Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-12-19

of the Senate and Speaker Of the
House to appoint o committee to take
these resolutions in person and deliver
them to Governor Hampton. All this
is very fine, but what it can amount
to do not see. As the Va. Legisla-
ture is not a South Carolina Returning
Boar. am not clear as to their pow
er to count Hampton in and declare
him elected Moreover, I am sure we
ought to await the wishes of Gov.
Tlidsn before we make any movement
affecting the present outrageous COM
plications. The Senate has set Tues
day as the day for their consideration
and I presume they will pass, though
I doubt their fitness.
The Joint Finance Committee OF
the two houses have ar reed TO recon-
mend the adoption OF the present tax
bill without any substantial altera-
tiors. and GU this the Auditor has or.
dered the preparation Of books foT the
Commissioners Of the Revenue, SO
that they can 90 to work by the fret
of February. This leaves the pres
ent rate Of taxation unreduced aud il
concurred iu by the two houses Will
take all the money saved by the new
amendments for the reliefo of the bond
holders and reavo none for the relief
of the people. It is likely to be at
lacked Oh this point by at least few
Of the members. ! have always be-
licvei these amendments were inten
Ell for the bondholders and not for
;ne people. aud this we shall soon see
As TO the Presidency, things have
ouked gloomy for "a week. There il
no very cor fident feeling INDUCED
mere by leading minds, but / think
his comes from the fact that the
Northern democracy have not shown
ny plan of action or any determined
| lnd organized method in their oppo-
.itiou' At present the whole plan oi
| NV lhhifdlS n ltNOlullIidl anu lltli
They mean to risk all Oh the Senate
and Grant. Now, you see, if the
senate usurps the power and declares
ne President If that body competcl I
- say which of the returns are the
rue ones and to open them and count
| hem aud declare the result and al
| ,0urn at once, having declared Haye.
-lected. The House will have % PRO
| 'eed alone, Let il do what il will
rant will guard the Capitol unit
iayrs is sworn in. Tn the meantime
# course, Hiiden will be sworn in tu0
rant will have himself grarded il
he White House until Hayes can Ell
er it under his guns, The said Re-
turning Board Hayes will then hav,
he army turned over to him, will
sherman and Sheridan to hold it fl
Inc for bin. Ali this implies til
consent and concurrence of the lead
az Republican Senators, and tina
nesc men, or few of them. may re
Use To he present at aud participate H.
be murder of civil liberty and tn
urning of the constitution, is orr or
| ~ hope, a. l see it, that this pro
-ramme will not be carried out
lust now the Democracy Of the We
are trampipg into line to declare the
determined hostility to it, and the
uVite all parties end patriots to joil
nen. This may mean business
It may mean that Tilden has an &C
"r two in his hand and means 10 pla
hem n, the auspicious aud oproTtuu
moment. 1t hegius to look a. thong
here are people north who do no
mean to let such conduct go uncLsl
,enged.
The canvass for the Governorshi
- assuming some shape, and the fa
yoritss are being walked about on tn
track in q careless sort of saunter {
this l can say more in future letter
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