Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-17
RICHMOND WING.
rrrsnAY MORNING. JANUARY II, 1880.
no CORRFSPONDENTS.
rhe speaker.hlp--Attempt ut ImpO.ltIOn.

OF facts and figures 20 relieve their Democratic repre-
seutaves in Congress Of responsibility for the nou-or-
SANITATION Of the House of representatives, are re'orng
to what looks ike foul device to fix the responsibility
upon the Southern Opposition members.
Ietus eyslan. The vote on the S0th ballot stood thus
Sherman Rl los. Hamilton, D) IS, Glmer, Is. o. %
REYNOLDS, "a L. ID .; Stokes, g. o. I; Wiusio~ 3D.
/ Whe-eupon the Alexandra Sentiusi, Democratic
paper without giving the vote iu detail so AS TO show
who those were that voted for elmer says that son The
sail ballot. Gilusrs cote aided O. HIwiltoHs, could
hare elected Hu,il,5V' And it makes this statement
obviously for the purpose Of creating the impression on
the public mind that the united Southern Opposition
had it been thrown for Hamilton on the S',h ballot
would have certainly elected him, and thus, of course
eudeayorus 20 tx the responsibility for Hamilton defeat
on che Southern Opposition members. Ga this same
subject. we dnd the following ia Jae Petersburg Press
another Democratic organ
"Ani chat they .tbe Southern Opposition membersl
are resolved 20 pursue this rule ruin policy their
course towards the As compromise candidate, Mr. Ham
Hton demonstrates IT indeed Nny further proof we're
needed. The SOh ballot stood sherman los; Hami-
ton S.. Glne- 30. scattering Necessary 90 choice
no which would have been attained Che Gamer vote
had been gwen Hamilton, and this was che ballot an
noulcai by telegraph chat which was 20 unite at th'
elements of Opposition Jo Black kepluucanlsm llls Isl
Gimerlte tUittHg.
Ssutiusl and Press that the Southern Opposition menu
bers held the power a their hand, OF eiecu1g Ham
H,on over Sherman on the s1,b ballot aud refused 90
exercise their power a yor0 cd Hamilton, and OF course
incurred the responsibility of continued uoa-orgauzI-
tou of the House We undertake. TO assert, aud shall
prove. tba, nothing IS farther from the truth. Hm1t.
could nos 5y any ossil' hare been elected Nnsf's'
or tls slh ballot, s..u if che united Southern Oppo'i-
d D rr.rr
nation OF the Pres, and sentinel and all the other De
mocr,tt organs ia tho land to the contrary notwth-
standing.
Il viii D., Observed chat on the S'h ballot the whole
number of votes was 2Iq. and necessary for choice
no. Il is true also thl, the vote OF HUHi..oa, which
was SIS ana Of Gimer, which was % made the no me-
cessary to choice and chat cine votes %. Hamilton and
GHmer combined would have elected Hamilton We're
peat cha, this q, 40 true But he gross uuracs of The
iu.iauatiou- and comments of the Press aud Sentinel
consists ia fact which they found &, convenient for
their partisan purposes not TO disclose to tdeir readers
consists, ia the material and vital fact that the % votes
given TO Mr. Gimsr on the ao,h ballot no, rN Sou
the-n Opposition y5ts- This is taa fact which ,he Sen
fa.l and Press deemed 70 prudent in the interests OF
mere p1ltry party,u, 20 conceal or overlook. From
reading their illusions TO- aud comments this psr,cU
Oar subject no one would could suppose otherwise
than chat Tire - votes received by Mr. Gmer on the
-'r t.,,,. 49,. ..r, Southern Oa,,s-t,1 votes But
t-,.u,.,,.s., no ,bs ea.t ballot ort Of the -
......-...r.l r.. NJ, f-r8s- there were Nor.Lrrr
Votes Ofcours, then. on tba, ballot Mr.. Gimer re-
-.,4-...t.-- o...-..,-,.. ,,.ss which fad
NJ rI...a.,.,. "a ,-o.r5 t,y, made a,1,. Ia5
-. "a, tf. election Tins falling g.
-. $3.50. ,r..,i, .,.r,. .irr., southern Oppo
t.4 i.... .... f- hin, II, crr,b the nail on
t.-. ..l ,.,...- .o ,. Winds che -rfiir and unjust
.... . q .-s.,.,.-.,.s ,f tho Press and Sentinel
..,. l,.;.;,.. ,,,.,bs-s vr, .,iffo-,
....i...- ,t,.t Nr- l;.r7,,- received o, the sl.b
'''', -, A. ,4.... ,s r-s,.r,t.y AM
-, Io' az i..,..L- r,-.r.or E-,, B-f-.ov Davis of
Nt-yarl E,herIse Harris of Maryland Hluo0, lil,
Leach Of Michigan, Mallory, Maynard S'o,e ol men
tlcNN' i. ,-l ~ .-.'' - -, .I yvslsts-
sa~
ru ,rrs b, seen ne we has, stated above that Mr.
on -...;r.5 o, ,rs .ti~l ballot three Vartfr-a
80. l,-.... ,r Vow y,-. Morris, of Penu,,Iya.
~, -s Wv, I.-.sv NJ Briggs has invari
49, 1 c s,-,t.-., member from the beginning OF
l.,,,,., and Il. s. t-e. and independent d national
~ can be found either ia the south or u the North
NJ Morn. and Mr. Nixon beIou. 90 the Peoples party
and ara far from being lcsus iu the odious sense o
1900, Tb,v have both voted for Mr G,mer on SIEVE,
f....,r. and are ready 90 vote for him at any time
b., f. d. r,.b.s for tbei- votes to elect him. When
,, r,,;rg for ,Imer tbev have uniformly voted for
Sl.r,sr
rfs ,b., che ,or,plta. and accusation OF the Press
aud S-,fu.l amount 20 this they hold the Southern
O.,ost5n members responsible for the defeat Of Mr.
u,ra.,r nm b, thi-a ballot, because Messrs. Briggs, Of
Nss YORK Norris of P,.ansy yauit and Nixon Of New
J-ssv il not y5t, for him Now diI either of these
7-,- OPP arvtoIy else really ezpec, either of those
r,-s. y..5,- Opposition members 20 vote for Demo
cr,t for na Sreskershfpg Or would either Of those
Journals have t- "a tdc votes of those three gentlemen
for .bsfr candidate According tls reasoning, tbe
votes OF thirteen Northern me1-he most Of them just
sb men AS Morris and N1ou-,o tainted Mr.. Gi.mer as
to render 10 impossible for any Southern Demosrau'
member TO touch him, Og course, then, the votes Of
Morris aud Nixon would have tainted Mr. Hamilton Just
AS tadly-so badly chat southern Democrats would have
been compelled 90 drop him, as they would hot potato
But this hue sud cry OF the Press and sentinel ''","
{nr the course of che Southern Opposition members Oh
th gl.b ballot is the ye-ries, CANNON aud hDmo1g h
fre world. as We have demonstrated ay am analysis Of
tb v5ts which Hr Gumer received chat ballot Their
1,r5..ss accusations and iusinuatous, however, only
SHOW TO what desperate strli. -lev are reduced IN die
effort toacgut her friends a Congress OF the respoos