The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-20
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while the same cannot bt sthh vi thc (
Republicans. Lamar, when asked by
friends why he did not give prompt, /
denial TO the statements that be was
seeking a cabinet positions urder Hayes
or had bean offered such position as
the price Of his influence, said he had
been subject TO attacks OF this kind eV-
or since he had been in public life. aud
did no. think it worth his while 10 run
abou. con.radic,ing them, and that ne
vas ONLY surprised tina. snch rumors
have found credenee among his frien'ls
with regard to the prefer Of a seat
in the cabinet on the part Of Hayes.
He said no such tender had been made,
that il it should be he would decline to
receive 1t; If any proposition should be
made to him from that quarter, With
/ REGARD 10 the settlement Of the Presi-
/ Dental election, he should ut once sub
! nit il To ea,icns Of his party 1t Is
evident now that the radicals bave been
,ieludiug themselves with the belief
that they could ALLEVIATE the Southern
Democrats from their Northern allies.
and thus make the Hayes usurpation
programme more certain OF success.
They bave utterly failed in this. The
views of the President. submitted in
the course If conversation yesterday,
excited great deal of comment here,
especially that portion wherein he
claims the right to call out the State
militia adjacent to the scene OF domes-
tic violence, under the act Of 1913.
The Democratic members look upon the
act as obslete. and say that it was ig-
nored during the war. when the mill
tia was called out through the State.
Tn, conversation as published it is
said was not intended to represent the
President as saying he should hand
over the reins Of authority to the Presi-
dent declared elected by the President
Of the Senate. He thought the latter
should count as we'll a. declare votes
He said he left the question of counting
!, to Congress, and had no opinion Of hi
, own upon it.
The HeraiTs Columbia special say
- vvenss1T~ enu TIr Il fizzie as ara Nc
Enery's in Louisiana. Ho has ample
assurance from property holders in the
State. and from banks, that all the
funds he requires to carry on the gov
eminent will be forthcoming. to be
hereafter paid when the legal leg,sla-
tnre passes the tax bill The signifi-
cant tact AS to the stability of Hamp.
tons government is formed by the
receipt of letters here from northern
bond holders If State. who are anxious
that Hampton should be recognized
when they would he sure of interest
on bonds. while they are satisfied OF
the inability of the Cham berlsin gov
eminent to collect taxes. and conse.
quentiy their bonds would become
worthless. The anticipated first class
conflict between the two governments
will probably originate with the county
ofhcis's appointed by their respective
governors. Chamberlain has already
attempted to remove certain trial JUS
tices and appoint Others TO fill their
places. but incumbents continue 70
persi~tently refuse to ackno wled &c their
pretended successors In this way a
clash is possible At any moment
The HeraIfs Tallahassee special saws
rs the House subcommittee left the
depot yesterday. in the train, for Mon
tceilo. two large rockets were thrown
through the glass windows of the car
ibis is supposed to have been done by
couple of negroes who were hurrying
into the woods
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 Last night a
Job WAS pn, up on Bennett. editor and
proprietor Of the Herald All the city
Journals received All elaborate descrip.
tion OF his marriage 10 Miss Nav. The
report was sen, to the Herald for verif;-
cation, and was discovered 10 be false
and suppressed Just in time
The Times editoriAlly says. K.o,t
yesterday made u proposition in the
House 10 turn the Presidential election
over 10 the Democratic members of that
body This proposition Of Knott is, on
the whole. the mos, imper.ineut We
have yet seen. l; is, &c course with.
ost shadow Of warrant. either in the
constitution ar laws, and il piece of
uablushing usurpatiop We have No
doubt the proposition represents the
views of a considerable class Of Dem.
ocra,s hesded by Randall; indeed the
proposition hsars the ear. marks Of hav.
ing its origin in Rxudall's fertile mind
as it acoris With his peculiar agcran-
dfmcns OF the Speakers office being.
quite ia bis view.
lie lTat~'He says eiitorially: Senator i
hey mere than fills Andrew Johnson's
ehaiF' lie Is the first Democratic Sen
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