Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-08

Jailed to respond,' and SO the General
was withouta commsnd- There were
some incidents worthy of record, but
on the whole the prOceeuings were
tame and firesome. One feature of the
arrangements deserves little atteu-
tion. Within the past few years men,
bers of Congress appear to have im-
bibed the erroneous impression that
no one except high and mighty oti-
cials, their families or personal favor
ties have any right 10 seat in the gall
ieries on extraordinary occasions. Re
served for the families of members of
Congress" has come TO be standing
order, although no authority any here
exists for granting special privileges 10
this order OF nobility or patrlcian>
above the plebians TO whose partiality
and that OF others OF bis fellows of like
view, Sepator A, and Representa-. We
B., are indebted for their more or less
temporary elevation. 1t is self evident
that the capacity OF the House gal
leries are limited. That was the pre-
text urged for the virtual prohibition
agsihst entering them yesterday di-
rected against everybody, save those
provided with tickets. The whole seat
ing capacity was apporliOned to the
different Representatives, and Senators,
zach receiving three tickets. Oi course
their families, il present, must 60 in,
and if not, their outside iavorites were
sufficiently numerous to monOpulize
all the seals. There WAS another way
of arranging the matter which would
have been far more satisfactory to the
thousands present at the Capitol, If not
as pleasing to the beneficiaries Of the
plan adopted. The doors should have
been open to all behaved appli-
cants till the seats wele filled, and tlien
Iinexorably closed to all come rs. 1t is
the boast of some of the favored few
that they made handsome specula-
tion out of their tickegs which are said
to have commanded, in some in
stances, as high as so. Let Us have
peace, fair play and NJ snubb.ry.
Field is playing his last hand with a
desperation and recklessness upon the
immense stake-the whole p trOnage
of the Government for four years-is
lconsidered, in strange contrast with
the cool, cautious subtiliy with which
he fought the New York authorities il,
behalf of the avaricinus old thief, Boss
Tweed. But his witnesses prove nlto-
gether too much. Littlefield, il be-
! lieved, is a scoundrel deserving the
penitentiary. If his story is untrue,
such tale as he has commit; ed should
make him an outaa. from the presence
of honorable men. But his own tpsti-
mony according TO the National Re
publican convicts him of perjury. lie
Swore he was instructed by Wells to
change the l7S votes If Vernon parish
so as to elect the Republican candi-
dates. Now one of the three offices of
Senator, Judge and District Attorney.
was already Democratic, and the other
two Republican, not needing the votes,
as he testified. Certified afiidavits are
now on their way to Washington that
will cook his goose. Pickett appears
to have been Il soldier of fortunes
sort OF free -booter-serving where there
was most to be made. While protesting
great regard for the lost cOse" he sold
it out TO the Federal Government for a
consideration. Maddox, while nom
inally working to suppress JEFF. Davis,
appears TO have been bob-nobbing with
that patriot during the war, in Rich
mond. In short it appears to have
been scheme to buy the State OF Lou
isiana for Tilden, reserving u good
share of the purchase money rs their
per centage; and failing in which they
put in an appearance in the interests of
reform" How far this attempt to
bias the Arbitration Commission will
be successful remains TO be seen, but
there is no doubt as to their deserts.
The low price of gold and onr excel
lent financial standing abroad are being
urged in favor of an immediate effort
at return to specie payment, and As
soon as our Presidential succession is
determined, 1t promises to become the
most prominent topic until the happy
contamination shall have been reached.
.- 4 LOGAN