The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

recognized by Gov. Hampton.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
President Grant has openly declared in
favor of u new election for President. He
evidently begins to believe that Gov. Tildcn
is entitled to the vote of Florida and has
therefore been elected President, without
counting Louisiana or South Carolina. Per
haps he thinks that things might be managed
differently the next time and the wheel OF
fortune might bring him the prize,
The Republicans have manifested a great
amount of virtuous Indignation about what
they call the stealing by the Democrats of
one electoral vote in Oregon. They forget
that the Republicans have stolen the entire
electoral votes Of two if not three Southern
States. To be consistent, they should con-
denim the frauds in Louisiana, Florida and
South Carolina, as well rs the Oregon
case.
| The coleric of INSCRIPTIONS men at
Washington who are endeavoring TO place
in the Presidential Office n man whom the
| people did not elect are struggling with q
perseverance worthy of better cause :
but it is evident that their power is weaken
ing, and before the electoral vote is counted
they will be powerless to avert the consum-
nation of the verdi@t the people gave for
| Tilden and Reform on the eth of Novem.
Der, 1876.
ANY contemplated solution of the Pres
| idential muddle which would deprive GOV.
| Hendricks of his seat in the U. S. Senate
would be fragrant outrage. Wien Gov
Tilden was elected President, Gov Hendricks
was elected VicePresident. Ifthe Republic.
can party are obliged to concede Tildens
election, th'y should have honor enough to
throw no obstacle in the way 10 prevent Gov
Hen tricks obtaining the place to which the
people elected him.
| Mr.. j, Thomas Scharf has written a
letter TO Gov. Carroll, suggesting ccn,en-
NAL celebration of the Inauguration OF
Thomas johnson, the first Govern or of Mary.
land elected by the people. Gov. Carroll in
his reply says that in these times when our
institutions are under q severe strain, and
when the success of party seems more i'm
portant to many than the preservation CT the
integrity of our form of government, the
celebration proposed would bring before the
people the enthusiasm that prevailed at the
organization Of the State and the patriotic
hopes of the men who laid the foundation OF
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our prosperity. The Governor promises 10
co operate with any proper steps towards he
celebration.
The Supreme Court of Fiorida-.two
Republicans and one Democrat-compeled
the returning board to canvass the votes nc
tnally cast for Governor They did so and
Drew, the Democratic candidate, has gained
his seat The same tickets showed the cleo
ton of the Tilden electors. Now, if Stearns
fraudulent claims TO the governorship can be
rejected, after he was counted in by the
board, why can not the Hayes electors, whose
Whose claims are equally fraudulent, also be
rejected If Stcarns was defeated then
Hayes was also defeated in Florida 1t is
expected that application will be made to the
Supreme Court at Tallahassee to compel The
returning board TO complete the canvass O
votes for electors and congressman upon tho
| principles laid down by the Court in the CASE
of Gov. Drew.
The New York Pests Washington cor
respondent gives the latest Radical device to
give 4 plausible prcteXt 10 declare Haye,
President. He says if the Senate and HOUSE
agree as to the course to be pursued, Mr.
Ferry, President of the Senate, will act il
accordance with such agreement If nc
agreement is reached ~ the second Wednes
day in February, he will open and count tn,
votes from all but Oregon and the three dis
puted Southern States, leaving it 10 Congress,
TO declare which returns shall be counted
II Congress docs not agree upon this by thu
3D. of March, Mr.. Ferry will count the vote.
and declare the result, being guided by hii
Interpretation t the Constitution in The
matter 1t is scarcely possible that Mr.
Ferry, even if lie desired 10 do SO, will b,
permitted 10 assume the responsibility of tax
ing the entire matter into his own hands in
any such way.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York San thinks he has discovered the
reason why Giant turns deaf ca! to Kel
logg and Packard's cntrcaties for the aid OF
UniteS States troops 10 support their false
claims in Louisiana. He say Grant is under
petticoat government; that Ms. Grant, and
her sisters Mrs. Casey and Mrs. Shape, are
strongly opposed to any further interference
by The military in purely State matters -
Brother-ir-law Casey vents to go to the U.
8. Senate, and stands no chance with the Re.
publican Legis allure of Louisiana, but thinks
he might make terms with the Democratic
Legislature. Therefore, the trio of Wash
ington ladies are for taking the chances OF
either defeating the men who are opposed Ia
Casey, or of getting him a place in the Senate
AItog' ther, the pressure upon the President
is mere than he eau withstand Women
from the creation of the worll, have played
such an important pGrt in affairs of State
| hat the story is OF incredible,
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The EIGHTH OF Observation-Disclosures the
anniversary of the battle of New Orleans,
was celebrated in various parts of the coun-
try, by the asst milling Of conservative citi
zrns TO demand fair and honest count of