The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-24
THE OHIO DEMOCRACY.


it ought to be, cool, calm, deliberative
but decisive. All that they asked at
their meeting on Wednesday was that
the votes of the three disputed Southern
States should be fairly and honestly
counted, nothing more. But without
hesitation they denounced in unmeasured
terms the outrsges committed and con-
templated, and they did it in dignified,
bold and manly manner. We sutjoin
below few extracts from the speeches
made, and from them the sense of the
meeting may be readily procured. The
following were the resolutions offered:
Resolved, That patriotism demands OF
every good citizen spirit of ready
scquiescence in the result Of the Presi.
dental election as fairly ascertsined, and
to deprecste all partisan feeling in the
discussion Of the facts upon which
the result depends.
Resolved, That it is due to the people,
and 1t is indispensable to the preserva-
ton of free government, that the Presi
dent shall not be chosen by fraud or
force, and we appeal to the officers
charged with csnvassing the vote and
making returns, to sllsy public appre-
henslon and suspicion by open and i'm
partial action, thus commencing the cor
| dial acquiescence Of the American people;
but admonished by tue past action OF the
present Returning Board in Louisiana
that such returns may be falsely and
! fraudulently made we demand of the
Senate and House OF Representatives to
exert, if necessary, the constitutional
powers vested IN them, jointly or sever
ally, to the end that whoever has been
fairly chosen by the people shall be de-
clared and insugurated President OF the
United States.
Resolved, That we regard the con-
centration of regular troops at Wash
ington by the President on, the eve OF
the assembling of Congress, as an act
calculated to throw discredit on the dis
position of the people to obey the law
and submit to the results of the PIesi-
dental election as legally ascertalned,
and to excite unnecessary alarm as to
the stability OF the Republic, thereby i'm
periling peace at home and public
credit abroad.
Rcsolred, That We recommend to
the Democratic Central Committee
of the state to CORE pond and confer
! with other state Democratic Committees
of the country. with view to full un-
derstanding of the facts, and perfect con-
| cert of action in maintaining the rights
of the people in the late Presidential
election, as determined by the proper
legal authorities.
After the adoption of these resolutions
by an unanimous vote. Mr.. PENDLE
TON was called on, and in the course of
his speech, said:
Mr.. Chairman and fellow Citizens
! After the unanimous adoption Of the
resolutions reported by the Committee it
seems to me that it is hardly necessary
that | should say word. These resolu.
tions meet my hearty concurrence. a
voice. good" and applause think
they are the temperate, considerate, ma.
| tured judgment OF the Democratic party
OF Ohio, OF the people of the United
States, in relation to the crisis that is
upon us. [Applause think they
state plainly that the people OF
the United States demand fair
count spplausel; that with
fair count according to the forms OF law,
they will be satisfied; that If the count
shall not be in accordance with the forms
Of law they will not be satisfied, bat will
demand that every legal and every const!-
tuti nal remedy shall be exhausted to
right the wrong. Applsuse. do not
believe they demand unconstitutional or
extra-legsl measures for that purpose,
but that they intend that the forms OF
law and the rights of the people shall be
pr eserved, and these according TO the
forms that have been adopted for msny
wears in this government as means OF
sscertaining and evincing the will OF the
people A voice: That's so! and ap-
plause
WHIST more shall say? l am not
without hope. / Am not in entire de.
spair that these boards that are sitting IN
Louisiana and Florida will honestly, and
fairly and impsrtislly express the Judg-
ment of the people. Applause
have observed that men clothed with
great responsibilities, and acting IN the
broad light of day, are very more apt TO
observe the legal obligations placed upon
them, and to do right, than we some
times think they are. l cannot say to
YOU that | despair that these returning
bodies in the South will do entire justice,
but | must say that we are IN very un-
fortunate predicament when we are at
all placed in their power.
General EWING, who followed Mr.
PENDLEToN, said:
"Wbo ever attributes the profound
anxiety of the people OF the United States
TO mere party preiudices and preferences
wholly mistakes the situation. II arises
from no fear that on the one hand Hayes,
or on the other Tllden, may have been
fairly chosen President. On the con-
trsry. nine-tenths OF the American peo'
pie would rejoice to-day at the ascer-
tanned far election OF either Hayes or
Tilden. Their fears arise wholly IRON
the obvious and presrranged purpose OF
certain wicked leaders of the Republican
partv TO count Hayes in by fraud, and
iinaugurste him or continue Grant by
force. This reasonable purpose is, IN
effect, openly svowed BY many leading
napers and men of the Administration
party. null,
With a msjority in Florida for Tilden
OF over 1000 apparent on the returns:
and in Louisiana of from 1000 to 5000,
with no disturbances whatever at the
polls; with no published facts OF intiml-
datlon or bribery, such as would affect
the result under the laws and usages
governing elections, these States are
claimed for Hayes by the Administration,
its press and e1ponents, with absolute
confidence, founded solely Oh the known
scoundrelism of Republican officials.
[Applause.J
A L.