The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-11

frst edition OF the Sar, with tho returns
down to midnight, graSpins 1t eagerly,
he made his way across the rotunda 70
tho gsalight at the clerks desk, where he
aattended the paper out on the marble
counter, and sprawled down over 1t to
absorb the news, revealing in bis posturea
most mortal interest in the re-
suit on the part Of the General
in.Chief OF all the armies oil the
United States. Being approached
upon the all.absorbling topic Of the hour,
when A few minutes later, he had retired
to and was sitting in his room, leisurely
smoking, he said that he could not under I. :;
stand why Hayes had run SO lar behind
in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and New York:
He thought 1t very strange indeed, and
was disappointed because he was such
Good man and statesman. The Republi:
Cans OF New York in the interior had
moi dono as we'll as he expected. 1t was
thought that they would overcome ma
iority Of about sixty thousand in the
city, whereas they had not counterbal.
auced it appeared at forty thousand. 1t
would be very unfortunate II the election
Of Hayes should be decided by the vote
OF one Of tho small States like Florida,
Oregon, or even South Carolina, In that
event il there were, as would be likely,
dissatisfaction with the action Of the Re.
turning boards, or whatever might be
the deciding local authorities. there might
be danger Of armed resistance, and II not,
great turbulence In those States. Sup.
pose for instance" said the General Of
The army, "that there should be re.
turned u vote Of, say 10000, while
be did not believe there were more than
5000 bona fis, actual voters, and u there
were two opposing returning boards there
would, no doubt, be felt strong spirit OF
resistance TO the declaration Of the cleo.
toral vote in favor Of Hayes and Wheeler.
The Republicans had made great many
mistakes, and it was unfortunate that I'm.
mediately after the war little different
policy had not been adopted In the man.
agement Of the colored vote, and steps
had not been taken to assimilate q part OF
the white vote. In the former case some
kind OF a mild form Of qualification In
the voter might have been exacted pre-
paratory 10 the full exercise OF the right
Of suffrage, and 10 the latter by q wise
course, at lleast one.ffth Of the white
Southern vote might have been propih-
ated by policy Of generous action. The
present condition Of affairs was one to
excite come solicitude; but no matter
whether it terminated in the selection OF
Hayes or Tilden, as the election had gone
of quietly, and without any violence or
disorder, which was very gratifying, as
we'll as aattering to the whole American
people, any one in either party who
would think Of resorting to force, or re-
sistance by arms, should DO set down as a
traitor to his country. He did not think
that even II Governor Tilden should be.
come President that the South, though
they might insist that they had polled tho
larger part OF the vote for him, could
dictate line Of policy or course Of &C.
ton which would exclusively pertain to
them. II having large vote, as be seem.
ed 10 have, in Indiana, New York and
New Jersey, this were proposed 10 him,
Governor Tilden would say, "Now, look
here, you gentlemen must not expect or
demand too much. I have been elected
also by alarge Northern vote OF Republic
cans and Democrats, and you must be sat
isfied with what you get"
He was satisfied that both Governors
Hayes and Tilden were men Of too great
good sense and judgment to listen to any
demands which would DO likely to create
feeling Of bitterness by reason OF part.
alityo favoritism or exclusive considera.
ton OF the vote OF one section. The ar.
my, both officers and men, had behaved
splendldly in the South, and had won re.
spect and admiration. 1t was felt that
they were there merely to preserve the
peace without interfering with the right
Of any one 10 vote. They would not take
sides, but would stand by the regular
ly constituted authority, as he General
Sherman) should also feel bound 10 do in
the future. In regard to Mr.. Tilden
il he we're elected President he would be
recognized implicitly in this regard and in
the same respect, as General OF the army,
his relations toward Mr.. Tilden would
he simply 10 preserve and obey the law.
There was some reason to believe that,
under the circumstances, there might be
an armed resistance in the South arising
out Of the elections, but that he hoped
that the election would be 80 decisive,
and free from unfair play, cheating or
injustice, as 10 render this unlikely, and
IN make the GOOD sense and law abiding
disposition Of the whole people to frown
It down. This country was tired Of ex-
citement and turbulence. Every one,
North and South, had suffered 80
much during the late unhappy civil war
that everybody desired TO see perpetual
peace and order. The people Of the
South, no less than those Of the North,
deserved great credit in seeing that the
elections passed of so quietly, and he re-
joiced at this very much. Everything
should be done TO preserve this good or
der, and in making the returns a few ir'
responsible politicians, here or there, in
order TO secure the result Of the election
for their party, no matter which was
really successful, ought not to be permit
ted to bring about such state of affairs
as would create any disorder or danger
to the public peace. In case there should
be any trouble it looked as though the
Democrats would have the advantage.
Continuing TO discourse on the politi.
cal situation with that honest and manly
iranEness for which he is noted, General
Sherman, while rejecting, as he said, any
assumption Of statesmanShip or wish to
interfere in politics, manifested pro.
- 1 e Ii L. Oa..LLn...