The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-11


| Let him foot up with caire,
There's enough. but none to spare
Let the Demmys whoop and tear
Let them fume. and snort and swear,
| Stand your ground. we've got EN- faire.
They can't play the bulldozaire.
Wen HAVE Hayes and Wheelaire
A writer in the Nelson Examiner, OF the
18th, over the signature OF 'sCiifton,' ar
raigns the V1RaINIAN for its views on the
Oregon fraud. As rule, we TO not notice
anonymous articles, and only make an ex-
ceptlon now because of the respectful tem-
per Of the communication in question. and
to correct several very palpable errors into
Which ''Clifton" has fallen.
He assumes that the two Republican cleo
tors ''refused to act with Cronn. !" This
is q mistake. Cronin refused to act with
them. He retired to Il different part of the
room to where the three had met, consttu-
| ted himself Il quorum of the electors. nomi-
mated himself chairman, declared two va
| cancies to exist, appointed two democrats,
mot Republicans, as Clifton stately to I'LL
casting the electoral vote.-two for Hayes
and one for Tilden.
"Clifton" argues that Watts being ineligl-
bic, the votes cast for him were so many
blanks, and consequently Cronin, being the
next highest, was elected.
Ii this rule is to apply, then the Republic
cans are entitled to ore vote from Virginia,
on account of the ineligibility OF Col. Holi.
day; one from Missouri, one from Tennessee,
and one from New Jersey.
There is no necessity for going behind the
returns in Oregon. The fraud is too trans
parent to require investigation. Everybody
knows it is fraud. No Democrat will deny
that it is fraud; ard beng such, honest men
will not ask to go any further with it. Nor
is it essential that the Governors signature
should be attached to the certificate of
Watts, if precedent is to have any weight.
In 1873, Senator Trumbllll objected, to the
counting OF the vote of Texas ''bccause there
is no certificate by the executive authority OF
that State that the persons who voted for
President and Vice President were appointed
aselectors Of that State, as required by the act
of Congress- When the two houses serars,-
ted to consider the objection, it was over
ruled by both, and the vote of Texas counted.
Our Republican and Democratic readers
in Nelson can rest assured that there will be
no difficulty in counting the three electoral
votes OF Oregon for Hayes, nor in his inat,-
glration as President of the United States.
Mr.. Redtield returns to the subject OF Lou
isiana long enough to give clear statement
OF his opinion as to the general result Of the
election there. lie says in his last letter to
the Cincinnati Commercial: ''The result of
my investigations was that Louisiana Is
Republican State by from 10000 to IS 900
when the election is perfectly free, full and
fair-that is, on national issues. But on
State issues, although Republican, the maj
GRITTY is small, ard it might be overcome by
perfectly fair means. For instance, there
are great many colored men of intelligence
and property in Louisiana, and it is no un-
common thing for them to vote with thu
whites on local State issues. But when it
comes to the Presidency, Hayes and Tilden
far instance, am as we'll satisfied that a
free, fair election would give the State to
Hayes as ain that Pennsylvania is for Hayes.
Yes, in proportions to voting popula ton, LOU
isiana is more of a Republican State than
Pennsylvania. am convinced that Hayes
is the man who is elected. | believe lie
would have carried Louisiana as certainly as
| he carried Vermont if the electioa-and the
conduct Of the voters previous to the election
had been as fair in the former State as in
the latter. The five "bulldozed' parishes
were carried by murder whippings, intimi-
dalton, and reign of terror. There were
during the campaign in those parishes fully
forty Republicans murdered. They were
killed to intimidate the rest aud carry the
election. These parishes are mainly nenr
the Mississippi line, and the Mississippi plan
was carried into effect. Mark this, in every
parish where there were no murder and in
timidation Of blacks the Republicans made
gains-gains that would have carried the
State in triumph for Hayes had the same pei
cent held good liz the five bulldozed parish.
es. But, behold, in these five parishes where
there was a reign OF terror the Democrat:
made net gains OF about {, 200. That is, they
turned the usual 4, 500 Republican majority
into a Democratic majority of the same.
This is what gave the State to TAden ON thu
face of the returns. Please keep that il
mind when rejecting about the Louisian:
case, and it will help you to see through TIL
muddle at glance"
Congressman Young, of Tennessee, talk