The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-02
Our VOsHiUgtOn Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 90, 1877.


THE ELECTORAL COUNT.
In the separate discussion in the two
Houses after the vote of Oregon had been
counted for Hayes, the most notable
speeches were made by Senator Whyte, of
Maryland, and John Young Brown, of
Kentucky. Whilst both of these gentlemen
advocated carrying out the provisions of
the Electoral bin to tie end, they at the
same time denounced in the most vigorous
and eloquent language the cheat and the
fraud which has been practiced upon the
people. The count will proceed to-day
until South Carolina is reached, when it
will be referred to the Tribunal. OF course
the decision will be in favor of Hayes, as
all of its predecessor cases have been, for
the conspiratOrs are determined TO put their
man in (as leading Radical here said to
your correspondent on Saturday. ''at the
point of the bayopet.' Such of the Demo-
cratic counsel who do not live here have
already left for home in utter disgust at
the treachery of the Judges.
1t is presumed the Tribunal will conclude
in tho South Carolina case tonight or early
tomorrow morning, when its labOrs will
then be terminated. If there is no further
delay, there is no reason why the count
cannot be finished and the declaration Of
the result made by the President of the
Senate by Wednesday or Thursday. But
designs, and still threaten very loadly that
they are determined not to permit the COM
pletion of the count. The deliberations of
the caucus last night were mostly confined
to the consideration of the two bills drawn
by MIR. Field, the first providing for a re-
election, and the other instituting quo scar.
r0nto proceedings but it will most certainly
not favor any bill for new election. If the
emergency arises the Senate will carry out
ter of proceeding with the count in its
chamber and declaring the result. The
House Democrats who want to break up
the count claim to day that they have
gained strength enough by recruits TO give
them control, and they propose to exercise
it. Some of them display a very ugly spirit
in the matter, and assert that they do not
care what confusion arises.
RHODE ISLAND
will figure before the public in this drama,
as objections have been prepared to the
vote of one of her electors on the ground
that the Legislature appointed an elector
! in the place of Mr.. Corliss, who, according
! to the decision of the Electoral Tribunal
was not ineligible, and therefore the action
OF the Legislature. not being in accordance
/ with the decision of the Tribunal, it's ap-
polntment of another man in the place of
/ Mr.. Corliss was not legal and the vote cast
/ by such appOintee must be treated as a
/ nullity.
! SOUTH CAROLINA.
| After the decision in this case is decided
| by the Tribunal there can be no Legislative
/ business done in either House until the
! electoral count is completed. This of itself
| will necessarily interfere with the passage
of the regular appropriation bills, all of
which are at present in very good con6i-
! tion.
! THE FEELING OF THE PEOPLE.
Democratic representatives are ND to
| this time daily in receipt of kilograms from
! their constituents, particularly from the
! Northwest and West, urging them To do
| all la their power to secure new election
and To prevent the accession to- the Presi-
! dency of man whose title is tainted with
fraud and befouled with crime.
HAYEs's POLICY.
A letter was received here last night
| from Gov. Hayes, in which he says that he
VIII stand faithful to the policy of moder-
alton aud concilia.ion toward the South.
THE SENATE REPUBLICANS
will hold caucus to night to decide def
! nlteiy upon their programme OF proceed
| Ings to counferact any movement for della v
which may be taken by the other side.
CUNNING w"Ips.
The saving clause in the electoral bill by
| which the majority of the Tribunal decided
they had no power to go behind the returns
was the offspring of Edmunds, as was i'm
fact most of the bill. The bill invested the
Tribunal with the same power, .'if any,
to go behind the'returns ms possessed by the
two Houses Of Congress THESE two little
words. ''if any," which noone no, iced when
the bill was under consideration, did the
business. One of the Republican members
OF the Tribunal, in chucklng over the cum.
ming of Edmunds, said The inscription on
his tombstone ought to be, Here lie the
remains of George F. Edmunds, IF any.'''
PROBABILITIES.
1t is now rumored that Gen. Grant will
recognize the Nichols aud the Uamptou
governments before he goes out of office.
and that this course will meet The approval
of Gov. Hayes.
THE SILVER BILL.
Senator Jones says he will make a ma
Jority report in favor Of this bill as soon as
he gets chance in the Senate. There
VIII also be minority report of one by
Senator Boutwell,, but the bill as reported
oy The majority will in all probability pass
the Senate. f
zACK CHANDLER
said there was no need for the Republicaps
| election
because if the federal bayonets di6 no,
carry enough States to elect Hayes, they
s'iii bad the returning boards to fall back
upon The result shows that he knew
what he was talking about.
THE SUPREME COURT
will meet tomorrow, pursuant to adjourn.
ment, but will necessarily be compelled tc
take another recess until after the decision
of the Electoral Tribunal this week.
PINCHBACK
lcoiored) who arrived here last N 10 Int direc,
from New Orleans reports everything ouie,
III that city, and says that the Nicholl,
government is fully able to maintain itsel
aud is acceptable to large majority of the
people, both black and white.
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS
are urging the appointment of Senate,
Aicorn as member of Hayes's cabinet