The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-06
Especial dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
Democratic Address 30 the American
Pnanle

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Democratic
caucus ut its meeting last night adopted an
address to the American people, reviewing
the events which have resulted in the decla-
ration that Rutherford B. Hayes has been
elected President. The report shows how
the Republican party, true to its sectional
nature, sought to unity the North against
the "solid South" and ut the same time to
make good its probable losses IN the Mort b
by dividing the votes of the South. This
division it sought to effect by an unconsti-
tutional use of the army. Notwithstanding
this the result showed that 1876 Tiden cleo
tors had been chosen by the whole people,
the popular majority itself being over a
quarter of q million. and OF the white vote
he received a majority Of more than on e
million.
The report then goes on to show the dis
graceful conspiracy in which the Republi-
can managers then formed and carried out
to reverse this decision, selecting southern
States under Radical and military rule, and
using as ready tools their returning boards.
The report brands the names OF the Repub-
lican members Of the Florida and Lolisi-
ana Boards, but gives particular prece-
dence OF dishonor to the names of j. Madi-
son Wells and Governor William Pitt Kel-
logg. The history of the Radical ballot
box stufhng and intimidation of colored
voters, in spite Of which the Democratic
candidates were elected, and of the subse-
quent shameless action in throwing out
votes wholesale, is given. A republic, says
the report, deserves to lose its liberties il ii
tolerates such abuses an hour. The story,
as told in the report, is a familiar one, but
1t deals with sharp and deserved severity
| upon the manner, in all its particulars, in
which the great fraud has been consum.
| mated.
Then it deals with the Electoral Commits.
sion. With the view OF facilitating the
count and providing for the peaceful per.
port goes on to say: The bill was pasSe
creating the Commission. By that law the
Commission was to ascertain the true and
lawful vote Of every State submitted. In this
labor it was to exercise, as to the hearing OF
evidences and examination Of papers, such
powers as Congress, or either house of Con-
gress, possessed.
In the belief that the evidence would be
heard Congress and the people accepted the
Commission. How thatconfidence has been
disappointed is we'll known. The Commits
sion by vote Of S to 7 refused to receive the
testimony offered except as to q single
elector in Florida. Against the decisions Of
the Commission q most urgent protest is
made in behalf Of free and republican gov
eminent. The report then proceeds to
demonstrate the fatal principles, the illogical
and inconsistent positions OF the majority in
the Commission and Of the Republicans in
Congress, as to the rights and duties OF
Congress; and, taken all in all, is scathing
criticism Of the villalny OF Republican rule
IL Congress and out OF it.
The report concludes With the assertion
that /" the Inauguration OF Hayes will be
peaceable, and in that hour the most infa-
nous conspiracy Of all history will receive
its crown"