The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-26
[ VOL. Iy.--NO. 2S9

shown to day by the election of George
+. uoar by tho Legislature of Massa.
chusetts, to the United States Senate
over George s. Boutwell,. The country
will not soon forget the splendid perore.
ton of Mr. lloar in his speech NV one Of
the managers ofthe late impeachment
trial, in which he denounced fraud and
corruption in high places in words Of
burning eloquence, nor will the South
soon forget the reckless denunciation of
our whole people, running back for
years, by Mr. Boutwell,, aud it will
further be noticed that Mr.. Hour was
one of the special committee on the olec-
toral count The cry of the people from
every quarter for an honest count,
caused the appointment Of special com.
mittees in the Senate and House to
devise plan for securing this most i'm.
portant end. The committee appointed
by the Senate was exceedingly able.
Three of the Republican members of
that committee, Edmunds, Conkling
and Frelinghuysen, are able lawyers
and able men. Thurman aud Bayard,
from our side), ARE too well-known AZ
lawyers and statesmen to need cem-
meat The personal integrity Of every
member of the two committees on both
sides is beyond question, From tho day
of their appointment have not doubt
ed peaceful solution. In Senate eau.
Gus oil our friends, | regarded this as the
true way to settle il, just as ! did last
session Their report, land accompany
ing billy was made yesterday. send
YOU copy. The plan you can Judge
for yourself have no doubt tho bill
will pass both Houses by large ma.
jority, whilst it will meet with strong
opposition from extreme Republicans
and some Democrats, Already the
New York Times has opened, and so
has the administration organ here, the
Republican, and | regret to see oven
Democratic papers following suit For
all that, the plan will strike the masses
of the honest people Of the country as
an avenue for peaceful, honest hon.
orablc and lawful way out OF the fearful
dangers that now environ the country,
When we look to the composition Of
that committee its ability and integrity,
seven from the Senate, seven from the
House, seven Democrats and seven Re.
publicans, and the fact that to tho
astonishment of the most sanguine,
thirteen out of the fourteen sign the re-
port, oil the Democrats OF both Houses
signing, and all the Republicans but
Mr., Morton, the country has just
grounds to rejoice that there is such
fair prospect for peaceful settlement
Believing, MS l have and do, that the
peaceful and honorable settlement Of
this question would perpetuate free in
stitutions, and that II fraudulent count
would result in the destruction OF our
institutions by usurpation, or in war,
which settles nothing but the simple
question as to which il the stronger;
and that war would not only shatter
the republic, but bring poverty, desola-
tion and misery over our own people.
Just recovering from war, ! have done
all my poor abilities would enable mo
to do to secure iaircount and the inau-
guration of the peoples choice. ! have
never doubted, and do not doubt that
Tiden and Hendricks were fairly
elected, believe Tilden will be duly
inaugurated and that our country Yill
rapidly recover from the paralysis into
which it was thrown by the grave COM
pIications surrounding the Presidential
question, Yours truly, B. y. aAxEY.