Speech #430008752

Stati or Iederlr. and free from soy insult or molestatiii whaltever. lDfliceltios which have arisen since the elections are simplyofficial. and to not alleged to have sprung from force orfraud of the people. ltho controversy nes peiding hs not arisen hois the casting of the vote. but from tho coenting ofthe vole. This indicatien of order and harmony is not only proper for executive consideration. but to cutteract. so far as may be. the slander that New Orleans is under eon trolof lawless mobs. This slander has not only prejudiced the inid of Coniress. bit has impeded immigration and excluded capital. WhatOveii. then. may 1e the result of legal or political questions. growing outf thLeLeuisiann elections. the Republican deems it a duty to assure all whose opinion may have a bearing upon the political or commercial condition of New Orleans or Louisiana tha the people. without regard to race. color. or previons ceutdition. have demeaned thcimselves well and deserve well of the country for their conduct in the recent State and Federal elections." Q. That article not only states that the election was peaceable. but thatbothraces voted. and that it was witiout fratd an(ifeirI A.