The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-16

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a 6csgt Democratic majority one 81
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tee State The vote does noi vary mach
fram that q former years. tie aegroes
generals yoting The Republican ticket
Tie Krpabacaaa claim that they have
: majority Ia Louisiaus allowing these
votes u The Democrats. but i taey
have u0l tie qaestion vii arise, Was
there ! fair election ia these parishes
We hope there will be far ooant
aad that ,be Que who i fairly entitled
70 Il viii get me election whether i is
Hayes o. IIldeB. The couotfy cannot
segfd "a have = President who has
teou coualed 10. " one who gets bis
seat ~ frauds and intimidalious On
tbe part Of voters Ne Do not autici
pate any serious disturbance. though
some il the Democratic papers espec
iaiiy southern papers make some
threats. II is unfortunate that the
election Is 80 close aud that il turns ou
those States. tat We advise everyone
10 keep cool and abide by the result
whatever il may be
Prominent men Of both parties have
gone south. No sooner was il iiscoy-
cred that the result would be doubtful
I than large number Of prominent
I Democrats were on their way 90 all 81
the doubtia States President Grant
also requested several prominent men
Of both parties 10 be present TO see
that there was no foul play in counting
the votes Glow we give the orders
Of President Grant TO the military in
relation 10 the matter, apd also the
previous votes ia presidential elections
Owing to some threats and fears o
disturbance President Grant ordered 9
few soldiers TO Florida and New Or
leans to keep the peace and see thai
the returning boards should not bt
disturbed. or course the Democrat
raised howl about military interference
but we see nothing in the order o
President Grant or in the act itself Il
warrant the belief that there is am
interference with the rights of eithe
party or any individual. The following
are the orders referred TO.
PHmADfIPHlA, Nov 10, 1876
To Gen. w. I. Sherman, Washington
| D. C.--lnstruet Gen. Augur 10 Louis
lana, and Gen. Ruger in Florida, to b
vigiant with the forces at their com
mand to preserve peace ana good orde
and to see that the proper and lega
boards Of canvassers are unmolested i
the performance Of their duties. Shoul
there be any grounds Of suspicion G
fraudulent count on either side
should be reported and denounced a
once. No man worthy of the Office G
President should be willing to hold
II counted in or placed there by fraud
Either party can afford to be disap
pointed in the result, but the countr.
caunot afford to have the result tainte
) by the suspicion Of illegal or falls
returns.
signed U. 5. GRANT.
TROOPS FoR FLORIDA TO CIT
zENs.
To Gen. sherman, Washington, d. q
Send oil the troops to Gen Augur b
may deem necessary TO secure aquie
and peaccable count Of the ballot
actually cast They may be take
from South Carolina, unless there
reason to suspect another outbrea
there. The presence Of citizens frot
: other states, understand is requisit
to see that the board of cauvassers |
Louisiana make fair count o! th
votes actually cast. Il is to be hope
that representatives and fair men {
both parties will 90.
signed U ). GRlNT