Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-31

I, the poll 80 close as to render it prol
able that one or more Of the Tide
electors would have q majority
There are other parishes where OF
ganized intimidation was not so ger
eral % in the parishes named, thoug
in single election precincts
was effective. The parishes wher
formal protests have been filed ar
Bienville, Bosier, Caldwell, Franklin
Grant, Iberia, Lincoln, Richland an
Sabine. How far the proof in thes
parishes will sustain the protests W
cannot judge until the evidence j
heard before the returning board
: We arc now collecting testimony a
to bulldozed parishes. 1t seems NOR
like history Of hell than of civilize,
and christian communities. Tn
. means adopted are almost incredible
but were fearfully effective upon ig
norant and superstitious people. Tha
you would have received, at a fai
+ election, . large majority in Louisi
ana, no honest man can question
That you did not receive a majorit,
is equally clear, but that intimidation
: of every kind and nature, provide,
. against by Louisiana law, did ente
, into and control the election in NOR
, election polls than would chang,
, the result and give you the vote
, believe as firmly ..as that write
this. The difficulty of gathering thi
testimony and putting it in legal form
has been very great, but believe ha
been fully met. The whole case rest
up the action of the returnin,
board. have carefully observed
, them, and have formed high opin
ion of Gov. Wells and Col. Anderson
, They are firm, judicious and fair, as
can Judge; thoroughly honest anG
conscientious. They are personally
familiar with the nature and degree
of intimidation in Louisiana, and
they can see that intimidation, organ.
lied as it was, with a view to throw.
ing out republican parishes rather
than endangering democratic parish
es. Our little party are now dividing
out disputed parishes with view OF
careful examination of every paper
and detail.
| Many are impatient of delay, and
some have gone home. We will
probably be able to keep about ten
here. We have incurred some liabil-
tiles for reporting. printing, &C., but
hope the republican national commit.
tee will make this good, if not VIC
must provide for it ourselves. We
are in good hope and spirit, not wish
ing return in your favor unless it is
clear that it ought to be so, and are
not willing to be cheated out of it, or
to be bulldozed or intimida1ed. The
truth Is pslpable that you ought to
have the vote of Louisiana, and we
believe that you will have it by an
honest and fair return according to
the letter and spirit Of the law OF
Louisiana" JOHN SHERMAN.
To this Gen. Hayes responded:
COLUMBUS, Nov. 27.-MY DEAR
SIR:- am greatly obliged for your
letter of the 23d. You feel, am
sure, as do, about this whole busi-
ness. A fair election would have
given us about forty electoral votes
at the South, at least that many; but
we are not to allow our friends to de-
feat one outrage and fraud by anoth.
er. There must be nothing crooked
on our part. Let Mr.. Tilden have
the place by violence, intimidation
and fraud rather than undertake to
prevent it by means that will not bear
the severest scrutiny. I appreciate
the work doing by republicans who
have gone South and am especially
proud to acknowledge the honorable
conduct of those from Ohio. The
democrats made mistake in sending
so many ex-republicans. New con-
verts are proverbially bitter and un-
fair towards those they have recently
left. trust you will soon reach the
end of the work and be able to return
in health and safety. Yours sincere
ly, r. B. HAYES.
ATLANTIC Grey, July 25.-General
Garfield testified that he went to New
Orleans on the request of General
Grant, to witness the count and see
fair play. He learned from ID. A.
WSbca ulvse-~la..t wOot E-l:~:--
parish matters than from anybody
else. Weber said the whole trouble
there was because of the democratic
state committee advising the forma-
ton of rifle clubs to intimidate the
republicans. Garfield denied the
general statements of E. l.. Weber
regarding the visiting republicans.
He characterized as q lie the state
mcnt that he or anybody else had ad-
vised the returning board to stretch
its power to the utmost with a view
of throwing out democratic votes.
General Garfield expressed surprise
when told that Amy Mitchell had re-
counted her story. He said Amy had
told him the full particulars of her
husbands murder.
Butler here directed several aues-
tions regarding the validity of the
Packard government, to which Gar
field replied that he thought Packard
was honestly elected, but that the leg
islature reversed the result in his case,
thing which they could not do re-
garding Hayes or Kellogg, even
though the legislature had once seat
ed Packard, yet the opposition did
not lose the power of contest. Butler
persisted in asking if the MacVeagh
commission did not go down and
break up that government, ETC., and
Hiscock objected to this as being out
side Of the scope of the committee.
Springer said that General Butler
had proposed to show the existence
of q corrupt bargain by which the
president was counted in and to over
throw the Packard government, and
questions relating TO the overthrow
of that government are pertinent.
Potter said he did not favor this
line of inquiry. He thought the peo-
pie of Louisiana were justified, in
view Of the action of the returning
board, in making the best arrange
ments they could to secure the state
government; but as the inquiry had
gone so far, and rs he had no power
to stop it, he ruled that the question
should be answered.
Witness, answering Butler then said
he knew Of no order OF troops to
maintain the Packard government,
beyond the current history that the
troops were ordered to prevent blood
shed. He did not understand that
the legislature ever declared Packard
elected beyond the right of contest.
The further examination of Gene
raj Garfield was postponed till to-
uOTToWs
Secretary Sherman intends to
prove by Louisiana witnesses that in
timidation existed in Louisiana.
ATLANTIC CRY, N. j., July 26.-
The Potter Committee met this morn
ing, aud there was q larger number
than usual of auditors. Gen. Sypher
recalled, said he could now say he
had seen Senator Sherman's sigma
ture in autograph albums. Witness
told Of the opposition to Packard in
the convention which nominated him
for Governor, and Of the lukewarm-
ness of many prominent republicans
during the canvass, they holding that
undue influences had been exerted to
secure his nomination. In converse
tion with republican speakers wit
ness learned that at Feliciana, Mon
roe and Shreveport stones were
thrown at them in addition to other
indignities. Witness said to the best
Of his recollection he thought when
Weber showed him the Sherman let