The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-12-16
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.


cheering to Republicans and depress
ing to the unwashed Democracy. Co
lumba, South Carolina, is just now a
centre of attraction. For days col
lision between the authorities and the
thousands of HamptoIl's rifle clubs,
how encamped in that city, with all
the appliances of an army in active
service, appeared almost inevitable,
but has been averted up to date. But
to-day the Inauguration of Governor
Chamberlain, who was yesterday de-
cured elected, may precipitate the
opening of new rebellion. The an
nouHcement cf the result of the Louis
lana Returning Boards count, giving
the State to Hayes and Packard,
caused the Democratic cup of grief to
run over. The streets and hotels were
alive last evening with resident and
visiting Democrats who comforted
| themselves with the belief that either
Florida would in the end be declared
! for Tildpn, or that the Governor of
Oregon would decline To give certif-
icate tn the alleged disqualified cleo
tor in that State, or failing at both
these points, money enough was still
| left in the " Rtformer's" +" barrels to
purchase The needed elector from their
opponents and the Intelligence from
Oregon this morning appears to con
firm the Democratic estimate of the
infamous capabilities of Governor
Grover Mr.. Hewitt, acting at the
instigaiion of his chief, is credited
with the paternity of dispatches sent
broadcast over the country to the eff
feet that the President had expressed
himself to NJ. Hewitt as favorable to
throwing out the electoral vote of
Louisiana, although he (Hewitt) made
an ostentatious display of fairness
some hours after the falsehoOds had
been transmitted and had time to do
their allotted mischief, by denying
that the President had made such an
admission, although. lle insinuated
that he lad held very satisfactory >
interview with him. Now, any thing
politically satisfactory w to Mr..
Hewitt, straiuing every nerve to le
galize the scores of brutal, savage
murders committed hy his party 40
sociates in South Carolina and Louis-
iau4 in the interests of his Presiden-
tial candidate, must be very unsatis-
factory to every American citizen aud
friend of humanity who holds those
Confederate Democratic butchers in
adherence. What the President did
say was that it was not his province
to pass upon the legality of the Louis
lana election.
Bearing the same impress of Tam
many's disregard of truth and innate
depravity were the reports industri-
ously circulated and telegraphed to
our remotest frontier, that Governor
HAYES had been in confidential con
sultation with Democratic patriots,
owing their election to Congress to
the " Mississippi plan" and that he
had repudiated the Republican leaders
and Intended in case of his election
to turn over the Republican party nf
the South to the tender mcrcies of
such creatures as Butler of the Ham
burg massacre and the red-handed
fraternity of Louisiana who Lave tes
oiated scores of homes in that State
during tire past three months. To
any one knowing aught of the high
character of Governor Hayes, such
fahrications were tuo stupid tn need
contradiction but it was hoped they
might demoralize the Republicans of
the Canvassing and Returning Boards
and so discourage them MS to consent
to declare their States for the model
reformer. as the only means of retail
elton left them.
Mr.. Randall's nomination by the
Democratic caucus Saturday night,
was bitter draught to Cox and Say
lor. Cox pretended he did not care a
continental aud made "a siekiy effort
at resignation, while Saylor spoke his
mind quite freely relative to the trick
ery that compassed his defeat. OF
course Randall was elected, when the
House came together on Monday noon,
receiving l6I Yates TO 90 for General
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