Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 7, 1876, Page 2

IR e b bt e A1 e S e e e R b i A 1 FIS T L i % gy e B2VS 7 T'HE CHICAGO TRIBUN el before tho Electoral Calle; Counael inform- ed the College that Aldeich wished to tako part in the_deliherations, and to protest npninat Henry N. Bollace taking ang part. _Roawell Farnham object- ed lo hearing outalde partics, and the College ceeded to ballot, Aldrich offered hia votes for Til- den and Tendrickn, but they were refused, Flve vates were declsred tor Hayea and Wheeler, AM- rich called the speclal sttention of the Chalrman to tha fact {hat e had offered Ly votes (Icurf:u Nicholas was appointed niessenger to eaery the volex to the Presldent of the United States !l‘m\ltl Tho Qallega refused to hear anything from cotineel for Aldrich, and adonrned. Aldrich submitted n * protest o the Klectors of Vermont againat th of the Hoard in penntiting Sollace 1o vote, snid ex- . cluding him from voting, * Aldrich asked Nicholag fo earry bls vole {o Washington and wae refused. e then sppolnted himsell messenzer, and aigned hlsown certifienta of his vote, svhich \was in com: mon form, and gavo Nicliolas notice that he should X0 to Waahingion at the same timo ho did and rotent his vote, and fight It out in Congress. Al- i¢h has not been &worn in as an Elector. UAODA ISLAND, Panvinrxcr, N, 1., Dec, 6.~The Electors of thin 8tate met nt Gristal this afternoon nr}:l c)’:': Corlla thelr votes for insen aud Wheoler, —Mr. deckined the position of Elector, snd the vacancy wan fillcd by electing W, 8, Slater, Wwho was also ¢letied by the General Asscinby, CONNEQTICUT, JAnTronn, Dec. U, —~Tha klectoral College voted for Tilden and Hendricks, MATNE. Auavsra, Dec. 6.-The Maina Electoral College voted for Hayes and Wheeler, NEWV HAMPSIHILE, Cosconn, N. 1., Deo. 6.—The Electoral College cass thelr votea for tfuyes and Wheelor. ILLINOIS, THE ELECTONS YOTE FOR HAYES: Special DispatcA to The Triduna, 8rarvorieLw, 1)), Doc. 6.—The Ilinols Elect- oral College met at the State-1lousa at 11 o'clock - this morning to cast the vote of the Stato for Pres!- dent and Vice-President. Gen. A, C. Fuller, of Toone County, was chosen President, and the Hon. J. M. Dalloy Sccrotary, The membera wore all preaent, and were sworn in by tho Sccretary of . Btate, all taking tha 1ron-clad oath, A Commitieo roported the cortificates In duc form. Dal- loting was then entered wuponm, tiventy- .ona votes being cast for llayes for Prestdent. The sccond ballot gave Willlam A, Wheeler an equal namber of votea for Vico-Presi- dent, The result in bbth cases was applanded by * pumerous _spectators, Tho Hon. Alexander McLean, of (cuunmw( , WS by ol cnosen mes- renger, Three certlfied copaes of the proceedings - and the vote were then made, and credentlals as wmessenger to Wahinzion glven Mr, MoLean, A committeo was appoiuted to nutll‘(]ov. Hayes of the actlon of fhe ficctors, and the College then rdjourned, nftee (he membdors had daly drawn their pay for the performunce of tholr important duty. 'i(hn Committeo mnbsequently sent tho fol- lowing memage to Gov, 1ayes: Bymixar(sno, Tl Dec, 6,~70 Gon, B, M. Hayer, umiyuz, 0.:'The Electoral Collega’ of ‘Tilinols has iven fts twenty-ona Eluctoral voies for ‘Gov. it . o o T , of Uhlo, for President of the United States, and o Willi3in A Witeeiir, of New York. for Vice-Drestont, in ‘The Eiectoral Colicg&scnds 1ts warmest congratulatwns, 1,0U18 BUAPFER, FRANKLIN COlW1N, Michaxs, DoXANDE, Committes of tho Eluctorai College. ———— WISCONBIN. THE BLECTORAL COLLEOB. EBpectal Dispatch to The Tridune, MAnsoN, Wis., Dec. 0.—At 12 o'clock to-day the Presidential Electors met at the Executive rooma in the Capitol. The ten persons chosen by tho people—>Messra, W, H, Hiner, Francls Camp- bell, T. D, Weeks, T. D. Lang, 1, L. Downs, C, M. Sanger, Charles Lullng, J. 11, Foster, C, B. Solberg, and J. M. Knapp—woro prosent. Mr. Hiner called the Board of Elcctors to order. On motion of Mr. Campbell, Mr. liner woa chosen Chajrmsn of . the lard, and Mr. Lang made Secrelary, Afcasrs, Weoks aud Cump+ bell acted as ‘Fellers. The roll of Electors was called, and as the name of each momber was called hie dopoaited a baljot anid declared for whom he voled. Un connting the bollot it was found that tex voles had been cant, and thst al) of them were for Rutherford 1. Hu{e- for President of the United States, The roll was again called, and the members voted In thesame manner for Willism A, Wheelor, of New Yof2, for Vice-Frosldent. MICIIIGAN. TNE ATES ELECTORS. Epecial Dispaich to The Tritune. Laxsizg, Mich., Dec. G.—The Kloctaral Collego convened to-dny in the Scnats Chamber, and or- ganized by clecting Willlam A, Howard President, #nd D, L, Croraman Becretary, Jlenton Hanclelt, ona of tho Elcetars, being absent, the vucancy was flled hy the election of D. L, Crossnwn,” The Flectors then cast thelr votea for llaycs and Whevler. Delos Wheeler was elocted micesenger ‘o Warhington, TENNSYLVANIA. UATES AND WIEELER. Bpeciat Dispatch fo The Tridune. Hannignung, l'a., Dec. 6.—The Pennsylvania Blectora met In the Sennte Chamber to-day. Danlel J. Mormll belng sbaont, Henry A, Hoggs was chosca In his stead lector. 'The nnautmous voto of the College was cant for Rutherford B, Hayes for President, and Willlam A, Whecler for Vice-Presldent. Willlam Camorun was selected to act as messenuer to convey tho cortificate of the Collego to Washington, —— NEBRABKA. NAYES AND WIEXLER, Special Dirpaich to The Tribune. LixcoLy, Neb., Dec, 6,—Gen, Silas A, Strick- land, Gen. Amass A, Cobb, and Gon. Alex I, Cenner, Pretidential Electora-clect, nsacmbled at the Caplifol hero to-day and cast the voto of Ne- ‘braska for Hiayes snd Wheeler, Gen. Stricklund was appolnted messenger to carry the vote (o the Prealdent of tho Senate, OHIO.. YOR NAYRA. Cozuunus, 0., Dec. 0.—Tho Ohlo Electors as- semblod at the Senate Chambor at 12 o'clock and , cast thelr twenly-two voles for Iayes and Whee- lor, Benjamin §. Wnde was unanfmously chosen - & ihe mewsengor tocarry the oililal notieation of he result of tho vote to Wasbington. — ARKANBAS, THE ZLECIORS. Lrrrix Nocs, Ark., Dec. 6,—Tho six members comprising the Arkansts Electoral College met at the Capitol to-day and cast 6 votes Sawucl J. . Tilden for Presldent. The Hon. Foindexter Daon, one of the Klectors, was chosen a8 messenger to carry the voto to Washington, OTHER BOUTHERN BTATES. NORTI CAROLINA. Ravzion, N, C., Dec, 8.—~Tho Kloctoral College of this Stato met to-day and cast ite ten votes for T11den and Hendrlcks, 'Tho procoedings were all 1in due form, snd no objectlon was made toany of tha Blectors & hiad peen Intended. e ., A8 LCIHMOND, e ec. fora for Virgl L 6, caused by tho absenco of I, W, , one of the Electors n mouu vois of the Electors was cast for Tilden Hendricks, E eascogor. DELAWARE. WiLwmaTox, . Del., Dee, 06,—The Delaware Electors met a¢ Dover to-dsy and cast thelr voles d lendricks, and sppojated Johu C. for ‘Tllden Gonlor nger. o Me! Al MonTuoMERT, Ala,, dricks. L. Q. Mead, was clected Mesvenger, KENTUCKY, LovisvitLy, Ky., Dec. 6.—A Frankfort a #ays the Staic Kloclors met thure to-day s thilr vote for Tilden. WEST YIRGINIA, Wneeetng, W, Va,, Dec, 6. —Tho Presidentinl Klectora of this tat - cast thelr full ive votes for Tildon, TENNESYKE, Nasuvierg, Tenn., Hendricke, MINNESOTA. KEPUBLICAN ELECTORS, 81, Tavt, Mino., Dec, . ~Tho Gvo Electors of 2 o'clock (noon) to-day and The Ilon. elected measenger o comvey Minncsota et al castithelr votes for Hayes aad Wheeler. Btephen Miller was “ the ofticisl notidcation to Washingtlon, INDIANA, TUB KLEOTOUS, Inpuaxarous, Ind,, Duc. 0,—Ths Electoral College orgauized to-day, with Thomas i1 Harri- son Presidont and Willlam D, Bynum Hecretary, Hendricks, snd ‘The vote was caat for T'llden ane John 5, Coleoy was chosen as messenger, COLORADO, A PROTEST Deaven, Coly, Dec. 0.—~The Presidential Elect. ota for Colorado met hero to-dsy and cast their yoles for Fisyes and Whoeler, aud appolnted Otto Mears mesagogor. Tho Legislature to-day adopted the follawing by , & nearly unanimous vote: 1675, porinitte: , b the 13t day of August, 1879, upde fEkeas o the 1at sy of AuRl tup W 1 and by vire of tLe provielins o wE ol L ro- action ‘T'he Proaldontial Rlec. a met In the State Capitol to-duy. Allen was electod to dli the yucanc, ;ull l“ dward 8, Oregory was appoluted LABAMA, Des, §.—The Democratic ZElectors wel to-day aad voted for Tllden and Hen- eclal cast et Lo-day at this place and Lec, 3.—The Tennessce Eletiors nied and cast twelvo votes for Tilden and Wusgxas, By act of Congreas approved March 8, WX Im{meu (Dt ho psople uf Culorato shuuld 10 foru kDd OTyalizs & Blate Uuverainent, er which act & Constitution duly frawed sud pres s Tut day uf July, 1670, Tatiged and 38l vg te, sald L W the Constivution sad laws o1 (he Usiied Htsicst 4 vty he Preatdent of the Tnitad Btates dld e matian aimiitiie the &iate of Culorain Into it Tnion on i cqual faatlna with 1he orfRinal Stat Wirngas, Wa liava tearned W that the Hotse of Reprreraiati ' in Congress tink res fused, And stil] dock refuee, anr duly-olected member, the 1on. James B, Delford, s seat andt voto In el Hotixe, anil, helitving #a'wa du, that Be was Jegally eleeteds and'tliat our state 16 dufy eatltied to rull eprescatatioin in Cangrom; dieretore, Be (¢ ltenlcpd, Tiy tho ftouss of Heprescatatives of the State of Colaraio, (he Scnnta concurtlig herel AL we, A the representailves of th peonie of o, d hesey Boar CATICRILY Drotest agatnst thia | vuica o A wrang () doprivini oat peoplo of rulce Iy gzreet of 1lie natfon, et that our eald ntative be tecotved ag 30180 & memuer of Congress from the Stai of Colarado, Lieaoloed, Timt & copy of th1s resalutlon be forwarded atonea by felegraph to onr Beariore In Gongrest, & thiat an enrulicd cony healso sent by matl with 8 request thint the same be prescated 10 the House, Spectat Dipaieh o The Trid Spectal Dixpatch to The Triduns. WAsmriioN Dfmu.. Sec, 6, —Tho Colorado Electors fefegraphed here fo-dny fo sscertain whethier they abould inclose thelr ballots with thetr certliicates. * Answer was made that it was imma- terlal. Thera {8 o sich requitement uf law, WIAT SOME DEMUCIATS SAY, Democrats llke Holman, Sayier, and Cox charac- terized the Action of their paity in excinding Colo- radc as a diagracern) binnder. lHolman faye his purpoee tn moving an adjonrnment hefore the vota was taken was in order to gain time for wisor coun- scls: but ho had to swithuraw his motion to prevent. crowdiug out Ilewlit’s resolntion. The Diemo- crats now ray that the Judiclary Cammittee will enudeavor to correct this binnder by un early report 1n favor of scating the Celorado ™ Ilepresentative Colorado men here sy that the insuit thus cas upon the now State will reault In making it perma- nently Republican, An ofliclal of tha*State De- partment fhias carefully oxamined the history of all the new Btatoa elnce Jows cawme in, and declares that in no case nm an enablingact so hiterally com- plicd with as in that of Colorado. KANSAS. THR ELECTORS, Torexa, RKan,, Dec. 6,.—~Tho Kansas Electoral Collega mot to-day and cast thoir voto for IHayes and Wheelor, J. I3, Johnson was nppointed mos- songer to take the vote to Washiugton, NEW JERSEY. TILDEN, Tnxatox, NoJ,, Doc. 8.—The Btato Electors mot to-day and cask volead for Tildon and Hendrlcks, . ¥, McNeoly was appointed messen- ger. NEW MEXICO. REPODLICAN DELEGATE ELECTED, BANTA F£, N.JM,, Dec, 6,~'flio officlal canvass of votes polled n New Mexico at tho recent efec- tlon givus ltomero, Mtepublicnn, for Congrees, 90,6917 Halidez, Demoerat, 7,418; llomero's wa- Jority, 2,173, THE PACIFIC COABT. CALIFONNIA AND NBVADA. 8ax Fraxcisco, Dec, 6.—The Republlcan Elect- ors mot at Sacramonto lo-day and cast tholr yotes for Haycs and Wheeler. Gon, J. P. Miller v.as lpFo)nl_ed TosdEnger, ‘Iho Novada ctors met at Carson and voted for Ilayes nnd Wheeler, andselected R, M. Daggett messenger, CRIME. STAADEN. . Kpecial Dispaich to The Tribuns, WAUKEDAN, Dec. 6,—1'ho Staaden trinl has beon in progress in tho Circnit Conrt of Lake County sinco Monday morning, The chaln of evldence on the part of tho prosecution was pretty complete, although entlrely clrcumstantial. Fifteen wit- nesscs woro examined on the part of the proscen- tion, and twelve on the part of tho defense. 'The folluwing facts were proven tlearly by the proscen- tiun: 'Phat Mr, "Thos. R. Gould, formerly In the cmploy of 8, I, Jlarriz, & safo manufneinrer, went l% Br. Standen's store about tho middie of the weck beforo the fire, for the purpose of sellin, him & eafe, and forumd Stasden sewlig the cnds of rags togetlier, which lot of rugs were produced fn court, where witnesa identlied thom as being the eamo ho suw him eowing, sud which were sworn 10 by Detective Dixon, Serat. liathaway, snd others, A3 befng the same thal were found eaturated with ketoseno In the bullding on the morning of tho fire, AMr, Fred W, Bemer testided that, onthe Sunday afternuon previons to thetlre, ho noticed wome Tignid rannlng down cn the skle of the bullding, which proved to be kerosene oll, Mr, A, Kulinen und another witness testificd 1hat some timu proviony to the Staaden fiee, Standen had *old theia it was an casy maiter to have a building Lurn, and the party committing the act might be o8 far awayas Milwaukee when the firo wonld break out; alao that In kle opinfon o great many tres weie ret, Mr, A, Spratt, dealer In” furnitire, testiod that Standen's furniture was not worth to exceed $780, and Mr. 8, M. Moure testifled that the Insar- ance covering tho samo was $1,000. The butld- ihgw value. wan estimated ' by several to be ahont $3.000, on which thero lwd been $5,000 Insurance’ obtained, Who stock was 11 the same proportion. The defendantappencs to have heen in Lake View at tho timo of the tire, and, on thin ground, the efenas sought to prove an allbl, Thld cut no Ngure, however, s tho fact of hiaholng at Laka View'was admlitted by tha p{«!ncuflnn, bat Wis provious acts were ciearly shown, B At tho close ‘of the testimony Mr. Teed waived the opening, and Mr. J. L. Willlams took tho lead, followed by Col. Shirley, and Mr. Rued closed. ‘The jury have not yet relarned, SIOT AND KILLED. Mrurnts, Tenn,, Dec. 6,—Dr. J, C. Thomas, cted with tho Misslesippl Central Raflroad, 2y shot And killed at Water Valley, Mi: last Snturdsy by Conductor Logan, 'The Jutter reated, * Tho causo of the dificuity is unknown, ROBBING MAIL-BOXES, Spectat Dispateh to The Tribune. LAWRENCE, Jan, , Dec, 6. —T'wo boys, 10 and 12 years of nge, wore urrested thin evening for ah- ateacting lettors from oun of our city mall-buses, the mouth of which was large enouzl to admit un arm, Gomo fifty letters wero thus infercepted. ——— FIRLES. AT PLORIA, TLL. Special Dizpalch to The Tridu; Pronta, Ill., Dec. 6,—The firo last night at Yell & Prancls' distillery canght from somo defect fn & furnaco-flue. This |8 the orizlu of the fire eo far ascan bo pacertained, All the outouildings were ‘was completely d, The I urance cotipanics ls gu}nm, divided ax follows: Pheuls of Hurtford, 1,500; Aitna, $2,0005 Maphattan,$1,6003 Liver pool, London & Globe, $2,100; Et, Paul, h'l.(m Amarzon, $1,600; Franklin of Pennsylvania, £1,500; Flre Aseoclation, $2,500, i AT BT. LOUIB. 8. Lovis, Mo,, Dec, 0,—The famliuro cetab- Tshiment of J, I, Koppleman, 814 and 816 North FIrth srect, took fire botween D and 10 o'clock to- night, and was nearly destroyed. Loes ou stock and bullding eatimated at $40, 000, inaured $30,000. Tho pawnbroker's shop of J, J. t on the nouth, was cruslied by erritt, dtnluln Inlling In, ons 80,000, partially fusured, Nono of the insurance can bu aecertaineil to-night. IN CHICAGO, ‘The alarm from Box 520 at 8:20 yesterday morn- inu was causod by some easily-scared person who witnessod some hoaters In a new bullding at No. 227 Park avenue, Oficer Howe yosterday mornin; fire upon the roof of No, residenca of Jolin Cush & burniog chimuey, 1) Al TOND DU LAC, Spectal Ditpalch to The Tridune. Foun pu Lac, Wik, Dee, ¥, —A\ firo this morn- Ing destroyed the dwelling of A, 1), tioddard, defuctiva flue, Lows, $1,2003 luwared jn jrard of Philadelphia ror & et OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youk, Dec, 6,—Arrived, steamship Clyala, from Glasgotv, * Lokpox, Doc, B, —Stosmehips Melvetla and Atea. tla, from Now York, and Moravian, from Monireal, hayo arrlved out. % oxtinguifoed a 101 North Anu sirest, the iz, cauved by apatke fruin 2o trifilug. Steamer Intrion, which sailed from Liverpool Saturday last for Doatow, hae pub back with a bruken shatt, ¢ Bournasrron, Dec. O,—Steamallp Ilermann, from Now York, hsa arcived. Bax Fuancinca, Dee, depattury for sydiey delayed Wl to-marrow, pending repairs, I Sty LOTTERY DRAV/ING. Loviaviiie, K drawing thero Lo-night uuo.) was drawn by tcket £5,250; 42, AU0 draws §4,200. 500, Thu Urawlog was comploted by midnight. BURNED TO DEATH. Bpectat Nispatch (o The Triduns. TBLoouinutoN, 11l five, thi—Al torday, a daughier uf a0 dosiib et cloties atove, Sho lingered twa hpurs in ureat pain, Di 1o The mDuMl Hpecial B7. Louis, alu., Lico. Mesu County, Felday i eapltul ohn Jon vening, Muttle Iltcdmon, o sped 11 yenn’, atteinpied 1o blow out the flame of alawp, wien it exn)ud:d, sotting fire to her dr Bl run out of the house, was catght by a nel Yor, and the dro smotbored, Luf il Do adly burued e e bt Baath fa fai oure. ———————— FINANCIAL. s, Dec, .--Pingrec, obbers, announce thelr itive arv vod kauwa, [} o Oakland ferry- ‘ot Copitol struck thy steumer Austruila. viouming down the clty front, this moiutug, and the latter SHINGTON. Senator Sherman’s Report on the Louisiana Campaign. How the Democrats System- atized the Bulldozing Business. Extracts from Orders Issuing froin Democratic Heand- qunrters. Which Acoounts for the Murdorous Tronsactions in Certain Parighes, DemocraticCongressmen Much Demoralized by the Document. The Petersburg Resolution Occu= pies the Session of the Senate. SIIERMAN’S REPORT. DEMOGRATIO DIBCOURTEST. Spectal Dispaich 5o Tha Tribuna. Wasnixatox, D, U., Dec, 0.—The ilouso Demo- crata to-day succeeded tn accomplishing a purposo which lies very near thelrhearts, They nsulted the Trestdent of the United States. The Preshlent saw fit to send to the Ifousa tho report upon tha Louit fapa sltuation, presented by Senator Sherman, Gen, Garfleld, and the viaiting lupublican Com- mittea from the North. ‘Ilie report was nnaccoms panted by any recommendation from the President, The Democrats from tho outact scemed detormined to show thele mulico by somo disrcapectful action townrds his communlcation, but there was not nnlty in thelr connclls, Holman, directly the mesenge was presented, moved that the House ad- Journ, Mr. Bpringer moved that It bo referred to the Loulslana Committeo, 'Tho Ropubilcans, feeling the indignity abont to Lo cast upon the Prosident, rescoted the motlon to adjourn, and forced a roll-cail on it. Pending this roli-call, there wera frequent excited cone ferences among the Democrats. The resuit of this wae that, boforo the roll.call was finally snnotinced, # great many Democrats changed votes, voting agnlust adjuurning, and thus defea ing the motlon, THE RESULT OP THE GONPERENCES wasan agreement that Mr, Wood should exprees ths great contempt of the Democratic party for the Impartinl statement of tho Vialt- Ing Committes by moving to tablo it withont printing. This, Wood, *who lLns always proved himself brave in the abaence of danger, did with his most courtly and con- temptuous sncer. For hiy cavalier manners, in- sulting to the President, he wan loudly applanded on the Domocratic side of the Chamber, and it was noticed that In this applatse the Democrats from Loulslaua conspicuously joined, The Republican ranke, however, wero still full enough to force the reading of docaments, and it is thus incorporated in the uilicinl records of Congrese, ‘ 1T WAS TUE FORIOSE of the Democrata in making the Louislana Com- mlttee consist of ffteon members, to divide It into Sub-Comimnitices, cack composed of two Domocrnts and one Republlcan, and to send one of them into cnch of the five bulldozed parlehes, The To- publlcana who have returmned from Loulslana way this will be Impracticable, a8 Republican witneseca in those parishes conld not Lo prevailed npon to teatify. The Intluences which overcamo the Repablican voto thore would sup- presa tho trath, Kvery white man would swear that the clection was entirely peaceable and with- out intimidation, whilo the negroes would not dare to tell why they votod the Democeatie ticket or shstained from voting, and especinily a8 thoy would bu consclous that when the Commliteo had gone nothing woull stand botween {hem and THE VENGEANCE OF THE WHITE LEAGUE, They 8ay that anly such as chose tho protection of the New Orleana authoritios, and who never ox- pectad to return to thele hames in the bulldozed arishes, conld be Induced to testify. In view of I’hl- conditivn of aflalzs, eome af tie Ropublicana who have visited Loulslana have advised their frienis In the Committee not to gotothe bulldozed parluhica, GEN, GARFIBLD returned from New Orleans (his morn(ng, and was in Lis sent Inthe ilonse during theday, 1fe do. clined to verve on tho lorids Investigation Com- mittea. Mr. Woodburn, of Novada, was nppolnt- el tn hls pluce. The Iepublicans generally were unwilling to huve thelr nowly-choset luader absent himself at this time, conéidoring that his eor- vicea In tue House' woro of much moro lm- portanca than ey tould be mpan any investigating Commirlee, Gen, Garfield thinka that If the Speaker denlrey him to go South it wonld haye been mnch niore proper to huve put him upon the Loulslana Comimiitea than to sond him to an. entirely new field, 1le eald, in cunversation to- duy, tho Itepublican delogution that went (o New Orleans became entirely convinced that the State belonged to fuyen nud Wheeler on u fair connt, and was watisfied that the deciulon of tho Hotarning Bourd was duly sustained by the evidence, TUH PLAN OF TILR DEMOCRATS, be sald, forcarrying the Stute wasto rolect two strongly Mepublican sections, and to produce there auch 8 condition of terrorlsm o8 (o destroy & large part of tho Republican vote, If the parishes thus treated ahoultl be thrown vut fl;e({ belleved that the remainder of the btate would show a msjority for their ticket, and if they shonld he connted, dt would be all” the more favorablo for them, - Makiog & comparieon with his own State, tha Ueneral sald §t wasas If the Dumocrats In Uhlo shonld select hiw district on the western reserve, which gives a good Repub. lican majority, aud so vitiate tie election there by force and frand o mnko that mliu!lty dlllk- pear, Then, au the Republican majorlty In the whule State {s only sbont 6,000, they would bave naure thing in canc the district would be thrown out ur whould be counted, In Louisluna there secmed to be TWO DISTINCT OYCLONES OF INTIMIDATION, one with ita centre In Quachita Pacieh, near the Arkansas line, and the other centrelng in Enst Folicluny, not fur south of the Blizaloslppl line. The lufluence of thess cycloues extonded Leyond their periphery, ihat is ontside of the regiou shere rmurders and outrages were ncsually committed; tho blacks were for u consierable distance prevented from voting by thetr alarm at hoearlug of theso crimes, The Democeats i a1t the bulldozed parlehies organlzed reyular Hullllml cluby, to whichsll the older men belonged, and nearly avery ono of Whese clubs hnd us nn active adjunct a rile-club composod of the fu\mg. who rode throngh parishes anned and unl. ormed, and performed TIL WOIK OF BULLDOZING, Tho forays of hodics af mounted mon were sys. tetnatical, urranged nnder Iustructions from the State Commlttee, The Instructions, howerer, recommended that thera should be no intimidation, which, under thy €ircamstances, was a protty strong hint that the Committes expected and do. sired the very thing they deprecated. Tu com. pote the werk of intimldation, the Demno. crats stationsd ot every poll & person known anom o mpotter, Lept & bouk, and warpe thele 1 1f any mun was cotrageous enough tu vote lu the (aco of this threatthe Demogratio h(- statuders ezied, 't Spotted, ' which was suficlent, in uiost cusea, to doler the more timld from cumhlx up to the poll, Une 'm\nt (en, (arfield makes In referguce to the afiduvits taken by the ltepublicans in Now Qrleans, which appeatd 40 ba new: ¥lte ke davouy Those sfiiitus Al by the Domuarata g3 exparte, They wuuld 20 under the of wost Ftates of the Union, but in Loulsiana the commuon law does not provall, s Btate having adopted the Code Nopoleon, or clyil law, under which ench party (0 & canso {akes his own ali- tuvite aud submnits them to the other side, 1t the , Doc, U.—\ epecial from Frankfort to the ngent of the Aveociited VFresn il Louleville suys of the Kentucky Cash Distelbution prizey, 321,0 6: 41,438 drawa 40,1310 draws $10,+ Lexinglon yes. ® [arnior, Way 10 death by hes clothes cutchling firw from a AL Jumustown, Mon- 0 caave deall [n phreo Vooda & suspens opposinig party does 1ot GAtor upon thein croess fons ‘which o wisles to usk the . wit. the truth of the sfidavits is consid. nowledged, Phe - Democrats in New Orleans were gives an opportunity of rootug thin teathnony aud cross-exanuning the wilneascy, ‘he Nepublicans desired wrml of ali the testimony 1aken h{ tho Deuiocrats, fn order that thuy might append it to thelr report with thuir own tesiimony, and have it submitted to Conwress printed; bl V. l':h'r‘x(er. on hehalf of his [axsociate TUE BAPORT. . g Tu the Western davicialed Press. Wamittsuton, I, Dee, 8.~The following ‘ho message which thy v seut to Cougres Yo the Senate and Iowss of Representalives : I have the hoyor fo trunemit a fetter, accompanied h( wlumun{. addressed to me by the Hon, John Bhernan und other distingulshed citizens, in regard 10 the cunvass of tho vole for Eleciors in the biate of Louislans, B, GuanT, reuTive Mansiox, Dec, 8, 1874, 1 Tho letter tranamlittea by the President is an fol. 0w the President of (he Luited Stalea: 1 ]Jur- of your requost thut the unduraigned shonld Ut New Orleans, aud thero witnees the canvass, by the Noturniug Doard of the Btate of Loufalans, of thu yotes cast fu that Btate for Elcctors rolusod af Preatdent nng rerldentol the United States, wohiave performed that duty, and now most respecte fully report that on onr arrival in hat city we found reveral 1n|||lnmen who camo representing Republican Staic orzanizations, who nve throogh= ouf co-oparated with thosa who went at yonr ro- «neat, und whore names arg also appended to this comunicatlon, Tirtween the chl]emen tepresenting tho Demo- cratic party and oureelven A COMIESYONDENCE IN WRITING ensued, a copy of which fs appended heroto, Tiet- erence to it will disclose thatn conferenca with tta for the purpose of exerciaingan Influence upon the Returning Baned was declined; upon the ground fhat the nnl{ dnty devolvod on us was to nitend hetora the Honrd, carefully note its procecdings, and Snally report & faithful history thereof, with #uch oplifona concerning the samo na truth and Justice should demand. Such report we are now ablo to present, and we take pleasurs in stating that our abllity (o _do so Is due to a conrteay and kiudnesnof the Returning Doard which entitls its memters not only to onr thanks, bat ta that confidenca which n Jitst public oxtends towards every trihunal which dosires that ali its procecs Ingw'shionld be daly prerented to public urrnlln{. Tt was our carnest winh that this }nuhllr,lr{ should e attained, but we should have felt u deficscy in requesting any privileze not in harmony with the unago of the Honrd. Ve were, huwever, relioved from all embarrassment by the ““’S"’“’ it formal Invitation, horeto annexed, delivored to us, and ta the f&'nllemcn who attenided at tha request of tho Uhalrmen of Democeatic Comwilitoos, inviting the attendance of five gentlemen from euch deleantion na spectators aud viitnessen of the proceedings of the Hoard, and this fnvitatlon was accompanied with an ofier to furnish stenographlc reportars, no- lected by each Committes, to hoe present and make A FULL REFORT of all the proceedings and festimony, and canse dallg publication ghereol Ly the press. ‘The underslgncd made “arrangements for that purpaso swith the Pmprlelol’l of one of the dally newapapers printed in New Orloann, and thus, per- haps, there and elrewliore, have been enabled to give ‘such proceedings and testimony the wiilent rcilntlon, In justice to tho loard it should nlso s stated that this privileys was freely accorded by its members without solicitation, and that tho cordially united with us in,the desiro to have sl lhnlt‘nmnccd!nfs published thrm;fhunt the coun- try. 'Tho scrutiny fnvited by the Hoard HAB BEEN CONSTANTLY EXEHCISED day hy,dng‘., Both Committees have hoen In ate tendanco befors the Board with their atenographic reporter, and, In addition, a privilege tendered to Yoth Committeen of Inviting gentlemen from Btates other than Loulzlana has been several times ayalled of, As tha returns wero opencd, whether contested or not, tho pavers nclosed have been freely ten- dered to the Committoes for examination, and have n!\mll{ boen cnrnlull( inapected; and, as a menns of daiecting any pussible changes In the re- turns after loaving thele respective parishies, both Committees were furmished by the rospective parties with statements of the vote as ciahied y them respoctively, that by comparison It gt ba - Enown J1E any > aliatahon been made In the returns to bo Fnaueu upoti by the Toard, with which statement the returnw uauslly nmel. Whenever 11 was known to the Hoard that a return wae to be contested, the attornoys for candldates fntereated wore aent for to be prese ent at the ceremony of oponing, and,’ when such knowledge was uttiinabie nulr by fnwpection of the Inslde of the packugo coutalnlng such returns, these attorneys were Invited to bo present before any action wad taken upon it. There wero thus secured In this mannor THD PUBLICITY OF ALL PROCEXDINGS of tho loard, the most careful ‘scrutiny of every packnge of refurns tlioy openod, and a1 oppore 1unity for candldutes inelsting pon the validity of returns to appenr personally and by caunsel beforo the Board, inmany Instances before the returns were openud, and §n _cvery fnstance _befare nctlon waa takon npon them, 1t has been botioved (ulte unustal to give such fulll and widespread publicity to the proceedings of a Keturnlng Board, nor do wo think that better moans for permunently re- cnrfllngnverfi word and act of its membors whilet engaged In the dischargo of thelr dutles could have been afforded thun wore onjoyed. Hnving 1hus proscated A “statement of (lis means accorded of wiinussing the cunvass, 1t may bo well to stato brieily tho canses which led to the creation of such a Board in Loulsiana, and to call atiention to the stutnte which duvolves on It powers and dutles of great public fruportance. Tho white peo- ple of thut snd other Suuthurn States had, by their rebelllon, forfelted ull right to representation in Congrons, or to any pacticlpation in the Governs wment of the Unlon, nnd had been compelled, an o conditlon of resuming thelr former pos Itleal rights. to assent fo thu constitutlonnl anendments by which, in hostllity to their will, those who had been but lata thele slavea were made citizans, and, although 1t was thewr duty to submit 1o thia ‘polltlcal reoryanization, the annals of tha South, and ecapecially of Loulsians, discloso a wideaprend and persisient dotermination of Its ruls ing whits people to PREVENT THE BXERCISE OF TAH ELECTIVE FRANCILISE l»{‘nm colored race, excont _aubject to thelr will, This wna manifested by violence, outrages, nnd wmurders porpotrated {n that State just pre. codlng 1 Presidential oclectlon of 150B, Thoy i b atated in Wi jon: various Congresslonal Reports, From theso it ap pears that over 2,000 poersons wero killed, woundod, and otherwise injured, fn that Stata within s few weeks of the Presidontial election of that yoar; thst haif the Glato was overrun by violeuce, midnight ralds, aceret munrdera, ond open tlots, which kagt the peoplo In coustant terror, until' the Repnblieana aurrendered all claims, and then the eloction waa carried by the Democracy, The Pazlsh of Orleans, ‘which contained 20,010 voters, 15,020 of which were colored, and which in tho spring had given 13,073 Republican votes, in {ug fall cast for lien, Grant but 1,178, a falllog off of 12,705 votcs, Riats pro- vailed for weelis, Mling Now Orleans with scenes of blood, and lu-Klux notices woro scattered throughout the city, warmng colored mon not to vote, " Iu the Irish of Caddo therawero 20§ Itepublicans, who, In the spring of 1888, carrled tha parish, which ' fu_the fall puve to Gen. Grant but o:a vote, und thero alvo bloody riots oc~ cnrrol In the Parish of Salnt Landry tho Republicans had o reglstered majorlty of 1,071 votes, and ln tho apring of that year cartiod it by 078 votes, whilst in tha fall not i vote was cant forGen, Grant, whilat forSeymourand bialr the Danocrats cast tho full voto of the parlsh, 4,787 votes, and thera oc- cucced one of the Ulacdiest rlots -on rocord, in which tho Ku-Kiux killed und wounded over 200 Kepublicans, hunting and chasiug them for two days «nd nighta through fields and awamps. Thir- teun captives wore TAKEN FROM JAIL AND 8IOT, and lJ»(Iunf twonty-fvo dead bodiew was found buried In the woods, Ilaviog thus conquered tha Nepublicans, and killed and driven off thelr white leaders, tha mawes were ‘caplured by Ku-Kiux, morked with badges of red flannels, curolled in clubs, led to the pollsand cumpelied 1o vots the Democratie ticket, after which thoy were given certificates of the fact. ‘Thesn aro some of tho outrngos which marked the pathiway to political supronisty of thoss who Lut & fow years beforo had obtatued the mercy of a Government under whoso luwe tho black Repub« leun and white Democrat wero entitled to equnl protection, 1¢ was but natural and _just that the colored ruce should unito with and” clingto the yarty to whose principles they owed frees llumnnu‘pm(uullnny and this scems to have marked their political couree frow the timothoy wero glyen tho elective franchiso, and their lintory In Lonlsi- ana has hut Sllustrated this whorever they have heen left free to vote as they plessed, until a radi- cal chaungo could be cifected’in the nature nnd pur- poses of tnose who had been thelr owners, and who rupudinted the fdea of being placed upon terms of civil quality with them. 1t was evident that A PA(R BLROTION COULD NOT BB HZLD in parishes contalning any considerable mujority-of colored votes, aud heoco the act of 1!{7(1 fcquictced li by ot polltical "particw, and amounded {n 1872, wue passed creatlng a Tteturning Board authorized to slt in New Urleans, Tuving sipreme authority to canvasy the volescast throusbout the entito State, ond uuthorized, if convinced that riot, tunult, acts ot violenco, In- timfdution, armed disturbasce, Lribery, or currupt {nfidencas had gru"nlud voters frowiregistering, or had mutarially Interfered with tho purity or freo. dom of the election at any poll of votlng-pluce, or had materlully changed the result of tho clection, ) 0 EXCLUDE TIIB VOTES cast at such polia or voting-places from the final couut. 'Thia law, with wainc amenduienta not ma. terinlly chunging its nature, is that under which tho present Returuiug Toard of Loufslans {3 now orgunized and sits, 'Phut some such indopondent tribunal was uccessary for the protection of legal voters, and as 8 ch upon tho violeuce and in- timtdation which had Letore prevatled throughout the Blate, no onc can deny. 1t will be seen whon tho statite organtzing thls Board and defining ita dutles [ oxamined, how Inadequale are it provislons to afford full relief agninat tho * wrongs was dedlgned to proven ‘Plhns the powers of the Boardare limited to the r iucllon of votes potlcd fur the causes stated, whilst L cuntiot in any case add o the returns votos which waould haye been polled but for Intimidation, vio- loncw, ete,, mentivned. 7o Nlustruto the unders sigucil iif rofor (0 tho Gro parisiies of East and West Feliclana, J2ast Laton Rouge, Mozohouse, and Onnchita, which sppear, as the ovidenco dlsclosos, t luve "beon cepccially seieciod for tho perpotras on 0 BUCH VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION aa should bo necesrury to pravent the lepublicans (mmcnuug‘ny cousiderable vote i elther, in cach and all of thesothoro ls o Jarye Ropublican majority, In all of thom the ‘whity_volers reglstared for this yesr uumbered 5,134, tho colored, 10,244, & majority of 8,110, 1f, by in- timidatlon und vialence, the Demvcrats coutd we- cure in cacliof thesa parfalies a majority, an e ensy ain would thuy b achieved, 10 It the Bourd should, upontle Pauvass, reject the vols of all, 1t wuald ba _powerloss to adinintator that com- plete Justico which would conylst only i declariny 10r Wlie [tepublicans such wajority {n each parly &8, but for intimidation and violeice, would ave con cast for thelr candidates, ‘The law, thorefore, in thin but provides a partial and inadeqnste remes dy for grave wrougs from which the colored coplo and white Revublicans of Lonhiaua inve long mutfered, and when the proof taken b{ tho ' Dosrd §s esamined and welghed, it will Lo found, ns we believe, thnt (L returns by it cxcluded for the causes montloned are generally from polling-pluces which, but for intimidation, violence, outragy, snd murder, would have given lepublican pinjorities, thercby groatly tnln? tbat declared by tho Board, n comsllering its ‘pnwnu and dutles this impor- L in, 1 tant featuro of the law should be borno coustant- Ly Iy “mind. for wiitat toat trlbana) wnay, upon proof, aud In the excrelss of judicial discretion, ro- Ject the votes for the csused meutionud, It connot, iipon to dolng, Futurn auy bt actualiy cast, It will. therefors, readily occur 1o ony ous that s careful selection of ‘the political wansgers of erlain parlahus kuown 1o bave largo epublican majoritfes for scone of Inthinidation and viclance, 1u the belief that other parishes within the Btate THURSDAY, DECEMBEIS 7, 150, would onable them fo carry it for their party even ahould tholr majoritica ln tha patishes thus selected ba rejected, might well hea faverite method for achieving riicceas, and an wo proceed it will be an- Phrent that anch an tiio modo adopted {0 carey ontalana for the ~Demacratle party, whilst from tiio very nature of the mischief 10 b’ romedied the Inw codld but purtiaily repnir it e atatulo un- dee which the lonrd actalaso framed an lo pros hibit the rejection of the volas cast at any poll o vot!ng-placa nuices certaln anlemn formalities are 'l:rll.cumpfledwuh. which must be eupplemented THA TESTIMONY OF WITNESAES. The statute organizing the Board dociared, In substance, that **wnanever fromn auy poll of votfug~ laco thard shal be roceived by the Board thostata- ment of any Supervisur of Registrntion or Commis~ alancr of Election, confirmed by afidavita of throe or mors citizens, of any riot, tamnlt, Acta of vio- lence, intimidation, armed disturbance, brivery, or corrupt Inlnence, Which prevent or tend to pros ventn fairand peaceful voto of all the quaiifed voters entitlad Lo vots at auch polls, the Bourd shall procecd to investignte {he facts, and if, from suclh such atatementa aud afidovits, they shail bo con- vinced that such cavieea dld uot inaterially interfore with the puelty oud freedom of such clection, or' provent & _ aullicient mum-~ ber of quallficd voters from = voiing to materially change the resultof the election, then auch Yote ahull be canvased and compiled; hut If they are not thus fully convineed, it shall be thelr duty to examine further testimony In regard there- o, and to that ond shall have power io send for porsona and papere™; and if, after oxamination, thio Board whall e convinced thnt such. acts of violance, intlmidatlon, etc., did natorially inter- fero with the pirity and freedom of elcction at anid poll, vr did prevent a aufiicient namber of qualided votera from registering or voting to materially change the result of the election, then the loarn shall not cAnaes or complle tiso votcs of such poll, but shall exclude It from thelr returns, Nothing can be more simple, more just, than these provieions, Thoy are, for tho reason befory atated, inndequate to secure the administiation of n comploteremedy, foritmay bo fafrly suld that If, Dy reason of violence s Inthnidation committed in the interest of one political party, tho adhcrents of anothor are restralned from toling throngh fear, an aquitable remedy, 1f practicable, for tho outrage would be to count In favor of the Injured overy vota they loat. The ascortainmient of thls Deing, however, difficult, thostatuta of Lonisiana has provided only - for the rejectlon of votes, ond ft {8 worthy of remark that the moet flagrant cases submlitted to the Doard have, as proven, ocenrred in “urllhcu whero the Republican reglatorod vote, which would have undoubtedly been cust but forintimidutlon and violence, iargely oxceeiled the registored voto of_the Demuerutic party. . Wa have thue alluded to some of the, causes ‘which led to the eroation of thio Doard, and have aiso calied attention Lo its dutles and tho proaf upon which it is suthorizod to act, It s a tribunal estabilshed by the Jaws of Loulalnna, entiroly in- dopendent of any othor State, orof the United States. Itis cm}mwued. mmong other things, to canvass and iinally detormine TUE NUMBER OF VOTES LUOALLY OAST for Electora nq‘mnldnntnnd Vico-President of the United Statea, but in the discharge of that duty it acts exclusively under the autharity of the laws of that State, thu Constitution of tho Unitod Staica having ileclared that each Btate ehall appoint, in auch manner as the Legislatura thereof moy direct, & number of Electors equal to the wholo namber of Senators aud Reproseniatives to which the Btate ml{ be entitled in the Congress. Not only s the action of this Board fndependent of Stats or Natlonal Inws other than tuose of Loulslana, but its determination as to the votes cast ond candidates eiected 1a final, and SUNSTANTIALLY CONCLUSIVE, a5 appears from a decision of the Supremo Court of thatStato, as reported {n the twenty-fifth volumo of Lonlelsus anuual reports, wherc tia Court, ot page 208, eays: **No stafute conferring upon’ tho courta tho power to try cascs of consested elections or Litle 1o oftice authorizes them to reverse the actlon of the lteturning Board. 1f wa were lo as- mumo that prorogative, we shonld Lave to go still fucthor and revise the retuens of Supervleors of Llectlons, cxamine tho right of * voters fo vote, aud, In short, the Court would be- come io regard to such cascs & mero oflice for the counting, compliiation, and reporting elcctlos returns. ‘The Leglslaturo has seeu proper tolodgs the powerto declifo who hamor who lins ot boen eiccted in the Rotuining Hoard, It might have conferred that power on the Courts, but (tdid not. Whether the Jaw be good or bad, it ls our duty to obey Its provisions, and not to violate It." It became our duty immediately on arriving in Now Orleans to llmml:‘ghl‘{ nnderstand the consti- tutional powers and dutles of this Bourd, and to examine with care tho matutes undor which ft was bound fo act, and cnough has bLeen written to show that a tribun) charged with such duties, and Invested with such powers, tho members of which wore orlglnallynp}mlmefibylhu Sonate, fs entitled to the respect of all citizens until it khall bo forfeited Dy a violation of its judicial or ministerisl obliga- THE NOARD, "The great natlonal Importance of the dutles to ‘e purformod by tho Board invested each member with much Interest, and as many reporta bad been clreulated concorning them, we were led to make some In nlr[vl as to thelr individual history. 'wo of thom, the THon. James iodleon Wells, Presldent of the Board, and Qen. Thomas C. Anderson, next senfor membor, aroSouthern born, and of ol and highy- rospectable famillon. 'Tho father of the former was the Hon. Lovi Wells, of the Parish of Rapides, who, i 1812, rugmnenlell it in the Conventlon culled to frumo the Constitution of thoe Stato of Loulslana. The son recelved a liberaloducatlon, and was early engaged in the caro of plunting and other intereatd of his fathor, e was A UNION MAN from the tinio tho War broke out, and, although ho suffercd groatly by it in loss of property, ho nover faltered “In_lile "dovotlon to the Unlon causo. Under the DBanks reconstruction schemo he was choson Licutenant _(Qovernor ron the ticket with the Michac Ushn, who wna elected . Governor, and upon ho election of tha latter to the Scnate & year after Mr. Wells became Covernor of the State, to which offico he wan almost unanimouely re-olected under thoreconstruction plan of Presidont Johnson. His experience In public lifo has been great and varied, and Lls_capacity to discharge tho' dutles ussumed cannob be questloned, : OEN, ANDERSON waa born in Virginla, has restded In the Parlsh of St. Landry for & perlod of some forly yenrs, and i34 cousin of Gen. Andersun who commanded Fort Bumier at tho outbreak of the wWar. was cducated o lawyer, {8 owner of and carrles on sevara) Aflnnhllam. 12 widely known and bighly reapected throughout the Btate; has been Intimately associated 1n tho promotlon o soclal nud industrlal Intorests of his finrhh. and has reprosented it In both branches of the Leglsla- ture more than Lwenty years, ML GABANAVE, the third member of the Board, i3 8 man of {ntell(- gence, of excellent charactor and business habits, 1ot dopendent on ofice for a living, not secking It, bt o well-educated citizen, who has long conducts cd n proaperous and rospoctable Luslucss in the City of Now Orleans, . MR. KENNER, Junior member of the Board, {8 & young man Lom and reared In the City of Now Orleans, intelligont and active, who waa for some timu in charge of the Street Cominissioners' Bureau in tho Depart- ment of Public Works, VROOFS, Wo wlll now present such . an_outline of proofs as discloso not only violence and intimidation as mxrovenlnlnlr election in tho seversl parlshes aud many-polls, but disclose alvo that thowu grave oifenves were committod 1n pursuance of a pre- concerted ant settlud plan forined by the Demo- cratic leaders to prevent Republican voters from attending tho polls, and that such purpore was actnally accomplishe: a8 _mno. only to Intorfere with the {mrlly sud freedom of election, bat materlally to chango its result, To {llustrato kow carsfully tho polftical campalgn waa consldered, and the plan mentloned contrived by the Jeadors of the Denocratle party, It fa instruct. fve to rofer to a clrculsr lssued_from the rooms of the Democratic Conycrvative State Central Come wittes at New Orleans marked !¢ Contldentia), " and signed by J. W. Patton, Proaldeut, aml ', J, Sulllvan, Bccrotary, Intonded for circulation in cach patlah, and rocommending TUR FORMING OF WAKD CLUBS TIEREIN, These circuture urged that In conversstion no joomy forobodings should be Indulged in; that the result” of tho clection should bo spolen of usa foregons conclunlun, as wo have means of catrying thy clection aud ntond to do #0; but ba careful Lo -n{ and do nothing that can be construed Into a threat of{ intimidation of ~any character, The clircular also recommended that hiuro should be lruTlaul micetings of tha clubs to e formed, aud that they occasionalty furm atthelr soveral plices of mectlig rnd proceed thence on harscback to tho central rendesvouz, atating that procecdings of thiv characior would ** impress the lll',:m with a sonse of your unfted strength;* and it furthier recommended thaton the day of election, atesch polilug-place, thero should by wMdavith Jrepated to the uffect Ehat there has buen 10 futii.- dation and no disturbance on account of #ny ef- foris by the Domocratls Consurvalive party to prevent auny one from voting on sccount of race, color, or previous condition of morvitude. Touw carfully gufded fromn {he central Domocratic authority by thisweerot and confdential circular urged to Imoress on tho thinld blacks by horssback processiony & seuso of tho united wtrength of thelr urmer musiera, und warnod to propars bisnk ail- duvits 5 advance that no terrorfem had been exure cleed, (ho nextand ot least jmportant partof tho uchemno of thess leaders was to select pariahes whore, - having thy m 10 carry the eluction and intonding to ude thew, " aa stated {n tho circu. they could do so with the most ef- feet, Tucra wera in the Etate of Louisiaus un the day of elsction U, 066 whito reslatored voters, and 115, 310 colored, # mojurity of the lat. ter of 24,814, Itis well known that, {f left freo to vote, uninfiuenced by violenco or Intimidstion, the blacke wauld Le ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY REPUBLICAN, and that with the white lepublican vole its m: Jorfty would be about oquai (o that above ind cated, ‘The plan appesrs 10 have heen (o select for purpoios of tutimldativn and vilenca as fow pur- anca us posaibie, for in furty of the fAifty-seven parizhes where fhuse wero not employed tho Ros publlcan majority was 800, but to seicct thows In whlch the calored vote as cowpared with the white would by Ian- uunless unlawlally provented, for inso dolug 1t wight bo expected that, shonld suy major- ity they could thus obtain in such Plrllhzl be re- garded, they wotld nevertheless atlsin thelr pure poro by4he BUPPESSION OF A LANGR REPUILICAN VOTH. In pursuance of this plan, five of the parishes & Teeted {n which tho greatest violence and intlmldu- Lion wers practiced were East aud Weat Fellclang, which border upon that portion of Mixsiesippi ID which wurder aud oulrayes 8o provalicd during aud preceding tho election as substantially to pre- veat smy NRopublican vote; East Baton Rouge, horid on the sonthorn portion of it Teliclun Morehonno, which adjolns the Stata of Arkunas: — opd hitn, which adfolns and lies directly ronth of Mor louse. The geogmphical posttion of {iess fivg parishes was well suited to the purpoee 10 be at- tnlned, for It was oasy for members of clihs furmied thereln, and swho taunlly perpeteated thelr ontragos with MASKED FACES, to_pretend that they were cominitted by border ruMlans from Misiaaippl and Arkansas, whera Iko outeages had been perpotrated. Tho location of these “llve parishes was kot, however, betior sitited (o the plan to be accomplished than wan the great dieproportion exiuting therein between the number of white and colored votors, ‘The former namborei but b, 134, the tatter- 13,244, o mnjority of " the laiter vqunl to more than onu-thinl of the entire majority of tho colored votors in Afty-seven puriahos of “the Stato, The returna of votes actually cat in tlicas five parichos nnfigcu that the clubs to whom was asaiumtd the (ask of tocaring Democratic majorities therein had per- formed their work of violence and intimllation ef+ fectunily, whilst the proof dleclones briel snm. mnrica of portiona of which aro liereto annexed, l‘lnk"whnm violence and Intlmidation wore Insufie clenl MURDER, MAIMING, MUTILATION, AND WHIPPING were resarted to, Instend of a majority of 6,000 or 7,000 which the Republicans ahoull have had In theso parlshés upon fair eloction, there wns actu- ally returned to the Returning lioarda Nemocratic majority for the Parlalies of Enat and Wost Fe- liciana, Moreliouse, and Ouachita of i, 78, andt in Enat Feliclana, whoro ihe regiatored colored votera number 2,127, not & Republican vole for Kiector was cast, ' Jn East iaton RRouge, containing i, 5o colored voters and Dbut 1,801 whites, the Domo- crats clalm & majority of 617, which, but for thu rejectlon of soveral poils by tho Com- missioners - and Buporvisors of FElection, would lave been roturned to the Teturning Jloard as votes actually cast. If to tho Democratic ml’l\\'“{ from the four parisnes as above atatod wo'add the 117 as claimed and Inslsted upon bo- fore the Returning lioard, s Democratic wnjority of 4,415 |8 the reault of an election in fve parishes containing 13,244 colored Itepoblicans and &, 1t whito Democratic yoles, The conclnsion that in. m;nmlon and vlolence alono could have produced s ALMOST IRRESISTIDLE, and that such influences were omployed and wero supplemented by murder when ‘was thonght necessary s establlshied by the proofa alroady re- forred ta, 11 but confirms tho concluslon to'refor to tho voto caet fn theso flve rvnrl-lms in 1874, when no specisl maltera oxisted for nse df criel meana to {nfluence the clectlon. Tho Republican mojorlty thereln wad then 3,090, A vesult so luggfiltlvu of violence and intimidation was obtalned "by ineans the moat terrible and ro- velll)l[i. Organized clubs of masked armed men, formoil'as recommended by tho Central Democratic Committce, rods tbrough the countey at night, marking thelr courss by the whipping, shootlng wounding, mniming, mutilation, and murder of women and children and defenseloss mon, whoze houses wero forcibly ontered while thoy slept, ond, as tho inmates fled thronch foar, the piatol and the rifle, tho lknifg and the ropo wets employed to da their horrld work, Crfmes Jixe that, testlficd to by scores of witnersros, were the means employed in Loulsiaus 1o elcct a Prestdent of the United Slates, Members of the Board, neting under oath, were bound by law, if convinced by tha teatlmony that rlot, tumult, acts of violenco, or armed disturb- ance did maferinlly interfere with the purity and freedom of tho clection at nuy oll or voling-place, or did materlally” chango tho ‘result of tho eloction thereat fo reject tho votes thns cust and exclude them from thelr finaj return, Of tho effect of such festimony tho Board was the sole and finul Judge, and if reaching a concluslon, it exercised zood falth ond was guldea by an lioneat dexire to do jurtice, s detormination should be respected, even if upon 1ike proot & different concfusfon might have been reachied by other tribunula or persons, To guard the purity of tho ballot, to protect the citlzen tho falr ‘and peaceful exorcisc of tholr right to vote, to sccurc him agalnst violence® intunkin- tion, outrage. and eepeclally mirder when ho at. tempta to perform (s duty, should be the decre of allmen, and_the sits of overy representative Goy- ernment, and when political “succees shall e at- tamed by such viulent nnd torvible meuns as wers resorted to in many parizhes of Lonfslana com- plaint should not bu wale if the votes thns ob- Llnml are denounced by fudiclal tribunals and all Wonest men s fllegnl anud vold. (8igued) JouN SuEuMAX, Ohlo, K. W, Srouanroy, New York, Jo H, Vax ALLg w York, Eypaesk HaLg, Malne, J. A, GARFIELD, Oblo, Contuaxp Panxgn, NewJersey, W, D. KgLLry, Pennsylvania, BioNey CLARK, J. €. WiLsoN, Kansas, SENATE COMMITTEES. CHANGES MADZ, WhasminatoN, D, C., Dec, 6.—The princlpal changes In tho membership of the Sonate Commit- tees aro those caused by the resignation of Senator Morrili and the death of Senator Carperton, 3Ar, Windom becomes Chairmun of the Commit- tee on Appropristions vico Secrolary Morrlll, and Mr. Dlajme 43 mode a membor of this Comumitice, and nlso the Committec on Naval Affairs, of which Becro. tary Morrill was a momber. Mr, Dawes 1s as- slaned to the pluce vacated by Mr. Morrill on the Indlan Cowmntice. Mr. Doutwell retires from the Committeo on Commerce and from tlio spaclal comunttes to ozamine the scvernl branclies of the civil sorvice, Mr. Dawes faking Lis place on tho foriner, and Hamoy sicceeding him ax Chaltmon of the latter, ~Mr, Mitchell, of Oregon, {8 mado Chalrman of the Commlttes of Transportation Routes to tho Senboard, vice Mr. Windom, who rutlfim. but retaina his place on tho Commlitteo. 8cnator Prico Is nssigmed to Mr. Cap- erton's position on the Commities on Claime, Taflroads, and of tho leylalon of the Laws Com. mittee, Mr, Chaffeo s placed on the Commlitices on Torrftories, Patents, and Mints and Miniag, ;ml %lr. Teller on (ho Committee on Claims and cnsions, THE RECORD. BENATI, Wasuixarox, D. C., Dec, 0,—Mr. Windom in- troduced a bill to extend the provizlons of the act of July 4, 1870, making an sdditional grant of land to Minncaola to aid fu the construction of rallroads fn that State, Ordered on tho tablo for the presont, ‘The Standing Committees weres then announced, and It was ordered that il billaand potitiona hore- tofore presented bo roferred to the appropriute Committees, 3Mr, Morton safd tha resofution rogarding fnquiry into the lato clections in certaln Southern States imposed on the Committes on Privileges ond TBlectlons lmgovunt and arduons labors, and on hls :nfll.lanl reo additionnl members wero ape osnted, ¥ On motlon of Mr. Mortlon, it was ordered that the*testimony taken hr the speclal, Committee to examino intothe question of Chiness immigration be printod. WITHERS' RESOLUTION, 3Mr, Withers called up the reaolution submitted by bim_vesterdsy, requesting the Presidont to lu- form tho Sonate, If not Incompatiblo with public luterest, uuder what anthority and for what pur- poso troops of the Unlted Stutes occnpled the Cit: of Petersbury, Va,, on the7th of Novewmber, 1870, the day of the generat olection, Mr. Logan moved that it be roferred to the Coms mitteo on Milltary Affairs, A lJongthy debata followed, during which Mr, Withers argued It was not usual Lo refor such reso- utiona, Mr, Logan sald he had heard no reason assigned for this {nquiry, There was no evidence thut troops were sent o Petersburg for any fmproper purpose, 'Thero was no evidonce thit they did anything wrong, Waa the dectrine to be nsserted that troops of the United States could huve no Il»lm, In any State where they conld be atationed? 'ie Provident of the United Statea hud the rignt to send the troops anywhere In the Unlted Staws for lawful purpoacs, {!nle»l thero Was some charge agaiuet the President for putting troops in Petors- busk Imlvroysrlfl this resolution should goto tho Cownmltteo on Military Allairs, Ar. Withers said fn” the absence of Information on tho sublect he could not suy whether the troopu ware thero luwfully or unlawfully, and it 20 of gelting {nformatlon that ho on. r, ‘Thurman suld Lhie very object of thls roso- Iution wus to find ont If troops were sent Lo Petors- Lurg for & lawful purpose. lls road from the Ro- vlsad Biatutes (o show tho Iaw under which troops conld be ordered, an d tl em of the proofl yeuted upon thosa who sent the troops 1o _that clty to show ihiat thelr presetice yas necessary to repel armod enemies of Lhe United States or to koep the peaca st tho polls, Mr, lmfiun denled that the troaps In Potersburg weraat the polls, or Interfared with the election. There had been no violstion of any law In sending tho srmy there, Bupposs Lhe country should bo onunfed lo—d.l{’ln a troublesomo war, would the Beuate of the Unlted tutes have the right to in- quirg of the Presldent why ho made o miovemont of «any brauch of the army? "1t would have the same Tight to puke thut fuquiry that it lind to fuquire why troopa were encamped in & cortain State. Mr, Withers safd hils fnformation was to the ef- fect that troops were opvlered there In responso to the apolication of the United Statea Marshal for the Enstern District of Virginia, to rematn durlng the clectlon, Me, Thurman spoke of the Dritieh laws, and sald under the uctof Parllament no troops could by statloned within » mils of uiulliu‘.x‘uhcu on cloction-dny, The Beuntor from 1inofs (Logun] med to- think that the President of tho Unite Btates could fil a town full of troops on hn elece tlon-duy withoul any violation of law. TheKen- atoof the United Ba had the right to know whethor ornot the Prealdent had been Jmposcd upon in ordering troops to Petersburg. Mr. Logsn said if tho doctrino of tho Senator from Ollo (Thurman) was_correct, soldiers conld ot he quurtered in any Btale un tho day of an clection, und hu (Logen) wupposed urrangcuscnty wuet bo made to send them wp in o balloon, and Jeuya thews up til) ufter the clection, Mr. Logan urgued tuat the meaning of the statute read by thie Seuator from Ohlo (hurawn) was that truopa should not be held at the polla to intimidate men. 'I'he argument that trovps could not be stus tloned in » Lown when an election was belng held {here wus contrary to cummon sewse, At the request of Mr., Logen, Alr, Withors then wmodified LI rosolution to read as followst Mesolved, 'Tuat the President be uud he ls bore- by requested to inform tho Seuate, if uot fucoum- tllllllll with the public intercat, whether fl'l)\l‘ll of he United States wero atationcd st the City of Patersburg, iu tue Btate of Virginla, oo the 7thof Novemher, 1870, tho day of ¢ P aomn Y 0f the renaral electy, e Undat wist nutilosty, ‘an ToF wyge on. e, MF. Morton rald there ENCSC Lronp InterTered with or eemiccson that Tiey had ’uml T 40 e i e anybods, 21 conditlon of the South noy [eLiew yeata was @ muni 3 o dent to \\lll traops In an without heing enfectived shont 2r. Sarzont, In reply {0 Ar v to Lnglinh Taw, sai th o TR 8 refaroncy nished no_paraliel 8 electionn jn K 10 ulections ' pppiand fir. States, Tn Cngland -t -Sothiern sden " wro pioiccind. ' Wt pen "o euts which lappened i o Klatos dnrini the recent broadentia) mleetys Liern ;:‘lr was full of reports pnd !|l\ltInel:'llcl]f'"i';!’l';ly\lllhl- n and vrongy ¢t g o rrongs towarda Mepuhilean voters, 0. 10 (M, Snr, the stron; Tulted tates swin ot nt Hamburg, §, .'fl?n:{ n:vhrfngmfid togtellod tint Lhera wna ot eotan ower Sty Jabo “tiled, and Mo violated T ea e rdly * resomble Lelu. Mo argued (hat the: Hepnpicans o143 Soutli had beon provented from poting. waq LS bl been a neceasity for Interlerence oy i o 2e18 Ho commendod (.. Proaident of tha Uniited ety for tha action he had taken, and tho Senate of o, Tinited Statcs ahould not, 5:{ Daneing tils resola: '"‘"";‘",l’?w :mt n:: ltplication that o actod jm. Mr, Johnston aald this resolutton glnit, not, to South Carolin of belimees K henator from California, or any ona cise, 8ald there had Yeon Intimidation or fraud In {irgis Jhich Juntifed Intorforenco by “United ' Siony traope, lic labared indera great mistake. "Thore g Doenno Ka-Klux, norifle-clubs In Virginia, angpe only intimidation practiced thern had heen by gplorett tepublicans sgalnat colored Democrats, ilo denfed ‘that there Tind heen any vinlencs ut Peteraburgt, and no ono expected thai thoro would \‘mmljmmlr‘é glml;ul ‘0':1 ¢lection-dny. Tho people of sinfa regarlod m'i:{mcul: n'u- l\ltfifl!iul:":hw“c“ of troops thete ua r, Logan nsked @ peopl #0 hostilc to tho deferfitors &’n.!‘u"c&'.rfl‘:'f'z’fi'.‘d'fi," wauld not givo lh\‘fl & reating-pince? ’ r. dohnston—Thoy are weitome to any part thie 8 S ll;‘:"- tato whon they como thero for a o] puz- . Logan sald his friends on tho otl the C,hfilulmr \mudguulmz h:g'{‘v:hnru‘e;!"lgel:: naa of the ariny and navy tl thom Into the yers. " A1 UAL BousE e Me. dohnston—The navy{should bs at ses, [Lunghter.] Air. Logan, resuming, arguod that the President was lho{udun a8 £0 whicro troops shonld be statjo; ud.' ‘Thls resolution appoared 1o him (Logan) lhummngmd)fim {nst the man to ‘whom {1 ted mare than any other for the people wets )n;lc““ e rescryation of thin Government PAppianse in the malierien and s luws, i Morton sald u fow bloody rlot ot Potorsbarg. lio presumed the President ad good causo o e ulgfllun-lln)';fif' o ud ££00ps thets on . Withers commentedon the oppoattion sho agalnnt tho rosolution on tho embtican mo s the Chamber, and aaid, in tho presenco of existing eveuts, when we had an army teady, and a Senats ready, apparontly, fo hack the President, he thought another atep had beon takon towards des priving the Awerican poople of thoie lbertics, and iheopening of & new cra In the hlstory of 1hg ‘\lln‘urlg?n nstion, Py r. Morton safd he at first opposed the o o, Bubho would now. WIthtn Wi smaqio” ‘Pliere had been violenco aud bloodshed in Peterse burg a few years Ao, and a1 his friends on he other eide of tho Chamber wera in quest of infor mation ho lioped they would get it. Ife bad ne donbt the President coulil give perfectly satisfage tory reanons for orderlng troops fo that city, Mr. Thurman safd the Senator from I1lnols (Lo« gum)_ scemed to think that thoao who farored thls “rosolution were cnomics . of the ap my, 1o (Thurman) lud only to say that the very worst cnemy the army of the United States hod wns ‘the man who wished to see It used In interfering in tho elections of the country, {Applauso In the nallmu.& ‘Thera was no duty porforined by neoldicr so distastotal to him as [nterforence n electiona, Romu had o Gos- ermment once, the oflicers of which wore chueen by {ho people, ycta militacy chiefaln overthrew tha libertion of llome, and from the time ho paseed the Tinbicon ahe was 0 freo country only in name, but a despatium i fact, Mr. Eidmunds argued that the army of the United States was bound (o support the process of courts when legally called upon to do o, and it was one of tho dutics of the Frosiuent to 0 have the force ot his command stationed that tho laws should be exceuted. e beliaved the Preeident of the United Siates had yood reason for sending troops to Tetersburg, and ho would be glad to hiave all the facts lnld ueforo the country. Tho resolution a8 modifed was then agreed 1o without division, BENATON SHERMAN'S REPORT. The Chalr lald heforo tho Senate a messace from the Presjdent of the United States inclosing the report of Senator Sherman and other miembers of tho Comumittee which visited New Orleans, to- gether with the accompanylnis testimony in reaart o th recent election in Louixlana, and moved that 1t bo printed and lie on thy table, e, ‘fhurmon objectod ta tho printing of all tne mattor accompanping the messago, (hough' ko bad n0 objeetlon to printing thomesssye and communi- cation of the Cowmmitiee, e, Sherman explafned that the communieation was prepared in responao to tho request of tho Presldont thnt ceriatn’ gontiemen proceed o Lotis 1alana to witness the canvass of tho volex belare ths Tteturning Boand, Theso gentlemen did meet fn i"l]n\v Orleans, and thls was thelr reportto the Pres- eat. »ir. Eaton Inquired if tho communication con- tained the report and testimony of both the Demo- cratle and Republican Commitices. . Siermun, in reply, explained the meeting and actlon of the tvo Committees before the Iles titrning Board, and sald he could say in advance of any debate on'the Loulsianu caso that the canvars was open and public; that every act dono and word enid by the Hofurning Olicers was fn thlr preacnce, and in the presenco of a committee of yontlowen selected by the (National Democratic Committee, and when tho contests were up they were carried on inthe presence of the candidates anil thelr.attorneys, All tho Emncdhlgfl‘v{cw!cpnu' ed for publicition, and published*1n New Orleans, and aro ndw communicated to the President and te Congress, ond with the sanction of the enate wouli be'communtcated 1o the wholoe peaple of the United Stutes, ‘The_teatimony, oral snd written i1 his opinion, establishud not” only the faimess of the canyaas and ita steict conformlity to fha lottet and spleit of tho law of Loulslaua, but alo its Justico, ~ The proof of inthnidatlon, ters tor, burning, whbipping, and murder commitied in pursuanco of uuurfnnlzeul plan to provent elece tion of Republican Electors, and the roturn of thy Domocratic Llectors was 80 full and complete tiat the public mind wonld belfove that any other fnd- Ing of the loard would buvo heen a reproschto onr ciyflization, and an utter overthrow (n Louirl- ana of the frecdom of elections upon which the presorvation of our Kepubllean institutlons rest. iludm not know the resitlt of the canvass except s he ru It (n this morning's papers, nor conld b ray whethor tho Luatd noted rightly or not aé ta thio apecliic polilng-ylaces anthl ho could compars tholr action with flie facts prven, bt e did by thnt upon the testimony taken up by that lln,a A its_ finding waa justified by the law of Louletan and by the h|§ncu principles of justice and honor, Tu reply to Mr, Eatun Nr, Steauan sald all the ublistied testimony taken by the Dumocratls Commilitee nccompanied the communication ta s Tresidont, but thera wers wome depostiion which they conld not obtain In time. Mo -riucn 1L was tho express duty of tho President fa exbmtt thin lnlormnt}un to Congress, as thero was no mat- ter of mora lmportauce than the questions con neeted with (he &auvnunlug Bonrds and making 0' thy Presidont of tho Unied States,. lio for vo Would vota far tho publication of al :}u’:‘t.n.-“t,lm!g onnnitte taken Ly the Demacratic: Connlttea M i LS.} YOnTs ago thero was g 2 prosented ta the Benate, Been h thia United Staicn nmore publlc act thaa the aciion of this Returning Board. Ife lad v nesaed tho wholo proceodings of the Loard, tio belfeved they had been migroprescuted. o Mr, Bogy #alil ho ook gome part with the amu ocratic Cainmittes_in New Orleans Just after the Jute election, - Ha bellevad tho election, I8 Loulye; ana had been falr and without Jutimidatlon. Be apolic of depusitiuns sont 1o the Scuate Ly the FrE Jue with iho_communieation of the Commitee, and argued that they were in violution al»m' i e of Lonlaian, 48 the law of tho State provided o any evidence of fraud or Intmidation 'mu‘uun sent within tventy-four houra afler !ll“llblfkl"m’-l Ta then refarred to the caso of Lillzs Pkech, quiokeid by Mr, Bargont, and said a grosce Inpor- (\uu had never been attompted In mlufxu::“u, Her cavo had nio reference tu_politics, hu et astonished to hiear the Benater from Calitor! lude 1oL, 3 cnt to Loalslana in good faith, to#4. 0 Dol couit, nd 1€ o was satleied tuat smu';r:::d. for Ilayea ho wonid sny sog but hie fali coBtiic that ‘ilden carrled tho State, although o, fons wore diafranchised {n Now Orlesns. o oy b S R bt teibuted 1o M. 3 Dt tn Nei Uriuuis, aa to. o returat (10f3 Detloto Parial baviog béen opened and s ont in by a clerical error, and P bad *nimde uo it had been om0 uumn:.ry helo velopo i‘:‘u‘vg l‘;r:ufllull;,'hlull tobo an_honorably mad, fele thut thls carroction ahould be mlnl:h o depo* Mr. Stevenson obfected to printing al "anla alitons, and moved that the subject bo‘rlelh" \he the Committea on Printlug, Ho a ffl e bea electton of layes or ‘Viiden was ‘".l‘h’n h“gw A compared with the greater Tsauu W k'lll“-ud e the Amerjcan people, I the V{, rmple erties of the peopls wers now 10 ru“m“ e duwn, then the bload aud suiferings 0f FSG o, sl L e 180 xR U ‘rider }’lra’,ur 0 m‘n)‘-‘xr!u. and that muny nesrocs vole icket, ‘“&?"?K:ifi‘.‘;“.‘éma that all the depositiont fer it reacuted wore logal, as they were LD MG, ot Loulsisua. 'In regardto e 1 Willins 10 leave that to th PEOF O ea Niaten. li&ir husband had becn uE 3 o ot bull* dered on ucvount of polltics. | J",;"f{;f‘fiw..unm: S the returns o and aaid 1t was right In efecting the FERLIRR L plyy 'lio_declulon of the ect 5?&2 ".v:in"“n‘flu‘.k‘::‘:d requlred the sams (R A3 States fiom tho Henste, of tBo u”r‘r‘.fiurm‘w" ¢ Bupreme Court. # h of :lflff}:lfli oleta’ biguly rerprcted, .‘,‘:‘{g,‘},’f}: Y O Sucted thouelves with Lonor sy FER, Jf cx- Woutd uot do to ridicule thesa e L gienitgy bt T s sl e o e ued that the ] Hoefina iad been fully obaser