New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-13
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The first day,s s,sssisA ,aIasnpiats
sesss4A ~ rhs gAstsd staest rhesss 9
Representative VS. ksl& ysstodAy. Owe
HUNDRED subpsAas had So dss IN
manyfxitzessss vstst a eeteAlAsca. III
main point was q tAe sxpssesa aaswer .
the members and cfaesrs ~ ~ HstaEaiAi
Boaxe Mr. Chaales 3. Abell, ~ stskseazy
of tho bssrd, sppssseA asa .prsssafaa Ii,
following doeunsats:- -------. = ~, ss2--- & :
BOARD or HEsessue tyssna. !
6tses Of Louisiana. /
ss34;ss Senate Chamaes Ut61 ue1oA
xoU Oa}1AA pSoeNber4s HBx n
To the asesRs's Ssa:rsc r g? $3ss5s s. e.
United Stests " AnesiSa, on ksss'esLa aastrs
0EHrLEHEx-Thsuh uhd hdAhigned, Retnraise
Officers 81 Elections tor tkD 6taae If Lo93.
lana, on esch of ,Hhem subhenas dseess
secuSs have bean served Of the same pm.
port - the one aua6xGds respectfully mxke
:ns1sns. the ssiswes jaa .ss'TFs T. 'h''s several
Aeeeeisi examiAatica, ,sf ,fhets, ,vrits dis.
closes 0al en .ths, papers and documents
requifedttDe ptedacsdt are parts of the
records 1T the Office of tho Returning Oh
GERS Of Elections for the State OF Louisiana,
and hare Hefegepce TO the electioa held iQ
the State qp The seventh da3 OF November,
1s 9 ss da..s ss rfsss.: ss.: and md. Vice
Essss ssp: s sss: :,s is...s.
the once Ok the Retp:ning O@3rp pi Elec,
tiOns for the State OF Louisiauav ara in pOe
session of The; Sfiosu IN ,tbsis, etaeial ,ee-
pacity, board created By 1aw: and not il
their fAdisidtai eapeol1i e 4ndiviausls
they have NO legal control over them, con-
sequently. = theif :spsn z, issisid % u.hes-
psoity tasy sen not colsIoi .Sa nam nnl an.
IS Returning OMceN' teey respectfully
submit: g. V.f ss-F u. .
That the Doero q ksturuing Ohcefs Of
E!ections tQS to0is1AnA - . 1?dy cseated BY
the 4Ie7eal 4oonae0as Win epeoao and
we'll dehnsd aeaiee, Po.tiy n1.astssia and
der the law y !heir 0restion 70 nal 70 the
extent provided ~ the ~, md hot sub
tribunal. The p.pess and dscuments calle d
for BY the su6penee arc parts Of the
records OF the cMeo et'tne xsemning On
eers, and are necessary ier the nfe 3f the
Returning 0Messs q 4eettoae EoS tepiei..
esavaeeiex 4nd ,eoppi!ipg the Loses Of the
election for Bt8ts and pesish officers, hold
ou the seventh Of Nevo0ber, 1876, which
has not yet been camplefadi aaA shss the Re-
turning Omcers cf the e'eCtion deem it their
1nty under the IAN q epRp1e e the Geearl
Assembly OF the Hsnfe, 1po4 rs assembling
e tnA hrst A9loay c1 = y4a9sSy nexk : f91
computation Of the voeeef WIN the reasons
for their Andinse and thq ayi9euce, upon
which such were pfedfcated, n order to
enable - 0eeeQl A4e9bly - eOyne the
vote for Governor and Laeutenant Gov.
amos 19Ace1r1neoo fhe ssqdrenents of
Hticle fcstyetGheot - oseafas1taan q the
State; that for tbs Verpeee 'ths original
sschivss Of 4e .eeee e - Retasning
san 90 IS slis@sa 8 % 1sndved frou tho
ofice without authority Of the General
Assembly. We may remark hare that the
4anaDo- Of .lOsos q euea poposos nn0 doea-
ments ID illustrated - ~ fact. that the
congregational committee sent to Louisiana
in 1875 obtaiAed possession Of ihpdftant
never returned them.. r.ysx
We, in our cspsdty Hstufnfbk OH
GERS, therefore roDpeei141ly aecltQe peedpo-
ing the 0ffginels pspoN eaHad for ~ the
subponas. Tor The twQtqlq reason that
No deny the Authority q toe Hoase 0f Ksp.
sentstives OF the ynfeed Dtated Or scom-
mittee thereof 70 ingTMo mso OF IL any
lsgal manner to fovIex tne decision Q. the
kstur1aeG Oanee,e ee.nlecose = - 80
OF Louinana. and the pubic interest q the
State IeQulreo that tnoo0 pepofe onQ00cu-
ments should be carefal1y preserved, and
NO authority y ys.pa = Ne keturning
Officers to part VITA the Custody Thereon,
until they sball oe d livexed TO the General
Assembls for the purpose above stated; =
The undersigned kefWnlnF Omcers deem
it cur duty fo-e@Sef Teee SQf earnest pro.
teef agsinst fe1e Asts0pe u cemm,Itee OF
the Hsesc Of kspeesentatiyes OF the Onited
States 70 invsdeth tho rfgnts Q! tne DtsSe oy
demanding pooseealon OF fhoar sefe9lves
With Wow 20 rsvaew tee ecssoA ,ot nef
tribunals Without any ie9ei or .consrtu'
tiCnal right: .,,,..i .,....o,;.,x ,,..
It = fact OF pneno notorle.y tnss
during the time tho Returning Omceis o.
Elections were csnvscem9 sna o0miinE
the y0tee o4 tpe tss9 e. 4leCHoA 4x ie4ex$l1Nvt'
for President and wee fFeacent q tne
United Ueases, commissecs O Do0n p0'
itical parties. compeeeA q parussns
from other states We're PlesS9G c1fsnx tao
whole time OF opening tn0 eiecemI IeeuIns
from the eeyssel pssle4es. eeA: ta1sng tne
evidence Oh tho charges q intmaost,on .sn
Ing o@Ssss t. tG tse sa% ana 20
ceived, of which they llberally. aSniled
themselves. Tbiscoees4 Yaa recqQp4nded
in order that the people OF the country
should kaya m opqselnniSy - hooWing the
facts in reference 20 theElaodn assa mat
ter of public history =. 49,. 80. 20 -.
Tho Returning Omcen, u 0ftef fnAt n0
fact connected with thA late electtop y this