The New York Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1876, Page 8

8 TIE PIVOTAL STATES. Electoral Votes of All Three Cast by Rival Colleges. HAYES THE WINNER Democratic House in South Carolina Has a Legal Quorum. LOUISIANA COMMITTEES REPORT. Florida’s Returning Board Completing the Award of the State to the Republicans. —_-+__ PROTEST OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, SS aEEEEEEReEEEET SOUTH CAROLINA. ‘VOTE OF THE STATE CAST BY THE RIVAL ELRO- TORAL COLLEGES FOR HAYES AND TILDEN— THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE HAVING A CONSTI- TUTIONAL QUORUM THE SUPREME COURT OLDERS THE ELECTION RETURNS TO BE GIVEN TO SPEAKER WALLACE—PREPARATIONS FOR CHAMBERLAIN’S INAUGURATION, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Convmnia, Dec. 6, 1876. To-day has been eventful in the annals of South Carolina. The democrats have been singularly fortu- hate and-triumpbant at every point and in every pro- teeding they undertook. Their luck commenced by the accession of the sixty-third member nold- fag the certificate of the Secretary of State under the authority or the Board of Btate Canvassers, which gives them a constitutional quorum exclusive of the two delegations from Edge- Geld and Laurens counties. This eutities them to the recognition of the United States government, if report speaks the truth in regard to the views of President Granton the subject, The most important matter, and which, to them, is of vital interest, were the proceedings im the Supreme Court to-day, where opinions were delivered by the Chief Justice and Associate Justices in the man- domus case of Wallace, democratic Speaker, against Hayne, Secretary of State, and E. W. M. Mackey, Speaker of the Bayonet House, to compgl them to de- liver to Wallace, as Speaker, the electi¢n returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The issue brought up squarely the legality of the respective houses and was watched with great interest, DECISION OF TUR COURT. The Chief Justice said that they had listened to frgument upon the question of the jurisdiction of the Court out of respect to the counsel from pbroad who had desired to argue it, but the very matters now drawn into discussion had been argued tnd decided by the Court in cases which bad arisen dome time ago and which were reported in the pub- lished decisions of the Court and that they saw no feason to change the result then announced; that tho argument had been pushed upon them that under the constitution the Executive, Legisiative and Judicial departments were distinct and that noitherone could interiere with the duties of the other; that tho Court conceded this legal proposition in tts fullest extent; that the judiciary could not assume to dis- charge duties which devolved by law upon either of the others and this Court laid no claim to any such power, but that the cases were innumerable in this very State of the Union where the judiciary d jurisdiction to compel executive officers to discharge duties which the law required them to periorm and which did not involve the exercise of discretion on the part of the executive officers; that without thts power the right of the eitizen would be regulated not by law, but by tho will of the executive officer. Take the ordinary instance of money appropriated to an ind dual by an act of the legislature, aud the Treasurer firected to pay it and refuses. Where is the remeay butin the judiciary? That the question as to what constituted a quorum was distinctly laid down in the fonstitution, a majority of the whole number; the rhole number fixed by the constitution was 124, and xty-three was necessary toa legal quorum for tne organization of the House; that the point had been expressly decided in the case of Morton, Bliss & Co. vs. she Comptroller General, 4 Richardson New series; that she House, of which Mr. Wallace was chosen Speaker, was composed of sixty-five members; that it appeared In the proot and w mceded by tho respondents that all of the members except eight had the certi(- tates of the Secretary of State, and that these eight bad certiticates under the judgment of the Court; that the Board of State Canvassers had made or certi fied return to this Court, stating the name of any candidate in any county and the vetes cast for such candidate, and thus sowing the candidates who had recetved the greatest number ot votes; that the Court bad then required the Board to perform their minis- terial duty of certifying the person who had reoeived the greatest number of votes, and thus to catitle the per- Bon 80 receiving to access to the floor and a prima facie right to participate in the organization of the House; that to avoid the performance of this duty un- der the laws and under the order of this Court, the Board had adjourned sine die; that the law could not thus be evaded or the counties of Edgefiold and Laurens thus deprived of their right to representation on the floor, THE DUTY OF CITIZENS, The Court then admonished the citizens of their duty, even in this period of political excitement, to yield their individual opinions to the law and to the judgment of tbcse upon whom the constitution had 4 vived the duty and responsibility of construing the jaw. THE ORDER. The Court then passed an order adjudging Mr. Wallace to be the jegal Speaker of the legaliy consti- tuted Honse of Representatives, and reserving for fur- ther argument the question whether a mandamus could now issue to the Secretary of State, he having already delivered the returns to Mr. Mackay, After hearing the argument the mandamus as to Mackay was Gismissed on the ground that he was a private citizen and not Speaker, and therefore a mundamus could not be issued. The quo warranto proceedings by the democratic electors against the republican electors were taken up. General Connor aad Mayor Barker, ‘or the democratic electors, were ready to procced, but Mr. Corbyn, United States District Attorney, counsel for respond: ents, asked for further time, and the Court granied a postponement until to-morrow. THE MACKEY HOUSR. The Mackey House was culled to order this morning at twelve o'ciock. All persous except reporters, inem= bers and @ favored few were careiully excluded by Chamberlain’s constabulary from not only the ball but from the State House itself, Alter swearing in a colored man from Abbeville county the House pro- ceeded to business. The only thing of any importance done was to pass the bill allowing the Governor and Lieutenant Governor to be sworn in before any officer Qualified to administer an oath to its third reading and engrossment. Another motion was introduced by Gloster Holland, a negro from Akin county, who bas become somewhat notorious, Jooking to an appro- priation for the reliet of widows and urphans ol the men killed at Hamburg, Ellenton and Rouse’s Bridge. Holiand stated that he “desired the bill to be passed as Boon as possible, as widows and other witnosses were present in the city, and the commutiee could inves- Uigate their claims and settle them immediately. He stated that there were 225 widows. The men killed at Ellenton and Hamburg were fifteen. They left, there. fore, an average of tifteen widows to each inan, Reed called up the bill providing for future organiza- jon of the Legisiature. This bill provides that in futare the electors’ list shail be made up from the list of those holding the Secretary of State’s certificates, ‘THR RENATE. The Senate also met at tweive o'clock. Tho only dusiness of importance transacted by it was ordering Whe bill regarding the person before whom the Gov. srnor and Lieutenant Governor sball be sworn in to be passed to its third reading and engrossment, and a resolution to proceed to the election of United States Benator on Tuesday next. THK KLRCTORAL COLLEGE The repubdlican Electoral College met at twelve M. fo a room at the State House, The meeting was strictly private, No outsiders were admitted, and up to the time of the meeting the place where it was to take place was kept a profound secret, The session lasted two hours and over, and it 18 stared that quite a lively discussion took place, the patare of which has Rot transpired. ‘THK VOTR OF SOUTH CAROLINA POR BAYES. The seven votes of the State were cast for Ruther- ford B Hayes for President and for William A. Wheeler for Vice President of the United States. ©, C. Bowen, of Charlesion, a8 Chairman, appointed & messenger to carry the vote of the State to Wasbing- ton. THE DEMOCRATIC RLRCTORS. The electors voted ior on the democratic ticket onthe Tet of November, and wh wim that they are clecied, so heid a meeting ab © M. at the democratic Btate headquarters. THY VOTE POR TILDEN, The session was u long one, and (hey enst the seven fotos of the Stute for filden ana Hendricks tor ¥ dent and Vice resident of the United Statos, Aci pany ing their vote, when it ts forwarded, wil bea long And toreibie statement of the cireumsiances connected With he counting of tho vetes by the State Board ot Cauyassers, sulstantially as already published ia the Herat, and this will be supplemented by a protest agaiust the casting of the vote of the State for Hayes and W KOINGS IN TEE DEMOCRATIC HOUSK, The democrane House, which is now composed of sixty-three members certificates the State Board of Canvassers and eight with certificates {rom the Supreme Court, met to-day and referred the mat- ter of the legality of the election of the membert trom Kegefleld and Laurens to the Commitiee on Priviieges and Elections, The democrats are bopeful, and propose as soon as every peace measure is exhausted to move decisively. WILL CHAMBERLAIN BB IXAUGUKATED ? The republican programme Is to tnaugurate Cham- derlain at one o’elock to-morrow afternoon, as by that time the Dill to provide for his being swora in by any magistrate, in place of the Supreme Justice, will have been passed. United States troops still occupy the Capitol, Governor Chamberlain was asked to-day by a representative of the press to furvish him with a copy of hs inaugural address, with the view of obtaining from him an expression as to whether he would ac- cept the tmauguration after the decision of tho Supreme Court declaring the democratic House the only constitutional House, He replied by note as fol- 0 cannot say anything now. Ina eneral way will fay that L shall be xlad to favor you i Lean im this or any other way. H. CHAMBERLAIN,” {tis currently rumored that Chamberlata ts too as- tute a lawyer to accept an inanguration from a body declared by the Supreme Court to be illegal and un- constitutional, and [rom the fact that be dodges the question and gays “he would if he could,” seems to warrant a belief in the rumor. THE ELLENTON RIOTERS, The motion of Mr. Leroy F. Youmans to quash the information Oiled by District Attorney Corbin against tho alleged Ellenton rioters was again discussed this morning before Judges Bond and Bryan im the United 5 Circuit Court. ‘Mr. Youmans, in support of the ground that the crimes charged were infamous, relied on an unbroken current of authoriti from Coke and riddles (Case 1 Head, Crown Cases, 494) down to the last de- cisions, and showed conclusively that the action of the Distritt Attorney was without English or american precedent, and aiter leaving adjudication he particu- larly directed the attention of the Court to the struc- turé of our government, the people being the sov- orcigns and the ballot box thoir highest exercise of sovereignty. He argued that if conspiracies for the prevention of justice, bribery of witnesses to ub- sent themselves, &e,, were by the decisions infamous @ fortiori, LOUISIANA. ITS VOTE CAST FOR HAYES—THE DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS, WITH M'ENERY'S CERTIFICATE, GIVE THE STATE TO TILDEN—A COMING CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST—REPORT OF THR VISITING REPUBLICAN COMMITTER AS BUB- MITTED TO THE PRESIDENT. [sy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] New Oxueans, Deo. 6, 1876. At the State House every face looked jubilant this morning. The State electors met at the Governor's room early in the forenoon and talked the matter over with leading politicians in the presence of the Gover- nor, who, shortly before twelve o'clock, signed and delivered their certificates. It was then annoanced that the electors would meet: in the Senate Chamber at two o'clock P. M,; at which time they proceeded to cast the vote of the State for Rutherford B, Hayes and Wilham A. Wheeler for President and Vice President, ACTION OF M’BNERY'S KLECTORS, In pursuance of the course already indicated the democratic electors appeared inthe Hall of Repre- sentatives this morning at half.past cleven o'clock, all armed with Governor Jobn McEuery’s certificates of their legal election, and proceeded to cast the electoral vote of the State for Tilden and Hendricks, While this ceremony was in progress Governor Kelloyg, from his room in another portion of the State House, ordered the hall to be closed by the police; but afterward thought better of bis course, and treated the affair as one of no importance, It 18 understood that this plan was adopted by the demo- cratic cléctors, with the advice and consent of the democratic visiting statesmen, for the purpose of establishing two points in the contest:—First, reopen- ing the question as to who ia the legal Governor ot Louisiana; secondly, and mainly, in support of the principle that it is not in the power of the Returning Board to act upon and count the returns of otber than a strictly State election, the law croating the Board specifying that it is to act in all elections not other- wise proviged for; the democratic statesmen holding that the national elections were and are otherwise provided for. ADDRESS OF GENERAL NICHOLLS, General Nicholls issued an address to the pe of Louisiana to-day, in which he characterizes the action of the Board as an “outrage” and its members “un- scrupulous,” He says the liberties of the Union are threatened through those of Louisiana, and ends with an earnest appeal to the people, as their duly elected Governor, to *keep the peace, and hold in check any attempt at violence, feeling assured that the Ameri. can peoplo are moving in your, in their behalf, and in that of tree government and constitutional right.” While much indignation is manitested by the people in a private way there is not even an appearance of exeitement. The large majority, twenty-seven on joint ballot, it is confidently believed, was arranged to secure for Kellogg and Anderson their election to the United States Sepate. The remaining visiting democratic statesmen will all leave to-morrow evening for Washington. They treat the result very good-humoredly, and still profess ap abiding faith in the ultimate success of Tilden. Ina conversation with them this evening Senator Thur- man’s letter to the Hxnatp upon the De Soto return published on,December 3, was severely criticised, an a direct issue made with his statement therein con- tamed, DEMOCRATS ELECTED IN ORLEANS, The Returning Board finished canvassing the votes of Urieans city and parish this evening, and counted in all the democratic candidates, AN ALLEGED FLAW IN THE ELECTION OF THE HAYES ELECTORS IN LOUISIANA, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 Wasnixaton, Dec. 6, 1876, A serious flaw in the validity of the election of the Hayes electors in Louisiana is sald to have been dis. covered by the democrats, who claim that there is no Jaw of Louisiana providing for the holding of elections for electors, but, if there is any Jaw, it is the law of 1868, which requires that the vote for electors shali be canvassed, not by the present Returning Board, but by tho Governor and other State officers on a given day in November, The republicans do not appear to show any concern about the matter. SENATOR SHERMAN’S LOUISIANA STATEMENT. Wasninetox, Dec, 6, 1876, The following is the message on Louisiana election matters which the Prosident sent to Congress to- day To THx Senate Amp House oF REPRESENTATIVES:. Ihave the honor to transmit herewith a letter, ac- companied by testimony, addressed to me by Hon. John Sherman and other distinguished citizens, in regard to the canvass of the vote for electors in the State of Louisiana, U. 8. GRANT, Exxcetive Maxston, Dee, 6, 1876. The letter transmitted by the President is as fol- lows: — THE REPUBLICAN VISITORS REPORT. To Tue PResipENt oF Tux UxtreD States :— In pursnance of your request that several of tho under. signed should proceed to New Orleans and there witness the canvass by the Returning Board of the State of Louis of the votes cast in that State for electors of President aud Vico Vresident of the United States, we have perrormed that dury, and now most respectfully report that, on our arrival im that city, we found severnt gentlewen from other States ‘whd had proceeved there at the request of the Chuirman of the National Demo- cratic Committee and we also tound there several geutie- men who came, representing republican State orcwuun- tions, who have throughout co-operated with those who went at your request and Whose names ure also appended to this communication, Hetween the entlemen representing the demoeratic party and ourselves n correspondeyes in writing eusued, «copy of which ix appended hereto terence to it will disciose that & conference with us tor the purpose of exercising an intluence npon the Keturning Board was de- lined upon the ground that the ouly duty devolved upou us was to attend betore the Board, earefuliy note its proceed- ings and finaly to report w faithful history shereot with such opinions concerning the same as truth and justice should demand, such report we are now able to present, and we take pleasure in stating that our ability 10 dy so is due to the exercise of @ courtesy and kindne yy the Returning Howrd whien — entitic its members not only to our thanks, but to that confidence which a just public extends toward every tri- bunal which desires that ali its proceedings should be daly presented to public scrutiny. [twas out earnest wish that this publicity should be attained, but we should have felt a delicaey in requesting any privilege not in harmony with the useage of the Board. “We were, howover, relieved from all 1 its formal invitation nd to the gentiemen sairmen of the demo- tendanee of five gentle ors and witnesses of the Board, and this invitation was accom: fenoxraphers, selected dy 1 men froin exch delegation as spect proceedings with ymmittee, to be present and make # Inll report ot the proceedings and testimony and to secure daily publica. n thoreol vy the press Tne unde of that wurpose with , the propri daily newspapers, pitied in New Orl perhaps, there and = elsewhere ive sul proceedinas and testimor In justice to the Board, i aba that this privilege was freely Rec meinbers without 9: and. 4 Iso i by its they cordially roceecings tie country constant] ny invited ay by day. fore the Bord and in their at and have ane of detect leaving their resp (urnisved by she resp ved Hy t by compari nt be kno heen tendo ret by the Board, with whieh statement returns ase: When. ever it was known to the Board. t mn wns to be contested the e were,sent tnF to ve tat the ce aua when such knowledge was attain didates interested ewony of opening ; only by 1uspeo tion of the inside of the packaze containing such ret these attorneys were invi vd sent before 2 joned publicity of ail the pr (scrutiny of every packay for candid and by cou! returns were opened taken upon th very It bas been believed quite anusual eb ful widosprend publicity to the proceed: ret ing board, ¢ dowe think that better maneutly. re ‘every word and net of its members wuile engaged discharge oftheir dutios could have been afforded than was enjoys Ha thas dw statement of the mei @f witnessinns wnvasd ik may be well ausos which 0 the creation o tutiou in Congress oF to any participa: to repr government of the Union, and had pelled 4s 4 condition of resuming their political rights to assent to &i tutioual ndiments, by which, in hostility to their will, e had teen" their slaves were — ma although it was their duty to sul to this nization, the annuals of the south, and isiana, disclose w widespread and. persint- ruling white people to prevent te exercise of the elective franchise by the colored rac 4totheir will, Ths was manifested by the violence, Outrages and wurders perpetrated in that State just pre: | ceding the Presidential election of 1888, They will be found stated in various Congressional reports. From these At appears that over 2,000 persons were killed, wounded and otherwise injured inthat state within « few weeks of the Presidential election of that year; that hail the State was ove by violence, miduight. raids, secret murders and bpen riots, which kept the people in constant terror until toe republicans surrendered all claims, and then the clection. was’ curried. by” the democracy. The parish ‘of Orleans, which contained 2,10 votes, 15, of which were colored, «and which in the spring liad given 1:h073 republican votes, In the fail east tor | General Grant but 1,178, « falling off of 12,705 votes. Riots prevailed for weeks, filling New Orleans with scenes of Pood, and Ku Klux notices were scattered throughout, the city warning colored mon not to vote. In the parish of Cuddo there were 293 Lela who, in the spring of 186s carried the parish, which in tho fall gave to General There, also, bluody riots occurred. In citizens, political Grant but one vote. the parish of St. Landry the republicans had a registered majority of L071 voves, and in the spring ot that year ear. ried it by 675 votes, w General G le in the fall not a vote was cast for nt, the democrats casting the fall yote of tho 4,787 votes—for Seymour and Blair, In that varish one of the bloodiest riots on record, in which ¢! Ku Klux killed and wounded over 200 republicans, lu and chasing them for two days aud nights throught fie! swawps. Thirteen captives were taken from the jail nd a pile of twenty-tive dead bodies was found buri ‘the woods. Having thus conquered the republicans, kiled or driven off their white leaders, the munses were warked’ with of captur the Ku Klux, badges red tt eurolled in clubs, led to the polis and vote the democratic — ticke iven certificates of that tact. ‘These the pathway to years before had nent under whose laws the white democrat were entitled to but natural andjust that the col with aud cling to the rty to whose their freedom and protection, avd this seems to have 0 their political course from the time they were giv he elective ud their history in Louisiana bas but illustrated have been lett free to vote as they pleased. he effected in the nature aud purpo diated tho idea of being placed upon terms of civil equality with them, it was evident thas a fair election could not be held in parishes containing any considerable majority of colored votes, and heuee the uct of ‘Acquiesced in hy both politica partics and amended ‘2 was passed, creating ® ieturuing Board au to sit in New Orleans, baving supreme the votes cast throughout tho entire state, and authorized, if convinced that riot, tumult, acts of vivlonce, intimida: tion, armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt influence nnd prevented voters from registering, o” had materially inter: tered with the purity or {reedom of election at any poll, or vouing place, or had materially changed the result of the election, to exclude votes cast at suck poll or voting placo ate some of the political suprema Obghined the 1 principles they from tho final count, ‘This law, with some amend ments not materially changing ‘ite nature, is that under which — the pres Returning Board of Louisiana is now organised snd sits, ‘That somo such independent tribunal was necessary for the protection of the legal voter, and as check upon the vivelence and in- timidation. which hud beture prevatied throtighout the State. no one can deny. It will be seen, when the statute organizing this Board and delining its duties i examined, how inadequate are ite provisions to aflord full relict againat the wrongs it was designed to prevent. ‘Thus the powers of the Hoard are limited to the Fejection of votes polled for the causes stated, while it eannot in. any caxe add tothe returns votes which would have been polled but for the intimidution, violence, &c., men- tioned. To illustrate, the undersigned will ‘reter to the five parishes of Kast und Wost Feliciuna, East Baton Rouge, Morchouse and Ouachita, which appear, as the eviaence discloses, to have been especiaily. d for the perpetrae tion of such violence and intimidation as shontd be necer sary to prevent the ropublicans trom casting any considera ble vote in cituer. In each und alt of these there is a lar republican majority. In all of them the white vote tered for this your numbered 5,134 and the colored 13,244, majority of S110. It by intimidat wee the demo- could yecure in each of these uarishes a majority an immeuse gain would thus be achieved: for if the Board should, upon the canvass, respect the vote Y werless to administer that comple consist only in declaring for the rei ss, but for tl ci for their ca but provides a partial and inade- ‘wrongs from which the colored at wouid be which woul ot Loui long suf. en by tl examin and weighed it will be found, as that the re. turns it excluded for the mentioned aro generally from polling places. which, but for intimidation, violence, ge und — murder, ‘en republican mi jes, thereby wreatly inere clared by the Board. In considering its powers this important feature of the law should be borne al may, upon proof reject its votes for the causes mentioned, it cannot, npon so doing, return any not actually cast. [t will, therefore, readily oceur to any o that careful selection of political inanagers of certain pai ishes known to have ublican majorities for’ scen of intimidation and vi . in the belief that other par ishes within tho State would enable them to carry it tor their party, hould their majorities in parishes thus selpoted be rej might well be a favorite method for achieving success, and us we proceed it will be apparent that such wax the mode adopted to. carry Louisiana for the democratic party, while from the very nature of the mis- chief to be remedied the law could but partially repair it, The statute under which the Board acts is so framed us to prohibit the rejection of votes cast ut any poll or vot ing place certain solemn formalities ‘are first com- plie testimony ot with d declared r henever from uny poll or voting place be received by the, Board the statement of any supervisors of registration or commissioner of election, con- firmed by the affidavits ot three or more citizens, of wny riot, summuit, acts of violence, intimidation, armed’ disturb- ance, bribery or corrupt intivences, which prevent, or tend to prevent, @ iair, free and penceable vote of all’ qualified electors entitled to rote at such polls, the Board shall pro: ceed to Investigute the facts, and if from such statements and affidavits they shall be convinced that such causes dia not materially interfere with the purity aud freedom ot such election, or prevent a sufficient number of qualitied voters from voting to materially ehange the result of the election, then such vote shail.be caufuysed and compiled; but if they are not thas fully convinced it shall be their duty t» examine further testimony in regard thereto, and to that end shall have power to send ‘or persons and papers; aud ifafter examination the Board shall be couvinced that such acts of violence, intimidation, c., did materially in- terfere with the purity and freedom of the election at such ol}, of did prevent a sufficient number of qualitied voters ron registering or voting tw materially change the result of the election, then the Board shall not can- vase or compile the votes of such poll, but shall exclude it from their returns. Nothing can be more simple, more just than those provisions. Tiey are, for the reason before inadequate to secure the administration of a com- plete remedy ; for it may Le fairly said that if, by reason of violence and intimidation committed in the interest of one politienl party the adherents of another are restrained from yoting through fear, au equitable remedy, if practicable, for the outrage would be to count in favor of the injured every vote they lost. The ascertainment of this being, however, dificult, the statute of Louisiana has provided ouly for the rejection of votes, and It is worthy ot remark that the most fligrant caves submitted to the Board have, as proven, oc- curred in parishes where the republican registered vote—which wonid undoubtedly have been cast but for the intimidation and violen rgely ex- registered vote of the democratic part; alluded to some of the causes of this Board, and have also called at nd the proof upon which it is author! anal established by the laws of Louisiana, entirely independent of the laws of any other State or of the United States. It is empowered, among other things, to canvass and finally determine the number ot votes legally cust for electors of President and Vice President of the but in the discharge of that duty dt acts ex- authority of the laws of that State, the of the United °tatos baving declared taat shall appoint, in sach manner asthe Ley dircet, A number of electors equal to th ‘enators aud Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress.” ly is the action ot this Board independent ional laws, other than those of Loulxinna, ination as ‘to the vot didares elect stantially ppears from a decision of the Supreme the twenty-fifth volume of where the Conrt, at page ring upon the courts the power to try eases of contested elections title to ofies authorizes” them — to ourds. If we are to ave to go still fureh he returns of supervisors of election, examine f voters to vote, and, in short, the Court would become iu regard to such officers for counting, compiling and reporting turns. The Legislature has seen proper to lodge to decide whe has or who has not been elected in the Ke. turning Board, It might have conforred that power on the courts, but it did not. Whether the law be good or bad it, ts our duty te obey {ts provisions and not to legisiate.” 1b became our duty immediately on arriving in New Urleans to thoronghly understand the con- duties of this Bourd, ine under which it was bound and enough bas been written to show that w trioanal charged with such duties and invested with sch powers, the inem- bers of which wore originally appointed by the Senate, is entitled to the respectot all citizens until it sball feited by a vivlation of its judicial or ministerial obliga- tions. The great national importance of the dustes to be per- formed by the Board invested each member with much {oterca:, and as manyfreports had been circulated conceruin them, we were led to make some inquiry as to thelr inde vidual history. Two of them—Hon, James Madison President of the Board, and General Thomas C, Anderson, next senior member—sre Southern born and ‘of old and highly respeetable families, The father of the former was the Hon, Lavi Wells, of the parish of Rapides, who. in J&L represented it in the convention calied (o frame the const tution of the Stato of Louisiana. The son received hveral edneation and was early engaed in the enro of the planting and other interests of his father, lie was & Union man from the time the war broke ont, and a tough he suffered greatly by it in. the lows of e never ialtered in his devotion to the Union enase, ler the bank’ reconstrncrion scheme, he wns chosen Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with. the Hu Michacl Habn, who wr clectod Governor, and upon the election of the latter tothe Senate « year aftor Mr. Wells became Governor of the State, to which office he was Almost unanini wsly re-elected’ under the reconstruction pin of President Jounson. Hix” experience in public life bas been great and varied, and is capacity to discharge the dutics assumed. cannot be questioned, General Anderson was born. in. Virginin, hes resided in the parish of St. Lainary forthe period of somo Torey years, is 8 co} eral Anderson who commanded Fort Sumter at the ontbronk of the war, was oducated «law yer, is the owner of and carries on several plantations. Is widely known and bighly respected throughout the Stat as been intimately associated in the promotion of social and indo striat is parish, and has represented in both branet Legist re wore than twenty years. Mr. Gaxanave,the third member ot the board, Is a! 68, Of excellent character and bw leat on office jiving, wor seeking it, but a well ig conducted a pre ty of N ner, the junior member of the Bi nd reared in the eity of New Orl ve, Who was sioners’ ments, at many poll erat Were committed in pursuance of & preconcerted and sevtied formed by the democratic | lors to pt ‘nt republican the polls, wnd that such unlawful pn powe With the purity aud 1 aceomplisied, as Not only to iMteriors: wedom of tie het materially gon To Ampalzn was a contrived reler to 4 ciretwiar t Conservative Sta marked “contd: . secretary ad recommending th These eirealars urged that of as al of carrying but be can be idation of an ended that the: rned areful to say that strned into character, rho. nally and proces: as, stating that “pro aractor would improxt then A senso of your united strengt:”) and it hw ad thas ou the day of eetion at each cn there should be affidavits prepare here has been no and no atic conservative party to prevent any one iro race. color or pr dition of serv This carefully guided tral demoera thority, b: press on timid blacks by hor the united strenuth of their warned to promare blank atidavits tu adv terrortsin bad heen exercised, The next and not least important part of isturbance on account of any effurts by the denio- von the scheme of these leaders was to select parisives wher, use st having the means to carry the eles ther ated in netreular, they effe: here were in the State of a and intending t ould do xo with the tm puisiana on the di election, U2,996 white registered voters and 1h colored, a majority of the latter of It was well known — that. if deft to vote uninflueneed by violence or intimidation, the bi would be almost unaninously republi nd that with the white republican vote its majority would be about equal to that above indicated, The plan appears to have becn to select for the purposes of intimidation and parishes as possible. (For in forty of fifty parishe these were not employed, the republican majority was But to select those in which the colered vote, aa compared with the white, would be lar, tully prevented, ‘for in so doing “it mig pected” that, should any majority they co obtain in suet attain their purps vote. In pursnance in winch the great tise ox be rajected, they would nevertheless by the suppression of alii i five vi t jation were prae whieh bor that portion of M and outr prevailed during and 4 th jon as tially to p any republican vote: East iat which borders ortion of Kast Feliciane Moreho: the State of Arkonsas; 1 ties directly south of Mo - of these tive pe be attained, nbs to be formed therein and who ated their outrages with masked fuces to they were commit vy border Misnissippi and Ark where like en perpetrated, location ‘of arishes were uot, however, — betrer suited to the plan te coomplisiied than was ‘the ai oportion existing therein “between the numb white and colored voters. ‘The former numbered: but : the latter 13,244, a majority of the later equal to one of the entire majority of cel voters in fifty-xe parishes of the State, The ret votes uctually east 1 these five parishes sngyest that the cl to nen was assigned the task of securing democrat majorities therein had performed “their work of vi lenee intimidation effectually, the pro discloses ‘ief sommariss, port sot which are hereto an- nexed:—That where violence and intimidation were inof- ‘murder, maimings, mutilation a dito. Instead of a majority of ohid have had in majority in the parish Ouachita: of 3878, ved tor Morehouse a where the registered co , not & republican vote elector ast. ist Baton Ronze, containing colored registered voters and but 1.401 whites, the di sclaim ® majority of 617, which, but for the rejection ral polls by the commissioners and supervisors of election, would have Leen returned to the Returning Board as votew actually cast, If to the democratic majority from the four parishes, as above stated, we add tne GI7 thus cinimed and insisted upon before the Keturn- ing Board.; » democratic majority of 4,495 is the resuit ‘an election in five parishes, containing 13,244 oulored re- publicans and 5,134 white deinocratic vores. ‘The conclu sion that Intimidation and violence alone could have pro- daced this is almost irresistible, aud that such influences were enployed and were supplemented by inurder when that was thought necessury ix established by tho proots already referred to, Tt but éonfirms this conclusion to refer tu the vote cast in these five parishes in 1874. when no spe clal motives existed for the use of cruel means to influence theelection. The republican majority therein was then 3,979. A result 40 suzgestive of violence and intiaidation was obtained by means the most terrible und revolting. Organ. ized clubs of masked armed inen, formed and recommended by the Central Democratic Committee, rode throng the country at night, marking their course by the whipping shvoting, wounding, maiming, mutilation aad murder of women, children and defenceless men, whose houses were forcibly entered while they slept, and as their inmates fled through fear, the pistol, the ritle, the knife and the rope were employed to do their horrid work. Crimes like these, test fied to by scores of witnesses, were tho means employed in Louisiana to elect » President of the United states, and when they shall succeed the glories of the Republic will have departed, and shaine and horror will supplant in the hearts of our ‘people that love and veneration with which they have bitherto regarded the institutions of their country. The proof of violence and intimidation and ariucd disturbance in many other parishes is of the same general character, although more general and decisive as to the bv parishes particularly referred to. In others these cau prevailed wt particular polling places, at many ot which ublican vote ideratle nted. We hopo to be able to furni y taken by the Board sons may be appreciated. It | enn be no appeal, and f of its adjudication ‘and have caretully weighed th [2 closely observed its proceedings, force of a large muss of tho testiinony upon which that adjudication has been rerched, Members of the acting — un- der oath were bound by convinced by testimony thit riot, tumnlt, ae violence or armed jaturbance did materially interlere with the purity and or voting place. 2¢ did materially change the result of ¢ ction thereat, to re- ject votes thus cust und exc’ om trom’ the inal return, Of effect of ch testimony the Board was sole and final Jade, and if, in Teaching it exercised ‘good taith, c and was guided by an honest desire to dy justice, its deteri- mination should be respected, even it upon like proof different conclusion might have been reached by other tri- bunals or persons, To xuard the purity of the ballot, to Protect the eitixen in ‘the free wud | peacelul exercise of his rights to vote, to seenre him inst tvio- Jonce,. intimidation and outrage, and especially murder, when ho attempts to pertormanis duty, should be the desiré Of all men and the aim of every representative govern- ment, If political success shall be attained by such violent, d terrible moans as were resorted to in many parishes of Louisiana complaint should not be made if votes thus ob- tained are denounced by judicial tribunals afd all honest men as illegal and void JOHN SHERMAN, Ohio. K, W. STOUGHTON, New York. 3-H VAN ALLEN, EUGENE HALE, Maine, J. A. GARFIELD, Ohio. CORTLAND PARKER, New Jersey, W. D. KELLEY, Pennsylvania, SIDNEY CLARK, Kansas, J. 0. WILSON, Kanwas, FLORIDA, THE RETURNING BOARD CERTIFY THE ELEC- TION OF REPUBLICAN ELECTORS, STATE TICKET, CONGRESSMEN AND LEGISLATURE— INDIGNATION OF THE DEMOCRATS—ATTORNEY GENERAL “COCKE DISSENTS FROM THE DE- CISION. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Dnirtox, Dec, 6, 1876. The Board of State Canvassers finished its Jabors at three o’clock this morning, giving the Hayes electors a majority of 924 votes, Attorney General Cocke re- fused to sign or certify tho vote and left the room. He will prepare a minority report and give 1t to the democratic electors to-day. Tho wires Ware cut last night at seven o'clock, and this is the first despatch that parses over them. REPUBLICAN NEWS FROM LOUISIANA, The first excitement of last wight, after my earlier advices, was caused by the news circulated busily by the republicans that they had received a despatch trom Louisiana stating that it had gone republican by 3,400, This was denied hotly by the democrats, who con- tended that it meant “bluff,” nothing more, The dis- pute ran high, and, at length, a prominent Northern democrat, bursting with indignation at what he be- eved to bea transparent hoax, und bearing thata similar despatch had been sent to Louisiana just before the wires were cut, met Mr, Chandler and denounced him in the severest terms, The crowd adjourned to the telegrapn office to try conclusions over the wiro, It was found then’ that the wire had been cut four ‘miles from this city, and that no work could be dono for the night, ALMOST A BREACH OF THE PEACR FOR A BROKEN Wikn, Strange as it may appear to those who do not un- derstand the painful tension to which everything was brought in this city, the cutting of the wire at this critical time came nearer to forcing an outbreak than anything that had happened yet. The democrats charged openly that the republicans had cut the wire for the purpose of keeping up their aileged game ot binff Some pretty ugly talk was indulged in all round, FEDERAL SOLDIERS AT THK STATE HOUSE, While the excitement attendant upon the cutting of the wires was at its height the measured tread of soldiors was heard and a company of biue coats, march- ing past the crowd, filod into the State House yara and took possession. Their officer, Captain Hinton, in- tormed your correspondent that he had simply been ordered to camp his men in the Capitol grounds tor tho night. ‘The crowd then assembled in tho Capitol, the re publicans massing around the Governor's rooms and tho democrats hoiding the Attorney Genoral’s end of the baidiog. The first n from the Board was ob- tained at half-past ten o'clock, when Judge Cocke came into bis office for a law book, holding in his hand a written memorandum. From this meworandum the democrats caught the sentence, “Democratic majority in Baker sustaimed;” and ‘Democrats lose 150 in Ham. titen.”” It will be remembered that Baker 1s the county from which the chairman attempted to sap press the true revurns by viing a bogus paper. The news that the Board bad sustained the true returns was received asa good sign. The reported loss in Hamilton was looked upon asa mistake, as no open contest had beon mude inthatcounty. Altogether the democrais were in magoiticent spirits, anu they passed the loug hours of the night cueerfully enough, THE RESU RED. At just balf-past two in worning, while M: Seliers, of Peunaylvama, was explaining the jury laws Of this State to the crowds tot Lada jar-oif took in their laces, the tall, commanding form of Attorney General Cocke poshed through tuo half epencd door, luis gtay hair iniling over bis forehead and his face aa white as cut marble, “T woulan’t sign it,’ be called bargly seeming to know what ho said, 690. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1876—Ir'RKLPLE SHEET. » anit thoroughly excited was he; “f{ wouldn't sign it.’ itly be was belted aboat with a circle of human Mterrogation points tweniy deep at least, Questions poured in upen hin: sotmck that he could not open bis bps in answer. Hix excitement was hterally patu- jul. The twelve Lour ’ session, with intense anxiety, bad drawn upou bom seartully, It appeared very soon, however, that the republican members bad voted solidly together sud had thrown out enough demo cratic votes to give them about 1,000 majority for Hayes, and to count i Stearns, the Legisiature and both members of Congret ‘THY CONTKST IN THE BOARD. between the Board was on Duval couniy, whic! i on throwing eut on (he thirteen specificalions adduced therefor. He was promptly voied down. Then came Jackson county, with its democratic majority. This county was thrown out bodily, Then eine Mavatee, whi was thrown oat in’ alump, with ite 236 demoe: majorit hen Movroe county, with its 420 de craic “majority, was tumbled overboard; then Aluchua was sustained, STRICT PARTISAN ACTION. Kvery radical majority was sustamed. Democratic majorit were thrown overboard uoti) a margin large enough to eleat the whole ficket—national, State and Congressional—was reached. Then the ean. vass was closed rapidly. -Compiroller Cowgill voted with MeLia on every issue; he never provesied or dis- agreed on a single point. Che democrats took the re- tetiy, although they were stunned at its sw character, They bud expected that at the most the republicans would barely dare to count in the electors. Mit, MARBLE'S DENUSCLATION, As your correspondent hurried to start the courier with despatches he met Mr. Marvie aad Mr, Saltonstall. “What have vou tosay?"” he asked. “I gay,” replied Mr, Marble, his words failing hke new-made coins et silver on the night air, “L say that it wasa piece of willul, deliberate, premeditated villiny,’* UNPARALKLLED INVAMY, Following these quick, «nappy words came Mr. Sal- tonstall’s husky syllables, heavy with sincerity and saduess am ashamed to think,’’ said he, two mea, calling themselves American citizens, could take on themselves such infamy ag this decision car- ries with it? YROPOSRD MEASURRS FOR REORESS. The democrats will © point. The democratic electors will send on their vores to Washington, The democratic candidate for Gov- ernor will apply for redress under a writ of quo war- ranto against bis opponent. Messrs. Davidson and Finley, the democratic candidates for Congress, will contest before the House, and ihe members of the Logisiature thrown out will go betore that bady, so that tho Fiorids election matter will be thoroughly ventilated. A writ of quo warranto was issued and served on the Hayes electors betore they cast their votes; al-o a bill of injunction was obtained in benalfof Governor Drew, against the members of the Canvassing Board, and an order granted restraining them from eompleting the canyass on the basis of the vote as canvassed by a majority of the board for electors. The Attorney General, William Archer Cocke, of the Bourd of Canvassers, protested against the action of the Board, certifying a majority of votes in tavor of the Hayes clectors, and denouuced the same as crim- inal and The first A GROSS FALSIFICATION. of the returns on file im the office of the Secretary of State, as will appear by his protest, and be also gave certificates of election to the Tilden electors, stating that the returns on tile and canvassed by the Board showed a clear majority tor the Tilden aud Hendricks electors. MENTING OF THE DEMOCRATIC COLLEGE. The democratic electors, Messrs. Wiikeoson Call, Robert Bullock, Robert B, Hilton and James E. Yonge, met at the Capitol, in the office of the Attorney Gen- eral, and cast the vote of the State according to law. They also issued the accompanying petition to the Senate and House of Representatives, MAING IN THK CITY. Tho city 1s perfectly quiet, the only evidence of dis- ordor being some drunken negroes shouting for Stearns and Hayes. The excitement caused by the cutting of the telegraph wires has been ull day intense. It was found that not only had wires been cut, but poles in ono or two Instancos were cut down, and some forty feet of wire taken away. POLITICIANS GOING HOME, Messrs, Marble, Saltonstall, Biddle, Sellers, Read, General Young, Governor Brown, P. H, Smith, Gibson of Missouri, and Colonel Woolley, of the democratic visiting committee, Ivit to-day on a spe- cial train, as did also Governor Noyes, W. E. Cband- ler, Genera! Wallace, General Barlow and Mr. Little of Ohio, and Messrs, Coyle and Parris, democrats, ro- main to await the coming of the Congressional com- mittee, REPURLICAN COLLEGE CAST THK VOTE VOR HAYRS, The repubi:can electo met in the Executive Chamber and organizea by electing F. C. Humphreys, president, and A. N. Leonurd, secretary, proceeded to cast the votes tor Hayes and Wheeler, They then C,H. Pearce, colored, one of the electors, a par- doned felon, was selected as the messenger to convey the returns to Washington, THE ELECTORAL VOTE. MEETING OF THE ELECTORS YESTERDAY IN THE VARIOUS STATES—SENATOR BEN WADE SPEAKS—ALDRICH, OF VERMONT, AND STEI- FEL, OF MISSOURI, PROTEST—GREAT INTER- EST IN MASSACHUSETTS, The electors of the colleges of the various States met yesterday and deposited their ballots for their respective candidates, In Missouri, a republican, and in Vermout a democratic elector, claimed to take part in tho deliberations, In both colleges tho request was denied. In Massachusetts Mr. 1, Felt Osgood made an explanatory, enthusiastic aud skort speech, and in Ohio Senator Ben Wade delivered an address that was somewhat significant in its relation to the present crisis Below will be found a table showing the vote of the States, as far as heard trom:— THE VoTK, Tilden, Dem! lo Hayes, States, Rep. Alabama Arkansas . Colorado, Caltfornia. Connecticut .. liinois, Indiana. 1Sleell Michigan... Massachusetts, . Maryland. Missouri. Maine, Minny New Jersey Nevada. . New York.. New Hampshire. Obio Oregon Pennsylvania. Khode Island, South Carolina. Vermont. Wisconsin. Florida Delaw West Virginia Kentucky, North Carol Virginia... ire) Ebao olesl endl! elt FSReslIIILII LI SlelleellllSlalle Llib lesan LOUISIANA, The republican electors met formally at twelve orclock, when, Messrs, Leviseo and Brewster being absent, their places were declared vacant, and tho meeting adjourned until four P. M. At that hour they Teassembled, and proceeded to elect Levisee and Brew- ater to till their own vacancies and cast the vote of the State jor Hayes and Wheeler. Both Levisee and Brewster are United States officials, and this course was pursued to guard against any future complica tions arising from that fact, MISsOURL The Missouri Electoral College met at Jefferson City. Provious to the meeting Charles H. Steifel, republican candidaté for district elector im the Third district, sub- mitted to Governor Hardin a letter stating that General D. M. Frost, bis | democratic opponeut for elector in tho Third = district, was ine eligible to the office because, baying been a graduate of West Point and an officer in tho army, he afterward participated in the revellion, thus vein, debarred Irom hoiding office’by the third section o} article 14 of amendinents to the constitution, ‘upon which ground Steilel elaimed that he was the only eligible candidate for elector in that district, having received the highest number of votes and therejore entitied toa certificate and authorized to sit in the Electoral College. The Governor replied that he had already issued the certificate to General Frost, The electors met at two o’ciock, except General Frost, of the Third, and Charles H, Thornton, of the First. ernor Hardin suggested that the vacancies d by their absence be filled by the election of new members. Here Mr, stelfe}, the republican claim. ant, arose and claimed the right to a seat as clecior, and asked to submit the evidence of Frost's ineligibility, but Governor Hardin decided the matter was out of order, and the electors then proceeded to ciect Michael Hembacker, from tho Firat district, in place of Thorn- ton. G. H.'Shields, chairman of the Republican State Cominittes, then appeared and made a lengthy speoch in behalf 04 Store), chuming that Le was a duly lected elector and that he should be allo Lo sit tn the Col Jege and cast his vote for Hayes an heeler. Mr, Shields, on behali of the republican party of the Stato, filed a protest which, on motion, was laid on the table, and the body proceeded to elect Legrand Atwood in the place of General Frost, ‘Tho Vote of the Missouri Electoral College was then cast tor Tiden aod Hendricks, and BE. V. Couway was selected as messenger to deliver the vote im Washing- ton. The College then adjourned, The ropudlicans claim that thore is no State law au- thorizing the Electoral College to fill a vacancy caused by inability of the candidate, and 1! necessary they Will bring tho question befor two houses of Con- gress when the electoral vote is counted, MASSACHUSETTS, In this State there was an tinexpected public inter. it manifested in the meoting of the elcctors aud a large number of spectators were tod: prs. tho impression baving became ceueral that _— $$$ S$ there was & possibility that James Russell Lowell might not throw his vote for Governor Hayes. If this expectatiwn had been put aside by the declaration of bis purpose some days ago to cast bis Vote in harmony with the wishes of his coustitucats, there was a more reasonable expectation that he might preface the custing of bis vallot withaspeech, Mr. Lowell contented himself with simply casting his bal- lot for Rutherford B, Hayes, which was received with reat appiause, Mr. J. Felt Osgood when his name was called re- sponded as lolle Mr. Veusipant a delegate to the Cincinnatt Con- Vention, unpledged to either party, [ voted for Beuja- mu H. Bristow until the moment when the fate of the nation seemed in the balance; ond when New York and Massachusetts met im the annex and Uere agreed aud did fall into line and cast their votes for Rutherford B. Hayes, 1 then cast my vote with the majority, and now, sir, a8 an elector exercising my privileges, feeling that the fate of the country is agai in the batance, I cast my vote for Ruthertord B. Hayes, of Ohio. When Mr, Osgood began to speak there was visible excitement among the spectators, and when he closed, alter having voted for General Hayes, there were loud expressions of relief and gratification, the ballot bay ing been taken, ‘Tbe commitice retired, and ina tew minutes returned aud reported that thirteen bailotte hud voen cast, ali of which were for R. i Hayes, ot Ono. The voting for Vice President was then prov ceeded With in tue same manner, MICHIGAN. The Electoral College of Michigan met at Lansing, all the members being present, with one exception, Daniel L. Crossman was elected to fill the vacancy, and eleven votes were cast tor Hayes and Wheeler, NEW JERSEY. The Electoral College of the above State met in the Senato Chamber, All the members were present, with the exception of Benjamin F, Williamson, whose resignation was received and aecepted, he having held the office of United States Commissioner. Wiliam KB. Hoy, lately the democratic candidate for Mayor of zabeth, wus chosen to fill the vacancy by the other members of the college. OREGON. The Governor issued a certificate to Cronin, the highest Tilden elector, in the place of Watts, the in- eligible postmaster, The two Hayes electors refused to act when they met, whereupou Cronin appomted the others, as prescribed by the Oregon statutes, and the three cast one voto for Tilden and two for Hayes, Ail the certificates are attached to the returns The two Hayes’ electors appointed Watts, and cast three voies ior Ilayes, No certificates aitached to their re. turns, Ouro, Conumucs, Dee, 6, 1876, During the session of the Ohivs Electoral College Senator Ben Wade made a spevch, during which he used the following language, which becomes significant when uttered by a man of his promimenco:— T deem my part of the work to-day as the most im- portant official act of my life. We are in the midst of critical times, more critical than at any time since the war, and perhaps before i@ We musvaill be vigilant, 1 ay now that if Mr, Tilden has received a majority even one of tho electoral votes, he must be in- augurated peaceably, and wo must acquiesce in it, po. matter how much wo may dislike the result, On the other hend, it Hayes has received a majority of votes he must be inaugurated, ror as to shrink from our duty, whether there be civ:l war or not, would be two base for any one to think of = There must be no shrinking in this matter, I think we have carried our magnanimity entirely too far; we have forgiven our enemies, and bave taken nothing from them they could justly claim or that they owned, for tbey had uo right totheir slaves, but we went too far when we put power in their hands and took them back into the counctls of the nation, There 1s one thing I have feared tn this connection, and tual was the pérsistent, eternal vigilance of those we op. pose in corrupting tho elective franchise. When free men are Violently robbed of their irunchise. something tg taken which cunnot be restured, Alter indorsing President Grant os an honest man, Mr. Wade said be bud no four, with President Grant ab the heim, and added, “Ho is the great sheet anchor of our cause at this time,” PENNSYLVANIA, r Tho Pennsylvania Electoral College met in the Senate Chamber, and was called to order by the Hon, Charles Thompson Jones. Hon, Benjamin H, Brow- ster was chosen president. Hon. Daniel J. Morrill being absent, Henry A. Baggs, of Cambria county, was chosen in his stead as elector, the unanimous vote of the college being cast tor Rutherford B, Hayes for President and William A. Wheoler toc Vice Presi- dent. ‘ RHODE ISLAND. The Presidential electors mot at Bristol and cast four votes tor Hayos and Wheeler, Mr. Corlies de. clined the position of elector, and the vacancy was filled by etecung W. 8. Sluter, Who was also elected by the Gencral Assembly. VERMONT, Aldrich, the contesting elector, appoared with coun. sel before the meeting of the Electoral College o! this State, The counsel informed the college that Alarich wished to take part in the deliveration of the college, and to protost against Houry A. Soliace taking any part. Rosweil Furnlam objected to hearing outside parties and the college vrocecded to ballot, and Aldrich offered his votes for Tilden and Hendricks, but tha same were reinsed. Five votes were declared 1or Hayes and Wheeler. Aldrich called the spesiat attention of the chairman to thy fact that be offered | his votes. George Nichols was appointed messenger to carry the votes to the President of the Senate. The College refused to hear anything trom ihe counsel tor Aldrich, and adjourced, Aldricb submitted the tol. lowing protest: ‘To tux Exxcrons or Virwont:— I solemnly protest acainst the action of this Board in per. mitting Henry N. Sollace to vote in this meeting and ex- cluding me frem voting in thix Electoral Colleze. AMOS ALDRICH, Elector. Moxrrriizr, Vt. Dec. 6, 1876. | _ Aldrich then asked Nichols to carry his vote to | Washington, and was refused. He then appointed himself messenger to carry his own votes and signed his own certificate of votes, which was in the common form, cerulying to one ¥Yote jor Tilden and one tor Hendricks. Aldrich gave Nichols notico that he should go to Wasiintiton the samo time he did and present his votes and tight it out in Congress, Aldrich vever has been sworn in as an elector. THE RESULT. A MASS MEETING ON THE SUBJECT IN CINCINe NATL. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] ‘ Cixcixxati, Dec, 6, 1876, The announcement of the result of the election a Florida and Louisiana was received here without caus- ing mach excitement, The republicans. refrained from making any boisterous exhibition of the gratifica- tion they felt, while the democrats forbore expressing their disappomtment, It was in tact an unexpectedly quiet ending of the long suspen: This evening some forty or filty leading citizens, most of them democrats, but all of them believing that a great wrong hud been perpetrated in the count of the vote in Louisiana and Florida, held « preiimimary meeting at the Burnet Hou nd appointed a commiitee to call a m: ing of citizens, irrespective of party, to gi pression to their feelings on the result of the: tions, This mass meeting will take place probably Saturday night. COLORADO LEGISLATURE, A PROTEST AGAINST THE EXCLUSION OF HER MEMBER FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN. TATIVES, Dexven, Dec. 6, 1876, Tho Legislature to-day adopted the foliowing bya nearly unanimous vote :— Whereas by act of Congtess approved March 3, 1875, was provided that the people of Colorado should’ be per to form and organi: « State gover which act a constitution duly framed and pro the Ist day of July, 1876, ratified and auopt voters of Colorado by an almost unanimous vote, said con. st-tution being conformable to the constitution sud laws the United States; aud Whereas on the Iss day of August, 1876, under and bj virtue of the provisions of aaid nct ot Congress, the Presi dont of the Unite States did issue his proctamation admi ting the State of Colorado into the Union on an equal fuut- im the original States; and Viereas we have learned with profound sneprise that the House of Representativ:s in Congress his refused, and Still does retuse, oar duly elected member, the Hon. Jum M. Baltord, @ seat and vote in said Hong: ti thy js duly bel we do that lie was leally elected and that our St entitled to full representation i Congress; therelore, be tt Kosolved, by the House of Repraventatives of the State ol Colorado (the Sonate concurring herein), that we, a6 the rep: Texentatives of the people of this State, do hereby most earn: estly protest against this injusties and wrong in depriving oar people of 9 vores in the Congress of the nation, aud Feqnest that our said Representative De re nized as a mersher of Congress trom the State ot Colorado, Rusolvea. That a copy of thin resolution be forwarded Kt once by teloxrapit to our Senators in Congress, and that an engrossed copy Lenlso sent by mail, with « request SUAS Lhe same be preseuted to the iionse, 2 THE NEWARK HOTEL MYSTERY, The man who gave bis nam delp D. Lamois, of Philne and stopped at the Newark Hotel, Newark, oa Monday night, Where he fell sick and was (ound ~ couscious the same might, died yesterday morning, Whether ho died of apoplexy or from aself-adininistered dose of poison is a mystery, fhe strauger’s body was removed to the Morgue. All the money he had wie nine cents, His undershirt bore the name Mylard, in bis pocket was found a New York giving a skotel of the adventures In Color leged neice of Charies> Dickens, Who the Was, pent he catne iro we mabe he died of are Unings yok 0 be solve ‘he body will be kept some days in the to claim tk, -