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Show NOITD CAKOL1XA. "IleudH or Tallsi Ilnmpton in Elected, I reside mini t'onlrst I'nUe-eliled. I'nUe-eliled. Columbia, B.C., IS. The state boaid of canvaf-ecra' tabulated returns for till Btato ofliceru, except governor and lieutenant governor, from the face "f returns of couuty cauvaMery, show the vote is clcwe and thn result so doubtful that it will tnkc tiie correction cor-rection of numerous clerical errora to determine the euccetedul candidates. The returns show that Haync, republican, re-publican, is ro elected sccre'ary of state by 2'27 nirjority; Klliot, republican, republi-can, i elected attorney general by seven vote-; Hagard, democrat, comptroller comp-troller general by 2."xi; Thompson, democrat, i-uperintendoiit of duc catu.h, by Kennedy, repubiic.m, hy lol; and Cirdcsa, republican by U3. corrccieu returns wni cnane tluue results on Mmiday eo as to give thouttoruc-y generalship and the cup-i-rilitiudent ot (-du cation to tiie icpuh-.icani. icpuh-.icani. Ilaii ptou's maorily it about 1,1 U over C'hanibcruiii. IliYH CiKIIIKJ THE MATH. New York, IS. T,.,,-. (.Vusibi.1 peid: The bird it c ..uv.ii-er.-uac ftiupleitd the to'iul (or j rt.-i-deiiti.il (l.ctor.-, and t 1 u'lhtklhe .un. j:; civile!. I u.ia tonde of the n tiilt. '1 he I. :,;!. --1 rrpul l:c.m ciect- r b id 1 1: . -r;ly cm r ti.e 1: h ett democr.itic I'.'clor, ;md the k.w. -'. repub.uan flci'tor h.ia -''" in '.'"ority ovir the bi(;beit democratic tlcc ur. ln r prrentatives froui each p ili'.i-c-ii pirty were prt.-cnt durii.j t!.t ci.unt. Two lepubl can an I liso den; . . cr.it ic cierka Teril'url I he t.ihv ih'i. J ue i-even votes of S-nitti L'Atolina arc fur U.iyes iiiJWhu.u in piUi of everylbuji;. I K :uo. rat-re-;.liii; here pp.-ir to bo uuiui th.-tler .i tii tied it i Uk the n-euit i.a tin-nounc-d y the l-.Trd th..n nn n i. nt d..wn (r- ui lbo ! r:h t c t nt.itu in f, r '1 ::!en. . .S,utli l.'.ir. hi. d. -i. le.p..l f..r r..i tl. -k '.K'U ..i 11 ...p". n. ai. i it p:ul able V. .- f u;. -1, pr.iv;.:, J t',.t ir.t i'! i. t 1 ; . r;;..:t d to bi: k i I ti.e hi. ..! u., r- t :n-. M;... r hl.it.' rdi. r are ri u.. re d. ubt, :i WL;i .1- t;.o bvi-'a' If Kd- lb id rf ii: r d tl. m lh. re arc Vi U r s'n u'd be t!ir--wi u it ol tc count, or the returns re-turns ! - ( ro i ti d in nevoid u:rt' wiin the la t. the ish .!c of the republican lUitc t k t ndl It t h i tid nil!) a re i public .ii u. .rdy in the lc::.itur.'. I 1 i.o d. c:-,. n ot the o url on tin power of the t--a:d in thn ri;atdi? I ipcclo I on ' . d i y . Meant in". e ttio h proci c i uti Iho c unt d tliw vote f r ttalu utfi c i. tiif. itr.ri.v. lteiMihllrfiu luwrr to thr lleiuocrnllr l.rllor. Nuw Orleau, IS. ft -n 't'.H'it. W'c are gratdi'"-l i learn that we have min lopreii- n b d iho lau,;uae ai. 1 sj-irit of ycur c.u IllUIUC-llhin o lllh-'l' li.h, u,.d tlint we Wi re in error in at inhut m . ,. you the purism' to itd. ifcre Willi fn Ifal coiititiiled iiutbi tUirn of lbi tate in the d:-ch ir- ot lne:r dutn . 1 Vrli.ip- lie? iiuntpprotii'iiuon ivi tho n ilural nit of Ihe- l.iru.ie.e employ. d. Your irpie,t w..s (or u to un t nnd c. ni r with y u, per-fonally per-fonally or lhn-iu;!t C' minute, tn order that mn h u.ll :nir" it we pc ses itiny be tn l d in behalf of mm h cnnvum of lhe voti aciu ihv ca-t, h by its (air ii1 m and imp irluhty. "hull ionium tpd tho n-prct and ai .pii' -5-icence of the Atnenenn people. Tin, an vtc uiuh rlo-,l il, w.ts n icipiest (o id operate wuh you for the purpoi of inllu'Micing tlio a.'lion ol iho rw turning In.inl in tho discharge of ll ilntirc. Tho president had rciuo.lcd us to attend hers to wilnra, not to inlluonce such cmivnw, nnd known that rucIi rripiMl was not ltiiendc! to limit im to wit not tho cum I ol vote actunlly ejiflt, but tho cutiro proceedings proceed-ings of tho Uard in reaching a nu!t n to tho vots legally nwl and to bo counted. Wo aro grabbed to loam that you concur Willi lbo piofidont and with uq in thin understanding. Vn'i nisi) Hlato that vim nrn fullv a warn thai both lbo organization 'ud acl;ni, (iidicial or mi nuslcj iaI, of tho returning bonnl of Louisiana was bo-yond bo-yond any aut hmitati vo control from aithoiit, and that it would bn tho height b uf arronnro and tolly to iillenipt to idler (ho eases ol a utile of which wo aiu not ciiueiiK, or obtrudu our interprcllion of tin) laws upon Ihono whoso duty it is to lulmitneler (hem. Wo iniiy therefore, an wo tliink, ns funic that you will agree with us that It would bo aiioganco cUally to at lenipt, by our conceited action, lo inllucnco tho proccedingn or n-cult ol tliocouitsof justice or of tho bnaidn iictlng Judiolnlly, and hence wo are gratilicd at hemw able, from thu language lan-guage nnd tenor of yuui letter, to as mi mo that yon did not wwh lo eontcr with tm lor tho pnrpofo id inllucnciiig Mir neliun of (bo n tuinitu; boaid, but only to necuro Piich eo Upeou loll on our put an would enable u, joinlly with yulirnelveii, lo witncH-i Ihe pin-oiM'diiig pin-oiM'diiig throughout. A coiilrrenco lor Mich purpose would now ki cui to bo lliinoeewtiy, ai we loam from a ciimniiinicatiuii jufl ic. lived limn tho botiid, wliieli nppcaid to u to in -t'onipliMb that by your ejilan;itoiy Hole yoU denii'0 to lit I U 1 1 , by tho i'-o-poHil oonforeium. Wo will add llinl it id very apparent that if your wish is to 8ro a fair and honest expression of the electoral voto of Louisiana, there is no dilkrence between tiuretlvcd and you, pxeopt hs lo our conduct in reference to Unt rcult. You have proposed a conference and active associated influence. Thia we regard ' as beyond our duty or our privilege j as individuals. We shah be happy at all limes to confer with I you, and as indiridnuN to co operate in whatever shall be rbrut, but eon- 1 ccrttd action for tin; purpot-:; of intiu-encing intiu-encing an oflicial b.jard we hold to be beyond our privilege, and wo shall hope that all may ujiiio to p;s which good citizens can w:.-h. without the uacof any such means. U'c runaiu, gentlemtu, Yours r-pectfuily. John Sherman, rilanley Mattbewu, J. R. Garfield, Khio; E. V. ritough-ton. ritough-ton. J. Van Alien, X. Y.; W. D. Pelley, I'a.; Jub. K. Stevenson, Ohio:' hugene Hale, Me.; J. M. Tuttlc, 3. W. Chapman, Win. H. S.-nilli, W. A. McXirew, Iowa: Sidney C'iark, J. C. Wateon, Kans.ks; C. tt. Farwell. Ab-nor Ab-nor 'Jnylor, J. M. Heardslfy. S. H. Haven, Ills.; John Coburn, William lkinb.ick; Indiana; C. Irving U.tty, Maryland. |