New-York tribune., 1879-03-05


fraud in the State that President Hayes has
no title to his office; that there was bargain
by which Packard was deprived of the
Govcnorship of Louisiana and Hayes
was seated that the MacVeagh Com
mission was unconstitutional, and that
the appointment Of Supreme Court Judges
on the Electoral Commission was mis-
take. Mr.. Potter has made his report on
the cipher dispatches He says that the ncgo-
tiatiOns took place rs shown by the transla
tons made by The TRIBUNE, but that Mr..
Tildcn was not connected with them.
A DOCUMENT OF 200 PAGES.
BUTLER DEyOTEs his REMARKS ALL TO LOUISIANA
PRESIDENT HAYES AND THE ELECTORAL COM
MISSION.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-Thc views Of General
Benjamin +. Butler upon the Potter investigation,
rs embodied III his individual report, submitted 10
the House last night cover nearly 200 pages of le-
gal cap.
In order that he might not be biased in his opn-
ions by the views entertained upon the topics
treated by his associates on the committee, he says
have purposcly abstaincd from any discussion Of
them until they put upon paper. II has not seemed
to necessary to spread ont here any considerable
tracts from the evidence any extended quotations
from documents, because when closely examined far
as think the facts are Of any value, the evidence
stands substantially undispucd and ncontradicted,
although in many Of the details Of the evidence there s
most painful perpeXing contradiction OF facts sworn
by some witnesse each OF whom seemed desrous 10
contradict the other. and generally ended by contra
dieting himself Perhaps this to have been ex-
pectcd IN investigation into alleged frauds aud
wrongs, produced either BY partisan feeling OF bribery
and corruption in the several forms.
Fortunately for the examination have TO make, all
this contradictory testimony can be laid aside aud IS
not required for the clucidaon Of the main facts upon
which my mind rests in reaching my conclusions do
not intend to examine the disputed elections
or their results in the States OF South Caro-
Ina or Florida the bearing upon them
which the teegraphic communications known as the
Mr. Ttdrn aud Mr.. Hayes close that the loss of
state TO either or bOth would have changed the
result and the lessons To be learned from the election OF
1876 can as wen ne tlugnI 70 INC ihltiiIleons
student Of political history ny the examination or
one state as 0t an. nave tlQseu 10 CA1.iIHe .,i
leaders, aud their manpulaors Of election in the state
O Louisiana, where would seem every form OF wrong
mlscohourt ana ohlIdG, possOle 10 pt uou, III u 'l'
ton IS alleged to have been committed on the one side
or on the other.
The report then continues in its review of the
questions treated Of, and says that from the evil
dcucc produced before the committee the mind Of
the General has been brought to several conclu-
sons, namely:
Trst-That in 1916 there fun and free election
by the whole body OF the electors Of the state Of Louis
iaua and that the electoral vote Of that state ought NOT,
therefore have been counted IN favor Of either can
dldatc for the Presidency.
S,cond-That II any legal election was held In Louls-
Ian zen "a, majority Of the votes actually cast in the
State were for the Tlden electors and for Governor
Nichols.
Thd-That in case vote OF the state IA counted at
all the votes OF the buldozed parishes" as they were
called were within the fair and just exercise of the
4r1 Ia, Ip i'm
the proper exercise Of their Judgment with the eHcep
ton OF some polling precincts not material TO the
result.
E,ih-Tnat In the parts OF the state other than said
huloIed parishes, where fun camnalgn was made by
both political parties the mYoiIiy O votes are cast or
Packard Tor Governor ana portion .i tne Iutn
Ttnh-That such count and return TOR Whlch alone
tncr. seems any authority IN the Board would nave
given iull expression TO the viii 0f the people Ia such
violence m favor Of Packard ana against two eli more
Presidency ~ Tidcu would have been the case Il the
Whole vote Of the State had been rejected uy noIh
SIlh-rhe declaration by both Houses Of Congress
that under the circumstances the state ot Lonl,l-
date %oaId have been the best possible re-
suit to the country, because II would nave
Gcsp, ,1n54t canS0t fs0H be- cici % cher Dy force
and intimidation AT the polls, or by fraud IN me returns
IA a.. to avail the successful candidate; ana 80 car
r, by either the votes would be rejected by me ina!
counting tribunal On the cont'ary under the ru ms of
, ,ru ,t rycry cncou,as,ncut is given 10 reckless
pa usau7 10 carry h'lf state either D iotce
,Cr,,f,-Thathc Electoral Commss on rs constituted,
b. 6ordcd no practical solution OF the Constitutional
duc, attending the count OF electoral votes In dis
i',f OF sc VIII surely head 80 revolution.
E,qhH-Iudt the appointment Of such Electoral Com
mission 10 have any tn'ng 10 DO WIN toIhIht tne
votes returned for President ana ceIIc,dtuI ol Iu
United tStaes whatever, j. In 30 lar an aOdlcato ot
the Constitutional powers and duties o h' Two Houses
il wuolly yond and outside Of the constitution ana
its determination ought 10 have no Ici oIc' or 'tcl
NmH-lnat the appoiuULg Gi iue Jul-e' 1i Tue III.
prcmr Court upon such p'!ittu i'iiu'.l', u.S uo' @
great harm to the cause OF justice by HILhi tHc rev
creme hat the people have always Justly had Tor The
INTEGRITY OF The decision ui maj court {" causes p'l", IA
parry and party ana III srCrn mpa1tialify
Of the court that all questions il VIII do equal and
exact Justice under the law 10 every ciIcui ana lh
view IL, III success thc experiment Ought never - O'
Tehrhc result has shown that it is against public
policy and tcud- to bring elements OF corruption INTO
noca methods action, 10 send sem ohcdi ARTISANS
t large polIcal influence one side OF the other, or
both INTO states ior tue purpose O cohttouhS or Ad
VlNln% either ih irtaid 10 now i, ill., -" f St,ra.
To advise a. to the nan"cr in Wh'h ' votes ol H'c
shall he returned and CJuutrtL
L1r,nia-Inat the couuuus in OF Mr. HayoS was OBJ
tanned by series OF gross ana uAl" lItsuhdi
t~ and frauds which cannot be- too strongly c"hH'WHei
"' II any title 70 the G1ycrnor,hipo Of Lou
iapa resulted from the late ec non IN thai Hai" 10
any one il was To Governor Packard who was legally
,r' ,Iiy Gua,itc,l and lntIgura,cd. and had right
H. the support of the GcucrH Government against ""-
mcstIc violence and uSurrccuon, Dl "hch lh' H."e
AID himself were equally deprived oi 'htiI just I'c1'
Ih,reenH-TIat the act of tNr Hayes "a President OF
Iyh Cnin pi..n,, DOW Ia Louisiana. for the purpose
and under the instruction 10 act under Whcn II was
nt ia. an urt wholly unautaor.Zed by the COnstitu-
,,, and NOT g ittn the power or scope ~ the TX
cliyr and especially rcprehcnsble' as lts p1rp"se
and iuoiiyc "a, to carry out a corrupt political arrange
,,crt oyrcorurnt ard COMPACT his part, made by
i,s friend, win his knowrdgr AMI acquicsccnce and
consent the fruits OF "ic Ho - 81" 'D'''"e "''"''
night ana against law.
That tucre neither il nor Ought TO be any
ndeir.,ibr ritc to any executive office which cannot be
REACHED r,c1amined and decided By proper proceed
Iu. authorized 10y Congress To be taken ana ucdld ut
mately before the supreme judicial court
MR.. TIIDEN NOT RESPONSIBLE.
VI AIILMII MADE TO Deny IMk bAMAGNG FACI