The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-06

forth the facts Of the LOUISIANA election.
They show that Tilden and Hendricks
and the Democratic State nominees have
carried Louisiana by from five to seven
thousand majority; that the election was
unusually peaceable; that the Irregular
tiles which attended it were as much on
one side as the other that all the ma
chinery for conducting the election was
in the hands of the Republicans, and
that so far from persons having been
prevented from voting by intimidation,
fifteen thousand more votes were cast
than at any previous election. Never
theless the Radical plot of cutting down
and throwing out Democratic votes and
announcing the State for Hayes and
Wheeler and the Kellogg Packard crew,
has been carried out. BY the same
means, the Democratic majority in every
State in the Union could have been over
| come and the people cheated out of their
choice as expressed at the polls.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA the game has
been played with the same audicous dis
regard Of law and justice. Every mem
Der of the Canvassing Board as in Lou
isiana, is a Radical and four of the five
were candidates passing judgment on
their own cases. They first acknowl-
edged the power of the Supreme Court
to expound the law for their guidance,
but finding that, to follow its DEGREES
would be to give effect to the voice OF
the majority, and declare the State for
Tilden and Hendricks, and elect Hamp-
ton Governor and a Democratic Legisla-
tive majority, they repudiated their own
action and enacted the Louisiana farce.
| Though the reverse was true, they de-
clared the State for Hayes, Chamberlain,
and a majority of the mongrel clans in
the Legislature By this high handed
proceeding, they landed themselves in
Jail with any other knaves and felons
but this punishment has not added tC
their disgrace. The Grant Administra
ton sent its army to install the Chamber
lain crew as the legitimate Legislature,
and excluded members elected by the
people and holding the certificates of the
Supreme Court The repetition of the
Louisiana usurpation of January, 1875,
has awakened the Indignation of the
country, Independent Republicans as
we'll as Democrats and the officer through
whom the offence was committed has
made an explanation that his orders
were Inexperienced by the subalterns
who were charged with their execution
Meantime, several independent Northern
journals of large circulation and influence
are demanding the impeachment of the
President for His conduct in the matter.
The bogus electors will declare the State
for Hayes and Wheeler, in accordance
with the programme.
In FLORIDA similar frauds have been
perpetrated. In one county the regular
returns were suppressed and others fraud
ulently made up were produced at the
last moment to attain the end IN view
of counting the State for the Republicans.
The trick was so transparent that it was
discovered and exposed on the spot 1t
was one Of many others that were played
bv the gamblers who have acted through
out as if they felt that their all was at
stake.
All these frauds would secure to Hayes
and Wheeler but one majority in the
electoral college, assuming that the
| Oregon and Vermont ineligible electors
are counted for them 1t is evident that
the contest will end in the electoral col
Iege to be resumed in Congress; and be
is bold man who will predict that the
inauguration of Hayes will be the out
come of the disgraceful procedure.
Whatever may happen, to that complex
ion it will never come. 1T is shreUdly
suspected that Gen. Grant has carefully
played his game to prevent an election by
the electors, and TO bring about such a
condition of affairs as will lead to his own
continuance in office. But this bubble
will soon be blown away by the popular
storm that it will arouse. Our opinion
remains unchanged that the Radical pro-
gramme win break down with its own
rottelness; that the voice of the people
will prevail in The end, and that Samuel
J. Tilden is destined to be the next Pres
ident of the United States.
ALI the efforts of the Radical plotters
to produce collision in South Caroline
in order that an indefinite number of
darkies might be killed f'for the good Of
the party" have failed.