Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-08
Nafottin Ghriom
ALEX, p. BEATTY,
( jjtor and Proprietor.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1877
AFFAIRS OF THE NATION.
| From n Correspondent


The great struggle is ended! 1t is
known at last who's President. The
lightning has flashed it through every
section of our country, and through
the depths of ocean to the uttermost
parts of the earth. The daily papers
have carried the thrilling intelligence
to their hundreds of thousands Of
readers and in every city, town and
humblest hamlet Of the land the joy
Gus news has passed from man 20 man,
that at four o'clock on Friday morn
ING last the official vote Of the elect
ors was completed and the official an
nouncement of the name of our next
President made in the joint conven-
ton of the two houses Of Congress-
THANK God it is over, was an excla-
nation that all c uld sincerely utter.
whatever might have been their al
fliations. indulge in no partizan
spirit of rejoicing that the successful
man is Rutherford B. Hayes, the re-
publican candidate. NJ, the deeper
truer Joy of every patriotic heart will
be over the triumph of law which has
saved our country from bloody strife
and anarchy. AS Congress rose above
partizanship in creating the tribunal,
60 will the people of the country rise
above partisanship in accepting its
decision as legal and final.
| have no room to recount the
stormy scenes Of wild and factious tn'
multi which were exhibited in the
House on Thursday and continued
until long after midnight, more than
to say that every step in the count OF
the States was fercely resisted by the
"obstructionists.' The case Of Yer
mort, as to whether one of her elect.
ors was eligible, was made the sub ect
of violent wrangle for thirteen hours.
Then a wrangle as violent but Of
shorter duration took place over Wis
cousin. The grand object was Of
course to prevent completion of the
count before the 4th Of March, which
might have succeeded had not the art
full diltory motions of the obstruction.
lists been as often checked by the
rulings of the democratic speaker Of
the House. At times the speaker
could scarcely enforce order, so wild
was the tumuit, and the Sergeant-at-
arms was obliged to 60 through the
hall bearing his great mace Of au-
thority to restore order. The OBJ
structionists finally reached the end
of their factious opposition on Fri
day morning about four 0 clock. The
two houses then cane together in joint
convention and Wisconsin the last
State on the list was counted for
Hayes. The President Of the Senate
then formally announced the election
by a majority Of electoral votes, OF
Rutherford B. Hayes as President Of
the United States. The boiling rage
of the obstructing democratic mem
bers over this defeat, their terrible de.
nunciatons of each other and the
speaker, mingled with anathemas
against the tribunal are beyond my
powers to describe. But time will
temper the bitter feeling and let us
hope that the continued safety and
prosperity OF the country will vindi-
cate the wisdom Of the decision.
Meantime Gov. Hayes, the Presi-
dent elect, was on his way to the Cap.
itol and arrived in the city about nine
o'clock on Friday morning. A large
concourse of people had gathered at
the railroad depot to receive him.
He and his family were immediately
taken in charge by Senator Sherman
whose guests they will be until they
take possession of the Executive Man
sion. A few hours after he called
upon President Grant, from whom he
received the warmest congratulations
He afterwards rode to the capitol
showing that he had no apprehensions
as to personal safety. Many Of the
democratic members called with re-
publicans to pay their personal re-
spects. The demonstrations attend
ing Gov. Hayes departure from Go,
lumbus, Ohio, were very imposing and
fattering. Citizens of all parties
thronged his last reception to bid him
good bye. The children Of the public
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