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National Republican., 1877-02-05
Those Famous Letters.

After vast deal Of autter and gossip and
fear and hope In political circles, the famous
letters of j. MADISON WELLS to Senator
WEST and ]. Il. MADDOX have been made
public. Both of them are free from any eI-
preston either dishonorable or criminal.
They would compare well with many letters
which passed between leading Democratic
Senators and the Democratic National Com
mlttee. They are Of much higher character
and more decent in tone than the one Mr..
CHARLES 0'CoYoR wrote to his St. Louis
friend, in which he beratcd the President In
language seldom heard, except among tho
ward politicianr of a great city. II Mr.. ].
MADISON WELLS character is no worse than
his letters signify, his honor and integrity will
compare most fayorably with the majority Of
our leading men in whom we repose great
confidence.
Mr.. WELLS will testify to-day, at which
time he will overthrow the testimony OF
MADDOX and LITTLEFIELp and vindlca;e his
entire official action as chairman Of the Re.
turning Board of Louisiana.
National Republican., 1877-02-05
Moral Character Of Con ndauss.

The testimony of LIrTLEFIELD Is severely
criticised by the leading Journals in the coun-
try, not only as being contradictory, but self
convicting. The general opinion seems to be,
and 1t Is avery correct one, that the testimony
Of witness who AYERS willingness and even
an anxiety TO commit felony to order
cannot have much force against decent prob.
ability of common sense or Of common hon
esty on the part Of the Returning Board. No
one Of intelligence and fairness will attach
importance to testimony so mercenary, still 1t
should teach . valuable lesson to all. 1t
should teach the grave necessity Of knowing
well the moral character Of the person in whom
we would place confidence. In the case Of
LITTLEFIELD we have bold example where
treschery has betrayed and trickery perverted
the honest intention Of an official act. This was
the result of bestowing trust on confidential
employee who was willing TO be q criminal
for personal aggrandizement, who was willing
to commit forgery to order aud swear to
the act for pecuniary reasons. The testimony
of this man has already been proven false In
several cases, and although we believe none
of 1t will affect or influence the electoral tri.
bunal, still 1t should be q warning to those
who desire the services Of confidential en-.
ployees. They should inspect the moral
character before they make o choice.
National Republican., 1877-02-05
A Parliamentary Absurdity.

The continuous day Of Thursday, on which
the count of the electoral votes began, is the
first embarrassment that Congress must dis
pose Of unless this fiction of law shall be oon-
sidered OF more Importance than the demands
for legislative action. The word "recess, )" in
the fifth section, is not the proper one. The
overzeal in making all things subordinate to
the one object Of making a President is re-
sponsible for the word. JosHUA's zeal when
he commanded the sun to stand still until the
battle was over Is the only parallel In the his.
tory OF the world. The reverence Of members
Of Congress for the provisional Tribu-
mall" as Senator CoNKLING accurately
called It, may possibly restrain them
from touching the law Of It's creation.
Without amending 1t, the Provisional Tribunal
commands Congress to stand still. How can
either House proceed with its legislative or
other businessp' is the question. Who will
answer the question to-dayi Who will move
to get rid of the parliamentary absurdity Of
proceeding with busiRess and standing still
at the same timei Suppose the Provisional
Tribunal does not complete the count and de-
clare the result for ten daysi Who can say It
win Must Congress remain in its present
condition of suspended Legislative lifsi Pos
sibly the Tribunal may not complete its work
for twenty days. Hence the present necessity y
of removing this embarrassment, in order that
the Legislative or other business" Of either
House may be proceeded with as the public In
terests demand.
National Republican., 1877-02-05
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.

Some Of tho Confession business Indulged In
by n Prominent Democrat-He Admits His
Intention and Designs to Commit Fraud.
The Investigation into the conduct of the late
election In Mississippi was continued before the
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections on
Saturday.
John T. Leicester, president Of tho Hines county
board Of registers, who refused to testify before
the committee on Friday, was recalled Saturday,
and testified that there was n conference Of the
leading Democrats Of Hines county held at Ray.
mond short time before tho election, At which IL
Judges OF election at each polling. place in Hines
county with a duplicate koy to the ballot-box at
Their %I, respective polling E Ep places. =,
cate keys to different men. all OF whom were
white men, and whom he thinks were Democrats.
remember he name name Of % any vi ~ IN q whom % he says
a key. He remembers that he slipped q small
parcel into the vest pocket OF one OF the Judges,
may be of use to YOU" Witness does not fcmeln.
Der who this man ives; no thought, however, that
giving the Keys 10 The Judges Witness aid not tell
them what use was to bo made Of thom; he
thought they were All smart enough 70 nni ou!
Of the Judges did. "'N '''' NV INV" '' "''
II s,Ts5 s = q"tsn from % s.s Senate, @ TSST IS
there were too many Republican votes in a
ballot box, the key was to open the box, that the
cratic votes be substituted In their stead"
Witness admitted that the Republican Judges
Of election in Hines county were generally ignor-
ant negroes, and that It was an easy matter to
get them intoxicated on election day. He ad-
mitted, further, that duplicate keys to the olec-
ton boxes were furnished to one Of the Demo.
cratic judges in every polling precinct in Hines
county.
moss until Monday.
Henry OUTLAW, Of Aberdeen, Munroe county
Mississippi, testified that all the political meet
ings which the colored Republicans attempted to
hold In his county during the late campaign werc
broken up by armed Democrats. Witness was at
a meeting in Aberdeen during the month Of Sep-
tember last, and at that meeting seventeen COT
orcd men were shot, some Of thom killed outright,
and others were 80 seriously wounded that they
have since died. Witness stated that the Demo
Gratis had a practice Of riding through Munroe
county at night, taking colored men IRON their
beds and whipping them, and that he and many
Of bis race had slept out Of doors for several
nights previous to the late election to prevent
being dragged from their homes and whipped.
Witness was wounded In the shoulder by bullet
at q political meeting in September last. Upon
taking the wltness.stand Mr.. OUTLAW asked TO be
excused from testifying for he said he should not
dare return home II he told the whole truth
National Republican., 1877-02-05
watterson signs Himself ms Dead.

Last December Col. PELToN received the
following dispatch:
"Glory be to God. Hold on to one Electoral
vote in Oregon. have 100000 men to back 1t
up. CoRsk"
Can any one doubt for a moment who
"CoRsE" isl Who is the only man In the
country that has 100000 men TO "bsck It up"
With HENRY WATTERsoN, of "CoRsE."
But the name is rather anomalous, myterious
we may say. It sounds ominous. Dead re-
maipsl People would have 1t that there was
no danger Of war. Let them look at this sig-
nature, ponder over It's meaning, and recon-
sider. Dead bodyl That stands for HENRY
wATrERsoN. A fair Interpretation OF the
dispatch might be: ~ have 100000 men at
command. Hold on to one electoral vote in
Oregon. am willing to give my life In the
attempt" Desperation seems to have been q
distinguishing characteristic Of HENRY WAT.
TERsoN since he launched himself away upon
the sea of politics. Here is one instance, and
not such very important affair either, where
he was willing to sign himself as dead In order
to make the dispatch more forcible to Col.
PELToN. Perhaps he thou sht Col. PELToN,
lsboring under the impression that dead men
tell no tales, would hold the one vote without
fear of "peaching" from CoRsE In the future.
CoRsR may have meant "dead silence" re-
investigation. 1t is enough to know, however,
that the general tone of the dispatch and omi-
nous signature are of sufficient evidence to
warrant the belief that HENRY WATTKRsoN
is the man who sent It.
National Republican., 1877-02-05
Getting at che Root OF the Case.

The Hon. JAMES P. Roof, OF Chicago, has
arrived in the city, having been invited by the
Republican National Committee to take part
In the great national lawsuit. Mr.. RooT will
devote large part Of his time to the election
laws, and the general principles underlying all
questions arising therefrom. lie has been the
leading counsel in several cases which have
been tried in Illinois, and has been uniformly
successful. Should the tribunal go behind the
returns, but We think they will not, Mr.. RooT
will then enter with all his force upon his
work, and will, II necessary, insist that every
man in Florida who voted the Republican
ticket shall have a chance to declare that fact
under oath. Ifit becomes necessary this course
ought certainly to be pursued, as proof 10
plenty to convince the counsel for the Repub-
licans that the State gave over 900 majority
for HAYES. If the Republican counsel do this,
and we believe they will, this fact can be
proven by such indIsputable evidence as will
convince the entire country Of Its honesty and
truth.
National Republican., 1877-02-05
ART NOTES.
A Gem by Gerome-An $4,000 Painting by
the Great Artist.

A Gem by Gcrome-An $4,000 Painting by
the Great Artist.
In tho United States appraisers department,
New York, among other articles Of art, has beon
received an oil painting, which, whom cleared Of
tho dutiable encumbrances imposed thereon and
become "free goods" will cause considerable ad-
miration and surprise The picture 10 ollxx2i
inches In siEe and encased In n very massive gold
FRAME Tho subject 10 "The Sword Dance"
painted by Gerome. Engaged In dancing, on
fns India rug, is lovely female, barefooted and
attired in 4 homoly costume Of Oriental style.
over her head and face green veil 10 fastened,
the ends Of which fiutter in tho breeze. Her
charming features are distinctly visible through
the gauIy covering Of her face, especially the
rows OF psarly teeth. In her right hand she holds
sword at arms length, while on hor hoad she
gracefully balances another. In the pose she
assumes while dancing the powerful rays Of the
sun play tranversely across her body and fall In
fiery spots on the bare floor at tho edge OF the
rug. Tho domicile in which the Terpslchorean
party Is gathered seems TO be q common tavern,
as the raiters Of the ceiling arc plainly visible,
and the fireplace 10 in an unfinished condition.
At one end Of the room q swarthy piper and
another musician play for the beauty to dance,
while near by an army officer reolnes on a chair
and in this position Is served with shorbet by q
female. AT balcony window In the background
Q venerable Turk watches the motions Of the
danssuse with evident delight, and leaning on
the end Of the chimney piece, gazing with wonder
on the scene, Is an old woman. The painting Is
invoiced at sls,ooo, and is . marvel Of hne art.
National Republican., 1877-02-05
why Judge Abbott Was Chosen Ono OF tho
Fifteen.

When Abbott, Of Massachusetts, was elect
ed as member of the Electoral Commission by
the Democrats much surprise was expressed, bo-
cause he has not been in any way prominent either
10 political legislative matters and has hereto
fore besn entirely ignored by the Democratic
Leaders. But 1t leaks out that the attention Of
Payns, Hewitt, Hunton, Bayard, Thurman, and
other Democrats on the committee which framed
the bill was directed to Abbott by the frequency
deliberations. 1t 10 stated that Hoar used fre-
quently to remark "Judge Abbott says this or
that 10 so, and have great respect for his opin.
iOn." The Democratic planners whispered this
around among their party, and 1t was agreed that
II Abbott had so much Influence with Hoar he
had bettor bo made member Of the Commission,
AZ the Republicans had altoady selected Hoar.
and In the Democratic caucus 1t was agreed that
given to Hoar-tho man whom Abbott could In.
Huence.-H Y...Grsphic.
National Republican., 1877-02-05
A Fraction OF One Hundred Thou.
sand.

The. vanguard has arrived. Five thousand
OF the one hundred thousand unarmed men
have reached Washington. When they came
no one knows. They crept in upon Us like
the shadows Of evening. Where they came
from is as great mystery. They are a cos
mopolitan looking crowd. Hard faces they
bear, and harder characters II keen perception
is worth anything. They loiter about the
streets Of the city, and make the corners
their rendezvous aud the restaurants their
browsing places. Where they all sleep is an
enigma. The station houses can only accom-
modate q small portion Of the great crowd.
Many of them apply for lodgings, but are
turned away, perhaps to lie down in the by
ways and grim alleys of the city, or hide away
in places out of the reach OF the police. They
are keeping remarkably quiet, and seem to be
unarmed.
They are ragged, rough and dirty crowd
such as the Scotland yards of London might
have boosted of when in their prime In the
vulgar vernacular Of the Rockies, they are q
bad crowd and will bear watching. Some OF
them are low.browed fellows, who say they
will have fair count, provided, &c, and a
foul one If the provisions are not complied
with. II the present five thousand are fair
sample OF the general makeup OF the ninety
five thousand unarmed and unwashed lambs
National Republican., 1877-02-05
stating Tnae Which i. Not So.

An evening paper In this city, on Saturday
last, printed what purported to be an inter-
view with Senator CoNKLrNe, in which he is
reported TO have said that he believed Mr..
Tn.DEH would be inaugurated, and that the
decision OF the Mixed Tribunal in the Florida
case would settle everything.
We are authorized to state that there is not
word Of truth in this reported interview;
that It is made OF whole cloth, and without
the least foundation. When a journal delib-
crately puts words in the mouth Of public
man like Senator CoSKLING, for the purpose
Of creating u sensation, It is not only trans
crossing all laws of propriety, but II Is vlolat-
ng all sense Of common decepcy aud honor.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

yet to come, may heaven have mercy on our
afflicted city. Among them We SOC the dis
tnguishing features Of the White Liner from
Lime Stone county, Texas. Again, We note
the grim face of the Kentucky Bourboner;
also, tho hard and villaInous look Of tho New
York ward politician. There is a forcboding
mixture Of the rough element In politics CON-
posing this crowd which has swept 10 upon
us for the purpose Of securing q count at
all hazards. So long as they are peaceful and
quiet the freedom of the highways is theirs.
They can luIuriate in daily Avenue promo.
made, loiter on the corners Of the thorough
fares, rcvel in Congressional proceedings,
browse around the restaurants, chiuk the
chips IN the gambling bells, choose their
cards in the policy shops and secure the
electoral count II they can, but We insist
upon their keeping away from the soup
houses established for the resident poor of the
city, and not for the fiff.raG element which
has drIfted in upon us from the political sea
Of the States. We would be charitable even
to these, but the soup will not bear dlluting
enough 10 20 round.
National Republican., 1877-02-05
A Prospective Jewisn Republic.

The Jews are hocking back to Palestine In
large numbers. They are leaving England
and other countries OF Europe as II by con-
certed action, and are hurrying on toward the
river Jordan and the hallowed associations Of
Judea and the land Of the Euphrates. They
have hopes Of establishinga Jewish Republic
and OF restoring dilapidated and desolate Je-
rusalem to all its pristine splendor and glory.
They believe that the time has come for them
to reclaim the beautiful land lost to them GEN.
turtles ago by the rayages OF Invasions, which
sent the Inhabitants Of their once happy ma
National Republican., 1877-02-05

"TELL ME-" said one New England man to an.
other New England man, show the Democratic
members OF tie House could have concluded to
select Judge ABBOTT, of Massachusetts, as one
Of their candidates for the High Joint Electoral
Court in preference to SAMMY Cox or FERNANDO
WooDT" "Why," said tho other New England
man, "beoause Mr.. HoAR had on several occa.
siOns quoted ABBoTT as sort of oracle In legal
matters, and 1t was thought by the Democrats
that II A BBoTT should be on the Commission he
could bait HoAR over on to the Democratic side
with soft cornu
National Republican., 1877-02-05

THE Louisiana Democrats, alarmed at the sum.
mons Issued to clerks Of the Returning Board,
and other persons who have Just arrived here,
sought by grand Jury process and other means
to prevent their leaving New Orleans. LITTLE
YIELD will receive In the Housa-Senate Committee
room this week lashing that will last him for
the rest Of his natural life. The friends Of Mr..
TILDEs who are more welded to honor than par.
tisan feeling are becoming ashamed Of tho wit
nesses, MADDOX and LITTLEPIELD. They have
panned out absolutely worthless to the hundred
weight,
National Republican., 1877-02-05

WHEN Mr.. DIrrY, Of the Republican visiting
committee, was in New Orleans he met MADDOX,
who stated that he was working as spy In the In
terests Of the Republican party. He also re-
quested Mr.. DITTY to introduce him conndentially
to Senator SHERMAN. Mr.. DITrY told Gen. GAR.
FIELD that MApDox was professional spy in the
interests Of the Republican party, to which the
General replied, "Such o man is probably o
scoundrelr Although Mr.. DITrY didn't believe
1t then, he believes 1t now, and all the country
with him.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

tion wandering over the entire world scat
ter,d people, without country they can
call their own. They believe that the God Of
Abraham, and of Isaac and Jacob, has ordered
this now movement, and that He will sustain
them In their great effort to establish them
selves anew in the land of their fathers, and
once more prosper them as a united and happy
people
National Republican., 1877-02-05

UP TO THE time that CHARLES O'UoNoR wrote
that infamous letter about the President he was
highly respected BY the American people. That
dropped. him In the estimation Of many Of tho
best in the land. He might drop into the White
House and apologize, but even an apology would
not wash the stain away.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

PRESIDENT GRANT wrote in November that no
man worthy tho ofice Of President should be
willing to hold 1t II counted in placed there BY
fraud. Either rparty can afford to be disappointed
in the result, but the country cannot afford to
have the result tainted by the suspicion Of Illegal
or false returns. Neither can party expect to
come into power through the false swearing Of .
few men,
National Republican., 1877-02-05

RESUMPTION means contraction to q certain
extent. The country should understand that the
Treasury must increase Its stock Of coin In order
to resume. As resumption is not far away bust.
ness men should remember that resumption
means contraction in n small decree.
National Republican., 1877-02-05
Coinage In january,

The following is an official statement Of the
coinage executed at the United States mints dur.
ing the month Of January, 1877; Gold, 4o,oSO
pieces worth k933, coo; trade dollars, l,0s2 900,
value & 1000 subsidiary silver, ,6s 900 pieces,
value slsT2r00 minor silver, s62 800 pieces, value
ts ,J23. Total, 1908, 100 pieces, value t3s0j,b2j
National Republican., 1877-02-05

SINCE 1T has become generally known that the
eompromise plan is something Of q dice-box ar.
rangement the question has arisen: "Does 1t como
under the provisions Of the game law or not 2"
Whether It does or not, the truth Is the Ameri.
can people are all interested in the game, and
that leaves nobody to make tho arrests or exc.
cute the law.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

surposK THE Mixed Tribunal decides that
Congress possesses power to question tho cleo
toral returns from any State. VIII It exercise
this power SO as to be in o position to interfere
in regard to any returns without affirmative and
entirely new legislation on It's part4
National Republican., 1877-02-05
Army Orders,

BY direction of the Secretary of War, Col.
Henry J. Hunt 9th artillery, has been ordered to
Join his proper station, at Charleston, S, O.;
First Lieutenant Frank W. Hess, I'd artillery,
has been detailed as professor of military science
and tactics at Allegheny College, Moadyille, Pa;
National Republican., 1877-02-05

WITH broathless suspense tho country awaits
the verdict. The muttorings Of war have hushed
and q quiet calm has settled over the country,
and the people have resolved to abide by the re.
suit. still, we don't like the way the Senate was
hull. l.dozed.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

THK ANTEwoMAs's rights women claim that
the only way to hush the talk about the sixteenth
amendment is to destroy the cause for It. That
is, smother all the baby girls in the country.
A hundred years hence our land would be .
lonely, deserted place with not enough Of popu.
lation LEFT to organise o mixed tribunal and
count the vote. The plan will not work.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

WHEN J. MADISON WILLS renders his test-
mony to-day It will bc emphatic, straightforward
and to the point. II DAVID DUDLEY FIELD picks
Governor WELLS up for gumption he will drop
him as though something were hot
National Republican., 1877-02-05

ONE Democratic paper says the Republicans
ought to be satisfied with having Mr.. TILDEH for
President and Mr.. WHEELER for Vice President
for the reason that Mr.. TILpEN being feeble, will
not live through his term. There 10 the best rea.
son for objeoting We think too much Of Mr.. TIL
pBN's abilities to havo them destroyed forever
by over.work in the White House. His profess
sion needs him for ten years yet more than the
country does for few months.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

A THOUSAND BLASTS from catarrhal noses, .
thousand blatant coughs in all sorts Of curious
KEYS, q thousand Simultaneous eIpeotorations,
with the premonitory hawks, and Q thou.
sand rousing sneezes are now heard In the
churches and schools and on the streets, as
though cold were g'neral contagion In which
every other human being 10 personally inter.
ested
National Republican., 1877-02-05

MODERN CRITICS are complaining that there is
q scarcity Of genius at present in the world. Tho
probability is that genius is so plentiful and CON-
mon that 1t is not noticed SO much as It was in ye
oldpn times
National Republican., 1877-02-05

NoTwITHsTANpiSe the factithat Senator-slcct
DAVIS weighs three hundred pounds, the weight
Of his wisdom In the councils oftho nation far ex.
ceeds that Of his physical fame.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

TIE LARGE beef contractors Of America are
now shipping vast amount Of meat to England,
and our British cousins prefer 1t to the beef Of
their own country,
National Republican., 1877-02-05
Ice Gorge I'm the Allsghnny.

tBy Telegraph to the National Republican,
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 4.-The ice gorge In
the Allegheny reached hero at 8 p. IN. No dam
age has been reported as yet, and II there is any
II will probably be small.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

A CANVASS Of the Senate of the United States
shows that every Republican member OF that
body is confident Of HAYES Inauguration.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

THE QUESTION which both parties are asking
themselves is "wili BRADLEY rhyme with glad
lyG" Yes, because "Mixod Tribunal" rhymes
with democratic Funeral.n
National Republican., 1877-02-05

THERE are several members Of tho House who
arc 80 constantly giving n piece OF their mind
away that It is noticed particularly Of lato that
they haven't much LETT.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

QUIET, refreshing sleep is tho sheot-anchor Of
health and guilty conscience is the cross Of life.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

EVEN A delicate man does not seem afraid Of o
draft when It comes though the door Of bank.
National Republican., 1877-02-05

THE MAN who keeps running in debt will fall
down when his creditors start for him.