St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-22
From the Concord N. H. Monitor.
Will the Democrats Inaugurate An
other Rebellion and War
CnNCnEn. De. u. I-1G.

EdifOJ'N .HOHtfOT: l. u prudent oI
wise Tor the Republicans of the North
1" deceive themselves H. To the pun
poses of the ridden DcmocIdt> Will
the latter attempt another rebellion and
bring ON war rather than submit To
IIlNc>'S election hrlicvr they will
and that the North should Ice prepared.
undoubtedly new Democratic re
hclhuu would hc caII>clrS> and uuiu>ti-
fable. HAYES has been elected lay l-J
VOTES. and one majority l. ~ valid and
binding a. twenty. In Florida. the
State CanVa>~iu" Board. the lawful tri-
buual Ia canvass the vote oi the State.
found Il majority of ~ ON the face If
the returns. and under an Imperative
statute rrquIrin" them T." throw out
precinct votes if shown to ht ''iIIc"ulII
tn>r ur fraudulent. they corrected Ell
I"I> on both sides. and finally adiud"rd
the true Hayes mni"rltN to hc $50. In
Louisiana similar CauVL>>iug Hoard
alth"u"h til ding Il majority for ridden
uu the" flrc at the returns. found also Il
state statute. enacted on good Ir.I>"n.
compelling them To throw ont the votes
of parishes where there WAS IntImida-
ton and not Il tlIr and tree election.
Performing their sworn duties under
this statute they finally adiud-cd the
iiaNr> majority to hc oven 5000. In
Oregon the proper cauNa>>luG officer.
VII" Is the Secretary of state. and III
no ease the t;olcInur. found that the
HAYES electors Wcr" chosen 10y about
100 majority. and declared and re
corded the result .cc"rdiug I" law.
rom ihc>" d"'l>l"h> "i the proper
cdnNa>>lnT Tribunals III these three
states mere l. no appeal; Inc electors
alr I" hc chosen Is the states may aP-
p"Iut. and the states haN" appointed
these tribunals IL the final Judges.
therefore,. Hayes l. elected 10y 10 votes:
and there can he II" rr>i>tanc" t" his
Inauguration and his administration cN-
crpt through rebellion. which. If per
sisted IN. must he pnt down 10y force.
and If necessary. through a new civil
Val.
But. although there Is II" Jn>tIiiahlc
cause Ion rebellion. 1t VIII he attempted
- IN l-"l on Prcfc|t az Prtfc"dcf cause,
l t il.""ulrht action "i the Governor
at oregon. who had II" jurisdiction I"
canvass the vote. Whose duties were
merely Ministerial. and whose certificate
T." CronIn WIS Il palpahlC tal>ltN. and OF
a" more value than would hr Il Ger
tlticatc of the Clerk of Il Court that Il
verdict was for the defendant when the
record showed it to hr for the plaimtii1.
viii he made prctcNt MI. Tildcu will
either Ice declared elected 10y the House
"t Representatives. "r. upon the theory
at no election 10y the people. he will Ice
elected 10y the House: and he will at
tempt to establish himself ;IS President.
That this i the present programme
of Mr.. Iildcn. Mr.. Hewitt and the party
leaders, | have no manner OF doubt. at
Ter conversation with Democrats South
and North. The plan is aS Deliberate
as ii was in IS6I. with this difference.
that now the Northern Democrats will
begin and the Southern Democrats will
only follow. The latter say the war in
IS6l never would have commenced il
Northern Democrats like Frank Picrc,
had not promised that the fighting
should not be south of Mason and Dix
on'S line: and that now the Northern
Democrats must not merely talk but
must act also and take the lead; must
originate and commence the execution
of their programme. and the South will
That the Northern Democrats viii
decide and act aud attempt revolution
| am, | repeat, convinced. The Oregon
prcteNt WAS ordered from New York
the announcement of the National Dem
ocriitlc Committee that Hidden and Hen
drIckS are elected shows the plan the
Democratic conference and threat,
III Indiana are the first movement New
\ DIRK, New Jersey and Connecticut