, 1877-08-04
THE LOUISIANA sCeUNDRELS.
NO SALVATION FOR WELLS AND ANDERSON.

NO SALVATION FOR WELLS AND ANDERSON.
The Baltimore Sufs Washington corre-
s,oadent SAYS: Two of the Hayes electors
from Louisiana have been trying very hard
to get out of the country through the medi-
um of diplomatic or consular positions. They
have intimated that they think the president
is rather slow in recognizing Their claims.
There NAV be no significance IN this desire
of these gentlemen TO go beyond the seas,
but there is a lurking suspicion that Others
of the men who were instrumental IN defeat
ing the will of the people of Louisiana las.
fan NAV ere long be wanted III New Orleans
Burch. the colored Hayes electOr, arrested
on the charge of embezzeling the school
fnnds. was also very importunate In asking
for some federal office a short time since.
The evidence against him, it is asserted, is
so overwhelming that he VIII certainly serve
the state behind the walls OF the penlSent-
ary. There is imminent probability that
Wells and Anderson VIII have theopportunl-
ty to repent of their crimes IN his company.
There has been considerable teiegraphing on
the subject between New Orleans and this
city.
While the presidenthasg given his sattentiOn
to the matter, and expressed his opinion ad-
verse to the proceedings which have been
instituted, it may be repeated that he does
not see that it viii become him to interfere
between the laws of Louisiana and the GRIM
inals whom the laws pursue. Telegrams
have been sent from here to the effect that
the prosecution Of the returning board mem
bers will jeOpardize the admission OF Judge
Spofford to his seat III the Senate. But 1t Is
not believed that any such consideration
will or should deter the laW officers OF Lcui-
siana from proceeding in their duty. The
only sure salvation for Wells and Anderson
is for them to jump their bail, and get the
president TO give them some position abroad
as their friends and associates, the electors,
are trying to do. Some OF the strongest re-
publieans here are rejoicing over the instItu-
ton of the proceedings. As the president
has disappointed their expectations they
have no further use for him. and it wouid be
a qualification to them to see him brought to
grief.
The president is undoubtedly conscious of
this. and it does not serve to lessen his em-
barrassment. In regard to the statement
that if Wells and Anderson are convicted
Governor Nichols uoGld, in order to carry
ont his share of the alleged compact, pardon
them, Louisiana conservatives now here say
that Governor Nichols would not dare do
such a thing. 1t should he said also that
any charges of violation of faith by the
prosecution of the returning board are alb
solutely and wholly unjustand untrue. Your
correspondent while in New Orleans last
November and again IN April, heard daily
and hourly the pablic declarations of proml-
nent and influential citizens that Wells and
Anderson must be made to pay fOr their
outrages as soon as the people Of the state
got control of their government
II there had been such thing, or the
bare suggestion that immunity to these peo-
pie of Louisiana what was their own, 1t
would have been Indignantly repUdated with
:. ersal voice 1t is doubtless true that
GoSernor Nichols is oPPosee to prosecuting
these men, but through motives of expedl-
cl.cy only. He can, however, no more than
the humblest maa IN Louisiana, block the
wheels OF justice, nor IS 1T to be supposed
that he would dream of undertaking such
thing.