The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-04

Goes 10 W 6&pE VIC ?1uilLlE1Stbot1Ou sAooA
open shameS Slowly but surely the cause
-of an honest sfreturn Of the vote, for Presi-
dent issgaining ground, andit does not
now seem possible to prevent the peacea-
BILE inauguration of Governor Tilden.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a.
The decision of the Supreme Court of
Florida, that the returning board must
count the vote of the parishes it threw
out, has had the effect of bombshell in
the camp of the conspirators. Their fol-
lowers were already ~faltering, and this
last shot, coming as it does right on top
of Gen. Baffow's letters, is likely to pre-
cipitate the impending break in the SEN
ate and throw the whole Hayes following
into panic. Morton is still whistIing
up his courage, talks confidently and out
wardly maintains firm front. In con-
versation this afternoon he said he did
not see how the decision of the Court
c6itld affect the electoral vote of Florida.
The Electoral Colleges were required to
meet on certain specified day and cast
their votes for President and Vice Presi.
dent. The, Electoral College of Florida.
legally authorized to act, and with legal
certificates of the returning board toshow
their authority, had met on the: day pre-.
scribed, had voted according to law, and
the return nj that vote, duly certified to
was now in the hands of the President of
the Senate. obviously a new Electoral
College could not now be formed, and it
was clearly too late for the Supreme
Court of the State to reach the record of
the doings of the legal action. AS to the
actual result of the Courts decision he
could not. Of course, say. He was in
formed that even such q recount as the
Supreme Court:had ordered would show
that the Hayes Electors were clearly
elected; but he supposed it would give
the Democrats control of the State goy-
ernment. As usual, he was very reticent
as to any plans; which he and his CO.
laboress might have for the future. ~
The Star foreshadows plan in the fol.
lowing editorial paragraph, which may
be: ''inspired," but probably is not. 1t
says:ihyr 4. 80 Ri. ..str
o"The farce lately played nSonth Caro-
lima has been re-enacted in Florida, where
the State Supreme Court has ordered the
board of canvassers to count the vote OF
certain counties which the board threw
out. The board, it is said, will refuse TO
obey the order Of the court, on the ground
that it has no Jurisdiction over their ac-
ton and cannot compel them to count
certain returns which law of the State
anthnrizesi them to throw out lis prob
able the court will follow Judge Moses
example in South Carolina and commit
them. to Jail for contempt. The board
will then appeal to the United States
Court for release, as did the South Caro-
lima canvassers." -
All the signs, however, indicate that
the Hayes leaders are getting demoralized
rs we'll as the rank and file. Doa Piatt,
in this mornings Capital, asserts squarely
that Morton himsclf;is, weakening, and
declares that on his recenttrip to Andiana
be found public sentiment 30 unanimous
against him that he has come back fright,
ened and will act very conservatiyely
In answer to question whether the Sen
ate committee of seven were likely to re-
commend the passage OF his bill to pro,
vide for the counting of the Electoral
vote, Morton said this afternoon that be
did not know; the committee had held
only one very short meeting and none o'
the members had alluded to his bill
The Senate committee will meet again
Wednesday. ..f.
Most of the Congressmen had left the
CITY for the holidays before the news from
Florida came, but thefew Democrats who
were here were jubilant. Senator Jones,
Uf Florida, who has predicted such de-
cision as the court has made, now reiter.
ates his assertion that such recount as
is demanded will give the Tiljen Elec,
tors a very respectable majority, and
show that the Democrats have elected
their two Congressnen and the whole
State ticket. Conover admits the Con:
gressmen and the State ticket, but still
holds with Morton that the Hayes Elec:
tors have carried the State. - Private ,ad-
vices from the Congressional committee
now in Florida are very encouraging tor
the Democrats. It is said that the Re-
publican members are so fully convinced
that frauds were committed that they will
not countenance them, and that the COM
nittee will unanimously report that Til
den has carried the State. Congressman
Hoar, who is member of the House
committee of seven, says of Louisiana
that the Committee will present two dia-
metrically opposite reports, accompanied
with such mass of testimony that Con:
gress will not have time to digest it, and
8 8 proposition will be made to refer the
question to some outside tribunal. That
proposition, he thinks, will fai'afrst be-
cause there is no provision in the consti-
tuition or precedent in history for it.; and
second, because in the struggle Of both
parties for advantage in the composition
of the tribunal an agreement would be
almost impossible. He turther says that
the President of the Senate will count
the vote, will announce Governor Hayes
elected. the administration will see hin:
inaugurated, and there will be no conflict,
first, because nobody wants to fight, and
second, because the Democrats are sure
of victory four years hence, and would
rather wait for it than fight now.
Spite of all these utterances the proba-
bility that Tilden will be peaceably inau-
gurated grows greater from day to day.
Confidence has taken the place of irreso-
luton in the Democratic ranks, while
the bluster and bravado of the Hayes
mca is giving way to frequent secret con.
sultations and outward signs of fear. Tho
Southern Hayes movement appears to be
pretty efectually squelched. Senator
Gordon is authority for the assertion, in
the strongest possible way. that no such
movement exists anywhere among the
people of the South, and if any Southern
member holds such views he il wholly
without support at home. ! Alexander
Stephens, in. letter published in the
Atlanta Constitution, says, over his own
signature "The statement going the
rounds of the papers that l am advising
a friendly acceptance by the people Of
the South of the Inauguration OF Mr..
Hayes is utterly unfounded: l never
have and never shall advise them or any
other people to give friendly acceptance
OF any administration inaugurated by the
grossest frauds and most palpable 'lsurpa,,
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