The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-02-16
From James County.
For TIE HERALD:

u. Madison Weusp a member OF
the Board Of Canvassers for Lou.
isiana, And charges Ex- Gov.
Wells, with "Perjury" and "sub.
ornation Of Perjury and says il
Hayes is elected by the fraud and
PERI ury of Wells, aud the Board,
Wells would be sent 20 the Peni-
Tertiary, while Hayes would be
President of the United States
through fraud &c, &c.
The writer of this is no politi-
clan, and has read both sides OF
the case with great care-the ev
idence before the Board, and their
action. After a careful, and i'm
partial Investigation, I am com
PEELED to say-the charges made
in the Tribune, are false, and with
out the least Foundation whatev-
or. No newspaper is justified in
making SUCH wholesale abuse
and MISREPRESENTATION against
any sworn officer OF the country
from the highest to the lowest. 1t
is very easy to make charges
against a public officer or any one
else, but some times very difficult
to prove the charges made. The
public should never take the I'M
warrantable statements of the
Tribune, or any other paper for
proof against the Returning
Board of Louisiana.
The evidence is clear, and con-
elusive to any candid mind, that
the Board acted with great care,
and admitted leading men, and
persons belonging to both politi-
cal parties to be present-witness
their entire proceedings.
1t is also true, that newspaper
correspondents. were there-and
after a careful examination of all
the facts were impressed, that the
Board would do the fair thing.
One ofthem said-and one who is
as much a Democrat as a Repub
lican-says: The proceedings Of.
the Board of Canyassers in New
Orleans have to some extent re-
lieved the apprehensions of the
public mind. "The proceedings
are conducted with great formal
ity, in exact compliance with the
and before competent wit
nesses." Sand the people at
large begin to see that this Board
is not. contrivance for the. perpe-
Lration of fraud;buta bodyEproyi.
ledtosee to itthat the free choice
of all the people of the State is
not obscured by violence-by IN
timidation." Here are the facts
the case, and yet the Tribune
man at Knoxville would misrepre-
sent those who did their duty &C
,ording to law, without fear orr
reward. And if ~. Madison
Wells" is the Perjured william the
Tribune would have us believe he
8. All honest men of all parties
would say let him be punished
according to law. 49,,
The faults in the case does not
warrant the assertion of the astute
And if Wells is guilty of
III the editor charges him with,
le Dis,a much better man than
thousands who act and vote with
he party represented by the
Murder is the highest
rhine known to, any law-=Devine
n human-It is a greater crime
commit murder than to com
nit Perjury" or "subornation of
'erjury." The editor of the Tri5-
,nc would do well to talk about
murder in Louisiana,
nd other Southern States to les
en- the Republican vote. Why
lot talk of the murder-the in
imidation-the violence and
committed by Democrats
o secure the election of the great
Reformer" Mr.. Tilden9 Why
lot denounce all the fraud, cor
upton, murder, perjury &C., in
louisiana? Ifhe has such a Holy
.orror for crime in our party, why ,
.ot have the same feeling of con-
.mpt for crime in his own party?
Why not denounce those who are {
'ailty of the highest crime. Hthe
Democratic editors and newspa-
er writer's felt so sure Of Mr..
ilden's election, why did they
ote, and urge the passage Of the =
ompromise bill, They were noE
in whatthey said, but felt
they were defeated-and
enee they were for this measure
thew mi0ht Stand n