The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-23
Letter from Washington.


WASHINGTON. Dec. Goth. 1876.
Events, since last wrote, have not been
startling, but they have been cumulative and
decisive. Mr.. Hewitt, after due deliberation
and counsel with the leading Democrats, an.
nounced authoritatively result of the Presi.
dental election that has been long since
conceded by every fair. minded well.informed
person. To this Mr.. Chandler, the mouth.
piece of the office.h holding class, without
consultation, and without authority issued a
ridiculous and impotent reply. The result
has been to define more sharply the issue be.
tween those who tear their feeble finger nails
against the granite Of universal suffrage, and
those who represent the flaming sword OF
popular condemnation, the ira p0pui ct ira
Del that has driven them from the official
paradise forever. 1.-THE impression is abroad
that there is the slightest thought of submis.
sion or compromise on the part of Democratic
Members or Senators, let it be banished |;
there is no faw, not even soft place in the
phalanx. The feeling is deep and peryadinp
that they cannot shirk the vindication of the
clear electoral majority, the immense popular
majority, and majority represented BY a
million Of the anglo saxon voters, all of which,
in spite of the seductions of official patronage,
and the terror of bayonets, have pronounced
for reform.
do not think am mistaken when / saw
that the Republicans here have never been
confident. They have sometimes been misled
to hope, cheered by Zach Chandler and the
"Neic York Times II both amusing and
pitiful to see the unhappy government clerks
rush from the departments to the news stands
at l:30 p. m, buy copy of the Times and
read it as they walk back to their Offices.
But the more intelligent Republicans, both in
and out of Office, have felt from the first that
they had no case and those who have allowed
themselves to hope are now much depressed
by the results Of investigations in the three
disputed States, and especially by the state.
ment OF Gen. Barlow that the Returning
Board should have declare the State Of
Florida for Tildeu. Gen. Barlow was for.
merry Attorney General OF the State of New
York, and is by far the most prominent Re.
publican who wentto Florida to see the count.
II will be remembered that he was counsel
for the Returning Board, and such a verdict
from an undoubted Republican has had a very
marked influence upon fair-minded Republi
cans, and, is OF course, discouraging to the
otiice-holders. The impression is now preya-
lent among both Republicans and Democrats
that the election Of Tilden will be conceded
by the more able and respectable Republican
Senators, and opposed only by Morton, Bout.
ps,,sr.an Sua anu 1peir carpet bag satellites
a,hass 'yn, spencer, west, Clayton, and a few
Inst now Ds ns T ~ \ Ia,ori.y,
Jus. now .ne hediai press Is chuckling over
srs a S,o o ~ .eIh ueieetlon o. southern lead.
can be more absurd than the assertion thai
Messrs. Hill and Lamar will, under anv cir.
SIsr' Ps,u,n,; ,en p 'ne,r influence 70 the Chan.
HAYES Yaaf c DUalu uonSSpl.acy 70 count IN
for saving hat e .hav mas authority
with ~ na .sSs a sre2 ny ~ perfect accord
these aenptIanya, !. oim. 40 understand
thew arc J;nIama, !; nus. " remembered that
ana ,bs, !, rou,d ha as wen as statesmen,
interests which ,b n,' ,o Dsen ,uinous % the
have taken he dsc;aad e i,anS lor tnem TO
dali in b;s aa Jeo.ueu s.ana Of speaker Ran
speakers chair. aPoh recession 70 the
Mr. LANAI and NJ. mn
now. 10 Gre The 'E Pad;.aI i 40 not wis1, Just
10 spike their n,alen;sr .s, Lear y Is better
for words Of patriotic alarm na,s-nd s speech
Randall, would be called treason and rabai'