Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-15
Abram S. Hewitt Chairman of the

South Carolina. Their fervor has been
rather roughly snubbed by such ire-eaters
as Hill of Georgia, and other sympathizing
friends, and their modification is only
equsled by their amazement and surprise.
It is now reperted that Congress wiz ad-
journ on the 18th until after the holidays.
The special committees appointed to exam
inc into the elections IN the southern States,
will put in their time, doing their work,
and will come back in January well armed
for battle. The excitement will then COM
menee and continue until after the JOINT
Convention for counting the electoral vote
on the second Wednesday Of February and
perhaps to the 4th of March.
The regular meeting Of the North East
en Ohio Teachers Association, held in
Cleveland, on Saturday last, elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, E. F. Moulton, of Warren; Vice
President, Rebecca D. Kickoff, of Cleve-
land; Treasurer, Alex. Fobes, of Cleveland;
Secretary, T. G. McCalmont, of Madison;
ExecutiveY COMMITTEES, Elroy Avery, of
Cleveland; H. W. Parker, Elyria; Samuel
Findley, Akron. The next nesting will
be held February 10th, 1877.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of Oregon has declared that The action Of
Governor Grover was wholly Illegal; that
his functions in issuing certificate to an
Elector were purely ministerial, made so
by the Constitution of the State; that he
has no judicial power whatever in the mat
ter, and that the action of the Republican
Electors, in filling the Board, was regular
and cannot be impeached. This is strong
endorsement of the Republican position,
and mast have weight in the final deter
mination of the question.
Tilden's friends failed in their attempts
to buy Republican electors, and their little
Oregon trick was so badly botehed that
the one vote gained will only count against
them. They failed of Solsee in Vermont,
and as a last resort talk of using force, but
their southern friends step in and say that
they hare had enough of civil war, and if
there is to be any fighting it must be on
northern soil this time. Evidently it is
the manifest destiny of Mr.. Tilden to be
defeated in his aspirations for the Presden-
cy.
Poor Sammy Cox! Our sYmpathies are
kndled together over the disappointments
that seem 70 follow you like shadow. The
party like your fidelity and indiscrimin-
ating willingness to be servicsbls, but
those whose notions rise a little above the
level of the mountebank, are only willing
to tickle ycu with vote for Speaker, when
they know you are at safe distance from
an election, While they recognize and hu-
NOR your complacent smartness, their
sharpness is just little ahead of your ex-
pectations-like the dog chasing his tail,
you know.
A letter was read in the prayer meeting
of Mr.. Moody, in Chicago, on Wednesday
last, from gne Of the lost women of that
city, rebuking the great preacher for the
neglect Of her class, while he was deyoting
himself to wicked men. The letter was
written in such terms as to deeply move
the audience and bring tears to the eyes of
many. The justice of the rebuke was so
far recognized, that meeting was an
nouneed for this class on the next evening,
and over 10000 people assembled in and
about the tabernacle;
Gov. Grover, of Oregon, and Cronin's
electoral College" haYe written cards |
explaining their late bungling attempts at
larceny. The true explanation is to be
found in the telegram sent by the notori
GUS Gwin, on the 11th of November, to
Senator Kelly, st Portland. The Duke of
Sonora exhorted thus: "Spare no exer-
ton or expense in looking after that State.
l will be responsible, and rely on you"
He is Tilden;s intimate friend and sdvis-
or. This chain of circumstances is neces-
sary to a correct understanding of the Ore
gon business.
The House Committee on Postoffices and
Post Roads have substantially agreed to
formal pon-concurrenee in the
Senate amendment to the post route bill of
asst session, which provides for the restora-
ion of the Fast Mail service, and revival
If the franking privilege. The Committee
-ake the ground that these subjects should
'eceive the independent consideration of
he members of the House Committee on
Appropriations. They say there is no
loubt that action will be taken in accor-
lance with the Presidents recommendation
hat provision be made by Congress for
payment by the United States of awards
by the Mexican Commission.
Very well. gentlemen, says Col. Forney,
You who are so anxious to have the Presi-
lentlal question settled, note that it is ad-
usted on the only proper ground-the
round of right-and there is more peace,
and genuine happiness in that
dJustment, than in any other. It will :
i've you President who never traficked
nd traded for the Office; who never bought 7
newspaper or delegate; who was never
enounced by Horace Greeley for frauds
pon the ballot; who was never assailed i
Or frauds in paying his revenue-tax; who =
i'll give you the most thorough civil ser
ice, and who in his single term will be n
mpted to nothing but fair dealing to the Il
outh, and the manifest opposition to cor 2
lpt combinations and rings. a
List of Patents. "
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