The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-09
Repeal It.

Repeal It.
The House OF Representatives ought
never to have given way to the Senate on
the question Of the repeal OF the act OF Con-
gress authorizing the appointment OF SUI
pervisors OF elections, deputy marshals,
&C., to be paid out OF the Federal treasury.
II the Democrats lose the ensuing presi-
tial election, it will be due to the timidity
OF those members who counselled this un-
wise surrender and to the too accommoda-
ting spirit OF the House Itself in agreeing
to it. Even now, it is not too late to attach
the repeating clause to some appropriation
bin. The law itself was made in Just that
manner. It was in the form OF an amend
ment to an appropriation bill. Why the
Democrats should feel any hesitation in Sc
curing It's repeal in the same way, we cam
not imagine. The entire Democratic MEM
bcrship OF the House could not in three
months do as much at home towards secll-
ring the election OF TILDEN and HENDRICKS
as they could do by simply remaining at
Washington until the Republican Senate
should have agreed to the repeal Of this in
famous law. The United States courts are
used as mere electioneering tribunals. Read
the shameless telegram from Mississippi in
yesterdays papers:
"WAsHSGToS, August 6.-Thc Attorney
General has received notice that the United
States Court OF Mississippi will be opened
on the 18th instant for the qualification OF
supervisors Of elections and other officers
who shall attend to the registration OF voters
to the end that all citizens who are legally
entitled to vote shall be enrolled. The court
will remain open until the day OF the gene
raj election"
4 court 81 the United States to "rcmain
OPEN irom now until the day OF the gene
raj election for no other purpose than TO anu
in the election OF HAYES and WHEELER! A
judicial tribunal prostituted TO the base
uses OF baser party The money paid
into the Treasury OF the United States by
the respectable white people OF the South
to be used in hiring either blacks or vile and
mercenary whites to overawc the voters
And instead OF insisting upon the repeal OF
the infamous law which authorizes such out"
RACES upon the people OF the whole country,
North and South, the Democrats OF the
House Of Representatives weakly yield to
the fears OF the faint-hcarted amongst them,
and allow that disgrace to American legls-
lation to remain upon the statutc-book.
We have said that the money OF the'whites
OF the South was to be used in this unjusti-
fable way. But, as we stated yesterday, Ii
was in New York city that JOHNNY DAvEN-
Nv I'm md AftnYppV-f,nnp-
raj WILLIAMS, carried on his rascaliticS III
1872. So it is not the South only, It is the
whole country, that is concerned i'll this
matter Shall TILDEN be defrauded out OF
the vote OF New York: Will Democratic
House OF Representatives appropriate money
to be used for this or any similar
purpose? Why, GRANT used in 1872 thirty
four thousand dollars, which had been ap-
propriatcd for no such purpose, to assist in
carrying tie State OF New York for himself.
1t is plain. therefore, that the House OF Rep
rcscntativcs ought not only to refuse to APP
propriate any money for the purpose OF re-
gistering voters. taking down their places OF
residence, &c, but should insert i'll some
appropriation bill clause positively forbid
ding any person to undertake to do such
acts on behalf OF the United States Gov
crnment. If the party in power
may pcrpetuate its rule in this way-if the
President may Use Government funds to
intimidate and buy up the votcrs-it cannot
be long before the elections for President
will have become farce. We do not say
that GRANT could elect HAYES this year. but
that il the system inaugurated by the UNI
principlcd Republican party OF using the
money OF the United States as DAVENPORT
used it i'll New York in 1872 is to he con-
tinued by GRANT and his Successors in
Office, it will not be twenty years bcfogc the
system will have been so enlarged in its
scope and influence that the President can
reGlect himself as long rs he lives. Let the
House, therefore, do its duty and appeal to
the people. There could not be better
issue upon which to take the stump. II the
voters would not rally to. the support OF the
Democratic party on such an issue, then they
have already sunk so low that they deserve
to lose al their liberties.
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