Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-01-31
Written for the ACE.
ELECTORAL COUNT BILL.

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for Hayes and Wheeler Money and
troops will be sent This was de-
cided upon by the partisan Republican
leaders at Washington in tile afternoon
of Nov. 9Th, and before it was posi-
bic for any one to know how either oil
these States had voted. The result Of
that partisan, unlawful direction to the
Governors of those three States, is
now plain to be seen, and its effect
upon the country in business point
OF view is plain.
Hayes himself told his friends that
he was Of the opinion that Tilden was
elected that he had not carried all
the doubtful States. Troops and
money have been furnished and used
unconstitutionally to carush out the
liberties Of the people. The fact that
Chandler occupied position ot Cabi-
net adviser. and at the same time Cap,
tain-General and COMMANDMENTS Chief
of the Hayes campaign, was an assur-
ance TO those Carpet Bag Governors
and the corrupt Returning Boards that
any high handed acts Of theirs in
counting in Hayes Electors would be
sustained by troops. The proof is
plain Tor tloops were sent into those
States in obedience to the order as
given by Chandler.
Zach Chandler was considered by
the Republican Legislature Of Mich.
gan and by their vote to be unfit for a
Senator to represent that State in part
in the |. 5. Senate. Soon after this
judgment had been pronounced by
his political friends at home, [. S.
Grant calls him into his Cabinet Civ
ing him power and place to be curse
to the nation rs he has proved HIM
self to be. Chandler would be q shin
ing light in drinking saloon, but
among statesman his light would he
like that Of a rotten mackeral by moon
light. The vote Of Florida was fairly
cast for TiIden aud Hendricks and
Governor Drew. Chambers Return
ING Board counted out both and gave
the State to the Republicans, and
troops were sent to carry out the vii
lainy, but the Supreme Court Of that
State were not so corrupt and lost to
decency as Chandler and Morton and
declared the act of the Returning
Board void and fraudulent, and the
Democratic Governor, State officers
and Legislature elected by the people
are now in the exercise OF the powers
and duties. South Carolina and Lou.
islana are now by the Grant Chandler
troops having two State Governments.
Wade Hampton is the righttul Gov.
ernor of South Carolina, and so is
Nichols of Louisiana. The act of the
Louisiana Returning Board is gross
frauG and usurpaton which ought to
copsign the operators and directors to
eternal intamy. Morton in his bitter
ness with the power of the l. S. Sen
ate has investigated Gov. Growers act
in giving his certificate to the electors
who were legally elected by thevoters
Of Oregon. Governor Grover left the
witness stand and w ashiugton with
honors and the confidence OF every
honest man.
This foul scheme Of counting in
Hayes and with troops ipaugurate him
as President has come to grief, and
Morton with his sixteen associates in
the Senate, Zach Chandler and Don
Cameron are in disgrace, which is il
just reward for wrong doing.
The result of this wickedness has
rid the Senate OF Boutwell,, Logan,
Hitchcock and Frelinghuysen, whose
pretentions to reelection were founded
upon their hatred to the South.
Morton and Sherman in their par
titan zeal went back on their own rec.
ord not made less than a year ago.
Edmunds, Conklin and G. f. Hoar,
saw honesty and duty paramount to
pay and have acted like statesmen and
men OF self,respect.
Florida and Louisiana electoral vote
was given for Tilden and Hendricks
and the electoral board will so decide,
Mor,on's last remarks upon the pas.
sage OF the electoral count bill SCI
forth thaC he wanted the commission
bound so they could not 60 behind
the returns made by Returning
Boards and he offered an amendment
to that effect which WIS voted down
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