Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-15
The Presidential Battle |,
Result In neutrality-suspicious. Hopeful !!

In our last weekly issue, the morning after the
election, we felt compelled to announce ,he prob
able election Of Tden and Hendricks. This was
upon the suppositiou that New York held the bal
ance, and had turned the scale in favor Of our OPP
ponents. But later returns proved the solid
south, upon which Mr. rdens friends conf
IDENTITY relied, not to he entirely solid that the
freedmen who had been born into liberty through
the agonies Of the rebellion, had uster apPrcci-
alton Of what was staked and won In that terrible
struggle Than even their loyal friends at the
North. Aud 50 the struggle has gradually been
narrowing down until the states Of Florida, Loui-
siana and South Carolina, with their nineteen
votes, hold the decision Of the election 1he votes
Of these states added 10 the one hundred and
siNty-siA already conceded 10 Mr. Hayes, give him
one hundred and oighty-iye, or one more than
the number required 70 elect, while either Of
them added to the one hundred aud eighty-four
conceded 70 Tldeu, will decide the contest in his
favor
The stake being 80 great, and so narrowed
down, has turned all eyes to those pivotal points
and the strife between the contending parties H.
becoming so fierce and bitter as to endauger the
public peace. In this emergency, President Grant
has in response to the request OF the proper
authorities ordered troous to the scenes VI danger
closing his order with the words which will be-
come immoftil No man worthy Of the Office OF
President would be willing 10 hold it II counted In
or placed there by fraud. Either party can afford
TO be disappointed in the result The country can
not afford 10 have the result tainted by suspicion
of illegal or false returns" large number Of
prominent gentlemen Of both parties have also at
the request Of President Grant, repaired to the
scenes Of strife 10 insure fair count Of the votes
also quite a delegation Of democrats, at the in
stigation Of the chairman Of the national demo-
cratic committee.
But, while the probabilities are strongly IN
favor Of the Republicans having carried each Of
the states In dispute and that with the precau-
tons already taken fair determination Of the
elections will ultimately be reached, yet it will
probably be full week before the result can be
officially announced
In South Carolina, while the canyassers met on
Monday, the count will not begin until Thurs
day meanwhile the democrats have Instituted
legal proceedings against the canya>.iny board
for having decided that they had power 10 re-
view the feturns--a right given by law, and ex-
ercised for year,. In Louisiana there are four
! teen parishes yet to hear from, with charges Of
intimidation and fraud innumemble
While this momentous question hangs trem-
bling in the balance, let all good citizens exercise
the utmost patience and charity, and remember
that their duty to the constitution and the laws
rests upon the firm foundation Of a solemn oath,
while allegiance to party isof an entirely different
character
The New York Times Of yesterday says; " Our
latest dispatches from South Carolina, Louisiana
and Florida simply add to the previously existing
certainty Of Republican majorties in these states
The democrats have, practically, abandoned all
hopes Of obtaining the electoral vote of South
Carolina for 1iden, and are concentrating all
| their strength on the attempt to secure return
favorable to Hampton. The Louisiana Republic
can majority is Just as certain as is the demo-
cratic endeavor to sustain the policy Of intmida-
ton with tricks worthy Of a knayish attorney and
airs characteristic Of a swashbueker
F. S.--The following dispatch, received at Rut-
land this wednesday, morning, from the New
York Times, and forwarded to this place, has been
handed us by the courtesy Of Senator Guild, OF
Remington county:
RUTLAND, November 10Th.
A special from New York Times says. Latest
dispatches are favorable from all points Louis-
ana, three thousand for Hayes in spite Of intm-
dation and violence Florida, all right, as hereto
fore South Carolina, conceded to Hayes, but
democrats are determined to count in Hampton,
il they can "