Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-12-30

said election the right Of from 10000 TO 10000
oolored persons to vote was by these means do
nied aud abridged. The report gives parishes
place by name, and charges that white Demo-
Gratis are responsible for the intimidation, II
cites instances Of murders which Il charges were
for political intimidation. The counsel for the
Democrats In their report say that at the cleo
ton in the State, November T. 1876, a majority
Of the legal votes for the Democratic candidates
averaged about 5000, and that the election no
far rs the Democrats were concerned was fair
and psaceable, and no effect was spared by the
Democrats to secure a fair and quiet election.
II charges that the leaders of the Republican
party determined and conspired to carry the
State by fraud and unfair means that they ap-
pointed none but Republicans As supervisors
Of election that they sent out corrupt mon
from the cities 10 the parishes to act as super
yisors that false registration papers to the
number Of 10000 were given to colorcd men
who wished 70 vote the Democratic ticket that
illegal United States deputy marshals were APP
pointed TO surround the polls and intimidate
voters that federal money was wronyfully
used to aid the Republican cause that the re-
turning board Of the State was illegally COM
posed Of Republicans alone, and that the board
exercised powers that they did not possess that
one OF tho Republican electors held his Office
illegally, being United States surveyor at tho
time, and that the returning board did, AZ tho
climax OF said conspiracy, fraudulently cast out
number of Democratic yotes,s say about $4,000,
in some cases casting out whole parishes with
out justification, and in others boxes showing
heavy Democratic majorities, violating law and
even violating its own rules and mode Of pro-
ceedings, thereby accomplishing the result de-
sired by said conspiracy.
The dwelling of II. Mclnncs in Second Con-
cesson, Canada, was destroyed by fire. -Four
children persisted in the flames Mr.. McInnes
was severely burned while attempting to res
cue them -. The warehouse of the National
paper company at Holyoke, Mass, was de-
stroyed by fire with its entire contents. Loss,
s3S 900 insurance, $4,000. The United
States House committees nre diligently at work
in South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana in
investigating m alters relating to the elections
on the seventh of November. Many witnesses
are being examined and the reports will be
looked forward to with no little interest Gov.
Grover, of Oregon, is to visit Washington to de-
fend his action relative to the electoral ques-
ton .A terrible colliery explosion occurred
in the South Wales companys pit near New
port Seventeen bodies have been recovered,
and many of the miners taken out alive are
seriously and some fatally injured. "A steam
ship line between Savannah and Liverpool is
talked of ..... There is serious disagreement
between the legislators and king of Denmark
..... BY a railway collision in Belgium eight
persons were killed and fifteen injured. .....
George Shaw, Of Hoboken, N j., struck and
killed his six-year-old son with poker, while
under the influence of liquor.
In an interview with reporter, Gov. Hem
bricks of Indiana, declared it the duty of the
House to see that any wrong the Senate may at
tempt is defeated. When asked what public
Significance is to be attached to the action of the
Democrats in calling public meetings in the
Northwest, especially in Indiana, Gov. Hendricks
replied that the fact that the power to decide
Of the Senate greatly contributed to excite popu-
lar feeling. Still, the meetings were called by |
the Democrats, not for the purpose, he suppos-
ed, of making any threats, or organizing any
against authority, but for the purpose
Of making public expression at the threatened
invasion of popular rights, and of giving the
House of Representatives m assurance of sup
port in the exercise of its constitutional rights
and prerogatives. 1t is perhaps proper to add,
he says, that should the House positively assert
its right to participate in the count, and should
that right be denied and refused by the Senate,
supported by the Executive, we would stand in
the presence of serious dangers not because of
any party movements but because of n conflict
in the machinery of the government, without
any tribunal for its adjustment. The report that
a secret political society is being organized in
Indiana, the purpose of which is dangerous, he
il confident is without foundation.