Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-11-23
Our Washington Letter


Special Correspondence of The OBSERVER.
WAsHINGToN,D. c., Nov.17, re.
The election news appears to
run in the same beaten track
that it has pursued for many
days, and it is as difficult to-
day to say who will be inaugu-
rated as it was on the sixth inst.
The Republicans have received
fewer Boosting dispatches.
Chamberlain appears to have
entire confidence in his return
ing board giving the State to
Hayes, while Hampton's major
ity is conceded to be over cigh-
teen hundred. A despatch was
received last night fiom Sena-
tor Jones, of Florida, by a
member of his family stating
that Florida had gone for Til
den and Hendricks beyond a
peradyenture.
Oswald Ottcndorfer, editor
Of the New York Stats Zeitung,
gives rather a gloomy view of
the state Of affairs in Louisi-
ana. In a dispatch to his paper
dated New Orleans, November
18th, he says: "The return Of
the Parish Commissioners made
out in two fold copies, most Of
which have come to hand and
the substance of those remain
ing have been telegraphed,
clearly show that the Democrat
ic majority in Louisiana a.
mounts to 5000 votes. Never
theless, it is the purpose of the
returning board 10 count in the
Republican electors by throw
ing out the entire vote of some
Parishes and part of the vote
Of certain others, OH grounds
the absurditv c. When could
be made clear if there could be
all examination. But it has the
appearance as if nothing can
prevent the returning board from
carrying out its purpose. For
titled as they are against all rea-
soning aud moral pressure, the
members OF the returning board
defy public opinion, and they
point 10 the result Of the cleo
tons in the majority Of the
Northern States as proof ti1at
the majority of the people of
the United States arc prepared
to sanction their frauds and
usurpa!ions. Under these cir
oumstances, the men from the
North now here will hardly be
able to do anything. They may
collect the facts for an impartial
report to be submitted to the
nation, but such would in view
of the uncOncem Of the Amer
lean people under these circum-
stances, look like a funeral dis
course on the grave of the Re-
public"
The New York World of
yesterday says, at is admitted
directly or indirectly by Demo
Gratis and by Republicans that
Mr.. Tilden has received a law
full majority of the votes of the
electors lawfully chosen to Sc
lect the next President of the
United States. The attempt
to keep the country in suspense
uron this point, not with respec-
table Republicans like Mr.
Hayes who made haste to rec
ognize his defeat like an honest
man, gentleman and a patriot
on the day after the election,
i-but with the least trusted and
most discreditable of that party
the Chambers, Ingersolls and
Mortons. 1t is matured only
by a shameless countenancing
of men publicly branded as cor
rupt and dishonest like Kcl-
logg, Packard, Chamberlain and
IStearns. Is it not time for de-
cent Republicans to bestir them
selves in the matter. The reck-
less attempt to nullify the cleo
ton of Governor Tilden to the
Presidency Of the United States
is likely TO cost the country
quite as much if not more than
black Friday or the panic of
1873. The proposed usurpa-
ton cannot be forced through
upon this country. The law as
Senator Bayard well says. give
weapons enough with which to
defeat it. A contested cleo
ton for the Presidency is quite
as much in order as dispute
regarding the success or defeat
Of a candidate for Alderman or
a member of Congress"
Frequently under the pres
ent government of the State of
New I DIRK, a contest for the po-