Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-14
RIaJ'.. ELECTION.

THG EAESIGOS.
The a,.sl aud most reliable news from the
three States cursed with radical returning
boards is to the effect that returns from every
county or parish IN those States have hcGn IL.
cayeI and that the Democratic ulaJorty IN
Florida Is over Loo, over 900 III South
Carolina, aud upwards OF 5000 10 Louisiana,
but that 10 all three OF those States, desperate
attempts ars bciug made by the radicals to re-
verse those re,urus and thereby give the States
TO Hayes.
Ten. Hampton, Goyeruugcect uf South
| Carolina, has issued the following proclamation
to the people Of his State:
"ln Offering to our people my heartfelt coil-
ordinations and gratitude inr the grand vic.
tory they have won, Vea!ure 10 beg them 10
| prove themselves worthy OF 1t by Continued
observance OF good order aud the rigid pteser-
| vaton Of peace. Let lls show that W. seek 90
~ the restoration of good government, the 10
turn eli prosperity aud the establishment Of
| harmony 10 the whole people cl cur state. la
| the boar OF victory We should be mGgnann0u7,
and we should strive to forget the auimoa!tIcs
OF the contest by rec aiog the grand results Of
| our success prescribing none Tor differences OF
opinoD regarding nOue IS our enemies =aTa
such as are lnlmlca to law and order. let Il,
| all unite 10 the patriotic WORT OF reieemlng the
State. By such conduct We cannot ony br:n%
| about good feeling among all classes, but eat
| most surely reap the best fruits Of victory.
MADE HAMPTON.
The IuiluMluy dispatch Wa received al Zee
! democratic headquarters, 10 Washington, last
night
CoLJMElA. 5. C., Nov. l5-G r. III.
| H. " Harley, SstIttu'y UlmorTat.c tol
yreSSt0adt Committee
Democrats denied 10 argument 10 day The
| Jurisdiction oil the State can7sssets to throw
| out votes. The board has adjourned iil to-
| morrow to coosider this. II the toaId Is hon
est Il!Len electors will receive the certificate,
but it is impossible to predict what the toard
| will DO. Electoral vote Dot 10 Ge counted uG-
til the 10th. }. l.. GORDON,
United States Senator.
The Hon. Samuel j. Randall made a speech
10 Louisville, last Saturday night, in Which he
! SAID that the real reuIedY icr the present trou
tie lies 10 the COM .ess Of The United States.
| that the twenty second joint rule still governs
| both houses, that never slnce his pIeseDae IN
! Congress have the joint rules b7eE re enacted
| at the beginning OF any Congress. % the
contrary, they have beeu considered As having
continuous existence. 1t Is within the province
of Tie House to FL cct any traudulenIIY made
up return, whether from LOUISIANA, FLORIDA or
| South Carolina, as was done by republican
House aud Senate 10 the cases OF ue0rgIa and
Arkansas in 1865 There is ,urther const'u-
tonal relief 10 the power Of the House OF ltep,
resentaiiVes, which it Is not necessary unw 10
discuss. The moral power vi Mr.. Tillen hay
q m In f. EI,t
should and will have great weight with the
American people.
The 1'ilden and Hendricks rrOrm club ol the
District of Columbia passed aresouIion yester-
day evening to have grand demonstration Oh
Wednesday, November 20, to ca!ahrata the
election Of rillen and llendricks. Tue pre-
limlnary arrangements have already been made
for his demonstration, which PROMISES to be
one Of the largest ever held south OF New \ ork.
The returning board OF South Caroline arc
still engaged in listening to arguments upon
the authority oil the board TO change the returns
OF The county canvasserS.
Rev. DR.. W. H. Bellows, in his sermon 10
New York, last Sunday, said ut is for tn.
republicans aud uot the democrats to be fore.
most in demanding Investigation into the late
elections in Louisiana aud South Carolina.
The democratic party has right to suspect
the fairness thereof, and The republican party
has before it the clear duty Of removing such
suspicion il it can.
The New York News says the announcement
that just and distinguished citizens are now 10
New Orleans, will for whlo pscify an indig-
nant people, whose confidence has been .grlev-
iously outraged by bold and unblushing at
tempt to cheat them out of their SURFACES in
order 10 retain Office as we'll as to gain posses
sion of the heavy stakes that have been wsgered
by republican gam blers On the result OF the
election, based on the promise of their Louisiana
confederstes, that the issue shall, under all cir
cumstances, be shaped for their advantage. The
only question in this stage Of the transaction is
whether the apprehended frauds to be provided
against have not already occurred in tsmperlng
privately with the ballots that are to be counted
publicly before the citiZens designated t. be
present; and whether Governor Kellogg, who
so confidently invited impartial inspection, and
Pre- ,ident Grant, who issued his apparently dis
interested and patriotic order TO Sherman, was
not rwe-e thst all the cheating 10 be done had
been already accomplished by tho State officials,
in excluding from the privileges OF regist: alton
the numbe of Democratic citizens required to
prevent the polling Of Democratic majority, !
or in breaking open the ballot box. atter TIC
election, and substituting Republican for Dom
ocrstc ballots. in sufficient numbers 10 answer |
the purposes of kellogg and GIsnt, aud their |
fellow gamblers. |
Fifty seven couEt'e>. cite: aui town: III Var
sinia give TiIien n majority OF ~, loG There
Are .lill ifty.three counties ard cities to be heard
from, which will increase his majority to be-
twesn IL 600 snd -. Co. The majority for the
State constitutional SUI Eadnient= Gi far as heard
from ~ - ia
Eranci. Miller has been appointed Assistant
l., 8. Attorney TO prosecute cases lG the Police
Clurt Of the District OF Columbia.