The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-06-15
The Position of the Democracy.

and was intended to give opportunity
for the expression of Democratic sentiment
upon the results of the late Presden-
tial election Speeches were made by Gov
crnorS T'ildcn, Hendricks, Robinson and 9th.
ers, all of which contained earnest and dig
nilied protests against the unparalleled act of
injustice and wrong pcrpctratcd 10y the Re-
publicans in seating man in The Presidcn-
tial chair who was overwhelmingly defeated
at the polls. The plainest kind of language
was used in relation to the fraud first tri-
umphant in American history" and the po-
sition of the Democratic party towards
President Hayes was clearly announced
Governor Tilden said that everybody knew
that after the recent election the men who
were elected by the people President and
Vicc-Prcsident were counted out" and
men who were not elected were counted
in" and seated, and discaimed any thought
of personal grievance in that which is in
truth the greatest wrong that has stained our
national annals.
The people must signally condemn" he
said, "thc great wrong which has been done
to them. They must strip the example of
everything that can attract imitators They
must refuse prosperous immunity to crime
This is not all. The people will not be able
to trust the authors .Or beneficiarics of the
wrong to devise remedies. But when those
who condemn wrong shall have the power
they must devise measure which shall rem
der repetition of the wrong forever limos
sible. If my voice colA reach throughout
our country and be heaM in its remotcst
hamcs, would say BE Or good cheer, the
the republic will live. The institutions of
our fathers are not TO expire in shame The
sovereignty Of the people shall be rescued
from this peril and rc-cstablished'
Governor Hendricks in his speech said.
THE result MS declared in Louisiana and
in FloriGa and at Washington is not and
cannot be satisfactory 10 the country for the
obvious reason that it was not true A great
and sincere people will rest their final ildp-
ment only upon truth, and never upon fraud
scccessful through tcchnicality Even should
the President and his cabinet adopt part or
the whole of the policies and purposes for
winch The Democratic party has been CON
tending lor many years, and which became
so distinctly defined last year-evcn that can.
not remove or quiet public discomfort,
The Democrats will make no factious CD.
position, nor will they seek to embarrass tic
de facto administration, but will sustain it in
what is right because it is right and for the
welfare OF the country, and not at all because
OF any fcalty to the party that stands de-
feated and condemned by the people. The
People cannot allow the selection of their
chief magistrate to become q thing of chance
or of sharp practice. 'The fraud first tri-
umphant in American history must be as
signed to its proper place among the crimes
against popular government, and made so
odious that no party will dare to attempt its
repetition. He who is elected President
must be inaugurated. Until that is settled
and made sure, no Democrat can be Sc.
duccd from his devotion and allegiance in
any way not by the allurcments ofof1ice, or
even by the strong appeal in the abandon
mcnt of the administration of vicious princi-
pies and dangerous policies and the adoption
OF better doctrines and just measures.
democrats will not intrust their most
cherished principles to the keeping of pow
er which is attained by vicious and corrupt
faith in the right of the majority to rule in
accordance with constitutional provisions"
The meeting was Il thoroughly representa-
tive one, being composed of prominent Den
ocrats from all parts of the Union, and may
regarded rs expressing the views of the De-
mocracy at present, and laying down one
cardinal rule for the future namely, that
henccforlh there must and shall be an honest
election and an honest count.
------S-S.
APPALLING RAILWAY ACCIDENTAL ter
riblc accident occurred last Tuesday morning,
at Point of Rocks, on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, by which five persons were
killed and nearly thirty injured. The acct
dent occurred by the collision of the Win
chester accommodation train for Baltimore
and an excursion train from Frederick, on
lis way to Washington The Frederick
train was behind time and the conductor
neglected to telegraph the fact to Point of
Rocks, where the Winchester train was halted
for eight minutes awaiting it. About mile
and a,half from the station the excursion
train was seen approaching, but neither train
could be stopped, and The engines came to-
gether with terrific crash Only one person,
n lady, was injured on the Winchester IRAN,
but on the other an appalling scene oc-
CURED. The first Car was very little injured,
and no one in it was hurt, but the second car
was driven two-lhrds of its length into the
third, crushing and manging the passengers
on its way. The ten cars behind were not
thrown from the track, and the passengers
scarcely knew until they got out that an ac-
cident had occurred
Among the killed was Mr. Charles III.
Kieffer, editor of the Frederick (Md) Eram-
fner The others were r. p. #. Dutrow, II.
Eugene Dixon, Dorsey Walker and Louis II.
Schley, all of Frederick. Tbs latter died af-
ter amputation of II leg.
The Baltimore ,Suntlay Meas says that DR..
George r.. Dennis has very acccp,ably filed
the high office of U. S. Senator from Mary
land, and will be candidate for re election
next winter. Prominently named as his
competitors are Hon. Philip Francis Thomas,
of Tablet; Hon. l.. L. Wilson, of Werccs-
ter; Thos. j. Heating, of Queen Anncs
Hon. Daniel Fields, of Caroline, and Judge
Wickes, Of Kent. Hon. John Lee Carroll
was named also MS an asprant, but he re-
Gently put such report ut rest by positively
stating that he would not enter The lists
while he occupied the gubcrnatorial Office
President Hayes on Friday last appoint
ed John NJ. McClintock, of Baltimore, U. 8.
Marshal for Maryland. Mr.. McClintock has
for twenty years been the Baltimore baggage
express agent of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, and the proprietor of McClintocks
baggage eXf rcss. The naval officer is now
the only federal office in Baltimore where
there is vacancy to fill, and when that is
LisnOScl of Tie President will have rest from