The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-23
Our Washington Letter.
WAsuINGToN, d. c., Feb. 19, 1877.
THE NATIONAL. RETURNING BOARD.

the Electoral Tribunal which animates the I
breasts of all not blinded by partisan blgot-
ry Even tine extreme men OF 'be Ntcic".
partv, while gloating oven the1r wickeu
t,iunnI, eyince some shame FOR the manner
in which it was won, and while they are
willing to accept tie fruits OF tue work Oh
the Tribunal, they do not undertake on any
priuciple of Justice or equity to defend the
action or motives of the men by whom that
work was wrought. Hours before the vote
was taken in the Tribunal, the devll-daic-
faced Morton had telegraphed to his pumps
at home that the vote would be To q
The most bitter disappointment at the ac-
ton of the Tribunal is exhibited by those
who supported the electoral blil III g"ou
faith and who builied, blndly as 1t is now
seen, Oh the supposed non partisan attri-
bn,es of the Supreme Court Justices, more
nar,icularly Bradley. Both in the House
and Senate, on Saturday, little else was dis
cussed. and whilst there were unsparing
words of condemnation the majority were
of the opinion that nothing in the way oil
dilatorv measures to defeat the conspiracy
should be resortcd to.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
It was agreed that the understanding as
to the true intent and meaning OF the elec-
toral bill had been most shamefully violated,
and it was concluded that the country
should be made acquainted with all .he
facts bearing on that point. lhe almost
unanimous sentiment was that the decision
of the Tribunal should be acquiesced in,
but at the same time it's enormity should
be held up and exposed to the public gaze
without. ceasing, day after day, and that
the conduct of the Supreme Court Judges
should be made most prominent lhe
Joint Democratic caucus was not largely at
tended at least scveuty-fve Senators aud
Members not being present. Among those
who stayed away were numoer who are
disposed to exert the power possessed by
the Democrats to prevent any declaration
as to Hayes's election, and who averred i'll
advance that they did not intend to be
bound by any caucus decision. Some OF
them have prepared strong denunciatory
resolutions on the action OF the Tribunal
which they are determined to offer. a mo-
ton made to break up summar;ly the fur
ther count Of the electors al vote received
strong support. There was eDtne unan-
unity at the damning treachery and decep-
tion which had been practiced. The DEM
ocrat:c Senators and Members think now
that the time has come for the members of
the committee which framed the electoral
bill to state publicly the assurances as to
the rcce ption of testimony which were given
by the Republican members of the commit
tee, and which assurances have been SO
audaciously violated. Had it not been for
these assurances the electoral bill never
could have passed the House.
THE OREGON CASE
will bring the proceedings of the joint con-
vention to another stop and will give the
majority of the Electoral Tribunal another
chance for a partisan decision, which Of
course will be heartily embraced by the
Judas Iscariots of the Tribunal. The
Democratic counsel intend to bring all
their ability TO bear in the argument of the
Oregon case, although now perfectly aware
of the fact that they might as we'll scream
themselves hoarse at the chairs on which
the imaginary emb0diments of justice sit.
The Republican counsel will of course go
square back on their position i'll the Florida
and Louisiana cases, but such little mat
ter as that cannot he expected to trouble
them or TO have any effect Oh their par; isan
friends who constitute the majority of the
Tribunal.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
1t is not improba blc that when the vote'of
this State is called in the joint convention
an objection will be made, and it will also
be referred to the Electoral Tribunal, as
there are two sets of returns, which will
| afford basis of an objection to counting
| the Hayes voto but it will evidently meet
the fate of its unfortunate predecessors.
| 6RANT.
| I. is somewhat re ported that the Presi-
| dent will shortly issue his proclamation
recognizing the Packard government in
| Louisiana, hasng his action on the decision
of the Tribunal awarding the vote of that
State to Hayes. 1t is very certain, should
| he do so, his decision will not be acquiesced
! in. The people of Louisiana are determin-
| ed to have no more carpet-bag government.
| If they cannot have that which a large ma
| iority of the people elected they prefer and
! will have a military government. Pack
ards authority will be resisted by force,
! ''come veal or come Woe"
DIVIDED ON THE PEACE QUESTION.
! The vote by which the Democratic eau
| Gus passed the resolution to go on with the
| electoral count is considerably less than a
majority of that party, and the fact is ad-
verted to by the Democrats who opposed
the resolution as one reason Why the de-
! cision of the caucus should not be respected.
PROTEIN FERRY
says he has no alternative under the cleo
toral bill but to submit to the Tribunal the
cases of both the South Carolina and O;e-
gon votes, whether objections are made to
| them or not
| MR.. HEWITT
will attack Mr.. Hoar for voting in the Tri-
! bunal in direct opposition to the views he
! expressed as a member of the committee
| which framed tho electoral bill. He and
others who have heretofore been considered
as the moderate men are now among the
most violent. Mr.. Hewitt also applied some
very forcibe language to Mr.. Baker OF
| Indiana. 1t is said that before the final
act in the Hayes conspiracyis is consumated,
the Democrats will issue AN address to the
country setting forth in scathing review all
the details by which the people arc to he
cheated of their choice.
| BISHOP wILMAN,
in his recent interview with the President
assured Grant that The recognition of the
! Nichols government by him was the only
way possible to secure future peace in Lou
isiana. and that the people could not be
brought to stand the carpet-bag govern
meut of Packard. The President informed
the Bishop that he did not feel called upon
TO do anything as yet, that the public mind