Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
BUTLER'S BRICK.
HAYES COUNTED IN BY FsarD.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Gen. Butler saws in
his report upon the Potter investigation: 1
have chosen to examine only the political and
party action of both parties, their leaders and
their manipulators of the election in the State
of Louisiana, where it would seem every form
of wrong misconduct and outrage possible to
be done in an election is alleged to have been
committed on one side or the other. The gen.
eral concludes that in 1S46 there was no full
and free election by the whole body of cleo
tors Of the State OF Louisiana, and that the
electoral vote ought not to have been counted
in favor Of either candidate for the Presidency
That If any legal election was held in Louisi-
ana then the ma jority of votes actually cast in
the State were for the Tilden electors and for
Governor Nichols.
That in case the vote of the State is counted
at all the votes of the ''bulldozed parishes" az
they were called, were within the fair and Just
exercise of the jurisdiction of the returning
board to be rejected in the proper exercise of
their judgment with the exception of some few
polling precincts not material to the result.
That in parts of the State other than said
bnildozed parishes, where full campaign was
made BY both political parties, the majority of
votes were cast for Packard for Governor and a
portion of the Ti!den electors, leaving two or
more Hayes electors elected.
That such count and return would have
given full expression to the will of the peo-
pie in such parts of the State as wers not af-
fected by coersion and violence in favor of
Packard and against two or more of Hayes
electors, which would have given the presiden-
cy to Tilden, as would have been the case if
the whole vote of the State had been rejected
by both houses. .
The declaration by both houses of Congress.
under the circumstances, that the State of Lou
isiana should not be counted for either candidate
would have been the best possible result to the
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to over Jealous partissns, that elections can not
be carried either by force and intimidation at
the polls or by fraud in returns, so as to avail
the successful candidate, and if SO carried by
either votes. would be rejected by the final
counting tribunal. On the contrary under the
ruling of the electoral commission, if they are
accepted as governing Louisiana every en-
coufagement is given to reckless, strenuous
partisans, to carry their States either by force
or fraud.
That the electoral commission, as consti-
tuted, has afforded no practical solution of the
constitutional difficulties attending the count
of electoral votes in disputed States and that
an exigency again arising like that of 1876 will
surely lead to revolution.
That the appointment of the electoral COM
mission was wholly beyond and outside of the
constitution. and its determination ought to
have no legal force or effect.
That the appointing of Judges of the supreme
court upon such political formation had done
great harm to the cause of justice by impairing
the reverence that the people have always Just
ly had for the integrity of the decision of that
court OF causes between party and party. and
IN undermining the popular estimate of the
stern impartiality of the court. That in all
questions it will do equal and exact Justice
under the law to every citizen, and in view be
Its III success the experiment ought to never of
tried again.
The result has shown that it is against public
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ton into political methods of action, to send
semi official partisans of larger political infu
ence on one side or the other or both. into
states Tor the purpose of controlling or adyis-
ing either In regard to how its electors shall
vote, or to advise as to the manner in which
votes OF States shall be returned and counted.
That the counting in of Hayes was obtained
by a series of gross and unjnstitable irreauIar-
tiles and frauds: which cannot be too stronolv
condemned and reprobated.
lhat 1t any title to the governorship of LON
lslana resulted from the late election in thu.
state to any one, it was to Gov. Packard. who
was legally elected. duly qualified and inaugu-
rated, and had right to the support of The
general government against domestic violence
ana lnsurrection, by which the State and him
self We're equally deprived of their lust politi
cal rights. 'N'' po''''-
That the act of Hayes as President of the
H unl.ea states IN appointing and sending the
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the purpose and instruction to act under
wh1cn II was sent, was an act wholly unauthor-
lzed ny the constitution, and not within the
power OF scope of the executive, and especially
reprehensible as its purpose and motive was to
carry out corrupt political arrangement,
asteemens ana compact on his part, made by
his friends with his knowledge and acquies-
cence and consent. the fruits of which he ia
sui ENJOYING without right and without law.
That there neither is ought to be any in
defeasable title to any executive office which
cannot be reached, re-exanlined and f':sc;-s d hy
proper proceedings, authorized h. r., ..ees to
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