The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-08

the electoral votes. To enable these off,
GERS to exercise the immoral courage
necessary to the parts assigned to them,
and to relieve them from the timidity
which God has implanted in the human
bosom as a limit to criminal audacity,
detachments of the army were sent to af-
ford them shelter.
The expedients by which the votes OF
the electors chosen by the people of these
two States were rejected, and the votes of
the electors having the illegal and fraud
ulent certificates were counted, and the
menace of usurpation by the President of
the Senate Of dictatorial power owe all
the questions in controversy, and the
menace of the enforcement of his pre-
tended authority by the army and navy,
the terrorism of the business classes, and
the kindred measures by which the false
count was consummated are known.
The result is the establishment of q
precedent destructive of our whole cleo
tive system. The temptation to those in
possession of the Government to perpetu-
ate their own power by similar methods
will always exist, and if the example
shall be sanctioned by success, the sue
ccssion of government in this country
will come to be determined by fraud or
force, as it has been in almost every other
country; and the experience will be re-
produced here which has led to the gen.
eral adoption of the hereditary system in
order to avoid confusion and civil war.
The magnitude of a political crime
must be measured by its natural and ne
cessary consequences. Our great Rcpub-
lie has been the only example III the
world of regular and orderly transfer of
governmental succession by the elective
system. To destroy the habit of tradi-
tionary respect for the will of the people,
as declared through the electoral forms,
and to exhibit our institutions as q fail
ure, is the greatest possible wrong to our
own country. 1t is also heavy blow to
the hopes of patriots struggling to estab-
lish self-government in other countries:
It is greater crime against mankind
than the usurpation of Dec. 2, 1851, de-
picted by the illustrious pen of Victor
Hugo. The American people will not
condone it under any pretext or for any
purpose.
Young men in the order of nature we
who have guarded the sacred traditions
of our free government will soon leave
that work to you. Within the life of
most who hear me our Republic will en-
brace hundred millions of people.
Whether its institutions shall be pre-
served in substance and in spirit, IS we'll
as in barren forms, and will continue to
be blessing to the toiling millions here
and good example to mankind, now
everywhere seeking larger share in the
management of their own affairs, willde
pend on you.
avail myself of the occasion to thank
YOU and to thank all in our State and
country who have accorded to me their
support, not personal to myself, but for
the cause l have represented, and which
has embraced the largest and hottest in
terests of humanity. =,
Mr.. Tilden's speech was received with
equal enthusiasm, especially when he re-
ferred to the damning fraud.
"You have been robbed" said g voice.
Mr.. Tilden drew himself up and said,
in tones which will not be forgotten soon
by those who heard him. 81 have not
been robbed The American people
have been robbed"
For moment there was silence, and
then his full meanining was compre-
hended, and response came from the
crowd that was most earnest.
After the speech an informal reception
was held by Gov. Tilden in his parlors.