The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-28
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.


bers of the Legislature was held last
night in the hall Of the House of Dele
gatei. to take action in reference to the
complications at Washington. The
caucus was called to order by Speaker
Gibson, and Hon. 4. f. DENNIS, of
Greenbrier, was elected chairman and
Col J. B. PEYToS, secretary. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were appoint
ed a Committee on Resolutions,
viz: Senators NEWTON, ARNETT,
JOHNSON and PUGH and Delegates Glib.
SON. IMBoDEN, HoorF, FERGUSON and
HEARNE. While thelcommttee were out
the caucus was addressed by Messrs.
DUCKwELL, of Morgan, and WILSON,
of kanawha. The Committee on Reso-
lutions presented two reports, ard after
discussion engaged IN by Messrs. Glib
SON, JOHNSON, FERGUSON and 1MB)DEN,
the majority report VAS adopted, and is
rs follows:
WHEREAS, BY a fair and honest ex.
pression of the will of decided ma jO:ity,
the people of the United States on the
7th day OF November last declared in
In favor of Samuel j. Tilden for the
office OF President, and Thomas A. Hen.
bricks for the office OF Vice President of
the United States; and
WHEREAS, The electors chosen by the
people of the several States on the 9th
day of December met in their respective
States and cast at least 1877 votes for
said Samuel j. TIlden aud Thomas A..
| Hendricks for the office OF President and
Vice President of the United States.
which SAID 1877 votes were decided ma
! iority ot the number of electoral votes
cast; and
WHEREAS, By fraud and corruption,
and the !alsiGcation OF the returns Of the
election in at least two Of said States.
the legal najorities in said States were
attempted to be set aside and disregsrded
in pursuance of an organized conspiracy
| by the leaders of the Radical party
against the Liberties Of the people, and
WHEREAS, In pur. uance of sa con.
spirscy, fostered by fraud, corrup-
tion and fslsehood, the Radical ma
iority in the Senate OF the United States
expressed their determination not to
count the electoral vote legally cast, as
aforesaid, in the manner prescribed by
the Constitution and every precedent
established in the history of this country
In like cases, but by bypocricy, deceit
and aise professions OF patriotism in
duced the House of Representatives TO
assist IN creating tribunal unknown to
the people, yet possessing the power TO
inquire into the fraudulent trans.
actions and ascertain the true
and lawful vote of said states and
WHERFAs, Said tribunal refused to
inquire into said alleged frauds. and ut
terry disregarded the plain provisions of
the act creating said id.tribunsl, rendering
contradictory and partisan decisions, at
tempting TO legslize and force Gpon the
people the results Of the most infamous
frauds ever attempted upon free peo-
pie, therefore
Rsso!red, That our Senators be in.
structed and our Representatives in Con.
gress be requested to use all legal, con-
slitutional and honorable means to pre-.
vent the consummstion Of this MOST foul
conspiracy against republican govern.
ment and the liberties of the people.
Rcsoiped, That our Senators in Con
gress be instructed and our Representa-
tlves requested TO oppose any aPpropsi.
,ion for the support Of the army that does
not restrict expressly and strongly the
army from being used in the Southern
S,s,es and copfne its use to the pro-
lection OF our western frontier.
The resolutions adopted BY the caucus
are strong, but only advise the use OF
legal, Constitutional and honorable
means to defeat the great fraud now BE-
Ing prepelrsted upon the American
people. Tbs Democratic members OF the
Penrsylvsnis Legislature yesterday
adopted similar resolutions, and if our
Congressmen are afflicted with weak
bsckbones i, is well enough TO strengthen
them up 8 little.