The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-14
ST. MARTINS MATTERS.
THE CONTEST RON POssEssIoN or or.
FICEs AND sCAHD" nULLDOzIrG.


NUT GOV. NICHOLS wont nuiiaoze werth
Ceet.
The action Of the State board Of UsnvAssers
In the case OF the parish Of Ht. Martin seems 10
have created considerable oommotion among
the Republicans Of thst parish, and
THE eFFIoE HOLDING
portion OF that GLASS OF the residents Of the
parish named have publ shed the following open
letter or carl TO Coy. Nichols.
GARD.
sT, MAHTtNsvlLtlE, July 10. 1877,
10 his Excesnoy r. r. Nichols, Governor OF
Louisiana: -
e;,.-Haying been duly elected ri the last gem
erai sleotioD. he'd ON November 7, 1876 and re-
tursed as such BY the only legal body qualified
THAT is the Returning Board" and well aware OF
the pledge taksn By You toward the President OF
the United States not TO destitute or disturb duly
elsotsd officers, whether Republicans or 9TH
era. we, believing II our sworn duty
to uphold the principles Of our form Of
government in maintaining the right rendered ms
by the majority OF the voters vi the parish oil b.
Martin, do hereby earnestly request that you, Ia
view OF your shove mentioned pledge, desist
from the attempt now made to remove us from
Office and most emphai iealIy denounee the action
az calculated 10 forestall the will OF the people:
and. moreover. advise you that we are deter.
mined, in the event that force be used 30 re-
move us from office, TO rspel force by force,
and let ths responsibility rest where 1t belongs.
flight Ia right" and freedom too sweet TO re-
linau'sh.
Very respectfully, .......
ERNEST DELAHoussAYE,
AIc1DE vEAzEY,
CLERK of Court.
GARTER BA5sETr,
Parish Judge.
twill BEG Remembered that the DEMOCRAT stated
some time ego thai the original returns OF cleo.
ton from the parish named showed upon their
face that the Republican candidate for Judge Of
the parish court had been defeated
BY THREE vofEs.
but that In the compilation the Returning Board
changed the three votes tv scattering and
made the vote o tie.
When The State Board oil Canvassers took up
for consideration the 81. Martin returns, their
expert reported the facts ss stated, and made
the statement that although the supervisors
consolidated stateuent showed this fact, num-
Der OF the tally sheets and returns were missing,
consequently he could not make complete state
msnt.
Fearing, perhaps. that Gov. Nichols would
GUST THE nEruBheAss
upon this report, those officials addressed TO him
the GARD noted above.
The Governor was asked yesterday what eour 70
ne contemplated pursuing III bus WhtbeFs ne
stated that the question Involved law points
which he had not examined thoroughly.
He intimsted, however, that oil the "caFds' OF
the character published which could be mustered
would not influence him in the least in the mat
ter. that II after careful inquiry he found that
tho facts and law authorized and directed hina
TO ISSUE NEW CORNERSTONE,
he would do 80.
gentleman present remarked that IL might
be another effort npon the part Of some Of the
colored people. as did the school question dele
cation, to bulldozs trfls by bringing up the
"pedge' question.
The Governor remsrked that 10 would have no
more tffsot than IL did before; he had but plain
duty TO perform, aud should perform IL regard
less OF any or all "esrds" that might be pub
lished.
Later in the day il WIS stated in the State.
House that the "card" might have the effect Of
putting the Governor
HPoN Hts METrLB,
in which event he would follow bis ideas Of the
law, even II II took force 10 enforce any conclu-
sion he might form.