Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-09
MT. HOPE.

EDITOR ISTELLIGENCEH
The ll-absOrbIng theme among the people Is
the contest Tor the presidency. Here III me
country you catechIse every man you meet, ami
are caechised turn in regard tn tine latest IN
telli- ence. the feeling thai we are being
slaughtered in those three southern states is
general among democrats. Not the shade" OF Il
doubt remains that tic returning boards intend
to count in Hayes at all hazards. Ii will be an
eusy matter Tor the small democratic mnjDriiies
i'll South Carolina and r iorlda to he counted oul.
The only hope, th.n, this side vi congress l?r
The people this country 10 ge. th. l;tn OF ihelf
choice III the presidential cha!r hangs upon III"
state of Louisiana. which may. ere ths, nave
made 4 final decision OF ihe mater. W its ISi, IN,
be expected, however, o! sucn Il poart =.
appo ntees of the bayonet installed executive OF
Louisiana, whose career IN tii;t state mas rem
| dered him both famous ana infamous Accpiu-
ing to the laws OF Louisiana, the board shat DE
coin, ed oil five members OF ali political parties;
but instead oi tat, 1t consists OF but four nie'n-
hers OF these two are negroes, and thi other
| Two belong 10 the yrnus homo OF the species
| known carpet b'GSer, characteristics spe1i-
| mems OF that obnoxious fungus q: the Douy
| polite They are fit representatives of him
| whose creatures they are. and who are content
Keilogg's table. Two wears ago, at the eiec1
| ton lhey had associated with them III The board
y democrat who, for Gecency sake, re- snr,, as
| soon the board mad .iai-hed lts Work oil
counting ont the democratic and conacrv tive
mujorlIy in the st.tr. Make UP your mind 10
yI,II the next c, ntcnua, il You please; pre,;ict,
il YOU III, tnut TIE nu ASA vi AL ,nins, Iei-
restrial vii take il ct: on mex Saturday Ign.
at IucUnvrnient hour lor l"sln7 sleeps pesiI!de
|
AIRY you into the l"glo"S oi eternat p'.ss' VIM
NOT u cent 10 pay bat never expect iar count
from such board. Packard says, c"iEe,
coun, the vote Ior Hayes by topping of demo
cratic parishes aud burSiar'z.nS tue Datiot-boA-
| ca - Kellogg says, ''LUmc.' L.ch. Chunui' T
says, Come, H.yes must be eie;ttd troops
| and money Will be furnlshed.' Ulysses Inc
Silent nous apprnvInSiy, and brings his soldiers
oil the PLAINS ZHous uI ash nSton, oa-
tensIbly for The r..il,ose %! gong into wihiei,
quarters, or some iiimsy pieeAt wtiic II fca
e ann undoubtedly Is to ovtr""; t.t uenoGricy In
to quiet submission 10 liz: election lrauds, ai!t
1 to make congress toe the iiidrk Wien ti'
votes counted. Every act o! the r!d'"a
party seems 10 De performed win Il view oi per
c petuatng itself in power, anu especially 50 ="
Inc .carpet-baggera. Lac hungry wolves
!: they are unwilling u yield up the prey wnlc-
lies inutlted and bic. dung AT tner i,et SCI -
| vampires, whose Chief occupation consists II
e | sucking blood from the great toe oil Tie oou.
| polite. Talk OF Intimidation, Will You, on In
| part oI the democrats in Louisiana. When 1T IN
- election, the state was inundaiet with L. ,
d soldiers and U. ). nirshiis, WIN 3,Uoo ueWo
Gratis under arrest upon II charge ol cohspirac
TO IN imidite the negroes: And thls, 100, IN
It stale which Claims Il rcpubiIcan majority
Tile thug is ereposterOus. Inc 5000 deInuciali
n.ajurILy III Louisiana, &c needed ~ hrst uh near
ly every hand, must be overcome. Gran.
Chandler, Kellogg " Go. demand II; their WI
is la. The lou 900 office holders und.r tn al
MN istraiion demand 1t; and the 800 600 oillcr
Sc. kers III s'enorian tones ilpiatu the sacliHet @
Ieucc the cry. We are gradually drifting mi
the l,uu,ls of the military. Reconstruction W..
the entering wedge. Soldiers, nlne-lciths
whom are unnatui uliZcd rclSnera, slahH louii
the polls, and control elections, ,whiic III mon
arcna England, no soidI.r Is allowed with
oEe-hal mile oi the polls. 80 Oh We go iow"I
uesputism. Little by littic Viii the viechi!'
and the military absorb the e.Islitur5 anu Ju
uiclnl functions oi me government, untri moi
vestige remains Of our once boasted leiubi'c''
nsiitutIuns. iIut dangerous uoctrin: tnuiiIii
ted III the Cincinnati platform that - tlta Is
nation nat league is Uoins the WORK ior u:
FIliL.