Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-05
POLITICAL.

Davidson (Democrat) to Congress, by $40,
and Brisbee (Republican) by 800. The
State canyassers accompany their report of
the result by protest by the majority OF
the board, in which they declare that their
fi canvass stands as the true and proper
ca.vass Of the returns. Gov. Stearns has
his remedy against Drew's usurpation in an
action of quO ,rdrranio (which he will doubt
less bring in due time.
A Washington special says that there is
reason to believe that Vice President Ferry
will not assume the responsibility of count
ing the Electoral votes and declaring the
rcsGlt, unless he is especially directed so to
Do by > resolution of the Senate. And some
think it will be impossible to secure the
passage of such resolution in the Senate.
S. 5. Cox insisted on the immediate ad
journment, to philadelphia, Of his commit
tee on election frauds in New York, as soon
as the committee began to strike evidence of
Democratic frauds. United States District
Attorney Bliss testified that he believed
there were great frauds pcrpetrated in nat
uralizations and in other ways, on the DEM
ocratic side, both in New York and Brook
Ign, and n witness was waiting. who was
prepared to prove. by documentary evidence,
that at least 300 Illegal votes were cast in
his ward, and that, furthermore, many Of
the persons casting these illegal votes had
voted in other wards in the city of Brooklyn.
The committee adjourned to meet in Phila-
dclphil on the 4,h OF January.
Hayes received ZIG, 1913 more votes than
Lincoln in 1860; l ,S26 G23 more than Lin
coin in 1861; 1,O39 Co. more than Grant
in 1868; and AS, GIL more than Grant in
1872.
One result of the repeal of the Congress
sional joint rules is the resumption of the
open sale of liquors in the Capitol. The
joint rules forbade this 1t is said that bib
ulous Representatives and Senator'S did some
times manage to obtain surreptitious liquors
under the name of tea and drinking from a
cup, but now they are sold as openly as in
any bar room and the Democratic Speaker,
while maintaining from the chair that the
joint rules are in force, is not consistent
enough to sustain them, against free rum,
in the House restaurant.
The Boston Herald, Democratic paper
with independent leanings, has carefully re-
viewed the testimony before the Senate
Committee in Louisiana, and is forced to
say: "We have no doubt that this evidence
is, in the main, true, and that terrible out
RACES were committed by the scoundrels
whose purpose was to carry .he State for
white mans government by every means in
their power"
Gov. Chamberlain, referring to Wade
llamptons denials that there had been
political murders in that State, is reported
TO have said in an interview My own
belief Is that over one hundred Repub-
licans have lost their lives purely on
account of their irol.,ica, opinions since the
first Of last July in this State, and know
that more than fifty well authenticated cases
of political murder have occurred in this
State"
The Boston JO.rrti prblishes the state
ment of n conservative Democrat, native
Of Maine, doing business in Georgia, who
was led by curiosity to devote election day
to witnessing the proceedings at neighbor-
ing precinct. lie was there from the time
the polk olened until they were closed
He says that only sixty-f,o different men
voted during the day, but when the vote
was counted ont there nr1oaicd to be over
two hundred Democratic MINORITY. There
was no check list or registry. One man, a
violent, brow-beating sort Of !. fellow, voted
eleven times.
The Treasury department has adyices from
London that Confederate bonds sold there
between the ninth and eleventh of Noyem-
Der, when Tilden was believed to have been
elected, at from four and one-half to five
cents on the dollar.
\ cable despatch to Secretary Morrill,
from London, says that the impression pre-
walls there row that Hayes has been legally
elected, and will be inaugurated, and, in
consequence, government bonds are ndvanc-
ing.
Governor Tlden's plan of battle is thus
unlolded by the Indianapolis Journal 4:
"Ectwcen now and the counting of the cleo
toral votes he will bull-doze public opinion
a. efectually as possible by public meetings,
State conventions, waTlike editorials, etc.
As soon As possible after Hayes Is lnaugu-
rated he will move in some court of proper
jurisdiction for writ of quo irdrrdnt0 to
test the formers title to the Office. Failing
in this he will apply for an injunction TO
restrain him from exercising its functions.
Then he will sue the President in trespass,
gHarc clduSujn tregit, claiming tho White
House as his private property. Alter that
he will bring an ejectment suit, in the
course of which he will furnish an abstract
of his title to the Presidency, and 90 over
the whole ground of the contest in
Oregon and the three disrated Southern
States. His next step will bo IA replevn
suit to recover possession Of the furniture
and personal property in the White House.
hoping thereby to so embarrass the President
a to compel him to relinquish the Office.
Failing in this he will sue the President for
damages, in the confident expectation Of re
covering sufficient to pay the expenses of his
litigation. Finally, having exhausted every
constitutional remedy, he will send word to
George W. Julian and j. Ross DubbS that
it's of no use, and they may as well cry
havoc and let slip the dogs of war. Upon
these instructions they will cry and let slip
H. aforesaid -
! is Il Democrat of strong CONNECTIONS and