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New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
SIMPLE DENIAL INsUFFTclEyT'

Mr.. Tilden's denial is as weak as ina, "a y,
his man Marble Mr. Tilden simply denies haNins I'M
any knowledge of the existence of those teleSI
he saw them IN THE TRIBCSE lie says that no p.opcd
tOn 10 purchase the Presidency was ever eouh tsle-
by him He does not deny the AUTHENTICITY OF too Ee
grams now that he has them in THE IBIbl hsxe
does not say that Il IL impossible that they eou He
been received at his residence by his man PeOu bs
reputation Does any one believe that MsrpS SIN.
have proposed To buy the electoral vote OF flcIan
no areentable TO Tiden OF that Pclton would hass
ferod 60 furnis sh the money for such purchase Re.
knowing In way, that his mastei sIsn.s Iae ds.
Tnrmer would furnish the funds } Mr.. T1idep tsen
eaimor is only fiat denial OF crime whleh ,nst sI
brought TO hls door under such strong evidence b Id
shonld protest his innocence with all the Veheni'
Peter denying Christ.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
wOOLLEY WILL TALK NO MORE.

Colonel WOOlley declines to say anytbips
further at present concerning the cipher dsparhes
and Is not even willing To explain IN what Particular,
the spicy interview published in THE TRIBUNE was in
accurate Commercial reporter made sturdy aemnt
To interview him on the subject OF the Tlden cpherds
patches yesterday afternoon, but met with VERY le
success The Colonel politely, but resoutey refused Ia
he interviewed. Said he al have said 10 newspaber
present | have denied In the most positive manner
that had any dealings with the Florida or Other
Southern electors that at variance with law and
good morals, but it that every statement make
no matter how specific is twisted around by the Repub
mean press, tortured into evasion, and made 10
mand some further declaration from me- IL would Keen
me busy from morning till night and from nigh IN
morning answering the criticisms aud misrepresenia.
tOns Of the newspapers, ana have made up nay mind
not to occupy myself that way. You must Therefore,
excuse me from not going into the subject with you
Some Of these days may have something to say about
the electoral business that will be worth publishing
aud you shall have a chance at it,"
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
A NIT roR DEMOCRATS TO CRACK.


The cipher dispatches and their translation
arc produced They are undcniaDie. The only dens
l. OF authorship and knowledge. The tact remains tna
they were sent Tdens house or to his Recognized
Cuissaries and agents. On the one hand The Repuol
cans have challenged inquiry and investigation On tue
other hand the Democrats in Congress refused ul IN
yestigatlOn, and voted only partial inquiry OF Waen
have more than enough, when ltdeb, Marble PcitOn'
Weed aud the brought To book Dy an eXanlla
un under OATH THE TRIBUNE the other day snpnilttu
the following challenge:
when any Democrat has cipher dispatch addressed 20 @
house OF Rutherford D. Hayes, sent from his hOlse o m
nepnew and confidential secretary let him bring II 10 Ih
TRlRtNE immediately II II embraces any proposition 70 H
S2OOOuO SjO0OO other sunl or any thlbs e4s
an electoral then IL VIII BE- time enough TO tk aOV
Republican dispatches
luere l. and can be no answer to this
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
A GOOD DEMOCRATIC COMMENT.
LINN Tha HIsreLnnn HstnId lRell

It is as clear as mud that The TRIBUNE
forged those dispatches ana manufactured toe Keys 70
unlock tDefr meaning They never could have been sent
from south Carolina Florida, because there
one in them places send them Mr. Weed had nothing
tn do with It. Mr.. COyle depies knowing anything
about them. Mr. WOOlly says he never was even con
suited about business and Mr. Marble denies send
ing any kilograms that contained any Improper pro.
posals. Mr. Tilden denies receiving them, and never
heard OF their existence until he the foolish things
published. Nothing can be plainer. THE TRIBUNE has
purpose of inuIing innocent IL Is quite key that
neither Marble WOOey, Weed C0yle, went south at
all II may yet appear that Tilden has no nephew
named PeltOn and tnat the telfgraphC wires don't run
70 South Carolina Florida, aud never did AT thls
time nothing is impossible
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
"REcKLEss AND USsCRUrULOUs" PARTISAN
SIIIT,
From The Savannah N.s,rs tpenm)

ITUN TTf 7TTINITT lNtI-N TI7T--.T
For some time past The NEw-1oRK TRIB-
USg been asiOnndlnC the creduuus WIN what pur-
portcd TO be- a batch OF cipher dispatches which by
some mysterious means hHd come Wto its possession,
aud whlcu according to its Interpretation the us
closed piracy the part Of MI Iildcn ana GER
tain leading Democrats to bribe the Returning Boards
OF south Carolina FLORIDA 10 make fair ana honest
return OF the electoral votes uf thOee States 80 far as
Mr. Tdcu s concerned luz TRiBrNES herculean laDors
must 20 uuugHt Ia thc iettcr OF Mr.. IideD, Wic
we publish on our first page this morning, thGt gentle,
nnn makes ful explicit and convincing DENIAL OF any
completely in knowledge OF the cipher dispatches
winch have been 80 confidently pafaded bSofe thc pun
lie This covers hy wHnc case A ueuIh 80 Glrect' cA
p.Ict aud emphatic cannot fail 10 convince AT lalt-
nInded men and hardly reasonable 20 suppose thht
even that most reckless aud INSCRIPTIONS EduitaI
nrgnn THE NEW oRK IRWUNE. Will have the audaclD
Ia PERSIST in s cturts impose the public creduIty
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
ASK PEITON TO INDORSE THIS WILL YOUl
IRON, The baltimore G0yette tDeBl.I

IL II COIICVUCU UTdI UIPHVI TUTEEIdTI WIZ
sent by Mr. Iden's friends between South Carolina and
New YORK. Weed and WOOley each ADMIT that some
were sent but cay tha hcy such were harmless
aud referred to legitimate business Among the hun
drcds o. dispatches published only few infamous
We charge that the unObectiOnabe ones are genuine
and the others deliberate fOTgerIes. IL would be easy
after having obtained these cipher kilograms and
worEcd uut the key TO have altered the genuine and
forged any number required TO mako the story good
Tue key being discovered TO read the genuine ds
patches II would be perfectly simple 70 forge others
We charge that this has been done. Where were those
alleged cipher kilograms keUt these two years. ana VINO
IL the gjarantor that they were not tanpered with
How aid the alleged Gramercy Park kilograms come
into the possession Of The NLW-YORK TRIBUNE, ana
what has the public that tney have not been
altered and new ones forged 10 Is not necessary TO
charge that TIE NEOl TRIBUNE has been party 10
any forgery, but how is the puzzle to know that IL mas
not been PLAYED upon by systematic forgery which II
nccnI.LDh renalI1 4 yanmlue dOonmenis
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
THE ONE MAN WHO OWNS UP

One man has the grace to plead martial
guilt. That Is Colonel Charles W. WoOlley, of whon
1t ia believed he undertook TO pull the wool ova
eertan PEOPLES eyes and ialied MI Woolley adms hs
health he went there the agent for Mr. Tilden ~
political way. Did not go on business Was not q
commercial traveller. Didn't 90 TO his aunt Ners
bad an uncle cousin there OF either gender H.
WoOley is the first man anybody has struck rcceniv
who has any knowledge OF cipher telegiams ~
WOOlley saw several In his time They were sepi "a
New York from Florida, and from kewYOrk 10 FleFds
Mr.. WOolley forwarded some himself He IL the oeIS
who has been found candid enough 20 say: Faihey
can not tell lie. sent cipher telegram"
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
4 DISPUTED POINT IN 4 CREED.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. 2i.-ln the Uniycr-
salIst General Convention this morning committee re-
ported upon proposition TO amend the second article In
tho profession OF faith by substituting the word
bring" for the word restore" that tho section
would read: THAT there ID one God whose nature Is
Iove revealed In one Lord Jesus Christ by Holy
sprt OF grace who viii finally bring tho whole family
OF mankind 10 holiness and happiness" Tho eomInlee
recommended the change. taking tho ground that tue
word restore" would be apt to convey Calvlnist4
notion. After long debate the report was reeced-J
10
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
TmDEN MUST ANSWER AGAIN.

from me LtO0f0ft lfsRtl.) COkFteF khep.l
Samuel j. Iilden, like almost all other men
when arTaIged CRIME, pleads not guilty 10 the
eAaTge OF attempt 10 brbe the electors OF Orda and
south Carolina, but as TIE NEW oRK 1kIBUSE pro-
duces the dispatches showing that suc bribery at
tempted and traces the patches tO SIR Tden's resi-
dence, any jury Of twelve honest men IN the land
would bring In verdict OF guilty under the strong
Gums ami il evidence. II Mr.. Tlden wants the world
bueye him innocent of trying To brbe electors and bay
the Presidency he must do something more than simply
plead " not guilty"
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
TIE BURDEN OF PROOF on rTLDEN.

ffODb Yhe BttItiHytc"
II is n noticeable fact that while here and
reSponsibty for the cipher kilograms, his best friep
do not deny the authenticity OF the kilograms and 1e
correctnes> OF the translatiOns The question: theTeV
Ia narrowed down to one considerations Had Mr Tudeh
any knowledge OF their existence at the time tho me-
Sages were sent and he responsible Tor lhe leso
tiations involved In the dispatched Upon MI IIvss
now rests the burden OF proof. The surrounding o.
cumstanees are so mplicative that, whether lustgSh
uniusty the public will naturally associate hm WI vi
the transactions II innocent he owes 10 TO hmseh
the pubc TO provo his innocence and fasteH 'H' So
where 10 belongs.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
WELL. BRING OUT THE OTTER SIDE.

THE NEW-lORK TRIBUNE is making good
deal oil capital against the Democratic party and for the
Republican party OF the cipher dispatches got pos
session of. scu by Jldeu's agents In Florida pcnd'
ing tnr count the OF that state for Presden-
ta Electors. For good reason the telegapmc cor
respOndeucc OF Hayes agents IN Florida aud tue oher
tw6 southern States carried Haycs by fraud kept
OUT OF sizhti Why is tuls NEwl lORK TRIBUNE There
are two these cipher dispatches. the one pre-
seuie is Infamous let tue other side be seen lflt
rs not worse than what has 10 light Hayes has
hrrn hNnnsLlH elccieh
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25

1nrongh the channels and by the means alleged q, :,
I ra1bIukES disclosures II viii be observed tbs, ias
cnargeo him with the translation. He does not divgody
.he original cipher; and he doesn't say the trans
- not correct He simply says that he didn a. .ga
uansiatng This is very feeble dodge but perSsnM M
s tne Dest Mr. Coyle can do This is the extent ~ ~
meets IL only with an exposure OF ira inodeorB BosE
with deserved ridicule. sN''y aud
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
A soLE1rNLY JUDICIAL vIEw.
The reply OF THE TRIBUNE to TIlden'

The reply OF The TRIBUNE to TIlden's de-
Mai ~ u.tlIby weIksO weak tnat II aruses suspicion
against the entire mass of dispatches Ihelr "thIu
u,luds uf unpr,judiccd readers, when TIE TRIBUNE
fats % bring to the support Of It's charges one parcc
of ,roof thereby yIr,ualy cUuteSSnR II has none 10
brug Mr. Tilden--I man g of recognized position -
prrs,nis fu and comprehensive denial ana YET not
b Forthcoming to establish the EcnuncuCSS
OF the dispatches. the correctness Of their translation
Mr Tiiden's connection WIN then' or even that rue
whole buslncss rOm beginning to end, Is not fa0rca
tion for partisan purposes Tie attempt on the part OF
IUF TEIBT NJ to shuttle the burden proof on To Mr.
ln Wl make every man. OF whatever politics, hest
tatr before he accepts any more OF The IRiBuA :
rhurrcs ru TRIBUNE by the very nature Ot lie reply
o Mr Tlldrns expncl Genia stands IL fact solfcOn-
dpuueu,
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
CONTRADTCTING MOSES AND WEED.
- Z a. Il I..l.l.- la.


CunDosc TIE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE's cipher
tclrglans are vuat that paper claims ana that they
prove all that paper Gains what then Inc people,
Flurida and SUutn Carolina voted Tor tire III
den eoctor. by large m1Ioties II has never been de
med that they voted aud the TACT - the oasis oi the
Jayrs conspirltOrs who say. in effect: The people
yoled FOR Tdeu, ana the fact shows they were Dlll
d0zeu." But "Tidrn offered tU buy tue Returning
pourd" Perhaps So but have knoWua colonel OF
volunteers give money 10 paymaster 10 induce MN
to pay of q gmcnt waiting To 60 nome but u was le
paymaster, and not the honest colonel. who
Naa ~ br hMmed.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
4 cArnoLiC CEREMONIAL AT NEWpoRr
lBr TELEGRAru TO THE TRIDUSE.l

NEWPORT, II. J., Oct. 24.-The Rev. Philip
Grace who ociated at Miss Bennets wedding, was in
vested with the Insignia OF the Office conferred upon him
by the Pope viz: that OF Doctor OF Theology" which
title together with the order recently obtained by
Bshop cndricken OF this diocese, who had audience
with inc Pope. The ceremony witnessed by large
number spectators The Bishop placed the cap upon
the priests head and the ring upon his finger after the
reading Of the order first IN Latin and tnen English
The Bishops address, together with the exercises was
OF impressive nature. large attendance Ot clergy
men from various sections of the diocese
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
Oh. DON'T SAY sol

From TAs Baltimore Gd1ette tDsH.)
Mr.. Smith NJ. Weed admits that he dld send
aome ciDhcr telegrGs from South Carolina IN the days
which tried mems aud poeketbooks hut nc pleads
innocent TO the charge of having talked about money
Tnis partial admission should induce IhL TRIBUNE 70
obtamed those telegrams. The dcnias thus far made
Ienyc TIN rRBI NJ ia attitude OF rascality beside
which the offences charged against the cOparceners
seeEn trivial.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
soppv cuI prrp ny POLITICS.

This is q sorry chapter in the hlstoly. "a "a
American politics The infamy OF the iransas.s an
nIy eonalied by tho denias made by some ot
Sased in the vlIlan0us negotiations. Manton eor.
Who finally received authority 10 uso SoOoOV ths
rnnf the Electoral College, 20 buy one or Eo
ELECTORS but no was cautioned 70 act with
as not 70 use tnat permission twice-that s .ooafer
two $4,000 corruption funds instead OF on IN an st.
waiting for n week finally comes out In caru sasac.
smpt to clear his skirts from the dirt OF tns sssni
ton But hs effort Is shallow. and only snsl.o
politically dishonest ones can give nis VH"
lean bill Of health.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
MIR. HAYEMEYER.s POINT OF INTEREST.


Mr.. Havemeycr could have made his story
more interesting had he enlarged u, by adding the
names OF the messenger who came and went between
mis- office and the parties corresponding through ms
name Besides who the persons he DOtitcd To dis
continue the "pTactce" because II was hnnOylngi We
nr Mr. Havcmeycr, he cross examined, would De
profoundly ignorant these ponts III n 50 convenient
not a. either the parties cpbering IN his name or
ths messengers who for tno dispatches. hr.
iInycmcyers story like OF Sylyanus Cobbs serial
tales In Inc Ledgerit Is most interesting just where
h.I InnNn nn.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
) and can be no answer to this.


UIteTIJlTI IfVfT"I
THE NEwYORK TRIBUNE OF last Friday
temperatey and cOurteousy reviewed the lildeu caIu
bu still challenged that gentleman 20 meet the proc,
offered in the captured dispatches Mr. Iidens eaiS ~,
was treated simply the plea OF Not guilty msuo a;
culprit confronted by overwhelming evidence OF gum,
Maniiesty, Mr.. Tilden has only one recourse ne %
dare thorough investigation, aud this he can nOs
undergo at the nands OF the Potter Committee N w, ri
presided over by OF his trusted friends Let s ~
der call on that friend In the hours Of his dsts
nAAah
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
THE @ ONE NJ HONEST DENIAL.

Mr.. Havemeyer found out that his namo =,
address were used In connection with cipher diane,
I'm the Tden campaign, and he, hRe an honest man
end 70 the abuse. He knew nothing Of the put
OF the dispatches, but he did not want to be
with them In any way. Was II because he was shafS
than Tlden that he discovered fbe Operation o pet
cause he had nicer OF honor thai he stonncd &
flow OF such messages to and nom his object
Park and its inmate do not appear well IN compaTises
with Mr.. HaVemeyef. F''Vn
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
PROBABLY A FACT.


There is something in the following Omin0us
utte paragraph, from yesterdays TRIBUNE, that will
send cold and deadly chill down through The spinal
column of every Democrat who reads IL: There v no
occasion for haste, men and brethren Mr. IdeD MT
Marble, Mr.. COye. Mr. WOOey, Mr Weed and the Other
coparceners will first have tar opportunity 20 state
OATH aud subject TO the pains and penalties When
attach perjury, wat they know about the cipher d
patches IL quite possible that further evidence may
tuen superfuOus. But unswOrn denals are cheap
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25

RULING PRICES STRONG IN DEATH,-Doctor: (:
Oh YOU musnI take sO serious Wow OF your Why
how old are you stockbrokeri Well. Pm seventy
seven. Doctor: Why. then, you can well live 60 be
eighty. 5tockbroker taking professional Wow OF tho
mnttcr) No, no; II Death can take mo ut seventy
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
GOOD FAMILY READING.

From Tbe Indianapolis journal (Rep)
THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE has collected its
exposures OF the Florida South Carolina cipueF
TespOndence into eight page extra, containing de-
tailed explanation of the ciphers and fui account Of
the whole business This document ought TO have. and
doubtless will have Wide circulation Aside from
It's bearing partisan politics IL hardly fail 10
the public nina TO the enOrmty of the fraud that was
attempted by Tlden and his agents and 20 the necessity
Of doing something TO prevent repetition OF the namy
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
Is TT ALL A DREAMf

Henry IIaVemeyer denies, too. lt only now
remAIus for Peun OUT and then tile country
will be satisfied that those cphers were sent by nobody
TO nobody, meant nothing ana went nowhere. In fact
Ii will very soon ne apparent that there any
such man Smith Weed In South Carolina or as Man
ION Marble I'm Florida We begin 10 doubt, indeed, II
Mr. TIlden ever ran for the Presidency. Won't THE
TRIDUNE please pinch Itself hard, and see II IL isn't
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
COYLE's EXCESSIVE INNOCENCE.
From Tbs Tfsrsldpd Leader (RFD)

Johnny COylc does not mean TO be the
scapegoat OF 1Iden after ALL He Is at once according 10
his own account only the most innocent but the most
ohd-like OF Tdens agents IN the bribery business-so
free from guile that Nephew PeltOn had tO meet him by
a telegram every stopping place on the railroads TO
tell him not TO hold Communication with Mephis-
tophclean fellow who wanted to sell aim electoral votes
fr Tldcn Like all the Of the gang COye oyerdoes
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
PERHAPS 1T WAS REAL ESTATE.


In conclusion, Mr.. WOOlley said he was here
real ana had not come here 10 sec nor
ala me expect 20 see anyone about the Ciphers-NEW
York IKiG NJ. Perhaps that half hundred thousand
best Unilcd Saes documents was Only To be used IN
IN The opcraU Uon had looked toward buying Democrats
Is easy how 1t might oe regarded IN the line OF
real estate.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
ARnuT HAYEMEYER AND COYLE.


Mr. Hayemeyer does not seem to have been
shrewd and unscrupuous enough be taken
INTO to iu % ,boo, thav ads wsa ~ "a co.
between His card most valuable, because IL ADDS one
proof the chain OF evidence that these cphe.
dlspaches were sent Tdens headquarters, and that
there was strange secret intrigue gong on AZ the ue.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
A MELANCHOLY FACT.

Prom The CtHctanOft Commercial lIndD
Mr.. Tilden docs not, we fear, fully appreciate
the real service done N by The TRIBUNE IN enhghIsn-
ing HIM the character OF the who have abused
his confidence smirohed his reputation aud bghted HIS
pI OspecLs Tor q renOlninlti ltiOn In 1850.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
YES. FOR YOU.

From The DeHyer NeiCs (DeId)
TIE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE's cipher dispatches
are the only consolation that the Republicans can lind in
the midst OF overwhelming political disasters And they
are exceedingly cOIDiortiess.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
THE DEMOCRATIC AGONY INCREASING.

DON'T YOU WISH YOU COULD BELIEVE IT
from The Portland (Ae) Argts (Dem) :.
1t il now given out that the clphef uiS-
tehes were decpnered by New-YOrk expert N crYp-
biography. The emphasis with which the denlas came
In is rapidly creating the opinion that rue dispatches
originally cphcred by some similar expert IN
ne int of THE TRIBUNE
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
REMARKS ANENr TIE coPARcENERs.
THAT AWFUL MYSTERY.
From The (Tpcinngti Commercial (ipdD

From The CJpeinneu COmmsIc'di NndD
We fear after Nephew PeltOn shall have
dlscaimed all knowledge OF the cipher dispatches
mOuruful silence will TALL all arUnnd, and the mystery
remuin thicker and more impeuetrable than ever.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
DENIALs TOO WEAK FOR THE PROOFS

The proofs of the Democratic conspiracy to
steal state direct and numerous allow :Rem
to be Overt rOwn by any such weak Inventions thoe
OF COyle, MUolley, MarD.e, Tiiden Co.
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
INKS THDEN DIED LONG

THE TRIBUNE thinks its cipher dispatches
will cause the Democrats throw Mr.. Tden overheard
Tur TRIBrS NJ Is bind indeed If II did not sec our Uncle
Sammy walk the plank eighteen months ago
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
ASK A COPARCENER.

From ms Philadelphia Press tRspD
Many Democratic papers are anxious to know
how the cipher kilograms became public. This Is mat
ter Of small importance The real question is, Are they
genuine
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS ON SMITH WEED.

George William Curtis, being asked Nednes-
day II he thought Smith NJ Weed fully answered the
charges against him In the matter of the cipher dis
patches. replied:
He evades them do the others. II reminds me OF
that famous cartoon OF Hasts during the reign OF the
Ring thieves which the plunderers are standing IN
circle and points with his finger 10 his nelghDOf
saying, {" 1t was not me that did it, but he ~
New-York tribune., 1878-10-25
MORE TALK ABOUT CIPHERS.
GOVERNOR sTEARNs ON THE TELEGRAds.
THEIR AUTHENTICITY ABLE TO BE MAINTAINED IN
COURT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.i


WASHINGTON, Oct 24.--Ex-GOvernOr StearDs, OF
Florida said TO correspondent of THE TRIBUNE
to-day that the Florida cipher dispatches bear every
evidence of being genuine, and of having been cor
rectly translated. They fit into the current OF
events, as he remembers them, exactly, and in fact
they explain many things which he did not before
understand, and confirm many things OF which he
had only a suspicion He says he has no doubt but
that their genuineness can be maintained in the
courts if necessary.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-08-17
THIBODAUX. In. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17m 1878
OFFICIAL.
To the Qualified Electors Of the
State Of Louisiana.
Office of Secretary of State, }
State Of Louisiana, :
New OrlpauS. july II. 1873, }

Office of Secretary of State, }
State Of Louisiana, :
New Orleans, July II, 1873. }
In pursuance of article l47 of the consti
tuition of this State, publication is hereby
given to the voters of this State of the pro-
posed amendments to the constitution of
this State, agreed to by two-thirsis OF the
members elected to each house of the Gen
eral Assembly, at its session of 1873, and
which are required to be published. three
months before the next general election for
Representatives to the. General Assembly
i'll at least one newspaper i'll every parish
Of this State in which newspaper shall be
published.s Said amendments appear more
fully in acts Nos. 73 and "A of the regular
session of the GenerA Assembly Of 1873,
and in act No. II of the extra session of
the General Assembly of 1873. which are
officially published for the information of
the voters. and which will he submitted to
the people at the next general election, to
be held on the fifth Gay Of November NEXT
1873, in such manner and form that the
people may vote for or against each amend
ment, separately, and if majority of the
votes at said election shall approve and rat
ify all or either of said amendments, the
same shall become part of the constitu-
ton.
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary OF State.