The Lincoln County herald., 1870-12-01
Radical RebslIiou N Alabama, /.

Radical kebslIiou N Alabama.
"A ontsomery Telegram of the 2e,h
ut Gys The day has been one Of
. e3siteAenf here Al . late hosr kst
AfEtt Governor emith and Treasurer
binghsm obssined from the suprvwe
court, Judge SafFold. and from the cir.
sult court, Judge Pelham, injections
,SestysiHing the presiding officer of. the
senate from counting the vote for COVER.
nor and treasured. aAt one O'Clock the
two houses met in joint convention. Mr.
Barr, president pro TEN Of tho senate,
announced that he could not open and
count the votes for governor aud treas.
urer, hus that he would count for othcr
Offices. She result Of the count showed
that . majority Of the votes cast in the
state were for the following candidates
E. H. Moren, lieutenant governor, 70.
ccived 4,377 majority; j. j. Parker,
secretary Of state, 4,459; j. w. "A.
Sandford 3.288 al Of whom arc Demo
Gratis. Tho president announced that
these gentlemen were elected to their
respective Offices, aud ordered ths returns
to bc sent to tho secretary Of state to
await judicisl proceedings. Seutor Ma.
berry then offered resolution that Hon.
". II. Moren be sworn in as lieutenant
governor Of Alabama, and be invited to
preside over the Joint convention as the
legal presiding officer Of the senate. MIR.
Burr, tho presiding officer pro TEN, an.
nounced that the resolution was out Of
order, and asked the senate to retire 10
its chamber, which it did and immedia y
adjourned. Mr.. Moren, in the meantime,
was sworn in as lieutenant governor by
Judge NJ. j. Saffold, and was escorted to
to the speakers chair. He announced
that he was ready to proceed to business
as the presiding officer of the joint con
vention. Mr.. Lowe offered a resolution
that the secretary Of state, Mr.. Miller, Mr.
Parker not being sworn, be asked to
furnish the lieutenat governor with re
turns Of the votes cast at the late election
Mr.. Pelham, the clerk of the house
waited OH tho secretary Of state and Oh
tained the returns. Mr.. Moren a major
ity Of the general assembly being pres
ent. counted out the vote.
Licutenat Governor Moren proceeded
to count the vote for governor and treas
urer. 1t resulted in l ,429 majority fol
Lindsay. Democrat, and about 5 200 foI
Grant, Democrat. Mr.. Lindsay took the
oath of Office as governor OF the state
which for time will probably have two
govenors. The senate will recognize Mr.
Smith and the house Mr.. Lindsay. The
matter will be in the court soon. $3.50
LEFT WITH ENaLANE. Tho following
dictated at the White House appear,
verbatim in both administration papers
and is the very latest presidential com
ment on the matter to which it relates
The Alabama case is now with Grea
Britain. Its settlement is her task. A.
she deliberately Inflicted injuries upor
our commerce and deliberately prolonged
the rebellion, satisfaction for these grav,
wrongs should as deliberately be made
The United States makes no entanglin;
alliance with other powers, that is tradi
tional policy, at once her duty and he
covenant, and is to day tho attitude o
President Grant. He does not propose
to take advantage of the difficulties Of .
friendly nation; unlike France, whicl
interfered to establish a new empire Of
our southercn frontier, and unlike Eng
land, which exerted all the influence o
her aristocracy in favor OF the rebellion
at q m moment when the cause of the Unio,
was doubtful. Tho president relies upo1
the sense of justice Of the English minis
ry and the English masses. belicvin.
that they will seize the first fitting occa
sion to close up the only remaining caus
Of difference between the peoples speak
ing the same language and animated b,
the most fraternal feeling toward eacl
other. .... ....s
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