The New York herald., 1878-02-26
THE RETURNING BOARD CASES.

GLOOM OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS OVER
ANDEnsoN's sENrENoE-FAvoRABLE PROS
PEcrs FOR PARDON.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.l
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. rs, 1873
The sentencing to-day OF General Anderson to two
years. hard labor In the Renitenary has gloom
upon the republicans here. The leaders say
there is guarantee for any one OF them, as they
may at any time, on any charge, be arrested, tried
and convicted. They point TO the Indictment OF tho
Returning Board and also that OF Assistant Attorney
General Dibblc, Senator Dave Young, Tax Collector
Laner, ex-Auditor johnson and others, who have
been indicted for embczzlement OF public moneys,
and profess to say these wero done on political
grounds when the truth politics had nothing to do
with them, they having been charged on purely Grim.
inal points
THE PARDON QUESTION
close canvass oil the Senate here, Of democrats
ana rcpu ubcans goes to show, however, tnat Gov
crnor Nichols should pardon Anderson he will be
tanned Iney, OF course, decline to express them
selves upon ihe subject as the matter may come DO.
lore them, but still thors is little or no douot but that
large majority would sustain the pardon, which, II
has begun 10 be whispered in influential circles viii
be granted
PETITION OF WELLS, CAsANAvE AND xENNER
TOR THE TRANSFER OF THEIR CASES TO THE
UNITED STATES COURT.
New ORLEANS, Feb 25, 1873
Tho petition for the transfer the Of Wells,
Casanave Kenner TO the Circuit Court sets forth
the following reasons
That said Superior Criminal Court for tho parish OF
Orleans In state Court and prosecution upon said
cnarge against your petitioner 10 still penang IN SAID
Court ana has not been tred, ana no nnal hosrng
iormea ana now exists Tor the purpose
OIL institurug aud carrying on this prosecution
sas' aseo OF this Conspiracy conspiracy oonsp,ra,ors nave nave
conspred Tor The purpose OF impeding hindeIing and
preventing judicial tribunals where said prosecution
pending from enforcing The equal protection Of law
to your petitioners; that said conspira,ors arc ini-
peding and bindcring the due course of JUS
tce and are hindcring and preventing said
judicial tribunals IRON enforcing equal protcc-
tiou OF law 10 your petitioners; that they eau.
prosecution Is penoing the rights secured To them by
the constitution anu laws Of The United Statos, pro-
vidIns Tor the equal civil rights Of cnzens OF the
United States; but the same are denied ana cannot
enorce IN sad tribunal the equal protection OF law.
They pray that said Gaze be reminded from said
Superior Criminal Court Tor the parish Of Orcans TO
the United states Circuit Court Fifth circuit
and district oil LOUISIANA as provided by law, for trial.
There Is anldavn annexed 10 the petition sct,nx
forth tho TRUTH uness and correctness OF tho above
facts sworn to poore W. G. Lane United States Com
missioner, February 23, 1878, BY Wells, Kenner aud
Casanave.
FEELING IN ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESS
sIoNAL CIRCLES.
WAsHiSGroS, Feb. rs, 1873
No official dispatches have reached the government
with reference 10 tho sentence OF General Anderson
by the Criminal Court at New Orleans, as Is ascer-
tainec by inquiry both at The Executive Mansion
and at the Department OF Justice. SO Tar as
tho Administration is concerned there have
been no expressions OF opinion regarding
the results OF tho TRIAL to warrant a statement that
could in any manner be regarded as sem-ofncaL The
impression generally is, however. that General
Anderson and his friends Will not be content
10 rest with the present determination Of
the proceedings, aud that ultimately the case
may reach the Supreme Court Of tho United states,
though IN what particular shape or by what process
IS not intimacd II cannot be an unfair expression
oil tho prvatc sentiments OF tho members OF tho
CABINET and other prominent supporters OF the ad-
min istraton TO assert the existence OF opinion
that tho prosecutions should now cease
VIEWS or MEMBERS CoSGREss.
Some OF The members oi Congress TO wnom tho In.
telgence was made known expressed the hope that,
while the law had been vindicated IN Louisiana, the
government OF the state would pardon Genea al Ander
son, which, they thought, wouid have q good effect
among both partles and remove, 70 some extent all
exlsling unpleasant iecinG