Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-29

coucoc'ed and ripcued at Washington to
count in a. republican President by force
and fraud. With one gigantic stride it
moves from New Orl ANS to Columbia; 1t
is ooy one step from here to Wash1og.-
too. The scvues here-a capitol packed With
troons arms stacked around the statue OF
Washil g,ou, civil law beoeah the military
power. citiz.u sui jos to the sollicr-will be re-
peatpd 10 WASHINGTON upcss the patriotic re-
pub!icans of the North forbid it. The South Is
poweriess, the Northern democracy is utterly
wi hout abby TO prevent it. The patriotic,
hopes rel ubIicaus of The North alone can avert
ii by heir i,rotcs', their Indignation and the
force Of their Opinion.
FLORIDA
The Florida Returning Board resumed It's
session yesterday inorulog, aud proceeded win
the caovass OF the votes, rad cas- and democrats
s1oth protesting against certain returns.
The result OF the elect oral vote, az read from
the ia;r of the returns, gave net radical ma
iosiry of a.
Dade county is o yet 10. The majority in
this G uDty cannot be over 20 either way.
The democrats have claim OF twenty three
onitted votes in Clay county, which appear 90
the fac. oil the rc!urn from that county, 0ul
are not adted up 10 The general result because
il is GOT in evidence that the Inspectors aGd
clerk wer. sworn. Thee twenty-three votes
| will be couuted probably by commnn consent
This will Leave u iasjorlty ct nlnel;en Tor the
republican electors.
The county hat luad- the only vioiert 10
road on tie .uoorat,' calculation waa Baker.
they have u regular, certified copy OF the re.
| ara trum ha; c uu'y, GlV'hg d'in1cFaiic tra-
| iority of %. This return was regular and it
| WAS thought fn;l. Yesterday a new return
| was read senei oy tie Judge and sheriff, but
net By the cuuny clerk, watch by the throwing
| ~; OF several demucra'ic precincts gives re-
puo!icao ajorlty Of Al, maklug difference OF
| So votes TIE dcuocrats were aslounded at
| this al.era 100, aud will produce prccluct re.
| tur.s to show thar it Is cot c"rrcct return.
Nlr. Pasco for the democrats, demanded to
koow whether the Board hid not received an-
| oti,er return from Baker uaty than the Que
" ch YVES read The oh .iGman decncd to
safe. AS 3 ker county was no uader discussion.
| Mr.. PaScl Insisted thar paper antnd atIog the
noe read, regularly sgued by the clerk OF the
court aud 4 justice, as reQulred BY law, aud
glytGg diff rent result, had beeu seat 10 the
| Board, aud d,maodrd 10 know why hat return
had been suppressed, ard Ivy whom ?
| The chairaan stli reused 20 consider Mr..
Pasco's l'quiry.
Mr.. Pasco then read the second rule. which
reiterat, d that all returns should bet"ld b"tpre
he Byald, aud the Board should decide which
were egai aud regular on their tacc de then
charged that reEurn from B'k-T county had
been suppressed. and aDothcr return read TO it:
exclusion. He then demanded That The sup
pressed papers he read in order that the Board
might eide, with the aid OF testimony, Which
was the right and proper return.
At this point the secretary, without further
opposiiou, read return signed by the clerk
aud ir ,tice sod properly at'rs;ed, which gave
democratic majority Of IS. |, appears thai
TWO returns, one signed as above. and another
signed by tn" JUICE aud sheriff and justice
we're s.nt up With the first return Admitted
he Tlidcn r,ecor& have | So majority. With
/ 9th re!urns held III j;ct future decision the
democra's have Two e.cctors by five n' .iority
ore by three ajorlty, and the republicans have
Que etctnr by one majority.
LOUISIANA.
The Returning Board yesterday RESUMED III
session AS usual aud % the demand OF the
democrats promised to order certain supervI
sers, WHO have for sometime been Withholding
returns giving democratic mai 'Tl!y, to pro-
! duce them.