The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-01

Lublic that THE Returning Board de-
q dies the election la Louisiana lie
president, who was an essential part
In this performance, because he COM
manded the army, set his jan1nrles
In motion for South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana, TO support and encUur-
aye the parties there who had 10 take
the initiative IN the great crime.
II seems he feared they might
have some relics OF conscience Il Il,
aud II might make towards OF
them all, aud the whole plan
November he became horriiied at the
thought that any man could thii OF
becoming president by fraud, aud Or
dered the army to the three PROSTATE
States ITO see a far count Of nc p0tcs
actually east AT the same time ne
sent "visiting statesmenn from the
radical party to superintend, inspect
counsel, comfort and encourage the
thieves in the performance OF their np-
pointed labor. On the llth OF Noveln.
Der, Chamberlain, TO quiet any rest.
lessness or undue anxiety In the
bosom OF "the government assures
their confidence by the following loyal
dispatch: 1--WE stand firm. Neither
he'll nor shot-gun Democracy cum move
us,n This dispatch, it seems, sufli.
olently quoted I'LL aprrthensions
about Gobth Carolina, purman, a
Florida carpet bagger Gent one equally
soothing from Florida, for he ays,
estate safe for Hayes aud Whealer,i
and q friend Of ntbe governmtnt,n
tried and true, dssipatCs an don IL
from Louisiana by the following zap.
pies OF gold IN pictures 81 silvAEn
Louisiana has poSitiGGg gone Repub-
| licsn.n On the llth ~ November a
| prieate confidential meeting was held
al the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York,
on Invitation OF Mr., Chandler, at
which was present, besides himself,
Senator Edmunds, Mr., Stoughton, who
was COUNSEL for Hayes before Tie cem-
mission, Mr.. w. ~ Chandltf and
others, aud ON the same day the ASSOC
ciated press dispatches infolm ~ that
Mr.. Morton, who wAs In California,
was dispatched to return East. The
conspirators Were in trouble and they
needed the comfort Of Morton's oOun-
sells. The plans OF the leaders were all
working charmiugly, hut the great fol-
lowing OF the party were halUnp
doubling 0nd debating. la Mr. Nor
toms own State someuf the brightest
lights In the party were open and de-
liant Ia their denunciations of the VIII
famous scheme. The masses OF the
Republican party were willing TO take
the prize and mi Ike Hayes president,
II II could he done without wEr. Judge
Black characterized the situation very
fairly when he said, EITHER side WIS
willing to fight II tho other was not.n
The weakness on The Democratic side
wa that 1t did not show that IL was
willing to tight, unless its adversary
submitted to the will OF the people and
yielded obedience TO the constitution
and laws they had ordained for their
government The leaders 10 the con-
spiracy flew about over the country,
trying to stimulate the courage OF their
doubling and dismayed follower. The
Republican masses saw danger every
where ahead, II the Democratic leaders
should prove equal to the emer-
gency. They knew that diegnlse
the thing as they might, every one
would see that II was revolution, aud
and that IL 1t was met and resisted, IA
1t was reasonable TO suppose 1t would
be, the most direful consequences
would ensue to their party ana to the
northern section OF the Union. They
knew that congress met on the first
Monday in December; that 1t was over
whelmingly Democratic; that success
was impossible II the House stood firm
ly by its constitutional right; to over.
throw IL involved war, and war In
which the North would be divided and
the South united. In this condition
OF doubt and fear, they awaited the
assembling of congress, To see what
course Democratic House would pur-
sue. During the month of November
the Democratic masses OF the North
seeing the development of the COM
spiracy TO hold the governmentag against
the will of the people expressed in
their fervor, grew restless and indlg-
nant. Public meetings were held In
the West denouncing the crime, and
calling upon Democratic House OF
Representatives to maintain the rights
of the people. A large meeting was
being prepared In New York, but the
'bulls and bears" put their feet upon
1t and crushed out its life. Another
was called In Philadelphia and shared
the same fate. All through the East
the indignant voices of an outraged
people who were ready to stand by
their constitution and laws, were hush
ed into silence by the money kings.
The Democratic papers OF New York
and other Eastern cities were COUNSEL
ing their readers to dismiss the subject
from their minds and give their atten-
ton to their usual occupations. While
the Republican leaders, heating an in-
surrection against the government,
were busy lashing their followers up
to the sticking point, the Democratic
leaders standing guard over the cons
stitutional liberties of the people, were
equally as busy administering sooth-
ing syrup and cold baths to their fol-
lowers, to allay their outraged feelings
and to prevent every expression OF
manly sentiment. On the first Nom
day in December congress met. AS il
usual with the Democratic party,
caucus was held previous to the meet
ing of the House. In this caucus the
Democratic leaders, such as Mr.. Hew-
lit, chairman of the Democratic ma
tional executive committee, the neigh
Dor and friend of Mr.. Tilden, and who
was always supposed to be Mr.. Tilden's
mouthpiece, himself . millionaire,
and Mr.. Henry b. Payne of Ohio, one OF
the same sort, determined TO stake the
issue and its results on moral fua-
sion.n They laid down their plans
for investigating committees to take
testimony, not to convince the people
OF the United States, but the leaders Of
the conspiracy, that Mr.. TiIden was
elected. They treated the subject as
one requiring more testimony to sat-
jsfy reasonable men, and thereby
united the Radicals to regard 1t as an