The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-12-13
Our Washington Letter.
Special to the REpUBL1oAN.

tional affairs bat intelligent people
cannot fail to note the studied efforts
being made to still further complicate
the Presidential problem, hoping there
by to make the defeated candidate the
seeming victor and to secure his inau
guration in defiance of the expressed
will Of the voters, who have declared
their preference in conformity with the
provisions of the organic Law. Di-
rectly following the election, positive
claims were made by the Tilden man
ayers to States officially shown to be
Republican, and the claims were per-
sistently adhered to, after overwhelm.
ing proof Of their falsity was furnish.
ed. When it was ascertained that the
election would turn upon the three
States of South Carolina, Louisiana
and Florida, an apparently precon-
csrted cry Of Republican frauds and
cheating was raised, in the absence Of
the least scintilla of proof in that di-
rection, and in the face of Democratic
butcheries and minor atrocities which
have shrouded thousands of Southern
Republican households in mourning,
aSd have indslibly stained the name
of Democracy, and brought the insti-
tutiOns Of republican government into
diSrepute. The.apparent popular ma.
jority Of Mr.. Tilden, largely or entire
ly obtained by the practice of such
barbarities, wss everywhere cited as
showing that he was the choice of the
American people; yet in Vermont,
Oregon, South Carolina, and other To-
calities, the most strenuous efforts have
been made, through technical errors
oftheir opponents, and by the unlaw.
ful interposition of Democratic officials
to defeat the will Of large majorities
in the choice Of electors. sChanges
have been rung upon the presence oi
the military at the polls, although they
have been challenged but failed tc
show that single voter has been de-
TERED from voting for his choic,
through fear of the troops, and wheI
il was notorious that but for thei
presence many a bloody outbreak
would have occurred. Both the Pres
ident and Vice President elect wer,
approached just before the meeting o
the electoral colleges, by emisarie
from the Tilden camp, words put int
their mouths, and flashed over tn
country, with the purpose to so exas
perate the Southern Republican Elec
tors BY their seeming delivery to thei
enemies, as 20 drive them into votinj
for Tilden as their only means of re
taliation. And now that Governo
Hayes has been declared elected by
majority of the electoral votes, th
work of defeating that majority ha
been delegated to Members of Congress
because it cannot be supposed that tn
by-play Of Governor Grover is mean
for anything more serious than a fein
to divert attention from the real poin
of attack.
Mr. Sunset Cox swallowed his dis
appointment in the matter Of tn
Speaksrship with a clever show of res
ignation to the "Reformer's" dictum
Mr.. Sayler submitted likewise, not
however, without some grumbling, ant
a nsnacing shake of his head towar,
Morrison. Even before the House wa
organized on Monday the Democrat
gave notice Of their intention to resis
the pretensions Of Colorado AZ a State
and the Clerk, Mr.. Adams, aided then
in defeating the admission of tha
States Representative by deciding tha
Mr. Holman's motion to proceed witt
the organization of the House ha,
precedence over that of General Bank
for bis admission.
The Presidents annual message ol
Tuesday did not appear to stir up tn
Democratic Tiger much, but his spec
ial message, sent in on Wednesday
transmitting the testimony taken be
fore the Louisiana Returning Board
randerAd them evcaedinnlu nnhnnn.