The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-02

TaE Washington correspondent Of
the Baltimore Ga-stts gives me follow
ing pen picture Of .ae witness Eno
knocked me bottom out OF me LOulsi.ns
ab:
-LI,:.eieId il q tai, itne, handsome
fellow, about ihI-tF years OF age, with
poiisaed man lers. keen, clear anc sell
possessed IN lis langusge- Evident! re
xss =nsrp enough while associated With
ma J-a-! :, axe me s1Act Measure OF
-ssca.Ity allotted - sach one 10 Perform
and besides beng perfectiy acquainted
vita the g,.si,stile Of the nstario'is pro-
ceeGings, he Is smart enough - cover =
grea: deal Of testimony in pointed sat
eoncss terms. l. Vas aotices5e :nar
when ne irst appeared De ccu c
grasp A. once The scope and
bearing Of sacn question put 20 him, snd
replied promptly or declined % rep :,
without :axlux me committees Line Tor
consideration, and vuen he opened rs
mouth cO-iay he displayed equa. prompt
Tess = coming % Toe points sat cover
Ing .nau briefly n short ne 5 4 model
witness. Es testimony Vas =. me more
cutting ard overwhelming because lie
,ivsreG concissly without any needless
verbiage, and i may De SAID that
Eni.e 10 Is cursed freely enough o7 me
repu 5iicsns for running tneir cause,
not one las % lar veniurec 20
lmpeacn me value Ut his evidence.
The committee was long IN session sai
me important. testimony produced before
= Was not generally ciEcu a.ec n pontI-
"a. circles 81. sometime after tnsy nae
adjourned. The drst Que % start me az
cItement Vas Kellogg, Eao came per
soca.ly INTO Willard : shortly after me
session was over AM briefly remarked -
= Republican trend 'I.'s aei., sIn IT,
The ael. alluded 20 soon became a1o "
and wen: ike xi!G-ire among me poll
.Iclans gathered together. The etec!
produced N ;ls Radicals vas tepressI- :
- Ine most terrible extent They loOk-
81 prepared for s1y emergency, and
appeared resigned - losing every
tairy. including he presidency, when
;aey heard TINS Was Oaiy me 1-ss
set. aot Littleisij would 20 ahead anc
unwind Ms evidence uii ice whole irsQd
vas revealed before the country. Sew
era. Of hem stated lnressrvedly that
sucn business would aever Dc. l: would
-uin Any party, and ne Republicans had
better save themselves while they could
do ~ tecen;iy ov repQd!a;Ing tne ilshcn-
- verdict and yielding tue State - I'll
ten. Every Republican VINO came upor
tue scene VS. sskeG. Hare you heard
from Llt,leiet7 Coming :. this :.ns.
;u.s N Ia ave Of he grand t.'5g1a.'s
session, .lls evidence l. .o0sec upon A.
ihe crest climax Of com nIites work and
= personal triumph for David Dudley
Field. vnCss adroIt geaers.snlp mas 80
cared ;ae victory l. : asked or every
hand, ~ IA: efec, viii ms asTe on ne
Questions inai WI. come before tns
irlbunal1' Most Republicans rsiise -
discuss Lle question. some few OF ne
most -sdics! xao szve been nesrt - sI-
press themselves % me question urge
,hs: ne tr.burs. cannot consider t-auc,
sven !: !: csa &c proved, o1: caa only
ass what certificates nave been granted
sat whose names 30 :hey bear This
position s -icicu.ed 5y me Democrats
L.;:ledelG ass 30 FAR shown untouched
frauds IN the parish f Vernon, WHICH
bore 4 certain -st.o - Iae saols State
Even Il 70 further -sscs.lty ecu. . Dc
proven. which Is fortunately not the case,
ms Will De enough - vlists The
result. Il IS nonsense - urge
that fraud cannot De recognized
ov the tribunal, when i Is 80 gia-lng
and unnlstakzble Is this. The COnstl-
Guuou. which prescrlbes vnst he -e!s-
tons between the states and Genera
Gcvernmen: snail De-, an sevsr super
seds or throw sslGs the piailesi nax!Js
OF com mon lxS, and Two Of :he oldest
and PES; established rules say nat fraud
v:..s.es everything. and ina: 10 party
can claim any advantage on tas st7er IN
Of ms ,sn misdeecs. The testimony
presented today must De recognized 81
me socr. fcr these -ssCns, sat he Dam
,crsss ZEE satisfied ma: the vote Of Lou
IsisnS Will De gwen ~ TilGen.