The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-24
THE SITUATION.


THE SITUATION.
Late dispatches from the Southern
sns, published this morning presents
-, .i,1s,ion o! the Presidential contest
,,mos, srming and serious light. The
,.g: Of the Illegal act committed by the
s,r,b Carolina Board of Csnvassers in
tsi5ers,e2v throwing out Democratic
,,.i,bes ;, rs to count the State for
g1Rs snd CHAMBERLIAN, directly IN
.s Of the popular will and an order Of
L. Supreme Cour: of the State com
,rdirg them to count the votes as re-
gred, i fully confirmed, and the bare
,,,.t Impudert outrage stands out IN all
Ia tideausne.s before the eyes OF the
American people.
In addition to this also comes informs-
u,p ,hs, the Louisiana Returning Board
OF Infamous memory (the very same
board which Mr.. WHEELER himself two
wears ago denounced in unmeasured
terms before Radical Congress- refuses
10 I'll the vacancy which exists in its
membership, ard has declared its lnten
lion to proceed with the count with
closed doors.
In view Of all these developments IS
there is, Of course, only one thing for
the people to expect, and that is that both
louisiana and Florida will be treated as
S5g,a Carolina has been, and those States
Likewise declared as having given their
,,ectOrs! vote, for HAYES, despite the
known ia, that TILDES and HEND-
KICKS have fairly, legally and honestly
carried them.
One single hope, and that a
very ;sal ore. remains. This arises
rom the manly and patriotic
course of Governor HAMPTON
in aco.a.,,irg moderation ard restraint
ron yi0.crcr n the part of his sup
po-tvr.. s>king them 10 wait until the
Mater car be taken 10 the courts, and
there contested in every legal manner.
What The ed will be there, no man can
positively declare, but the indications
Us that the Board of Canvsssers are de-
ie'nled to disregard any action Of the
eog-. which which will threaten to do
Gssy with the effect of their conduct,
.1Umuch ss they have evidently made
CPlleir minds to act without any regard
h.sw, order, justice or right.
This being the case, this to be expect
Il also what we have stated, that
Eace all three of these States are abso-
s!s.! needed to give Mr.. HAYES exact
/! Tue number of votes, necessary to elect
I'm, they will be given him in spite OF
'7er!!h.ng. Indeed, from a careful, .air
Nyieg o! the whole situation, it is al
nos; certain hat instruction to that ef-
''c:, either direct or implied, bsve been
gwen the Radical Returning Boards by
Ae'e IN authority in Washington.
This then is the situation. What will
lie American people DO about it?is the
i-s':lon now tc be answered. That
s''' aAgrant, impudent outrage has al
''Aoy been committed, and that others
'e process Of contemplation there can
Sao manner of dJubt. They are not
V-''sSe; either which alone affect the
S'a'e' directly interested. They affect
"s whole American people. At one
e" stroke the liberties OF the
'a'on are subverted and mill
IA! de'Po:ism is established. If
'-oniIted 70, the liberties OF the whole
F'oPe are at once yielded up; and they
:" quietly acknowledge themselves
"@1gs;ed by United States soldiers and
administration which treats the United
''1'e' Constitution with supreme con-
E1p..
We must be patient and wait until
s'e'S assemblies. and zee what it
80 %. The Democratic House OF Repre-
-'a''ye; ma: already in the past, proven
patriotism, and we sincerely believe
On this occasion, it will leave
"oae unturned to rectify the
Of despotic tyranny, which
-, 's been committed. But that the
'aent will not hesitate 10 interfere
- a' soldiers when necessary, there is
y! 'esson 70 believe, and that every
''o'e mean. to make the House fail in
'-O''' will be taken, we sll know. II
'''yd do fail, what remains? TIE answer
-, @fiuI one to contemplate, but the
e." people Of America are Anglo
0a'' and never have been slaves to
,H man i. likely that they have
low -, In this Osntenn NAL year