New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-01

bers OF the commission took the ground Had the
Electoral Commission thought Itself aulorized to make
the scrutiny into the Presidential election which the
two Houses Of Congress can do IN regard 10 lis own
members. tbat scrutiny would have made the re-
suit arrived at an imD0ssbiity. The congress nnder
whose control the Electoral Commission BD vas passed
had ceased 10 exist bur the lazy winch organized u mad
warrant IN the Constitution Although the result met
III the opposition which his powers enabled him 10 use,
he held The decision 10 be 0nal and could not be dis
were declared elected he argued that tho election
in Louisiana was c0m0letcd on the nght Of the 7th
altered b. anything which had taken place since Tho
Senate was bound to cspect what vas done on election
day. ard 3nythiug done since the Senate vas bound 10
connlot on ny ,i,b. -, We -fh 81 Soyefoier Their,
- only one STATE 81 I,a'iana she haA but one LAWFUL
Governor, but one lawful Ledslatnre
.iie then referred length - the condition OF
Louisiana az .rs and argued that hr Nichols vas mo
IcgsiatHre wblcli elect,d Ko,lo,c and q m MAJ bs
election might be considered tie fourth Oic al act ~
that BODY. What were the other three liey
Went weT forth Without aatSorfy and came hack
without respect No one needed them then no one
louisiana or out OF It, anyone who recognized "a bind
M ono act OF tnat legislature, so-caicd. After u
iul, strnned, pretended existence IL failed keen up
tine sham and the farce any longer, and ffty-
one OF the men who sat IN went over
TO the Nichols Legislature, IN 50. PaTcks Hall,
took the OF Office members OF the General Assem-
BY OF Louisiana, aud Proceeded to plriieipae ~ tle
election OF Mr. spohord The pretended legislature
gave up the ghost Or Government they nd sOught 20
create and confessed before the light o. day that when
they entered the Nichols Legislature they Wtro
acting according TO the laws OF Louisiana. Again.
referring at length 20 the events which have taken place
In Louisiana during late years, he said the powers gwen
20 Governor Kellogg under the cunning network ~ igs
lItOn. equal 20 those OF monarch on the face
81 he e1rt1 IN. vote 0I 30 ctz n 81 LOUISIANA conn
touc the hand ~ any Is way 10 tue D1li1-O"N
who h.d not been appointed by Governor kellogg
~ frauds cOnWttef 40 the htllOtbOK. tney CGui
Only De thgOugh the fundamentally OF Kellogg. He
then spoke Of tue arrest Of 10000 hte citizens ON tie
tie election o 1876 To prevent them lro voting,
and asked would the ~eia'e allow such frauds 20 cryk
taiIiZc themselves in the success Of tue ciet
VILLAIN OF them oil. Referring 10 the remarks ~
Mr.. H"ar tAas) ~ reply 10 Mr.. kgusom ~ CD few
HlCais a-O, and also TO the address OF hr. hoaf
10 nc pubicaus Of Massachusetts fow months since,
he said low warped 81 prejudice must De that MIND
winch assyed more than Onc-ali OF hl- tclowcoubt}-
men IL WIS difficult % prove negatives bus he tAr.
B.ysrD rather sought 70 challenge The umo when tae
Democratic party failed 30 cal WRONG wrong,
wIctncr inflicted upon political friend pO-
Utica. Zoe. II the iteration OF these
false charges which bad led many mistaken
people 10 tho belief tAat tlen' was party ~ the Uud
Stitca, vhca had brutality snd cruelty Ou" ~ ~
clements he then had read tne minority report II
tlc committee which visited Mississippi Two year.
sielcd Dy Linn eli Gud n Mcdonald, oi Indiana, de-
n1uucing laWlcss acts and crime.