The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-01-18
1877
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The arrest Of The aiieged Treasury rob.
b~---Ret,rn Of an d5scJnting real 6.
tate agent.
WAsHisaTos, d. G. Jan, 10, 1877.
From the first movement OF any
man wishing any intriguing for the
nomination OF the DJmo ratio Ma
tional Convention, Tilden's trail has
been so visible all over the States
and Territories OF the Union. IIs
presence was felt ot ~ Louis through
the compactcoterie Of personal adhe~-
ents--men thoroughly yerEed in all
the chicsnery that has rendered tde
odor from Tammany Hall politicians
IN intolerabie stencil in the nvstriis
Of the nation--Jobn Norrisey, emi-
nent only asa prizs fighter and the
most success;nl gambler Of the age,
was able by an unlimited disburso
ment Of money - override the op-
position and protests which were
found and hssni in almost every
State delegation. aud carried his
point. There was Immediately os-
tablished the Bureau of political Ia.
formstion, otherwise known ss tA
Bureau OF nincompoops, which
supplies the Democratic press with
data for the campaign 4 lew
hours after the close OF the pods 90
the 7th OF Nov. Mr I'ilian WAS
found short Of one vote. Immoi!-
ately the press OF tue party which
had been guilty Of the most Alto.
cious murders and tortures in hgu
dreds Of cases. and of II general
system Of outrage aud in,imIdition
in almost every State OF the South
imposed By the Liberty Street con-
cern raised a simultaneous shoat OF
fraud aud corruption on the part
OF the OPPOSITION, They wclo j)ia-
ed by tue party orators, similarly
prepared for their allotted task.
Working by stealth and in the da;h
and while the attention of honest
people was diverted Ly this fslse cry
the familiar tricks in Normoat, Wis
consiu, Nebraska aud OreSan We're
resorted to to supply the lacking
vote. With the laps OF every tSenty-
four hours their'success has appear
cd moro hopeless, seeing which Sc
cret methods have been abandoned
and under the direction Of the
Bureau all efforts have been con-
sumated upon the one purpose OF
.doziug and intimidating the
nation.
The ultimatum--Mr Tillen peace.
able or forcible inauguration-was
authonitatively put forth by the
Democracy assembled for That pur
pose on the Sth inst. from the state
Capitol of several members of the
Union, in strict accordance with this
programme adopted months ago. in
case they failed in more plcii,
measures. OF course the symmo-
try of the demonstration would
have been serious had the District
Democracy remained silent No
similar extent of territory any where
within the National borders can pro
duce SO large number of men long,
ing for public plunder rs can the
District of Columbia. They have
focked here from every section of
the country and from over the seas,
and have been waiting for many
years for the auspicious honor of
compensation and revenge. They
have endured the obs,iuence enjoin.
ei by the peculiar conditions, not MS
good soldiers, generally, bnt With
abuse, rev'ling, profanity aud Threats.
The character OF the mass conven-
tion gathered at Ford's Opera
House nav be readily appreciated.
Those expression of the Speakers
remarking loudest.of gore, were the
most heartily applauici A luton
ic renegade was the most Inpatient
for blood of any Of the Speakers,
and he was proportioually popular.
Those men known about town as
the most ferociously inclined, who
swore loudest their defense of the
Hamburg butchers and OF the out
RACES that have indel,bly stained the
Democracy since in tho late cams
paign were selected ~ the officers 10
impart proper tone to the proceed
ing and give character to the meets
ing.
The summons "a surrender, con.
tanned in the resolutions, wero not
unlike those somtimes heard during
the late war Ii was virtually to the
effect that il you Republicans move
ont and give us your places, we
will permit you to eyacaatc
quietly but give us any Of vonr
sass so rs to cXasperate US ani
we shall not hold ourselves respon-
sible for the fearful consequences,
because the despised Democracy is
dreadfully in earnest. Utter ono
portest and we will incont.uently
''chew' you up, aud devour you,
and we hereby wash our hands
Of the blood that is up.n your own
heads. IL was a notification to trans
fer the adjustment of the Presi
dental succession from the hands of
the heauthorities legally constituted for
that among other Offices 10 be settl.
ed without regard to law or facts by
n bowling, ranting mob of law
breakers. II any significance can be
attached to the moyehent it is
Just that--notbing more nor less.
The gamblers have got their case before
Con0ress The noarl nf poiica lomunis