The daily gazette., 1876-12-28
Hopeful Signs.

Hopeful Signs.
There seems to be better feeling in
the county on the presidential question,
and the impression is growing stronger
every day that the right will triumph in
the end in the peaceful Inauguration of
Tilden and Hendricks. The congressional
committees are all hard at work in South J.
Carolina, Florida and Louisiana, and
despite the obstacles thrown in the way
OF thorough Investigation, there is every
reason to expect that such official reports
will be made as cannot fail to convince %
the Senate and the House of the radical oQ
frauds perpetrated after as well as before ,ir
the election in The thee dis puted southern,
states. The business men of the country
are now moving in the right direction, 90
and are urging upon the Senate and g,
House of Representatives speedy settle ,
ment Of our national difficulties upon a, g..
fair, honorable and satisfactory basis.
They know very well that if Mr.. Hayes & !
should be counted in by uffaudi and i'm L.
| augurated by force, the unsettled state of I'd
the country would Still continue, and thai
this abnormal condition of things would "
inevitably tend to universal 'bafiSrtibtcy pE
Besides the general movement OF tlei in+l J,
dustrial Interests in favor of a. peaceful
solution ofour national troubles, there d.
has recently Been exhibited by the MASSES %
a fixed and 'ltffaiterable determination to a.
prevent the execution Iof the IascaliyglT
designs Of the great conspirators. and tho rr,.
desperate band Of corrupt partisaps in
Washington are beginning to see the peril"
inWhicf they really stand i'll attemptingrE
to defaat the popular will. We have.
repeatedly said that there was virtue and
patriotism enough left in the Senate and
Cd al
ofthe presidential imbr6gho. We chn-I,h
not believe tltat either body woiild dare at 2
tIis momentops crisis to, assume powers,. q,
| Tor mere partisan advantage not guaran-
teed by tile constitution Or the laws made u
In pursuance thereof VI Whoever has been Il .
ttairl ly pnd honestly elected unjust be, Jim .
laugtlrated, nc, matter what party, may
sttier by the result. Anything short Of. %
thiS would prove to the world that not >
4 withstunding the glories OF the centennial q"
lyeat the people ofthe United States are IN
! ana atfof representative government, 5ahdJ.5
iWotld bring shame and conteHpt upon y
the hatiOnlL4 Baltim ore GdsetteyI 9h u - 4
fpt -ilunq- -ri-- - plI <s1I-Iad Ii -lAuo 1881
Fn1 BENl HILL To- TEE F0REsism3 I
It; -lifinW eJOOTi A-AAL'Ui jng1ise1J ~, no,
4 He R,nfnhISs HIS POSITION INf4rTnHpo. .
ddW OF s1GSgqB LEPTBhl III - -Hsssiq Oh:
December >26.-Ben HI!
tII1i1l has wqittenla letter for publ cationsG
lin VIII oh lhe e,eNplains tat some length his
fpbllticql Position and, discusses the atti-
tlHle Of the parties, To the recent attacks :,
iNpdn him fle' replies sharply, declaring
that he il dsafe alofs When lie does MOTHS
i fifg that fools can criticise or does ofalbg
what hifelings iwilEpuff for u oonsideripi 3
ttiDh.nnOf his political course, Mr. Hill,
II s9ys. that he has made ibNs one motion ip1c
II general caucus this session, that this was
d8ptedpnanimonsly, j that at the eoaferenI -,
GsS Of the. party he has attended every"
Il motion, or Suggestion he his mdtie his
beet adloptedand sometimes .rnahifnous-a
Ily aaopted.n He then feeapuiates the !,
IchARges made against him, and which heal
Il says are simply manufactured by sensa- z
ttlohal hirelings fcr Republican use and
beAefit."o In concluding, he says: II am =
therefore in favor, of a fair and honest
CONSTITUTIONAL count Of the votes Of the
pe0pfe. | am laborihg to Secure that. =
count and, when secured,T I shall abb de by
its result, and SO will every other man
North and South who is not willing toJ i.
destroy this country j am brave enough
to want peace, but not. cowardly enough
to accept dishonor," The letter, as n
I whole, presents aGloomy view of the
4 political situation, nd indicates a civil
war as among the possibilities. aHie