The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-12-12
FLORIDA.
The Hayes Electors and the Re.
publican State Ticket
"COunled In"
Each Vet Of Electors Meet
/ and Cast Their Votes.

SAVANNAH, Dec GA special from
Tallahassee says that the testimony and
argument heing closed at Ii o'clock on
Monday, the Board commenced canvass
ing the returns in secret. At 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning it was rumored that
the Republicans had carried the State,
and shortly after squad of u S. troops,
under commissioned officer, were sta.
toned in the Capitol grounds At2I
O'Clock this morning the Board adj ,urn
ed. and announced that the Hayes elect
ors were elected by 9i6 majority. The
returns defeat Drew by "a votes, but will
leave the Democrats majority Of five on
joint ballot in the Legislature
Col. Cooke refused to sign the certifi-
Gates of the Hayes electors, and entered
protest against the action of the other
two members OF the Board. He then is.
sued certificates Of election to the Demo-
cratic electors. who met and cast their
votes for Tilden, relying on the people
and Congress to sustain their action.
/. ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATS.
-LlyEOAK Fla, Dec. 6.-The Demo-
Gratis issued the following address to-
day:
To Hon. Samuel J. Randall. Washington, D..
&C., and to the House of Representatives:
The undersigned, who came here to be
present at q fair count Of the votes cast
by the people Of Florida, have had the
grief to he witnesses Of the counting out
Of the Tilden electors chosen, and the
counting in Of the Hayes electors reject
ed at the polls. We have witnessed tue
progress and the contamination Of de.
liberate, preconcerted scheme Of fraud.
| THIS scheme was first eontrived for exc
cution at the ballot boxes throughout the
State. Having there fallen short of sue.
cess, it was then continued and promoted
by the several Couaty Canvassing Boards
and was yesterday supplemented and fin
ished by the Radical majority of State
Board of Canvassers at Tallahassee 1t
| is manifest to every intelligent observer
here:
That upon the face Of the returns
the Tilden electors had q majority Of all
the votes cast. &"
3 That the Tilden electors had this
majority over and above the Radical
count after il had been swollen by many
hundred illegal votes through local fraud
and false returns.
g. That the majority declared for the
Hayes electors is fictitious, false and
fraudulent majority which the two Radi.
cal canvassers manufactured by throwing
out whole Democratic precincts and
counties in open disregard OF the facts,
and with fragrant violations OF the law,
they did not even keep to the shrewder
path blazed out for them by their legal ad-
visers from the North. All along their
devious track the marks of premedita-
ton, the footprints Of shameless pur.
pose are concealed
The Democratic electors received their
certificates Of the true result from the At.
torney General, q member OF the Board
Of Canvassers, and met to-day and cast
their votes for Tilden and Hendricks
The Radical electors, fortified with the
false certificates of Gov. Stearns, met to.
day and cast their votes for Hayes and
Wheeler. 1t is for Congress to decide
and determine whether this assault on the
rights and liberties OF freemen thus far
prosecuted under cover Of the arms and
authority OF the Federal Administration
shall be crowned at the capital with sue.
cess. Familiar with tile history of the
carpet-bag corruption and misgovern-
ment, we yet needed visit to Florida to
convince rs Of the distress that rules II
has subverted her social order, it has plum.
gel her people to the point of impover.
i>hment: 1t has abolished the usual con-
ttentions Of the two parties, and has ar,
rested the progress of her two races in
self government, and in truth the late
struggle at the polls was not between
Democrats and Republicans-it was be-
tween hapless race, misguided by few
khsvish adventures and even convicted
felons, who call themselves Republicans,
and a gentle, long suffering people, whose
patience has permitted their oppressors
4 to live. The Republican party, as we
know it in the North, has no existence IN
Florida. unless indeed it shall confess q
fellowship with those abusing her livery
BY seeking profit through their crimes.
i [Signed Geo. w. Biddle, Pa: James
E. Brown, Ga ;Eeveret Stattenstall, Mass ;
David W. Sellers, Pa; John R Reid, Pa
Samuel G. Thompson. Pa; George w.
Guthrie, Pa; P NJ B Young, GA; Perry
Smith, III G. Gibson, No; Manton Mar.
Ible, N Y apFa.a