Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-03-02

Correspondence of the Bulletin.

correspondence OF the Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1877.
The good sense and propriety Of
par citizens were greatly shocked on
last by an editorial which
in the "Cgpitdi," one of
our Sunday Democratic papers. anil
whirh intinaied assassination Of Mr..
Hayes should he he declared Prcsi-
dent through the decisions Of the
Electoral Tribunal, and should he at
tempt being inaugurated on March
5th. Don Piatt, the editor, is much
incensed against the Commission for
declaring that the votes Of Florida
and Louisiana must be counted for
Hayes, and for refusing to go behind
the returns, and on Sunday his fury
eliminated in deliberate threat or in
situation of murder. On Wednes-
day the Grand Jury found 4 true bill
of indictment against him, and he is
now on bail Of s., 900 for his appear
ance in Court to answer the charge
OF in ;iting crime. He had a card OF
defense and explanation in one of our
evening papers, but it does not salts
factorily meet and retute the article
in question, though it labQrs hard to
show that the assertion, 'if Mr..
Hayes is allowed to ride in safety to
the Capitol to be inauguratei ON the
5th OF March, we are nation Of
slaves" ETC., means nothing whatcv-
er beyond legal redress in the future
through the ballot. The Democrats
condemn him for his indiscreet utter
,,nces, tor they say the people are
.eary OF the cry Of war, murder, etc,
and the country insists that this tri-
bunal, organized IN the interests of
peace by beth parties for the settle
,nent and adjustment OF the vexe'l
political questions involved in the
electoral votes OF Florida, and other
States, must have its decisi MS Obey
ed and accepted, no matter how
much one side or the other may feel
aggrie,ed thereby, and now tina, Don
Piatt not only refuses to abide by ar
accent results, and goes to the extent
OF counseling assassination, he PUTS
his party in false light, and makes
it responsible tor what it utterly con-
dennis and regulates, us it means
peace and peace only, in the present
AS we'll AZ in the future. The great
mass Of Democrats here are inclined
to accept the issue, hence they dep.
recate all exhibition fthe tire-eating,
blood and thunder spirit, of which
Piatt seems a true representative,
and among none is to be found Il
stronger inclination to rebuke and
put down this assassinating cbulli
ton than III the prudent and conser-
vative Democrats, who are restrain
ing the extremists i'll Congress from
ti.ibustering, and forcing acceptance
of the fiat Of the Tribunal.
LOUISIANA.
The announcement that the Com
mission had declared this State tor
Hayes, created, OF course, intense ex-
element throughout the city, and
our hotels and public places were
soon filled with excited men, discuss
ing from every standpoint of view
the bearings OF the decision. Some
were for repudiating it altogether,
others for accepting under strongest
protest, while the Republicans were
exulting over it, since thereby they
had assurance of the election OF their
favorite, and at no time this winter
have We seen such agitation. On
Saturday, our dlgnitied Speaker, Mr..
Randall, had not yet recovered his
equaninity, and he allowed his an
ger to carry him into discourtesy
towards the Senate, for which he
had no precedent in the annals Of
our parliamentary history. He refus-
cd to recognize the messenger sent
by the Senate to announce its accep-
lance of the Tribunals decision, and
Notwithstanding the repeated efforts
of the Republicans to secure proper
recognition from him, he kept the
messenger standing nearly All hour
awaiting it. A messenger from one
House to another suspends al! rules,
and is almost the only matter which
will stop roll call. The impassioned
orator in his highest flights Of elo-
qnence must pause even in the mid
die of a sentence, while the message
is being announced, just as i'll Brazil,
while the church bell is ringing for
vespers, every movement OF the lis
tening faithful must be suspended,
to be resumed, however, when it has
ceased. But Mr.. Randall, ignoring
all courtesy and dignity, gave us Il
fine exhibition of petty boyishness
by taking his revenge ON the Senate
messenger. To-day, however, King
Richard is himself again, and Mr..
r. ,ndall, having recovered his equi-
llbrinm, tie country may feel safe
once more. The House soon ad-
iourned and entered into caucus Of
the Democratic members, who, after
heated discussion among themselves
agreed to accept, under protest, the
Louisiana decision. In consequence
of this the count of States has pro
ceeded down IA far as Oregon, whose
electoral vote il now before the Tri-
bunal for determination. No one
here doubts the result, and that it
will be counted as three more votes
for Hayes is taken for granted by
both parties. In conversation with
Senator Sherman, OF Ohio, he ex-
pressed an opinion that the entire
count would be completed by Satur-
day night, and declaration made OF
Mr.. Hayes election, there being moth
ing in the States Of Oregon or South
Carolina to require extended action
from the Tribunal. Oregon seems
to have no light III its reputed cleo
toral shortcomings calculated to
give comfort to the most sanguine
Democrat, if it be deprived Of the IL
Elimination Of Cronin's nose, while
the odium arising from the Patrick
kilograms, by which open sale of
votes and bribery is bargained for,
has Disguised the discreet and con
sorv.t;va ne,nocrat1 iuto concession