Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-05-24

rom tue cutter. After tAiS ne IlgnteO
. cigar and smoked industriously. A
abort distance below New Castle Col. |
party left the ship, and the
great soldier and ex President bid
farewell TO continue his journey of
three thousand miles.
OUR WARRINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10, 1877.
Recent utterances by Mr.. John
GOOde, Jr., of the second Virginia
(NOrfOlk) district, show that he has &C.
lively entered the lists for the honors of
the Speakership of the Forty-fifth Con
gfess, making eight Democrats who
have already rendered tbeirinvaluable
services and there yet remains about
four months during which other aspi-
rants can file their claims and impress
the public with their peculiar qualifica-
tiOns. Goodies election is conceded to
have been clearly fraudulent among
those familiar with the facts of the con
test for the seat between him and Mr..
Platt. his Republican competitor, a
shameless outrage upon the theory Of
majority rule.
Now that the consideration Of more
important matters have been disposed
of or deferred, Banning's right to seat
in the next Congress is again q subject
of discussion. 1t will be remembered
that he was declared elected over
Stanley Matthews, by q very meagre
majority. Matthews election to the
Senate removed all danger of a contest;
but it is claimed that Congress has the
right to declare the seat vacant, in view
of the confessions of Eph Holland and
Young, either of whom cast more votes
for Banning than enough to cancel his
alleged majority. In the face of all the
proven Democratic frauds the mniority
lof Democratic Congressmen are not
credited with sufficient cheek to vote
lin favor OF sustaining such a burlesque
upon fair election.
The present war and its threatened
colossal proportions in the immediate
future has invested the matter of the
right of search and seizure of neutral
ships at sea, with more than ordinary
1t appears that we have
treaties with France, Prussia, Brazil,
Sweden, Netherlands, several South
American States, Spain, Holland and d
few other powers, clearly defining the
rights and duties Of the Searchers and
searched. 1t is stipulated that the yes.
sel making the search shall remain be.
yond gun shot range of the party sus.
pected Of carrying contraband g0ods;
and only sending one or two small
boa Q with small force to make an ex
anination. The certificates relative to
the nature of the cargo, where from
aid TO, sre bound to be accepted in good
faith. Neither the matches nor pack
ages are 10 be opened without bringing
the vessel to port, and only then in tht
paesence OF competent officers; nor Car
the commander of the suspected vesse
be required TO leave his ship. Th,
treaties with Great Britain and Russi,
are silent relative to all these particu
lars; the honesty or dishonesty of th'
ship's papers largely governing witt
the other nations named. By Englisi
laws. cannon, muskets, gun powder
pixies, swords, horse furniture, shiI
timber, resin, tar, copper in sheets, etc.
ARE, under certain obvious circuin
stance, recogHiz d as cant, ahand. Ou
treaties gen. rally colfi-cate what j
, really contrabani leaving the ves5e
and balance of cargo flee, and in othe
cases the common law w,ald apply.
Many of the Intelligent here, wh
!, lsympathize with every sincere effOI
labroad towards the substitution of Re
publican Government for the presen
m Dnsrchial and absolute forms, not
! with alarm the grave situation i
France. II is felt that 'McMah0n ha
allowed himself to be used as an instru
mont by all the reactionary elements &
J that country, including Bonapartists
MonaIchists, Legitinatists, and Cleri
/ caiists, to the destruction of the Reput
, lie by coup d. etat movement. The
; have succeeded in forcing rupture be
!, tween the President, never Republica
at heart, and his moderately Republ
can Cabinet; and by law of natural se
lection he has gone among the enemie
of the present Government for his neN
Cabinet, some Of the names Of thOs
composing it rendering it certain tha
the Republic has nothing to- hope fC
! from their Administration; and addi
tiOnal intelligence from the FreBc
! Capital is awaited with profound aD1
! iety.
|, 1t is conceded that Gladstone has SUE
, Iceeded in driving the Troy Govern
ment of Great Britian into clear def
/ milton of its purposes relative to Russi,
The discussion has made apparent tn
/. fact that minority of the present Go,
5 ernment will never consent to declal
: alton of war against that power. 80 Ion
as she confines herself strictly to oh
/ tanning guarantees that will here afte
protect the Christian subjects of Turke
/, from the barbarities of the past, an
+ sbstains from all attempts at territoril
IaggrsDdizement.
1t would surprise no one here, VIII
, has given any attention to Europea
? matters, to learn at any time tha
/ Austria has Orcupied Servia, fOllowe
!. by the active participation in the wa
! Of every other power in Europe, rang
| ing themselves according to their ow
I supposed interests upon the Russian Z
} Turkish side. LOGAN.