Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-06
gctter from Governor Vance.
RALEIGH, March 81, 1877.

RALEIGH. March 81, ST.
Editors Chronicle and Constttuttoaalist -
Dear Si1s :--Yonr letter has been received
asking my views az 10 the position the South
ern democracy should occupy towards MIR.
| HAYES, aud whether they should apply Tor or
hold Office under his administration, DC.
Briefly and simply then :--ln everything, ey-
cen: the mcsa forms of law regard Mr.. Hayes
as a usurper. BY maintaining armed lnter7en-
ton in States recently declared by the Commits
sion, under which he claims TO be so sovereign,
that no act OF theirs could be impeached or
even iruuretl into, though tainted by fraud
that would have voded any other human
transaction in any court 10 Cbrlstendom. he Is
| haprantIy lctyiOg the Constitution OF his coun.
tty Every day that United States troops are
kent 10 and about the State Houses Of South
Carolina aud Louisiana By Me- Hayes order,
be is guilty oicrucilying the Constitution airesh
and putting i! to shame And all men who
hold Office under him Of political Significance
are holding his garments whilst Liberty is bay
onattel to death. The plea of uniting with
evil doers for the purpose o! controlling them
IS as contemptibe as it is stale 1t lost its eth.
cacy 10 the service OF renegade native South
crners, who joined the radicals in time to par
ticipate n the reconstruction era of plunder.
The duty Ct the Southern democrats as well
as Of the Northern democrats, and OF democrats
ard friends Of constitutional liberty everywhere
is to wage open war against MIR. Hayes and all
other men who disregard the plain provisions
Of that great charter OF the rights OF tho States
aud ii the people. Especially is it the duty o!
the democracy to SEQ that not another dollar is
voted 70 the support OF the army unhl guaran-
| Iof - oh,Il Hn
destroy :h1 states and shear them Of their just
rOTeis
see % objection 10 democrats filling sub
ordinate positions to which 10 political slgnlt-
cancn is attached, except in SO far as the sense
Of obligation to the appointing power may
weaken the blows which au honest man should
always be ready to strike the eacmles Of his
country's honor and welfare.
Yours respectfully, 4. Is. VANCE.
MYSTERY ExPIAISED. Intention vas made
in the Geographic summary in yesterdays Ga
-etic Of au explosion that had occurred 10 a
store in New York that morning. The New
York Sun II this morning gives the following
particulars CT the dreadful affair:
Or9!e b. ,Iewett was admitted to the firm
Of which his father when alive was member,
six or seven years ago, simply because OF that
relationship. lie has been somewhat Wild and
paid little attention TO the business which
seems not to have been TO his taste. lie has
been absent the past winter yachting at Der
muda aud on lis return recently expressed 4
desire 10 withdraw from the irm. His part
ucra did not wish 10 make any change iu the
business, sad opposed his retiring, but he per-
sistri u the determination, and finally became
80 tlissgrcnahIn that they conceded his request
and agreed 10 pay him $500, 900 for his inter
est The Grcea,ary papers were drawn up, and
were to haze been signed to-day. Young Je.
;.ctt, probably craZed with liquor came to the
Office armed with hand grenade, pistol and
a dirk. Some augry words passed, and he
pulled the grenade from his pocket and threw
it Oh the floor The explosion followed. The
uncle waa killed, his own legs broken, aud be
received lhrea terrible wounds in his abdomen.
tlc then drew pistol and attempted to shoot
himself through the head, but his aim was IN
effective. lie died this evening in the hospital.
| Dean, who was injurod by the explosion, is un.
dersood net to be in i dangerous condition.
Mr.. joseph Dean Taa visited at his residence,
| No. 1t Wavcrly Place, tonight, and found TO
be in very comfortable condition. lie re-
ce;ved very severe wound on the left thigh,
ccived all callers and represented MIR. Dean.
He says that previous 10 the explosion Mr.
q gorge w. and OrViIie Jewett were 10 his Office
quietly conversing about the dissolution OF the
partnership which had previously been agreed
| upon, and which Mr.. Dean had proposed to
purchase Orve's interest, paying therefor
about 100000 Mr.. Dean was sitting at the
desk busily engaged in writing up the books,
~ articles Of dissolution were TO have been
signed ana the money paid over at noon to day.
Georgia Negroes.
ATLANTA, April A special dispatch from
Union Point relative to the secret meetings OF
armed negroes 10 Crawford, Ga, for several
nights past and the firing on the marshals'
posse that attempted to lisperse these, says
| evidence has been gathered which goes to
| prove that The negroes were organized for the
purpose Of making an assault upon the post
Office and putting 10 possession Of it their lead
er, Luke johnson, who is claimed 10 have been
appointed postmaster several days ago. john