Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-11-21
yosni,,oton Correspondence.
WAsuINGroX, d. c., !
Nov. IL. 1876. !

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because exhausted nature Is untquai 10
the task OF maintaining the nervous ten-
sion of the past four days. longer. rfos-
,rs,ion has yery natural succeeded the
high state Of fc.ii'e excitement that mas
moved our cil'z,ns and visitors as WIN
common impu,sn, sinca TIE evening oil
the momentous election dsy; but OUT
comparative q ii tnoss indicates only 'n'
reaction. and not ang diminu,ion oil IL
teres. in the result. Vely few aclual
breaches OF Tie eeaco have occurred ana
those were mostly OF n mild character
The wide dissinia,ity Of spirit animal
ing the two great parties Into "hich inc
citizens Of The Country ate divided, Is
well illustrated by noting The elect pro-
duced on the adherenls oil each, us DIS
matches relative to the result, have been
received from time to time since the
close of the polls Tuesday evening. Inc
first returns were almost Uniformly iaV-
orable TO Tllden; and the reception OF
every additional telegram confirming the
probability OF his election changed The
buster and brag with which The Bourbon
groups scattered about town began The
evenings entertain ment, 20 downright
insoeuce; aud their IauIts and menaces
As they became more confident Of success
tested to the last degree the fprbcarauce
'of their political opponents. The oehet
in Tilden'S election was general, and The
vile proggories "a well as the more pre-
tenlious sample 10 pms were resonant with
the exutant yells and imprecations oil
Democra ic politicians. Secretly cherish
cd dreams OF revenge and rcptisal were
now openly discussed with evidences OF
tho most intense satisfaction AS tho
humilia,ious and burdens intended for
their X publican neighborS were dive t
upon with n mfuutencss OF detail! quite
amusing. oar lwo L publican morning
dai les. the Chronicle and Republic were
specially singled out lnr candign punish
meni; and tbs iiendish g,ee with which
one beuZinc saturated reiormrr proposed
the destruction OF ho,h Offices hy nitro
elycerine or hy aid Of = machine after
the ThomaSen style. aud the unbounted
enihu,ia.m and merlin ut which greeted
his sugg, sion would have appalled, the
s,ou,est heart. NJ mitigation OF lheiI
sanguinary purposes was indicated on
Wednesday but an Increase rather. Tae
per,islency with which ;hey argued their
claim, 10 the electoral vote OF many
known Republican Safes surprised many
intelligent mon among US, and. 10 case
the Official count gives The election TO
Hayes. it will have proved the ruin OF
hundreds OF their dupes who Effected
many bets at the iIightlul odds OF ten to
one, on the assurances OF Hewitt and
other party oraclos. But the develop
mcn,s OF The past two day 5 have made the
seeming folly Ineligible to the under
standing OF many observers OF long eX-
perience in political affairs. /. is ex-
plaintd by them in this way:
The Dragging and Boosting which have
marked The Democratic canvass. and the
preposterous claims set up, are part Of
the programme to render their assertions
OF fraudulent count more plausible in
case they should need the electoral votes
Of one or two States TO cleo, TIlden in
addition to those conceded TO him. The
contingency they anticipated has come
about, md the emphatic manner in which
the Pacific s ates ri .c,ed the spurious
Democracy has reduced them TO the
recessily Of securing one of he three
States OF ) nth Carolina, Louisiana or
Florida. TIE latter was probably con-
sitered the most available Tor their pur-
poses. but the prompt action OF the Presi-
dent in ordering the military there o
suppress the Ku-klux frustrated their
plans and b. He'd and rendered des perate
as they found themselves cheek mated at
this point. Louisiana is all that is eft
them As II "lor!orn hop The precipI-
tate departure oil Hewitt, Ciy mer, Wat
teison, Curtin ard other associates, To-
lowed by tales OF fraud and Republican
intimidation OF the Louisiana KL-kiux.
leaves he impression ot pieconceited
measures in lurtEeraLce of the alleged
revolutionary plan rather than tn OF
coincidence. General Grants noble and
patriotic u,tersnces us contained in his
orders 10 General Sherman has had the
effect 10 calm the agitation somewha,
and 10 make US douUly thankful that the
helm is in the hands OF resolu;e patriot
who will not shrink from his duty. His
cOulse during The past nine months has
restored lin 10 his Old time popularity
with many of his fellow citizens " no had
become more or less estranged from his
administration because OF honest differ
ences oil opinion.
When il was the belief. from the false
claims OF The Tilden managers. that he
(riidtI) had been elected, The Uniform
tee.ing among Republicans was one OF
cheerful submission 10 The recorded will
oil The ID joEity, although many believe
that it had been fl c;ed though The
grossest frauds and wide spread inlimids-
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