The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-15
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Ii the course OF q debate IN the Unlteu
su,es Senate yesterday over the Louis
lana election, Senator West from that
State made statement that is well cal.
eul.,ed TO attract attention, He said
th,, in the election Of 1872, "When the
whole machinery Of the election was in
tho hands Of Democrats, and the Return
ioy Board was composed Of Democrats,
parish after parish was thrown out with
ou, even an affidavit or protest from a
Supervisor. They were thrown out upon
afidayi,s made in the city OF New Or
leans ton days after the election. No mat
tar what the Returning Board Of to-day
did, /. had abundant precedent In acts Of
ln Democratic predecosors."' ~ 'N.
This statement Of Senator. West ac-
cord, with the statement made BY the
aop. Stanley Matthews, Of Cincinnati,
on bis return from New Orleans, viz:
th.. both parties had used the Returning
Board system and tha. the system was 4 le-
gal institution, got up in pursuance OF the
Constitution and statutes Of Louisiana.
When the Democrats were in power they
used II. Why did they not abolish II? Aud
since they did not see ft to abolish it we
must refer their present denunciations OF
/. to the fac. that the machine Is not in
their hands. From time immemofial II
has always msde a great deal OF differ.
snSs among the children of men a. to
whose OF was gored. --z yg.f
THE Hon. G. D. Hubbard, who'hns %.
Gently returned itomga business trip
South, does not bring back an encourag'
log account Of present prospects for trade
iu ,ha. section. THIS is largely owing TO
tho political uncertainty that lo~erslike
Gc!oud over the whole land. In other
respects the South is in better shape for
business than for years past. They have
had good crops ia that section, especially
In Louisiana, aud as soon as these are re.
allied upon will be in pecuniary con-
dillon TO buy large amounts Of manufac.
tures. 81. r.
Mr. Hubbard confirms what has here.
totoEc been said by others, that the AK
Ie,y in the South for Tilden's election Is
subordinate to the feeling in favor Of n
change in @home rule" The attitude
IN National affairs is not war.like. The
Inauguration OF hostilitieS is left for the
Northern Democracy. No doubt the South
would respond to Revolutionary move.
ment bu. they are no. disposed to be ag.
yreasiVe at present. They leave the work
Of aring on sumpter this time to their
old allies. They tried it in 1851 and
found it serious piece Of business. A
burned child naturally breads the IRE.
Mr.. Hubbard thinks that the probable
end Of the Presidential imbroglio will be
this: Hayes will have 1856 votes counted
for him on the l4th Of February next, by
the President Of the Senate, aud unless
something now unforeseen occurs to
change the current Of events, Gen. Grant
will see that he is-inaugurated. This
will probably mol be done without
much preliminary excitement. Pres.
ent indications point to this sort Of
excitement in and out Of Congress. New
srtheless the leading men Of the Demo.
cratic party when brought faee to face
With the responsibility Of q revolution,
with all that revolution implies, such
as the destruction. ,ol the government,
will be apt to decide that four years OF
Hayes ia decidedly preferable to any such
risks. The people Of this country have
an abiding love for their form Of govern.
usn.. They are not willing 10 deslroy
IL III order to solye the right or wrong Of
AdIsputed Presidential succession. Any
thing before an other civil war. The
puOlic..mind recOi!s before the prospect OF
another such strife. Therefore there is
nOilikeIy to be any hostile outbreak over
the Inauguration Of Hayes. 4