The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-10
PINClIBACK'S RESIGNATION.
PROyfNG THIT HE mn 4 BETTtR IT,
1LE THAN cor KELLOGG.
The Inconsistency Of Hcpubucnn Senators
who voted him out mud u cIiosg In-'rhc
Returning Board Frauds again Exposed.

The Inconsistency Of Hcpubmcnn senator.
who voted him Out mud Kellogg im-rhe
returning Board Fraud" again Esposed'
WASHINGTON, Dee. 9.-The following IL
the lcttor Of r. u. :. Plnchback to Gov Nichols,
Announcing his retir,n,nnt fran, tho contoat for
',,~ " ~ '"' Wv ~ ,Vi
scat IN tho Onltod states senate as senator
from Louisiana:
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"AS"iNNI"N' ~ =" i'''' =, 100"
10 70 FfeDerI, f"r'r NtAT', "pr'rno' n Ne StHs
h'tN""
SIR On the i4th day Of January. 1879 | WIS
cloc,,J Iv thc Goncrnl Aaa,,,tiv 81 "a, S,,,, ~
t,,,t, ,-,',, So, ,,'..' ~ v. . "
i'ou'S'ah" onteu nutes o'h"'or lVr tue torh
beginning March 4. 1873. and my credentials.
duly signed bv the Govcrnor and Mt.
"O "o'V,""i % "nu a'
tested by tho Secretary OF state. with the
seal OF the State attached, were presented
~ ,ho Soo,,., -, a., If,,i,,, s,o,,. ~, ,h..,e,t
W ''' "v""'' W NV o"''ou '''''s' 'h '"o iotn
ot January, 1873. and pending the action OF the
United States Senate on the credentials OF 1873.
V'V'i "i'''' "'H"' w '''on'Vu any ii'cFu IVY
IN the nrst acton. the General Assembly OF
Louisiana reelected me senator rs though in
cnse ~ n vacapcv and nv sncond credentials
y, a'""', "iu NY 9"''"" ''r'oh'lh7'
duly signed by the Executive and attosted 10y
the Secretary OF State. with the seal Of the State
.,,o,,,,t ,..o .,D,',i a., ,h So, To- r,h
"''"'"'.' W. W. h''9o"''" " '"o ''"'''' !" ,o"-
ruary OF 1870 the senate passed on my credeh-
tas OF 1873. and by vot. of % to 81, re-
soNcd that L. Is. ). iinehDack bc not
seated senator from Louisiana for the term
Of six years from March 4. 1874" leaving.
n.vnrth.l,as tho ,r.d,uti,ta of 1873 stiu l..
-, "a, .,,, 49, =,
i"r' 'n" H'h"e' anu tlo "tie 'I'a'ru ny ihe
In my nrst c,u,est ,,ss r, raLl. T., ,bc votcs of
certnin K"puhlirnn S.untors and ON lin. nIl,,,ni
rrnind thnt the il,,tnrning Rnnrd thut e,nvc .nr.
Tin .,nt,s in the nrn,her. ~ ihn General Nsann,.
iIy nf is78 was unnonstit tutinnnl and thn I",is
,,r ,, ~, io,o q, We , ii,. anu Wh t
rr,sinutnis ~ s7i s,il nnnd aim. b,forn tb" Ssn
Mo nnd il, ,,fsrrin,, frnr, H., a'tirn ~ thn S,n"
tors abnyn r'fnrrnd Ia rrlntiyn a. IN" nowers
and decisions Of tho Electoral Commission. nni
u,nrn rnr.utiV fr,u th.ir snnttuy u illin,n piu
A. t1 the rnnstitttinunl tnv,rs of the
Knurninr BonrI In thr matter ~ crrntin.,
A Iegi-lniure had underl.ono "A change / de-
t.rmiusd To- mako "A s,.roni contest fnr nv sent
Privileges and TlnttiOus I'm ,luliug thrr, Ra-
publican mcmh,rs have hnwryrr reportod
that Jnuns /, Eu-fi. il lawfully entitled la "A
scat ia tho United states SENATE Tor the uuex-
under the circumstance t. continue this con.
t.st and hy n -eoninAly fnrtI ON. opuo- ION
,mharril~s Nr Iu-ti- and dpuriye TN, Stutr ~
hNr due rpple-.utptiou | uoW RESPECT fuily t.n-
der to you. ~ Chief Executive OF Louisiana, my
resignation.
deem IL proper in this connect ION ns n mat
ter of ltst tD uA self and t. my friends Ia I
rect attention to the exceptional action had In
my ease. especially ~ the same appears in con
trnst " I'M the pronut and nnrtisnn sut.nnrt ~
Gov. Kellogg. | admit that there were irrrgu-
urltic- nfta hing T.. the constitution of IN.
General Assembly of 1873 II such "A character
IA 10 uut In question t. some extent the legal
-iutu. Of said tinu, rnl Assenblv liz rtnfn.
h.r- boro rrc,i,nflal- from IL Il turning
T1nrI whose l.rai ,harn't.r was d"ter,
mlusl and r,aSl,niz.., hv th,. Snt,rnt,..
Court Of Lou siani, hut from the opposition