The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-07
The Louisiana Villainy En-
dorsed.
Fernando Wood Takes the
Edge Off the Weapon.
Mastery Speech of Senator
Thurman.
The Impeachment Question
Discussed.

The news from South Carolina causes
much comment here. Great anxiety
is manifested to know how the admins
tration will help Chamberlain overcome
the quorum which the Constitutional
House now has. With the Supreme
Court msndamus backing their case the
Democrats will not yield unless the bay
onet argument be again brought TO bear
on them. The President will be urged
by the hot headed, anything-to-beat-
Hampton Republicans, to order Ruger
to do Chamberain's bidding but
even Grant is not expected 10 go TO that
length.
Private advices state that in an inter-
view tonight, Hampton said he would
be Governor or South Carolina would be
ruled by military government.
The Presidents special message on
Louisiana, intended to satisfy the bloody
shirt Republicans who were disapI ointed
with the comments delivered yesterday,
was originally intended to accompany
the annual message, but was withheld to
be made special
A Republican member said tonight:
at seems like leaves from an old ku kluI
report. 1t will not imprc the country.
Grant has made mistake The Louis
lana committee ought to have put out
document on its own responsibility on
the outrage which has been worked al
,latseum. The Democrats regard the
special message as an elaborate justitica-
ton of the Louisiana villiany to which
Grant readily lent himself. One
remarked that the whole thing was based
on an assumption that the negro vote
does, and of righ! ought 70 belong to the
Republican party Fernando Wood
took the edge o1 the weapon when he
said in the House that the message duly
recognized the power OF the House to in
quire into the returning board practices.
Not much is expected from Mr..
Withers' Senate resolution demanding
of the President why troops were at
Petersburg, Va. Mr.. Logan WAS anxious
to have it referred to his committee
where he could smother it. Mr.. Thur
mans advocacy of the resolution was
among the best impromptu efforts Of
his life.
The news from Florida and South
Carolina WAS telegraphcd through all the
departments to day by MIR. Chsndleri and
the clerks, male and female, are wild
with delight and excitement. The mana
gers are not so juoIlant, and most OF
them are satisfied that the trouble is
all over.
Am informed that Mr.. COnkling pro-
poses to deliver speech, advocating
the right of Congress to overrul" the
returns of the Electoral College, at the
first opportunity.
A report Is current, oi Indifferent value,
that Grant told Hewitt that he WAS in
favor Of throwing ou. Loaisiana's vote
Tor President and that. Hewitt believes ne
will do it.
In the Democratic HoIsc caucus the
sabject of impeachment was dis
cussed. Mr.. Wood thought the articles
should be prepared Immediately. Hewitt
and other conservatives counsel patience.
Messrs. Wood, Hewitt, Payne, Warren,
Randall. Holman and Sparks were sP-
pointed a committee 70 report TO caucus
Friday nisn. whether articles should be
presented, growing ou! Of tho President''
South Carolina malfessshce. A strong
pressure Is being brought to influence
the House 10 present thesrtIcles.