con-
Lested to overcome the present Democratic
majority. This will be closely watched by
he Democratic committee now there. He
lad seen it stated that the Republican blum
Ter on the electoral ticket in some Of the par
shes was not large enough to have any effaeti
IN the general vote, but this was mistake
Five Republican electors had been victim
zed, as follows: West Baton Rouge, 69j;
Concordia, So; Iberville, 449; Natchi-
oches, 53t; total, 2253. These figures had
Doen furnished Senator M'Donald by the ,,
chairman of the Democratic committee be- !
fore he left on Sunday kcllOgg's claim that 4;
hesc ticketsas should be made ito include the !
whole electoral ticket on the ground of good
intentions was simply absurd, for Senator
Sherman had so admitted and other Repub- q,
leans had agreed with him. He doubts the |
eport that Pinchback had two colOred MEM !
Ders of the board under his control. He also I.
believes it incredible that any compromise a.,
will work which will give the electoral vote !
% Hayes and the State ticket to the Democ
'acy. Pinchback and WarmOth would agree
o this if it resulted in decreasing the Repub- d,
ican Legislature; but, on the other hand,
Packard and Kellogg, who run the State gov {
could never listen TO the scheme,
which would virtually Danish them from
he State of louisiana. The votes
must be canvassed and returned be- Z
ore congress meets, or the State will be
brown out and this would secure Tilden'sI {
lection. Members of the house had already Z
banned to secure a competent committed to !
investigate the returning board the moment
lie house was orgarized. He could not see ,
hat members of the board were at all cyer- :
.ised about the feeling at the north, and :
while giving free run to their wish to count -.
Hayes IN by fraud, he still believed their own
State laws were strong enough to rum their
,lans and give verdict in favor of Tilden. /
had no doubt that Florida would JOIN the '
Democratic column in several DAYS. I
PEACE POSSIBLE.