Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-02-01
Correspondence.
Letter From Washington
WA~HI>Gru< II. &, !
January %, 1877. \

! me HtFNFttfdH Y"NtttpH fftNtre % country
! tie oisctord rates. cohtrnStcd nth that n
Tie Dsmocrats-11Surd Washington cor
respondents Senator BogTs defeHse IF
! ha hipr bdrjdritjcs Secretary Robeson
| and his tradpcers- Hr. He,riit-- HdshHg-
! toa Items.
Other than the authority conferred 10y the
/ 18th amendment, there is nothing to guide Con-
! grc,s in its attempt to decide the disputed point
( Of counting the electoral votc-. The Rcpubi-
/ cans position has been that there is no power
| In Congress TO 20 behind the return, from the
States. further than TO determine their regular
/ ity, and that only the President Of the senate
had authority 10 count the votes and declare
/ the result. The Democrats occupied no we'll
defined position in the premises. farther than
! that the President Of the senate hal nothing to
/ do with the count. 1t cannot he denied that
| the fathers len the matter in very un>aii,flc
I tory way, and their intent somewhat obscure.
/ There ], a lack of cXplicitncs- which is the
more remarkable from the vast Importance Of
the interests involved. But ina>much as the
friends Of Governor HAYES are fortified by the
prccodrns Of three-quarters of century. and
/ g, the presiding officer OF the Senate j. ,pccd-
'''e "'''-Hd''" ~ CUSTODIAN OF thr Nol'' ana
''hhhahded To open al the certificates IN the
presence Of the senate and House OF Repre-
scntatiyosi when the votes are to be counted.
their position docs ndr sppear unreasonable;
ana ID appears even les SO, when ii Is remcm-
b'Ird that neither the members OF theeenate
nor house arr even mentioned save 4. tnioin
Their nrcsebce in their collective capacity. whcn
Inc count takes place. However, the adoption
81 me plan 81 the Joint 'ommiiic" by Con-
sF0>> viii leave thr whole matter open for fu-
tnre settlement. But under all the circum-
,'aiioc~, io charge Republican di,>cnier> with
pF'i'rrhs ~" succ'-, "i their party {" the pa
'u''i'rn and renewed pr">l.-.j.y .! ihciro"un-
i't' '- ha. sAne be qH''f ihsti'hion with
some "I inc b'H-"''hrf' 81 ri'-s'"tN of wash
l"-''1i '"II'> poh'h NJ Wh" folio" ih'lr lead
a. "i ''uF''' j. To-" tran'r"r'nily -i'y aud
".'"s' '''F 'iu"H '"rtIu'rr refuiH'i"n What
over 'A' f''u'' may ha' ther' arei+n, Of thou.-
""''' among iA' most ihi'.ilS'ni citizen, "i the
COUNTRY men VINO nave proved their sacrifices
""' ''-''h '"' proposed measure a. M
wan 'N'' ~ W." "' 'Nf'dth'A' ana who ar
W. '"''" ''N ""' "'"o'' 'ha' mad There been
A>,'''' conn. nance WIN Tue letter and spirit
'' I'D. constitution "Hd the law, the over
""'''y!''- '''''''h o. Il. u Have would have
'.'N ''""'" ''H-'' ever! Where within twenty
'' '''' '''''F '.'. close "' th' poll onthe even
"'- '' 'h' q" q" N'''m''F' and thai the pr
l-'''' conn 'U-'' j. q concession 10 me spiri
'' iA"'''' ana outrage so rampant IN th' SOUTH
'''' '' " '"u' ""i corrupt bargains D" many
o'A"' communities.
\ more 'I' ana convincing demonstration
"' NAV '''' 'i.iIi' 'A' "'i been gwen ~ H'n>e
'- 0'"Ale s''- some wears Than that volunteered
~ ,.n"''' 10y 'n J F'it' ln 49, defense 81
va. " H''" ''''-u. Assassin, oI louisiana HI'
'"''"' i'.''''''. l''. ma Ina h-"'h
~ "''" 4'''N ~ ''>t'"' u 'A' cry 81
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'" "'h oI "hAl BOY
>.'.''. "."'. = appeared '"''"'d ana m'''h'i
'-''' ! "'''' N'.'-'' senator ''"id De induced
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''' '."' - "l H'' N'''d outright nave been