The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-24
The CoDspiracy,

enable all men to behold III, hen troops
were ordered to Florfdaswe saw it. Then
| was the time for the protest Of the people
! then was the fulflment oi tile steady pro.
| cross Of ,,surpation In The complete s,ibor-
siination OF the civil TO the military power;
but people were deluded by the subsequent
professions Of the President that he desired
to ensure a g fair count OF the votes that
had been cast, and Che public fell into the
delusion that the military supervision was
!" a measure Of peace." Oh, what delu-
sion!
The farce, when we consider 1t in the
light OF the public idea OF 1.-THE tragedy,
when we regard it as a bold ylsurpation OF
the public liberties eliminates in the act OF
contempt by che Returning Board Of South
Carolina for the Supreme Court Of the State.
II that should not disenchaat the public
mind from the delusion which had possessed
il, nothing short Of the thunders OF Divine
wrath could arouse it from hestrange leth-
argy which has possessed it. 80
The act Of contempt by the Returning
Board makes its members liable to the pun
ishments prescribed in the premises; but
does any man suppose that the Board acted
without assurances Of protection from the
Federal Governments ANY man laboring
under an error in this particular will soon
be undeceiYed, il we are not altogether
mistaken. Judge BOND put the Board easy
with regard to that matter. Process issued
by the State Supreme Court will find the
Returning Board ensconsced in q Federal
iron-clad, and processwill be met with pro-
cess. The act of the Board may be declared
Revolutionary" but we suspect that the
Supreme Court itself will by Federal au-
thority be declared Revolutionary"
The vote OF South Carolina for HAYES
will be sent to the president of the Senate,
that is clear. The action Of the Supreme
Court and the result OF the election for Pre-
sident in that State, purged Of the errors
and Irregularities excepted to on motion OF
the counsel for the Democratic nominees,
will be officially communicated to Congress;
and there the battle is to be fought.
The effect Of this act in South Carolina
will only stimulate the dishonest men in
Florida and Louisiana, who are employed In
/" counting those States for HAYES, to 60
right on and finish their work as they have
been instructed by the Radical Administers
ton at Washington to do. The conspiracy
developed by ordering troops to supervise
the "count' and protect returning boards
will be assuredly accomplished. "
AS we said yesterday, "we feel more con-
"tident at this moment that T1LDES will be
"next President than at any time during
ssthe last week "-aye, since the marching
OF troops to Florida. The revolutionary act
of the Returning Board OF South Carolina
presents the case of the usurpation as. the
people immensely to the advantage Of the
people. We know Congress cannot fai! to
do its duty in the matter, and that will end
in the election of TlLDEN.
What then. That will either break down
the conspiracy or force it to assume the attl-
tude OF open revolutionary resistance to the
people by Selling the Government. The
conspirators will in that case defend them
selves, and oyerawe Congress with military
force. We have seen the Administration
concentrating troops at Washington. Ii it
be doubted what they are for we shall know
ere long.
The period Is vitality critical. If the peo-
Dle be true to themselves and sustain their
representatives, all may go wen. II they
alarm the GRANT Administration by a proper
manifestation Of their indignation at what
has happened, the extreme measures OF the
conspirators may be avoided. But if they
should not, and the revolutionary Admins
tration should treat Congress with con-
tempt, then would be the last chance for
resistance. .
We are, we fear, repeating history. II the
people OF this day arc true to the examples
and precepts Of the fathers of 177G they
will triumph over the conspirators; if they
are not the conspirators will triumph over
them; and thus win most disgracefully end
the most perfect model Of republican gov
eminent that ever existed during historic
ages. - 49,.