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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-16

II THE people of the United States have ever
expressed themselves unequivocally upon any
subject, 1t was in opposition to subsidies and
land grants TO railroad companies. Yet the
House of Representatives have just given away
to the Central Wisconsin railroad half q mil
lion acres of choice land, valued at about $685.
OO0, 600 The voice Of the people does not
seem TO reach Washington.
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C0YTEyTS OF INSIDE PAGES,

SECOND PAeE-District Investigation.
THIRD PAGE-The Oldest Mnn; Forgetfulness
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The Chief CLERK read as follows:
"Question. Taking your estimate Of the vote
in these parishes where the frauds are charged, I
the vote had been fairly counted, what would hay'
been the result as compared with the vote in tn,
parishes where no frauds are charged?
Answer; do not understand your question, -,
"By Mr.. Hill: Q. What would have been tn
effect on the general electionf
by Mr.; Logan; G, What would have been tn
result OF the electionf
"a. Oh, If there had been no frauds in thes
parishes, and they had returned the vote as the.
did in some of the parishes, fairly, they woul,
have given the Republican ticket q very iarg'
40. In the Slater
| "a. Yes, sir; In the State. ,,
go Do Won speak OF the votes actually cast, Of
the voters In the district A. refer to the voters
/ but the votes actually cast, In my judgments !
| properly returned, would have given the kepuoli
can party majority IN the state. nave n'
ao' n That Is, the votes as they were actually
'as is ask {; wSss PARISH thai as
Mr.. Frelinghuysen. parish some Two hundred
m NJ West The parish Of Madison.
Mr.. Morton. How far awayf ~,
| Mr.. West. II is three hundred milesfrom New
NJ Frelinehuyssn. Mr.. President, let us loos
at the effect Of the facts have called attention q
upon MoEnery's majority: They claim LOT nc
Emery majority Of SSOo: d In sss iSSr parisbs,
| from which there no returns, according 20 ths
\ Lynch board, give Kellogg majority Of ,2oa-
| MT. Carpenter. II II not pfobouucu bnAs al ~
returns in those parishes were forged, but only
one or two OF them. -
| Mr. FreIinghuysen. Il probably Is much wors'
| than those four parishes. They are mere niustra
| lions. The returns from those the witness holdi
up and says, for distance, these are forged. As
says there were forgeries In several parishes AM
| Instances these four. Now, take the 10 mao,
ty in SIX parishes not and In Jour IN wnei
| the returns were forged from the g.ooa, ana y
leaves McEnerys majority, as the senator mon
/ Wisconsin agrees, 2el1. Now, let Us see nna
becomes Of that 2t6l1 majority. Let anybody VIM
wants to examine this read the three nnndreu an
sixth page OF the testimony, which was sen. nel'
i with the Presidents message. There = Oaous
Parish Tho white registration Was 1 ~ ent
j McEnery's vote l,sSJ-nearly 800 more tnan IN
1 white reristration- The colored registratton wa
i aI39 and Kelloxgs vote 1,5Ie or l,eo5 less tnaI
/ the coIored re9istration- This shows fraud no
before. but eftsr the election. II points 70 fasi
ficaticn Of retarns for frauds In Keeping men pacl
4 from the polls probably would not give MoEner.
Il 800 more vokes than there were white votes regis
4 tered.
4 Mr.. Carpenter How can you tell whether
i ballot was cast by black man or q white manf
i MI Frelinghuysen. No; but my friends rep5l
i states that the eolored men were RspuolcaAs .
a reneral rule, and the whites Democrats Tax
Rapldes parish. The white registry VS. l,0I
McEnery,s vote was ], 800, or eie more than u
!, white registration. In Naehitochea the whit
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power, Il is true, over the States than we have
over those Kingdoms, but we have no more power
over the States than is granted to US ir. the
Constitution, which is to give them government
men waste their estates and destroy their health
in dissipation; but the value of Individual free
dom, prevents such legislative restraints as
might prevent the evils. Better have individ-
usl freedom with the evils than destroy II by
chatting restraints. So better let the State
election be free with the evils than impose re-
straints and supervisors that impair the free
dom of the State.
Mr.. Carpenter. want not to answer the
Senator, but simply to ask him question, as he
did me the other day, so that may distinctly
understand him. Does he maintain that in
case the three branches of government in
Louisiana to-day, that is, the men holding those
three branches of government, shall collide
together, the court to decide all questions in
favor of the two, the other departments TO ad-
minister everything In their common interest,
to keep themselves in power under the present
existing republican constitution of that State
during their natural lives, and they should do
so for fifteen years, would Congress have any
power to interfere, the form-that is the const-
tution-being conceded to be republican,
Mr.. Frelinghuysen. That is not a case before
rs. ~
Mr.. Carpenter. It Is two years before us.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen. think Will show the
case supposed is not before us at any time. II
is difficult to solve questions put in this man
ner out of the order of debate; but my answer
is: That If after repeated trials In State,
where we have performed our duty of giving
them order and government, and Of seeing 70
1t that Il Is republican in form, 1t should turn
out that the people are 80 depraved, ignorant,
and degraded, so unfit for the blessings of re-
publican government, that they abused all their
privileges, suppose It would then be incum.
bent upon US to fulill that guarantee Of the Con-
stitution pro tanto, TO fulfil It just as far as we
could, and to give them government. even II
It ives under military commission. But, sir,
we will never be called upon to resort to that
extreme measure unless the extreme case
which my friend has supposed, of the execu-
tive, legislative, judicial branches Of govern
ment, and the people themselves, all combining
in one dire conspiracy to destroy themselves.
Mr.. Carpenter. Let me correct my friend al
to the effect Of my question. My question
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investigation, or that anybody would have been
indictable for perjury who should have come be-
fore that town meeting which he inisgines and
Mr.. FreiInghuyseu. That is the best answer
which can be made. But 1t is o matter perfectly
immatorial whether the twenty honest men, ten
Democrats and ten Repu blicans, whom he might
have selected, were oticiais not; the effect of
their discrimination would have been the ssme on
the public. There Il in the case nothing that re-
quires any oath; it Is matter OF adding up the re-
turns, and q matter Of ocular demonstration
whether the ballots correspond with the returns;
and whether the polllsts conform WITH me osiiess
davit could be required is that Of Q charge being
made that in some precinct the polllst was false,
tion paper with him, to ask him how he voted.
Some one could have been found under their laws
to take such atfldayit.
vestigaton would prove his candidate not elected?
At all events, Is there Affirmative proof that Nc
Emery VA; elected on Which We ca, can EsmSys Ks
comes to Congress, not TO ask that his candidate
may be Installed in ONCE; but he comes to ask
lead to inYestigatiou. He asks that we will order
new election. And the wonder IL that in the
Senate, among those who thought 1t unconstitu-
tional 10 set aside the State government when in
the hands Of those who had sworn hostility to the
United States Government, among those VINO
thought u pnconstitntionat 70 set aside S those
had erected now hold IL TO be constitutional at
the instance OF Mr.. Warmoth TO 20 into Louisiana
and TO regulate the domestic relations OF that
Slater We
Mr.. President, views similar In some respects
TO those which I have expressed are set forth In
the report OF my friend from Wisconsin; for ne
agrees with ne as TO the vicious character Of the
elections:
"a caseful consideration Of the testimony con-
vfnces us that had the election Of November last
been fairly conducted and returned Kellogg and
his associates, and . Legislature composed OF the
the same political party, would have beeL elected
The colored population Of that State outnumbers
the white, and IN the last election the colored
voters were almost unanimous In their support oil
the Republican ticket. Governor Warmoth, who
was elected by the Republicans OF the State In
1s6s had passed. into opposition, and held In hi
hands the entire machinery Of the election. He
appointed the supervisors Of registration and they
appointed the commissioners Of election. The
testimony shows . systematic purpose on the part
Of those conducting the election to throw every
possible dIculty In the way Of the eolosed voter
In the matter Of registration. The polling place.
arenot fixed by Law, and at the last election they
| were purposely established by those conducting
the election &C places inconvonIent Of access II
those parishes which were known to be largely
Republican; 50 that in some instances voters had
| te travel over twenty miles TO reach the polls
The election was generally conducted In quiet
| and was perhaps unusually free from disturoane.
or riot. Governor Tarmoth, who was the mage
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"My belief Is, that II any Judleial court to-day
had Jurisdiction Of the question In Louisiana the
result Of that election held that Is to say, the
result OF tho ballots actual cast, would be shown
to DO that McEnery was elected; but am equally
we'll persuaded that the result mIsrepresents the
will and the intention OF the people OF that State
on that election day, and that 1t was In conse-
quence OF these frauds and obstacles in the way
or registration, and the fraudulent location Of
voting places, that Warmoth was able to carry
that State by from six to nine thousand majority
IN favor Of McEnery.n - 500
And in his speech or the attn Of March:
81 do not think that McEnery was In fact
elected, although the returns show that he was. I"
Mr.. President, shall Congress in its interference
disregard the claims Of Warmoth under the con-
stituflon Of Louisiana, disregard the claims OF
McEnery, who had nine or ten thousand majority,
and turn out Of ofico one who 70 now quietly dis
charging the duties there and has been since 1879,
when we are told by the very mover Of this meas
ure that he Is Governor In accordance with the
wish and Intention Of that peoplef cannot come
to that conclusion.
The Senator from Wisconsin, In speaking Of the
election In New York in 1898, says:
"Griswold was elected, but Hoffman was can
vassed In as Governor OF that State.
And he says that we should not interfere in that
case, mot because Congress did not possess the
power, but because such case would not Justify
the exercise Of It. Indeed, each case must be
Judged OF BY its own clroumst ances and surround
ings; and while Congress ought not 70 exercise
this power on slight occasions, or TO correct mere
irreguiarity not productive Of important conse
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AGO
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
i ted States for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of James Hurst, bankrupt-in
bankruptcy.
At Petersburg, on the OH day of February,
1874.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Please TO take notice hereby, that petition
has been, to witt on the 2eth day of Sept, a. d.
1873, filed in said District Court, by James Hurst.
of Northumberland county, in said district
who has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under the act Of Congress entitled San act to
establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
2nd. 1867, for a discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provable un
der said act, and that the Sd day of March, a. d.
1874, at 10 O'Clock a. m, before J. l.. Waterman,
one OF the registers of said court in bankruptcy,
at his office in Petersburg in said district, is the
time and place assigned for the hearing of the
| same, when and where you may attend and show
cause, if any you have, why the prayer of the
said petition should not be granted.
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and
place. ]. L. WATERMAN,
Register in Bankruptcy for the
fe lo-Tu2w% 4th Congl Dist. of Va.
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SCHEDULE OF TRAINS.

5 RICHMOND,
FREDER1CKBURGA AND POTOMAC ROUTE.
RICHMOND, FRRD'Ba g. PeToMAo r. r. Co.,
OFFICE OF GEN'L TICKET & FREIGHT AGENT,
RICHMOND. October IA, 1873.
UP DAY MAIL leaves Byrd-street Station
500 p. m. Fae8
UP NIGHT MAIL leaves Byrd-street Station
IL p. m. Except on Sundaysl
UP ACCOMMODATION leaves Broad-street
Station, at sos p. M Except on Sundays.)
DOWN DAY MAIL, arrives at Byrd-street
Station, at l:4o p. m.
DOWN NIGHT MAIL, arrives at Byrd-street
station, at 400 a. m. Except on Mondays.)
DOWN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN arrives
at Broad-street Station, at ss7 a. m. Except on
Sundays.)
FREIGHT TRAINS leave Broad-street
Station on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and
FRIDAYS. at 1925 a. m, connecting at Quantico
with the Alexandria and Fredericksburg rail-
way. ia
Returning, arrive at Broad-street Station on
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and sATUR
DAYS, at 500 Up. m.
BY order of the General Superintendent.
J.B. GENTRY,
oc IA Gen'l Ticket and Freight Agent.
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MUNSON HILL NURSERIES,.

The proprietor of these nurseries has been en-
gagged twenty-five years in the propagation of
fruit and ornamental trees. He has made
SOUTHERN VARIETIES special study, and
now offers an immense assortment of perfectly
grown stock of PEACHS, APPLES AND
PEARS. His varieties are warranted true to
name, having beer tested in his extensive
experimental orchard, and superior in perfec-
ton of growth and size, to any in the state
They are the CHEAPEST WELL-GROwN
TREES offered in Virginia.
He has also Ia rye stock of fine ORNAN1EN
tai TREES.
Special attention devoted to ORCHARD
LISTS, adapted oall SOILS and LOCATIONS
Orders should be seat as soon as possible.
Parties leaving the selection of varieties to
the proprietor may be sure of geting the best of
every thing
Persons, in ordering, will please state express
ly the varieties they desire, and the number of
each, and whether of Standard or Dwarf.
When I have iot the varieties desired, will
substitute as near in character as possible,
unless otherwise directed. Tie cost of boxing
or packing will always be charged; but all
packages will be sent to the steamboats, or depots
at Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria
without charge for carriage, and when so des
livered my responsibility as to their condition
will cease.
Remittances should be made in drafts to my
order or by express, or, if small sums, by mail.
Particular directions should be given as to
marking and shipment of packages. Where
directions are not given, will ship by such line
as shall seem best.
Varieties par ticulariy recommended for this
climate and market are marked thus.* 81
Apple trees, $l6 per 100; per LOCO, 800
Peach trees, $40 per 100, per 1000 $50. 2,0G
$40 per 1000, 5000 800 per LOCO. Dwarf Pears.
$26 per lGo Standard Pears, $40 per 100.
Send for Catalogue, and address
d. O. MUNSON,
Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
de 12--dswAwtf
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1924
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
l. ted States for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of r. A. Belfeld, q bankrupt
lin bankruptcy
At Petersburg, this 9th day of February, 1874
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby that petition
has been, to-wit on the 23d day of October, a. d.
1873. filed in said District Court, by R. A.
Belfeld. of Richmond county, Virginia, In said
district, who has been heretofore duly de-
clared bankrupt under the act of Congress entitl.
ed" An Act to establish uniform system of bank
ruptcY throughout the United States" approved
March I'd, 1867, for discharge and certificate
thereof from all his debts and other claims
proyable under said act, and that the I'd
day of March, a. d., 1874, at 10 O'Clock
q. m, before J. l.. Waterman, one of
the registers of said court in bankruptcy,
at'his office in Petersburg in said district, is the
time and place assigned for the hearing of the
same, when and where You may attend and show
cause. If any you have. why the prayer of the
said petition should not De granted.
You ale also hereby notified, tibet the second
and third meetings of the creditors of said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and
place. ]. j.. WATERMAN,
Register in bankruptcy for
fe 10-Tu2w& the 4th Cong'l Dist. of Va.
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In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
LIED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of Fred w. Pridham, bankrupt
in bankruptcy.
At Petersburg on .ile 9Th day of February "a. d.,
1874. ~
10 WHOMIT MAY CONCERN
Please to take notice hereby, that a petition
has been, to-wit on the Esd day of October, a..
d. 1873. filed in said District Court, by Fred w.
Pridham, of Richmond co., in said district, who
has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt I'M
der the act of Congress entitled can Act to
establish Uniform System of Bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1857. for u discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provable
under said act, and that the Sd day of March,
a. d. 1874, at 10 o'clock M, before ]. L. Water
man, one of the registers of said court in bank
ruptcy, at his Office in Petersburg in said district
is the time and place assigned for the hearing of
the same, when and where You may attend and
show cause, if any you have, why the prayer Of
the said petition should not be granted.
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the
said bankrupt will be held at the same time and
place. J. Il. WATERMAN,
Register in Bankruptcy for the
fe 10-Tu2w* 4th Congl Dist. of Va.
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fe 10-Tu2w#
1919

1919
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
Virginia
In the matter of Mary E. Russell, bankrupt
lin bankruptcy.
At Petersburg, this 7th day of February, a. d.,
1874,
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been, to wit on the Sd day of February, a. d.,
1874, filed In said District court by Mary f.
Russell, of Accomac county in said district, who
has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt nm.
der act of Congress entitled IAN act to establish
uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States" approved March I'd, 1867, for
discharge and certificate thereof. from all her
debts and other claims provable under said act
and that the Sd day of March, a. d., 1874, at
10 o'clock a m, before j. L. Waterman, one of
the registers of said court in bankruptcy at his
office, in Petersburg, in said district is the
time and place assigned for the hearing of
the same; when and where you may attend
and show cause, if any you have, why the
prayer of the said petition sheuldnot be granted.
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and
place. IL. WATERMAN.
Register in Bankruptcy for
fe l0--Tu2w@ the 4th Cong'l Dist. Of Va
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BANKRUPT NOTICES.

1850
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
4 TED STATES for the Eastern District OF
Virginia
In the matter of william A. Wilson, bank
rupt-in bankruptcy
At Petersburg, Va, this 9th day of February.
1874.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that a petition
has been, to-wit: on the Esd day of October, a
d. 1873. filed in said District Court by Vim. A. Will
son, of Northumberland county, in said district,
who has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under the act of Congress entitled can act to es.
tablish uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1867, for discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provable UNI
der said act and that the Sd day of March,
a. d., 1874, at 10 o'clock a. m, before J. l..
Waterman, one of the registers of said court
in bankruptcy, at his office In Petersburg,
in said district, is the time and place
assigned for the hearing of the same, when and
where you may attend and show cause, if any
you have, why the prayer of the said petition
should not be granted.
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupts will be held at the same time and
place. J. l.. WATERMAN,
Register in Bankruptcy for
fs l0-Tu2w* the 4thCong'i Dist. of Va.
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xCONsPICUOUs EXAMPLE.

We have already alluded to the fact that
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroad company paid into the State
Treasury ON IT'S semi-annual dividend on
. the stock held by the state in that road,
recently declared, in money. The company
might have effected considerable saving
by paying this debt in interest coupons. 1t
waived this right in behalf of the state, and
thus set an example that some wealthy and
patriotic citizens might have followed with
profit. 1t is notable fact, also, that the
dividends of this company are paid from
its net EARNINGS. Its creditors are prompt
ly paid. Its employees receive their wages
monthly with perfect regularity, and all
just demands upon it are promptly met on
the first day Of every month. Its example
Is one to be commended, and must lead to
a solid and permanent prosperity.
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50S4
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI,
Il TED STATES for the Eastern District of
Virginia.
In the matter of Edward Leadbetter, a bank.
rupt--in bankruptcy.
AT Richmond Va, this 18th day of January,
1874.
To Whom it May Concern-The undersigned,
]. M Nuckols, of Goodalls, in the county,
of Hanover, and state of Virginia, here
by gives notice of his appointment as assignee of
the estate of Edward Lendbetter, of Hanover
county in said district, who was, the LIST day Of
Dec'ber, 1873, adjudged a bankrupt on his own Pc
ttion by the District Court of said district.
Dated Richmond. 10th day of January, 1874
I'm. NUCKOLS,
ia 2o-2aw3w Assignee.
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rI,nls IS TO GIVE HoTlCE-That ON the

6l52
rTNHIS Is TO GIVE NOTlCE-That on the
Il Gath day of January, Il. d.. 1874. a warrant
in bankruptcy was issued out of the District
court of the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict of Va against the estate of Stephen O. Clark
of King George county and State of Va, who
has been adiudged a bankrupt upon the petition
of himself, and the payment of any debts,
and the delivery of any property belonging to said
bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the trans
fer OF any property by him, are forbidden by
law. A meeting OF the creditors OF said
bankrupt TO prove his debts and choose one or
more assignees of his estate, will be held at a
court of bankruptcy, to be holden at Rich
mond, Va, before W. w. Forbes esq, register, on
the 25th day of February, a. d., 1874, at 10
O'Clock a. IN. DAVID b. PARKER.
fe s-M2w U. s. Marshal.