Montgomery County sentinel., 1877-01-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
[Speciul Corlspondence qf Tie Sentinel ]
wAsnyGroS, D. c., jan. 3, 1871.

White House. &c.
Congressional proceedings were quite lin
tied last week. there being nothing done Of
importance in either House but routine matter
The declaration of Gen. Barlow Republican,
who was present n Florida, during the whole
canvass OF the votes by the returning board,
that The majority Of the votes Of that State
were for Tilden, has had quite considerable
effect especially upon the minds Of those Re-
publicnns who do not wish TO become parties
to a great political fraud. To this class of
men who desire the election of their candidate,
OF course but are not willing to accomplish it
| by cheating, his opinion will have much inhu-
ench upon their judgment in deciding the
presidential contest. The Democrats are quite
! jubilant over this bomb shell thrown in the
Radical camp by one Of their own party, who
stands foremost in the Republican ranks Of in
tegrity.
1t is proper at this crisis TO state that as
| Speaker Of the House OF Representatives Sam
| Randall is decided success. The next House
will organize with l44 Democrats and l33 Re-
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sentatives from Florida, Louisiana and South
Carolina, as the clerk will follow the usual
precedent BY refusing to place the names Of
members-elect on the Roll where two dele
gates appear, each certified TO by rival Gov
ernor. There is only one way to declare Hayes
elected President of the United States, and
that is the way Of fraud, usurpation and vio-
lence from bayonets. Senator Ferry has made
a strong point against himself and in favor OF
the Democrats, in deciding that he has no au-
thority which of the messengers from the dis
puted States is entitled to mileage. The point
is that If he confesses his want of authority to
decide n question involving al this time the in
significant sum of II few hundred dollars, how
can he assume ths authority to decide the
mighty stake OF the presidency Truly the
way Of the ransgressor is hard. That Bull
doing Chandler las he is called here) notified
the returning boards and their confederaies TO
throw every obstacle N the way of the House
investigating committee, and not to answer
their questions when the truth of the frauds
might be elected, is quite plain 10 every per-
!
he is bolstering up Wells, Anderson and the
rest of the rascally crew in Louisiana, whose
very names have become the synonyms Of cor
ruption and crime.
Grant, up 10 II few weeks ago, full Y deserved
The cognomen of The Silent" Sphinx-like,
he would listen, but never talk. To the sur
prise of many he has suddenly become loqua-
cious, and has said - that he does not arpre-
hend any trouble here on March 4ih, next"
| II he does not intend TO make trouble by fore
ing Hayes in the White House, why did be
hurry U S. troops to this city in such nuni-
bers2 He now talks because he wants to CON
cea his plans of war against the liberties of
the people. Being in possession of the capitol
on the next 9TH cf March, with servle Senate
al his disposal, he expects the people will
! quietly submit 10 the Inauguration OF Hayes
| for the sake Of peace. If the American people
will quietly submit TO this programme, carried
| ont by such INSCRIPTIONS parisans, they de-
| serve to be hissed at by all the world as n ma
ton of towards If Congress is left to decide
the result of the presidential election, we are
willing to abide its action, but if Congress is
10 be overawed by the military, then the time
has arrived when every citizen of the name of
" Freeman" should rise up and Annhilate the
usurpers. A Democratic House should never
permit the President of the Senate 10 decide
upon electoral certificates, and create a Presi-
dent by his own will and pleasure. Since Lo-
gan declined to serve on the committee TO per-
feet mode Of counting the electoral vote, and
Conkling appointed in bis place, the counting
Of Hayes has received black eye in the House
of its friends and the generalization of Nor
ton, Chandler 4 Co. is unbounded.
Not a single precedent or authority is ad-
vanced by the Radicals, nor can they cite any,
to sustain their new-fangled doctrine, that the
President of the Senate must count the electo
raj vote. They are gradually abandoning the
vicious theory since they heard the thunder
in the North and West.
Gen Grant in a recent interview said Z"
have been seroaM of the people for sixteen
years, and on the 4th Of March next propose
to see how it seems to be a soCereigR." Well
he has the soldiers here already to play the
socereign. The question now is, shall he be
our sovereign, II the old maxim that the re-
cever of stolen goods is us bad as the thief
remains in force, Hayes cannot mount the Cap
| itol steps on March 4 aud deliver his inaugu-
raj without seeing the scornful fingers of thou
sands pointed at him. and hear the indignant
voices of rhe people crying in his ears, "There
stands the receiver Of stolen votes !"
Congress has thus far taken no notice OF the
extraordinary accumulation Of Federal soldiers
here in Washington. These troops are quar-
tered at the Arsenal, where hasty accommoda-
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considerable expense to the Government. The
Arsenal itself has been brought into tele-
graphic communication with the Senate cham
Der at the Capitol only few days ago. In
view of these threatening military movements
ii is about time Senators and Members asked
in their official capacity: Against whom are
| these troops to be used Is il not wiser and
better to take counsel before The storm rises,
| than to stand with folded arms aud silent lips
while the elements are brewing evil? Morton,
Sherman and others who are defending the
frauds of the returning board rascals, base
their hopes Of success on the willingness Of
the people to fight for their liberties.
The RAIDS don't like the speech of Gen Ban
ming. They say il was rather TO be regretted
because it breathed too much the spirit of
war" Exactly, the spirit Of war" is what
stands in the way Of the conspiracy TO fost
Hayes in the presidency. The point is mar
rowed down TO this: will the Republicans fol-
low out to the end the path they set to work
TO mako their man PRESIDENT Grant only
awaits the signal to carry out the designs of
the conspirators by the use of the Federal
troops stationed here within sight of the Capt.
lol That he will do what they threaten let
no man doubt, The question is, will the Rad
icals give the signal 1t is high time that
Democrats particularly Of the North, would
arouse TO the true state of facts and rush to
the rescue Of the liberties OF the people
There will he grand entertainment at the
White House on the 4lh of March, at which
all the Radicals here, including Prince Fred,
and Princess Nell, OF Grants immediate house
hold will take part. The programme will
consist of the following drama:
COUNTED In, On TIRE Conspiracy OF THE RADI-
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