The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-21
BaMed Tricksters.

rs Banned IrlcksteTs
~ multiplicity of suggestion and variety
= aevlce could possibly overcome the law
-'no the facts Of the case, Mr.. Tilden would
ss'luu some chance of being naug,urated
PRESIDENT. Having assumed that he would
De elected before the day OF electro and
having asserted that he was elected before it
was possible to hear tn result, the demo-
cratic manipulators find it rathor humiiia-
ing to realize and recognize the truth as it
exists. They still persist in the ridiculous
c'aim that Tilden has Il majority of the cleo
1oral vote. They charge fraud upon Repnb-
means in carrying States that have always
oeen Republican, and which could not. in
reason. have been expected to vote for Til
den.n fair election. To sustain the as
sumption OF success they have now appealed
70 another device. 1t is to seduce into i
conference Republicans and Democrats, pro-
fessedly non-partizan in their habits and ed
ucaton. for the purpose of inaugurating a
movement among business men. to bring
about some kind Of compromise in the
hope OF benefitting Tilden. A few gentle
men met at the house of ". f. Dodge. OF
New York, last Friday evening, to consider
| the situation and devise some plan of recon-
Cling and adjusting the differences affecting
the present attitude OF the two parties. Til
| den head was at the bottom of it. The
Republicans present thought as much, and
hence, as we learn from the Times of Sum
day, that nothing will result from it, The
democratic papers. however, give very flat
tering accounts OF the spirit that prevailed.
For this they had to draw upon their imagi-
nations, and Mr. Dodge himself saws that
the publication in the HForM and San was
pure fiction.
Cotemporane6us with t...is is the evidence
of a trrasonsble conspiracy in several of the
| WeSter" States, and the revival Of the order
Of the knights of the Golden Circle The
object is, doubtless. to make some pretense
OF resistance to the Inauguration Of Govern-
or fiayes as President. and create the belief
that If Tiiden is not allowed to carry into eff
feet his fraudulent claim, civil war will fol-
low, We have not much apprehension that
the conspirators will carry their plans to !
bloody conclusion. The bluster, however,
has had the effect to make it prudent for the
friends of the lawfully elected President to
prepare for the worst, and il the desperate
plotters OF mischief shall attempt to defy the
constituted authorities of the government or
usurp authority forbidden them by the Con-
stitution and laws. there will be no " ant OF
legal instrumcntalities to defend the integ-
rity of the government.
Look at the history of the contest from the
time the question Of the Presidency began
to be agitated in earnest. The friends of
Tilden effected his nomination by tricks and
false pretenses Of the most STAINLESS charac-
ter. totally inconsistent with proper re-
spcct for the high position in controversy.
After having secured Tiiden's nomination,
they organized system of false pretense in
the conduct of the campaign. and procAm-
ed that lie would certainly carry the ''solid
South" and the Pacific States. They bar
gained with professional gamblers to run
their houses in Tiiden's interests and by fic-
titious bets seek to manufacture public opin-
ion i'll his Interest, and control the floating
vote
After it was learned that Hayes would
certainly carry three Of the Southern States,
Tilden's agents sought to bride an elector in
two OF them, and member OF u returning
board in another. They also concocted a
scheme to steal a vote from Oregon. Fail.
ing in all of these, their last resort is t.
threaten revolution and civil war. Having
been bafiled in every device, the final and
most wicked attitude will doubtless result as
fruit!ess. The Republicans are not asleep,
and will be found equal to the occasion.
During all this tine the Republican party
has calmly and cautiously confined its claims
and arranged its plans in strict accordance
with the forms of law. They have demand
ed fair count OF the vote in accordance
with law. The result iE South Carolina ant
Florida has been conceded to them, so fa
4 as the President is involved. In Louisiana
the Returning Board has followed the man
datory directions Of the State law 1t lac
no discretion. The law prescribes it's duties
and imperatively demands that it shall dis
charge them. Where Intimidation, fraud, o.
any other illegal form or resort is used t.
prevent q full, free and unembarrassed bal
lot, the law requires the Board to throw cu
such precincts Or districts. 1t does not say
the Board may do so, may exercise wise
discretion, or any thing Of the kind, bul
positively directs that it be done. The only
question is did the Board strictly carry out
the law Its proceedings were open, and in
the presence Of prominent Republicans and
democrats. Such men as Senator Sherman
Congressman Frye, Garfield and Kasson say
that the law was carefully and honestly oh.
served, and that every act was in strict &C.
cor1ance with its commands.
The result elects Hayes. No decent demo.
crat attaches any Importance to the attempt.
ell electoral robbery in Oregon. 1t was Toe
bare-faced. 1t cannot be locked at from any
point without detestation. And thus, ali
the subterfuges, threats aud frauds to get
for Mr.. Tilden the necessary lS5 electoral
votes, having failed, it is now proposed to
bully Kim into the Presidency. This will be
promptly and vigorously. met, and will also
fail. The lS5 electoral votes for Hayes will
stand. He will be declared the President
elect: and inaugurated, Notwithstanding the
buster and threats of the office-seekers, and
the wordy conspirators, who build high upon
the success they have heretofore attained
with similar Observation-Disclosures. g ai
DEATH OF A PROMINENT MINISTER
Rev. John Fl. Linn, D. D., of the Louis
vile Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church
South. died at his residence in the City OF
Louisville, KY, on the sth inst. DR.. Linn
began his ministry in the Baltimore Confer.
ence, and at the session of that Conference
in March, 1887, was appointed junior preach
er, as the successor of Rev. Jno. S. Martin.
D. D.. now of this city, to Lexington Cir
cult (Rockbridge county,, where he labored
| with great accountability and succa-s ,nt;l