, 1877-01-29

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DEMOCRATIC UsURPAT1oN.
Tho Democratic House has committed its
crowniug net of infamy and usurpasion In
tho imprisonment Of the mnmbors of
tho Louisiana Returning Board for re-
fnsing TO produce the records OF tho
1}oanl, which are now In tho pr-
chiycs Of Louisiana, which they tavo not
tho physical ability 10 procure, es they hsve
passed out Of their hands into the custody
of the Secretary Of the Stato, and which
they have no legal right to touch, even il
they had tho physical ability. Tho reply
mnde by tic members Of tho Isoard before
thoy wcro dragged to jnil in this hi3h-handea
nlnnncr was sufficient ono, and. in Wow Of
1t, tho notion Of the Dcmocratio minority
was not only personal outrage upon Tho
members Of tho Board, but It was n1so n
gross md ilnportlnent interference with the
righta OF the State Of Louisiana to demand
TINT its original records should bo trans-
fcrrcd to Washington, thonco into COM
mittec-rooms to be manipulated by
partisan inquisitors and tho il clerks, and to
be banded about in Start Chambers for con-
veniont alterations or ulsimato abstraction.
Tho action Of the par tisan majority was in
violation of s tato rights, Of ordinary comfy,
md Of tho Constitution Art. w.. ao:. I. Of
which provides that "Fu]l faith md credit
shall 10 g;ron In each Btato to the public
acts, records, and judicial proceedings Of
orcry othor Stata." It was within tho power
OF tho House to hnvo aont It's messengers to
Louiainnn at small ozpcnse md procured
certified copies OF all tho papers Of tho Re-
turning Bonrd, and o. u mattor Of comfy
they would have been furnished. Tint they
did not do 50, is rritaa; ;}acte evidence TINT
they wanted the papers for improper rur-
posca. Failing in this illegal demand, they
take their 1oveuge by imprisoning tho NOM
bora Of the Bonrd, who should at onco DO
labcns-corpuscd out md bring suit for false
Imprisonment.
Whnt doea this partisan maligni.y mean?
Whit is tho object Of this high-handod out
rago upon tho liberty Of citizens Of the
State Of Lonisiana, inflicted upon then, bc"
cause they fail to produce records that arc
now tho property Of tho State, and, even II
they werc 30 disposed, could not 10 pro-
cured either physically or legally? Ostonsi-
bly, they say TINT tho Returning Board
cl,onted Mr. T1LDEN In tho count. This
brings ua to tho question, Wl,at has the Re-
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t".''nB A'o"'o 41'a'' u'a''
this question, lot us rofer flrss to tue Election
Inv itself. Tho third aocton OF tho law pro-
vitles:
II, after such examination, tho said returning
oeoss sha 10 eons.nSea sna' sa .'u', a,u
s.hs.. -, ooer"n, in,,mnnc" ,fi materially ,nt,-.
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snr,, ,n,I ~ xn,Inv.niacc or 1I1 nrovco, .uorlcnt
'hs ~ to n,n1iroS ',oc,nra ,hcrn,t rom r,r.
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Noard were required 10 ace, hho uhuof Tue
provisions ct which they threw out tho votca
| ~ certnin tocnIities In flo second placo.
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moss aeeonl'''sl'eo' ln'tAs',!u' anu 'n,'s'
penaehs ooses'ets' efea' 'AA" H. va
AIkS' " oou'''''a '.''u "'A MI e@'eu"'eae.'
ate o'ncef' a1'es ea'e'u"y "e'sa'ns 'oo o'''
denco' says
III IVY upn.H ."' ,.a ssssMs ~. no",u na,n - ~
stat, to stunl for tho Demueta.tc E.ceto.., a. No.
uatcnt1y It did on tho fqco Of the returns, without
.,o ~, ~. .tutrto tv ,irtu~ uf xrhtrt thnw ,rIl
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oMce, aAo sa"clon'"s d !'aes u tn.!'oioa''oa LII
frnua disgsaccful " republican tnstltutions.
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ar, Will, lin fuprnas;on tint tt,o Demncrnt.
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In tho parishes selected 10. huldoxlnz there wer,
FULLY forty Republicans murdered aud thus,
parishes In wh!ca tho result gave tho TsIpk'
sse. 'he 'aee o. % ."9 tsuta' t9r ~n'sn 's','e'a.