Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-05
Gen. KUtler,s C0nclu>iDn, as a Pot.
yer EIrvcsiiSatOr.

The views of Gen. Benz. F. Butler upon the
fo,ter investigation, as embodied In his indiyld-
night, cover nearly 300 pages of legal can In
commencing Mr.. Butler begS leave to pur uDOn
record the results to which he has arrived upon
some OF tne more important matters submitted
10 the investigation OF the committee and mat
lerS or fact and process of reasons which have
led nm 10 the following results: .'From the evil
dence produced before the cOmmistee." he SAYS
my mind has been brought to several conclu-
s1onS, namely: That in 1876 there was no full
ara Tree election by the whole body OF tue
electors OF the state OF Louisiana, and that the
electoral vote OF that state ought not therefore
10 nave Oeen counted in favor of either candi-
M dale Ior the presidency: That if any legal cleo
tlon was held in Louisiana, then the ma i0rity
OF the votes actually cast in the state were for
llloen electors and for GOV. Nichols That in
case TIE vote OF the state is counted at ali. the
votes or the 'bulldozed parishes as they were
cal.ed. were within the fair and Just exercise of
TIE jurisdiction OF the returning board to be
rejected IN the proper exercise OF their iudg-
ment. with The exception OF some polling pre-
clLctS, not material TO the result. That in the
Hart OF the state other than said bull
was made by both political parties the
majority OF votes were cast for Packard for
governor and portion of the Tilden elecors.
leaving two or more Hayes electors unelected
lhat The electoral commission as c0nStit
has atlOrded no practical solution Of the con-
stituti0nal di1iicuitieS attending the count Of
electoral votes In disputed states. and that an
eSlgency again arising like that OF 1876 -. VII
surely lead TO revolution. That the appoint
ment OF such electoral commission TO have any
thing to do with counting the votes returned
FOR President and Vice President of the United
whatever is In so far an abdicatiOn of the con-
Stltutlonal powers and duties of the two houses
Is wholly beyond and outside Of the conSttu-
tion. and It's determination ought to have no
legal force or effect. That ihe counting in OF
MI: Hayes was obtained by a series OF gross
and unjuStifiahle Irregularities and frauds.
Which cannot be too strongly condemned and
fepIobated. That ii anI title TO the governor
snip or Louisiana resulted from the late eec-
ton In that state 10 aDy one it was TO GOV
erDOr Packard, who was legally elected
duly qualified and tnaugurated, and had a
right 10 the support or the general govern
ment against domestic violence and insUr-
recton by Which the state and himself were
eqHallA deprived OF their just political rights.
That the act or Mr.. Hayes, as President Of the
United States, i'll appointing and sending tue
McNeagh commission down 10 Louisiana for the
purpose and under the instruction TO act under
which Ii was sent was an act wholly uuauthor-
lied by the constitution, and not within the
power or scope OF the executive, and especially
IeplehenSlble, as its purpose and motive was 10
carry out corrupt political arrangement,
agreement and compact On his part, made by
his friends, " ith his knowledge anG acQuieS-
cence and consent, the fruits OF which he is still
enjoying without right and against law. That
there neither Il, no ought 10 be, any indefeasi-
bic title o any executive Office which cannot
be reached, Tc-eNamined and decided by proper
proceedings authorized b. Congress TO be taken
and heard alternately before the Supreme Judi
ci3s Court.