The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-08-07
||9swH At TAE POTrER INNESTIGA-
TION HAS ESTABLISHED.

a
riON HAS ESTABLISHED.
Nothing can exceed the happiness with
which the RepuLllcan papers are professei
I ~ animated Whenever they discuss The pend
I ing investigation of the electoral frauds of
Ela16. A resume Of the unpleasant facts
which .he Potter COMMITTEE has proved be-
yond successful rcbuttal. however, affords
saad warrant for Republican cAhilaration.
inside from demonstrating the truth of what
cyeybod, has believed for the past niue
teen nonths--tl,at the electoral votes OF
gflorids and Louisiana belonged to 'rilden.
I o,lgb given 70 llay es--tie committee has
csaily eslalsLshcd The icilowing points, III
d"t.iI. touching I.ouis,ana. which are rcca.
pitu!aied by the Wash ngtm Posr:
!. thata conspiracy was entered into by
certain lRepublirau leaders, the d jsct hes
ing to hold no election ~ East Fellciana,
Grant aud oihe: Democratic parishes.
2. That lie fact that no isepublican
votes we're yast III llast Feliciaila MAS hot
due 20 intimIiaiieii. - alleged. but Was
onIn io Auderson's advice TO the Repub-
llcail leaders uot to vote. aS III would haze
bepcr effect than all the afiiiavus that
cuuld be- produced. VIZ" '#zfs' isT1 avn.
3 hat io- a periad of twa days after
,heclecti"' tho l,cpnLl,cll Leaders admtt.
ted that Tllien sul Nicilnls had carried lhe
State by heavy m.jdriiy.
g. That When IL became evident that the
elecI1n of Hayes depended upon the result
Of tie STATE. deliberate preparations were
made Tor the Farpasc of defeating the will
Of tie people as expre' sed At the polls, -
). That ln pursuance OF this plan, pro-
te Is. forged aud altered 10 suit the rcca.
sinu. were made for the parishes OF E,s,
and " est Fcileiana. whereby a DemUcrai>
lr .rajiriiy of aver 2 $40 was changed to q
Republicau majority Of Jtht.
e.. That thc. Supervisors of the abovc
nanlcl parishes wcrc prevented by prowise>
Of reward made BY J"hn Sherman and 9th.
err from exposing such fnrgeries. -ststr.
"a. That uu the 18th day Of November.
When tie rrrarniug board proceeded 10 sum
up Tie result Of their iabnrs. il was dIsc,,-
vcrcd that while Packard and lieluIlfcan
Lrg,sraturc were elected. Hayes was dc
tcatcj. sxs
s. That after tic above date.. and IN or,
,lar "a, ..evnrr the cluVtvrsl ,a,e for Hayes,
forged pros.Sis wsr. a,sde tor RichiaHsl and
other parishcs. and the returns fran La.
fayeite aud otlnr parishes 50 chaUscd as to
increase tic Republican vote. IT.
. That aiidavits bearing fictitious
uanes. ama the uaine> uf dead men. were
manufactured N the Custom ln,Hse. airl up>
uu such aiiliasits various Democratic pol !
were thrown ont.
10. That the acts shove reciicd We. {
kn"wn To same Of the visiting statesmen. aud
received thrW approval. ug
II. That tho rle,,toral vote If the State
as rnuntei before the two houses oil Con
errs., wasa forgery.
IL. That John Sherman, now Secretary
Of the Treasury, aud at the time the per-
: nal Representative Of Mr.. Hayes. was gull
~ nf snbord,nation Of perjury.
IS. That the leading parties necessary {,
a comtlrti'n of the fraud were promised b,
TN pruityiinn aud reward. @r E#aes ~@*
Ii That tho frsudulent President. il
{ hiillmant Of Sherm tn's and Nnyes' pru
misrs. las rewarded yiIh office ever, scOun
lrrl r",n,t~ted with the grea: crime III b"tI
flo,lda aud l.uuisiana. -@sI -
| Is. That Stauly Matthews. a Republi
can Scnainr from Ohio. and ,Iu usiice ll"rlan
p Judge nf the Supreme Court, had guilt,
knowledge Of the iraululc"t transactions b
which the yote of Louisiana was stolen. All,
personally interested themselves to rewar,
aud protect the criminal<. .t
ii. That Senator Morton and Genera
Garfield. ho'h mrmhers of the clectura
commission, knew when they voted 10 cnuu
the vote of Louisiana for Hayes that il wa
10th fraudulent aud forgery.
"a. That Senator Kellogg. who as,iSte,
at tie fogcry II the Louisiana returns. ha
sine been guilty Of sscrctiug the witnesses
Is. That not one IL the criminals VIII
assisted to perpelrate the colossal crime O
the age has been punished: hut that all bu
twU--numbering over q hundrei---has
hech provided with off ies BY Mr. Hayes
direct order or request. aud IN some case
BY and through bis continued aud persi,
tent interference
With few exceptions these facts are prov
cd. exclusive 1T the testimony Of either A
derson or Weber. notwithstanding that th
committee has ouly fsirly entered upon il
task.
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