The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-02-10
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9th, 1877

House of Representatives announce 10 the |
anxious public that the count is still going !
on and the national cpnundrum, as to who !
solved aud is "one Of those things that !
no fellow can find ont"
with anxions and case worn looks, states
men and others moved hurriedly through |
the halls and corridors at the Capitol. and !
special policemen scratched their heads |
with bewildered looks, manfully prepar red |
to " Hold the Fort " against the crowd of !
people who began early to flock up the !
steps to The rotunda. The crowd reminded |
one Of the King of France who. with |
forty thousand men marched up the hill |
and then marched down again" fer where |
there was one fortunate ticket holder, he |
was backed up by forty unfortunate who |
had none, but believed they would get in
anyhow. The novelty of the great show. |
the commission has by no means worn out,
and the number of applicants for S. ats in
the supreme Court room was by no means
diminished to day, if anything incI eased |
The limited accommodations of the apart
ment causes many to turn away III disap
polntment. Discussion as to the action of
THE GRAND COMMISSION,
is still in order, but speculation, instead of
narrowing down possibilities is taking a
much wider range than it did three days
ago.
If the theories Of some of our Democrats
here were carried out, it would be necessary
to SET aside all forms of law, and lust let
things run TO suit them. 1t is noteworthy,
however, that these outside Democrats are
inclined to take more latitude even than
the Democratic counsel on the inside, who
are not Slow. by any means, i'll claiming all
they can. Their opinions, therefore, do
not count for much, except that they seem
I" Indicate in the strangest possible man
ner that they feel the ground slipping from
beneath their feet, and that they are
ciuIching at everything that affords them
the slightest hope with 4 desperation that
'!!E seconds with their assertions that they
believe the Tribunal will ultimately decide
in their favor - Straws show which way
the wind blows" and so do opinions help
to form conclusion as to a result.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
expressed himself more freely than any
other Democrat connected with the man.
agement of the case before the Tribunal.
and has been heard to admit that it will
be necessary to fortify in the Oregan case,
as there is Il possibility of the case narrow
ing down upon the eligibility or ineigi-
bility of Watts. 1t is understood here
that Mr.. Herman of New York, will be
assisted by the entire strength Of the Dem
ocratic counsel in framing his minority
report in the Watts dictatorship case. Just
how important a part this may yet play in
the contest, may be inferred from the
action of Samuel J. Tilden. who has al
lowed his name to be mixed up in some
very questionable money transactions in
This very matter.
1t may be we'll TO state that the Republi-
cans do not underestimate the importance
of the disputed electoral vote of Oregon,
and that majority report will he made
TO the Senate, which will exhaust all the
Iaw in the case, and establish conclusivey
that Growers act in appointing Cronan
was illegal and that the
ELECTORAL COLLEGE OF OREGON
followed strictly the statues of Oregon in
filling the vacancy of Watts.
THOSE FAMOUS LETTERS.
After vast deal of fiutter and gossip
and fear and hope in political circles, the
famous letter of J. Madison Wells to
Senator West and ]. H. Maddox has been
made public Both of them are free from
expression either dshonorable or criminal
and are of much higher character and
more decent in tone than the one Charles
O'Connor wrote to his St. Louis friend in
which he berated the President in language
seldom heard. except among local Demo-
cratic politicians of New York City
GOV. WELLS DENIAL.
The testimony of Gov. Wells yesterday
annhilated the cock and bull stories of the
three clammed witnesses. For two weeks
nearly the House has been holding Mr.
Wells down while Lulefeid, Maddor and
Pickett have been stabbng him. The
House persistently refused Wells the OPP
portunity to appear before the committee
and silence the purchased batteries of the
Democracy. They knew that he would
entirely overthrow the testimony of these
men. aud therefore refused to give him
chance to strike back until the evidence of
the trio had done its worst in creating pub
lie sentiment throughout the country be
fore Mr.. Wells was released from his pris-
on and brought before the COMMITTEES.
Now, if the Democratic press will give as gen
eral circulation to Mr.. Wells testimony as
they did to that of the trio the public will be
better prepared to decide as to the merits
of the case
Mr.. Fields Louisiana witnesses are pam
ming out worse than his Florida tele-
grapher, and the Democracy is drawing no
benefit from the course Mr.. Field is pur-
suing at present.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS
The rumor that 4. II. Stephens was dead
created much excitement in this city last
week, eminently so among southern men.
1t seems to take a fearful amount of time
for Aleck and his eighty pounds of anatomy
to die, but like all little men, he holds out
bravely, and to-day report says he is in a
fair way to recover. President Grant,
and his son Col Fred( called upon Mr..
Stephens at the National Hotel on last
Saturday, and the President expressed his
sorrow to find him so ill., Mr. Stephens
thanked the President for his visit and ex-
pressed himself gratified at the prospect
of a peaceful solution of the Presidential
question.
THE WEATHER.
For several days we have been visited
with an interlude of oriental atmosphere
1t slipped in between the rough gapes of
Winter, and is more beautiful than the
face OF Spring, odorous with the tender
fragrance of fairy world of flowers &c -