The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-02-17
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WAsnINGToN, Feb. 1ath. 1877.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1:th, 1877.
DEAR WHIG:-The work of President
making goes bravely on. Since the devel
opments of the past week ripple of
general good humor has been constantly
passing over the mass of Republicans here
at the Nations Capital, while in a cores
bonding degree shadows of gloom and
misgiving have shrouded the hitherto
hopeful Democracy. Florida is for Hayes.
That question is now settled beyond
doubt And in losing Florida, it is con
coded by prominent Democrats here. that
they have lost their best case, and that it
will be like fighting against fate through
the rest of the struggle. In fact, many
Democrats last night conceded the election
of Hayes practically decided, and ex
pressed their willingness to abide by the
decision. There are Others who are furious
at the result, and 90 SO far as to denounce
Judge Davis for placing himself in posi-
tion to make his selection as the fifth Judge
impracticabe, claiming that if he had
been selected he would have gone with the
/ Democrats on all matters of dispute.
OPPOSING THE DECISION.
The Florida case worried the Democracy
of the House yesterday. II was political
pellet prepared by a creature of their own
origination, which they were either to
swallow or break faith with the patriotism
of the American people. They pondered
for forty hours over the matter, aud then
decided to break the faith. 1t was an act
which must forever stigmatize them as a
body utterly unworthy the confidence of
the American people. Until the Democra-
tic party gets rid of the idea that it has a
sort of divine right to control the Govern
ment. and on this theory that it ought to
be rehabiltated with power, it will never
/ be fit to join conference to settle any
disputed question.
MIR. Carr, of Indiana, successor to Speaker
/ Kerr. lashed his brother Democrats in the
House yesterday, not so much for having
opposed the Florida decision, as for having
accepted the compromise at all. He told
them that the Commission was their own
offspring and their creation, and they could
not escape the condemnation which their
betrayed constituents would heap upon
their heads, that they had sacrificed the
! rights of their constituency and would De
held to strict accountability for their per-
fdy in due time. His speech was short,
sweet, and full of blue lightning, and made
the Democracy squirm in their seats, while
Mr.. Field smiled restessly, and chewed up
small bits of paper.
The Democrats to-day repel the idea that
they mean to fiibuster to defeat the deci-
sions of the Commission. But they say it
/ is Field (which means DID, hard if they
may not be permitted to indulge in u few
wry faces before swallowing their pill.
A MIsDFAL.
AS the Democracy look back over the
regret not having secured some other plan
of playing for the electoral vote. 1t is no
shallow regret, bat deep seated, broad and
massive. They do not like the way things
are going on. And why should they, when
they are going against them and when
things 60 against the Democratic party it
carries sadness into their camp, and weep
ing, wailing and crashing of teeth is heard
along the lines, They mourn the loss of
their founding. Judge Davis failed them, as
also Wat'erson and his lambs and they feel
like fleeing to the mountains of Hepsidam,
where the lion roareth aud the whang-d doc
die mourneth for its offspring.
NOW FOR LOUISIANA AND OREGON
Justice having been rendered in the case
of Florida, which was fairly and honestly
for Hayes, it now remains for the Repubi
cans to establish their case in Louisiana.
This it will not be difficult to do, for abuud-
ant material is at hand. The House mud
machine has not destroyed or even discred
tied the great mass of facts which the Re
publican counsel have submitted to the
Commission. The Republicans have as
good a case as could be asked for, and
while they expec. the Democrats to contest
every point with absolute desperation, they
have no doubt whatever of the final result.
Then will come the Oregon question,
upon which no Democrat of common hon
esty can possibly expect, or even desire
Mr.. Tilden's success. The fraud would be
too bold for even Tweed or Morrissey. In
fact, there does not seem to be the ghost of
chance for Mr.. Tilden. Cronn's nose is
not big enough to bridge over the difficulty.
THE LAST DITCH.
After the final decision is rendered in
favor of Mr.. Hayes, the Democracy have
another resource to fall back upon. They
are prepared to show, at least to the salts
faction of supporters of Tiden and Hen
bricks, bya process peculiarly Democratic,
that 1S4 is a greater number than 1S5, and
that therefore, Tilden and Hendricks are
honestly elected
Come to think, crime would have been
! good heading for the whole subject matter
Of this iniiiction upon your readers. Last
week notorious ruffian in this city eSsayed
the role of highwaymap, and failed ignobly
| in following the polite profession of Claude
Duval and Dick Turpin. Our latter day
! ruffian knocked down his victim, poor but
respectable peddler of lead pencils aud
robbed him of all his stock in trade In
knocking him down, he fractured his skull,
| from the effects of which the peddler died
the day succeeding. The hghwayman was
arrested while ritling the pockets of the
murdered man. The ruffian is in durance
vile. "Only gentleman" said Chester
field, lean ever be successful as high
wayman or gambler The truth of this
is exempitied in the above. aud incidently
accounts for the failure of Grover, Cronin,
| Fields, ct a.
FAIR COUNT.
This is still another subject that might
/ properly be classed under the head of crime,
which will approach as gently, yes, softly
and delcately as | can. 1t is Trumbull,
/ Palmer Il Co., at a quadroon ball III New