, 1876-12-16
The Louisiana Fraud !
Democratic statement Of the Case.

CHICAGO, Dec IL, Io9b-
Papers this morning publish an address OF
Palmer, Trumbull aud Others, democratic
visiting COMMITTEES 10 New Orleans. 1t Il
addressed 10 Hon. A 5. Hewitt, chairman
Ot the national drmOcrseic committee 1hey
say the fact- connected wi the election and
returns show that the &C ion Uf the return-
iEg board in proeIsiming the election Of the
Hayes electors, is arbitrary, unfair and
without warrant of law, and adopt as aP-
plicable to this canvass the language OF the
report made 10 United States House of beP-
reseDaiives in 1873, by George L. HOar, w.
A Wheeler and Vim. ?. Frye, in regard TO
the canvass Of 1872, In which they said
4" The su-called canvass made by the return
iuZ board Ia the interest of Kellogg seems 10
US TO have 10 validity. and is entuled 10 no
respect whatever" We also adopt the Ian
guage OF the report upon the condition Of
Louisiana III 1876 - In the Stale OF Louis
lana there Is a Governor in Office who owes
his seat TO rhe interference OF The national
power, which has re0guIzed hIs title TO his
| office, not by reason OF any ascertainment OF
the facts Gy legal process, but has based IFS
action solely on the illegal order Of Judge
In the same S-a,e there Il a legislature, one
branch of which derives its authority partly
from the same order, the other 5eiay organ
lied by Il maj,rIty who have been estselIsh-
ed In power Is another interference Of The
national government, and which majOrity
derives It's titie no, '-on auy legal a-UrrtaIn-
menl Of the facts, bat from the certificates of
returning bosrd which bas niscoueeiVed
and exceeded its legal aaihoriIy."
In November, 1876, before ihe returning
! board conn need the canvass OF the eleutoral
vote, the candidates Tor electors GU the denIU-
! cratic ricAet presented protest against -
jurisdiction over the subject, or irs canvass Of
The vote relative 10 the same, 1 bis protest
was sunrnarily oyerruled 10y The board with
out affordIng an opportunity for argument
No legal proposition III our opinion is clearer
than that The board was mistaken a. to i;S
pow ers, aud that it had nothing whatever
TO do with the electoral vote The election
law OF 1872, and amendments under which
the returning board is crea'ed and ucts,
makes no provisions AS to The manner of APP
pointing electors of President and Vice Presi-
dent, whether by the legislature or By vote
of the peOple, nor whether by the State al
brse or by Congressional districts, nor does
1t cout, IN any provisions as 10 the quailtica-
ton Of electors, the place where they are 10
meet, nor IOI Iiiling vacancies.
After quoting tie State law governing the return
ing bolr they It Is IInnAterIai IaT enects
the jurisdiction u The returning boArd whether the
1870, reIsJil - the appointment OF fresId=u-
tai electors Is IN IOIce. II Mt repealed, then the
canvass of returns for such electors must be maie by
the governor The pres OF the secretary OF the
STATE, attorpsy general! judge OF the district III
winch the sell Of government may be established, or
any oI tlen required 10y the act OF 1870, and
making such CANVASS they would lie confined
70 ItI-ut OF tuc p.TSOuS eI'C-. acsOr ling
" rrturlS- In nO event can te cinyaSSlAs bJtrd
hive JCIIs HtOn over the returns OF electors U Pres
ileut and Vice President, AM JheIr canvass OF the
the Is therefore nudity anu entitled 10 resge-t
trOla ne.
/ Tn murders and outrages which have been brought
/ 20 OIr uOAce are frequently committed 10y persons
! OF the upon each other aL1 IA a large
majority 81 have political sI5nIdcancc ne
ESsInI LUL OI the republicans that al The cOoFvi
people ia the state sstliy Republicans Is 10y
no InestnS Jrue. itis crtaln 4t Ia ,snIs o. cJ-
Ur-l pesS Nutct ~quaIyIl dud actively supp rJc!
tn u-nuCIi;!c ucke,- u III the Law AMI sGcl4 EicLs
beo.e rs lv5 b-en dSc.Osd ty tnc action Ut The
returning Jasd, 20 hUt hrSl5Itr Ia dee gl that
It's Proceedings Witnessed Dy ~ we're partial snd
uu.ir aaG tn4L Tine r-s;.lt hts a4uJUUcel ;rGI
triry, illegal aud entitled 10 10 respect ShsIeyer-
Euleen years ago, wiIen Font -ulPter Was fired
uIOn oy fn-n sought q dIsgu ptoG CT IIr Union
mon patrols, wItI-oat restr. u party ..4.li''-
EOns sp.ans IeeHs-- " Al tde same PtirI,uc
erHIneLt oye.tlHown 10y uLsurpatIOn and IIdud
Sia.. tie ~i @. $500 - %. P-pr, cDHsutnt oISiy
PreS5ci De thNuItrd uy She corrupt, iIhi;r sad
et acton Of g.ly tustllGtu T. IA. bii2 board
ls,a,ssii whose gIu acJs - heretofore a.!
respects s.in.r ~ Its prs n acloI, is Jssu coz
tEuel Oy al part "a dllstct ttit tnlU Mr.
ndeI! q n.a OiIy Ui quarter 81 HliIu-i
OF tie votes - te Tgut election. IAls lOTlty
ready u willing slluI4.t tie us;uolIIy wh-n
constitutional rlJIti-I U tntn sue:. -JIuI.ss.o on,
huI Is n wIfiig u, l. - atJtiary AMI lse IL
citga,ion OF the vote IN LouiSmul, tae mIIU!ty
shall auSuTp power These .Ie Lara days fuc
Amerc,n fuF!e, isyI sue. questions IO.cUd up
on thrlr c0,-i !-rtt.On- II Il uua,
s1st, t.dt n-ItE-r the White the COLO. el yU'eIs
have all been i-Irl-d Cpp1I JuaIty 70
give frre eNpTtsSi 70 tAer VIII ~ tHe ballot FOX,
shall We, by Sustaining fsaulu.rlt ana Illegal d.
cirtton OF TIE cast snli- the 81 uApGs
OF voters Who ag= Ley expressed IL IT cEu-ce, aII
thus SEEK 10 cC-leCt great wong - committing
another ImEcisuIaby greater wrong,
Cuu VT SInc..On suyh acton OF the LoulsIgn.
tIrDIng beard and IA Teby furm prgct!eut under
the authority OF which ptrty may forever perp-tu-
ate is rule aud tud cCuS I!uIlOnal EDsrLy SAal!
such be the isJe OF tAIr r,puec a. tse beginning OF
the second century OF il exist nee Are tue mOmeu-
tous Questions prJsen ed for ne determination
OF the American p7ople. tSilne;i no. NJ Palmer,
Lyman Irumbuil, William B ger, Geo. b. S.lIth,
George W. Julian, p. II. W&tterson