Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-02-24
The Iufamy Of Edmunds.

When Grant i1iuel Chamberlain & Co. in
barring tbc doors Of the South Carolina Lesis-
laturs o, tbc lawful members, and Lennox
Blut Vas sent 70 in;erpose ,he strong arm Of
The Federal Courts between South Carolina
justice aaj TIE fyrsers aad perjurers Of the
Chamberlain Returning Board, people thought
We lad reaeheI ,he darkest phase in the era
Oi tle BAck Republican Revolution. When
tLe hmililt and wen known infamies Of
S,earus and the Florida Returning Board were
pcrp,trltel, dclyiug as sLcy aid the mandates
ol tLe Supreme Court and the enactmeats Of
the Legislature Of the State, aud when they
were seut forth as the act Of Florida under the
stolen livery Of The great seal Of the State 90
work fraud and degrade the national name.
people again thought that one further and
still more atrocious step in the Revolution had
been taken. When Wells she original ball
dyzer pa; up tae vote Of Louisiana for sake 10
tie highest bidder Republican or Democrat,
Jsee puucAn T. Henuers testimony before
Congressional Committed, aud finally sold il
70 ,bc Republicans by which sale il became
necessary 20 dislauclise thirteen thousand Eve
hundred Of tie free citizens and sufragans Of
that State. aad oipe out their legally cast
votes auI when this monumental truth-Gely
ias and most jamuaJle ioiamy was consuu-
mattel. and tls black lie was certified to by
Kellogg as lie white truth, people finally made
up their MUD, that tie climax Of all viIlany-
tie very lowe' of corruption-had been reach
81 40 last, aud nothing worse could come after
a. But worse remained behind.
Tie people were sore, angry, DISCONTINUED.
A Corp q ca! by Grant with the soldiers was
seriously apprehcadej, aud the Anslo-Saxou
blood was giving unmis,akab!e sigus Of a de-
termination not 60 stand that Presently Mr..
Senator Elmuols offered a Compromise which
was f,ir b LOOK ~, but loully, blsely, false in
It's purpose and design. The fierce bulldog 10
o., White House suddenly became as peaceful
as a sucking dove Ills hypocritical letter Of
the 10th or 18th Of November, demanding a
fair count 10 Louisiana. South Carolina aud
Florida, and lameuting The possibility Of
President being counted 10 81 fraud became
once more the burden ofhis tune. People Won
dllei that Grant should have changed SO com
p.e,ely. He was merely playing a role in the
euludcst imposition ever devised BY the per-
ye..eJ ingenuity Of man. The proyerbial
&" cu;euess " Of ,be Yankee character, especial
ly II d0wu-Elsl Yankee character. was about
tJarlieve its master piece in knavery aud du
p'ici.y Mr. EImnnjs, Iermonts coutribu-
uou 70 tie gallery Of Americas blacklist con-
,p.ra;ors, was at work. lie was about to pro-
Juce the uanacca. lie few 10 the face Of the .
more vulgar and brutal Morton into the face .
% the more courageous consPirator Sherman ; I
iut5 The face Of his party friends aud be de-
uouLceI their pet scheme 10 count 10 Hayesby .
the President Of the Senate. He bad diScov
cred a trick worth two Of that-a National 7
Returning Byarl-a Patent back-actiOu ma
chine which was warranted to grind out victO- .
r. under the forms Of law for Hayes * Wheel I
err. and at the slme time by trick and cheat I
aud frall 10 caiole the Democrats into its re- /
cogniliJn. Was this not tue purpose Of the .
Electoral Commission? Did not EImunds, .
the Judas I.cariot Of Vermont. stand up in tue I
l.. S. Seaat, i5r hours. and preach fair play, .
i..r couat, fair leaHos aad Justice? DID not .
Saermla and Morton jcnounce him and his .
rlla as certain 90 effect size object they were
striving 10 prevent, namely an examination Of
tie questions at issue, on their merits, aud for
tie purpose Of deciding them on their merits
alone Dil not EImuujs keep silent and al
low tie wo,H o. think that such really was
his purpose And has he not proved himself
tie most Pr. digatc, chauctcrlcss and astute
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