The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-24
WAsIllyeroS. D. c., Feb. 20

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tain the decision Of the Electoral Com.
mission 10 tho Louisiana case. Tho
House has to-day voted not to sustain
Thus the decision stands, boih Houses
not having decided against it The
best speech in tho House vas made BY
Mr.. Ellis Of Louisiana 10 opposition to
the decision. Most Of the speeches
we're pacific in character.
The count then vent on before the
two Houses 10 Joint Couren. ion.
Maine being given to Hayes. and Mar
ylaud to Tildsn. Oregon will DO doub,
be reached. tonight. and be disposed Of
BY Thursday.
The President yesterday said that be
had reached no conclusion in regard to
recognition" Of Packard as governor
Of Louisiana but that probably he would
take no action unless forced to do so to
prevent bloodshsd. In the same inter.
view be commented mt uufavorably on
tho action Of the people Of South Caro-.
lima who refuse to pay taxes to tha
Chamberlain usurpation, bu: pay them
cheertully to the legitimate State gov.
ernnsus. and are thereby poacably
starving out the usurpsr
Consideration struck the Radicals
yesterday when the House, after the
meeting in Joint Convention, took
recess until to-day (Tuesdsy) at 10 4.
". After recess was voted 40 to 1870.
the Democrats went into caucus. The
town was full Of runors which may be
pronounced more unfouuded than oven
The stories Of the !" Intelligent F" con-
trabald who in war times furnished
news to army headquarters. First, The
Democrats were to take rseess from
day to day. aud so prevent the cOun.
ting in Of Hayes. Conkliug was pre-.
pairing to dsnoance the Commission for
excluding evidence in tho Louis ana
case. Bradley was to DO impelched.
etc. But tho caucus was held. and
another last evening, and the only re.
suit was q decision to adhere to the
presen. limo Of policy-acquisscsnce in
acts Of the Commission at least until
after the Oregon case is decided.
The Union Of this morning virtually
gives up the fight. aud prophosies vic.
tory Tor 1880.
The Administration is to make itself
ridiculous by arresting Don pia,t. the
only man who has recommended the
assassination Of Hayes. Now Hayes
aud Piatt are personal friends. and the
friends Of one ars the friends Of tho
other. Put, visited tho Hayes family
last fall aud wrote d glo wing de,crip.
ton Of the domestic life Of the Rrpub.
licau candidate. But he is u literary
swashbuckIer, libels every Democrat or
Republican he thinks Of, aud liVss up.
on the nototiaty such warfare gives
hin. He has, besides. an insane idea
that be was born for greater things
than he has achieved. Given this com
biuation Of character, and the present
condition Of Affairs, end We wore jus. as
likely to have assassination called for
as to have jest made Of the country's
danger. The only lsmeutabIo thing
about it is that the Pre.iden. 10 weak
enough to give it Official notice.
The Committee on Appropriations Of
the House yesterday agreed to recon.
mend tho SUM Of $36O.000 for pay.
ment Of Southern mail contractors
whose contracts were interrupted by
the breaking out Of tho war. There
has never been any good reason for
Withholding this money. Tho slain.
ants are scattered from Virginia to
Texas, and the claims arc mostly small
The Republican papers, and some
Democratic ones, too, are urging the
retention Of Secretary Lat. N. Morrill,
in the Cabinet, il Mr. Hayes shall be
inaugara,ed. 1t may be justly said Of
him that he has kept measurably free
from tho political affairs, which have
received all the intention Of Secretaries
Cameron, Chandler aud Robson, and
has attended to bis official duties. The
negotiation Of the four and one.half
per cent bonds was completed by him
also, and altogether it 10 certain tina,
any President nigh. do worse than re.
tain Mr.. N. 10 Office. REso.