The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-03
In conclusion. Gen. sherman says:
GEN. DETEvS.s REPoRE.
More Money Wanted To Preserve the Purity
Of the Ballot box In the south.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The annual report
OF Gen. Devens. the do facto Attorney General
was sent to Congress to-day with the message.
Under the head Of " Protection to Civil Others"
Gen. Deyens says that additional provision
should be made for the protection Of the execu-
tive civil officers. The punishment now at
tached to resistance TO tho process Of the
United States Court" he says d" il not proper
Tomato TO the crime Of murder which. In fire.
quent instances have been committed upon
deputy marshals. because they have arrested
or cndcavorcd TO arrest. voators Of the law
II should not be left 10 tho state to determine
and enforce the penalty for m act against the
execution Of justice Of such serious character
but appropriate legislation should enable the
Court. whose authority has been dencd and
whose faithful officers have boon killed. 10 ad-
minister the penalty which the crime DIES rycs
Il is unfortunately too clear that ID this duty be
lett to tho courts OF tho Sttos II cannot ho OK
p"ctcd thnt IN certain portions ot the Union
4 Will now be faithfully and efficiently per-
on the suh.cct Of violations Of the Federal
election laws. Gen. Devens says;
me 10 bcl.cSe rsSiou. to me recent con. e .o, els5
Yen i,a 'ne ni' t,siemtt WIN we canN"' pl,seding
With a., elccunn .i.cC that tho attention tle Officers
70 iractoa. Of The laws winch had occuTrci or WIEN
m4nt De- tNltclcl anu 10 te NECESSITY 90 Doing All ~
election la some INSTANCES 10 was dcrmtd 20
ti'N' N'NN f",f sh'Wh 'N9N l'N|fitt Ni'l llihN
candtistcs Tor congress had been ntrnirl 9e"n ia
armed bands under thc specie preicxt 81 keepng the
p",e, preventing by disorder, aud ruhanism Ga. orsan
tornc Gcneri nice IS not provided Win ne means Of
laws tcucnis manly np0n te rcports of arts IN IN.
dNdua cas- made by Tie officers Of tnc department
~ regard thereto Ayainr myself ct these. well a. ri
mon 10 al. 1t i, apparent t,a in ,auou. part. of the
nlon espc aiy IN certain portions NJ The states ~
Lom.iana south carolina, Texas and Nirsuia Instances
OF unlawful g, nmnauon ana violence intended TO pre-
ANA mon tbe a. ot election rnts rsnis uv
sorted tom voting ana the votes ac.
compHhicd 10y threats and Intimidation A frequent
hillary Known as Ballot box . a wa and u cons.sii
siaE ty p.N,' nI n'i. We ine-ole We Not'
imululen' ballots and also by folding smaller ballot,
terssqd tt hos WHO lad & ea,l,.i o e s Of T hi
ID upon tissue raer and wes lcrpetrst,d IN 80 many
and Of such similarity, that At cannot be doubted that
tral directing aseu,y to defeat The vi OF Inc people and
l1,} me true result Of GIG election Tho canvass and
srcs of cowary and cruel murders the only appar.
occurred IN oaddo, fensas NalchiIoches other par
ithas been my duty to advise the proper subordinate
calculated To secure the ends vt msicc To promrtly A..
amt enforce ne authority ct the laws q the United
Wrm ihANc seen no reason 20 believe that any arrest
u,uned o. ihat lney have acted oiherw~ ,hau a. tGr
duty PLAINLY demanded The uut bring Go Justice
the Noluors oi the law has, however been followed by
system of persecution OF United STATES officers
Witnesses Who have been called to suA IN regard tothr
,,tcreS Grandchildren ms re,sance 10 t,e law.
~ the tmhd states has ia some instance.
taken the form of brutal violence. hut more gen.
galN mat Of Complaints and PROSECUTIONS uidor
c,pdnes hal has sometimes been refused 40 uNed AZ
amounts cNurlltaut that tho accused PERSONS could
motifs expected to Dee able To obtait 1hc chatact,ro II
ue'e pto-cc u'ns may perhaps be- better understood
when lts observed that large numbers them are for
alleged pcruiic- committed before United States com.
nis,n'r or tc urts OF the United states offences of
Wurl rculth clrur that the states have no Iurl..
di lion IL wlu ho my effort alry but dooliodA 10
1911 n my power otNcrutc thc laws of the United Snts
regarding the putty OF elections in tho way as AIN
its other laws and To bring tnJu,uce Those who have
violated ucm some addition 10 the uutclnated eN.
uen'eso ms department Tor the current year may he
utfhsuncd hA doing TINS thoroughly. and the means Tor
meeting these should bee provided hy Cungress l re-
snrctiully submit to the consideration 40 Congress
MNNthel additional pruNi. may not he made moro
ghtcuNey To protect officers of tile United states and
Witnesses summoned on It's behalf against eauN,les,
prosecutions, hud to enable Them To transfer the ca
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