Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-19

ate is making an effort to count him
out, instead of the reverse beng the
! case.
4 LOUISIANA EXAMPLE.
( The news from Louisiana has also
contributed its share toward keeping
up the discussion of the war ques-
ton. 1t is generally understood by
the Republicans that the Democrats
have concluded to show the people
how governments arc changed by
force, on a small scale at New Or
leans, that they may become familiar
with the way it is done, and be pre-
pared to see the Capitol, the White
House, the Treasury and the other
Departments bcsiegcd and perhaps
taken on the 4th of March. The
White Leaguers hove also exhibited
the manner in which they would Sc
cure supreme Court in harmony
with their nefarious ideas by attack,
ing the Supreme Court OF Louisiana
with an armed force, and demanding
at the muzz!e of double shottcd how
itzers the surrender Of the Judges
who were then on the bench. All
this, and much more, these Williams
propose to DO in Washington as they
have done in Louisiana. With all
this, it is known that there are SIX
military companies here, the mem
hers Of which were generally u the
Rebel army, and that these cora
mands are engaged in recruiting.
Can it then be wondered at that war
has been the topic here tor the past
week.
HOW WATTEIsoS LOOKS ASD he
HAYES.
Your readers may care to know
what the great warrior, who proposes
to lead off in this attempt to subYert
the Government of the United States
by armed force, is like. Mr.. Waiter
son is about forty years of age, about
five feet nine inches high, stoutly
built, probably weighing one hun
dred and eighty or ninety pounds
His face resembles that of a pugna-
cious bulldog, and that appearance
is considerably increased by the loss
of al eye. There appears to be
considerable uncertainty about the
manner in which he found himself
short of one of his organs of vision,
but it is certain that he did not ipso
it in regular warfare, and it is most
probable that he would make it's
loss an excuse tor not taking in nc-
tive part, if his counsels should pre-
vail and result in another bloody
strife. Mr.. Watterson either wears
4 coat which is too long for his over
coat, OF al oVcrcaat which is too
short for his coat, for the undcrgar-
ment protrudes about three inches
below the latter. Probably this arti
Gle is made unusually long 10 afford
convenient opportunity for persons
to "tread upon the tail Of his coat"
Whether this is the case or not, he
seems continually anxious that some
one shall do SO. His fondness of po-
kcr and his knowledge of the game,
at which he is rcputed to have made
many an opponent lay down u good
hand by unmitigated blufl'ing, proba-
bly, is the key note to his game in
politics, and while he knows that the
Republicans hold four aces and
king, and he only all the 'EEnayoe,"
he hopes to win the game by the i'm
pudence Of the manner in which he
will bluff and brag.
PRESIDENT GRANT.
SO much for Mr.. Wattcrson. Now
for the other side. Ulysses S. Grant
is, thank the Lord, President of the
United States until the 4th of March
next, and there Is no doubt that he
will sustain his character, and see to
it that no armed mob takes control
of affairs IN W ashington, as one has
done in Louisiana. Mr.. Watterson
and other "bull-dozers" will find it
one thing to intimidate and over
come the unarmcd and dcfencelcss
negroes of Louisiana, and another to
attack the Government of the Unit
ed Stacs with Genera, Grant Gt its
head and the loyal people, including
the Army and the Union Veterans
at it's back. General Grant docs not
talk, as does Watterson, nor, like
him, write flaming newspaper arti.
Giles, but when the time comes, ho
acts with CELEBRITY and certainty OF
purpose that would soon land Mr..
Watterson and his confreres on the
scatfold, and dlspcrse their armed
bull-dozlng politicians to the four
winds of heaven.
THE DEMOCRATIC CLAIM.
A majority Of the Committee on
the powers and privileges of the
House has adopted q report which
alleges that 10 electoral vote can be
counted without the consent Of both
Houses of Congress. This action, if
sustained, would give to either
House the power to reject tho vote
of any or all the States, by simply
ob]ecting TO its being counted, and
would give 10 enc House of Con
gress the power to nqllify the will Of
tho people at pleasure. 1t would
make no difference to the Democrats,
who at present control the House of
Representatives, whether Hayes had |