Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-17
The National Election.
The Electoral College, at latest ac-
counts, was divided as follows:

Maeeachusetts. IL Kentucky ............ IL
mlchlRan. ............ llmaryland. ............ .
Minnesota. a........... 5Missssippi. ........... 8
NeDTska. 5mlssOurl ............s 10
Nevada. .....". anew Jersey .......... .
New Hampshire..... 5New YORK ........... 35
Ohio ........,....... 22North Carolina. 49,. 10
Oregon. ............ 3Tenneseee ........... IL
Pennsylvania ..... 29Texas ............. 8
Rhode Island ,...... 4Nirgtnia.. -. ........ II
vermont. t....'''.. '... . west virginia a,.....'. D
Wisconsin ........... 10 -
1866 "
Doubtful, Florida (4), Louisiana (s), and South
Carolina "a.
A dispatch from Gov Kellogg, of Louis
lana, regarding the election, was pub
lished on the 10th, stating that
violence and intimidation had been
used by the Democrats to carry the
election in number of parishes. The
Governor says the State has been carried
by the Republicans by an increased ma
jority. Gov. Kellogg sent dispatch to
Secretary Chandler, inviting the presence
of prominent men of the North
to inspect the counting of the
vote, and in accordance Herewith
President Grant on the 10th invited
w. d. Kelley, G. Irving Dltty, Gen.
Garfield, Hon. ]. A. Kasson and
Gen. Logan to proceed to New Orleans
for that purpose. Hon. A. s. Hewitt
seat request to Cows. Ingersoll, Hub
bard, Robinson, Bedle, Curtin, Palmer,
McCreery, Carroll and others, also to
Senators Thurman, Bayard, Randolph,
Mcdonald, Herman and others to go to
New Orleans to counsel peace and fair
and honest return. A large number of
leading men of both parties started on
the nth for New Orleans.
Gen. Grant at noon on the 10th sent
the following dispatches to Gen. Sher-
man:
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 10.
Gen. W. T. SHERMAN, Washington, d. c.;
Instruct Gen. Augur in Louisiana and
Gen. Ruger in Florida to be vigilant with the
force at their command to preserve peace
and good order, and to see that the proper
and legal boards of canvassers are unmo-
Tested in the performance of their duties.
Should there be any grounds of suspicion of
a fraudulent count on either side 1t should
be reported and denounced at once. No
man worthy of the office of President should
be willing to hold it if counted in or placed
there by fraud. Either party can afford to
be disappointed in the result, but this eoun-
try cannot afford to have the result tainted
by the suspicion Of illegal or false returns.
U. s. GRANT.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10.
Send all the troops TO Gen. Augur he may
deem necessary to insure entire quiet, and
peace able count of the ballots actually cast.
They may be taken from North Carolina,
unless there IS reason to suspect an out
break there. The presence of citizens from
other States l understand is requested in
Louisiana to see that the Board Of Canvass
ers make fair count of the vote actually
cast. tits to be hoped that representatives
and fair men OF both parties will go.
U. s, GRANT.
Gen. Sherman at once acted upon the
kilograms and received word from Gen.
Ruger that he had ordered nine COM
panies to Florida and would order five
more, and go in person with them, leay-
ing Col. Hunt, of the Fifth Artillery, in
command in South Carolina.
A number of the most prominent mer-
chants, bankers and business men of
New Orleans published card on the
10th declaring that the late election in
their State was fair and honest and that
the Democrats have majority of 1000.
Secretary Morrill, telegrsphed to the
Government fiscal agents in Europe on
the 18th that Gov. Hayes was elected.
President Grant also expressed
the opinion that Gov. Hayes was the
fsirly-elected President. Gov. Kellogg
telegraphed on the 18th that no approx
mately accurate estimate could be given,
but insisted that on a fair count Louisi-
ana was Republican.
The President on the 18th, through
the Secretary of War, ordered Gen.
Sheridan to proceed Immediately to New
Orleans and assume command of the De-
partment of the Gulf, with headquarters
at New Orleans, to prevent, at all
hazards, any acts of violence and to pro-
tect the legal authorities of the State in
the performance of their official duties.
The Board of State Canvassers met in
Columb bia, S. c., on the 18th, and re-
solved to hear argument as to the
powers of the board in canvassing the
returns for Presidential electors. On
behalf of the Democrats it was submitted
that all acts of the Assembly authorizing
them to hear and decide all cases under
protest or contest in regard to elections
were in violation of the Constitution,
and void; further, demanding that the
board only act ministerially in ascer-
tanning from the returns and statements
of the county canvassers the persons
who received the greatest number of
votes for the offices for which they were
candidates and declare the same and
certify it to the Secretary of State. After
the board decided to hear
on the constitutionality of
the question. L. F. Youmans, on be-
half of the Democrats, maintained that,
constitutiOnally, the board had no
to change the returns, and
could merely consolidate and announce
the result. A resolution was adopted
that the board proceed to canvass the
returns of the election for President and
Vice President on the 10th inst, unless
all the returns were sooner received.
to the 14th. The official re-
turns of only eighteen counties had
been received on the evening of the
18th. Both parties claim the State,
and heavy frauds are charged by both
sides. The Democrats have filed a pro-
test against the late election in Charles
ION County on the ground of intimida-
lion and illegality. .t.
A New Orleans telegram of the 18th
says the Democratic Committee have
complete returns, showing Tilden's ma
ority in Louisiana to be 8, 107. The Re-
puolicans, however, still claimed the
state. rIC, r.
Both parties still claimed Florida on
he 18th. Senator Conover telegraphed
hat the State had gone Republican be-
FOnd question. The Democrats claimed
200 to 800 majority.
Tilden's majority in New York was
About 10000; in Connecticut 2,999; in !
New Jersey about 5000.
In Massachusetts, the entire Republican |
State ticket was elected. Gen. Butler was
elected to Congress by about 600 ma.
ority over Hoar and Tarbox. Gen.
Banks was elected in the Fifth District. |
The Republicans gain four Congressman. |
The two Republican Congressman
we're elected in Rhode Island by 5000 or
900 majority.
The entire Democratic ticket was
elected in New York. The Congress
ional delegation stands Republicans 16,
Democrats II.
In New Jersey the Democrats have a
majority in the Legislature and elect