The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-21
party yillainy.


. Before The war there was not at Shes time
OF any election any prolonged suspense nor
any sestlessness or anxiety about ch it
and swindiing In the process 81 ag8efe gasiog
tti,e returns. Indeed, soon after an election
Aha whole country was informed Of the re-;;
.s,,,t through unofficial reports which were Y,
always sustained by the official returns. we,
never knew an exception. long before the
official announcements the public knew how
the election had Terminated The un 4 INC
and official estimates never varied so far as
10 produce conflicting results.
Indeed, we may say the same now OF the
northern States, where there are homogenity
and responsibility OF the constituent body
and public officials, and where there Is no
interference on the part Of the Federal Gov
eminent by Federal marshals, Judges, and
armed supervision and intimidation.
But in the southern States, where there is
not social and political homogeneity, the
Federal Government is seeking to govern
the States and the nation through race In
capable OF intelligent participation in Gov
eminent and susceptible OF being BIASED
by influences readily welded by the Ad-
ministration and its dishonest minions. In
some Of those States there's no. such thing
as the speedy and frank publicity OF ciec-
ton returns. The opposition publish what
they know, but the scheuiing and plotting
minions Of the Administration, designing
TO subject the returns to the tamper-
ING process, and to count them with
reference to alleged frauds, intimidation,
violence, &C., charged upon the OPP
position, withhold the returns and per-
sistently claim Radical victory. Thus
is the nation detained in doubt and appre-
hension. So unreliable are the Radical Off
cials and so constant is it the practice OF
the Federal Administration to support them
in all their villainies, however monstrous,
that there can be no faith in them.
This state OF things is a disgrace to the
nation. It is the evident completely OF the
Federal Administration with Radical vii
lains Of the southern States that gives the
greatest trouble to the people. Indeed, it
Is the fact plain to all That the vlllainies
practiced by the southern scalawags and
carpet-baggers are suggested and shaped
at Washington that spreads distrust
and apprehension over the whole land.
This has been conspicuous during the
period since the presidential election.
The Administration, beginning with the
Chief Executive officer, started the strategy
to capture the three southern States so
long claimed by them, and thus to defeat
the voice OF the people. On the night OF
the election, when all knew how New York
whose vote BLAINE said would decide the
presidential election, and so thought every
body-and the leading northern States had
gone, GRANT was serene and content. He
puffed away apprehensions OF Democratic
victory with the smoke Of his cigar, and de-
clared, that HAYES was elected. His positive
air impressed his hearers with the conviction
that he kne,o what he said to be true, and
Radicalism cut caper OF iubilant joT.
How did GRANT know this? He at least
felt that he knew lie could elect
HAYES. The negro vote, and the for
geries, frauds, and false swearing OF
his wholly corrupt and vicious emissarles
in the South would, with his military SUI
pervision, &c fix To- That was exactly
what he thought he knew, and he drank
his whlskey and smoked his cigar in peace,
and thus cheered ms worshippers and re
lievcd the agitations OF the fearful office
holders who bad been shaking as with
palsy in their fright.
GRANT set the fashion, and kilograms
were steadily manufactured to impart hope
to the Radical party, which had begun to
despair at seeing the unofficial statements
from the South in the newspapers: state
ments at once frank and honest, but state
ments which Radicals soon learned from
TACK CHANDLER, yice-president OF the
dominion of official lying, that they must per-
sistently deny. They also learned that they
must never cease to claim Louisiana, Florida,
and South Carolina; that they must claim
those States by thousands, no matter how
many, for they were going to vote for
HAYES; they were to be made to Uote for
him. The public has seen that this scheme
has been persistently carried out. South
Carolina has been claimed for HAYES BY
from 1000 to 10000, Louisiana by G,0O0 to
1900, and Florida by from 1000 to 5000.
These figures have dropped little of late;
but this (Monday) morning the Radical
claim OF the three States is bold and conf
dent. "s@#'
The Administration put its plan iuto
operation by ordering troops to Florida.
That was like a clap OF thunder in clear
sky. In time Of profound peace-7with no
disorder demanding such military interposi-
tion-the Federal soldiers were marched
10 Florida ayowedly to protect the State Off
cerA il counting the votes for President.
Immediately followed the orders to SHEER
MAN to forward soldiers to AUGuR to see
that the count was ssfair "-te use GRANTS
hypocrltical phrase. Three States were thus
put under military surveillance. This was
the step to force the result by militarypo,1er.
II the people OF the United States even
dreamed that it was not they deceived
themselves even in their dreams.
So we see the people Of the United
States placed in subordination to this mill
tary power, with barbarism, and fraud,
and corruption to perpetuate the rule
OF the men who have possession Of public
administration. Nothing else but this ne
farions combination could prolong it, and