New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-14

not In November last and never was Governor OF Ls
are rational beings, and such We arc now oound 70
know IL We may be Of , S, many 70
be ignorant We are bound TO know who the Governor
Of State Of this Union and being bound TO know nn
who That man Is then thas all the rest OF aoa
Sa Sre u at ao bound to take
OF who is Governor of the state We are po Doma
mission has helped to give notice aud has served notice
the world that John McEnery was not Governor "
"a ocmpT seats there who belong the Senate have
often seen the signature McEnery attached to me
for Of a sSSsay to G
never opened your doors 10 any saIm hH secn that
same name appended the credentials Of those who
asked be admitted to the deliberations Oh sno saia
We do not you, John AcEnery; we DO NOT kmow
fat be has eyer appcad before the Supreme Court
bot another man has before that court mas %
pleaded before IL as the Governor of Louisiana and judy
uent hss been given in court upon the issue there
confirmed; that yon have IN All your seSe non mi,
tes been called upon directly to pass udgnc. upoh ~
pretense and have all given Judgment asainsh
STAMPED COUN1EEPEir.
When committee OF one house OF Congress went !"
Louisiana a few years ago and undertook 10 eo"po'"
that State by compiling government Tor IT, no sucn
calico ms John McEnery got into that patchwork aho,er
man was recognized ~ tho Governor OF Louisiana ten
and there and yet this man comes mere now IN h.so
last few days, and undertakes 10 eeIA preosent
in the name OF Louisiana have heard someth' ns
said here this morning about fraud ana ;J
Won know or have you beard of any indication Oh run
anywhere in anybody 50 c,meeis 50 % Go a ann himself
not only upon this high Commission, nut upon nu %
Itself "a Governor Of Louisiana There are CUNNING men
know who sometimes attempt 10 pass an" u" H'
man husjuess men spurious notes AS echuib''
and You wonld take it trick Of knaye to be sure
but smart knave What would you say o, = man wno
should bring a noie 10 a bank pretending u was
manufactured on its own plates, but when hld
Actually been stamped IS counterfeit before wa srt
kuavc would youl But here this lnan comes ns.n ,ns
man whose preenss h as sly sccn I" nut for ward and
once more claims authority whch ne never Hlu
annp - .ana in November last, And he tells YOU
who were electors OF that state rs eiecieu W '
people III November.
COMPLIANCE WITH 1IIE STATE LAW
Do Won want more evdencei viii you contradict
hiatt II is the very evidence which statute tells you
TO look for know that the Constitution says th"V eaeh
State shall appoint the prescribed number OF electors IN
such way Tie Legislature of the state shall direct ana
.rh,rs vou may feel authorized little back OF
TINS certificate OF the Governor OF the Sate III ofor 70
sec whether he has acted III accord WIN the "n vi
re- boIad IL the statute OF the United states does hOt
have respect for the authority ol the l1ssidrc . c
IA il ought goa bound TO keep your eye upon tle
sitarc OF State, and what it has DONE anu
SEQ If has told tao Governor lit ne NAY SAY "'.'
rrnm which the Legislature did rot permit MIN 10 say
II ven f. aled upon to 10 tat extent YOU VIII hn
list the officers created BY the tWso LOUISIANA 10 Con
tn" vote OF the people ol t.t 7h III ~ -, r. ,bc
In, declared that maturity OF thei Vo.iai w '
al
,ben voted Tor tic ticket headed nv McEncry You will
lind tat board the laws OF the state nirnitcd !" can
sac result Ther are cac Returning Officers OF the
State. and the state tells you IN the most uii,
a,lhigs that hci: dissemination, whch i',' anu
promulgated. is prQnG Joce evidence OF me fsnt ol
every man 10 hold office whose right ~ determined ny
tner certificate; and If thc state had not sad So YOU
know such would the effect Of their certificate ana IL
IN law the effect Of certificate gwen ny ever! aihi-
lar board in every state that know OF In the Union
GOING BEHIND TIE RETURNS
viii Won 20 further than this that directioni |
heard you Just now invited 90 further STILL and 1t Is
intimate in that ease some suggestive and impressive
t,%imony would be laid before YOU Under instructions
OF the senate OF the United States | have my
.elf made some inquiries IN that direction.
rhc committee Of tnc senate which went To
IMis ana represented bOth political parties, aud they
MT there ,tl1Ie ted 10 ascertain they could whether
tnc Iit q! ,ft.r thai state nd 40; been abridged
votes. or y refusal count the votes after
thry had been deposited in the b1lot0ox
too up Toe dlhernt parishc, beginning with Ouaclia,
and OF intimidation and violence toward
Republican voters as proved ~ tho testimony thRel be
committee, and quoted ii"n the Testimony at
Mr. jloGe .tatcl that lie mad among Ii papers eighty
obi ucgtut OuiSJ committed ~ Louisiana di!lh= ;hc
last few months preceding ne r''oi lie NV. us On
his uvn personal responsibility, - the committee ic-
lcr!cd 10 nad yet made IiS report lie showed the
x, al rhan,, tllt Aan thn p"cr IN thc X paDh'An
and nat in 40. and claimed tAat Il al! the result
of intimidation. Il an clear upon that point
20 MUCH complain; thI votes were rcrcte
iron, TIE count Notwithstanding The reduction
tbc same i,iI iscs years ASK this Commission
10 stei L,wtui voice vi Louisiana yOu would
10 the lawful voice OF any O.eF St1tc, ana give
AZ the conclusion Of Senator TIowes argument the
Commission, motion %; Commissioner Edmunds, took
u recess unh ~ O'Clock on fciHs"n"!ins Ia" C"in-
mission announced hat four hours and HAIL would be
Commission would commence the hearing 1T OcIOch
ana SIT until O'Clock this evening.