Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27

When it is remembered that Grant and
Sherman, Logan and Schofeld, and many
others of the Army were present, as well
as PorterOf the Navy, and that all were
animated by the same feeling-when it is
remembered, also, that at the very moment
of the gathering, the telegrsns were flying
over the country to concentrate the troops
of the United States in the State of South
Carolina to protect the citizen in his rights
and to put down rebel organizations Of a
military character-the influence is one of
the greatest significance, namely, that in
the event of conflict, speedy and certain
retribution will fall upon those who are
determined upon carrying out the scheme
of subverting this government by violence
and fraud.
1t may be as well understood now, as at
any subsequent period, that the rule of the
South American Republics, .Of setting aside
law, in order to bring political party to
the front, will not prevail in the United
States. II the Democracy have majority
Of the electoral votes for their candidate
for President, fairly and honestly obtained
by the usual forms, the country will sub
NIT. If they have not that majority, by
the proper process, wherein every citizen is
accorded freely his right to speak at the
polls, submission is entirely out of the
question.
1t is useless for the Democracy to raise
the cry against military interposition.-
They have made it necessity. The gov
ernment cannot do anything else. The or
ganization of rife clubs and other associa-
tions in the South. which threaten the peace
of South Carolina and other States. makes
it necessary for higher power to inter-
fere,
All good citizens will feel rejoiced-wiu
breathe freer-at the action of the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet and the General of the
Army. Too long has this thing of violat-
ing the law been tolerated. The agonizing
cry came up from Mississippi last year.
Seeing the consequences there, that same
cry, which comes from the oppressed mass
es of the South this year, will not be disre-
garded.
All honor, then, to those who are deter
mined that we shall have a government
which shall be recognized as such-not
rope of sand-and which is determined to
secure to every one, without distinction of
race, color or condition, the inestimable
privileges of citizenship, our government
tal movements, have at this juncture, the
right ring, and the evil-disposed ones may
gnash their teeth impatiently, but ''the
Union must and shall be preserved" ;"
A small number of Republicans affect to
be alarmed because Tilden was elected
over Dix two years ago by over SO, 900, and
they have fears that he will carry the State
this fall, which will elect him, as it is gen.
orally conceded that the vote of New York
will decide the election. All these fears
however, should be completely dispelled
by the following facts as given in the New
York Herald of Thursday last:
''The Democrats carried the State last
year by 14,S10, with prohibition vote of
II, 109, consisting almost entirely of Repub-
icans, so that the Democratic majority last
year was really only 3,7Q7, Moreover, the
total vote of the State last year was only
ZIG, 715, whereas in 1872 it was $40, 151,
the stay-at-home voters in '75 numbering
6S, 436, consisting mainly of Republicans.
When these facts are duly weighed it is
difficult to find any solid ground for the
sanguinary expectations expressed by some
of Mr.. Tilden's friends respecting his pros
poets in this State. 1t is only by a strain
ed inference that New York can be said to
have indorsed him last fall. He went upon
the stump himself, and begged for Legis-
lature which would support his policy; but |
the Legislature elected was strongly Repub- !
lican in both branches, although in the |
preceding year Democratic Assembly was
elected with Mr.. Tilden, the Republican |
Senate holding over. 1t was merely NOM |
inal victory which the Democratic party |
won in this State last year, furnishing |
more reasons for apprehension than for
confidence" ,r.
The Herald then goes on to say that the |
election of Tilden in New York, depends |
entirely upon large majority in the city,
to outnumber the large Republican major
ity in the country; and as the Democratic
factors are engaged in an irresistible con-
fict in the city, that this division will lose
the State to Tilden. The Herald might |
also have added that the temperance vote
in this crisis will nearly all go for Hayes.
The Liberal Republican vote will also be
nearly unanimous this year for the regular
ticket. But perhaps the great
est falling off among the Democracy will
be the thousands who are personally oppos-
ed to TildeR, and who did everything in
their power to defeat his nomination; and
lastly, there are thousands of honest DEM
ocrats in the State who will vote AGAINST
Tilden upon his record of having defrs
ed the revenue. for ten consecutive years.
Washington, Oct. "a, 1876. LEE.