Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-09
The pcODIc Moving,


which the radicals are attempting TO ioiS!
minority President upon the Country Was ln-
ausuratcl yesterday, the auulve'Sary OF TIE
battle Of New Orleans, rs the people IN many
portions o; the North and IN tie District OF
Columbia. who assembled together acu pub
lic!y informed the perpetrators ct the nciarious
scheme that i; would be resisted at att points
aud 10 the is: extremity.
OHIO.
Co1rMBUs, OHIO, Jan. a.-rhe democratic
conyeatiou met yesterday AMI adopted the io!-
lowing rcsclu;ioos
|. Iha, the Government OF The United
States is republican 10 spirit as we'll as 10 form.
II Is n government Of law, not OF arbitrary
force. II is founded on universal suffrage, law.
fully exercised, and It's existence depends on
GOOD faith and sincere obedience to the laws.
> Tina, the votes east on the .th OF Novem
her and dulr certified at the close CT the cleo.
ton on that day by the officers authorized 10
receive and record them, alone determine the
result cf the election held in any prec!nct,
county or State, and whatever may be The re-
turns thus duig aud properly certified, they
cannot lawfully be changed by any olhcer au-
tborir=d TO canvass them aad announce the
result.
), That while clear ~ the conviction chat
Samuel j. I'i!dan and Thomas A. HendrlcE,
have received, not only large majority OF the
popular vote, but ajority Of the elecioEa!
votes. ana are therefore elected Presidcn. ani
Vice President, we yet declare that any de-
ci,jcn made b. The Senate and House Of Rep.
re.ca,a,ives will be cheerfuily acqulescei IN by
the whole people, and that any attempt 10 H.
aucuralc President simply upon the proc!a-
nation OF the President OF the Senate will be
az act OF usurpation that will be resisted by the
peorlc to the last extremity, even shond that
extremity be an appeal to arms.
/ That the impudent and upiounded charge
that those who p7ote>! against the exercise OF
illegal and arbitrary power desire to ioment
strili, and iocte civil war is made By consplra-
tors TO Withdraw the public mind from their
own evil design 10 Illustrate the sovereign Will
OF the people as expressed through the ballot
box on the .th of November last.
j. That We denounca the action OF President
Grant 10 following the example OF military
chiettsins Of Mexico ia Interfering by armed
forces in the elections Q! the people, IN pre-
venting the lawful organization ui state Lagis-
laturcs, and in mas:lpg troops at W ashicgton'
with an apparent purpose OF preventing the
free action o! Congress respecting the Presl-
dental election; it csncts purpose TO render
the military independent Of and superior 10
civil powers, and calls Tor outspoken condem-
nation by every friend OF republican govern
ment.
G. That the ioauguratioo rs President OF
candidate rejected by the people aud counteu
ia BY fraud is revolution, and If acqulesced Ia
vii! be fatal to republican government.
:. That the National Democratic COMMITTEE
be requested to call national democratic con-
veD,ion, to meat at Washington city, February
l.. 1871.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Notwithstanding
the extreme cold weather the democratic State
convention Yesterday was largely attended,
every county in the State being Represented.
The chicr features Of the meeting were the
speeches Of Hon. Geo. W. Julian, Hon. b.
". Hanna ana Hon. Dan W. loorhces, the
reading oI the report OF the Committee on To-
solutions and resolution offered By Mr.. foor-
hees at The cl3sA Of his speech. The resolutions
Of The committee call upon Congress TO provide
plan for counting the electoral vote; that the
Two House alone have the power TO count. and
not the President Of the Senate, and !: bic
Senate shall claim such power for lis presiding
officer, then calls on tie House to exert ali lis
constitutional powers to defeat such aet!9u
The resolution OF Mr.. oorhees, which vas
adopted With much applause, reads as io lows:
"Re07rs,l, That committee Of tive be ap-
pointed By tie president ct this convention, TO
be known as Committee Of Correspondence
and Public Safety. The duties Of said com
mi,tec shall be TO correspond with other siml.
* la n NJ har
States for the purpose OF bringing about Lar.
mouy oi opinion and concert oil action 10 the
present peri0u: condition vi national affairs:
also to consider the propriety Of calling "a
t;opal convention Of the democratic party aod
to correspond with the different States in re:
gard thereto. i shall also be the duty OF said
committee to consider aud devise the best
method b. which the people may exercise the
1igh, Of petition 70 the Congress of the United
States. whether 10 writing or 10 person, in or.
der THAI the public peace may be preserved,
popular liberty maintained and the laws up
held.
DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.
WASHINGTON, jap. 9.--Ihe democratic mass
convention at Fori's Opera House. in this city,
Yesterday, was fully attended, the building be-
log crowded 10 it, fullest extent. Nj. Richard
II. Nlerrck, Of this city, presided over the
meeting, with long list Of prominent demo
cratic citizens as Vice Presidents and Se1reta-
RES Speeches were made By MIR. Marrick,
Hon. Henry NJ Watterson, OF Kentucky, and
Jos. Pulitzer, of S.. Louis, aud others. Tie
meeting contiauad until late hour Ia The al
ternoon. Mr.. Wattcrsoa said he expected on
the day OF the counting Of tbevote to see q hun
lred thousand unarmcd men in this city pa.
tiaDtly awaiting the result, and determined IN
their views of the American right Of appeal.
lie knew that all tie appliances CT peace would
be used ia the settlement Of The question, bnt
the people we're not prepared to submit to
usurpation, in the event OF which \ second
jackson would be ready to lead them II 4 pre-
sarva,ion Of the Constitution and the Govern
ncnt.
Mr.. EanDng said tic people want peace, but
there must be 10 bayonets 10 the House.
Several Of the speakers declared their belief
that the RAM: aud file of the republican party
would be with the mass of the democracy 10