Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-01

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mild language. When The outrage Of Tuesday
last was committed BY the placing ofarmed seq
tineis at the door Of the House of Representa-.
ti7es, Tbo deeiied upon the admission OF mem
bcrs % their seats, and Wbea the provisions ct
the Constitution and the decision Of the SUI
preple Court we're brought to yonr attention,
you distinctly and warmly asserted again and
again that your orders we're misunderstood;
that you did not intend TO have %sentlnels at
The door Of the hall, and that you had not and
did not intend to assume 10 decide upon the
Legality OF any mans seat Or upon his right 70
enter the hall. You were then reminded b.
US that your guard received Instructions iron
one Dennis. q citizen and a partisan al Cav.
Chamberlain, to admit parties upon his own
pass or that of one Jones, and had, through
hall until the republican organization was COM
/ plctcd. You assured US again that such were
not your orders. You We're told by Us that
notwithstanding the perpetratl0n Of this mex
~pressible shame upon our Tree Institutions and
rights Of the people, Tie evil could still be
rcmedied without any violence or bloodsicI BY
the simple withdrawal Of your guard from the
doors Of the hall, and that q majority Of the
votes decide all questions in accordance with
law and the usages Of legislative bodies. You
stated that 10 troops should be at the door, and
that under 20 circumstances would you inter.
tera except there ahGull occur !. serious dis.
turb.ncc oil the peace. You affirmed you: de-
| termination to exercise no supervisory control
whatever over the body or bodies claiming 10
be the House of Representatives. All this &C.
Cured on yesterday. Last night in Il late in
tcryiew With Senator Gordon you made tic
same assurances, and this morning alter both
Il bodies we're assembled in the hall you assured
i Gopornl Ho ruotno" that ipinr M oJrnujn.t1Dpp
would you Interfere except to keep the peace.
r What now can justly measure our establishment
at The issuance Of such an order its the one just
, sent by you? There is DO breach Of the peace, and
no prospect OF its disturbance. You had it oil
+ cially brought to your knowledge that absolute
good hunlor prevails in that hail. We cannot
: refrain from expressing apprehension that the
tact that q number oil leading republicans are
taxing issue with the legality OF the proceed.
{ ings by the republican House has changed your
views as to your line Of duty. 1t is proper that
we should say in conclusion that We relied On
your honor as O man aud your character as 2
soldier to maintain your pledged position Of
non-intervention. The democratic members
from Edgefeld aud L2urcns are entitled to
, their seats by the Judgment Of the Supreme
Court Of this State, and we have advised Them
10 remain in that hall until ramoYed By your
} tlODliS, lllal il1t 1.5NS liSI ~ his'SH III tiifS ~A-'
, ~tcuniaI year Of American Independence, wheIl-
er We have a government 81 law as construed
=, by the courts, or a cautraliG3d dcspolism whose
ouly Law is force. 1t the American people
behold the spectacle Of p Brigadier Gcucral Of
the nr!ly seated by The side OF Governor Cham
, berlain III a loom Of the State House, au;l Is
, suing his orders to = Legislative body peacefully
assembled in one Of the original thirteen Com
monwra!iaS ii this Uni0n.
j Respectfully yours,
= (Slgncil j. Il. GORDON,
+ WADE HAMPTON,
: A. &. HASKELL.
+ These three gentlemen had been in confer
, orcc With Gen. Kruger yesterday and o-day.
, \ Washington dispatch 10 the Baltimore
f Gazette says:
, Tie c,l!tcr Of he National Republican Is til:
authority for The statement that Il movement
is BOW on !oot To have Gogerro: Hayes with
draw from tie presidential contest all! then
, have the republicans electors east their votes
y for Grant, who, having t}a Means and the
, power, will uae t!lrm 20 in tall hI;usri! 10 the
! Office Of President.
, The great majority Of Southegn :Dcmbor- Il
r ready here are Tor Randall Tor Speaker. IE"Y
know that he is the man for the occasion, and,
. moreover, they realize now how much they owc
him. Had it not been Tor the gallant and uas.
terlv fight he made CT the close ct the Forty
; third Congress ihcy wonli haze had the ior2o
+ bnl uncn :ilnm, which WAS !ramc,l 10 eDabie
Grant . carry the whole South Il! the noint Of
] lie I.ayuGet. Had that Infamous measure
.. passed Instead OF South Carolina and Louisiana
= being ua.!rr the military dcspot's heel tp-day
: every Southern State would have been in the
sanc condition.
LOUIalaNA.
s The louisiana returning hoard has concluded
2 the hearing Of witnesses, aud viii allow no
more Undergraduates or answers to be hlcd. tl
Wednesday a great deal OF corrOb0ratiya cyl
dencc was adduced and completely broke down
Z the narrative told by the bribci negrcss Piuks.
/ ton cf her husband 5 and child's murder and
) her sufferincs. Witnesses proved thatLle
crimes we're committed b7 republican negroes,
and that The story first told by her was entirely
different from that which she tells n0H; that
4 she is Il woman Of bad character aud cTt!rc!y
unreliable, and that Piakston had hccl killed
: BY a man who had 4 personal gcudee against
him. Yesterday the board proceeded With the
1 consideration Of The parish returns aud refused
| to reopen certain Of the poll boxes from East
F.. Baton Rouge, by which, the democrats lose
$ over |, 800 votes. The republican Candidates
!. Of Orleans parish applied fer Il recount cf the
] votes cast in that parish On the false ground OF
: errors 10 the returns and the presence OF ] large
number CT ballots iIIcgitimatcly poIIel BY newly
naturalized citizens. The board heard argu
: mcnt or the motion, but camc to DO decision.
: An address is published from leading men OF
New Orleans, not Office holders nos Office seek
! ers, and consulting with none ot'the class known
I as politicians, stating the questions at ISSUE III
Louisiana very strongly, aud appealing to the
8 country fer relief FROM their oppscssorS.
Tuesday morning it is understood the cleo
toral vote and also the vote OF the State will be
9 promulgated.
The city remains very quiet; no excitement
} of any kind whatever. The volunteer military
organizations OF the city turned over he arms
they bad borrowed from the State 10 Col. Loau,
chief metropolitan police, who presented a re-
QUESTION fer them from Gov. kellogg.
FLORIDA,