New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-13

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Ist ths pssssnt junetars Of national a4airs
j bat intelligent people oaA not fail - not
EfAe studied efforts being made 10 still fur
I vs{ complicass the presidential problem
keplng thereby toEAtS 10 dslbdsSa esndi
4 dasS the seeming victor, and to secure hi
! tiaaguration in defiance OF the expressed
wiltof tie vstsrS, no h31s 4eclase4 tIei.
pre1sfencs In conformity With tho provf
sions Of The organic law.
+ Directly following tho election. positive
clains wsre made BY the Tt1den manager.
to states officially shown to be Republican
and. tho claims were pessistently adhered
70, sfter overwhelming proof Of their faleity
WAS furnished. When it was ascertained
thai tho election would saf7 Spck thsthree
Stetes of South Carolina, Louisisns and
Florida, an apparently preconcerted cry Of
Repnblican frauds and cheating Was raised
Ia the absence of the lesst scintilla of proof
| in-ttat direction, and in the face of Demo
! cratic &atekSsiss and minor 6kapefEss,
whiph have shrouded thousands of South.
ern Republican households in mourning
snd indelibly stained the asme of Democ
raef, and brought the institutions Of re.
Publican gpysfpment into dislspqte. vy~,,
The apparent popular majority of Mr.
Tlden, largely or entirely obtained by the
praSties of sucA ebarberities, WAS every
whore Gifted fs showing that hSA was the
choice Of the American people; yet in Ver.
mo1t, Oregon, ,,Ssnth CArolipa. and other 10
cslitiss, the NEST strenuous efforts have
beeA made through technical errors of theis
opponents, and b.. the unlAwful interppsi.
tio4 sf Dsmccfstie caieiaas te-asfesS- (hs
will of large majcrities in tho choice OF
electors. .a,
Changes have been yungSupon the pres
eace Of the military at the polls, slthough
they have been challeneed-but failed-to
show that single voter had been deferred
from, yebg, 70 his yhpiee through ferel
tho troops, and whom it was notorious that
but for their presence many bloody out
break would h ave occurred.
Both tss President ana ths President
elect were approached, just before the
meeting of the Electoral Colleges, by emis-
s.zies lGoH tie 15ldsa 1hapl,, VoE1s put
int their mouths, and flashed over the
country, with tho one purpose to 20 exas-
peEate the eoutAern Repabaisan eleotoN By
their seeming delivery to. their enemiee, -
to drive them into voting for Tilden - their
only means of retaliation. And now that
4oternor Hsyes has besn declared elected
by miJority Of the eisctors1 votes, the
work of defeating that majority has been
delegated to members Of Cspgress, b3
cause it can not be supposed that the by.
play Of Governor Grover 10 meant for any
thing more serious than feint to divert
attention from tho real point Of attack.
Mr.. Sunset Cox swallowed his disappoint-
in the matter. Of the 6psaksrehip with >
clever show Of philosophie resignation to
the reformer's dictum. Mr.. Sayler submit
ted likewise, not, however, without soms
grumbling, and . menacing shake Of his
heid toward Morrieon.
Even before the House WAS organized, on
Monday, the Democrats gave notice Of
their intention to resist the preteasions Of
Colorado - . State, and tho Clerk. Mr..
Adams, aided them in defeating tho admis-
sios of that States Represent ativsty deeid-
ing that Nc Holmans sMsti@ 10 pDceed
wi(h The organization Of the House had
preosdeuce over that Of General Banks' for
his adniaiion: ecsis i. usrs,T t
OF Gdourse lIr. Randall was elected
Spssksr over General usrlela, who to.
oeivsd the full Rspubncan VOTE. RI. Ran,
daIlt speech showed tiAt he :vaA zsbeas
equally filed with pAtristan, impaEtislity
and dsslike Of the Presidsat. He gsss an
illustration ef his lack 9f partia,epahip inst
obefore Adjournment in q ruling whieh
seemed to stagget sven his frieSds- ffSMHs
Bunsby1ike logic, ana Hhich,, it wat
Claimed BY those skiiied in parliamentary
usage, was violation IF all rules and pre-
cedeut., On TuWday morning, an amead'
ment of the record rendered Randall's vote
necessary to party fneasnfe-the appoint
ment 81 committees to visit South Carolina
and Florida, and to jnquire, into the
methods Of the late election-and he was
not found wantisG. 10 ss11 -.9
The, PreaideptA annual messs&s on Tuss.-
DAY ala NOT appear to stir up The Demo
cratic tiger much, but his special message
sent ID ON Wednesday, traAsmittinK tie
testimony taken before thu Louisiana Re-
ltprning Board, rendered them exceedingly
nnAappy.- Fernando. Hood, who sesms
moro like himself now that M, Blaine u at
/. safe distance, was Ydr5odsly angry and
relieved himssf il a,speseh. Every effort
'was made to prevent printing tho testi-
mony, but unsueesssfnlly. 2 ea' a. 4.-T
=. Nothing of Apecial importance 70 note in
~ Senate. Propositions to amend tho con.
ssGtislea relative to the election Of Presi-
dent and Vice President " II: Morton
and bx NJ. Eanands have elieitsd some
diseussioh. But, d IN the House, tho
President's special message and the accom-
paying documents relative to tho election
IN Leaisfaas, has sxeitSd the most xathtS;
and tho Qbssrysnt spsetAtqr af tbe Procsed-.
izgb con1d not fail to note how N luctantly
honorable Dsmoorstic Ssnatoss took mp the
terrible burden Of explaining away the
savage barbarities of their political asso.
eiates in the South. Senator Thurman gave