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Show r T.i V'errier J'T'i l't in 'ver pre-a pre-a Iranml 'rly in j. iJ m 1 e .... us, appears loj upon aserii'tid niisappreher.- I -ion o( tne laiuage, no ie.stiiani! the spirit of our coinnuniieatii n. It can hardly have escaped your nctici.- 1 that our statement ut die re-uil to he 1 obtained by tbe co-operative action wnieii we sought to brit: a'.Kait wu a simple reprwluction ot l tie language of I'rident Grant, at wiv-Sf reunt-t we utaierstand yuu are here. in h; . ream I orxler to 'ien. Sriit-rman that language was deiibeiately u-'a1, no Joubt iu virw oi tne lact, auoiit wi.ieii, ,w we conceive, Uiere can he no dispute, dis-pute, llial the fir.-t and most c-s-en-tial prerequisite to an honest and just declaration ol tin: result of the recent election in Louisiana, is a lair and impartial canvass ol tne votes actually cast, and it seems to us that you dn tiie president great injustice iu supposing sup-posing tn.il m speaking of vot. s actually actu-ally c:t.t be meant lu include vutea int-ga;iv cast; as you certain, y do injusiiee hj tho imputation of a desire de-sire toiusHt up'.m such a narrow and vicious interpretation. In our judg nient tiie expres-in "vuttd actual.y c;l" ol necc.-ity designates v -ti.-It-gjlly caat, and as a consequence u! suen otes uiily did e dtsirc to teeiire ! a fair and impartial canvjjs. U'e j bee h ave to tav. tiierefore, that vcu ' are mistaken in ttio heuei mmcc. s-tught unduly tu narrow Lie ba:,s i-n wnieu we invited yuur cu-i'per-ilie : action, and jou are no 1 r-s in error in atinbutin t. u- a purple ti inter-, It-re ttiln ihe b-Val auti.r rili. 1 1 of the f-ti'e in tno dlselurge of: their dutie., to claim tiie n .l I audio arrt'gile to oureelv. a r-r-wuieh we do twl p ts---. In writ.nw' I our h-it-T we w.re tu.ly aware t:i it ! jtn t.ie ort-anuili'in ar.d aetim, , wtieth'-r judicial or niin;-"ierii, of tne: rtt'irr-.i.g liarJ uf L .ui-ian t, Were i uid uny a V.'u -nr. itiv.! rnntr-:' from wiliuut, and that it w.nild be i tne bt igut of rreg inee and f ; 1 y l . attempt lo alter ti.e ia-. s u( a 'al.. o j wan h wo art) n -t can. u-, r t i.'- ! trude our int'Tprtati n of -e la t upon tne-.; w. d r.y it u to al- j uiini.-'.-r U. em; bul e ha 1 a: ipp d, , n. vertnelvi. tht tut re w ari in- , llueneo win. ii mignt h-' r. fo.-y i x-1 rt'il even if by cLiem ol t;,: r-p lit- he wtij "re stratig-n in I:. n stale, Aii-i wc h.t.1 t.k-u it I .r; grant, d in .t v.. ;r p:f-'.':ie-' ;. m r.-'pi-'f to i:.o i e -;- liif pn ai.b'i.t, w i-t a r-'c i::'.n u of t!, f... t. We- hai 4 .pp - 1 I'.it ii ii-it in.prop'T f--r i.. t.) r. :ni:,d I loij autie int. - a of I..C b'. by o ir 1 ru. re pr --n t. at 1- it, trial l.. r-l arc c rtasn r-1 ! "f fairn- h ai. 1 pn-1 t:-ew;,nn ui;dn:e a.l c- .n-t .lu t mn ' and law-", an 1 npou wi.'"-- 1 1 :v.ne Hill', d. p-li I l 1 ' '' 'I M-l'-r of i --(' of "h pAftim in ti." d-. !.tr.d r.-'ii.l of tiie L i:-r m i led: n rn:i.,i nch a toe-te, Ibat no ono ou.t t- hn a ju lg in lui own C.t--", tnat tin- deci-ion of any eont' -t o.uot n-il to. -l.-p.-nd upon tne mere rli,tr.mi nl uf one of li:o pirti-'s Kit. t'i, Ih.U Uv fi !'. Udi lb ii H ma lf l tli parties oiu'ul to li- fully and fairly iH-ard, that tt'l ','i''-l:i.:ix of i iw fughl U) ir tbt . h I in fonleriui'.y wit:i ilt, .'.aiih-liment nf g-'ii-ral principl-', ; itnd all fii'3tl 'li ot" fa-'t upoiifM-j deneo ilu'y pre-f-uttil mi! wtigmd, uii'lrr tin- rub a wlueii are o( uni - r tl r'T'-Kiuti'tn in all t;tu olaO- ol U,,- Uni .n, If. it tbf trial f.f all r iiii involving in-volving public inl-resH, at b--t, n-ighl t" bt) puI'llC. 111. 1 lii.lt 111! prx-eedilik:-. in lim pre.-nl elei'l.iral o-nle-,1 nugiit iiy Iheir ni.iioi- -t luip rti ih'y, U dl-eirill the 'l-p:eion lb-it I hi lorim ol Uw iiavt) berti - rv- rt'-l in! in-j 1 -trumei.H f -r t..u vi- 1 iti m of i: i , iinl. In tin- Ciin:,"c!ion we m iy bn permitted to olMerve that while mi- loiibtidly, a yen s-iy, a '-dul-.o- ! : iiieulc.ili'-u and cultiva'tou of haliiu! ut oli-'yanee to f.riiin uf law i vital t - -1 tho preservation of coin! i tut tonal . itlicrly, il in no h lui irlnnt litala, rein, il to yiild eiich oblinrfl ho not i provoWnl by iMing theso forms in ai 1 niffim f'-r fid'vertiNi thy en-U (of winch tbuy wern de-u;iied. Witijoiif undiTtaking t" 'I'le-liou tbo Biii'rity of Hie beitiit you are at th'! palm to nxprrx.', that you know of no rraon to doubt that the Louisiana r. turnini; Uianl will ni.iku a p Tkclly bon t and jiHt deelnrntion of llio rrulln id i tho reecnt eb-etn.n in .outiaiiat w I d- em it not imnropiT to remind you that the prcBcnro iu lliifl city of hi ninny citi"iiH frnm all parU uf the I Union, ut lliif inoinent, aecuifl to be j fvub-iiro of w id rly prevalent di-triMl of Dm aeUon of Ihu b .ml, and (bat nch di-Innt has thit foundation, nl I iHt Unit tbe roiiKtiluti'in nf the b.mnl ban not been rnumed mn"i ifn ret unit wero wt itmdii by a roiircionl roinniitlee, of whieb the repubhean caiididat.i lor I bo vtre preqidrney was a nieiiibf-r, rind tlii dmlni-it is iml. unnatural in view uf Ibe Inel llmt an wn underntntnl nun of the lii"inb"r ol Ihu p'lurninK boajd Ih a rmididaln votid lor ut lb" rerenl clo lion; anntbrr thn bonier of nllien ol prolil and tnnt, by iippoitihnenl ol thf priMent eieeuliV ot tbo n itional i;ov-.rninenl, i;ov-.rninenl, wiulu I'll Pi" nibera (d I lio I.., ird nrn b'dinvel lo hn in nllibulion with but o'if of 'he puliet Lo tlm pre-Hent pre-Hent pobtieal rontrRf.. In view i f all Hits il i hardly nrcfM-iry nrcfM-iry lo add -bat tint t- roin ol our 'er Wern not ileiotrd lo preiidie -p tml inn wbelbT llie (oim Ii.ith of ' lnruili bo ird were judl- iiil or .nsPTial or I'olb, hut (iiitply lo Uivilll 'otl V) Ree Willi Ms lb it wll it- I over may he lb" eh rn u r of thin, (nnrlion-, they am openly, f.tlily and ,lir.Btly .li-eb.iii:'-.!; mid wluln w-- w-- rtliainnl hoiii any ftllmipl at (,r (.oris) iu'lu; Iho laws of i, wo deemed it equally to the subject of any j leuce with you to allude t duties devolving upon ! her than the constituents j juisiaua returning boird laws and constitution of , Uatee. Whether, ad you ay of illustration, under Lion the president o! oth counts and declares he electors of the several y being purely minis-t minis-t subject to the control r whether as has been or more than eighty e inaugurated by men had been among the onstitutiou, the votes d under the direction ie senate and house is a question upon j ' which ve deem it 'y to enter. I icrmit us to say that our refusal to co- erish the hope that 1 -d, warned by tho t, and consciom beinc observed by will discharge its uch circumspec partiality as will the American we will con-ild con-ild a different n of the board, satisfaction of con have taken dining lo act ie all in cur onsequeucts n M. Palmer, . R. Morris-Kandall, Morris-Kandall, A. IVnnsylvu-i. IVnnsylvu-i. B. Smiln, aid, George inson Joi.u . atterson, J. tienry D. McHenry, venturkv; Oswald Olteudorfer, New 'ork; J. B. Stallo, Ohio; Lewis V. Boiiy, James O. Broad iicad, C. Uili-5011," Uili-5011," Missouri; John J.ee Carroll, W. I Hamilton. Maryland; W. 0. Sumter, Sum-ter, Connecticut; 1. H. Watson, Joio; J. Ii. L'oudert, New York. |